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Zhang Q, Yu W, Liu Z, Li H, Liu Y, Liu X, Han Z, He J, Zeng Y, Guo Y, Liu Y. Design, synthesis, antitumor activity and ct-DNA binding study of photosensitive drugs based on porphyrin framework. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 230:123147. [PMID: 36621729 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.123147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2022] [Revised: 11/29/2022] [Accepted: 01/01/2023] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Photodynamic therapy is a promising novel tumor treatment method. In this study, novel porphyrin-chrysin photosensitizer derivatives were synthesized. Most of the compounds showed antitumor activity against human cervical cancer HeLa cells and human lung cancer A549 cells, among which compound 4c had the best photodynamic therapy effect on HeLa cells and A549 cells, with IC50 values of 6.26 μM and 23.37 μM, respectively. Free-base porphyrin-chrysin derivatives bind to DNA through surface self-stacking, and zinc metalloporphyrin-chrysin derivatives bind to ct-DNA through intercalation. Notably, the tightness of compound binding to ct-DNA was positively correlated with its antitumor activity. What's more, three-dimensional quantitative conformation studies have shown that increasing the positive charge of the porphyrin ring and introducing a strong electron-withdrawing group at the meso position of the porphyrin ring at the para-position of the benzene ring or reducing the space volume of the compound can enhance the antitumor activity.
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- Qizhi Zhang
- Institute of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, University of South China, Hengyang City, Hunan Province 421001, PR China; Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Tumor Microenvironment Responsive Drug Research, 28 Western Changshen Road, Hengyang City, Hunan Province 421001, PR China
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- Institute of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, University of South China, Hengyang City, Hunan Province 421001, PR China; Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Tumor Microenvironment Responsive Drug Research, 28 Western Changshen Road, Hengyang City, Hunan Province 421001, PR China
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- Institute of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, University of South China, Hengyang City, Hunan Province 421001, PR China; Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Tumor Microenvironment Responsive Drug Research, 28 Western Changshen Road, Hengyang City, Hunan Province 421001, PR China
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- Institute of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, University of South China, Hengyang City, Hunan Province 421001, PR China; Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Tumor Microenvironment Responsive Drug Research, 28 Western Changshen Road, Hengyang City, Hunan Province 421001, PR China
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- The second Hospital, University of South China, PR China
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- Institute of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, University of South China, Hengyang City, Hunan Province 421001, PR China; Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Tumor Microenvironment Responsive Drug Research, 28 Western Changshen Road, Hengyang City, Hunan Province 421001, PR China
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- Institute of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang City, Hunan Province 421001, PR China
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- Institute of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang City, Hunan Province 421001, PR China
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- Institute of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, University of South China, Hengyang City, Hunan Province 421001, PR China; Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Tumor Microenvironment Responsive Drug Research, 28 Western Changshen Road, Hengyang City, Hunan Province 421001, PR China
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- Institute of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, University of South China, Hengyang City, Hunan Province 421001, PR China; Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Tumor Microenvironment Responsive Drug Research, 28 Western Changshen Road, Hengyang City, Hunan Province 421001, PR China
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- Institute of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, University of South China, Hengyang City, Hunan Province 421001, PR China; Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Tumor Microenvironment Responsive Drug Research, 28 Western Changshen Road, Hengyang City, Hunan Province 421001, PR China.
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Pereira AM, Cidade H, Tiritan ME. Stereoselective Synthesis of Flavonoids: A Brief Overview. MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 28:molecules28010426. [PMID: 36615614 PMCID: PMC9823814 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28010426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2022] [Revised: 12/23/2022] [Accepted: 12/27/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Stereoselective synthesis has been emerging as a resourceful tool because it enables the obtaining of compounds with biological interest and high enantiomeric purity. Flavonoids are natural products with several biological activities. Owing to their biological potential and aiming to achieve enantiomerically pure forms, several methodologies of stereoselective synthesis have been implemented. Those approaches encompass stereoselective chalcone epoxidation, Sharpless asymmetric dihydroxylation, Mitsunobu reaction, and the cycloaddition of 1,4-benzoquinone. Chiral auxiliaries, organo-, organometallic, and biocatalysis, as well as the chiral pool approach were also employed with the goal of obtaining chiral bioactive flavonoids with a high enantiomeric ratio. Additionally, the employment of the Diels-Alder reaction based on the stereodivergent reaction on a racemic mixture strategy or using catalyst complexes to synthesise pure enantiomers of flavonoids was reported. Furthermore, biomimetic pathways displayed another approach as illustrated by the asymmetric coupling of 2-hydroxychalcones driven by visible light. Recently, an asymmetric transfer hydrogen-dynamic kinetic resolution was also applied to synthesise (R,R)-cis-alcohols which, in turn, would be used as building blocks for the stereoselective synthesis of flavonoids.
