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Stanková J, Jurášek M, Hajdúch M, Džubák P. Terpenes and Terpenoids Conjugated with BODIPYs: An Overview of Biological and Chemical Properties. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2024; 87:1306-1319. [PMID: 38482846 PMCID: PMC11061839 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.3c00961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2023] [Revised: 02/28/2024] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 05/03/2024]
Abstract
Advancements in small-molecule research have created the need for sensitive techniques to accurately study biological processes in living systems. Fluorescent-labeled probes have become indispensable tools, particularly those that use boron-dipyrromethene (BODIPY) dyes. Terpenes and terpenoids are organic compounds found in nature that offer diverse biological activities, and BODIPY-based probes play a crucial role in studying these compounds. Monoterpene-BODIPY conjugates have exhibited potential for staining bacterial and fungal cells. Sesquiterpene-BODIPY derivatives have been used to study sarcoplasmic/endoplasmic reticulum calcium ATPase (SERCA), indicating their potential for drug development. Owing to their unique properties, diterpenes have been investigated using BODIPY conjugates to evaluate their mechanisms of action. Triterpene-BODIPY conjugates have been synthesized for biological studies, with different spacers affecting their cytotoxicity. Fluorescent probes, inspired by terpenoid-containing vitamins, have also been developed. Derivatives of tocopherol, coenzyme Q10, and vitamin K1 can provide insights into their oxidation-reduction abilities. All these probes have diverse applications, including the study of cell membranes to investigate immune responses and antioxidant properties. Further research in this field can help better understand and use terpenes and terpenoids in various biological contexts.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jarmila Stanková
- Institute
of Molecular and Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacký University, 77900 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Department
of Chemistry of Natural Compounds, University
of Chemistry and Technology Prague, 16628 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute
of Molecular and Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacký University, 77900 Olomouc, Czech Republic
- Laboratory
of Experimental Medicine, Institute of Molecular and Translational
Medicine, University Hospital Olomouc, 77900 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Institute
of Molecular and Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacký University, 77900 Olomouc, Czech Republic
- Laboratory
of Experimental Medicine, Institute of Molecular and Translational
Medicine, University Hospital Olomouc, 77900 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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Guseva GB, Eremeeva YV, Antina EV, Gilfanov IR, Lisovskaya SA, Ostolopovskaya OV, Trizna EY, Kayumov AR, Nikitina LE. Effect of meso-substituents and medium properties on the photo- and pH-stability, penetration efficiency into bacterial and microscopic fungi cells of terpene-BODIPY conjugates. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2024; 308:123701. [PMID: 38070313 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2023.123701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2023] [Revised: 11/17/2023] [Accepted: 11/26/2023] [Indexed: 01/13/2024]
Abstract
In order to expand the arsenal of tools and areas for practical use of BODIPY dyes as bifunctional fluorescent theranostics, we studied the effect of the meso-substituents nature and medium properties on photo- and pH-stability, efficiency of singlet oxygen generation, and affinity to biostructures of terpene-BODIPY conjugates. The BODIPYs fused with myrtenol or thiotherpenoid via carboxylic acid residues exhibit high stability over a wide pH range and the presence of a bulky substituent at the meso-position of BODIPY conjugates increases their photostability two-fold compared to structurally related meso-unsubstituted analogues. Furthermore, the photodegradation rate of the conjugates directly depends on their ability to generate singlet oxygen and the course probability of the corresponding red-ox reactions involving reactive oxygen species. The conjugate of BODIPY with a thiotherpenoid demonstrated high ability to penetrate the membranes of filamentous and yeast-like fungi and bind to membrane of organelles in the fungal cell. At the same time, this compound also had a high ability to penetrate into biofilms of Staphylococcus aureus and Klebsiella pneumoniae and into bacterial cells within the matrix, which makes this compound promising for staining intracellular structures of eukaryotic cells and bacteria embedded into biofilms.
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- Galina B Guseva
- G.A. Krestov Institute of Solution Chemistry of Russian Academy of Sciences, 153045 Ivanovo, Russia.
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- G.A. Krestov Institute of Solution Chemistry of Russian Academy of Sciences, 153045 Ivanovo, Russia.
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- G.A. Krestov Institute of Solution Chemistry of Russian Academy of Sciences, 153045 Ivanovo, Russia.
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- Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, 420008 Kazan, Russia.
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- Kazan State Medical University, Faculty of Medicine and Biology, 420012 Kazan, Russia; Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, 420008 Kazan, Russia; Scientific Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, 420015 Kazan, Russia.
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- Kazan State Medical University, Faculty of Medicine and Biology, 420012 Kazan, Russia; Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, 420008 Kazan, Russia.
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- Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, 420008 Kazan, Russia.
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- Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, 420008 Kazan, Russia.
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- Kazan State Medical University, Faculty of Medicine and Biology, 420012 Kazan, Russia; Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, 420008 Kazan, Russia.
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Wang X, Zhang X, Zheng G, Dong M, Huang Z, Lin L, Yan K, Zheng J, Wang J. Mitochondria-targeted pentacyclic triterpene NIR-AIE derivatives for enhanced chemotherapeutic and chemo-photodynamic combined therapy. Eur J Med Chem 2024; 264:115975. [PMID: 38039788 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2023.115975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2023] [Revised: 11/15/2023] [Accepted: 11/17/2023] [Indexed: 12/03/2023]
Abstract
Complexes formed by combining pentacyclic triterpenes (PTs) with Aggregation-Induced Emission luminogens (AIEgens), termed pentacyclic triterpene-aggregation induced emission (PT-AIEgen) complexes, merge the chemotherapeutic properties of PTs with the photocytotoxicity of AIEgens. In this study, we synthesized derivatives by connecting three types of triphenylamine (TPA) pyridinium derivatives with three common pentacyclic triterpenes. Altering the connecting group between the electron donor TPA and the electron acceptor pyridinium resulted in increased production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) by PT-AIEgens and a red-shift in their fluorescence emission spectra. Importantly, the fluorescence emission spectra of BA-3, OA-3, and UA-3 extended into the near-infrared (NIR) range, enabling NIR-AIE imaging of the sites where the derivatives aggregated. The incorporation of the pyridinium structure improved the mitochondrial targeting of PT-AIEgens, enhancing mitochondrial pathway-mediated cell apoptosis and improving the efficiency of chemotherapy (CT) and chemo-photodynamic combined therapy (CPCT) both in vivo and in vitro. Cellular fluorescence imaging demonstrated rapid cellular uptake and mitochondrial accumulation of BA-1 (-2, -3). Cell viability experiments revealed that BA-1 (-2), OA-1 (-2), and UA-1 (-2) exhibited superior CT cytotoxicity compared to their parent drugs, with BA-1 showing the most potent inhibitory effect on HeLa cells (IC50 = 1.19 μM). Furthermore, HeLa cells treated with BA-1 (1 μM), BA-2 (1.25 μM), and BA-3 (1 μM) exhibited survival rates of 2.99 % ± 0.05 % μM, 5.92 % ± 2.04 % μM, and 2.53 % ± 0.73 % μM, respectively, under white light irradiation. Mechanistic experiments revealed that derivatives induced cell apoptosis via the mitochondrial apoptosis pathway during both CT and CPCT. Remarkably, BA-1 and BA-3 in CPCT inhibited cancer cell proliferation in an in vivo melanoma mouse xenograft model. These results collectively encourage further research of PT-AIEgens as potential anticancer agents.
