Synthesis and characterisation of (Z)-styrylbenzene derivatives as potential selective anticancer agents

• Main Authors: Ya-Bing Xin (Author), Jia-Jun Li (Author), Hong-Jian Zhang (Author), Jun Ma (Author), Xin Liu (Author), Guo-Hua Gong (Author), Yu-Shun Tian (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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To identify anticancer agents with high potency and low toxicity, a series of (Z)-styrylbenzene derivatives were synthesised and evaluated for anticancer activities using a panel of nine cancer cell lines and two noncancerous cell lines. Most derivatives exhibited significant anti-proliferative acti...