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New steroidal D-homo androstane derivatives with 5β,6β-epoxy-3,16-dicarbonyl, 6α- and 6β-hydroxy-3,16-dicarbonyl and 3β,5α-dihydroxy-6,16-dicarbonyl moieties were synthesized and confirmed by NMR spectroscopy. Novel and starting compounds were evaluated for their potential cytotoxicity in vitro against seven human cancer cell lines (MCF-7, MDA-MB-231, PC3, HeLa, HT-29, A549 and CEM) and one human noncancerous cell line (MRC-5). The most sensitive cell line was MDA-MB-231 derived from female reproductive tissue, wherein all compounds showed moderate to strong cytotoxic activity. Also, new compound with 5β,6β-epoxy-3,16-dicarbonyl moieties showed strong cytotoxic activity against colon adenocarcinoma (HT-29). In this work, in silico ADME properties of novel compounds were assessed by comparing calculated molecular properties with Lipinski, Veber, Egan, Ghose and Muegge criteria.
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The synthesis and structure elucidation of new oxygen-containing androstane derivatives was reported. New derivatives were tested for their in silico ADME properties and cytotoxicity against different human cancer cell lines.
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The authors thank the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia (Grant No. 172021). This work was also supported by the European Regional Development Fund – Project ENOCH (No. CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/16_019/0000868).
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Savić, M.P., Kuzminac, I.Z., Škorić, D.Đ. et al. New oxygen-containing androstane derivatives: Synthesis and biological potential. J Chem Sci 132, 98 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12039-020-01803-3
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