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- Xiang Wang
- Department of Chemistry, Shantou University Medical College, 22 Xinling Road, Shantou, 515041, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, Shantou University Medical College, 22 Xinling Road, Shantou, 515041, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, Shantou University Medical College, 22 Xinling Road, Shantou, 515041, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, Shantou University Medical College, 22 Xinling Road, Shantou, 515041, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, Shantou University Medical College, 22 Xinling Road, Shantou, 515041, PR China
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- Central Laboratory, Shantou University Medical College, 22 Xinling Road, Shantou, 515041, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, Shantou University Medical College, 22 Xinling Road, Shantou, 515041, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, Shantou University Medical College, 22 Xinling Road, Shantou, 515041, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, Shantou University Medical College, 22 Xinling Road, Shantou, 515041, PR China; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, 515041, PR China.
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Ahanin EF, Sager RA, Backe SJ, Dunn DM, Dushukyan N, Blanden AR, Mate NA, Suzuki T, Anderson T, Roy M, Oberoi J, Prodromou C, Nsouli I, Daneshvar M, Bratslavsky G, Woodford MR, Bourboulia D, Chisholm JD, Mollapour M. Catalytic inhibitor of Protein Phosphatase 5 activates the extrinsic apoptotic pathway by disrupting complex II in kidney cancer. Cell Chem Biol 2023; 30:1223-1234.e12. [PMID: 37527661 PMCID: PMC10592443 DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2023.06.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2023] [Revised: 05/11/2023] [Accepted: 06/30/2023] [Indexed: 08/03/2023]
Abstract
Serine/threonine protein phosphatase-5 (PP5) is involved in tumor progression and survival, making it an attractive therapeutic target. Specific inhibition of protein phosphatases has remained challenging because of their conserved catalytic sites. PP5 contains its regulatory domains within a single polypeptide chain, making it a more desirable target. Here we used an in silico approach to screen and develop a selective inhibitor of PP5. Compound P053 is a competitive inhibitor of PP5 that binds to its catalytic domain and causes apoptosis in renal cancer. We further demonstrated that PP5 interacts with FADD, RIPK1, and caspase 8, components of the extrinsic apoptotic pathway complex II. Specifically, PP5 dephosphorylates and inactivates the death effector protein FADD, preserving complex II integrity and regulating extrinsic apoptosis. Our data suggests that PP5 promotes renal cancer survival by suppressing the extrinsic apoptotic pathway. Pharmacologic inhibition of PP5 activates this pathway, presenting a viable therapeutic strategy for renal cancer.
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- Elham F Ahanin
- Department of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Upstate Cancer Center, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Department of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Upstate Cancer Center, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Department of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Upstate Cancer Center, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Department of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Department of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Upstate Cancer Center, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Department of Neurology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Department of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; College of Health Professions, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Department of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Upstate Cancer Center, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Genome Damage and Stability Centre, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9RQ, UK
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- School of Life Sciences, Biochemistry and Biomedicine, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QG, UK
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- Department of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Upstate Cancer Center, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Department of Urology, University of California, California, Irvine, CA 92868, USA
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- Department of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Upstate Cancer Center, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Department of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Upstate Cancer Center, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Department of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Upstate Cancer Center, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA.
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- Department of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA; Upstate Cancer Center, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA.
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Effect of meso-substituent and solvent nature on spectral properties, pH-stability and affinity to blood transport proteins of BODIPY dyes. J Mol Liq 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2022.121078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Medina-O’Donnell M, Vega-Granados K, Martinez A, Sepúlveda MR, Molina-Bolívar JA, Álvarez de Cienfuegos L, Parra A, Reyes-Zurita FJ, Rivas F. Synthesis, Optical Properties, and Antiproliferative Evaluation of NBD-Triterpene Fluorescent Probes. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2023; 86:166-175. [PMID: 36542806 PMCID: PMC9887599 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.2c00880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
A fluorescent labeling protocol for hydroxylated natural compounds with promising antitumor properties has been used to synthesize, in yields of 72-86%, 12 derivatives having fluorescent properties and biological activity. The reagent used for the synthesis of these fluorescent derivatives was 7-nitrobenzo-2-oxa-1,3-diazole chloride (NBD-Cl). The linkers employed to bind the NBD-Cl reagent to the natural compounds were ω-amino acids (Aa) of different chain lengths. The natural triterpene compounds chosen were oleanolic and maslinic acid, as their corresponding 28-benzylated derivatives. Thus, 12 NBD-Aa-triterpene conjugates have been studied for their optical fluorescence properties and their biological activities against cell proliferation in three cancer cell lines (B16-F10, HT-29, and HepG2), compared with three nontumor cell lines (HPF, IEC-18, and WRL68) from different tissues. The results of the fluorescence study have shown that the best fluorescent labels are those in which the ω-amino acid chain is shorter, and the carboxylic group is not benzylated. Analysis by confocal microscopy showed that these compounds were rapidly incorporated into cells in all three cancer cell lines, with these same derivatives showing the highest toxicity against the cancer cell lines tested. Then, the fluorescent labeling of these NBD-Aa-triterpene conjugates enabled their uptake and subcellular distribution to be followed in order to probe in detail their biological properties at the cellular and molecular level.
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- Marta Medina-O’Donnell
- Departamento
de Química Orgánica, Departamento de Biología
Celular, and Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular I.
Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, E-18071Granada, Spain
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- Departamento
de Química Orgánica, Departamento de Biología
Celular, and Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular I.
Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, E-18071Granada, Spain
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- Departamento
de Química Orgánica, Departamento de Biología
Celular, and Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular I.
Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, E-18071Granada, Spain
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- Departamento
de Química Orgánica, Departamento de Biología
Celular, and Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular I.
Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, E-18071Granada, Spain
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- Departamento
de Química Orgánica, Departamento de Biología
Celular, and Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular I.
Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, E-18071Granada, Spain
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- Departamento
de Química Orgánica, Departamento de Biología
Celular, and Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular I.
Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, E-18071Granada, Spain
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- Departamento
de Química Orgánica, Departamento de Biología
Celular, and Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular I.
Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, E-18071Granada, Spain
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- Departamento
de Química Orgánica, Departamento de Biología
Celular, and Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular I.
Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, E-18071Granada, Spain
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Borková L, Frydrych I, Vránová B, Jakubcová N, Lišková B, Gurská S, Džubák P, Pavliš P, Hajdúch M, Urban M. Lupane derivatives containing various aryl substituents in the position 3 have selective cytostatic effect in leukemic cancer cells including resistant phenotypes. Eur J Med Chem 2022; 244:114850. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2022.114850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2022] [Revised: 10/10/2022] [Accepted: 10/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Spivak AY, Davletshin EV, Gubaidullin RR, Tukhbatullin AA, Nedopekina DA. Synthesis of Bodipy-Labeled Fluorescent Betulinic Acid Derivatives with a Terminal Triphenylphosphonium Group on Side-Chain C-28. Chem Nat Compd 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10600-022-03869-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Nistor G, Trandafirescu C, Prodea A, Milan A, Cristea A, Ghiulai R, Racoviceanu R, Mioc A, Mioc M, Ivan V, Șoica C. Semisynthetic Derivatives of Pentacyclic Triterpenes Bearing Heterocyclic Moieties with Therapeutic Potential. MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 27:molecules27196552. [PMID: 36235089 PMCID: PMC9572482 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27196552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2022] [Revised: 09/29/2022] [Accepted: 09/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
Abstract
Medicinal plants have been used by humans since ancient times for the treatment of various diseases and currently represent the main source of a variety of phytocompounds, such as triterpenes. Pentacyclic triterpenes have been subjected to numerous studies that have revealed various biological activities, such as anticancer, antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and hepatoprotective effects, which can be employed in therapy. However, due to their high lipophilicity, which is considered to exert a significant influence on their bioavailability, their current use is limited. A frequent approach employed to overcome this obstacle is the chemical derivatization of the core structure with different types of moieties including heterocycles, which are considered key elements in medicinal chemistry. The present review aims to summarize the literature published in the last 10 years regarding the derivatives of pentacyclic triterpenes bearing heterocyclic moieties and focuses on the biologically active derivatives as well as their structure-activity relationships. Predominantly, the targeted positions for the derivatization of the triterpene skeleton are C-3 (hydroxyl/oxo group), C-28 (hydroxyl/carboxyl group), and C-30 (allylic group) or the extension of the main scaffold by fusing various heterocycles with the A-ring of the phytocompound. In addition, numerous derivatives also contain linker moieties that connect the triterpenic scaffold with heterocycles; one such linker, the triazole moiety, stands out as a key pharmacophore for its biological effect. All these studies support the hypothesis that triterpenoid conjugates with heterocyclic moieties may represent promising candidates for future clinical trials.