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- Ana Margarida Pereira
- Laboratory of Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Department of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Rua Jorge de Viterbo Ferreira 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
- CIIMAR—Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Avenida General Norton de Matos, s/n, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal
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- Laboratory of Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Department of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Rua Jorge de Viterbo Ferreira 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
- CIIMAR—Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Avenida General Norton de Matos, s/n, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal
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- Laboratory of Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Department of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Rua Jorge de Viterbo Ferreira 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
- CIIMAR—Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Avenida General Norton de Matos, s/n, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal
- TOXRUN—Toxicology Research Unit, University Institute of Health Sciences, CESPU, CRL, Rua Central de Gandra 1317, 4585-116 Gandra, Portugal
- Correspondence:
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Pinto C, Cidade H, Pinto M, Tiritan ME. Chiral Flavonoids as Antitumor Agents. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2021; 14:1267. [PMID: 34959668 PMCID: PMC8704364 DOI: 10.3390/ph14121267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2021] [Revised: 11/26/2021] [Accepted: 11/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Flavonoids are a group of natural products with a great structural diversity, widely distributed in plant kingdom. They play an important role in plant growth, development and defense against aggressors. Flavonoids show a huge variety of biological activities such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-mutagenic, antimicrobial and antitumor, being able to modulate a large diversity of cellular enzymatic activities. Among natural flavonoids, some classes comprise chiral molecules including flavanones, flavan-3-ols, isoflavanones, and rotenoids, which have one or more stereogenic centers. Interestingly, in some cases, individual compounds of enantiomeric pairs have shown different antitumor activity. In nature, these compounds are mainly biosynthesized as pure enantiomers. Nevertheless, they are often isolated as racemates, being necessary to carry out their chiral separation to perform enantioselectivity studies. Synthetic chiral flavonoids with promising antitumor activity have also been obtained using diverse synthetic approaches. In fact, several new chiral bioactive flavonoids have been synthesized by enantioselective synthesis. Particularly, flavopiridol was the first cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) inhibitor which entered clinical trials. The chiral pool approaches using amino acid as chiral building blocks have also been reported to achieve small libraries of chrysin derivatives with more potent in vitro growth inhibitory effect than chrysin, reinforcing the importance of the introduction of chiral moieties to improve antitumor activity. In this work, a literature review of natural and synthetic chiral flavonoids with antitumor activity is reported for the first time.
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- Cláudia Pinto
- Laboratory of Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Department of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal; (C.P.); (H.C.); (M.P.)
- CIIMAR—Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Novo Edifício do Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Avenida General Norton de Matos, S/N, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal
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- Laboratory of Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Department of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal; (C.P.); (H.C.); (M.P.)
- CIIMAR—Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Novo Edifício do Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Avenida General Norton de Matos, S/N, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal
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- Laboratory of Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Department of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal; (C.P.); (H.C.); (M.P.)
- CIIMAR—Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Novo Edifício do Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Avenida General Norton de Matos, S/N, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal
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- Laboratory of Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Department of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal; (C.P.); (H.C.); (M.P.)
- CIIMAR—Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Novo Edifício do Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Avenida General Norton de Matos, S/N, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal
- CESPU, Institute of Research and Advanced Training in Health Sciences and Technologies (IINFACTS), Rua Central de Gandra, 1317, 4585-116 Gandra, Portugal
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Xu Q, Deng H, Li X, Quan ZS. Application of Amino Acids in the Structural Modification of Natural Products: A Review. Front Chem 2021; 9:650569. [PMID: 33996749 PMCID: PMC8118163 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2021.650569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2021] [Accepted: 03/02/2021] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Natural products and their derivatives are important sources for drug discovery; however, they usually have poor solubility and low activity and require structural modification. Amino acids are highly soluble in water and have a wide range of activities. The introduction of amino acids into natural products is expected to improve the performance of these products and minimize their adverse effects. Therefore, this review summarizes the application of amino acids in the structural modification of natural products and provides a theoretical basis for the structural modification of natural products in the future. The articles were divided into six types based on the backbone structures of the natural products, and the related applications of amino acids in the structural modification of natural products were discussed in detail.
