A library of 42 diastereoisomeric mixtures of fumitremorgin-type indolyl di
ketopiperazines, prepared by parallel solid-phase synthesis, was screened f
or Breast Cancer Resistance Protein inhibitory activity and compared with G
F120918. Demethoxy-fumitremorgin C was synthesized by solid-phase technique
s and tested as well. Structure-activity relationship studies have identifi
ed several potent analogues, both in assays using the T6400 mouse and the T
8 human cell line, whereas low cytotoxicity was seen at effective concentra
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