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Ramachandran SA, Kharul RK, Lepage O, Marque S, Soucy P, Jacques F, Chênevert R, Deslongchamps P. Synthetic Studies toward Highly Functionalized 5β-Lanosterol Derivatives: A Versatile Approach Utilizing Anionic Cycloaddition. J Org Chem 2006; 71:6149-56. [PMID: 16872199 DOI: 10.1021/jo0608725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Stereoselective synthesis of the potentially biologically valuable 5beta-lanosteroidal-type backbone was achieved via anionic cycloaddition. Synthesis of the two new bicyclic Nazarov intermediates 14 and 40 and their cycloaddition with chiral cyclohexenone 25 and further functional group manipulations resulted in highly functionalized tetracyclic intermediates 28 and 44. These synthetic intermediates could lead to the total synthesis of new lanosterol-based inhibitors.
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Sawai S, Akashi T, Sakurai N, Suzuki H, Shibata D, Ayabe SI, Aoki T. Plant lanosterol synthase: divergence of the sterol and triterpene biosynthetic pathways in eukaryotes. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2006; 47:673-7. [PMID: 16531457 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcj032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Sterols, essential eukaryotic constituents, are biosynthesized through either cyclic triterpenes, lanosterol (fungi and animals) or cycloartenol (plants). The cDNA for OSC7 of Lotus japonicus was shown to encode lanosterol synthase (LAS) by the complementation of a LAS-deficient mutant yeast and structural identification of the accumulated lanosterol. A double site-directed mutant of OSC7, in which amino acid residues crucial for the reaction specificity were changed to the cycloartenol synthase (CAS) type, produced parkeol and cycloartenol. The multiple amino acid sequence alignment of a conserved region suggests that the LAS of different eukaryotic lineages emerged from the ancestral CAS by convergent evolution.
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Ruan HL, Zhang Y, Zhang YH, Pi HF, Wu JZ. [Studies on constituents from roots of Euphorbia hylonoma]. ZHONGGUO ZHONG YAO ZA ZHI = ZHONGGUO ZHONGYAO ZAZHI = CHINA JOURNAL OF CHINESE MATERIA MEDICA 2006; 31:742-4. [PMID: 17048682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To study the constituents from roots of Euphorbia hylonoma. METHOD Column chromatographic techniques were used for isolation and purification of the chemical constituents and their structures were identified by spectral analysis (IR, 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR, 2D-NMR and MS). RESULT Six compounds were isolated and elucidated as nonane (1), bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (2), euphol (3), beta-sitosterol (4), acalyphol (5) and daucosterol (6) respectively. CONCLUSION Compounds 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 were isolated from the plant for the first time.
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He K, Pauli GF, Zheng B, Wang H, Bai N, Peng T, Roller M, Zheng Q. Cimicifuga species identification by high performance liquid chromatography-photodiode array/mass spectrometric/evaporative light scattering detection for quality control of black cohosh products. J Chromatogr A 2006; 1112:241-54. [PMID: 16515793 PMCID: PMC1847404 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2006.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2005] [Revised: 12/21/2005] [Accepted: 01/02/2006] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Black cohosh has become one of the most important herbal products in the US dietary supplements market. It is manufactured from roots and rhizomes of Cimicifuga racemosa (Ranunculaceae). Botanical identification of the raw starting material is a key step in the quality control of black cohosh preparations. The present report summarizes a fingerprinting approach based on high performance liquid chromatography-photodiode array/mass spectrometric/evaporative light scattering detection (HPLC-PDA/MS/ELSD) that has been developed and validated using a total of 10 Cimicifuga species. These include three North American species, Cimicifuga racemosa, Cimicifuga americana, Cimicifuga rubifolia, and seven Asian species, Cimicifuga acerina, Cimicifuga biternat, Cimicifuga dahurica, Cimicifuga heracleifolia, Cimicifuga japonica, Cimicifuga foetida, and Cimicifuga simplex. The chemotaxonomic distinctiveness of the HPLC fingerprints allows identification of all 10 Cimicifuga species. The triterpene glycoside cimigenol-3-O-arabinoside (3), cimifugin (12), and cimifugin-3-O-glucoside (18) were determined to be suitable species-specific markers for the distinction of C. racemosa from the other Cimicifuga species. In addition to identification, the fingerprint method provided insight into chemical interconversion processes occurring between the diverse triterpene glycosides contained in black cohosh. The reported method has proven its usefulness in the botanical standardization and quality control of black cohosh products.
