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Singh M, Kaur M, Silakari O. Flavones: an important scaffold for medicinal chemistry. Eur J Med Chem 2014; 84:206-39. [PMID: 25019478 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2014.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 331] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2014] [Revised: 07/03/2014] [Accepted: 07/05/2014] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Flavones have antioxidant, anti-proliferative, anti-tumor, anti-microbial, estrogenic, acetyl cholinesterase, anti-inflammatory activities and are also used in cancer, cardiovascular disease, neurodegenerative disorders, etc. Also, flavonoids are found to have an effect on several mammalian enzymes like protein kinases that regulate multiple cell signaling pathways and alterations in multiple cellular signaling pathways are frequently found in many diseases. Flavones have been an indispensable anchor for the development of new therapeutic agents. The majority of metabolic diseases are speculated to originate from oxidative stress, and it is therefore significant that recent studies have shown the positive effect of flavones on diseases related to oxidative stress. Due to the wide range of biological activities of flavones, their structure-activity relationships have generated interest among medicinal chemists. The outstanding development of flavones derivatives in diverse diseases in very short span of time proves its magnitude for medicinal chemistry research. The present review gives detail about the structural requirement of flavone derivatives for various pharmacological activities. This information may provide an opportunity to scientists of medicinal chemistry discipline to design selective, optimize as well as poly-functional flavone derivatives for the treatment of multi-factorial diseases.
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- Manjinder Singh
- Molecular Modeling Lab, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab 147002, India
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- Molecular Modeling Lab, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab 147002, India
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- Molecular Modeling Lab, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab 147002, India.
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Polyphenols as key players for the antileukaemic effects of propolis. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2014; 2014:371730. [PMID: 24772179 PMCID: PMC3977507 DOI: 10.1155/2014/371730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2013] [Revised: 01/24/2014] [Accepted: 02/05/2014] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Propolis (a bee product) which has a long history of medicinal use by humans has attracted a great deal of research interest in the recent time; this is due to its widely reported biological activities such as antiviral, antifungal, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and anticarcinogenic properties. Crude form of propolis and its phenolic contents have both been reported to exhibit antileukaemic effects in various leukaemia cell lines. The ability of the polyphenols found in propolis to arrest cell cycle and induce apoptosis and differentiation in addition to inhibition of cell growth and proliferation makes them promising antileukaemic agents, and hence, they are believed to be a key to the antileukaemic effects of propolis in different types of leukaemia. This paper reviews the molecular bases of antileukaemic activity of both crude propolis and individual polyphenols on various leukaemia cell lines, and it indicates that propolis has the potential to be used in both treatment and prevention of leukaemia. This however needs further evaluation by in vitro, in vivo, and epidemiological studies as well as clinical trials.
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Goodarzi M, Saeys W, de Araujo MCU, Galvão RKH, Vander Heyden Y. Binary classification of chalcone derivatives with LDA or KNN based on their antileishmanial activity and molecular descriptors selected using the Successive Projections Algorithm feature-selection technique. Eur J Pharm Sci 2014; 51:189-95. [PMID: 24090733 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2013.09.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2013] [Revised: 09/14/2013] [Accepted: 09/20/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Chalcones are naturally occurring aromatic ketones, which consist of an α-, β-unsaturated carbonyl system joining two aryl rings. These compounds are reported to exhibit several pharmacological activities, including antiparasitic, antibacterial, antifungal, anticancer, immunomodulatory, nitric oxide inhibition and anti-inflammatory effects. In the present work, a Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship (QSAR) study is carried out to classify chalcone derivatives with respect to their antileishmanial activity (active/inactive) on the basis of molecular descriptors. For this purpose, two techniques to select descriptors are employed, the Successive Projections Algorithm (SPA) and the Genetic Algorithm (GA). The selected descriptors are initially employed to build Linear Discriminant Analysis (LDA) models. An additional investigation is then carried out to determine whether the results can be improved by using a non-parametric classification technique (One Nearest Neighbour, 1NN). In a case study involving 100 chalcone derivatives, the 1NN models were found to provide better rates of correct classification than LDA, both in the training and test sets. The best result was achieved by a SPA-1NN model with six molecular descriptors, which provided correct classification rates of 97% and 84% for the training and test sets, respectively.
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- Mohammad Goodarzi
- Department of Biosystems, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven - KULeuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 30, B-3001 Heverlee, Belgium.
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Computational evaluation and experimental verification of antibacterial and antioxidant activity of 7-hydroxy-3-pyrazolyl-4H-chromen-4-ones and their o-glucosides: identification of pharmacophore sites. Med Chem Res 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s00044-013-0621-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Ramirez J, Cartuche L, Morocho V, Aguilar S, Malagon O. Antifungal activity of raw extract and flavanons isolated from Piper ecuadorense from Ecuador. REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE FARMACOGNOSIA-BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOGNOSY 2013. [DOI: 10.1590/s0102-695x2013005000012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Evaluation of the anti-inflammatory effect of chalcone and chalcone analogues in a zebrafish model. Molecules 2013; 18:2052-60. [PMID: 23385341 PMCID: PMC6270403 DOI: 10.3390/molecules18022052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2012] [Revised: 01/29/2013] [Accepted: 01/29/2013] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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The aim of this study was to investigate novel chalcones with potent anti-inflammatory activities in vivo. Chalcone and two chalcone analogues (compound 5 and 9) were evaluated using a caudal fin-wounded transgenic zebrafish line “Tg(mpx:gfp)” to visualize the effect of neutrophil recruitment dynamically. Results showed that treatment with compound 9 not only affected wound-induced neutrophil recruitment, but also affected Mpx enzymatic activity. Moreover, protein expression levels of pro-inflammatory factors (Mpx, NFκB, and TNFα) were also regulated by compound 9. Taken together, our results provide in vivo evidence of the anti-inflammatory effects of synthesized chalcone analogues on wound-induced inflammation.
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Piaskowska A, Hodorowicz M, Nitek W. 7-Meth-oxy-2-phenyl-chroman-4-one. Acta Crystallogr Sect E Struct Rep Online 2013; 69:o271. [PMID: 23424545 PMCID: PMC3569799 DOI: 10.1107/s1600536813001451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2012] [Accepted: 01/15/2013] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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In the title compound, C(16)H(14)O(3), the ring O atom and the two adjacent non-fused C atoms, as well as the attached phenyl ring, exhibit static disorder [occupancy ratio 0.559 (12):0.441 (12)]. The crystal packing features π-π [centroid-centroid distance = 3.912 (1) Å] and C-H⋯π inter-actions.
