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Selectively cytotoxic acetogenin compounds

US6242483A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 15, 1999
Grant dateJun 5, 2001
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Expiry dateDec 15, 2019

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07D307/58
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The isolation of three new mono-tetrahydrofuran ring acetogenins from the bark of Annona squamosa is described. Each of these compounds bears a carbonyl group at the C-9 position and two hydroxyls that flank the tetrahydrofuran ring. These compounds exibit selective cytotoxic activity against certain specific human tumor cells.

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