Uses
Crisnatol (BWA770U) is an orally active and anticancer agent, and a member of the arylmethylaminopropanediol class of DNA intercalators. Crisnatol shows in vitro cytotoxicity against human breast cancer cells, but not normal human skin fibroblasts[1][2][3].
References
[1] Adams DJ. In vitro pharmacodynamic assay for cancer drug development: application to crisnatol, a new DNA intercalator. Cancer Res. 1989 Dec 1;49(23):6615-20. PMID:1676660
[2] Patel DK, et al. Metabolism of a novel antitumor agent, crisnatol, by a human hepatoma cell line, Hep G2, and hepatic microsomes. Characterization of metabolites. Biochem Pharmacol. 1991 Jul 5;42(2):337-46. DOI:
10.1016/0006-2952(91)90721-g[3] Patel DK, et al. Disposition, metabolism, and excretion of the anticancer agent crisnatol in the rat. Drug Metab Dispos. 1991 Mar-Apr;19(2):491-7. PMID:1676660