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- Agata Piaskowska
- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Ingardena 3, 30-060 Krakow, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Ingardena 3, 30-060 Krakow, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Ingardena 3, 30-060 Krakow, Poland
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Chate AV, Ghotekar DS, Bhagat SS, Gill CH. Synthesis and Antimicrobial Activity of 2-(Pyridine-3-yl)-4H-chromen-4-one Derivatives. J Heterocycl Chem 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/jhet.955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Asha V. Chate
- Department of Chemistry; Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University; Aurangabad; Maharashtra 431 004; India
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- Department of Chemistry; Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University; Aurangabad; Maharashtra 431 004; India
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- Department of Chemistry; Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University; Aurangabad; Maharashtra 431 004; India
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- Department of Chemistry; Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University; Aurangabad; Maharashtra 431 004; India
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Yousuf S, Radhika D, Enoch IVMV, Easwaran M. The influence of β-cyclodextrin encapsulation on the binding of 2'-hydroxyflavanone with calf thymus DNA. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2012; 98:405-412. [PMID: 23010624 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2012.08.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2012] [Revised: 08/07/2012] [Accepted: 08/21/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Inclusion complexation of 2'-hydroxyflavanone (2'HF) with β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) was studied, both in solution phase and as solid inclusion complexes, by UV-visible and fluorescence spectroscopic, scanning electron microscopic and X-ray diffractometric techniques. The interaction of 2'HF with calf thymus DNA (ctDNA) in the presence and the absence of β-CD were compared. Fluorescence enhancement was observed for 2'HF due to the formation of 1:1 complex with β-CD. The structure of 1:1 complex is proposed based on spectral observation, molecular modeling and by calculated theoretical bond lengths. The possible mode of interaction between 2'HF and DNA was analyzed by molecular modeling method. The interaction of 2'HF with calf thymus DNA (ctDNA) was investigated by absorption and fluorescence measurements in the presence and the absence of β-CD as capping agent. Both in the presence and the absence of β-CD, 2'HF showed hyper-chromic effect, red shift of absorption spectra, and quenching of fluorescence due to binding of 2'HF with ctDNA. The results reveal that the phenolic moiety is involved in inclusion complexation with β-CD and interaction with DNA. In the presence of β-CD, the phenolic moiety may be included in cyclodextrin cavity, whereas the dihydrobenzopyran-4-one moiety interacts with DNA. Further, β-CD selectively blocks a part of the 2'HF molecule binding with DNA. This renders the remaining portion of the flavanone available for interaction with DNA.
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- Sameena Yousuf
- Department of Chemistry, Karunya University, Coimbatore 641 114, Tamil Nadu, India
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Safavi M, Esmati N, Ardestani SK, Emami S, Ajdari S, Davoodi J, Shafiee A, Foroumadi A. Halogenated flavanones as potential apoptosis-inducing agents: synthesis and biological activity evaluation. Eur J Med Chem 2012; 58:573-80. [PMID: 23174316 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2012.10.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2012] [Revised: 09/20/2012] [Accepted: 10/25/2012] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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A series of halogenated flavanones were synthesized from 2-hydroxychalcones and tested for their cytotoxicity against a panel of human cancer cell lines. Among the synthesized compounds, 3',7-dichloroflavanone (2d) showed the highest activity against MCF-7, LNCaP, PC3, Hep-G2, KB and SK-N-MC cells. However, 3',6-dichloroflavanone (2g) with IC(50) value of 2.9 ± 0.9 μM was the most potent compound against MDA-MB-231 cells, being approximately 12 times more active than etoposide as reference drug. According to the flow-cytometric analysis, compound 2g can induce apoptosis by 66.19 and 21.37% in PC3 and MDA-MB-231 cells, respectively. The results of acridine orange/ethidium bromide staining and TUNEL assay suggested that the cytotoxic activity of this compound in PC3 and MDA-MB-231 cells occurs via apoptosis.
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- Maliheh Safavi
- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran, PO Box 13145-1384, Tehran, Iran
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Sun LP, Ma WP, Gao LX, Yang LL, Quan YC, Li J, Piao HR. Synthesis and characterization of 5,7-dihydroxyflavanone derivatives as novel protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B inhibitors. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2012; 28:1199-204. [DOI: 10.3109/14756366.2012.723206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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- Liang-Peng Sun
- Key Laboratory of Natural Resources of Changbai Mountain & Functional Molecules, Ministry of Education, Yanbian University College of Pharmacy, Yanji, China
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- National Center for Drug Screening, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences,
Shanghai, China
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- National Center for Drug Screening, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences,
Shanghai, China
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- National Center for Drug Screening, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences,
Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Natural Resources of Changbai Mountain & Functional Molecules, Ministry of Education, Yanbian University College of Pharmacy, Yanji, China
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- National Center for Drug Screening, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences,
Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Natural Resources of Changbai Mountain & Functional Molecules, Ministry of Education, Yanbian University College of Pharmacy, Yanji, China
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Development of a new class of aromatase inhibitors: design, synthesis and inhibitory activity of 3-phenylchroman-4-one (isoflavanone) derivatives. Bioorg Med Chem 2012; 20:2603-13. [PMID: 22444875 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2012.02.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2011] [Revised: 02/11/2012] [Accepted: 02/17/2012] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Aromatase (CYP19) catalyzes the aromatization reaction of androgen substrates to estrogens, the last and rate-limiting step in estrogen biosynthesis. Inhibition of aromatase is a new and promising approach to treat hormone-dependent breast cancer. We present here the design and development of isoflavanone derivatives as potential aromatase inhibitors. Structural modifications were performed on the A and B rings of isoflavanones via microwave-assisted, gold-catalyzed annulation reactions of hydroxyaldehydes and alkynes. The in vitro aromatase inhibition of these compounds was determined by fluorescence-based assays utilizing recombinant human aromatase (baculovirus/insect cell-expressed). The compounds 3-(4-phenoxyphenyl)chroman-4-one (1h), 6-methoxy-3-phenylchroman-4-one (2a) and 3-(pyridin-3-yl)chroman-4-one (3b) exhibited potent inhibitory effects against aromatase with IC(50) values of 2.4 μM, 0.26 μM and 5.8 μM, respectively. Docking simulations were employed to investigate crucial enzyme/inhibitor interactions such as hydrophobic interactions, hydrogen bonding and heme iron coordination. This report provides useful information on aromatase inhibition and serves as a starting point for the development of new flavonoid aromatase inhibitors.
