| abstract |
Provided herein are 1-aryl or 1-heteroarylsubstituted phenanthrene diketo acid compounds. These compounds comprise a β-carboline ring structure substituted at C1 with an aryl or heteroaryl moiety and individually substituted at C3-C8 and N9 with a C 1 -C 4 alkyl, a C 1 -C 4 alkoxy, a C 1 -C 4 alkoxyphenyl, halogen, thiol, alkylthiol, sulfonyl, sulfomainde, amide, substituted amide, ester, nitrile, OH, amino, substituted amine, haloalkyl, haloalkoxy, acyl, or a hydrogen. Also provided are methods for inhibiting proliferation of a cancer cell or for treating a cell proliferative disease by contacting the cancer cell or tumor comprising the same with the compounds provided herein or by administering the compounds to a subject with a cell proliferative disease. |