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Shao H, Ma ZH, Cheng YY, Guo XF, Sun YK, Liu WJ, Zhao YM. Bioinspired Total Synthesis of Cephalotaxus Diterpenoids and Their Structural Analogues. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202402931. [PMID: 38527934 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202402931] [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: 02/08/2024] [Revised: 03/25/2024] [Accepted: 03/25/2024] [Indexed: 03/27/2024]
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Herein, we present a unified chemical synthesis of three subgroups of cephalotaxus diterpenoids. Key to the success lies in adopting a synthetic strategy that is inspired by biosynthesis but is opposite in nature. By employing selective one-carbon introduction and ring expansion operations, we have successfully converted cephalotane-type C18 dinorditerpenoids (using cephanolide B as a starting material) into troponoid-type C19 norditerpenoids and intact cephalotane-type C20 diterpenoids. This synthetic approach has enabled us to synthesize cephinoid H, 13-oxo-cephinoid H, 7-oxo-cephinoid H, fortalpinoid C, 7-epi-fortalpinoid C, cephanolide E, and 13-epi-cephanolide E. Furthermore, through the development of an intermolecular asymmetric Michael reaction between β-oxo esters and β-substituted enones, we have achieved the enantioselective synthesis of advanced intermediates within our synthetic sequence, thus formally realizing the asymmetric total synthesis of the cephalotaxus diterpenoids family.
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- Hui Shao
- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry & School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, 620 West Chang'an Ave, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry & School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, 620 West Chang'an Ave, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry & School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, 620 West Chang'an Ave, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry & School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, 620 West Chang'an Ave, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry & School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, 620 West Chang'an Ave, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry & School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, 620 West Chang'an Ave, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry & School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, 620 West Chang'an Ave, Xi'an, 710119, China
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Ge ZP, Xu JB, Zhao P, Xiang M, Zhou Y, Lin ZM, Zuo JP, Zhao JX, Yue JM. Highly modified cephalotane-type diterpenoids from Cephalotaxus fortunei var. alpina and C. sinensis. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2024; 221:114038. [PMID: 38395211 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2024.114038] [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: 12/03/2023] [Revised: 02/20/2024] [Accepted: 02/20/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024]
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Cephalotanes are a rare class of diterpenoids occurring exclusively in Cephalotaxus plants. The intriguing structures and promising biological activities for this unique compound class prompt us to investigate C. fortunei var. alpina and C. sinensis, leading to the isolation of six undescribed cephalotane-type diterpenoids and/or norditerpenoids, ceforloids A-F (1-6). Their structures were elucidated by comprehensive analysis of spectroscopic data, including ECD and single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies, as well as quantum chemical calculations. Compound 1 possesses an unprecedented norditerpenoid skeleton featuring an unusual acetophenone moiety, and originated putatively from a disparate biogenetic pathway. Compounds 4 and 5 incorporate a unique 12,13-p-hydroxybenzylidene acetal motif. Compound 6 is a rare cephalotane-type diterpenoid glycoside. Immunosuppressive assays showed that compounds 2 and 6 exhibited mild suppressive activity against the activated T and B lymphocytes proliferation. These findings not only expanded the structural diversity of this small group of diterpenoids, but also explored their potential as novel structures for the development of immunosuppressive agents.
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- Zhan-Peng Ge
- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zuchongzhi Road, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zuchongzhi Road, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zuchongzhi Road, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zuchongzhi Road, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zuchongzhi Road, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zuchongzhi Road, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zuchongzhi Road, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zuchongzhi Road, Shanghai, 201203, China; Shandong Laboratory of Yantai Drug Discovery, Bohai Rim Advanced Research Institute for Drug Discovery, 198 East Binhai Road, Yantai, Shandong, 264117, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zuchongzhi Road, Shanghai, 201203, China; Shandong Laboratory of Yantai Drug Discovery, Bohai Rim Advanced Research Institute for Drug Discovery, 198 East Binhai Road, Yantai, Shandong, 264117, China.