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Narayana BL, Pran Kishore D, Balakumar C, Rao KV, Kaur R, Rao AR, Murthy JN, Ravikumar M. Molecular modeling evaluation of non-steroidal aromatase inhibitors. Chem Biol Drug Des 2012; 79:674-82. [PMID: 22129073 DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0285.2011.01277.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A recent discovery of aromatase crystal structure triggered the efforts to design novel aromatase inhibitors for breast cancer therapy. While correlating docking scores with inhibitory potencies of known ligands, feeble robustness of scoring functions toward prediction was observed. This prompted us to develop new prediction models using stepwise regression analysis based on consensus of different docking and their scoring methods (GOLD, LIGANDFIT, and GLIDE). Quantitative structure-activity relationships were developed between the aromatase inhibitory activity (pIC(50) ) of flavonoid derivatives (n=39) and docking scores and docking descriptors. QSAR models have been validated internally [using leave-one-out cross-validated r(2)(cv) (LOO-Q2))] and externally to ensure the predictive capacity of the models. Model 2 [M2] developed using consensus of docking scores of scoring functions viz. ASP, potential of mean force and DOCK Score (r(2)(cv)=0.850, r(2) = 0.870, r(2)(pred) = 0.633, RMSE = 0.363 μm, r(2)(m(test)) =0.831, r(2)(m(overall)) =0.832) was found to be better in predicting aromatase inhibitory potency (pIC(50) ) compared to the Model 1 [M1] based on docking descriptors (r(2)(cv)= 0.848, r(2) = 0.825, r(2)(pred) =0.788, RMSE=0.421μm, r(2)(m(test)) =0.808, r(2)(m(overall)) =0.821). It has been observed that the natural flavonoids and their derivatives were less potent compared to these scaffolds with imidazolylmethyl substitution owing to the interaction of nitrogen atom of the imidazole ring toward the heme (Fe(3+) ) of the aromatase. Results confirm the potential of our methodology for the design of new potent non-steroidal aromatase inhibitors.
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- Bheemanapalli Lakshmi Narayana
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Centre of Advanced Study in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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Moghaddam G, Ebrahimi SA, Rahbar-Roshandel N, Foroumadi A. Antiproliferative activity of flavonoids: influence of the sequential methoxylation state of the flavonoid structure. Phytother Res 2011; 26:1023-8. [PMID: 22184071 DOI: 10.1002/ptr.3678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2011] [Revised: 09/06/2011] [Accepted: 09/15/2011] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Dracocephalum kotschyi Boiss. has been used as part of an ethnobotanical remedy against many forms of human cancer in Iran. It has been demonstrated that a flavonoid named xanthomicrol from D. kotschyi contributes to its preferential antiproliferative activity against malignant cells. In the present study, the antiproliferative activity of its flavonoid fraction was further characterized. Using liquid-liquid extraction and a semi-preparative reversed-phase HPLC method, eight flavonoid aglycones were isolated from the aerial parts of the plant and their identities were confirmed through MS and NMR analyses as luteolin, naringenin, apigenin, isokaempferide, cirsimaritin, penduletin, xanthomicrol and calycopterin. The in vitro antiproliferative activity of each compound was evaluated against a panel of established normal and malignant cell lines using the MTT assay and some structure-activity relationships were observed. The hydroxyflavones (luteolin, apigenin and isokaempferide) exerted comparable antiproliferative activities against malignant and normal cells, while the methoxylated hydroxyflavones (cirsimaritin, penduletin, xanthomicrol and calycopterin) showed preferential activities against tumor cells. This activity may be of value in treating tumors as it would exert few side effects in normal tissues. Xanthomicrol selectively inhibited the growth of human gastric adenocarcinoma, while calycopterin selectively prevented human acute promyelocytic leukemia and human colon carcinoma cells proliferation.
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- Ghazaal Moghaddam
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Pirker KF, Oliveira J, de Freitas V, Goodman BA, Mateus N. Antiradical properties of red wine portisins. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2011; 59:11833-7. [PMID: 21973100 DOI: 10.1021/jf2033126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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The free radical chemistry of two polyphenolic pigments from red wine, belonging to the family of portisins, has been investigated after reaction with O(2)(•-) radicals using electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy. Two portisins derived from malvidin-3-glucoside and cyanidin-3-glucoside were used for this study. Stable free radicals were detected with both portisins and correspond to unpaired electrons localized on the B as well as F rings of the portisins. Interpretations were confirmed by comparison with the spectra of free radicals formed by oxidation of the model compounds cyanidin-3-glucoside, malvidin-3-glucoside, and catechin. These results concur with previous work reporting the higher antiradical properties of these pigments compared to their anthocyanin precursors.
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- Katharina F Pirker
- Health and Environment Department, Environmental Resources and Technologies, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Konrad-Lorenz-Straße 24, 3430 Tulln, Austria
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Ben Sghaier M, Skandrani I, Nasr N, Franca MGD, Chekir-Ghedira L, Ghedira K. Flavonoids and sesquiterpenes from Tecurium ramosissimum promote antiproliferation of human cancer cells and enhance antioxidant activity: a structure-activity relationship study. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2011; 32:336-348. [PMID: 22004952 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2011.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2011] [Revised: 06/25/2011] [Accepted: 07/06/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Fractionation of the chloroformic extracts from Teucrium ramosissimum leaves resulted in the isolation of three flavonoids: genkwanin (1), cirsimaritin (2) and 4',7-dimethoxy apigenin (4) and one sesquiterpene: β-eudesmol (3). The structures were determined using data obtained from (1)H and (13)C NMR spectra, as well as by various correlation experiments (COSY, HMQC and HMBC). The antioxidant activities of the isolated flavonoids from T. ramosissimum leaves were evaluated by measuring their ability to scavenge the radical ABTS(+) and through chemical assays: cupric reducing antioxidant capacity (CUPRAC), reducing power (RP) and ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP). Furthermore, the effects of T. ramosissimum isolated molecules, on inhibition of cell proliferation and induction of apoptosis in human leukemia cells, were also examined. Cirsimaritin showed the best activity in the ABTS assay with TEAC value 2.04μM, whereas apigenin and 4',7-dimethoxy apigenin exhibited the highest antioxidant activity using the CUPRAC, RP and FRAP assays with TEAC values 10.5, 1.39 and 0.71μM respectively. The cytotoxic activity revealed that the β-eudesmol inhibited significantly the proliferation of K562 cells (IC(50)=20μg/ml).
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- Mohamed Ben Sghaier
- Unité de Pharmacognosie/Biologie Moléculaire 99/UR/07-03, Faculté de Pharmacie, Rue Avicenne, 5000 Monastir, Tunisia
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Devi PS, Kumar MS, Das SM. Evaluation of antiproliferative activity of red sorghum bran anthocyanin on a human breast cancer cell line (mcf-7). Int J Breast Cancer 2011; 2011:891481. [PMID: 22312562 PMCID: PMC3262581 DOI: 10.4061/2011/891481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2011] [Accepted: 07/29/2011] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Breast cancer is a leading cause of death in women worldwide both in the developed and developing countries. Thus effective treatment of breast cancer with potential antitumour drugs is important. In this paper, human breast cancer cell line MCF-7 has been employed to evaluate the antiproliferative activity of red sorghum bran anthocyanin. The present investigation showed that red sorghum bran anthocyanin induced growth inhibition of MCF-7 cells at significant level. The growth inhibition is dose dependent and irreversible in nature. When MCF-7 cells were treated with red sorghum bran anthocyanins due to activity of anthocyanin morphological changes were observed. The morphological changes were identified through the formation of apoptopic bodies. The fragmentation by these anthocyanins on DNA to oligonuleosomal-sized fragments, is a characteristic of apoptosis, and it was observed as concentration-dependent. Thus, this paper clearly demonstrates that human breast cancer cell MCF-7 is highly responsive by red sorghum bran anthocyanins result from the induction of apoptosis in MCF-7 cells.
