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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:
78186-34-2
Molecular Weight:
471.39
MDL number:
MFCD01743164
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
329773240
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.

Pictograms

Exclamation markEnvironment
GHS07,GHS09

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H302,H400

Precautionary Statements

P273 - P301 + P312 + P330

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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S Yao et al.
Science in China. Series B, Chemistry, life sciences & earth sciences, 38(12), 1462-1472 (1995-12-01)
The binding of bisantrene to four DNA tetramers, d(CGCG)2, d(GCGC)2, d(CATG)2, and d(GTAC)2, was investigated by 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy. Bisantrene is a well known anticancer drug and has been used clinically for years. DNA is believed to be
V I Salianov et al.
Antibiotiki i khimioterapiia = Antibiotics and chemoterapy [sic], 35(1), 19-22 (1990-01-01)
The effect of anthrachinone and anthracene derivatives on linear and circular superstranded molecules of DNA in conditions of their condensation was studied. It was shown that the compounds formed strong intercalation complexes with the molecules of the linear and circular
Disposition of bisantrene in humans and rabbits: evidence for intravascular deposition of drug as a cause of phlebitis
Powis G and Kovach JS
Cancer Research, 43(2), 925-929 (1983)
G Visani et al.
Haematologica, 75(6), 527-531 (1990-11-01)
In vitro clonogenic assays may be useful for determining the sensitivity of leukemic cells to chemotherapeutic agents. We evaluated the antileukemic effect of Bisantrene (an anthracene derivative now undergoing phase II clinical trials in relapsed/resistant acute non lymphoid leukemias-ANLL) using
A Spadea et al.
Leukemia & lymphoma, 9(3), 217-220 (1993-02-01)
Because of the lack of standard treatment in refractory and relapsed acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) several new drugs have been employed alone to evaluate their efficacy in this peculiar category of patient. Bisantrene, a new anthracene bishydrazone derivative, has shown
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