%0 Journal Article %T Synthesis and Cytotoxicity of Novel 10-Substituted Dihydroartemisinin Derivatives Containing N-Arylphenyl-ethenesulfonamide Groups %A Yajing Liu %A Zijian Liu %A Jiyue Shi %A Huimin Chen %A Bin Mi %A Peng Li %A Ping Gong %J Molecules %D 2013 %I MDPI AG %R 10.3390/molecules18032864 %X The manuscript describes the synthesis of 10-substituted dihydroartemisinin derivatives containing N-aryl phenylethenesulfonamide groups and their in vitro anti-tumor activities against the HT-29, MDA-MB-231, U87MG, H460, A549 and HL-60 cancer cell lines and the normal WI-38 cell line. Most tested compounds showed enhanced cytotoxic activities and good selectivity toward the MDA-MB-231, HT-29 and HL-60 cell lines, with IC 50 values in the single-digit ¦ÌM range as compared with dihydroartemisinin (DHA), and all of them displayed less toxicity towards WI-38 cells. Among them, compounds 3c and 6c with trifluoromethoxy groups on the N-phenyl ring were found to be most active compounds against the six tested cancer cell lines. %K 10-substituted dihydroartemisinin derivatives %K synthesis %K anti-cancer %U http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/18/3/2864