Mitomycin derivatives.

摘要

Mitomycin derivatives having potent anti-tumour activity having the formula: <CHEM> wherein A is selected from the following (i) to (v):- <CHEM> wherein R1 is selected from unsubstituted or substituted alkyl (wherein the substituent is one or more members independently selected from lower alkoxycarbonyl, benzyloxy, benzyloxycarbonyl, carboxy, halogen, hydroxy, lower alkoxy, lower alkanoyloxy, trilower alkylsilyloxy, amino, lower alkylamino, dilower alkylamino and benzyloxycarbonylamino), unsubstituted or substituted cycloalkyl (wherein the substituent is one or more members independently selected from lower alkyl, lower alkoxycarbonyl, benzyloxycarbonyl, carboxy, halogen, hydroxy, lower alkoxy, lower alkanoyloxy, trilower alkylsilyloxy, amino, lower alkylamino, dilower alkylamino and benzyloxycarbonylamino), unsubstituted or substituted aralkyl (wherein the benzene nucleus is substituted by one or more members independently selected from lower alkoxy, halogen, lower alkyl, nitro, hydroxy, amino, cyano and carboxy), 2-benzyloxycarbonyl-1-phenylethyl and <CHEM> (wherein R3 is selected from hydrogen, benzyl, lower alkyl, lower alkanoyl and benzyloxycarbonyl; and p is 0 or 1) and R2 represents hydrogen; or R1 and R2 each independently represents alkyl; (ii) morpholino; <CHEM> wherein R4 is selected from hydrogen, hydroxy, lower alkoxy, lower alkanoyloxy, lower alkylamino, dilower alkylamino, benzyloxycarbonylamino and benzyl; and q is 0 or 1; <CHEM> wherein R5 represents hydrogen or hydroxy; Y represents hydroxy, lower alkoxy, benzyloxy, lower alkanoyloxymethoxy, amino, lower alkylamino, dilower alkylamino, benzylamino or <CHEM> (wherein R6 represents hydrogen or hydroxy); and (v) R7HN- @@ wherein R7 is selected from hydrogen, lower alkanoyl, trifluoroacetyl, benzoyl, benzyloxycarbonyl, lower alkoxycarbonyl, lower alkyl and benzyl; and R8 represents hydrogen or lower alkyl; n is 0 or 1, provided that when n is 0, X represents oxygen or sulphur and when n is 1, X is oxygen; m is an integer of from 2 to 8; and Ra and Rb each independently represents hydrogen or methyl provided that Ra and Rb do not both represent hydrogen, and carboxylic acid salts thereof.