This invention relates to a novel *
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alkaloid boric acid compound, its preparation method, and its use in the preparation of antitumor drugs. The general
chemical formula of this class of compounds is shown in structural formulas (I) and (II).
In vitro antitumor activity screening results showed that compounds of formulas I and II possess broad-spectrum
antitumor activity, exhibiting strong inhibitory activity against
human liver cancer (HepG2), human
pancreatic cancer (SW1990), human
ovarian cancer (A2780),
human breast cancer (MCF7), and
human colon cancer (SW480)
cell lines. Compounds N-3 and N-4 showed strong inhibitory effects against all five tested tumor
cell lines, with IC50 values exceeding 100%. 50 The values were 0.26–0.89 μM and 0.22–0.91 μM, respectively; compounds N-1, N-3, and N-4 exhibited strong inhibitory effects on the human
pancreatic cancer (SW1990)
cell line, with IC50 values of 0.26–0.89 μM and 0.22–0.91 μM, respectively. 50 The concentrations were 0.97, 0.45, and 0.63 μM, respectively, significantly superior to the control
drug topotecan; simultaneously, compounds N-3 and N-4 also exhibited strong inhibitory effects on the
human breast cancer (MCF7) cell line, with IC50 values of 0.97, 0.45, and 0.63 μM. 50 The concentrations were 0.80 and 0.65 μM, respectively, significantly better than the control
drug topotecan. Therefore, the new
cypermethrin borate compound holds promise for development into a novel antitumor
drug.