Chemical modification of anthracycline antibiotics. IV. Synthesis of new anthracyclines with trisaccharide.

Abstract
The glycosidation products of O-α-L-cinerulosyl-(1→4)- O-(3-O-acetyl-2-deoxy-a-Lfucosyl)-(1→4)- α, β-L-rhodosamine with aklavinone, daunomycinone, adriamycinone and carminomycinone were synthesized and the resulting products were deacylated, yielding anthracyclines having the trisaccharide. We further synthesized N-monomethyl and N-didemethyl derivatives of daunomycinone trisaccharide by photolysis with sunlight. 3"-O-Acyl derivatives of daunomycinone, carminomycinone and aklavinone glycosides showed a marked antitumor activity against L1210 leukemia in mice with ILS 110, 86 and 86%, respectively, while 3"-Oacetyladriamycinone glycoside was highly toxic with a ILS of 44%.

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