Two novel ether phospholipids containing an imidazole and a triazole a
t the C-2 position of the glyceryl chain, respectively, were synthesiz
ed and evaluated as antitumor agents. Both compounds inhibited the gro
wth of a number of tumor cell lines in vitro; IC50 values ranged from
1 to 6 mu M for MCF-7, MDA-MB-231, HT-29 and HL-60 tumor cell lines. (
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