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- P Suganya Devi
- P.G. Department of Biotechnology, Dr. Mahalingam Centre for Research and Development, NGM College, Pollachi 642001, India
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Chidambara Murthy KN, Kim J, Vikram A, Patil BS. Differential inhibition of human colon cancer cells by structurally similar flavonoids of citrus. Food Chem 2011; 132:27-34. [PMID: 26434259 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2011.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2011] [Revised: 07/13/2011] [Accepted: 10/06/2011] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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A number of studies in the recent years have evaluated the anti-proliferative activity of flavonoids. Although certain studies investigated the structure-activity based on the phenotypic assays, no study has correlated the flavonoids structure with the ability to alter gene/protein expression. Present study was focused to understand the structure-function relationship of citrus flavonoids in terms of their ability to alter the gene expression in the colon adenocarcinoma cells. Eight structurally related flavonoids found in citrus were evaluated for their ability to inhibit colon cancer (SW480) cells, as well as change the expression of apoptosis related genes/proteins. Apigenin and quercetagetin demonstrated most significant inhibition of cell proliferation with 63.6% and 45.7% inhibition of cell growth at 200μM after 48h of incubation, respectively. The cell death was also confirmed by images of fluorescently tagged cells. Furthermore, up-regulation of Bax/Bcl2 protein ratio as well as activation of Caspase3 at 200μM at 48h confirmed the induction of apoptosis by apigenin and quercetagetin. In addition, results suggest that the change in Bax/Bcl2 ratio by apigenin and quercetagetin seems to be due to their ability to alter the expression of bax and bcl2 transcription. Results of the currents study suggest that among the citrus flavonoids, double bond between C2 and C3 and hydroxyl group at C3, C6 are highly decisive for the proliferation inhibition and apoptosis induction ability. Taken together, these results demonstrate that among the major flavonoids of citrus, apigenin and quercetagetin have potent anti-cancer activity through inducing apoptosis in SW480 human colon cancer cells.
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- K N Chidambara Murthy
- Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Center, Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77845-2119, USA
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- Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Center, Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77845-2119, USA
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- Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Center, Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77845-2119, USA
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- Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Center, Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77845-2119, USA.
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Towards modernization of the formulation of the traditional uighur medicine herbal preparation abnormal savda munziq. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2011; 2012:863101. [PMID: 21837249 PMCID: PMC3152965 DOI: 10.1155/2012/863101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2011] [Revised: 05/06/2011] [Accepted: 05/20/2011] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Abnormal Savda Munziq (ASMq) is a herbal preparation used in Traditional Uighur Medicine for the treatment and prevention of diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, chronic asthma and cancer. The recommended dose of this decoction for cancer patients is 500 mL administered orally three times a day. Our approach aimed at reducing the high amount of fluid intake required by fractionation of ASMq guided by the antiproliferative activity on HL-60 cells. The fractionation of ASMq resulted in the preparation of an active extract, Extr-4. Using solid phase extraction, Extr-4 was further fractionated into five fractions (SPE-0, SPE-20, SPE-40, SPE-60 and SPE-80), with SPE-40 showing the strongest antiproliferative activity. Caffeic acid, rutin, isoquercitrin, isorhamnetin 3-O-rutinoside, apigenin 7-O-glucoside, rosmarinic acid, luteolin and formononetin were identified in Extr-4 and fractions thereof by means of TLC, HPLC-DAD and LC-MS. SPE-40 contained the main compounds responsible for the antiproliferative activity on HL-60 cells. Thus, a phenolic fraction with high antiproliferative activity on HL-60 cells was obtained from ASMq through the bioassay-guided fractionation process. This could provide a better pharmaceutical formulation that minimizes the administration inconveniencies of a high volume (1.5 L per day) of ASMq decoction for cancer patients.
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Synthesis, evaluation of 6,8-dibromo-2-aryl-2,3-dihydroquinolin-4(1H)-ones in MCF-7 (breast cancer) cell lines and their docking studies. Med Chem Res 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/s00044-011-9688-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Effects of humic acids in vitro. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim 2011; 47:376-82. [DOI: 10.1007/s11626-011-9405-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2010] [Accepted: 03/23/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Seito LN, Ruiz ALTG, Vendramini-Costa D, Tinti SV, Carvalho JE, Bastos JK, Di Stasi LC. Antiproliferative Activity of Three Methoxylated Flavonoids Isolated from Zeyheria montana Mart. (Bignoniaceae) Leaves. Phytother Res 2011; 25:1447-50. [DOI: 10.1002/ptr.3438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2010] [Revised: 01/07/2011] [Accepted: 01/13/2011] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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- Leonardo Noboru Seito
- Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP; Institute of Biosciences, Department of Pharmacology Laboratory of Phytomedicines; 18618-000; Botucatu; SP; Brazil
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- Centro Pluridisciplinar de Pesquisas Químicas, Biológicas e Agrícolas; Universidade Estadual de Campinas, UNICAMP; P.O. Box 6171; 13083-970; Campinas; SP; Brazil
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- Centro Pluridisciplinar de Pesquisas Químicas, Biológicas e Agrícolas; Universidade Estadual de Campinas, UNICAMP; P.O. Box 6171; 13083-970; Campinas; SP; Brazil
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- Centro Pluridisciplinar de Pesquisas Químicas, Biológicas e Agrícolas; Universidade Estadual de Campinas, UNICAMP; P.O. Box 6171; 13083-970; Campinas; SP; Brazil
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- Centro Pluridisciplinar de Pesquisas Químicas, Biológicas e Agrícolas; Universidade Estadual de Campinas, UNICAMP; P.O. Box 6171; 13083-970; Campinas; SP; Brazil
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- Laboratório de Farmacognosia, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto; Universidade de São Paulo; 14040-903; Ribeirão Preto; SP; Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP; Institute of Biosciences, Department of Pharmacology Laboratory of Phytomedicines; 18618-000; Botucatu; SP; Brazil
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Chahar MK, Sharma N, Dobhal MP, Joshi YC. Flavonoids: A versatile source of anticancer drugs. Pharmacogn Rev 2011; 5:1-12. [PMID: 22096313 PMCID: PMC3210013 DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.79093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 332] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2010] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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An exponential increase in the number of studies investigating how different components of the diet interact at the molecular and cellular level to determine the fate of a cell has been witnessed. In search for anticancer drugs compelling data from laboratories, epidemiologic investigations, and human clinical trials showed that flavonoids have important effects on cancer chemoprevention and chemotherapy. In many molecular mechanisms of action for prevention against cancer, flavonoids play a major role by interacting between different types of genes and enzymes. Many mechanisms of action have been identified, including carcinogen inactivation, antiproliferation, cell cycle arrest, induction of apoptosis, inhibition of angiogenesis, antioxidation, and reversal of multidrug resistance or a combination of these mechanisms. This review focuses on the anticancer activity of flavonoids as well as their molecular mechanisms, including the treatment of mammary and prostate cancer. This review also highlights some advanced derivatives of flavonoids, which play an important role against cancer.