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- Gabriela Nistor
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Eftimie Murgu Square No. 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania
- Research Centre for Pharmaco-Toxicological Evaluation, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Eftimie Murgu Sq., No. 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Eftimie Murgu Square No. 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania
- Research Centre for Pharmaco-Toxicological Evaluation, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Eftimie Murgu Sq., No. 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Eftimie Murgu Square No. 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania
- Research Centre for Pharmaco-Toxicological Evaluation, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Eftimie Murgu Sq., No. 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania
- Correspondence: (A.P.); (A.M.); Tel.: +40-256-494-604 (A.P.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Eftimie Murgu Square No. 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania
- Research Centre for Pharmaco-Toxicological Evaluation, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Eftimie Murgu Sq., No. 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania
- Correspondence: (A.P.); (A.M.); Tel.: +40-256-494-604 (A.P.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Eftimie Murgu Square No. 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania
- Research Centre for Pharmaco-Toxicological Evaluation, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Eftimie Murgu Sq., No. 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Eftimie Murgu Square No. 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania
- Research Centre for Pharmaco-Toxicological Evaluation, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Eftimie Murgu Sq., No. 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Eftimie Murgu Square No. 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania
- Research Centre for Pharmaco-Toxicological Evaluation, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Eftimie Murgu Sq., No. 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania
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- Research Centre for Pharmaco-Toxicological Evaluation, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Eftimie Murgu Sq., No. 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania
- Department of Anatomy, Physiology, Pathophysiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 2nd Eftimie Murgu Sq., 300041 Timisoara, Romania
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Eftimie Murgu Square No. 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania
- Research Centre for Pharmaco-Toxicological Evaluation, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Eftimie Murgu Sq., No. 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, Faculty of Medicine, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Eftimie Murgu Square No. 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Eftimie Murgu Square No. 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania
- Research Centre for Pharmaco-Toxicological Evaluation, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Eftimie Murgu Sq., No. 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania
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Sun G, Zuo M, Xu Z, Wang K, Wang L, Hu XY. Orthogonal Design of Supramolecular Prodrug Vesicles via Water-Soluble Pillar[5]arene and Betulinic Acid Derivative for Dual Chemotherapy. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2022; 5:3320-3328. [PMID: 35486958 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.2c00318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
Supramolecular prodrug vesicles with efficient property for dual chemotherapy have been successfully constructed based on the orthogonal self-assembly between a water-soluble pillar[5]arene host (WP5) and a betulinic acid guest (BA-D) as well as doxorubicin (DOX). Under the acidic microenvironment of cancer cells, both the encapsulated anticancer drug DOX and prodrug BA-D can be effectively released from DOX-loaded WP5⊃BA-D prodrug vesicles for combinational chemotherapy. Furthermore, bioexperiments indicate that DOX-loaded prodrug vesicles can obviously enhance the anticancer efficiency based on the cooperative effect of DOX and BA-D, while remarkably reducing the systematic toxicity in tumor-mice, displaying great potential applications in combinational chemotherapy for cancer treatments.
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- Guangping Sun
- Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 211106, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 211106, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 211106, China
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Guseva GB, Antina EV, Berezin MB, Ksenofontov AA, Bocharov PS, Smirnova AS, Pavelyev RS, Gilfanov IR, Pestova SV, Izmest'ev ES, Rubtsova SA, Kayumov AR, Kiselev SV, Azizova ZR, Ostolopovskaya OV, Efimov SV, Klochkov VV, Khodov IA, Nikitina LE. Conjugate of meso-carboxysubstituted-BODIPY with thioterpenoid as an effective fluorescent probe: Synthesis, structure, spectral characteristics, and molecular docking. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2022; 268:120638. [PMID: 34840052 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2021.120638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2021] [Revised: 10/20/2021] [Accepted: 11/12/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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This paper is devoted to the design of a fluorescent probe based on meso-carboxysubstituted-BODIPY with a thioterpene fragment. The functional replacement of the methoxy group in the BODIPY molecule on a thioterpene fragment was carried out in order to find out the antiplatelet and anticoagulant action mechanisms of thioterpenoids and to assess the membrane and receptor factors contributions. The molecular structure of the conjugate was confirmed via UV/vis-, NMR- and MS-spectra. It is found that the probe is a high fluorescence quantum yield (to ∼ 100%) in the blue-green region at 509-516 nm. Molecular docking of all studied molecules showed that the BODIPY with terpenoid conjugation is an excellent way to increase their affinity to platelet receptor P2Y12.
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- Galina B Guseva
- G.A. Krestov Institute of Solution Chemistry of Russian Academy of Sciences, 1 Akademicheskaya st., 153045 Ivanovo, Russia.
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- G.A. Krestov Institute of Solution Chemistry of Russian Academy of Sciences, 1 Akademicheskaya st., 153045 Ivanovo, Russia
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- G.A. Krestov Institute of Solution Chemistry of Russian Academy of Sciences, 1 Akademicheskaya st., 153045 Ivanovo, Russia
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- G.A. Krestov Institute of Solution Chemistry of Russian Academy of Sciences, 1 Akademicheskaya st., 153045 Ivanovo, Russia
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- G.A. Krestov Institute of Solution Chemistry of Russian Academy of Sciences, 1 Akademicheskaya st., 153045 Ivanovo, Russia; Ivanovo State University of Chemistry and Technology, 7, Sheremetevskiy Avenue, 153000 Ivanovo, Russia
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- G.A. Krestov Institute of Solution Chemistry of Russian Academy of Sciences, 1 Akademicheskaya st., 153045 Ivanovo, Russia; Ivanovo State University of Chemistry and Technology, 7, Sheremetevskiy Avenue, 153000 Ivanovo, Russia
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- Kazan Federal University, 18 Kremlevskaya st., 420008 Kazan, Russia
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- Kazan State Medical University, 49 Butlerova st., 420012 Kazan, Russia
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- Institute of Chemistry, Federal Research Center "Komi Scientific Centre", Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Pervomaiskaya 48, 167000 Syktyvkar, Russia
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- Institute of Chemistry, Federal Research Center "Komi Scientific Centre", Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Pervomaiskaya 48, 167000 Syktyvkar, Russia
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- Institute of Chemistry, Federal Research Center "Komi Scientific Centre", Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Pervomaiskaya 48, 167000 Syktyvkar, Russia
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- Kazan Federal University, 18 Kremlevskaya st., 420008 Kazan, Russia
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- Kazan State Medical University, 49 Butlerova st., 420012 Kazan, Russia
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- Kazan State Medical University, 49 Butlerova st., 420012 Kazan, Russia
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- Kazan Federal University, 18 Kremlevskaya st., 420008 Kazan, Russia
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- G.A. Krestov Institute of Solution Chemistry of Russian Academy of Sciences, 1 Akademicheskaya st., 153045 Ivanovo, Russia
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- Kazan State Medical University, 49 Butlerova st., 420012 Kazan, Russia; Kazan Federal University, 18 Kremlevskaya st., 420008 Kazan, Russia
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Antina E, Bumagina N, Marfin Y, Guseva G, Nikitina L, Sbytov D, Telegin F. BODIPY Conjugates as Functional Compounds for Medical Diagnostics and Treatment. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27041396. [PMID: 35209191 PMCID: PMC8877204 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27041396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Revised: 01/28/2022] [Accepted: 02/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Fluorescent dyes absorbing and emitting in the visible and near-IR regions are promising for the development of fluorescent probes for labeling and bio-visualization of body cells. The ability to absorb and emit in the long-wavelength region increases the efficiency of recording the spectral signals of the probes due to the higher permeability of the skin layers. Compared to other fluorescent dyes, BODIPYs are attractive due to their excellent photophysical properties-narrow absorption and emission, intense fluorescence, simple signal modulation for the practical applications. As part of conjugates with biomolecules, BODIPY could act as a biomarker, but as therapeutic agent, which allows solving several problems at once-labeling or bioimaging and treatment based on the suppression of pathogenic microflora and cancer cells, which provides a huge potential for practical application of BODIPY conjugates in medicine. The review is devoted to the discussion of the recent, promising directions of BODIPY application in the field of conjugation with biomolecules. The first direction is associated with the development of BODIPY conjugates with drugs, including compounds of platinum, paclitaxel, chlorambucil, isoxazole, capsaicin, etc. The second direction is devoted to the labeling of vitamins, hormones, lipids, and other biomolecules to control the processes of their transport, localization in target cells, and metabolism. Within the framework of the third direction, the problem of obtaining functional optically active materials by conjugating BODIPY with other colored and fluorescent particles, in particular, phthalocyanines, is being solved.
