Owing to its anticancer, antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory activity, new simple and cheap methods for the synthesis of tryptanthrin and its derivatives will be still needed.

• 由于色胺酮类化合物具有很好的抗癌、杀菌和消炎等生物活性,新的简捷、低成本合成方法的开发仍然是必要的。