SYNTHESIS, BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY AND PHOTOPHYSICAL STUDIES OF ELLIPTICINE AND ITS DERIVATIVES: STATE OF THE ART

Authors

  • Amrit Krishna Mitra Department of Chemistry, Government General Degree College, Singur, Hooghly, West Bengal, Pin: 712409

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1007/6501

Keywords:

ellipticine, Apocynaceae family, biological activity, cytotoxic activity, DNA intercalation, photophysics, reverse micelles

Abstract

The present review aims at surveying literature on the synthesis, biological and photophysical activities, especially anticancer properties, of tetracyclic natural compound ellipticine (5,11-dimethyl-6H-pyrido[4,3-b]carbazole) since its first isolation and synthesis in 1959.

Author Biography

Amrit Krishna Mitra, Department of Chemistry, Government General Degree College, Singur, Hooghly, West Bengal, Pin: 712409

Assistant Professor [Stage-II] & Head
Department of Chemistry
Government General Degree College, Singur

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Published

2022-05-18

Issue

Vol. 58 No. 4/5 (2022)

Section

Review Articles