Iminosugar–ferrocene conjugates as potential anticancer agents†
Abstract
We prepared a series of new iminosugar–ferrocene hybrids displaying potent inhibition of fucosidase (bovine kidney) and inactivation of MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells proliferation at low micromolar concentrations. The synthetic route brought to light an unprecedented isomerisation of a 2-ethanalylpyrrolidine.