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Cholic acid has been functionalised at the 3 and 24 positions with qui
noline and quinoxaline chromophores. The 24-quinoline monoester shows
significant activity against L1210 mouse leukaemia cells compared to t
he 3,24-disubstituted quinoline and quinoxaline esters.