Synthesis and biological activities of higher homologues of retinoic acid

Farmaco. 1997 Jan;52(1):39-42.

Abstract

Homoretinoic and bishomoretinoic acid have been synthesized. Fast reaction under ultrasonic activation (Wolff rearrangement, saponification) produced compounds in high yields. Only the bishomo analogue exhibits a significative activity alone and a synergistic effect with vitamin D3 on the differentiation of U937 leukemic cell line.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemical synthesis*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology
  • Cell Differentiation / drug effects
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Muramidase / metabolism
  • Phagocytosis / drug effects
  • Tretinoin / analogs & derivatives*
  • Tretinoin / chemical synthesis*
  • Tretinoin / pharmacology
  • Tumor Cells, Cultured

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Tretinoin
  • Muramidase