Deacetylcolchicinderivater

摘要

Deacetylcolchicine derivatives represented by the formula wherein R denotes a residue obtained by removing COOH from a C3-C7 sugar carboxylic acid, and a hydroxyl group present in the residue may properly be protected with a protecting group of the hydroxyl group. Said deacetylcolchicine derivatives having less toxicity and a strong effect for inhibiting proliferation of tumor cells, and are expected to be used as an antitumor agent.