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Zlotnikov ID, Krylov SS, Semenova MN, Semenov VV, Kudryashova EV. Triphenylphosphine Derivatives of Allylbenzenes Express Antitumor and Adjuvant Activity When Solubilized with Cyclodextrin-Based Formulations. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2023; 16:1651. [PMID: 38139778 PMCID: PMC10747112 DOI: 10.3390/ph16121651] [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: 10/29/2023] [Revised: 11/17/2023] [Accepted: 11/21/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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Allylbenzenes (apiol, dillapiol, myristicin and allyltetramethoxybenzene) are individual components of plant essential oils that demonstrate antitumor activity and can enhance the antitumor activity of cytotoxic drugs, such as paclitaxel, doxorubicin, cisplatin, etc. Triphenylphosphine (PPh3) derivatives of allylbenzenes are two to three orders of magnitude more potent than original allylbenzenes in terms of IC50. The inhibition of efflux pumps has been reported for allylbenzenes, and the PPh3 moiety is deemed to be responsible for preferential mitochondrial accumulation and the depolarization of mitochondrial membranes. However, due to poor solubility, the practical use of these substances has never been an option. Here, we show that this problem can be solved by using a complex formation with cyclodextrin (CD-based molecular containers) and polyanionic heparin, stabilizing the positive charge of the PPh3 cation. Such containers can solubilize both allylbenzenes and their PPh3 derivatives up to 0.4 mM concentration. Furthermore, we have observed that solubilized PPh3 derivatives indeed work as adjuvants, increasing the antitumor activity of paclitaxel against adenocarcinomic human alveolar basal epithelial cells (A549) by an order of magnitude (in terms of IC50) in addition to being quite powerful cytostatics themselves (IC50 in the range 1-10 µM). Even more importantly, CD-solubilized PPh3 derivatives show pronounced selectivity, being highly toxic for the A549 tumor cell line and minimally toxic for HEK293T non-tumor cells, red blood cells and sea urchin embryos. Indeed, in many cancers, the mitochondrial membrane is more prone to depolarization compared to normal cells, which probably explains the observed selectivity of our compounds, since PPh3 derivatives are known to act as mitochondria-targeting agents. According to the MTT test, 100 µM solution of PPh3 derivatives of allylbenzenes causes the death of up to 85% of A549 cancer cells, while for HEK293T non-cancer cells, only 15-20% of the cells died. The hemolytic index of the studied substances did not exceed 1%, and the thrombogenicity index was < 1.5%. Thus, this study outlines the experimental foundation for developing combined cytostatic medications, where effectiveness and selectivity are achieved through decreased concentration of the primary ingredient and the inclusion of adjuvants, which are safe or practically harmless substances.
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- Igor D. Zlotnikov
- Faculty of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, 1/3, 119991 Moscow, Russia;
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry RAS, 47 Leninsky Prospect, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- N. K. Koltzov Institute of Developmental Biology RAS, 26 Vavilov Street, 119334 Moscow, Russia
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry RAS, 47 Leninsky Prospect, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, 1/3, 119991 Moscow, Russia;
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Thanh NH, Bao LQ, Pham-The H, Anh DTT, Van Kiem P. Synthesis, Molecular Docking, and Cytotoxic Evaluation of Fluorinated Podophyllotoxin Derivatives. Nat Prod Commun 2023. [DOI: 10.1177/1934578x231153733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Objective: The study was conducted to evaluate the in vitro and in silico anticancer activity of fluorinated podophyllotoxin derivatives. Methods: Microwave-assisted multicomponent reactions were carried out in an Anton Paar Microwave Synthetic Reactor Monowave 400 in order to synthesize fluorinated podophyllotoxin derivatives. These products were identified by spectral analysis and evaluated for their cytotoxicity against 4 types of human cancer cell lines (KB, HepG2, A549, and MCF7), as well as human embryonic kidney (Hek) 293 cells using MTT protocol. Molecular docking was conducted using 2 crystal structures of tubulin—colchicine (PDB ID: 4O2B) and topoisomerase II—etoposide (PDB ID: 3QX3) complexes. Results: Two potent cytotoxic fluorinated podophyllotoxin–naphthoquinone compounds were synthesized in good yields. They displayed high cytotoxic activity against all the tested cell lines, with IC50 values ranging from 0.58 to 3.17 µM. Notably, product 8a showed low toxicity against the Hek-293 cell line. Molecular docking results showed that products 8a and 8b participated in the same key interactions provided by etoposide with both topoisomerase and DNA chain domains. The binding energy values calculated for 8a and 8b are acceptable. Conclusion: This study revealed that products 8a and 8b exhibited promising in vitro and in silico anticancer activity and could be recognized as promising anticancer agents.
