PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - D’yakonov, V.A., AU - Dzhemileva, L.U., AU - Tuktarova, R.A., AU - Ishmukhametova, S.R., AU - Yunusbaeva, M.M., AU - Ramazanov, I.R., AU - Dzhemilev, U.M., TI - DP - 2018-01-31 SO - https://repo.bashgmu.ru/publication/637 AB - Novel steroid derivatives of 5Z,9Z-dienoic acids were prepared by the DCC/DMAP-catalyzed esterification of (5Z,9Z)-tetradeca-5,9-dienoic acid with hydroxy steroids. High cytotoxicity towards the HEK293, Jurkat, K562 cancer cell lines and human topoisomerase I (hTop1) inhibitory activity in vitro were found for the synthesized acids. A probable mechanism of topoisomerase I inhibition was hypothesized on the basis of in silico studies resorting to docking.