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- Maheep K. Chahar
- Department of Chemistry, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur-302004, Rajasthan, India
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur-302004, Rajasthan, India
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur-302004, Rajasthan, India
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur-302004, Rajasthan, India
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Lou C, Yang G, Cai H, Zou M, Xu Z, Li Y, Zhao F, Li W, Tong L, Wang M, Cai B. 2′,4′-Dihydroxychalcone-induced apoptosis of human gastric cancer MGC-803 cells via down-regulation of survivin mRNA. Toxicol In Vitro 2010; 24:1333-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2010.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2010] [Revised: 04/14/2010] [Accepted: 05/10/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Poerwono H, Sasaki S, Hattori Y, Higashiyama K. Efficient microwave-assisted prenylation of pinostrobin and biological evaluation of its derivatives as antitumor agents. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2010; 20:2086-9. [PMID: 20219370 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2010.02.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2010] [Revised: 02/13/2010] [Accepted: 02/17/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Pinostrobin (5-hydroxy-7-methoxyflavanone) obtained in relatively large amounts from fingerroot (Boesenbergia pandurata) was converted to its C-6 and C-8 prenylated derivatives. The Mitsunobu reaction, europium(III)-catalyzed Claisen-Cope rearrangement, and Claisen reaction coupled with cross-metathesis were used as the key steps. Using a sealed-vessel microwave reactor, the Mitsunobu and Claisen/Cope reactions occurred smoothly with short reaction times and in satisfactory yields. The target compounds and five new intermediary substances showed cytotoxic activity toward SK-BR-3, MCF-7, PC-3, and Colo-320DM human tumor cell lines, and all of them had significantly lower IC(50) (microM) values than pinostrobin.
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- Hadi Poerwono
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Airlangga University, Jalan Dharmawangsa Dalam, Surabaya 60286, Indonesia
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Fadzelly Abu Bakar M, Mohamed M, Rahmat A, Burr SA, Fry JR. Cytotoxicity and polyphenol diversity in selected parts ofMangifera pajangandArtocarpus odoratissimusfruits. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.1108/00346651011015890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Methylation of dietary flavones increases their metabolic stability and chemopreventive effects. Int J Mol Sci 2009; 10:5002-5019. [PMID: 20087474 PMCID: PMC2808020 DOI: 10.3390/ijms10115002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2009] [Accepted: 11/16/2009] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Dietary flavones have promising chemoprotective properties, in particular with regard to cancer, but problems with low oral bioavailability and sometimes unacceptable toxicity have made their use as protective additives to normal diets questionable. However, methylation of free phenolic hydroxyl groups leads to derivatives not susceptible to glucuronic acid or sulfate conjugation, resulting in increased metabolic stability. Methylation also leads to greatly improved transport through biological membranes, such as in intestinal absorption, and much increased oral bioavailability. Recent studies also indicate that methylation results in derivatives with increasing potency to kill cancer cells. They also show high potency towards inhibition of hormone-regulating enzymes, e.g., aromatase, important in the causation of breast cancer. Methylation of the flavones may also result in derivatives with diminished toxic side-effects and improved aqueous solubility. In conclusion, it appears that methylation of dietary flavones as well as of other food products may produce derivatives with much improved health effects.
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Lou C, Wang M, Yang G, Cai H, Li Y, Zhao F, Yang H, Tong L, Cai B. Preliminary studies on anti-tumor activity of 2′,4′-dihydroxychalcone isolated from Herba Oxytropis in human gastric cancer MGC-803 cells. Toxicol In Vitro 2009; 23:906-10. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2009.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2009] [Revised: 04/27/2009] [Accepted: 05/10/2009] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Fowler ZL, Koffas MAG. Biosynthesis and biotechnological production of flavanones: current state and perspectives. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2009; 83:799-808. [PMID: 19475406 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-009-2039-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2009] [Revised: 05/07/2009] [Accepted: 05/07/2009] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Polyphenols produced in a wide variety of flowering and fruit-bearing plants have the potential to be valuable fine chemicals for the treatment of an assortment of human maladies. One of the major constituents within this chemical class are flavonoids, among which flavanones, as the precursor to all flavonoid structures, are the most prevalent. We review the current status of flavanone production technology using microorganisms, with focus on heterologous protein expression. Such processes appear as attractive production alternatives for commercial synthesis of these high-value chemicals as traditional chemical, and plant cell cultures have significant drawbacks. Other issues of importance, including fermentation configurations and economics, are also considered.
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- Zachary L Fowler
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo, NY 14260, USA
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Nagar S, Islam MA, Das S, Mukherjee A, Saha A. Pharmacophore mapping of flavone derivatives for aromatase inhibition. Mol Divers 2008; 12:65-76. [PMID: 18506592 DOI: 10.1007/s11030-008-9077-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2007] [Accepted: 04/20/2008] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Aromatase, which catalyses the final step in the steroidogenesis pathway of estrogen, has been target for the design of inhibitor in the treatment of hormone dependent breast cancer for postmenopausal women. The extensive SAR studies performed in the last 30 years to search for potent, selective and less toxic compounds, have led to the development of second and third generation of non-steroidal aromatase inhibitors (AI). Besides the development of synthetic compounds, several naturally occurring and synthetic flavonoids, which are ubiquitous natural phenolic compounds and mediate the host of biological activities, are found to demonstrate inhibitory effects on aromatase. The present study explores the pharmacophores, i.e., the structural requirements of flavones (Fig. 1) for inhibition of aromatase activity, using quantitative structure activity relationship (QSAR) and space modeling approaches. The classical QSAR studies generate the model (R (2) = 0.924, Q (2) = 0.895, s = 0.233) that shows the importance of aromatic rings A and C, along with substitutional requirements in meta and para positions of ring C for the activity. 3D QSAR of Comparative Molecular Field Analysis (CoMFA, R (2) = 0.996, R(2)(cv) = 0.791) and Comparative Molecular Similarity Analysis (CoMSIA, R (2) = 0.992, R(2)(cv) = 0.806) studies show contour maps of steric and hydrophobic properties and contribution of acceptor and donor of the molecule, suggesting the presence of steric hindrance due to ring C and R''-substituent, bulky hydrophobic substitution in ring A, along with acceptors at positions 11, and alpha and gamma of imidazole ring, and donor in ring C favor the inhibitory activity. Further space modeling (CATALYST) study (R = 0.941, Delta( cost ) = 96.96, rmsd = 0.876) adjudge the presence of hydrogen bond acceptor (keto functional group), hydrophobic (ring A) and aromatic rings (steric hindrance) along with critical distance among features are important for the inhibitory activity.