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- Nguyen Ha Thanh
- Institute of Chemistry, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Graduate University of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Institute of Chemistry, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Graduate University of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Graduate University of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Institute of Marine Biochemistry, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam
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Nguyen HT, Nguyen Thi QG, Nguyen Thi TH, Thi PH, Le-Nhat-Thuy G, Dang Thi TA, Le-Quang B, Pham-The H, Van Nguyen T. Synthesis and biological activity, and molecular modelling studies of potent cytotoxic podophyllotoxin-naphthoquinone compounds. RSC Adv 2022; 12:22004-22019. [PMID: 36043070 PMCID: PMC9361925 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra03312g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2022] [Accepted: 07/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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A new approach for the synthesis of podophyllotoxin-naphthoquinone compounds using microwave-assisted three-component reactions is reported in this study. Novel podophyllotoxin-naphthoquinone derivatives with modification on ring E were synthesized. All the synthetic compounds were assessed in terms of their cytotoxicity profile against four cancer cell lines (KB, HepG2, A549, and MCF7), and noncancerous Hek-293 cell lines. Notably, treatment of SK-LU-1 cells with compounds 5a and 5b resulted in G2/M phase arrest of the cell cycle, caspase-3/7 activation, and apoptosis. Additionally, molecular docking studies were performed and showed important interaction of two compounds against residues in the colchicine-binding-site of tubulin as well. Taken together, compounds 5a and 5b were identified as potent anticancer agents. A new approach for the synthesis of podophyllotoxin-naphthoquinone compounds using microwave-assisted three-component reactions is reported in this study.![]()
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- Ha Thanh Nguyen
- Graduate University of Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Cau Giay Hanoi Vietnam .,Institute of Chemistry, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Cau Giay Hanoi Vietnam
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- Graduate University of Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Cau Giay Hanoi Vietnam .,Institute of Chemistry, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Cau Giay Hanoi Vietnam
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- Graduate University of Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Cau Giay Hanoi Vietnam .,Institute of Chemistry, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Cau Giay Hanoi Vietnam
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- Institute of Chemistry, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Cau Giay Hanoi Vietnam
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- Graduate University of Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Cau Giay Hanoi Vietnam .,Institute of Chemistry, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Cau Giay Hanoi Vietnam
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- Graduate University of Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Cau Giay Hanoi Vietnam .,Institute of Chemistry, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Cau Giay Hanoi Vietnam
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- Hanoi Unviversity of Pharmacy 13-15 Le Thanh Tong Hoan Kiem Hanoi Vietnam
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- Hanoi Unviversity of Pharmacy 13-15 Le Thanh Tong Hoan Kiem Hanoi Vietnam
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- Graduate University of Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Cau Giay Hanoi Vietnam .,Institute of Chemistry, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Cau Giay Hanoi Vietnam
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de Freitas Rego Y, Morais Costa NE, Martins de Lacerda R, Faleiros da Silva Maia A, Moreira da Silva C, de Fátima Â. Anticancer properties of arylchromenes and arylchromans: an overview. PHYSICAL SCIENCES REVIEWS 2022. [DOI: 10.1515/psr-2021-0033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Cancers are a set of pathologies originated by cells that have the ability to divide and multiply uncontrollably, associated with the capacity to invade and colonize adjacent tissues. Chemotherapy is one of the main approaches of treatment for cancer patients. Despite of the numerous antineoplastic drugs available, cancer cannot be cured; particularly at the late stages deprived of any side effect. Arylchromenes and arylchromans are a group of small molecules, of natural or synthetic origin, of great interest as prototypes for the drug development, especially against cancer. In this chapter, we will present the antineoplastic activity studies of the most promising examples of these arylchromenes and arylchroman derivatives.