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- Qian Xu
- Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines of the Changbai Mountain, Affiliated Ministry of Education, College of Pharmacy, Yanbian University, Jilin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines of the Changbai Mountain, Affiliated Ministry of Education, College of Pharmacy, Yanbian University, Jilin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines of the Changbai Mountain, Affiliated Ministry of Education, College of Pharmacy, Yanbian University, Jilin, China
- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Wuya College of Innovation, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines of the Changbai Mountain, Affiliated Ministry of Education, College of Pharmacy, Yanbian University, Jilin, China
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Noole V, Krishna T, Godeshala S, Meraji S, Rege K, Reddy CK, Kedika B. Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of New 1,2,3-Triazole Derivatives of the Chrysin Flavonoid as Anticancer Agents. Anticancer Agents Med Chem 2021; 22:160-168. [PMID: 33719963 DOI: 10.2174/1871520621666210315090527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2020] [Revised: 12/18/2020] [Accepted: 01/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Chrysin and its derivatives proved to possess potential anti-tumour activity. MATERIALS AND METHODS A new series of chrysin analogs containing 1,2,3-triazoles with different substituent groups (5a-5l) was designed, synthesized, and evaluated as potential anticancer agents. The synthesized compounds were characterized using FT-IR, 1H NMR 13C NMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry. RESULTS The anticancer activities of the synthesized compounds were studied in four cancer cell lines viz. PC3, PC3-PSMA, MCF-7 and UM-UC-3 using doxorubicin as standard. Among all the tested compounds, 5c was found as most active with IC50 value of 10.8 ± 0.04 μM in PC3 cells and 20.53 ± 0.21 μMin MCF-7 cells, respectively. Flow cytometry analyses indicated that synthesized compounds 5a, 5c, and 5h arrested MCF-7 cells at the G2/M phase in a dose-dependent manner. CONCLUSION Chyrsin derivatives could be novel anticancer agents.
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- Venkatagiri Noole
- Department of Chemistry, Osmania University, Hyderabad - 500007, Telangana, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Osmania University, Hyderabad - 500007, Telangana, India
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- Chemical Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-6106, USA
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- Chemical Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-6106, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Osmania University, Hyderabad - 500007, Telangana, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Osmania University, Hyderabad - 500007, Telangana, India
- Telangana Tribal Welfare Residential Degree College, Karimnagar-505001, Telangana, India
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Liu YM, Li Y, Liu RF, Xiao J, Zhou BN, Zhang QZ, Song JX. Synthesis, characterization and preliminary biological evaluation of chrysin amino acid derivatives that induce apoptosis and EGFR downregulation. JOURNAL OF ASIAN NATURAL PRODUCTS RESEARCH 2021; 23:39-54. [PMID: 31833411 DOI: 10.1080/10286020.2019.1702028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2019] [Revised: 11/29/2019] [Accepted: 12/03/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Chrysin amino acid derivatives were synthesized to evaluate for their antiproliferative activities. Among them, N-(7-((5-hydroxy-4-oxo-2-phenyl-4H-chromen-7-yl)oxy)valeryl)-L-leucine (8c) displayed the most remarkable inhibitory activities against MCF-7 cells with IC50 values of 16.6 μM. Preliminary mechanistic studies showed that 8c could inhibit the colony formation and migration of MCF-7 cells. Flow cytometry analysis demonstrated that 8c mediated cell apoptosis and the prolongation of cell cycle progression in G1/S-phase against MCF-7 cells. Besides, 8c displayed the moderate inhibition against EGFR. Western blot assay suggested that 8c significantly inhibited EGFR phosphorylation. Molecular docking showed that 8c can bind the EGFR kinase well.