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- Elena Antina
- G.A. Krestov Institute of Solution Chemistry of Russian Academy of Sciences, 1 Akademicheskaya St., 153045 Ivanovo, Russia; (E.A.); (N.B.); (G.G.)
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- G.A. Krestov Institute of Solution Chemistry of Russian Academy of Sciences, 1 Akademicheskaya St., 153045 Ivanovo, Russia; (E.A.); (N.B.); (G.G.)
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- Inorganic Chemistry Department, Ivanovo State University of Chemistry and Technology, 7 Sheremetevskiy Ave., 153000 Ivanovo, Russia; (D.S.); (F.T.)
- Correspondence: or
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- G.A. Krestov Institute of Solution Chemistry of Russian Academy of Sciences, 1 Akademicheskaya St., 153045 Ivanovo, Russia; (E.A.); (N.B.); (G.G.)
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- Department of General and Organic Chemistry, Kazan State Medical University, 49 Butlerova St., 420012 Kazan, Russia;
- Biologically Active Terpenoids Laboratory, Kazan Federal University, 18 Kremlyovskaya St., 420008 Kazan, Russia
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- Inorganic Chemistry Department, Ivanovo State University of Chemistry and Technology, 7 Sheremetevskiy Ave., 153000 Ivanovo, Russia; (D.S.); (F.T.)
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- Inorganic Chemistry Department, Ivanovo State University of Chemistry and Technology, 7 Sheremetevskiy Ave., 153000 Ivanovo, Russia; (D.S.); (F.T.)
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Blázquez-Moraleja A, Maierhofer L, Mann E, Prieto-Montero R, Oliden-Sánchez A, Celada L, Martínez-Martínez V, Chiara MD, Chiara JL. Acetoxymethyl-BODIPY dyes: a universal platform for the fluorescent labeling of nucleophiles. Org Chem Front 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2qo01099b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A general and robust methodology has been developed for the direct incorporation of a wide variety of C-, N-, P-, O-, S-, and halo-nucleophiles into functional BODIPY conjugates in a single reaction step.
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- Instituto de Química Orgánica General (IQOG-CSIC), Juan de la Cierva 3, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Química Orgánica General (IQOG-CSIC), Juan de la Cierva 3, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Física, Universidad del País Vasco-EHU, Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología, Apartado 644, 48080 Bilbao, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Física, Universidad del País Vasco-EHU, Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología, Apartado 644, 48080 Bilbao, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias, Instituto Universitario de Oncología del Principado de Asturias (IUOPA), CIBERONC, Universidad de Oviedo, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, 33011 Oviedo, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Física, Universidad del País Vasco-EHU, Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología, Apartado 644, 48080 Bilbao, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias, Instituto Universitario de Oncología del Principado de Asturias (IUOPA), CIBERONC, Universidad de Oviedo, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, 33011 Oviedo, Spain
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- Instituto de Química Orgánica General (IQOG-CSIC), Juan de la Cierva 3, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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Effect of meso-substituents and solvent on the photo- and thermal stability of BODIPY dyes. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2021.113620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Porubský M, Vychodilová K, Milićević D, Buděšinský M, Stanková J, Džubák P, Hajdúch M, Hlaváč J. Cytotoxicity of Amino-BODIPY Modulated via Conjugation with 2-Phenyl-3-Hydroxy-4(1H)-Quinolinones. ChemistryOpen 2021; 10:1104-1110. [PMID: 34427046 PMCID: PMC8562313 DOI: 10.1002/open.202100025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2021] [Revised: 07/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The combination of cytotoxic amino-BODIPY dye and 2-phenyl-3-hydroxy-4(1H)-quinolinone (3-HQ) derivatives into one molecule gave rise to selective activity against lymphoblastic or myeloid leukemia and the simultaneous disappearance of the cytotoxicity against normal cells. Both species' conjugation can be realized via a disulfide linker cleavable in the presence of glutathione characteristic for cancer cells. The cleavage liberating the free amino-BODIPY dye and 3-HQ derivative can be monitored by ratiometric fluorescence or by the OFF-ON effect of the amino-BODIPY dye. A similar cytotoxic activity is observed when the amino-BODIPY dye and 3-HQ derivative are connected through a non-cleavable maleimide linker. The work reports the synthesis of several conjugates, the study of their cleavage inside cells, and cytotoxic screening.
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- Martin Porubský
- Department of Organic ChemistryFaculty of SciencePalacký UniversityTř. 17. Listopadu 12771 46OlomoucCzech Republic
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- Institute of Molecular and Translational MedicineFaculty of Medicine and DentistryPalacký UniversityHněvotínská 5779 00OlomoucCzech Republic
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- Department of Organic ChemistryFaculty of SciencePalacký UniversityTř. 17. Listopadu 12771 46OlomoucCzech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of SciencesFlemingovo nám. 542/2160 00PragueCzech Republic
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- Institute of Molecular and Translational MedicineFaculty of Medicine and DentistryPalacký UniversityHněvotínská 5779 00OlomoucCzech Republic
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- Institute of Molecular and Translational MedicineFaculty of Medicine and DentistryPalacký UniversityHněvotínská 5779 00OlomoucCzech Republic
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- Institute of Molecular and Translational MedicineFaculty of Medicine and DentistryPalacký UniversityHněvotínská 5779 00OlomoucCzech Republic
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- Department of Organic ChemistryFaculty of SciencePalacký UniversityTř. 17. Listopadu 12771 46OlomoucCzech Republic
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Kodr D, Stanková J, Rumlová M, Džubák P, Řehulka J, Zimmermann T, Křížová I, Gurská S, Hajdúch M, Drašar PB, Jurášek M. Betulinic Acid Decorated with Polar Groups and Blue Emitting BODIPY Dye: Synthesis, Cytotoxicity, Cell-Cycle Analysis and Anti-HIV Profiling. Biomedicines 2021; 9:biomedicines9091104. [PMID: 34572290 PMCID: PMC8472287 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines9091104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2021] [Revised: 08/20/2021] [Accepted: 08/21/2021] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Betulinic acid (BA) is a potent triterpene, which has shown promising potential in cancer and HIV-1 treatment. Here, we report a synthesis and biological evaluation of 17 new compounds, including BODIPY labelled analogues derived from BA. The analogues terminated by amino moiety showed increased cytotoxicity (e.g., BA had on CCRF-CEM IC50 > 50 μM, amine 3 IC50 0.21 and amine 14 IC50 0.29). The cell-cycle arrest was evaluated and did not show general features for all the tested compounds. A fluorescence microscopy study of six derivatives revealed that only 4 and 6 were detected in living cells. These compounds were colocalized with the endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria, indicating possible targets in these organelles. The study of anti-HIV-1 activity showed that 8, 10, 16, 17 and 18 have had IC50i > 10 μM. Only completely processed p24 CA was identified in the viruses formed in the presence of compounds 4 and 12. In the cases of 2, 8, 9, 10, 16, 17 and 18, we identified not fully processed p24 CA and p25 CA-SP1 protein. This observation suggests a similar mechanism of inhibition as described for bevirimat.
