ABSTRACT
Objective Five types of nucleobase-alanines were synthesized to study their cytotoxicity and mechanism. Methods Five types of nucleobase-alanines were synthesized by the method of nucleophilic ring-opening of serine-lactone. MTT assay was used to detect their effects on the viability of rat normal hepatocytes BRL-3A and rat hepatoma cells RH35. Flow cytometry was used to detect their effects of cell cycle and apoptosis on BLR-3A and RH35. Real-time PCR was performed to detect their effects of proliferation/ apoptosis-related gene expression on these two cells. Results Five types of nucleobase-alanines were synthesized, including 1-uracil-L-alanine, 1-thymine-L-alanine, 1-cytosine-L-alanine, 9-adenine-L-alanine and 9-guanine-L-alanine. Among them, 1-cytosine-L-alanine and 9-guanine-L-alanine had significant lower half inhibition concentration(IC