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- Yuri de Freitas Rego
- Departamento de Química, Grupo de Estudos em Química Orgânica e Biológica (GEQOB) , Instituto de Ciências Exatas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) , Belo Horizonte , MG , Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Grupo de Estudos em Química Orgânica e Biológica (GEQOB) , Instituto de Ciências Exatas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) , Belo Horizonte , MG , Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Grupo de Estudos em Química Orgânica e Biológica (GEQOB) , Instituto de Ciências Exatas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) , Belo Horizonte , MG , Brazil
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- Departamento de Ensino, Pesquisa e Extensão - CCO , Instituto Federal do Amazonas - Campus Coari (IFAM/CCO) , Coari , AM , Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Grupo de Estudos em Química Orgânica e Biológica (GEQOB) , Instituto de Ciências Exatas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) , Belo Horizonte , MG , Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Grupo de Estudos em Química Orgânica e Biológica (GEQOB) , Instituto de Ciências Exatas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) , Belo Horizonte , MG , Brazil
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Carral-Menoyo A, Sotomayor N, Lete E. Palladium-catalysed Heck-type alkenylation reactions in the synthesis of quinolines. Mechanistic insights and recent applications. Catal Sci Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cy00789g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Recent developments in Pd(0)- and Pd(ii)-catalysed alkenylation reactions for the synthesis of quinolines focusing on mechanistic understanding.
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- Asier Carral-Menoyo
- Departamento de Química Orgánica II
- Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología
- Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea UPV/EHU
- 48080 Bilbao
- Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica II
- Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología
- Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea UPV/EHU
- 48080 Bilbao
- Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica II
- Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología
- Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea UPV/EHU
- 48080 Bilbao
- Spain
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Carral-Menoyo A, Sotorríos L, Ortiz-de-Elguea V, Diaz-Andrés A, Sotomayor N, Gómez-Bengoa E, Lete E. Intramolecular Palladium(II)-Catalyzed 6-endo C–H Alkenylation Directed by the Remote N-Protecting Group: Mechanistic Insight and Application to the Synthesis of Dihydroquinolines. J Org Chem 2019; 85:2486-2503. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.9b03174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Asier Carral-Menoyo
- Departamento de Química Orgánica II, Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea UPV/EHU, Apdo. 644, 48080 Bilbao Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica I, Facultad de Química, Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea UPV/EHU, Apdo. 1072, 20080 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica II, Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea UPV/EHU, Apdo. 644, 48080 Bilbao Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica II, Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea UPV/EHU, Apdo. 644, 48080 Bilbao Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica II, Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea UPV/EHU, Apdo. 644, 48080 Bilbao Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica I, Facultad de Química, Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea UPV/EHU, Apdo. 1072, 20080 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica II, Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea UPV/EHU, Apdo. 644, 48080 Bilbao Spain
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Shearer C, Desaunay O, Zorc S, Richaud AD, Samanta SS, Jeedimalla N, Roche SP. Intercepted-Knoevenagel condensation for the synthesis of unsymmetrical fused-tricyclic 4 H-pyrans. Tetrahedron 2019; 75:130606. [PMID: 31741543 PMCID: PMC6859900 DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2019.130606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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4H-Pyrans (4H-Pys) and 1,4-dihydropyridines (1,4-DHPs) are important classes of heterocyclic scaffolds in medicinal chemistry. Herein, an indium(III)-catalyzed one-pot domino reaction for the synthesis of highly functionalized 4H-Pys, and a model of 1,4-DHP is reported. This alternative approach to the challenging Hantzsch 4-component reaction enables the synthesis of fused-tricyclic heterocycles, and the mechanistic studies underline the importance of an intercepted-Knoevenagel adduct to achieve higher chemoselectivity towards these types of unsymmetrical heterocycles.