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Liu K, Yang J, Tang Y, Li Y, Hu Z, Hao X, Yi P, Yuan C. Bioassay-guided isolation of anti-leukemic steroids from Aglaia abbreviata by inducing apoptosis. Bioorg Chem 2024; 144:107147. [PMID: 38280357 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2024.107147] [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: 12/04/2023] [Revised: 01/08/2024] [Accepted: 01/20/2024] [Indexed: 01/29/2024]
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The strategy of bioactivity-guided isolation is widely used to obtain active compounds as quickly as possible. Thus, the inhibitory effects on human erythroleukemia cells (HEL) were applied to guide the isolation of the anti-leukemic compounds from Aglaia abbreviata. As a result, 19 compounds (16 steroids, two phenol derivatives, and a rare C12 chain nor-sesquiterpenoid), including 13 new compounds, were isolated and identified based on spectroscopic data analysis, single-crystal X-ray diffraction data, and electronic circular dichroism (ECD) calculations. Among them, 9 steroids exhibited good selective anti-leukemic activity against HEL and K562 (human chronic myeloid leukemia cells) cells with IC50 values between 2.29 ± 0.18 μM and 19.58 ± 0.13 μM. Notably, all the active compounds had relatively lower toxicity on the normal human liver cell line (HL-7702). Furthermore, five compounds (1, 4, 8, 10, and 19) displayed good anti-inflammatory effects, with IC50 values between 7.15 ± 0.16 and 27.1 ± 0.37 μM. An α,β-unsaturated ketone or a 5,6Δ double bond was crucial for improving anti-leukemic effect from the structure-activity relationship analysis. The compound with the most potential, 14 was selected for the preliminary mechanistic study. Compound 14 can induce apoptosis and cause cell cycle arrest. The expression of the marker proteins, such as PARP and caspase 3, were notably effected by this compound, thus inducing apoptosis. In conclusion, our investigation implied that compound 14 may serve as a potential anti-leukemia agent.
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- Keying Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Functions and Applications of Medicinal Plants, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550014, People's Republic of China; School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550025, People's Republic of China; Natural Products Research Center of Guizhou Province, Guiyang 550014, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Functions and Applications of Medicinal Plants, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550014, People's Republic of China; School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550025, People's Republic of China; Natural Products Research Center of Guizhou Province, Guiyang 550014, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Functions and Applications of Medicinal Plants, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550014, People's Republic of China; School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550025, People's Republic of China; Natural Products Research Center of Guizhou Province, Guiyang 550014, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Functions and Applications of Medicinal Plants, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550014, People's Republic of China; School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550025, People's Republic of China; Natural Products Research Center of Guizhou Province, Guiyang 550014, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Functions and Applications of Medicinal Plants, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550014, People's Republic of China; School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550025, People's Republic of China; Natural Products Research Center of Guizhou Province, Guiyang 550014, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Functions and Applications of Medicinal Plants, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550014, People's Republic of China; School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550025, People's Republic of China; Natural Products Research Center of Guizhou Province, Guiyang 550014, People's Republic of China; State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Functions and Applications of Medicinal Plants, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550014, People's Republic of China; School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550025, People's Republic of China; Natural Products Research Center of Guizhou Province, Guiyang 550014, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Functions and Applications of Medicinal Plants, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550014, People's Republic of China; School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550025, People's Republic of China; Natural Products Research Center of Guizhou Province, Guiyang 550014, People's Republic of China.
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Sun Z, Jin S, Song J, Niu L, Zhang F, Gong H, Shu X, Wang Y, Hu X. Enantioselective Total Synthesis of (-)-Cephalotanin B. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202312599. [PMID: 37821726 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202312599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2023] [Revised: 10/09/2023] [Accepted: 10/11/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023]
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Cephalotaxus diterpenoids are attractive natural products with intriguing molecular frameworks and promising biological features. As a structurally unusual member, (-)-cephalotanin B possesses an extraordinarily congested heptacyclic skeleton, three lactone units, and nine consecutive stereocenters. Herein, we report an enantioselective total synthesis of (-)-cephalotanin B based on a divergent asymmetric Michael addition reaction, a novel Pauson-Khand/deacyloxylation process discovered in the development of a second-generation stereoselective Pauson-Khand reaction protocol, and an epoxide-opening/elimination/dual-lactonization cascade to construct the challenging propeller-shaped A-B-C ring system as key transformations.
