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  2. Antiplasmodial and antitumor activity of dihydroartemisinin analogs derived via the aza-Michael addition reaction

Antiplasmodial and antitumor activity of dihydroartemisinin analogs derived via the aza-Michael addition reaction

  • Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2011 May 15;21(10):2882-6. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2011.03.090.
Tzu-Shean Feng 1 Eric M Guantai Margo J Nell Constance E J van Rensburg Heinrich C Hoppe Kelly Chibale
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  • 1 Department of Chemistry, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7701, South Africa.
Abstract

A series of dihydroartemisinin derivatives were synthesized via an aza-Michael addition reaction to a dihydroartemisinin-based acrylate and were evaluated for antiplasmodial and antitumor activity. The target compounds showed excellent antiplasmodial activity, with dihydroartemisinin derivatives 5, 7, 9 and 13 exhibiting IC(50) values of ≤10 nM against both D10 and Dd2 strains of Plasmodium falciparum. Derivative 4d was the most active against the HeLa Cancer cell line, with an IC(50) of 0.37 μM and the highest tumor specificity.

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