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- David Kodr
- Department of Chemistry of Natural Compounds, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, 16628 Prague, Czech Republic; (D.K.); (T.Z.); (P.B.D.)
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- Institute of Molecular and Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacký University and University Hospital in Olomouc, 77900 Olomouc, Czech Republic; (J.S.); (P.D.); (J.Ř.); (S.G.); (M.H.)
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, 16628 Prague, Czech Republic; (M.R.); (I.K.)
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- Institute of Molecular and Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacký University and University Hospital in Olomouc, 77900 Olomouc, Czech Republic; (J.S.); (P.D.); (J.Ř.); (S.G.); (M.H.)
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- Institute of Molecular and Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacký University and University Hospital in Olomouc, 77900 Olomouc, Czech Republic; (J.S.); (P.D.); (J.Ř.); (S.G.); (M.H.)
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- Department of Chemistry of Natural Compounds, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, 16628 Prague, Czech Republic; (D.K.); (T.Z.); (P.B.D.)
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, 16628 Prague, Czech Republic; (M.R.); (I.K.)
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- Institute of Molecular and Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacký University and University Hospital in Olomouc, 77900 Olomouc, Czech Republic; (J.S.); (P.D.); (J.Ř.); (S.G.); (M.H.)
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- Institute of Molecular and Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacký University and University Hospital in Olomouc, 77900 Olomouc, Czech Republic; (J.S.); (P.D.); (J.Ř.); (S.G.); (M.H.)
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- Department of Chemistry of Natural Compounds, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, 16628 Prague, Czech Republic; (D.K.); (T.Z.); (P.B.D.)
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- Department of Chemistry of Natural Compounds, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, 16628 Prague, Czech Republic; (D.K.); (T.Z.); (P.B.D.)
- Correspondence:
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Pokorný J, Olejníková D, Frydrych I, Lišková B, Gurská S, Benická S, Šarek J, Kotulová J, Hajdúch M, Džubák P, Urban M. Substituted dienes prepared from betulinic acid - Synthesis, cytotoxicity, mechanism of action, and pharmacological parameters. Eur J Med Chem 2021; 224:113706. [PMID: 34311159 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2021.113706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2021] [Revised: 07/12/2021] [Accepted: 07/13/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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A set of new substituted dienes were synthesized from betulinic acid by its oxidation to 30-oxobetulinic acid followed by the Wittig reaction. Cytotoxicity of all compounds was tested in vitro in eight cancer cell lines and two noncancer fibroblasts. Almost all dienes were more cytotoxic than betulinic acid. Compounds 4.22, 4.30, 4.33, 4.39 had IC50 below 5 μmol/L; 4.22 and 4.39 were selected for studies of the mechanism of action. Cell cycle analysis revealed an increase in the number of apoptotic cells at 5 × IC50 concentration, where activation of irreversible changes leading to cell death can be expected. Both 4.22 and 4.39 led to the accumulation of cells in the G0/G1 phase with partial inhibition of DNA/RNA synthesis at 1 × IC50 and almost complete inhibition at 5 × IC50. Interestingly, compound 4.39 at 5 × IC50 caused the accumulation of cells in the S phase. Higher concentrations of tested drugs probably inhibit more off-targets than lower concentrations. Mechanisms disrupting cellular metabolism can induce the accumulation of cells in the S phase. Both compounds 4.22 and 4.39 trigger selective apoptosis in cancer cells via intrinsic pathway, which we have demonstrated by changes in the expression of the crucial apoptosis-related protein. Pharmacological parameters of derivative 4.22 were superior to 4.39, therefore 4.22 was the finally selected candidate for the development of anticancer drug.
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- Jan Pokorný
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Palacký University Olomouc, 17. Listopadu 1192/12, 771 46, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Palacký University Olomouc, 17. Listopadu 1192/12, 771 46, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Molecular and Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacký University Olomouc, Hněvotínská 1333/5, 779 00, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Molecular and Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacký University Olomouc, Hněvotínská 1333/5, 779 00, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Molecular and Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacký University Olomouc, Hněvotínská 1333/5, 779 00, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Palacký University Olomouc, 17. Listopadu 1192/12, 771 46, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Palacký University Olomouc, 17. Listopadu 1192/12, 771 46, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Molecular and Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacký University Olomouc, Hněvotínská 1333/5, 779 00, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Molecular and Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacký University Olomouc, Hněvotínská 1333/5, 779 00, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Molecular and Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacký University Olomouc, Hněvotínská 1333/5, 779 00, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Molecular and Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacký University Olomouc, Hněvotínská 1333/5, 779 00, Olomouc, Czech Republic.
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Krajčovičová S, Hlaváč J, Vychodilová K. Polymer-supported synthesis of N-substituted anthranilates as the building blocks for preparation of N-arylated 3-hydroxyquinolin-4(1 H)-ones. RSC Adv 2021; 11:9362-9365. [PMID: 35423420 PMCID: PMC8695337 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra01308d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2021] [Accepted: 02/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Fast and simple access to N-arylated 3-hydroxyquinolin-4(1H)-ones starting from easily available 1-methyl-2-iodoterephthalate and variously substituted anilines is presented. N-Alkylated anthranilic acid derivatives represent important intermediates. They can be advantageously prepared by solid-phase synthesis, by Buchwald–Hartwig amination or reductive amination with wide substrate scope and with excellent crude purities. Fast and simple access to N-arylated 3-hydroxyquinolin-4(1H)-ones starting from easily available 1-methyl-2-iodoterephthalate and variously substituted anilines is presented.![]()
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- Soňa Krajčovičová
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Palacký University 17. Listopadu 12 77146 Olomouc Czech Republic
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Palacký University 17. Listopadu 12 77146 Olomouc Czech Republic
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- Institute of Molecular and Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacký University Hněvotínská 5 77900 Olomouc Czech Republic
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Meazza M, Cruz CM, Ortuño AM, Cuerva JM, Crovetto L, Rios R. Studying the reactivity of alkyl substituted BODIPYs: first enantioselective addition of BODIPY to MBH carbonates. Chem Sci 2021; 12:4503-4508. [PMID: 34163715 PMCID: PMC8179495 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc06574a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2020] [Accepted: 02/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The first enantioselective addition of alkyl BODIPYs to Morita-Baylis-Hillman (MBH) carbonates is reported. This is the first reported enantioselective methodology using the methylene position of BODIPYs as a nucleophile. The reaction is efficiently catalyzed by cinchona alkaloids, achieving high enantioselectivities and total diastereoselectivity. The use of cinchona alkaloid pseudo enantiomers (chinine/cinchonine) allows us to obtain both pairs of enantiomers in similar yields and enantioselectivities, a common issue in this type of reaction. The photophysical study of these dyes (absorption and fluorescence) has been performed in order to determine their parameters and explore future possible application in bioimaging. In addition, electronic circular dichroism (ECD) studies supported by time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) calculations were also performed.
