Combretastatin A-4

Combretastatin A-4
Names
IUPAC name
2-Methoxy-5-[(Z)-2-(3,4,5-trimethoxy-phenyl)-vinyl]-phenol
Other names
Combretastatin A4
CA-4
Identifiers
117048-59-6 N
ChEMBL ChEMBL67 YesY
ChemSpider 4508364 YesY
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PubChem 5351344
Properties
C18H20O5
Molar mass 316.34 g/mol
Melting point 116 °C (241 °F; 389 K)[1]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Combretastatin A-4 is a combretastatin and a stilbenoid. It can be isolated from Combretum caffrum, the Eastern Cape South African bushwillow tree or in Combretum leprosum, the mofumbo, a species found in Brazil.[2]

Derivatives

Combretastatin A-4 is the active component of combretastatin A-4 phosphate, a prodrug designed to damage the vasculature (blood vessels) of cancer tumors causing central necrosis. A large number of synthetic derivatives have been reported, including beta-lactam based compounds.[3]

See also

References

  1. Pettit, G. R. Sheo Bux Singh Boyd, M. R. Hamel, E. (1995), "Antineoplastic Agents. 291. Isolation and Synthesis of Combretastatins A-4, A-5, and A-6", Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 38: 1666–1672, doi:10.1021/jm00010a011
  2. Determination of Combretastatin A-4 in Combretum leprosum. SCN Queiroz, MR Assalin, S Nobre, IS Melo, RM Moraes, VL Ferracini and AL Cerdeira, Planta Med, 2010, volume 76, pages 53, doi:10.1055/s-0030-1251815
  3. O'Boyle, N; Miriam Carr; Lisa M. Greene; Orla Bergin; Seema M. Nathwani; Thomas McCabe; David G. Lloyd; Daniela M Zisterer; Mary J. Meegan (2010). "Synthesis and evaluation of azetidinone analogues of combretastatin A-4 as tubulin targeting agents.". Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 53 (24): 8569–8584. doi:10.1021/jm101115u. PMID 21080725.
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