The cytotoxicity of these compounds against Hep B cells was

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The cytotoxicity of these compounds against Hep3B cells was assessed using the MTT assay. As shown in , compounds in series and (except ), which retained the carboxyl at C-17, showed no appreciable cytotoxic activity (IC > 100 μM), whereas compounds in series (except ,) were modestly cytotoxic, i