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- Yun-Mei Liu
- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Education of China), Key Laboratory of the Assembly and Application of Organic Functional molecules of Hunan Province, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China
- Institute of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
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- Institute of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
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- Institute of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
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- Institute of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
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- Institute of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
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- Institute of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Education of China), Key Laboratory of the Assembly and Application of Organic Functional molecules of Hunan Province, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China
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Liu YM, Li Y, Xiao J, Zhang QZ, Song JX. Design, synthesis, and preliminary biological evaluation of chrysin amino acid derivatives that induce apoptosis and suppress cell migration. JOURNAL OF ASIAN NATURAL PRODUCTS RESEARCH 2020; 22:547-561. [PMID: 30938545 DOI: 10.1080/10286020.2019.1597056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2018] [Revised: 03/08/2019] [Accepted: 03/11/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Amino acid derivatives containing chrysin were synthesized for evaluating their anticancer effects. Among them, compound N-(7-((5-hydroxy-4-oxo-2-phenyl-4H-chromen-7-yl)oxy)heptanoyl)-L-isoleucine (6e) displayed the most potent antiproliferative activity against MGC-803 cells with IC50 value of 20.0 μM. Preliminary mechanistic studies showed that compound 6e could inhibit the colony formation and migration of MGC-803 cells. Flow cytometry analysis demonstrated that compound 6e mediated cell apoptosis of MGC-803 cells and arrested cell cycle in G2/M-phase. Moreover, 6e treatment in MGC-803 cells downregulated anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-2 and upregulated pro-apoptotic gene Bax in a concentration-dependent manner. Our studies suggest that compound 6e may sever as an effective chemotherapeutic candidate. [Formula: see text].
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- Yun-Mei Liu
- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ministry of Educational of China, Key Laboratory of the Assembly and Application of Organic Functional Molecules of Hunan Province, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China
- Institute of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
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- Institute of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
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- Institute of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
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- Institute of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ministry of Educational of China, Key Laboratory of the Assembly and Application of Organic Functional Molecules of Hunan Province, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China
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Chen N, Wang R, Lu LJ, Yan LJ, Bai LL, Fu Y, Wang Y, Peng DQ, Chen X, Wang CH, Li J, Zhao K. Synthesis of chrysin derivatives and screening of antitumor activity. JOURNAL OF ASIAN NATURAL PRODUCTS RESEARCH 2020; 22:444-451. [PMID: 30887830 DOI: 10.1080/10286020.2019.1586677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2018] [Revised: 02/20/2019] [Accepted: 02/21/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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A series of aromatic or long-chain chrysin derivatives (1-10) were synthesized by esterification of chrysin and acyl chloride. The chemical structures of these compounds were determined by mass spectrum (MS), 1H NMR, and 13C NMR spectra. Though aromatic chrysin derivatives (1-9) with a rigid structure were hard to dissolve in common organic solvents, the long-chain chrysin derivative (10) with a flexible structure had better solubility, and its anticancer activity (IC50 = 14.79 μmol/L) against liver cancer cell lines was 5.4 times better than chrysin (IC50 = 74.97 μmol/L), which showed superposition of pharmacological activity.
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- Ni Chen
- School of Pharmacy, Hainan Medical College, Haikou 571100, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Hainan Medical College, Haikou 571100, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Hainan Medical College, Haikou 571100, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Hainan Medical College, Haikou 571100, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Hainan Medical College, Haikou 571100, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Hainan Medical College, Haikou 571100, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Hainan Medical College, Haikou 571100, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Hainan Medical College, Haikou 571100, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Hainan Medical College, Haikou 571100, China
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- Hainan Branch Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Haikou 570311, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Hainan Medical College, Haikou 571100, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Hainan Medical College, Haikou 571100, China
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Liu D, Zhang Q, Zhang L, Yu W, Long H, He J, Liu Y. Novel photosensitizing properties of porphyrin–chrysin derivatives with antitumor activity in vitro. JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH 2020. [DOI: 10.1177/1747519820907248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Photodynamic therapy is a promising cancer treatment with the advantages of low toxicity, high efficiency, and noninvasiveness. In this study, 23 novel porphyrin–chrysin derivatives are synthesized using alkyl carbon chains as bridges. We use human gastric cancer cells (MGC-803) and human cervical cancer cells to evaluate the in vitro antitumor activity of all the porphyrin–chrysin derivatives, with 5-fluorouracil (5-Fu) as a positive control. Several of the prepared compounds showed effective photodynamic killing effects, among which 5-hydroxy-2-phenyl-7-(2-(4-(10,15,20-tris(4-hydroxyphenyl)porphyrin-5-yl)phenoxy)ethoxy)-4 H-chromen-4-one shows the highest antiproliferation activity on human cervical cancer cells, with a half maximal inhibitory concentration of 26.51 ± 1.15 µM. Flow cytometry analysis showed that human cervical cancer cell apoptosis might be induced by G1 phase arrest.
