Nemorubicin (hydrochloride)

Nemorubicin hydrochloride is a derivative of doxorubicin, and has antitumor activity. Nemorubicin hydrochloride, not only intercalate into the duplex DNA, but also result in significant ligands for G-quadruplex DNA segments, stabilizing their structure.

Product Specifications

CAS Number

[108943-08-4]

Product Name Alternative

Methoxymorpholinyl doxorubicin (hydrochloride) ; FCE 23762 (hydrochloride) ; PNU 152243A

UNSPSC

12352005

Target

G-quadruplex

Type

Reference compound

Related Pathways

Cell Cycle/DNA Damage

Field of Research

Cancer

Assay Protocol

https://www.medchemexpress.com/nemorubicin-hydrochloride.html

Solubility

10 mM in DMSO

Smiles

COC1=C2C(C(C3=C(O)C(C[C@](C(CO)=O)(O)C[C@]4([H])O[C@H]5C[C@H](N6CCO[C@H](OC)C6)[C@H](O)[C@H](C)O5)=C4C(O)=C3C2=O)=O)=CC=C1.[H]Cl

Molecular Formula

C32H38ClNO13

Molecular Weight

680.10

References & Citations

[1]Quintieri L, et al. Formation and antitumor activity of PNU-159682, a major metabolite of nemorubicin in human liver microsomes. Clin Cancer Res. 2005 Feb 15;11 (4) :1608-17.|[2]Quintieri L, et al. In vitro hepatic conversion of the anticancer agent nemorubicin to its active metabolite PNU-159682 in mice, rats and dogs: a comparison with human liver microsomes. Biochem Pharmacol. 2008 Sep 15;76 (6) :784-95.|[3]Sabatino MA, et al. Down-regulation of the nucleotide excision repair gene XPG as a new mechanism of drug resistance in human and murine cancer cells. Mol Cancer. 2010 Sep 24;9:259.|[4]Lu H, et al. Potentiation of methoxymorpholinyl doxorubicin antitumor activity by P450 3A4 gene transfer. Cancer Gene Ther. 2009 May;16 (5) :393-404.