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Tian Z, Pan RL, Si J, Xiao PG. Cytotoxicity of cycloartane triterpenoids from aerial part of Cimicifuga foetida. Fitoterapia 2006; 77:39-42. [PMID: 16300906 DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2005.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2004] [Accepted: 08/24/2005] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Our previous study had demonstrated cytotoxicity of EtOAc fraction from aerial part of Cimicifuga foetida on various cancer cell lines. In the present study, we investigated the cytotoxicity of five cycloartane triterpenoids isolated from the EtOAc fraction. Compounds (1,2,3) showed moderate cytotoxic activity on R-HepG2 cells and drug resistant sub line R-HepG2 but exhibited less toxicity against primary cultured normal mouse hepatocytes. Compounds (4) and (5) were inactive on all tested cell lines.
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Shao HJ, Qing C, Wang F, Zhang YL, Luo DQ, Liu JK. A New Cytotoxic Lanostane Triterpenoid from the Basidiomycete Hebeloma versipelle. J Antibiot (Tokyo) 2005; 58:828-31. [PMID: 16506701 DOI: 10.1038/ja.2005.111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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A new cytotoxic lanostane triterpenoid, 24(E)-3beta-hydroxylanosta-8,24-dien-26-al-21-oic acid (1), was isolated from the fruiting bodies of the mushroom Hebeloma versipelle. The structure was elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic studies including 2D NMR experiments. Compound 1 moderately inhibited the growth of several tumor cell lines (IC50 10-25.0 microg/ml).
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MESH Headings
- Antibiotics, Antineoplastic/biosynthesis
- Antibiotics, Antineoplastic/chemistry
- Antibiotics, Antineoplastic/pharmacology
- Basidiomycota/metabolism
- Cell Division/drug effects
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Chemical Phenomena
- Chemistry, Physical
- Chromatography, Thin Layer
- Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
- Humans
- Lanosterol/analogs & derivatives
- Lanosterol/biosynthesis
- Lanosterol/chemistry
- Lanosterol/pharmacology
- Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
- Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization
- Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
- Tetrazolium Salts
- Thiazoles
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Hajjaj H, Macé C, Roberts M, Niederberger P, Fay LB. Effect of 26-oxygenosterols from Ganoderma lucidum and their activity as cholesterol synthesis inhibitors. Appl Environ Microbiol 2005; 71:3653-8. [PMID: 16000773 PMCID: PMC1168986 DOI: 10.1128/aem.71.7.3653-3658.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Ganoderma lucidum is a medicinal fungus belonging to the Polyporaceae family which has long been known in Japan as Reishi and has been used extensively in traditional Chinese medicine. We report the isolation and identification of the 26-oxygenosterols ganoderol A, ganoderol B, ganoderal A, and ganoderic acid Y and their biological effects on cholesterol synthesis in a human hepatic cell line in vitro. We also investigated the site of inhibition in the cholesterol synthesis pathway. We found that these oxygenated sterols from G. lucidum inhibited cholesterol biosynthesis via conversion of acetate or mevalonate as a precursor of cholesterol. By incorporation of 24,25-dihydro-[24,25-3H2]lanosterol and [3-3H]lathosterol in the presence of ganoderol A, we determined that the point of inhibition of cholesterol synthesis is between lanosterol and lathosterol. These results demonstrate that the lanosterol 14alpha-demethylase, which converts 24,25-dihydrolanosterol to cholesterol, can be inhibited by the 26-oxygenosterols from G. lucidum. These 26-oxygenosterols could lead to novel therapeutic agents that lower blood cholesterol.
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Shiono Y, Tamesada Y, Muravayev YD, Murayama T, Ikeda M. N-Phenethylhexadecanamide from the edible mushroom Laetiporus sulphureus. Nat Prod Res 2005; 19:363-6. [PMID: 15938143 DOI: 10.1080/14786410412331280113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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N-Phenethylhexadecanamide was isolated from the MeOH extract of the fruiting bodies of the mushroom Laetiporus sulphureus together with eburicoic acid. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic methods.
