Synthesis and cytotoxic activity of usnic acid cyanoethyl derivatives


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Abstract

Cyanoethyl derivatives of usnic acid (natural lichen metabolite) were prepared. The reaction proceeded as a C-alkylation process via addition of two acrylonitrile molecules. Cytotoxic effect of the synthesized derivatives on the blood tumor cell lines was studied.

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M. E. Rakhmanova

N. N. Vorozhtsov Novosibirsk Institute of Organic Chemistry, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences; Novosibirsk State University

Email: luzina@nioch.nsc.ru
Russian Federation, 9 prosp. Akad. Lavrent’eva, Novosibirsk, 630090; 2 ul. Pirogova, Novosibirsk, 630090

O. A. Luzina

N. N. Vorozhtsov Novosibirsk Institute of Organic Chemistry, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences

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Email: luzina@nioch.nsc.ru
Russian Federation, 9 prosp. Akad. Lavrent’eva, Novosibirsk, 630090

M. A. Pokrovskii

Novosibirsk State University

Email: luzina@nioch.nsc.ru
Russian Federation, 2 ul. Pirogova, Novosibirsk, 630090

A. G. Pokrovskii

Novosibirsk State University

Email: luzina@nioch.nsc.ru
Russian Federation, 2 ul. Pirogova, Novosibirsk, 630090

N. F. Salakhutdinov

N. N. Vorozhtsov Novosibirsk Institute of Organic Chemistry, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences; Novosibirsk State University

Email: luzina@nioch.nsc.ru
Russian Federation, 9 prosp. Akad. Lavrent’eva, Novosibirsk, 630090; 2 ul. Pirogova, Novosibirsk, 630090

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