DERIVATIVES OF 1-(SUBSTITUTED SULFONYL)-2-AMINOIMIDAZOLINE AS ANTITUMOR AND ANTIPROLIFERATIVE AGENTS

摘要

The invention provides novel, water-soluble 2-aminoimidazoline derivatives having general Formula (I) as well as some precursors of Formula (I), which are very potent inducers of G2/M cell cycle arrest. In treated tumor cells, compounds of Formula (I) give gene expression profile distinct from known antimitotic agents. The invention also provides methods for preparing the compounds, and methods of using the compounds for the treatment of cancer or other mammalian diseases characterized by undesirably high levels of cell proliferation. The compounds of the invention are also expected to have utility as research tools.;