Table 3.
Antiproliferative activity of selected β-carbolines against human metastatic melanoma cancer cell lines.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compound Number |
R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | A375 IC50 (µM) |
WM164 IC50 (µM) |
| 2 |
|
OCH3 | H | H | H | 0.92 ± 0.10 | 0.38 ± 0.41 |
| 11 |
|
OCH3 | H | H | H | 0.23 ± 0.07 | 0.13 ± 0.02 |
| 36 |
|
OCH3 | H | H | H | 0.76 ± 0.10 | 0.56 ± 0.13 |
| 37 |
|
OCH3 | H | H | H | 3.97 ± 0.46 | 2.18 ± 0.16 |
| 39 |
|
OCH3 | H | H | H | 3.51 ± 0.18 | 2.54 ± 0.10 |
| 47 |
|
OCH3 | H | H | CO2Et | 13.91 ± 0.88 | 6.61 ± 0.85 |
| 48 |
|
H | H | CH3 | H | 4.16 ± 343 | 2.09 ± 0.08 |