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Kwok Y, Ng KFJ, Li CCF, Lam CCK, Man RYK. A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of the Platelet and Global Hemostatic Effects of Ganoderma Lucidum (Ling-Zhi) in Healthy Volunteers. Anesth Analg 2005; 101:423-426. [PMID: 16037156 DOI: 10.1213/01.ane.0000155286.20467.28] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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UNLABELLED Ganoderma lucidum is a Chinese herbal medicine popular with cancer patients. Previous in vitro studies suggested that Ganoderma lucidum might impair hemostasis. In this prospective, randomized double-blind study, healthy volunteers received orally Ganoderma lucidum capsules 1.5 g (n = 20) or placebo (n = 20) daily for 4 wk. We monitored subjects before drug administration and at 4 and 8 wk thereafter by routine coagulation screen, fibrinogen concentration, von Willebrand ristocetin cofactor activity, platelet function analyzer PFA-100, and thrombelastography. There were no significant between-group differences and all measurements remained within the normal range. Ganoderma lucidum ingestion over 4 wk was not associated with impairment of hemostasis. IMPLICATIONS Ingestion of Ganoderma lucidum does not cause impairment of hemostatic function in healthy volunteers, despite earlier in vitro reports that it may cause platelet inhibition and may have other antithrombotic and fibrinolytic activity. The use of Ganoderma lucidum preoperatively is unlikely to increase the risk of surgical bleeding in otherwise healthy patients.
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Rukachaisirikul V, Saelim S, Karnsomchoke P, Phongpaichit S. Friedolanostanes and lanostanes from the leaves of Garcinia hombroniana. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2005; 68:1222-5. [PMID: 16124765 DOI: 10.1021/np050131j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Five new triterpenes, one 17,14-friedolanostane (garcihombronane F, 1), three 17,13-friedolanostanes (garcihombronanes G-I, 2-4), and one lanostane (garcihombronane J, 5), were isolated from the leaves of Garcinia hombroniana together with nine known compounds including five triterpenes, two ionone-derived glycosides, and two flavonoid glucosides. Their structures were identified by analysis of spectroscopic data and comparison of the NMR data with those previously reported.
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Shi DY, Han LJ, Sun J, Yang YC, Shi JG, Fan X. [Studies on chemical constitutes of green alga Chaetomorpha basiretorsa and their bioactivity]. ZHONGGUO ZHONG YAO ZA ZHI = ZHONGGUO ZHONGYAO ZAZHI = CHINA JOURNAL OF CHINESE MATERIA MEDICA 2005; 30:1162-5. [PMID: 16201690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To study the chemical constituents of Chaetomorpha basiretorsa and screen for bioactive leading compounds. METHOD Compounds were isolated by normal phase silica gel and Sephadex LH-20 gel column chromatography, reverse phase MPLC and reverse phase HPLC. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic methods including MS, IR and 1D, 2D NMR. Cytotoxicity of the compounds was screened by using standard MTT method. The purified compounds' inhibition against proliferation of dog vascular smooth muscle cells was also screened by MTT assay. RESULT Five compounds were isolated from C. basiretorsa and their structures were identified as euphol (I), loloilide (II), 4-cumylphenol (III), zeaxanthin (IV) and lactucaxanthin (V). CONCLUSION All these compounds were obtained from this genus for the first time. Compound (III), 4-cumylphenol, was a new nature product. All compounds were inactive (IC50 > 10 microg x mL(-1)) in cytotoxicity screening. In inhibition against proliferation of dog vascular smooth muscle cells test, the cell survival ratio to compound I was (0.32 +/- 0.056)% which indicate its potential anti-atherosclerotic bioactivity.
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Dai HF, Edrada RA, Ebel R, Nimtz M, Wray V, Proksch P. Norlanostane triterpenoidal saponins from the marine sponge melophlussarassinorum. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2005; 68:1231-7. [PMID: 16124767 DOI: 10.1021/np050152d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Along with five known 30-norlanostane-type saponins, sarasinosides A(1) (5A), A3 (6A), I1 (7), I2 (8), and H2 (9), four new triterpenoidal saponin congeners, sarasinosides J (1), K (2), L (3), and M (4), were isolated from the Indonesian sponge Melophlus sarassinorum. Sarasinosides J (1) and K (2) are the 24,25-hydrogenated congeners of the previously described sarasinosides A1 and H2, respectively. The carbon skeleton of sarasinoside M (4) possesses a rearranged 8alpha,9alpha-epoxy-8,9-seconorlanosta-8(14),9(11),24-triene system, which is novel and unprecedented in nature. The structures of the new compounds were confirmed by spectral analyses, chemical derivatization, and GC analyses. Compounds 1 and 5A exhibited antimicrobial activity toward Bacillus subtilis and Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
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Buurman ET, Andrews B, Blodgett AE, Chavda JS, Schnell NF. Utilization of target-specific, hypersensitive strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae to determine the mode of action of antifungal compounds. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2005; 49:2558-60. [PMID: 15917573 PMCID: PMC1140547 DOI: 10.1128/aac.49.6.2558-2560.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Target-specific hypersusceptible strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae were used to screen antifungal compounds. Two novel Erg7p inhibitors were identified, providing proof of principle of the approach taken. However, observed hypersensitivities to antifungals acting via other targets imply that use of this tool to identify the mode of action requires significant deconvolution.