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- Marta Meazza
- Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences, University of Southampton Highfield Campus Southampton SO17 1BJ UK
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Unidad de Excelencia de Química Aplicada a la Biomedicina y Medioambiente (UEQ), Universidad de Granada Campus Fuentenueva 18071 Granada Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Unidad de Excelencia de Química Aplicada a la Biomedicina y Medioambiente (UEQ), Universidad de Granada Campus Fuentenueva 18071 Granada Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Unidad de Excelencia de Química Aplicada a la Biomedicina y Medioambiente (UEQ), Universidad de Granada Campus Fuentenueva 18071 Granada Spain
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- Departamento de Fisicoquímica, Facultad de Farmacia, Unidad de Excelencia de Química Aplicada a la Biomedicina y Medioambiente (UEQ), Universidad de Granada Campus Cartuja 18071 Granada Spain
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- Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences, University of Southampton Highfield Campus Southampton SO17 1BJ UK
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Mhlongo NZ, Ebenhan T, Driver CHS, Maguire GEM, Kruger HG, Govender T, Naicker T. Microwave-assisted synthesis of meso-carboxyalkyl-BODIPYs and an application to fluorescence imaging. Org Biomol Chem 2020; 18:7876-7883. [PMID: 32986056 DOI: 10.1039/d0ob01415j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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In this study, a significantly improved method for the synthesis of modular meso-BODIPY (boron dipyrromethene) derivatives possessing a free carboxylic acid group (which was subsequently coupled to peptides), is disclosed. This method provides a vastly efficient synthetic route with a > threefold higher overall yield than other reports. The resultant meso-BODIPY acid allowed for further easy incorporation into peptides. The meso-BODIPY peptides showed absorption maxima from 495-498 nm and emission maxima from 504-506 nm, molar absorptivity coefficients from 33 383-80 434 M-1 cm-1 and fluorescent quantum yields from 0.508-0.849. The meso-BODIPY-c(RGDyK) peptide was evaluated for plasma stability and (proved to be durable even up to 4 h) was then assessed for its fluorescence imaging applicability in vivo and ex vivo. The optical imaging in vivo was limited due to autofluorescence, however, the ex vivo tissue analysis displayed BODIPY-c(RGDyK) internalization and cancer detection thereby making it a novel tumor-integrin associated fluorescent probe while displaying the lack of interference the dye has on the properties of this ligand to bind the receptor.
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- Neliswa Z Mhlongo
- Catalysis and Peptide Research Unit, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.
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Wu Y, Tam WS, Chau HF, Kaur S, Thor W, Aik WS, Chan WL, Zweckstetter M, Wong KL. Solid-phase fluorescent BODIPY-peptide synthesis via in situ dipyrrin construction. Chem Sci 2020; 11:11266-11273. [PMID: 34094367 PMCID: PMC8162834 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc04849f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2020] [Accepted: 09/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Traditional fluorescent peptide chemical syntheses hinge on the use of limited fluorescent/dye-taggable unnatural amino acids and entail multiple costly purifications. Here we describe a facile and efficient protocol for in situ construction of dipyrrins on the N-terminus with 20 natural and five unnatural amino acids and the lysine's side chain of selected peptides/peptide drugs through Fmoc-based solid-phase peptide synthesis. The new strategy enables the direct formation of boron-dipyrromethene (BODIPY)-peptide conjugates from simple aldehyde and pyrrole derivatives without pre-functionalization, and only requires a single-time chromatographic purification at the final stage. As a model study, synthesized EBNA1-targeting BODIPY1-Pep4 demonstrates intact selectivity in vitro, responsive fluorescence enhancement, and higher light cytotoxicity due to the photo-generation of cytotoxic singlet oxygen. This work offers a novel practical synthetic platform for fluorescent peptides for multifaceted biomedical applications.
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- Yue Wu
- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University Kowloon Hong Kong SAR China
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- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University Kowloon Hong Kong SAR China
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- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University Kowloon Hong Kong SAR China
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- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University Kowloon Hong Kong SAR China
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- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University Kowloon Hong Kong SAR China
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- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University Kowloon Hong Kong SAR China
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- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University Kowloon Hong Kong SAR China
- Department for NMR-based Structural Biology, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry Am Fassberg 11 37077 Göttingen Germany
- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) Von-Siebold-Str. 3a 37075 Göttingen Germany
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- Department for NMR-based Structural Biology, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry Am Fassberg 11 37077 Göttingen Germany
- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) Von-Siebold-Str. 3a 37075 Göttingen Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University Kowloon Hong Kong SAR China
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Hoenke S, Heise NV, Kahnt M, Deigner HP, Csuk R. Betulinic acid derived amides are highly cytotoxic, apoptotic and selective. Eur J Med Chem 2020; 207:112815. [PMID: 32956968 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2020.112815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2020] [Revised: 09/02/2020] [Accepted: 09/02/2020] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Betulinic and platanic acid derived amides were prepared and screened for their cytotoxic activity. All of the compounds were shown to be cytotoxic for a panel of human tumor cell lines, and especially apoptotic betulinic acid derived compounds 6, 8 and 19 showed low EC50 values. Of special interest was a 4-isoquinolinyl amide of 3-O-acetyl-betulinic acid (compound 19), being the most cytotoxic compound of this series and holding EC50 values as low as EC50 = 1.48 μM (A375 melanoma cells) while being significantly less cytotoxic for non-malignant fibroblasts NIH 3T3 with a selectivity index of >91.2. This finding parallels previous results obtained for SAA21, a augustic acid derived compound thus making the 4-isoquinolinyl moiety to a privileged scaffold.
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- Sophie Hoenke
- Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Organic Chemistry, Kurt-Mothes-Str. 2, D-06120, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Organic Chemistry, Kurt-Mothes-Str. 2, D-06120, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Organic Chemistry, Kurt-Mothes-Str. 2, D-06120, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Furtwangen University, Medical and Life Sciences Faculty, Jakob-Kienzle Str. 17, D-78054, Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany
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- Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Organic Chemistry, Kurt-Mothes-Str. 2, D-06120, Halle (Saale), Germany.
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Yao H, Chen S, Deng Z, Tse MK, Matsuda Y, Zhu G. BODI-Pt, a Green-Light-Activatable and Carboplatin-Based Platinum(IV) Anticancer Prodrug with Enhanced Activation and Cytotoxicity. Inorg Chem 2020; 59:11823-11833. [PMID: 32799491 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c01880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Platinum drugs are widely used in clinics to treat various types of cancer. However, a number of severe side effects induced by the nonspecific binding of platinum drugs to normal tissues limit their clinical use. The conversion of platinum(II) drugs into more inert platinum(IV) derivatives is a promising strategy to solve this problem. Some platinum(IV) prodrugs, such as carboplatin-based tetracarboxylatoplatinum(IV) prodrugs, are not easily reduced to active platinum(II) species, leading to low cytotoxicity in vitro. In this study, we report the design and synthesis of a carboplatin-based platinum(IV) prodrug functionalized with a boron dipyrromethene (bodipy) ligand at the axial position, and the ligand acts as a photoabsorber to photoactivate the platinum(IV) prodrug. This compound, designated as BODI-Pt, is highly stable in the dark but quickly activated under irradiation to release carboplatin and the axial ligands. A cytotoxic study reveals that BODI-Pt is effective under irradiation, with cytotoxicity 11 times higher than that in the dark and 39 times higher than that of carboplatin in MCF-7 cells. Moreover, BODI-Pt has been proven to kill cancer cells by binding to the genomic DNA, arresting the cell cycle at the G2/M phase, inducing oncosis, and generating ROS upon irradiation. In summary, we report a green-light-activatable and carboplatin-based Pt(IV) prodrug with improved cytotoxicity against cancer cells, and our strategy can be used as a promising way to effectively activate carboplatin-based platinum(IV) prodrugs.
