Synthesis and Antitumor Activity of the
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Yuji Matsuya; Seiji Masuda; Noriko Ohsawa; Solange Adam; ThΓ©ophile Tschamber; Ja
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Article
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2005
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract The estrane analogue of OSWβ1, a potent antitumor natural saponin, was efficiently synthesized from estrone in 12 steps. The cytostatic activity of the compound against several human malignant tumor cells was examined and compared to those of the natural OSWβ1 and cisplatin, the results