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:The calothrixins are quinone-based natural products isolated from Calothrix cyanobacteria which show potent antiproliferative properties against several cancer cell lines. Preliminary mechanistic studies suggest that the biological mode of action of the calothrixins may be linked to their ability to undergo redox cycling. In this study we compare the bioactivities of the calothrixins with those of structurally related quinones in order to identify the structural features in the calothrixins essential for biological activity. In particular, the reduction potentials of the calothrixins and some related quinones were measured electrochemically. Our studies indicate that while there is no direct correlation between the reduction potentials and biological activities of the studied compounds, in all cases quinones with EC(50) values <1.6 microM undergo reduction to their respective semiquinones readily, with their E(1/2) values being more positive than -0.5 V versus the standard hydrogen electrode (SHE).
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J Med Chemjournal_title
Journal of medicinal chemistryauthors
Bernardo PH,Chai CL,Heath GA,Mahon PJ,Smith GD,Waring P,Wilkes BAdoi
10.1021/jm049625okeywords:
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Has Abstractpub_date
2004-09-23 00:00:00pages
4958-63issue
20eissn
0022-2623issn
1520-4804journal_volume
47pub_type
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