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B4563

Sigma-Aldrich

Bisantrene dihydrochloride

≥98% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

Bis((4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-yl)hydrazone)-9,10-anthracenedicarboxaldehyde dihydrochloride, NSC 337766

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C22H22N8 ·2HCl
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
471.39
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.77

Assay

≥98% (HPLC)

form

solid

storage condition

desiccated

solubility

deionized water: 8 mg/mL

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

Cl.Cl.C1CN=C(N1)N\N=C\c2c3ccccc3c(\C=N\NC4=NCCN4)c5ccccc25

InChI

1S/C22H22N8.2ClH/c1-2-6-16-15(5-1)19(13-27-29-21-23-9-10-24-21)17-7-3-4-8-18(17)20(16)14-28-30-22-25-11-12-26-22;;/h1-8,13-14H,9-12H2,(H2,23,24,29)(H2,25,26,30);2*1H/b27-13+,28-14+;;

InChI key

KINULKKPVJYRON-PVNXHVEDSA-N

Application

Bisantrene (NSC 337766), and its derivatives are topoisomerase II poisons and DNA intercalators. It may be used as model compounds to study P-glycoprotein-mediated multiple drug resistance (MDR1). Bisantrene may be used as a Rac1 inhibitor.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Bisantrene dihydrochloride is an antineoplastic agent, MDR1 substrate, DNA intercalator, and topoisomerase II poison. Cancer cells that develop resistance to bisantrene tend to overexpress P-glycoprotein. Bisantrene can be used to select for P-glycoprotein-mediated multiple drug resistance. The data suggest that bisantrene is an excellent substrate for P-glycoprotein.
Bisantrene is an anthracene bishydrazone derivative, which has antitumor activity.

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Hazard Statements

Precautionary Statements

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1

Storage Class Code

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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G M Mills et al.
American journal of clinical oncology, 12(6), 507-510 (1989-12-01)
Twenty-nine patients with heavily pretreated acute leukemia in relapse were treated with bisantrene (maximum dose 120 mg/m2/day x 5) in a phase II study. Twenty-seven of the 29 patients were evaluable for response, receiving a total of 53 courses of
G Zagotto et al.
Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, 8(2), 121-126 (1999-01-01)
New bisantrene analogues were synthesized, bearing one or two 4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-yl hydrazone side chains at positions 1,4 or 9 of the anthracene ring system. A 10-azabioisostere was also prepared. The position of substituents in structurally isomeric drugs modulates topoisomerase II poisoning
I Aksentijevich et al.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, 2(6), 973-980 (1996-06-01)
In this work, we demonstrate a protective effect conferred by the human multidrug resistance gene (MDR1) to populations of the murine hematopoietic system against the toxic effects of bisantrene, a novel intercalating cytotoxic agent under investigation as an anticancer agent.
J M Aran et al.
Human gene therapy, 7(17), 2165-2175 (1996-11-10)
Retrovirus-mediated gene transfer is currently the most common method for the application of genetic therapy to cancer and many inherited and acquired disorders. Here we report the generation of an amphotropic producer cell line (CA2) that synthesizes viral particles carrying
P J Stiff et al.
Medical and pediatric oncology, 19(2), 126-128 (1991-01-01)
Sixteen patients with metastatic melanoma entered this phase II study of the efficacy of monthly cycles of Bisantrene. Toxicity was characterized by leukopenia, resulting in the hospitalization of one patient for a febrile incident, and superficial phlebitis. The results were

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