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- Houzong Yao
- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Hong Kong SAR 999077, People's Republic of China.,City University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen 518057, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Hong Kong SAR 999077, People's Republic of China.,City University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen 518057, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Hong Kong SAR 999077, People's Republic of China.,City University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen 518057, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Hong Kong SAR 999077, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Hong Kong SAR 999077, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Hong Kong SAR 999077, People's Republic of China.,City University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen 518057, People's Republic of China
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González-Hernández A, León-Negrete A, Galván-Hidalgo JM, Gómez E, Barba V. Hexacyclic monomeric boronates derived from tridentate shiff-base ligands fused by dative N→B bond. J Mol Struct 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2020.127779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Synthesis and cytotoxic evaluation of malachite green derived oleanolic and ursolic acid piperazineamides. Med Chem Res 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s00044-020-02536-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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AbstractThe coupling of acetylated piperazinylamide spacered triterpenoic oleanolic acid and ursolic acid with meta or para substituted carboxylated malachite green analogs gave conjugates 10, 11, 15, and 16 that were cytotoxic for several human tumor cell lines. Especially, an oleanolic acid-derived compound 10 was cytotoxic for MCF-7 human breast carcinoma cells (EC50 = 0.7 μM). These derivatives represent first examples of triterpenoic acid derivatives holding a cationic scaffold derived from malachite green.
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Rigotti T, Asenjo‐Pascual J, Martín‐Somer A, Milán Rois P, Cordani M, Díaz‐Tendero S, Somoza Á, Fraile A, Alemán J. Boron Dipyrromethene (BODIPY) as Electron‐Withdrawing Group in Asymmetric Copper‐Catalyzed [3+2] Cycloadditions for the Synthesis of Pyrrolidine‐Based Biological Sensors. Adv Synth Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201901465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Thomas Rigotti
- Department of Organic Chemistry (module 01)Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco 28049 Madrid Spain
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- Department of Organic Chemistry (module 01)Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco 28049 Madrid Spain
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- Department of Chemistry (module 13)Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco 28049 Madrid Spain
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- Department of Chemistry (module 13)Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco 28049 Madrid Spain
- Institute for Advanced Research in Chemical Sciences (IAdChem)Universidad Autónoma de Madrid 28049 Madrid Spain
- Condensed Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC)Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco 28049 Madrid Spain
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- Department of Organic Chemistry (module 01)Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco 28049 Madrid Spain
- Institute for Advanced Research in Chemical Sciences (IAdChem)Universidad Autónoma de Madrid 28049 Madrid Spain
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- Department of Organic Chemistry (module 01)Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco 28049 Madrid Spain
- Institute for Advanced Research in Chemical Sciences (IAdChem)Universidad Autónoma de Madrid 28049 Madrid Spain
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Brandes B, Hoenke S, Fischer L, Csuk R. Design, synthesis and cytotoxicity of BODIPY FL labelled triterpenoids. Eur J Med Chem 2020; 185:111858. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2019.111858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2019] [Revised: 11/02/2019] [Accepted: 11/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Perlikova P, Kvasnica M, Urban M, Hajduch M, Sarek J. 2-Deoxyglycoside Conjugates of Lupane Triterpenoids with High Cytotoxic Activity-Synthesis, Activity, and Pharmacokinetic Profile. Bioconjug Chem 2019; 30:2844-2858. [PMID: 31553559 DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.9b00565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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A set of 41 glycosidic conjugates of pentacyclic triterpenes was synthesized in order to improve the solubility of highly cytotoxic parent compounds. Their in vitro cytotoxic activity was evaluated in 25 cancer cell lines and 2 noncancer fibroblasts. Fifteen compounds had high cytotoxicity on the T-lymphoblastic leukemia cell line CCRF-CEM and 6 of them were active in multiple cell lines of various histogenic origin and not toxic in fibroblasts. Compound 11a had IC50 of 0.64 μM in CCRF-CEM cells, 0.60 μM in K-562 cells, and 0.37 μM in PC-3 cells; compound 12a had IC50 of 0.64 μM in CCRF-CEM cells and 0.71 μM in SW620 cells; compound 17b had IC50 of 0.86 μM in HCT116 cells and 0.92 μM in PC-3 cells. Compounds 11b and 12b were slightly less active than the previously mentioned derivatives; however, their solubility was significantly better, and therefore they were selected for the in vivo evaluation of the pharmacokinetic profile in mice. In both compounds, the maximum concentration in plasma was achieved very rapidly-the highest level in plasma was found 1 h after administration (22.2, respectively, 6.4 μM). For compound 12b, the resorption was followed with fast elimination, and 12 h after administration, the compound was not detected in plasma. In contrast, compound 11b was eliminated more slowly; it was still present in plasma after 12 h, but its concentration dropped below the detection limit after 24 h. The elimination half-time determined for compound 11b was 2.4 h and for compound 12b just about 1.4 h. These values are reasonable for further drug development.
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- Pavla Perlikova
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences , Flemingovo n. 2 , 16610 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research , Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences and Palacky University , Šlechtitelů 27 , 78371 Olomouc , Czech Republic
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- Institute of Molecular and Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry , Palacky University , Hnevotinská 5 , 77900 , Olomouc , Czech Republic
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- Institute of Molecular and Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry , Palacky University , Hnevotinská 5 , 77900 , Olomouc , Czech Republic
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- Betulinines , Sazavska 323 , 28167 Stribrna Skalice , Czech Republic
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Hodon J, Borkova L, Pokorny J, Kazakova A, Urban M. Design and synthesis of pentacyclic triterpene conjugates and their use in medicinal research. Eur J Med Chem 2019; 182:111653. [PMID: 31499360 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2019.111653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2019] [Revised: 08/27/2019] [Accepted: 08/27/2019] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Triterpenoids are natural products from plants and many other organisms that have various biological activities, such as antitumor, antiviral, antimicrobial, and protective activities. This review covers the synthesis and biological evaluation of pentacyclic triterpene (PT) conjugates with other molecules that have been found to increase the IC50 or improve the pharmacological profile of the parent PT. Some of these molecules are designed to target specific proteins or cellular organelles, which has resulted in highly selective lead structures for drug development. Other PT conjugates are useful for investigating their mechanism of action. This concept has been very successful: 1) Many compounds, especially mitochondria-targeting PT conjugates, have reached a selective cytotoxicity at low nanomolar concentrations in cancer cells. 2) A number of PT conjugates have had high activity against HIV or the influenza virus. 3) Fluorescent PT conjugates have been able to visualize the PT in living cells, which has allowed quantification of the uptake and distribution of the PT within the cell. 4) Biotinylated PT conjugates have been used to identify target proteins, which may help to show their mechanism of action. 5) A large number of PT conjugates with polyethylene glycol (PEG), polyamines, etc. form nanometer-sized micelles that have a much better pharmacological profile than the PT alone. In summary, the connection of a PT to an appropriate modifying molecule has resulted in extremely useful semisynthetic compounds with a high potential to treat cancer or viral infections or compounds that are useful for the study of the mechanism of action of PTs at the molecular level.