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- Charles Shearer
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL 33431, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL 33431, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL 33431, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL 33431, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL 33431, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL 33431, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL 33431, United States
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Hou W, Zhang G, Luo Z, Su L, Xu H. Click chemistry‐based synthesis and cytotoxic activity evaluation of 4α‐triazole acetate podophyllotoxin derivatives. Chem Biol Drug Des 2018; 93:473-483. [DOI: 10.1111/cbdd.13436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2018] [Revised: 09/26/2018] [Accepted: 10/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Wei Hou
- College of Pharmaceutical ScienceInstitute of Drug Development & Chemical Biology (IDD & CB)Zhejiang University of Technology Hangzhou China
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- College of Chemical Engineering and Materials ScienceTianjin University of Science & Technology Tianjin China
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- Shanghai Evergene Biotech Co., Ltd. Shanghai China
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- College of Pharmaceutical ScienceInstitute of Drug Development & Chemical Biology (IDD & CB)Zhejiang University of Technology Hangzhou China
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- Shanghai Institute for Advanced Immunochemical StudiesShanghaiTech University Shanghai China
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Kumar NP, Sharma P, Reddy TS, Nekkanti S, Shankaraiah N, Lalita G, Sujanakumari S, Bhargava SK, Naidu V, Kamal A. Synthesis of 2,3,6,7-tetramethoxyphenanthren-9-amine: An efficient precursor to access new 4- aza -2,3-dihydropyridophenanthrenes as apoptosis inducing agents. Eur J Med Chem 2017; 127:305-317. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2017.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2016] [Revised: 10/17/2016] [Accepted: 01/01/2017] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Yu X, Che Z, Xu H. Recent Advances in the Chemistry and Biology of Podophyllotoxins. Chemistry 2017; 23:4467-4526. [PMID: 27726183 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201602472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2016] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Podophyllotoxin and its related aryltetralin cyclolignans belong to a family of important products that exhibit various biological properties (e.g., cytotoxic, insecticidal, antifungal, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, neurotoxic, immunosuppressive, antirheumatic, antioxidative, antispasmogenic, and hypolipidemic activities). This Review provides a survey of podophyllotoxin and its analogues isolated from plants. In particular, recent developments in the elegant total chemical synthesis, structural modifications, biosynthesis, and biotransformation of podophyllotoxin and its analogues are summarized. Moreover, a deoxypodophyllotoxin-based chemosensor for selective detection of mercury ion is described. In addition to the most active podophyllotoxin derivatives in each series against human cancer cell lines and insect pests listed in the tables, the structure-activity relationships of podophyllotoxin derivatives as cytotoxic and insecticidal agents are also outlined. Future prospects and further developments in this area are covered at the end of the Review. We believe that this Review will provide necessary information for synthetic, medicinal, and pesticidal chemistry researchers who are interested in the chemistry and biology of podophyllotoxins.
