A series of cinnamyl compounds related to 2'-hydroxycinnamaldehyde were synthesized and their antitumor effects against human cancer cells evaluated. Hydroxylamine derivative 6 inhibited the growth of human cancer cells and human colon tumor xenograft in nude mice. Its antitumor effects belong to the induction of apoptosis and arresting cell cycle at G(2)/M phase, which is confirmed by detection of apoptosis markers and cell cycle analysis.

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