Abstract
Microbial transformation of cytotoxic 5,11-dimethyl-5H-indolo[2,3-b]quinoline (a compound displaying antitumor activity and affecting the activity of calf thymus DNA topoisomerase II) was performed by the Rhizopus arrhizus strain and yielded a 9-hydroxy derivative. The metabolite obtained displayed a stronger cytotoxity against KB cells than the parent compound (ID50=0.001 μmol/mL), and stimulated also the formation of calf thymus topoisomerase II mediated pSP65 DNA cleavage in vitro at the concentration of 3 μM. Being analogous to 9-hydroxyellipticine (which is an antitumor alkaloid), this novel indolo[2,3-b] quinoline derivative can be regarded as a novel potential antitumor agent.
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