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- Xiang Yu
- Research Institute of Pesticidal Design and Synthesis, College of Plant Protection/Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi Province, P.R. China
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- Research Institute of Pesticidal Design and Synthesis, College of Plant Protection/Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi Province, P.R. China
- College of Forestry, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, 471003, Henan Province, P. R. China
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- Research Institute of Pesticidal Design and Synthesis, College of Plant Protection/Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi Province, P.R. China
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Jeedimalla N, Flint M, Smith L, Haces A, Minond D, Roche SP. Multicomponent assembly of 4-aza-podophyllotoxins: A fast entry to highly selective and potent anti-leukemic agents. Eur J Med Chem 2015; 106:167-79. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2015.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2015] [Revised: 09/30/2015] [Accepted: 10/06/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Mikhalin AA, Evdokimov NM, Frolova LV, Magedov IV, Kornienko A, Johnston R, Rogelj S, Tartis MS. Lipophilic prodrug conjugates allow facile and rapid synthesis of high-loading capacity liposomes without the need for post-assembly purification. J Liposome Res 2015; 25:232-260. [PMID: 25534989 PMCID: PMC4478286 DOI: 10.3109/08982104.2014.992022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Dihydropyridopyrazoles are simplified synthetic analogues of podophyllotoxin that can effectively mimic its molecular scaffold and act as potent mitotic spindle poisons in dividing cancer cells. However, despite nanomolar potencies and ease of synthetic preparation, further clinical development of these promising anticancer agents is hampered due to their poor aqueous solubility. In this article, we developed a prodrug strategy that enables incorporation of dihydropyridopyrazoles into liposome bilayers to overcome the solubility issues. The active drug was covalently connected to either myristic or palmitic acid anchor via carboxylesterase hydrolyzable linkage. The resulting prodrugs were self-assembled into liposome bilayers from hydrated lipid films using ultrasound without the need for post-assembly purification. The average particle size of the prodrug-loaded liposomes was about 90 nm. The prodrug incorporation was verified by differential scanning calorimetry, spectrophotometry and gel filtration reaching maximum at 0.3 and 0.35 prodrug/lipid molar ratios for myristic and palmitic conjugates, respectively. However, the ratio of 0.2 was used in the particle size and biological activity experiments to maintain long-term stability of the prodrug-loaded liposomes against phase separation during storage. Antiproliferative activity was tested against HeLa and Jurkat cancer cell lines in vitro showing that the liposomal prodrug retained antitubulin activity of the parent drug and induced apoptosis-mediated cancer cell death. Overall, the established data provide a powerful platform for further clinical development of dihydropyridopyrazoles using liposomes as the drug delivery system.
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- Alexander A. Mikhalin
- Department of Biology, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, USA
- Department of Chemical Engineering, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, USA
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- Department of Materials Engineering, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, USA
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- Department of Biology, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, USA
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- Department of Biology, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, USA
- Department of Materials Engineering, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, USA
- Department of Chemical Engineering, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, USA
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Hassam M, Taher A, Arnott GE, Green IR, van Otterlo WAL. Isomerization of Allylbenzenes. Chem Rev 2015; 115:5462-569. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.5b00052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 175] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Mohammad Hassam
- Department
of Chemistry and Polymer Science, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag
X1, Matieland 7602, South Africa
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- Department
of Chemistry and Polymer Science, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag
X1, Matieland 7602, South Africa
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- Department
of Chemistry and Polymer Science, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag
X1, Matieland 7602, South Africa
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- Department
of Chemistry and Polymer Science, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag
X1, Matieland 7602, South Africa
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- Department
of Chemistry and Polymer Science, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag
X1, Matieland 7602, South Africa
- School
of Chemistry, University of the Witwatersrand, Braamfontein, Johannesburg 2000, South Africa
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Semenov VV, Semenova MN. Polyalkoxyflavonoids as inhibitors of cell division. RUSSIAN CHEMICAL REVIEWS 2015. [DOI: 10.1070/rcr4449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Yang Z, Hao WJ, Xu HW, Wang SL, Jiang B, Li G, Tu SJ. Base-Promoted Transannulation of Heterocyclic Enamines and 2,3-Epoxypropan-1-ones: Regio- and Stereoselective Synthesis of Fused Pyridines and Pyrroles. J Org Chem 2015; 80:2781-9. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.5b00067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Zheng Yang
- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Green
Synthetic Chemistry for Functional Materials, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, P. R. China
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Green
Synthetic Chemistry for Functional Materials, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, P. R. China
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Green
Synthetic Chemistry for Functional Materials, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, P. R. China
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Green
Synthetic Chemistry for Functional Materials, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, P. R. China
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Green
Synthetic Chemistry for Functional Materials, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, P. R. China
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- Institute of Chemistry & Biomedical Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, P. R. China
- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409-1061, United States
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Green
Synthetic Chemistry for Functional Materials, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, P. R. China
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Cui LY, Wang YH, Chen SR, Wang YM, Zhou ZH. Stereocontrolled construction of 3H-furo[3,4-b]chromen-1(9H)-one scaffolds via organocatalyzed Michael addition and the following intramolecular dehydration. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra17503h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Stereocontrolled construction of 3H-furo[3,4-b]chromen-1(9H)-one scaffolds has been realized via chiral squaramide catalyzed asymmetric Michael addition of tetronic acid to 2-((E)-2-nitrovinyl)phenols and the subsequent intramolecular dehydration.