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- Ding Liu
- Institute of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, University of South China, Hengyang, P.R. China
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Tumor Microenvironment Responsive Drug Research, Hengyang, P.R. China
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- Institute of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, University of South China, Hengyang, P.R. China
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Tumor Microenvironment Responsive Drug Research, Hengyang, P.R. China
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- Institute of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang, P.R. China
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- Institute of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, University of South China, Hengyang, P.R. China
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Tumor Microenvironment Responsive Drug Research, Hengyang, P.R. China
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- Institute of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, University of South China, Hengyang, P.R. China
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Tumor Microenvironment Responsive Drug Research, Hengyang, P.R. China
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- Institute of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang, P.R. China
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- Institute of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, University of South China, Hengyang, P.R. China
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Tumor Microenvironment Responsive Drug Research, Hengyang, P.R. China
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Synthesis of Novel Baicalein Amino Acid Derivatives and Biological Evaluation as Neuroprotective Agents. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24203647. [PMID: 31601055 PMCID: PMC6832219 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24203647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2019] [Revised: 09/27/2019] [Accepted: 10/03/2019] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Baicalein, a famously effective component of the traditional Chinese medicine Rhizoma Huang Qin (Scutellaria altissima L.), has been proved to have potent neuroprotection and anti-platelet aggregation effects with few side effects. Meanwhile, recent studies have revealed that the introduction of amino acid to baicalein could improve its neuroprotective activity. In the present study, a series of novel baicalein amino acid derivatives were designed, synthesized, and screened for their neuroprotective effect against tert-butyl, hydroperoxide-induced, SH-SY5Y neurotoxicity cells and toxicity on the normal H9C2 cell line by standard methylthiazol tetrazolium (MTT) assay. In addition, all of the newly synthesized compounds were characterized by 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR, and high resolution mass spectrometry (HR-MS). The results showed that most of the compounds provided more potent neuroprotection than baicalein, and were equivalent to the positive drug edaravin. They showed no obvious cytotoxicity on normal H9C2 cells. Notably, the most active compound 8 displayed the highest protective effect (50% effective concentration (EC50) = 4.31 μM) against tert-butyl, hydroperoxide-induced, SH-SY5Y neurotoxicity cells, which was much better than the baicalein (EC50 = 24.77 μM) and edaravin (EC50 = 5.62 μM). Further research on the chick chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) model indicated that compound 8 could significantly increase angiogenesis, which might promote neurovascular proliferation. The detection of apoptosis analysis showed that compound 8 could dramatically alleviate morphological manifestations of cell damage. Moreover, the benzyloxycarbonyl (cbz)-protected baicalein amino acid derivatives showed better neuroprotective activity than the t-Butyloxy carbonyl (boc)-protected derivatives.
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Shcherbakov KV, Artemyeva MA, Burgart YV, Evstigneeva NP, Gerasimova NA, Zilberberg NV, Kungurov NV, Saloutin VI, Chupakhin ON. Transformations of 3-acyl-4H-polyfluorochromen-4-ones under the action of amino acids and biogenic amines. J Fluor Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jfluchem.2019.109354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Song S, Gao K, Niu R, Wang J, Zhang J, Gao C, Yang B, Liao X. Inclusion complexes between chrysin and amino-appended β-cyclodextrins (ACDs): Binding behavior, water solubility, in vitro antioxidant activity and cytotoxicity. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2019; 106:110161. [PMID: 31753384 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2019.110161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2019] [Revised: 08/12/2019] [Accepted: 09/03/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Solid inclusion complexes between chrysin and four amino-appended β-cyclodextrins (ACDs) were prepared by suspension method and characterized in solid and solution states by kinds of analytical methods. The scanning electron microscopy (SEM) showed distinct micro-morphologies of them. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) analysis revealed their unique thermal properties, such as decomposition temperatures and endothermic points. Powder X-ray diffractometry (XRD) analysis disclosed their unique crystal patterns. Their nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) analyses provided the variations of chemical shifts before and after the formation of inclusion complexes. Their binding stability constants (Ks) were 574, 842, 704, and 474 L·mol-1, respectively, as determined by spectral titration. A 1:1 inclusion mode with self-assembly of their amino side chains inside the ACD cavity was proposed based on Job plot and 2D-ROESY experiments. Water solubility of chrysin was promoted up to 4411.98 μg·mL-1 after formation of inclusion complexes with ACDs, better than that of β-CD and its derivatives, i.e., HP- and SBE-β-CD. In vitro antioxidant activity of chrysin was also improved after inclusion complexation by the DPPH scavenging assay. Furthermore, in vitro cytotoxicity of solid inclusion complexes towards three human cancer cell lines, A549, HT-29 and HCT116 were enhanced significantly.
