Synthesis and biological activity of guanylhydrazones of 2- and 4-pyridine and 4-quinoline carboxaldehydes.

A series of guanylhydrazones derived from 2- and 4-pyridine and 4-quinoline carboxyaldehydes was synthesized from S-methylisothio-semicarbazide hydroiodide using known procedures. The compounds are analogous to anticancer and antiviral thiosemicarbazones, but several of the guanylhydrazones derived from 4-quinoline carboxaldehyde showed no activity against P388 lymphocytic leukemia in mice. Guanylhydrazones derived from all three heterocyclic aldehydes revealed significant blood pressure lowering effects in the rat, however.