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Hajjaj H, Duboc P, Fay LB, Zbinden I, Macé K, Niederberger P. Aspergillus oryzae produces compounds inhibiting cholesterol biosynthesis downstream of dihydrolanosterol. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2005; 242:155-9. [PMID: 15621432 DOI: 10.1016/j.femsle.2004.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2004] [Revised: 10/25/2004] [Accepted: 11/01/2004] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The formation of cholesterol synthesis inhibiting molecules by five different strains of the koji mold Aspergillus oryzae was studied. After growing these strains on a complex liquid medium we found in crude organic phase extracts and specific fractions there from compounds inhibiting cholesterol synthesis in human hepatic T9A4 cells in vitro at enzyme sites downstream of dihydrolanosterol. This was evidenced by using different radioactively labeled precursors, namely acetate, mevalonate, 24,25-dihydro-[24,25-(3)H2]-lanosterol or [3-(3)H]-lathosterol.
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Yoshikawa K, Kouso K, Takahashi J, Matsuda A, Okazoe M, Umeyama A, Arihara S. Cytotoxic constituents of the fruit body of Daedalea dickisii. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2005; 68:911-4. [PMID: 15974617 DOI: 10.1021/np058024c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Three new lanostane triterpenoids (1, 7, 8) and five new lanostane triterpene glucosides (2-6) have been isolated from the fruit bodies of Daedalea dickinsii. Their structures were established primarily by NMR experiments, and their biological activity against HL-60 and HCT-15 cell lines was investigated. Compounds 3-6 induced internucleosomal DNA fragmentation characteristic of apoptotic cell death in the HL-60 cell line.
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Li CH, Chen PY, Chang UM, Kan LS, Fang WH, Tsai KS, Lin SB. Ganoderic acid X, a lanostanoid triterpene, inhibits topoisomerases and induces apoptosis of cancer cells. Life Sci 2005; 77:252-65. [PMID: 15878354 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2004.09.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2004] [Accepted: 09/28/2004] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Lanostanoid triterpenes isolated from Ganoderma amboinense were found to inhibit the growth of numerous cancer cell lines, and some of them inhibited the activities of topoisomerases I and IIalpha in vitro. Among the bioactive isolates, one of the most potent triterpene was identified to be 3 alpha-hydroxy-15 alpha-acetoxy-lanosta-7,9(11),24-trien-26-oic acid, ganoderic acid X (GAX). Treatment of human hepatoma HuH-7 cells with GAX caused immediate inhibition of DNA synthesis as well as activation of ERK and JNK mitogen-activated protein kinases, and cell apoptosis. Molecular events of apoptosis including degradation of chromosomal DNA, decrease in the level of Bcl-xL, the disruption of mitochondrial membrane, cytosolic release of cytochrome c and activation of caspase-3 were elucidated. The ability of GAX to inhibit topoisomerases and to sensitize the cancer cells toward apoptosis fulfills the feature of a potential anticancer drug.
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Wada SI, Tanaka R. Synthetic lanostane-type triterpenoids as inhibitors of DNA topoisomerase II. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2005; 15:2966-9. [PMID: 15914002 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2005.04.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2005] [Revised: 04/22/2005] [Accepted: 04/25/2005] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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DNA topoisomerase (Topo) II is one of the target enzymes for chemotherapeutic drug development. Lanostane-type triterpenoids with various functional groups (-Cl, -Br, -OMe, -CHO, -CN, -COOH, and -COOMe) at C-2 were synthesized from 3-oxolanost-9(11)-en-24S,25-diol (9) isolated from Pinus luchuensis and their inhibitory effects on Topo II activity and cytotoxic activities against A549 cells were examined. All the derivatives showed Topo II inhibitory effects with IC50 values ranging from 1.86 to 149.97 microM and cytotoxic activities with ED50 values ranging from 3.96 to 38.15 microM.