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- Zezhong Sun
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Northwest University, 710127, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Northwest University, 710127, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Northwest University, 710127, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Northwest University, 710127, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Northwest University, 710127, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Northwest University, 710127, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Northwest University, 710127, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Northwest University, 710127, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Northwest University, 710127, Xi'an, China
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Wang H, Liu Y, Zhang H, Yang B, He H, Gao S. Asymmetric Total Synthesis of Cephalotaxus Diterpenoids: Cephinoid P, Cephafortoid A, 14- epi-Cephafortoid A and Fortalpinoids M-N, P. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:16988-16994. [PMID: 37493585 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c05455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/27/2023]
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The asymmetric total syntheses of cephalotaxus C19 diterpenoids, bearing a unique cycloheptene A ring with a chiral methyl group at C-12, were disclosed based on a universal strategy. Six members, including cephinoid P, cephafortoid A, 14-epi-cephafortoid A and fortalpinoids M-N, P, were accomplished for the first time. The concise approach relies on two crucial steps: (1) a Nicholas/Hosomi-Sakurai cascade reaction was developed to efficiently generate the cycloheptene ring bearing a chiral methyl group; (2) an intramolecular Pauson-Khand reaction was followed to facilitate the construction of the complete skeleton of target molecules. Our studies provide a new strategy for the synthetic analysis of cephalotaxus diterpenoids and structurally related polycyclic natural products.
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- Hui Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular & Process Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular & Process Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular & Process Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular & Process Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular & Process Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular & Process Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Molecule Intelligent Syntheses, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Wuhu Hospital Affiliated to East China Normal University, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, P. R. China
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Zhao JX, Yue JM. Frontier studies on natural products: moving toward paradigm shifts. Sci China Chem 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s11426-022-1512-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Sun Z, Fan X, Sun Z, Li Z, Niu L, Guo H, Ren Z, Wang Y, Hu X. Total Synthesis of (-)-Ceforalide B and (-)-Cephanolides B-D. Org Lett 2022; 24:7507-7511. [PMID: 36222428 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c02679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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(-)-Ceforalide B (1) and (-)-cephanolides B-D (2-4) are benzenoid cephanolide diterpenoids possessing the same pentacyclic skeleton, which contains three C13-C15 substituent patterns and different benzylic oxidation states. An olefination/6π-electrocyclization/oxidative aromatization cascade has been verified as divergent access to three C13-C15 patterns. The benzylic aerobic oxidations enabled by the Co(OAc)2·4H2O/bromide salt/O2/PPh3/N-hydroxyphthalimide system have been developed to deliver expected site-selectivity and different oxidation states. Through the divergent strategy, total synthesis of (-)-ceforalide B and (-)-cephanolides B-D is accomplished.