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- Shuchi Nagar
- Department of Chemical Technology, University of Calcutta, 92, A.P.C. Road, Kolkata, 700009, India
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Liu T, Ying H, Lin G, Hu Y. Efficient One‐Pot Synthesis of Hydroxyflavanones by Cyclization andO‐Demethylation of Methoxychalcones. SYNTHETIC COMMUN 2008. [DOI: 10.1080/00397910801991465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Cianci J, Baell JB, Flynn BL, Gable RW, Mould JA, Paul D, Harvey AJ. Synthesis and biological evaluation of chalcones as inhibitors of the voltage-gated potassium channel Kv1.3. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2008; 18:2055-61. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2008.01.099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2007] [Revised: 01/25/2008] [Accepted: 01/25/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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QSAR, action mechanism and molecular design of flavone and isoflavone derivatives with cytotoxicity against HeLa. Eur J Med Chem 2007; 43:2159-70. [PMID: 18082913 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2007.10.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2007] [Revised: 10/26/2007] [Accepted: 10/29/2007] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) of 32 flavone and isoflavone derivatives with cytotoxicity expressed as pGC50, which is defined as the negative value of the logarithm of necessary molar concentration of this series of compounds to cause 50% growth inhibition against the human cervical epithelioid carcinoma cell line (HeLa), has been studied by using the density functional theory (DFT), molecular mechanics (MM2) and statistical methods. In order to obtain QSAR model with high predictive ability, the original dataset was randomly divided into a training set comprising 26 compounds and a test set comprising the rest 6 compounds. An optimal model for the training set with significant statistical quality (RA2=0.852) and predictive ability (q2=0.818) was established. The same model was further applied to predict pGC50 values of the 6 compounds in the test set, and the resulting predictive correlation coefficient Rpred2 reaches 0.738, further showing that this QSAR model has high predictive ability. It is very interesting to find that the cytotoxicities of these compounds against HeLa appear to be mainly governed by two quantum-chemical factors, i.e., the energy (ELUMO) of the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) and the net charges of C atom at site 6 on aromatic rings (QC6). Here the possible action mechanism of these compounds was analyzed and discussed in detail, in particular, the fact why the flavone derivatives have considerably higher cytotoxicity than isoflavone derivatives was reasonably explained. Based on this QSAR equation, 5 new compounds with higher cytotoxicity have been theoretically designed. Such results can offer useful theoretical references for experimental works.
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Camarda L, Di Stefano V, Del Bosco SF, Schillaci D. Antiproliferative activity of Citrus juices and HPLC evaluation of their flavonoid composition. Fitoterapia 2007; 78:426-9. [PMID: 17628348 DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2007.02.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2006] [Accepted: 02/28/2007] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The antiproliferative activity of fresh fruit juices extracted from Citrus sinensis (cv. Washington Navel and cv. Sanguinello), C. deliciosa cv. Avana, C. clementina cv. Nules, C. aurantium subsp. myrtifolia , was evaluated against K562 (human chronic myelogenous leukemia), HL-60 (human leukemia) and MCF-7 (human breast adenocarcinoma) cell lines. All the juices tested showed antiproliferative activity. Moreover, the pattern of the main flavanone compounds in the juices has been determined by HPLC analysis.
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- Lorenzo Camarda
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi di Palermo, via Archirafi 32, 90123, Palermo, Italy.
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Hernández V, Recio MC, Máñez S, Giner RM, Ríos JL. Effects of naturally occurring dihydroflavonols from Inula viscosa on inflammation and enzymes involved in the arachidonic acid metabolism. Life Sci 2007; 81:480-8. [PMID: 17658557 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2007.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2007] [Revised: 05/15/2007] [Accepted: 06/13/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The anti-inflammatory properties of three flavanones isolated from Inula viscosa, sakuranetin, 7-O-methylaromadendrin, and 3-acetyl-7-O-methylaromadendrin, have been tested both in vitro and in vivo. Acute inflammation in vivo was induced by means of topical application of 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate (TPA) to mouse ears or by subcutaneous injection of phospholipase A(2) (PLA(2)) into mouse paws. The test compounds were evaluated in vitro for their effect on both the metabolism of arachidonic acid and on the release and/or activity of enzymes involved in the inflammatory response such as elastase, myeloperoxidase (MPO), and protein kinase C (PKC). The most active compounds in vivo against PLA(2)-induced paw oedema were 7-O-methylaromadendrin (ED(50)=8 mg/kg) and sakuranetin (ED(50)=18 mg/kg). In contrast, the most potent compound against TPA-induced ear oedema was 3-acetyl-7-O-methylaromadendrin (ED(50)=185 microg/ear), followed by sakuranetin (ED(50)=205 microg/ear). In vitro, the latter compound was the most potent inhibitor of leukotriene (LT) B(4) production by peritoneal rat neutrophils (IC(50)=9 microM) and it was also the only compound that directly inhibited the activity of 5-lipoxygenase (5-LOX). 3-Acetyl-7-O-methylaromadendrin also inhibited LTB(4) production (IC(50)=15 microM), but had no effect on 5-LOX activity. The only flavanone that inhibited the secretory PLA(2) activity in vitro was 7-O-methylaromadendrin. This finding may partly explain the anti-inflammatory effect observed in vivo, although other mechanisms such as the inhibition of histamine release by mast cells may also be implicated. Sakuranetin at 100 microM was found to inhibit elastase release, although this result is partly due to direct inhibition of the enzyme itself. At the same concentration, 7-O-methylaromadendrin only affected the enzyme release. Finally, none of the flavanones exhibited any effect on MPO or PKC activities. Taken together, these findings indicate that sakuranetin may be a selective inhibitor of 5-LOX.
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- Victoriano Hernández
- Departament de Farmacologia, Facultat de Farmacia, Universitat de València, Av. Vicent Andrés Estellés s/n. 46100 Burjassot, Spain
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Dahlén K, Wallén EAA, Grøtli M, Luthman K. Synthesis of 2,3,6,8-tetrasubstituted chromone scaffolds. J Org Chem 2007; 71:6863-71. [PMID: 16930039 DOI: 10.1021/jo061008f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A useful and efficient synthetic strategy to 2,3,6,8-tetrasubstituted chromone derivatives has been developed. 2-Aryl/styryl-8-bromo-6-chloro-3-hydroxychromone derivatives were synthesized and used as scaffolds by introducing a variety of substituents in the 3-, 6-, and 8-positions using palladium-mediated reactions. Excellent regioselectivity in all positions could be obtained by performing reactions in the 8-position first, in which Stille, Heck, Suzuki, and Sonogashira reactions gave good to excellent yields of product (63-98%). Stille and Heck reactions in the 6-position also gave the desired products in good yields (64-86%). The hydroxy group in the 3-position was activated as a triflate and used in productive Stille reactions (63-94%). This hydroxyl group was also used in O-alkylation reactions with different functionalized alkyl bromides (57-88%). The flavonoids, which are based on the chromone structure, and other related ring systems, have several interesting biological activities. The chromones are also interesting structural scaffolds, and they have for example been designed to be used as mimetics of short peptides. The versatile applicability of chromone derivatives and especially their potential use in drug discovery implicates the importance of access to efficient synthetic routes to such compounds.
