Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1374055 | Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters | 2012 | 6 Pages |
A series of alkyl α/β-(1→6)-diglucopyranosides 1−12 were synthesized and assessed for cytotoxicity against HL-60, U937, Molt-3 and MCF-7 cancer cell lines. The menthyl derivatives displayed strong cytotoxic properties showing IC50 values between 6 and 16 μM. Furthermore, we demonstrated that the selected synthetic (+)-menthyl β-(1→6)-diglucopyranoside 5 induces apoptotic cell death in human leukemia cells through a mechanism that involves activation of multiple caspases. Cell death was completely prevented by the non-specific caspase inhibitor z-VAD-fmk and found to be associated with the release of cytochrome c, an increase in the expression of Bax levels and a decrease in the generation of reactive oxygen species.
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