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- Zhongliu Sun
- Department of Chemistry & Material Science, Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of Ministryof Education of China, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, China
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- Department of Chemistry & Material Science, Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of Ministryof Education of China, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, China
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- Department of Chemistry & Material Science, Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of Ministryof Education of China, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, China
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- Department of Chemistry & Material Science, Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of Ministryof Education of China, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, China
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- Department of Chemistry & Material Science, Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of Ministryof Education of China, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, China
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- Department of Chemistry & Material Science, Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of Ministryof Education of China, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, China
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- Department of Chemistry & Material Science, Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of Ministryof Education of China, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, China
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- Department of Chemistry & Material Science, Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of Ministryof Education of China, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, China
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- Department of Chemistry & Material Science, Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of Ministryof Education of China, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, China
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Gong L, Chen C, Liu X, Wu X, Zhu L, Luo J, Kong L. Hainanolide inhibits the progression of colon cancer via inducing the cell cycle arrest, cell apoptosis and activation of the MAPK signaling pathway. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2022; 454:116249. [PMID: 36126765 DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2022.116249] [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: 05/25/2022] [Revised: 09/03/2022] [Accepted: 09/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Hainanolide (HN) is a norditerpenoid metabolite extract from Cephalotaxus fortunei Hook. f. C. fortunei Hook. f. is renowned for the active alkaloids, such as harringtonine (HT) and homoharringtonin (HTT), which have been clinically used to treat chronic myeloid leukemia. Nowadays, diterpenoids, another important metabolite, attracted the attention of chemists. Among them, Hainanolide (HN), a cephalotane-type diterpenoid, has been proven to possess potent antitumor activities. However, the underlying therapeutic mechanisms of HN in anti-tumor have not been investigated yet. Our present study demonstrated that HN inhibited HCT-116 and HCT-15 cell proliferation in a dose- and time-dependent manner. Further studies demonstrated that HN can induce G2/M phase arrest and alter the Cdc25C/Cdc2/CyclinB1 proteins. Western blot indicated that HN promoted apoptosis by up-regulating Bax and down-regulated Bcl-2. And the caspase-3 and caspase-9 activities of HCT-116 and HCT-15 cells were increased. Transcriptome analysis is used to reveal the possible mechanism. Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) analyses suggested the genes were mainly enriched in the MAPK signaling pathway. Certainly, HN activates MAPK signaling pathway. In vivo, HN prevented the AOM/DSS-induced tumorigenesis of colon cancer in C57BL/6 mice. Our study indicated that HN inhibits the progression of colon cancer cells by blocking the cell cycle, inducing apoptosis, and activating the MAPK pathway. This study provides a theoretical and experimental scientific basis for future investigations of the antitumor effects of HN against colon cancer.
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- Lijie Gong
- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tong Jia Xiang, Nanjing 210009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tong Jia Xiang, Nanjing 210009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tong Jia Xiang, Nanjing 210009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tong Jia Xiang, Nanjing 210009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tong Jia Xiang, Nanjing 210009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tong Jia Xiang, Nanjing 210009, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tong Jia Xiang, Nanjing 210009, China.
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Zhao CX, Liu H, Zhang X, Yang MY, Wang YT, Xing YJ, Hua JX, Zhang Q, Li DH, Bai J, Jing YK, Hua HM. Cephalotaxine-type and homoerythrina-type alkaloids with antiproliferative effects from Cephalotaxus fortunei. Org Biomol Chem 2022; 20:7076-7084. [PMID: 36004441 DOI: 10.1039/d2ob01242a] [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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Twenty-two cephalotaxine-type and ten homoerythrina-type alkaloids, including seven previously undescribed ones, were isolated from the twigs and leaves and the seed kernels of Cephalotaxus fortunei. Their structures were established by spectroscopic analysis, single crystal X-ray diffraction, and ECD calculation methods. Cephalofortunine A β-N-oxide (1) is the first nitrogen-oxidized homoerythrina-type alkaloid. The isolated compounds were evaluated for their in vitro antiproliferative effects against two human leukemia cell lines (THP-1 and K562). All compounds showed different levels of antiproliferation in THP-1 and K562 cells with GI50 values of 0.24-29.55 μM. Hainanensine (31) was the most active against two cancer cell lines with GI50 values of 0.24 ± 0.07, and 0.29 ± 0.01 μM, respectively.
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- Chun-Xue Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, China.
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- Wuya College of Innovation, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 10016, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, China.
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- Wuya College of Innovation, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 10016, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, China.
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- Wuya College of Innovation, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 10016, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, China.
