Syntheses of 7-dehydrocholesterol peroxides and their improved anticancer activity and selectivity over ergosterol peroxide†
Abstract
7-Dehydrocholesterol peroxide (5α,8α-epidioxycholest-6-ene-3β-ol, CEP) and its acetate and hemisuccinate derivatives were synthesized and isolated for the first time, which exhibit improved anticancer activity and selectivity over ergosterol peroxide (5α,8α-epidioxy-22E-ergosta-6,22-dien-3β-ol, EEP), showing potential as new chemotherapeutic agents.