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Godio RP, Fouces R, Gudiña EJ, Martín JF. Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation of the antitumor clavaric acid-producing basidiomycete Hypholoma sublateritium. Curr Genet 2005; 46:287-94. [PMID: 15480676 DOI: 10.1007/s00294-004-0533-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The basidiomycete Hypholoma sublateritium produces clavaric acid, an antitumor isoprenoid compound. Arthrospores of this fungus were transformed by Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated conjugation. Five plasmids carrying different regulatory sequences to drive expression of the hph (hygromycin phosphotransferase) gene were tested. The promoter used was critically important in order to express heterologous genes in H. sublateritium. Constructions carrying the Agaricus bisporus glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase promoter (P gpd) showed a good transformation efficiency, whereas constructions with the gpd promoter from ascomycetes were ineffective. Transformant clones showed a random integration pattern of plasmid DNA. Most transformants showed a single integrated copy of the transforming plasmid, but about 1.5% showed double or multiple integrations. All the analyzed transformants were mitotically stable and maintained the integrated exogenous DNA in the absence of antibiotic. The green fluorescent protein gene was expressed from the A. bisporus gpd promoter, as shown by RT-PCR studies, but no significant fluorescence was observed. Transformation of H. sublateritium opens the way for the genetic manipulation of clavaric acid biosynthesis in this fungus.
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Wu X, Yang J, Zhou L, Dong Y. New lanostane-type triterpenes from Fomes officinalis. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 2005; 52:1375-7. [PMID: 15516768 DOI: 10.1248/cpb.52.1375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Five new lanostane-type triterpenes, named fomefficinic acid A-E (1-5), were isolated from the dried sclerotium of Fomes officinalis, respectively. Their structures were established as 24-methylene-3-oxo-lanost-8-en-21-oic acid (1), 3alpha,15alpha-dihydroxy-24-methylene-lanosta-7,9(11)-dien-21-oic acid (2), 3alpha,15alpha-dihydroxy-24-methylene-lanost-8-en-21-oic acid (3), 15alpha-hydroxy-3-oxo-24-methylenelanost-8-en-21-oic acid (4), 15alpha-acetoxy-3-oxo-24-methylenelanosta-7,9(11)-dien-21-oic acid (5), by spectral analysis and chemical methods as well as comparison with known compounds.
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Akihisa T, Tagata M, Ukiya M, Tokuda H, Suzuki T, Kimura Y. Oxygenated lanostane-type triterpenoids from the fungus ganodermalucidum. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2005; 68:559-563. [PMID: 15844948 DOI: 10.1021/np040230h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Two new triterpenoids, 20(21)-dehydrolucidenic acid A (1) and methyl 20(21)-dehydrolucidenate A (2), and five new 20-hydroxylucidenic acids, 20-hydroxylucidenic acid D(2) (3), 20-hydroxylucidenic acid F (4), 20-hydroxylucidenic acid E(2) (5), 20-hydroxylucidenic acid N (6), and 20-hydroxylucidenic acid P (7), were isolated from the fruiting body of the fungus Ganoderma ludicum, and their structures were established on the basis of spectroscopic methods.
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Sakurai N, Kozuka M, Tokuda H, Mukainaka T, Enjo F, Nishino H, Nagai M, Sakurai Y, Lee KH. Cancer preventive agents. Part 1: Chemopreventive potential of cimigenol, cimigenol-3,15-dione, and related compounds. Bioorg Med Chem 2005; 13:1403-8. [PMID: 15670948 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2004.10.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2003] [Accepted: 10/20/2004] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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In continuation of our previous report, cimigenol (1) and 15 related compounds were screened as potential antitumor promoters by using the in vitro short-term 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA)--induced Epstein-Barr virus early antigen (EBV-EA) activation assay. Cimigenol-3,15-dione (2) displayed the greatest potency (100% inhibition at 1000 mol ratio/TPA) and consequently was further examined for antitumor-promoting activity in a two-stage carcinogenesis assay of mouse skin tumors (DMBA/TPA). In this assay, compound 2 showed significant activity, reducing the number of papillomas per mouse to 48% of the control group at 20 weeks. In addition, compounds 1 and 2 were examined for antitumor-initiating activity in a two-stage carcinogenesis assay of mouse skin tumors induced by peroxynitrite as an initiator and TPA as a promoter. Results showed that these two triterpenoids were almost equipotent with epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) and slightly more potent than tocinol (group V), the positive controls. Thus, compounds 1 and 2 exhibited not only strong antitumor-promoting activity but also significant antitumor-initiating effect on mouse skin. These data suggest that both compounds might be valuable chemopreventors.