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Qing Z, Mao P, Wang T, Zhai H. Asymmetric Total Syntheses of Cephalotane-Type Diterpenoids Cephanolides A-D. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:10640-10646. [PMID: 35653731 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c03978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Cephanolides A-D are cephalotane-type diterpenoids featuring a novel 6/6/6/5 tetracyclic core embedded with a bridged δ-lactone. The asymmetric and divergent total syntheses of cephanolides A-D have been accomplished, proceeding in 11-14 steps from a known alcohol. The salient features of the present work include (i) a substrate-controlled diastereoselective intermolecular Diels-Alder reaction to form the 6-6 cis-fused rings, (ii) a palladium-catalyzed formal bimolecular [2 + 2 + 2] cycloaddition reaction via a partially intermolecular cascade reaction sequence involving multiple carbometalations to rapidly install the key tetracyclic skeleton, and (iii) lactonization and late-stage oxidative diversification to complete total syntheses of the four benzenoid cephanolides.
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- Zhineng Qing
- The State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nano-Micro Materials Research, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Graduate School of Peking University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nano-Micro Materials Research, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Graduate School of Peking University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nano-Micro Materials Research, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Graduate School of Peking University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nano-Micro Materials Research, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Graduate School of Peking University, Shenzhen 518055, China.,Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen 518055, China.,Institute of Marine Biomedicine, Shenzhen Polytechnic, Shenzhen 518055, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300071, China
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Zhu TY, Wu XT, Chen C, Liu XQ, Zhu L, Luo JG, Kong LY. Photoaffinity Probe Reveals the Potential Target of Harringtonolide for Cancer Cell Migration Inhibition. ACS Med Chem Lett 2022; 13:449-456. [PMID: 35300090 PMCID: PMC8919390 DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.1c00625] [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: 11/08/2021] [Accepted: 01/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Harringtonolide (HO, 1) is a bioactive diterpenoid tropone isolated from Cephalotaxus harringtonia with antiproliferation activity. Until now there have been no reports to elucidate its anticancer mechanism. Herein we report the synthesis of HO-derived probes (10, 11, and 12) to identify the possible target of HO. As a result, the application of a novel photoaffinity alkyne-tagged probe from HO (compound 12) showed direct engagement between HO and receptor for activated C kinase 1 (RACK1). Furthermore, HO could suppress the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) process and inhibit activation of the FAK/Src/STAT3 signaling pathway in A375 cells. This study provides a groundwork for HO as an effective antitumor agent that targets RACK1 to suppress cancer cell migration.
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- Tian-Yu Zhu
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Bioactive Natural Product Research and State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Bioactive Natural Product Research and State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Bioactive Natural Product Research and State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Bioactive Natural Product Research and State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Bioactive Natural Product Research and State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Bioactive Natural Product Research and State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Bioactive Natural Product Research and State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China
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Chen C, Ren Z, Sun Z, Sun Z, Shu X, Wang Y, Hu X. Construction of Tetracyclic Core Skeleton of
Cephalotaxus
Diterpenoids through Diastereoselective Pauson‐Khand Reaction. European J Org Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202101430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Chong‐Chong Chen
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education College of Chemistry&Materials Science Northwest University Xi'an 710127 China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education College of Chemistry&Materials Science Northwest University Xi'an 710127 China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education College of Chemistry&Materials Science Northwest University Xi'an 710127 China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education College of Chemistry&Materials Science Northwest University Xi'an 710127 China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education College of Chemistry&Materials Science Northwest University Xi'an 710127 China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education College of Chemistry&Materials Science Northwest University Xi'an 710127 China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education College of Chemistry&Materials Science Northwest University Xi'an 710127 China
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Zhang F, Ren BT, Liu Y, Feng X. A nickel( ii)-catalyzed enantioselective all-carbon-based inverse-electron-demand Diels–Alder reaction of 2-pyrones with indenes. Org Chem Front 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2qo00493c] [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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An asymmetric IEDDA reaction of 2-pyrones with indenes catalyzed by a chiral N,N′-dioxide/Ni(OTf)2 complex has been disclosed to construct highly functionalized hexahydrofluorenyl bridged-lactone scaffolds in high yields and ee.
