@article{
author = "Šolaja, Bogdan A. and Terzić-Jovanović, Nataša and Pocsfalvi, G and Gerena, L and Tinant, B and Opsenica, Dejan M. and Milhous, WK",
year = "2002",
abstract = "Mixed 1,2,4,5-tetraoxanes possessing simple spirocycloalkane and spirocholic acid-derived substituents were prepared and shown to have significantly higher in vitro antimalarial activity than bis-substituted tetraoxanes. Out of 41 synthesized tetraoxanes, 12 were in vitro more potent against Plasmodium falciparum chloroquine-resistant W2 clone than artemisinin, and the most potent one was 2.4 times as active as arteether. In addition, 9 compounds exhibit higher activity than chloroquine against P. falciparum chloroquine-susceptible D6 clone. Cytotoxicity was assessed for most active compounds against the Vero cell line, showing a cytotoxicity/antimalarial potency ratio of 1/(1400-9500). For the first time, tetraoxanes were screened against Mycobacterium tuberculosis with MICs as low as 4.73 muM against H37Rv strain. Mixed tetraoxanes were synthesized in a simple procedure from cholic acid methyl esters by direct coupling of steroidal gem-dihydroperoxide to simple ketones and further transformed into corresponding acids and amides.",
publisher = "Amer Chemical Soc, Washington",
journal = "Journal of Medicinal Chemistry",
title = "Mixed steroidal 1,2,4,5-tetraoxanes: Antimalarial and antimycobacterial activity",
volume = "45",
number = "16",
pages = "3331-3336",
doi = "10.1021/jm020891g"
}