Using appropriate protection and deprotection sequence novel hydroxyacyl ch
ains of the type CO(CH2)(n)OH are synthesized and are utilized to develop n
ew analogues of forskolin. Several compounds showed good positive inotropic
activity. Compound 12 is almost 10 times more active than forskolin (EC50
= 0.002 mu g/ml).]. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.