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- Fangqing Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Genomics, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, China
- Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen, 518055, China
- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, China
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Lu Y, Xu M, Zhang Z, Zhang J, Cai Q. Catalytic Asymmetric Inverse‐Electron‐Demand Diels–Alder Reactions of 2‐Pyrones with Indenes: Total Syntheses of Cephanolides A and B. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202112223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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- Yang Lu
- Department of Chemistry and Research Center for Molecular Recognition and Synthesis Fudan University 220 Handan Rd. Shanghai 200433 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Research Center for Molecular Recognition and Synthesis Fudan University 220 Handan Rd. Shanghai 200433 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Research Center for Molecular Recognition and Synthesis Fudan University 220 Handan Rd. Shanghai 200433 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Research Center for Molecular Recognition and Synthesis Fudan University 220 Handan Rd. Shanghai 200433 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Research Center for Molecular Recognition and Synthesis Fudan University 220 Handan Rd. Shanghai 200433 China
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Jiang C, Xue J, Yuan Y, Li Y, Zhao C, Jing Q, Zhang X, Yang M, Han T, Bai J, Li Z, Li D, Hua H. Progress in structure, synthesis and biological activity of natural cephalotane diterpenoids. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2021; 192:112939. [PMID: 34536803 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2021.112939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2021] [Revised: 08/29/2021] [Accepted: 09/04/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The Cephalotaxus genus is well-known owing to the numerous complex, biologically relevant natural products that can be obtained from its constituent species. The successful identification of various Cephalotaxus alkaloids and natural, structurally diverse cephalotane diterpenoids that exhibit antitumor activities and excellent pharmacological properties has encouraged the discovery of previously undescribed compounds from this genus. The present review summarizes the different strategies for the total synthesis of cephalotane diterpenoids as well as their diverse chemical structures, antitumor activities, structure-activity relationships (SARs), and biosynthetic pathways.
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- Chunyu Jiang
- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, and School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, 110016, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, and School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, 110016, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, and School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, 110016, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, and School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, 110016, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, and School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, 110016, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, and School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, 110016, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, and School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, 110016, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, and School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, 110016, PR China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, College of Life Science & Technology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, 5 Xinfeng Road, Daqing, 163319, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, and School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, 110016, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, and School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, 110016, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, and School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, 110016, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery, Ministry of Education, and School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, 110016, PR China.
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Lu Y, Xu MM, Zhang ZM, Zhang J, Cai Q. Catalytic Asymmetric Inverse-Electron-Demand Diels-Alder Reactions of 2-Pyrones with Indenes: Total Syntheses of Cephanolides A and B. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:26610-26615. [PMID: 34668619 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202112223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2021] [Revised: 10/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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An inverse-electron-demand Diels-Alder (IEDDA) reaction could complement the conventional normal-electron-demand Diels-Alder reaction in the synthesis of six-membered carbocycles. However, catalytic asymmetric all-carbon-based IEDDA reactions are underdeveloped. Herein, we disclosed a copper-catalyzed asymmetric IEDDA reaction using electron-deficient 3-carboalkoxyl-2-pyrones and electronically unbiased indenes as reactants. This method enables the rapid and enantioselective construction of a wide range of hexahydrofluorenyl bridged-lactone scaffolds. Using this method, asymmetric total syntheses of cephanolides A and B were accomplished.
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- Yang Lu
- Department of Chemistry and Research Center for Molecular Recognition and Synthesis, Fudan University, 220 Handan Rd., Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Research Center for Molecular Recognition and Synthesis, Fudan University, 220 Handan Rd., Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Research Center for Molecular Recognition and Synthesis, Fudan University, 220 Handan Rd., Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Research Center for Molecular Recognition and Synthesis, Fudan University, 220 Handan Rd., Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Research Center for Molecular Recognition and Synthesis, Fudan University, 220 Handan Rd., Shanghai, 200433, China
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Ren Z, Sun Z, Li Y, Fan X, Dai M, Wang Y, Hu X. Total Synthesis of (+)-3-Deoxyfortalpinoid F, (+)-Fortalpinoid A, and (+)-Cephinoid H. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:18572-18576. [PMID: 34164892 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202108034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
3-Deoxyfortalpinoid F, fortalpinoid A, and cephinoid H are members of the Cephalotaxus diterpenoids class of natural products, which feature diverse chemical structures and valuable biological activities. We report herein the development of a diastereoselective Pauson-Khand reaction as an effective pathway to access the core tetracyclic skeleton, which is found widely in Cephalotaxus diterpenoids. Furthermore, we enabled the construction of the tropone moiety through a ring-closing metathesis/elimination protocol. Based on the developed strategy, asymmetric synthesis of the title compounds has been achieved for the first time.