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Dantas-Leite L, Urbina JA, de Souza W, Vommaro RC. Antiproliferative synergism of azasterols and antifolates against Toxoplasma gondii. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2005; 25:130-5. [PMID: 15664482 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2004.08.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2004] [Accepted: 08/19/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The antiproliferative effects of two azasterols, 22,26-azasterol (20-piperidin-2-yl-5alpha-pregnan-3beta-20(R,S)-diol, AZA) and 24,25(R,S)-epiminolanosterol (EIL), in combination with sulphadiazine (SDZ) and pyrimethamine (PYR) were studied against Toxoplasma gondii tachyzoites growing in cultured mammalian cells. We had previously shown that AZA and EIL, two known inhibitors of Delta24(25)sterol methyl transferase in fungi and protozoa, have a potent and selective anti-T. gondii activity, although no 24-alkyl sterols have been detected in this parasite. We now report that when these sterol analogues were used in combination with the conventional SDZ/PYR treatment, potent synergistic effects were observed, ranging from 10- to 100-fold reductions of the IC50 values in the presence of sub-optimal doses of azasterols. When exposed to these drug combinations, intracellular T. gondii parasites displayed diverse subcellular alterations, including mitochondrial swelling, the arrest of the endodiogeny process with fragmented nuclei and subsequent cell lysis. These results suggest a potential new approach for the treatment of toxoplasmosis, which could significantly lower the required levels of antifolates and thus their adverse side effects.
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Yoshikawa K, Inoue M, Matsumoto Y, Sakakibara C, Miyataka H, Matsumoto H, Arihara S. Lanostane triterpenoids and triterpene glycosides from the fruit body of Fomitopsis pinicola and their inhibitory activity against COX-1 and COX-2. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2005; 68:69-73. [PMID: 15679320 DOI: 10.1021/np040130b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Two new lanostane triterpenoids (1, 2) and 10 new lanostane triterpene glycosides (3-12) have been isolated from the fruit bodies of Fomitopsis pinicola. Their structures were established primarily by NMR experiments and chemical methods, and their biological activity against COX-1 and COX-2 was investigated.
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Fernández C, Lobo Md MDVT, Gómez-Coronado D, Lasunción MA. Cholesterol is essential for mitosis progression and its deficiency induces polyploid cell formation. Exp Cell Res 2004; 300:109-20. [PMID: 15383319 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2004.06.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2004] [Revised: 06/24/2004] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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As an essential component of mammalian cell membranes, cells require cholesterol for proliferation, which is either obtained from plasma lipoproteins or synthesized intracellularly from acetyl-CoA. In addition to cholesterol, other non-sterol mevalonate derivatives are necessary for DNA synthesis, such as the phosphorylated forms of isopentane, farnesol, geranylgeraniol, and dolichol. The aim of the present study was to elucidate the role of cholesterol in mitosis. For this, human leukemia cells (HL-60) were incubated in a cholesterol-free medium and treated with SKF 104976, which inhibits cholesterol biosynthesis by blocking sterol 14alpha-demethylase, and the expression of relevant cyclins in the different phases of the cell cycle was analyzed by flow cytometry. Prolonged cholesterol starvation induced the inhibition of cytokinesis and the formation of polyploid cells, which were multinucleated and had mitotic aberrations. Supplementing the medium with cholesterol completely abolished these effects, demonstrating they were specifically due to cholesterol deficiency. This is the first evidence that cholesterol is essential for mitosis completion and that, in the absence of cholesterol, the cells fail to undergo cytokinesis, entered G1 phase at higher DNA ploidy (tetraploidy), and then progressed through S (rereplication) into G2, generating polyploid cells.
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León F, Quintana J, Rivera A, Estévez F, Bermejo J. Lanostanoid triterpenes from Laetiporus sulphureus and apoptosis induction on HL-60 human myeloid leukemia cells. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2004; 67:2008-2011. [PMID: 15620242 DOI: 10.1021/np049762o] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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A new lanostanoid triterpene, 3-oxosulfurenic acid (1), together with three known triterpenes (3, 4, and 7) were isolated from the fruit bodies of Laetiporus sulphureus. Cytotoxicity of these compounds and their derivatives (2, 5, and 6) was evaluated on HL-60 cells. Further studies revealed that acetyl eburicoic acid (5) was the most potent apoptosis inducer. Apoptosis was accompanied by both the activation of caspase-3 and the fragmentation of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 and was also associated with an early release of cytochrome c from the mitochondria.
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