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Current Medicinal Chemistry

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ISSN (Print): 0929-8673
ISSN (Online): 1875-533X

Synthetic 2-Methoxyestradiol Derivatives: Structure-Activity Relationships

Author(s): Jean-Francois Peyrat, Jean-Daniel Brion and Mouad Alami

Volume 19, Issue 24, 2012

Page: [4142 - 4156] Pages: 15

DOI: 10.2174/092986712802430072

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Abstract

— 2-Methoxyestradiol (2ME2), a natural metabolite of estradiol which has no estrogenic activity, is a potent antitumor and anti-angiogenic compound, currently undergoing clinical trials for treatment of a variety of cancers. In the last two decades, an ever increasing number of synthetic 2-methoxyestradiol analogues have been reported. Structural changes include A/B/C/D-rings modification, homologation, aromatization, and introduction of various substituents on C-2 position along with substitution of alkyl and ethynyl groups for the 17-hydroxy function. In this review, an attempt has been made to compile the structure-activity relationships of various synthesized 2-methoxyestradiol analogues.

Keywords: — 2-Methoxyestradiol, antiproliferative activity, antimitotic activity, apoptotic activity, antiangiogenesis, anticancer agents, structure-activity relationships, homologation, aromatization, ethynyl groups.


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