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- Jiri Hodon
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Palacky University, 17. listopadu 1192/12, 771 46, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Palacky University, 17. listopadu 1192/12, 771 46, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Palacky University, 17. listopadu 1192/12, 771 46, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Palacky University, 17. listopadu 1192/12, 771 46, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Molecular and Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University, Hnevotinská 5, 779 00, Olomouc, Czech Republic.
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Molina-Bolívar JA, Galisteo-González F, Ruiz CC, Medina-O'Donnell M, Martínez A, Parra A. Maslinic acid conjugate with 7-amino-4-methylcoumarin as probe to monitor the temperature dependent conformational changes of human serum albumin by FRET. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2019; 214:161-169. [PMID: 30776717 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2019.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2018] [Revised: 01/14/2019] [Accepted: 02/09/2019] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Synthesis, characterization and spectroscopic investigation of maslinic acid labeled with fluorescent 7-amino-4-methylcoumarin is reported. It was found that the coumarin-maslinic derivative (MaCo) forms an excellent fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) pair with the tryptophan (Trp) residue of human serum albumin (HSA). This feature allowed for monitoring HSA conformational alterations by measuring the distance between donor (Trp) and acceptor (MaCo) through Förster energy transfer mechanism. Displacement experiments confirmed that MaCo binds to subdomain IIA of HSA with independence of temperature. It was observed that, in the temperature range 35-45 °C, the fluorescence emission maximum of HSA-MaCo complex decreased, whereas in the range 45 °C-65 °C, an increment was detected. The concomitant change in the polarity of environment surrounding Trp was confirmed by red edge excitation shift experiments. Thermal denaturation of HSA was followed by time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy. Average lifetime of Trp residue decreased with temperature due to the increment of solvent collisions and changes in the solvent exposure of Trp. To discriminate the importance of each effect, lifetime of N-Acetyl-L-tryptophanamide (NATA) at different temperatures was measured. Circular dichroism (CD) studies confirmed the loss of secondary structure of HSA with increasing temperature and showed a different trend in the conformational transformation below and above 45 °C, in agreement with steady-state and time-resolved fluorescence experiments.
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- J A Molina-Bolívar
- Department of Applied Physics II, Engineering School, University of Málaga, 29071 Málaga, Spain.
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- Department of Applied Physics II, Engineering School, University of Málaga, 29071 Málaga, Spain
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
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Guerrero-Corella A, Asenjo-Pascual J, Pawar TJ, Díaz-Tendero S, Martín-Sómer A, Gómez CV, Belmonte-Vázquez JL, Ramírez-Ornelas DE, Peña-Cabrera E, Fraile A, Cruz DC, Alemán J. BODIPY as electron withdrawing group for the activation of double bonds in asymmetric cycloaddition reactions. Chem Sci 2019; 10:4346-4351. [PMID: 31057762 PMCID: PMC6472058 DOI: 10.1039/c9sc00959k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2019] [Accepted: 03/13/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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In this work we have found that a BODIPY can be used as an electron withdrawing group for the activation of double bonds in asymmetric catalysis. The synthesis of cyclohexyl derivatives containing a BODIPY unit can easily be achieved via trienamine catalysis. This allows a new different asymmetric synthesis of BODIPY derivatives and opens the door to future transformation of this useful fluorophore. In addition, the Quantum Chemistry calculations and mechanistic studies provide insights into the role of BODIPY as an EWG.
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- Andrea Guerrero-Corella
- Organic Chemistry Department, Módulo 1 , Universidad Autónoma de Madrid , Madrid-28049 , Spain . ; http://www.uam.es/jose.aleman
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- Organic Chemistry Department, Módulo 1 , Universidad Autónoma de Madrid , Madrid-28049 , Spain . ; http://www.uam.es/jose.aleman
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- Chemistry Department , División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas , Universidad de Guanajuato , Noria Alta S/N , 36050 Guanajuato , Gto , Mexico
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- Chemistry Department , Universidad Autónoma de Madrid , Madrid-28049 , Spain
- Condensed Matter Physics Center , IFIMAC , Universidad Autónoma de Madrid , 28049 Madrid , Spain
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- Chemistry Department , Universidad Autónoma de Madrid , Madrid-28049 , Spain
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- Chemistry Department , División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas , Universidad de Guanajuato , Noria Alta S/N , 36050 Guanajuato , Gto , Mexico
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- Chemistry Department , División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas , Universidad de Guanajuato , Noria Alta S/N , 36050 Guanajuato , Gto , Mexico
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- Chemistry Department , División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas , Universidad de Guanajuato , Noria Alta S/N , 36050 Guanajuato , Gto , Mexico
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- Chemistry Department , División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas , Universidad de Guanajuato , Noria Alta S/N , 36050 Guanajuato , Gto , Mexico
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- Organic Chemistry Department, Módulo 1 , Universidad Autónoma de Madrid , Madrid-28049 , Spain . ; http://www.uam.es/jose.aleman
- Institute for Advanced Research in Chemical Sciences (IAdChem) , Universidad Autónoma de Madrid , Madrid-28049 , Spain
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- Chemistry Department , División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas , Universidad de Guanajuato , Noria Alta S/N , 36050 Guanajuato , Gto , Mexico
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- Organic Chemistry Department, Módulo 1 , Universidad Autónoma de Madrid , Madrid-28049 , Spain . ; http://www.uam.es/jose.aleman
- Institute for Advanced Research in Chemical Sciences (IAdChem) , Universidad Autónoma de Madrid , Madrid-28049 , Spain
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Organoboron Schiff bases as cell-staining fluorescent probes: Synthesis, Chemio-photophysical characterization, DFT, and X-ray structures. Appl Organomet Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/aoc.4718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Krajcovicova S, Jorda R, Hendrychova D, Krystof V, Soural M. Solid-phase synthesis for thalidomide-based proteolysis-targeting chimeras (PROTAC). Chem Commun (Camb) 2019; 55:929-932. [PMID: 30601480 DOI: 10.1039/c8cc08716d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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A preloaded resin consisting of a thalidomide moiety and an ethylene-oxy linker allows the simple and fast formation of PROTACs. The feasibility of the procedure was illustrated by conjugating different protein kinase inhibitors. The biological functionality of an ibrutinib-like conjugate was then confirmed by a cellular experiment.
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- S Krajcovicova
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Palacky University, 17. listopadu 12, 771 46 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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Sousa JLC, Freire CSR, Silvestre AJD, Silva AMS. Recent Developments in the Functionalization of Betulinic Acid and Its Natural Analogues: A Route to New Bioactive Compounds. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24020355. [PMID: 30669472 PMCID: PMC6359067 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24020355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2018] [Revised: 01/15/2019] [Accepted: 01/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Betulinic acid (BA) and its natural analogues betulin (BN), betulonic (BoA), and 23-hydroxybetulinic (HBA) acids are lupane-type pentacyclic triterpenoids. They are present in many plants and display important biological activities. This review focuses on the chemical transformations used to functionalize BA/BN/BoA/HBA in order to obtain new derivatives with improved biological activity, covering the period since 2013 to 2018. It is divided by the main chemical transformations reported in the literature, including amination, esterification, alkylation, sulfonation, copper(I)-catalyzed alkyne-azide cycloaddition, palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling, hydroxylation, and aldol condensation reactions. In addition, the synthesis of heterocycle-fused BA/HBA derivatives and polymer‒BA conjugates are also addressed. The new derivatives are mainly used as antitumor agents, but there are other biological applications such as antimalarial activity, drug delivery, bioimaging, among others.
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- Joana L C Sousa
- QOPNA & LAQV-REQUIMTE, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
- CICECO, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
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- CICECO, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
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- QOPNA & LAQV-REQUIMTE, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
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