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- L.-Y. Cui
- Institute and State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry
- P. R. China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)
- Nankai University
- Tianjin 300071
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- Institute and State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry
- P. R. China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)
- Nankai University
- Tianjin 300071
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- Institute and State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry
- P. R. China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)
- Nankai University
- Tianjin 300071
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- Institute and State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry
- P. R. China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)
- Nankai University
- Tianjin 300071
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- Institute and State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry
- P. R. China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)
- Nankai University
- Tianjin 300071
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Comparative in vivo evaluation of polyalkoxy substituted 4H-chromenes and oxa-podophyllotoxins as microtubule destabilizing agents in the phenotypic sea urchin embryo assay. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2014; 24:3914-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2014.06.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2014] [Revised: 06/16/2014] [Accepted: 06/16/2014] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Aillerie A, Talancé VLD, Moncomble A, Bousquet T, Pélinski L. Enantioselective Organocatalytic Partial Transfer Hydrogenation of Lactone-Fused Quinolines. Org Lett 2014; 16:2982-5. [DOI: 10.1021/ol5011196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Alexandre Aillerie
- Université Lille Nord de France, F-59000 Lille, France
- Université de Lille 1, Unité de Catalyse et
de Chimie du Solide, UMR CNRS 8181, ENSCL, B.P. 108, 59652 Villeneuve d’Ascq, France
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- Université Lille Nord de France, F-59000 Lille, France
- Université de Lille 1, Unité de Catalyse et
de Chimie du Solide, UMR CNRS 8181, ENSCL, B.P. 108, 59652 Villeneuve d’Ascq, France
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- Université Lille Nord de France, F-59000 Lille, France
- Université de Lille 1, Laboratoire de Spectrochimie IR & Raman, UMR CNRS 8516, F-59655 Villeneuve d’Ascq, France
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- Université Lille Nord de France, F-59000 Lille, France
- Université de Lille 1, Unité de Catalyse et
de Chimie du Solide, UMR CNRS 8181, ENSCL, B.P. 108, 59652 Villeneuve d’Ascq, France
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- Université Lille Nord de France, F-59000 Lille, France
- Université de Lille 1, Unité de Catalyse et
de Chimie du Solide, UMR CNRS 8181, ENSCL, B.P. 108, 59652 Villeneuve d’Ascq, France
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Botes MG, Pelly SC, Blackie MAL, Kornienko A, van Otterlo WAL. Synthesis of 4-Azapodophyllotoxins with Anticancer Activity by Multicomponent Reactions (Review). Chem Heterocycl Compd (N Y) 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s10593-014-1455-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Jeedimalla N, Johns J, Roche SP. Mechanistic investigation and implications of a sacrificial aniline for the tandem cascade synthesis of 4-aza-podophyllotoxin analogues. Tetrahedron Lett 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2013.08.071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Da C, Mooberry SL, Gupton JT, Kellogg GE. How to deal with low-resolution target structures: using SAR, ensemble docking, hydropathic analysis, and 3D-QSAR to definitively map the αβ-tubulin colchicine site. J Med Chem 2013; 56:7382-95. [PMID: 23961916 DOI: 10.1021/jm400954h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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αβ-Tubulin colchicine site inhibitors (CSIs) from four scaffolds that we previously tested for antiproliferative activity were modeled to better understand their effect on microtubules. Docking models, constructed by exploiting the SAR of a pyrrole subset and HINT scoring, guided ensemble docking of all 59 compounds. This conformation set and two variants having progressively less structure knowledge were subjected to CoMFA, CoMFA+HINT, and CoMSIA 3D-QSAR analyses. The CoMFA+HINT model (docked alignment) showed the best statistics: leave-one-out q(2) of 0.616, r(2) of 0.949, and r(2)pred (internal test set) of 0.755. An external (tested in other laboratories) collection of 24 CSIs from eight scaffolds were evaluated with the 3D-QSAR models, which correctly ranked their activity trends in 7/8 scaffolds for CoMFA+HINT (8/8 for CoMFA). The combination of SAR, ensemble docking, hydropathic analysis, and 3D-QSAR provides an atomic-scale colchicine site model more consistent with a target structure resolution much higher than the ~3.6 Å available for αβ-tubulin.