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- Shuang Song
- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, 650500 Kunming, China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, 650500 Kunming, China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, 650500 Kunming, China; Jiangsu Xinchen Pharmaceutical Co., LTD, 222047 Lianyungang, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Bioresources of Saline Soils, Yancheng Teachers University, 224007 Yancheng, China
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- Faculty of Medicine, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China; Research Centre for Pharmaceutical Care and Quality Management, First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming 650500, China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, 650500 Kunming, China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, 650500 Kunming, China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, 650500 Kunming, China.
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Synthesis of Isoflavone–Amino-Acid Conjugates. Chem Nat Compd 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s10600-019-02821-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Li Y, Li YP, He J, Liu D, Zhang QZ, Li K, Zheng X, Tang GT, Guo Y, Liu Y. The Relationship between Pharmacological Properties and Structure- Activity of Chrysin Derivatives. Mini Rev Med Chem 2019; 19:555-568. [PMID: 29692242 DOI: 10.2174/1389557518666180424094821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2017] [Revised: 09/24/2017] [Accepted: 12/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Chrysin is a natural product of a flavonoid compound. Chemically, chrysin consists of two phenyl rings (A and B) and a heterocyclic ring (C). Biologically, chrysin exerts many different physiological activities. In recent years, with the in-depth development for more active drugs, the synthesis and biological activities of chrysin derivatives have been well studied. Besides, structure-activity relationship of chrysin revealed that the chemical construction meets the critical chemical structural necessities of flavonoids for numerous pharmacological activities. It is generally believed that modified chrysin could be more potent than unmodified chrysin. Different modification in the rings of chrysin could possess various degrees of biological activities. This review aims to summarize the mechanism for the activities of chrysin and its derivatives in different rings. We also explored the relationship between biological function and structure-activity of substituted chrysin derivatives with different functional groups. The influence of chrysin derivatives on the proliferation and apoptosis of cancer cells is also investigated. Development of novel drugs based on the biological functions of chrysin could better improve clinical outcomes of affected population, especially for tumor patients and diabetic patients.
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- Yang Li
- Institute of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
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- Institute of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
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- Institute of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
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- Institute of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
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- Institute of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
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- Institute of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
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- Institute of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
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- Institute of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
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- Institute of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
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- Institute of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
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Li Y, Zhang Q, He J, Yu W, Xiao J, Guo Y, Zhu X, Liu Y. Synthesis and biological evaluation of amino acid derivatives containing chrysin that induce apoptosis. Nat Prod Res 2019; 35:529-538. [PMID: 30897948 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2019.1582043] [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: 10/27/2022]
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A series of chrysin amino acid derivatives were synthesized to evaluate for their antiproliferative activities against several cancer cell lines. Among the compounds tested, N-(2-((5-hydroxy-4-oxo-2-phenyl-4H-chromen-7-yl)oxy)octanoyl)-L-leucine methyl ester(5d) presented a good anti-proliferative activity in MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7 cells. Flow cytometry analysis showed that 5d induced apoptosis and prolonged cell cycle progression in MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7 cells. Western blot analysis showed that 5d significantly inhibited Akt phosphorylation (Ser473) in MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7 cells. In addition, 5d treatment markedly downregulated Bcl-2 and upregulated Bax in a dose-dependent manner. In vitro caspase activation assay showed that 5d induced apoptosis of MDA-MB-231 cells by enhancing caspase 3/7 activity. The regulatory effect of 5d on apoptosis of MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7 cells may be induced by mitochondrial apoptosis pathway. This study is of great significance for designing and developing more effective chrysin amino acid derivatives.