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- Kristian Dahlén
- Department of Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, Göteborg University, SE-412 96 Göteborg, Sweden
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Walle T, Wen X, Walle UK. Improving metabolic stability of cancer chemoprotective polyphenols. Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol 2007; 3:379-88. [PMID: 17539745 DOI: 10.1517/17425255.3.3.379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Dietary flavonoids and other polyphenols have the potential to be developed as effective food supplements as well as drugs for the prevention, as well as treatment of, cancer and other disease conditions. However, their very poor oral bioavailability, mainly due to extensive conjugation by glucuronidation and sulfation, is a severe limiting factor. First, this review shows the use of a simple, commercially available model system, the human hepatic S9 fraction, by which metabolic stability can be assessed effectively and accurately. Second, permethylation of the polyphenols effectively blocks the metabolic conjugation reactions, thereby dramatically increasing both metabolic stability and intestinal absorption, while maintaining or even increasing the biologic activities. Thus, permethylated polyphenols may have a future as chemoprotective agents.
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- Thomas Walle
- Medical University of South Carolina, Department of Cell and Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, 173 Ashley Avenue, Charleston, SC 29425, USA.
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Walle T. Methoxylated flavones, a superior cancer chemopreventive flavonoid subclass? Semin Cancer Biol 2007; 17:354-62. [PMID: 17574860 PMCID: PMC2024817 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcancer.2007.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 196] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2007] [Revised: 04/26/2007] [Accepted: 05/04/2007] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Dietary flavonoids and other polyphenols show great potential as cancer chemopreventive agents in cell culture studies. This does not translate well into in vivo activity, because of extensive conjugative metabolism of these compounds in the intestine and liver. This paper presents a review of a flavonoid subclass in which all hydroxyl groups are capped by methylation. This results in dramatically increased metabolic stability and membrane transport in the intestine/liver, thus improving oral bioavailability. The methoxyflavones also show increased cancer chemopreventive properties. At the cancer initiation stage, bioactivation of polyaromatic hydrocarbon carcinogens and binding to DNA are markedly diminished through effects on CYP1A1/1B1 transcription but also through direct interactions with the proteins. At the cancer promotion stage, the proliferation of cancer cells, but not normal cells, is inhibited with greater potency than with the unmethylated flavones. Limited mechanistic experiments, such as of effects on cell cycle regulation, indicate that the mechanisms of methoxyflavone activities are unique, including aromatase inhibition. The cancer preventive effects and mechanisms of the polymethoxyflavones, such as tangeretin and nobiletin, are discussed in comparison. It is concluded that the methoxyflavones have properties that may make them particularly useful as cancer chemopreventive agents.
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- Thomas Walle
- Department of Cell and Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Medical University of South Carolina, P.O. Box 250505, 173 Ashley Avenue, Charleston, SC 29425, USA.
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Liu T, Xu Z, He Q, Chen Y, Yang B, Hu Y. Nitrogen-containing flavonoids as CDK1/Cyclin B inhibitors: Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2007; 17:278-81. [PMID: 17085048 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2006.07.088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2006] [Revised: 07/27/2006] [Accepted: 07/31/2006] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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A novel series of nitrogen-containing flavonoids 5a-l, 6a,b, and 7a,b were designed and synthesized as cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) inhibitors. The representative compounds 5a, 5b, 5e, and 5g showed potent CDK1/Cyclin B inhibitory activities. All compounds displayed a significant growth inhibitory action in vitro against Bel-7402, PC-3, ECA-109, A-549, HL-60, and MCF-7 cancer cell lines. Flow cytometry analysis showed that 5b induced apoptosis in PC-3 cells.
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- Tao Liu
- ZJU-ENS Joint Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310031, PR China
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Walle T, Ta N, Kawamori T, Wen X, Tsuji PA, Walle UK. Cancer chemopreventive properties of orally bioavailable flavonoids--methylated versus unmethylated flavones. Biochem Pharmacol 2006; 73:1288-96. [PMID: 17250812 PMCID: PMC1868573 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2006.12.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 161] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2006] [Revised: 12/20/2006] [Accepted: 12/21/2006] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Poor oral bioavailability has been a major limitation for the successful use of dietary flavonoids as cancer chemopreventive agents. In this study, we examined fully methylated flavones as promising improved agents. In the human oral SCC-9 cancer cells, 5,7-dimethoxyflavone and 5,7,4'-trimethoxyflavone were both 10 times more potent inhibitors of cell proliferation (IC(50) values 5-8 microM) than the corresponding unmethylated analogs chrysin and apigenin. Flow cytometry indicated that both methylated flavones arrested the SCC-9 cells in the G1 phase with a concomitant decrease in the S phase, dramatically different from the unmethylated analogs, which promoted G2/M phase arrest. Both methylated compounds inhibited the proliferation of two other cancer cell lines with very little effect on two immortalized normal cell lines. Examination of additional flavone structures indicated that methylated flavones in general have antiproliferative properties. Finally, we demonstrated that 5,7-dimethoxyflavone, in contrast to its unmethylated analog chrysin, was well absorbed and had high oral bioavailability as well as tissue accumulation in vivo in the rat. Thus, fully methylated flavones appear to have great potential as cancer chemopreventive/chemotherapeutic agents, in particular in oral cancer.
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- Thomas Walle
- Department of Cell and Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA.