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- Zhiqiang Ren
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of the Ministry of Education College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710127, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of the Ministry of Education College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710127, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of the Ministry of Education College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710127, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of the Ministry of Education College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710127, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of the Ministry of Education College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710127, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of the Ministry of Education College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710127, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of the Ministry of Education College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710127, China
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Ren Z, Sun Z, Li Y, Fan X, Dai M, Wang Y, Hu X. Total Synthesis of (+)‐3‐Deoxyfortalpinoid F, (+)‐Fortalpinoid A, and (+)‐Cephinoid H. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202108034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Zhiqiang Ren
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of the Ministry of Education College of Chemistry & Materials Science Northwest University Xi'an 710127 China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of the Ministry of Education College of Chemistry & Materials Science Northwest University Xi'an 710127 China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of the Ministry of Education College of Chemistry & Materials Science Northwest University Xi'an 710127 China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of the Ministry of Education College of Chemistry & Materials Science Northwest University Xi'an 710127 China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of the Ministry of Education College of Chemistry & Materials Science Northwest University Xi'an 710127 China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of the Ministry of Education College of Chemistry & Materials Science Northwest University Xi'an 710127 China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of the Ministry of Education College of Chemistry & Materials Science Northwest University Xi'an 710127 China
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Ge Z, Fan Y, Deng W, Zheng C, Li T, Yue J. Cephalodiones A–D: Compound Characterization and Semisynthesis by [6+6] Cycloaddition. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202015332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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- Zhan‐Peng Ge
- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica Chinese Academy of Sciences 555 Zuchongzhi Road Shanghai 201203 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica Chinese Academy of Sciences 555 Zuchongzhi Road Shanghai 201203 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicines Macau Institute for Applied Research in Medicine and Health Macau University of Science and Technology Avenida Wai Long Taipa, Macau 999078 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica Chinese Academy of Sciences 555 Zuchongzhi Road Shanghai 201203 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicines Macau Institute for Applied Research in Medicine and Health Macau University of Science and Technology Avenida Wai Long Taipa, Macau 999078 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica Chinese Academy of Sciences 555 Zuchongzhi Road Shanghai 201203 China
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Chen J, Zhang W, Pan C, Fan J, Zhong X, Tang S. Glaucocalyxin A induces cell cycle arrest and apoptosis via inhibiting NF-κB/p65 signaling pathway in melanoma cells. Life Sci 2021; 271:119185. [PMID: 33577846 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2021.119185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2020] [Revised: 01/26/2021] [Accepted: 01/28/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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AIMS Melanoma is a malignant tumor of the skin with a high metastasis rate and poor prognosis. Glaucocalyxin A (GLA), isolated from Rabdosia japonica, is a diterpenoid compound with anticancer properties. Here, we investigated the anticancer properties and explored the mechanisms underlying GLA activity in melanoma cells in vitro and in vivo. MAIN METHODS Cell Counting Kit-8 and colony formation assays were used to assess the effects of GLA on cell proliferation. Flow cytometry was used to evaluate the cell cycle, apoptosis, mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP), and reactive oxygen species (ROS), and western blot analysis and immunofluorescence staining were used to examine protein expression. Immunohistochemical analysis was performed to examine animal tissues and tumors in mice. KEY FINDINGS GLA could effectively inhibit cell proliferation and induce cell apoptosis. GLA induced an overproduction of cellular ROS, decreased MMP, and upregulated the Bax/Bcl-2 ratio, which is an indicator of apoptosis. Phosphorylation of nuclear factor κB (NF-κB)/p65 and NF-κB/p65 nuclear expression decreased after GLA treatment in vitro and in vivo, suggesting that the anticancer effects of GLA are mediated through the NF-κB/p65 pathway. Moreover, we observed that GLA was effective in inhibiting tumor growth without obvious toxicity to major organs in mice. SIGNIFICANCE This is the first study to show that GLA inhibits cell proliferation, arrests the cell cycle in the G2/M phase, and induces mitochondrial apoptosis via the NF-κB/p65 pathway in melanoma cells. Overall, our results demonstrate that GLA may be a potential anticancer agent for the treatment of melanoma.
