mitosis

Vinorelbine ditartrate (KW-2307), a semi-synthetic vinca alkaloid, interacts with tubulin resulting in mitosis inhibition.

Calythropsin is a cytotoxic chalcone that exhibits a weak influence on mitosis and is presumed to similarly affect tubulin polymerization [1].

Cryptomoscatone D2 is a highly efficacious inhibitor of the G(2) checkpoint, and G(2) checkpoint inhibitors can force cells arrested in G(2) phase by DNA damage to enter mitosis.

Z-Cryptofolione and Cryptomoscatone D2 as highly efficacious inhibitors of the G(2) checkpoint, G(2) checkpoint inhibitors can force cells arrested in G(2) phase by DNA damage to enter mitosis. Cryptofolione shows moderate cytotoxicity in both macrophages and T. cruzi amastigotes, it also displays a mild inhibitory effect on the promastigote form of Leishmania spp.

Santamarine has significant anticancer activity, can inhibit L1210 cells because of its cytotoxic,cytostatic and blocking mitosis and reducing uptake of thymidine. Santamarine and reynosin show bactericidal activity against clinical strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Vincristine binds to tubulin and inhibits the formation of microtubules, thereby inhibiting mitosis of the cancer cell. Vincristine can be used as a microtubule-destabilizing agent for research on the treatment of hematologic cancers, such as leukemia and

PM050489, a potent polyketone inhibitor of Microtubule/Tubulin isolated from the Madagascan sponge Lithoplocamia lithistoides, effectively inhibits mitosis with an IC 50 value of 26.4 nM. This compound exhibits antitumor activity, making it relevant for cancer research [1] [2].

Docetaxel trihydrate (RP-56976 Trihydrate) is an antineoplastic agent that has a unique mechanism of action as an inhibitor of cellular mitosis and that currently plays a central role in the therapy of many solid tumor including breast and lung cancer. Therapy with docetaxel has been associated with a low rate of serum enzyme elevations and rarely to instances of acute hepatic necrosis generally due to severe hypersensitivity reactions or sepsis.