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Org Lett
; 21(23): 9608-9612, 2019 12 06.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-31718191
ABSTRACT
The photostability and antiproliferative activity of combretastatin A-4 (CA-4) analogues against human epidermoid carcinoma cells A-431 were studied. For the first time, it was shown that UV or sunlight irradiation of furanone analogues of CA-4 results in a photorearrangement giving products with relatively low antiproliferative activity. The observed ability of this series CA-4 to the photodegradation can be used for the design of a new class of drug candidates with high selectivity to cancer cells.