Preparation and activity of glycosylated acetylsalicylic acid

Abstract

The glycosylated acetylsalicylic acid was prepared with bromo-α-d-galactose and acetylsalicylic acid. It indicated that the glycosylated acetylsalicylic acid had lower cytotoxicity than underivatized acetylsalicylic acid, and might selectively display anticancer activity in this situation that had enzyme or no enzyme.

Keywords

• Acetylsalicylic acid
• Glycosylated
• Preparation
• Cytotoxicity
• Anticancer activity