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- Jiasheng Chen
- Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, PR China
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- Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, PR China
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, PR China.
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- Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, PR China.
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- Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, PR China.
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Ge ZP, Fan YY, Deng WD, Zheng CY, Li T, Yue JM. Cephalodiones A-D: Compound Characterization and Semisynthesis by [6+6] Cycloaddition. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:9374-9378. [PMID: 33527661 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202015332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Cephalodiones A-D (1-4), the first example of C19 -norditerpenoid dimers, were isolated and fully characterized from a Cephalotaxus plant. These new skeletal natural products shared a unique tricyclo[6.4.1.12,7 ]tetradeca-3,5,9,11-tetraene-13,14-dione core that was capped in both ends with rigid multicyclic ring systems either C2 -symmetrically or asymmetrically. Compounds 1-4 were proposed to be biosynthetically produced by the [6+6]-cycloaddition of two identical C19 -norditerpenoid troponoids, which was validated by the semisyntheses of dimers 2-4. Moreover, some compounds showed significant inhibition on Th17 cell differentiation.
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- Zhan-Peng Ge
- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zuchongzhi Road, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zuchongzhi Road, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicines, Macau Institute for Applied Research in Medicine and Health, Macau University of Science and Technology, Avenida Wai Long, Taipa, Macau, 999078, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zuchongzhi Road, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicines, Macau Institute for Applied Research in Medicine and Health, Macau University of Science and Technology, Avenida Wai Long, Taipa, Macau, 999078, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zuchongzhi Road, Shanghai, 201203, China
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Wu X, Gong L, Chen C, Tao Y, Zhou W, Kong L, Luo J. Semi-Synthesis of Harringtonolide Derivatives and Their Antiproliferative Activity. Molecules 2021; 26:1380. [PMID: 33806554 PMCID: PMC7961763 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26051380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2021] [Revised: 02/27/2021] [Accepted: 02/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Harringtonolide (HO), a natural product isolated from Cephalotaxus harringtonia, exhibits potent antiproliferative activity. However, little information has been reported on the systematic structure-activity relationship (SAR) of HO derivatives. Modifications on tropone, lactone, and allyl positions of HO (1) were carried out to provide 17 derivatives (2-13, 11a-11f). The in vitro antiproliferative activity against four cancer cell lines (HCT-116, A375, A549, and Huh-7) and one normal cell line (L-02) was tested. Amongst these novel derivatives, compound 6 exhibited comparable cell growth inhibitory activity to HO and displayed better selectivity index (SI = 56.5) between Huh-7 and L-02 cells. The SAR results revealed that the tropone and lactone moieties are essential for the cytotoxic activities, which provided useful suggestions for further structural optimization of HO.
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Bioactive Natural Product Research, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tong Jia Xiang, Nanjing 210009, China; (X.W.); (L.G.); (C.C.); (Y.T.); (W.Z.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Bioactive Natural Product Research, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tong Jia Xiang, Nanjing 210009, China; (X.W.); (L.G.); (C.C.); (Y.T.); (W.Z.)
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Shao J, Li Z, Wang Y, Xiong Y, Hu X. Synthesis and Bioactivity of Tropone Derivatives as Potential Compounds against Human Gastric Cancer Cells Growth. CHINESE J ORG CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.6023/cjoc202105014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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