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- Chenxiao Da
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry & Institute for Structural Biology and Drug Discovery, Virginia Commonwealth University , Richmond, Virginia 23298-0540, United States
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Cytotoxic Activity of Six Samples of Brazilian Propolis on Sea Urchin (Lytechinus variegatus) Eggs. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2013; 2013:619361. [PMID: 23662146 PMCID: PMC3638611 DOI: 10.1155/2013/619361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2013] [Revised: 03/20/2013] [Accepted: 03/20/2013] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The cytotoxic activities of extracts of four samples of propolis from the state of Minas Gerais (Southeast Brazil) and two from the state of Paraná (South Brazil) were evaluated using sea urchin (Lytechinus variegatus) eggs. Cytotoxic activity was observed, characterized mainly by the inhibition of the first cleavage of newly fertilized eggs. Methanol extracts at 32 µg mL−1 of all samples were highly active (97–100%). Extracts were also prepared by successive treatments of the samples with hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate, and methanol. High activity was observed using the ethyl acetate fractions of all samples, but hexane and chloroform fractions of some samples also had high activity. Based on the chemical composition of the extracts and fractions (published previously), it is hypothesized that the cytotoxic activities observed are due mainly to artepillin C, p-coumaric acid, and kaempferide. The results suggest that caffeoylquinic acids have no cytotoxic activity in sea urchin eggs.
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Alemán J, Cabrera S. Applications of asymmetric organocatalysis in medicinal chemistry. Chem Soc Rev 2013; 42:774-93. [DOI: 10.1039/c2cs35380f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 325] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Shestopalov AM, Litvinov YM, Rodinovskaya LA, Malyshev OR, Semenova MN, Semenov VV. Polyalkoxy substituted 4H-chromenes: synthesis by domino reaction and anticancer activity. ACS COMBINATORIAL SCIENCE 2012; 14:484-90. [PMID: 22824131 DOI: 10.1021/co300062e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A series of 4H-chromenes containing various modifications in the ring B and polyalkoxy substituents in the ring E has been synthesized by Knoevenagel-Michael-hetero-Thorpe-Ziegler three-component domino reaction with the overall yield of 45-82%. The targeted molecules were evaluated in a phenotypic sea urchin embryo assay for antimitotic and microtubule destabilizing activity. The most active compounds 5{1,5} and 5{5,5} featured sesamol-derived ring B and m-methoxyphenyl or m-methoxymethylenedioxyphenyl ring E. Compounds 5{3,1}, 5{1,2}, 5{5,4}, 5{1,5}, and 5{5,5} exhibited strong cytotoxicity in the NCI60 human tumor cell line anticancer drug screen. Surprisingly, cell growth inhibition caused by these agents was more pronounced in the multidrug resistant NCI/ADR-RES cells than the parent OVCAR-8 cell line. The results suggest that polyalkoxy substited 4H-chromenes may prove to be advantageous for further design as anticancer agents.
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- Anatoliy M. Shestopalov
- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, RAS, 47 Leninsky Prospect,
119991 Moscow, Russian Federation
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, RAS, 47 Leninsky Prospect,
119991 Moscow, Russian Federation
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, RAS, 47 Leninsky Prospect,
119991 Moscow, Russian Federation
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, RAS, 47 Leninsky Prospect,
119991 Moscow, Russian Federation
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- N. K. Koltzov Institute of Developmental Biology, RAS, 26 Vavilov Street, 119334,
Moscow, Russian Federation
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, RAS, 47 Leninsky Prospect,
119991 Moscow, Russian Federation
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