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Escrich E, Ramírez-Tortosa MC, Sánchez-Rovira P, Colomer R, Solanas M, Gaforio JJ. Olive Oil in Cancer Prevention and Progression. Nutr Rev 2006. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2006.tb00262.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Faria A, Calhau C, de Freitas V, Mateus N. Procyanidins as antioxidants and tumor cell growth modulators. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2006; 54:2392-7. [PMID: 16536624 DOI: 10.1021/jf0526487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Five procyanidin fractions with different structural complexities were obtained after fractionation of a grape seed extract. The procyanidin fraction's abilities to inhibit lipid peroxidation induced by 2,2'-azobis-2-methyl-propanimidamide dihydrochloride in a liposomal membrane system were examined. The antioxidant capacities of all fractions were evaluated through monitoring oxygen consumption and by measuring the formation of conjugated dienes. All tested fractions provided protection of membranes against peroxyl radicals by increasing the induction time of oxidation. This effect increased up to fraction II but decreased with the increase of the structural complexity of further procyanidin fractions, possibly due to steric hindrance effects exhibited by the more complex fractions. In addition, the antiradical properties and the reducing power of these fractions were determined by using 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl and ferric reducing/antioxidant power methods, respectively. Moreover, 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium-bromide reduction and DNA synthesis were measured in Michigan Cancer Foundation 7 (MCF-7), a human breast cancer cell line, treated with catechin or procyanidin fractions in order to evaluate the effect of these compounds on cell viability and proliferation. The results obtained showed that at 30 microg/mL, fractions I and II decreased cell viability and proliferation, which was not observed with 60 microg/mL of the same fractions. Catechin was also able to decrease cell viability and proliferation at 30 and 60 microg/mL. It is interesting to notice that the procyanidin fractions that exhibited higher antioxidant activity were the same to affect cell viability and proliferation.
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- Ana Faria
- Chemistry Investigation Centre, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
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Kawasaki M, Yoshikai H, Kakuda H, Toyooka N, Tanaka A, Goto M, Kometani T. Asymmetric Synthesis of Flindersiachromanone Using Lipase-catalyzed Reaction. HETEROCYCLES 2006. [DOI: 10.3987/com-05-10652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Tundis R, Deguin B, Loizzo MR, Bonesi M, Statti GA, Tillequin F, Menichini F. Potential antitumor agents: Flavones and their derivatives from Linaria reflexa Desf. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2005; 15:4757-60. [PMID: 16125932 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2005.07.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2005] [Revised: 07/20/2005] [Accepted: 07/22/2005] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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The antiproliferative activity of several flavonoids isolated from Linaria reflexa Desf. (Scrophulariaceae) was evaluated in vitro by the SRB assay against the large cell lung carcinoma cell line COR-L23, hepatocellular carcinoma cell line HepG-2, renal adenocarcinoma cell line ACHN, amelanotic melanoma cell line C32, colorectal adenocarcinoma cell line Caco-2, and normal human fetal lung MRC5. Chemical modifications, that is acetylation, hydrolysis of rutinose unit, and hydrolysis of the terminal rhamnose unit, were performed on pectolinarin. Pectolinarin exhibited strong cytotoxic activity on COR-L23, Caco-2, and C32 cell lines with an IC50 of 5.03, 6.18, and 7.17 microM. Similar activities were recorded for the three natural monoacetyl pectolinarin derivatives linariin, isolinariin A, and isolinariin B. In contrast, peracetylpectolinarin displayed only marginal activity.
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- Rosa Tundis
- Department of Pharmaceutical Science, University of Calabria, I-87030 Rende (CS), Italy.
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Daskiewicz JB, Depeint F, Viornery L, Bayet C, Comte-Sarrazin G, Comte G, Gee JM, Johnson IT, Ndjoko K, Hostettmann K, Barron D. Effects of Flavonoids on Cell Proliferation and Caspase Activation in a Human Colonic Cell Line HT29: An SAR Study. J Med Chem 2005; 48:2790-804. [PMID: 15828817 DOI: 10.1021/jm040770b] [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: 11/28/2022]
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A library of 42 natural and synthetic flavonoids has been screened for their effect on cell proliferation and apoptosis in a human colonic cell line (HT-29). Examples of different classes of flavonoids have been screened, and the effects of hydroxylation, methoxylation and/or C-alkylation at various positions in the A- and B-rings have been assessed. Flavones and flavonols possess greater antiproliferative activity than chalcones and flavanones. With respect to structural modification of flavonoids, C-isoprenylation was by far the most effective, with substitution at the 8-position and longer chains, such as geranyl giving the best results. Finally, most compounds that significantly reduced cell survival also increased caspase activity, suggesting that at least part of their antiproliferative activity might be attributable to an apoptotic response.
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- Jean-Baptiste Daskiewicz
- Laboratoire des Produits Naturels, CNRS-UMR 5013, UFR de Chimie-Biochimie, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 43 Boulevard du 11 Novembre 1918, 69622 Villeurbanne, France
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Chen HY, Dykstra KD, Birzin ET, Frisch K, Chan W, Yang YT, Mosley RT, DiNinno F, Rohrer SP, Schaeffer JM, Hammond ML. Estrogen receptor ligands. Part 1: The discovery of flavanoids with subtype selectivity. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2004; 14:1417-21. [PMID: 15006374 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2004.01.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2003] [Revised: 01/14/2004] [Accepted: 01/15/2004] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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A class of flavanoids exhibiting a high degree of selectivity for ERalpha over ERbeta has been discovered. The most active analogue 6 was found to be 66-fold ERalpha-selective and demonstrated uterine estradiol antagonism.
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- Helen Y Chen
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Merck Research Laboratories, PO Box 2000, Rahway, NJ 07065, USA.
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Rao YK, Fang SH, Tzeng YM. Differential effects of synthesized 2′-oxygenated chalcone derivatives: modulation of human cell cycle phase distribution. Bioorg Med Chem 2004; 12:2679-86. [PMID: 15110849 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2004.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2003] [Revised: 02/16/2004] [Accepted: 03/08/2004] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Ten structurally related 2'-oxygenated chalcone derivatives, bearing either hydroxy and/or methoxy substituents on the A and B rings, were synthesized through Claisen-Schmidt condensation. The synthesis procedure was relatively easy and had an acceptable yield. The in vitro cytotoxicities of these compounds against the human tumor cells such as Jurkat, U937 cells, and normal cells PHA stimulated PBMCs were investigated. Among those, compounds 1 (IC50 = 2.5 microM), 2 (1.7 microM), and 8 (3.2 microM) showed potent inhibitory activity toward Jurkat cell line. In parallel, compounds 1 (6.7 microM), 2 (1.5 microM), and 10 (5.3 microM) showed the highest activity against U937 cell line. However, the chalcones also inhibit the PHA stimulated PBMCs cells, but the IC50 values were relatively high when compared to the tumor cell line values. Studies were also on the effect of synthesized chalcones on the cell cycle phase distribution. In Jurkat cell line, compounds 7 and 9 showed the highest activity and the most striking effect in reduction of the percentage of cells in the S phase, which was associated with an increase of cells in G2/M phase. In U937 cell line, compound 3 increased the proportion of cells in the G0/G1 phase and reduced the proportion in S phase. In contrast, compounds 1, 9, and 10 showed a decrease effect on the percentage of cells in S phase and an increase effect on the percentage of cells in the G2/M phase of the cell cycle. Whereas in the case of PHA stimulated PBMCs, compounds 1, 4, 8, and 10 increased the percentage of cells in G2/M phase, which was associated with a decrease effect in the S phase of the cell cycle.
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- Yerra Koteswara Rao
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Chaoyang University of Technology, Wufeng 413, Taiwan, ROC
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