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- Yang Li
- Institute of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Hunan Province Cooperative innovation Center for Molecular Target new Drug Study, University of South China, Hengyang, China
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- Institute of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Hunan Province Cooperative innovation Center for Molecular Target new Drug Study, University of South China, Hengyang, China
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- Institute of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang, China
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- Institute of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Hunan Province Cooperative innovation Center for Molecular Target new Drug Study, University of South China, Hengyang, China
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- Institute of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Hunan Province Cooperative innovation Center for Molecular Target new Drug Study, University of South China, Hengyang, China
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- Institute of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Hunan Province Cooperative innovation Center for Molecular Target new Drug Study, University of South China, Hengyang, China
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- Institute of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hengyang Normal University, Hengyang, China
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- Institute of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Hunan Province Cooperative innovation Center for Molecular Target new Drug Study, University of South China, Hengyang, China
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Liu D, Li YP, Shen HX, Li Y, He J, Zhang QZ, Liu YM. Synthesis and anti-tumor activities of novel 7-O-amino acids chrysin derivatives. CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINES 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chmed.2018.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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Fonseca SF, Padilha NB, Thurow S, Roehrs JA, Savegnago L, de Souza MN, Fronza MG, Collares T, Buss J, Seixas FK, Alves D, Lenardão EJ. Ultrasound-promoted copper-catalyzed synthesis of bis-arylselanyl chrysin derivatives with boosted antioxidant and anticancer activities. ULTRASONICS SONOCHEMISTRY 2017; 39:827-836. [PMID: 28733012 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2017.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2017] [Revised: 06/08/2017] [Accepted: 06/09/2017] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Herein we report the use of ultrasonic irradiation (US) in the synthesis of six new semi-synthetic selenium-containing chrysin derivatives by a simple and effective methodology utilizing CuI as catalyst, in good to excellent yields (60-89%). It was observed that US accelerates the reaction compared to conventional heating with excellent selectivity for diselenylated products. Compounds were tested for their antioxidant and anticancer activities in vitro and it was observed that the presence of selenium in the A-ring of chrysin enhanced both antioxidant and anticancer properties. Semi-synthetic 6,8-bis(o-tolylselanyl)-chrysin 3b has the best radical scavenging activity of DPPH (Imax: 39.79µM) and ABTS+ (IC50: 6.5µM) radicals. Similarly, in the Reactive Species (RS) assay, 3b showed high antioxidant activity in mice cortex (IC50: 5.67µM), whereas 6,8-bis(p-anisoylselanyl)-chrysin 3c was the more active in the hippocampus (IC50: 5.63µM). The Se-chrysins were effective in prevention of lipid peroxidation, highlighting 6,8-bis(p-fluorophenylselanyl)-chrysin 3d in cortex (IC50: 0.54µM) and 3b in hippocampus (IC50: 0.27µM). In addition, 3d was effective in inhibiting human lung adenocarcinoma (A549) cells growth, with a IC50 of 19.9µM after 72h of treatment, while 6,8-bis(p-anisoylselanyl)-chrysin 3c presented the higher antiproliferative activity after 48h of treatment (IC50 of 41.4µM).
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- Sergio F Fonseca
- Laboratório de Síntese Orgânica Limpa - LASOL, Universidade Federal de Pelotas - UFPel, P.O. Box 354, 96010-900 Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Síntese Orgânica Limpa - LASOL, Universidade Federal de Pelotas - UFPel, P.O. Box 354, 96010-900 Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Síntese Orgânica Limpa - LASOL, Universidade Federal de Pelotas - UFPel, P.O. Box 354, 96010-900 Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Síntese Orgânica Limpa - LASOL, Universidade Federal de Pelotas - UFPel, P.O. Box 354, 96010-900 Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Grupo de Pesquisa em Neurobiotecnologia - GPN, Universidade Federal de Pelotas - UFPel, 96010-900 Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Grupo de Pesquisa em Neurobiotecnologia - GPN, Universidade Federal de Pelotas - UFPel, 96010-900 Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Grupo de Pesquisa em Neurobiotecnologia - GPN, Universidade Federal de Pelotas - UFPel, 96010-900 Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biotecnologia do Câncer, Universidade Federal de Pelotas - UFPel, 96010-900 Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biotecnologia do Câncer, Universidade Federal de Pelotas - UFPel, 96010-900 Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biotecnologia do Câncer, Universidade Federal de Pelotas - UFPel, 96010-900 Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Síntese Orgânica Limpa - LASOL, Universidade Federal de Pelotas - UFPel, P.O. Box 354, 96010-900 Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Síntese Orgânica Limpa - LASOL, Universidade Federal de Pelotas - UFPel, P.O. Box 354, 96010-900 Pelotas, RS, Brazil.
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