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Gao X, Li HN, Liu PJ, Long XK, Guo XH, Hua HM, Li DH. Synthesis of sinomenine derivatives with potential anti-leukemia activity. JOURNAL OF ASIAN NATURAL PRODUCTS RESEARCH 2024:1-17. [PMID: 38572941 DOI: 10.1080/10286020.2024.2327524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2023] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024]
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In recent years, with sinomenine hydrochloride as the main ingredient, Qingfengteng had been formulated as various dosage forms for clinical treatment. Subsequent findings confirmed a variety of biological roles for sinomenine. Here, 15 H2S-donating sinomenine derivatives were synthesized. Target hybrids a11 displayed substantial cytotoxic effects on cancer cell lines, particularly against K562 cells, with an IC50 value of 1.36 μM. In-depth studies demonstrated that a11 arrested cell cycle at G1 phase, induced apoptosis via both morphological changes in nucleus and membrane potential collapse in mitochondria. These results indicated a11 exerted an antiproliferative effect through apoptosis induction via mitochondrial pathway.
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- Xiang Gao
- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design and Discovery, Ministry of Education, and School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design and Discovery, Ministry of Education, and School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design and Discovery, Ministry of Education, and School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jishou University, Jishou 416000, China
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- Huangshi Food and Drug Inspection and Testing Center, Huangshi 435000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design and Discovery, Ministry of Education, and School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design and Discovery, Ministry of Education, and School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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Gao X, Li H, Wang S, Long X, Guo X, Hua H, Li D. Discovery of sinomenine/8-Bis(benzylthio)octanoic acid hybrids as potential anti-leukemia drug candidate via mitochondrial pathway. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2024; 97:129545. [PMID: 37939862 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2023.129545] [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: 09/19/2023] [Revised: 10/30/2023] [Accepted: 11/04/2023] [Indexed: 11/10/2023]
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Traditional Chinese medicine Qingfengteng primarily acquired from the dried canes of Sinomenium acutum (Thunb.) Rehd. et Wils. var. cinereum Rehd. et Wils. and S. acutum (Thunb.) Rehd. et Wils. For the therapeutic treatment of rheumatism, acute arthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis based on Qingfengteng, sinomenine hydrochloride was recently made the principal active ingredient in various dosage forms. 8-Bis(benzylthio)octanoic acid (CPI-613) was an orphan medicine that the FDA and EMA approved orphan for the treatment of certain resistant malignancies. Its unique mode of action and minimal toxicity toward normal tissues made for an apt pharmacophore. In order to expand the field of sinomenine anticancer structures, sinomenine/8-Bis(benzylthio)octanoic acid derivatives were designed and synthesized. Among them, target hybrids e4 stood out for having notable cytotoxic effects against cancer cell lines, especially for K562 cells, with IC50 values of 2.45 μM and high safety. In-depth investigations demonstrated that e4 caused apoptosis by stopping the cell cycle at G1 phase, and doing so by altering the morphology of the nucleus and causing membrane potential of the in mitochondria to collapse. These results indicated e4 exerted an antiproliferative effect through apoptosis induction via mitochondrial pathway.
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- Xiang Gao
- 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 Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jishou University, 26 Century Avenue, Hunan 416000, PR China
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- Huangshi Food and Drug Inspection and Testing Center, 26 Guangzhou Road, Hubei 435000, 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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Zhang C, Zhao M, Wang G, Li Y. Recent Progress on Microtubule Degradation Agents. J Med Chem 2023; 66:13354-13368. [PMID: 37748178 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.3c00517] [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: 09/27/2023]
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Targeted protein degradation (TPD) has emerged as the most promising approach for the specific knockdown of disease-associated proteins and is achieved by exploiting the cellular quality control machinery. TPD technologies are highly advantageous in overcoming drug resistance as they degrade the whole target protein. Microtubules play important roles in many cellular processes and are among the oldest and most well-established targets for tumor chemotherapy. However, the development of drug resistance, risk of hypersensitivity reactions, and intolerable toxicities severely restrict the clinical applications of microtubule-targeting agents (MTAs). Microtubule degradation agents (MDgAs) operate via completely different mechanisms compared with traditional MTAs and are capable of overcoming drug resistance. The emergence of MDgAs has expanded the scope of TPD and provided new avenues for the discovery of tubulin-targeted drugs. Herein, we summarized the development of MDgAs, and discussed their degradation mechanisms, mechanisms of action on the binding sites, potential opportunities, and challenges.
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- Chufeng Zhang
- Innovation Center of Nursing Research, Nursing Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Biotherapy, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Laboratory of Metabolomics and Drug-Induced Liver Injury, Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-Related Molecular Network, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Innovation Center of Nursing Research, Nursing Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Biotherapy, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Innovation Center of Nursing Research, Nursing Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Biotherapy, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China
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Li Y, Liu Y, Zhu Z, Yan W, Zhang C, Yang Z, Bai P, Tang M, Shi M, He W, Fu S, Liu J, Han K, Li J, Xie L, Ye H, Yang J, Chen L. Structure-Based Design and Synthesis of N-Substituted 3-Amino-β-Carboline Derivatives as Potent αβ-Tubulin Degradation Agents. J Med Chem 2022; 65:2675-2693. [PMID: 35084853 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.1c02159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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So far, relatively few small molecules have been reported to promote tubulin degradation. Our previous studies have found that compound 2, a noncovalent colchicine-site ligand, was capable of promoting αβ-tubulin degradation. To further improve its antiproliferative activity, 66 derivatives or analogues of 2 were designed and synthesized based on 2-tubulin cocrystal structure. Among them, 12b displayed nanomolar potency against a variety of tumor cells, including paclitaxel- and adriamycin-resistant cell lines. 12b binds to the colchicine site and promotes αβ-tubulin degradation in a concentration-dependent manner via the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway. The X-ray crystal structure revealed that 12b binds in a similar manner as 2, but there is a slight conformation change of the B ring, which resulted in better interaction of 12b with surrounding residues. 12b effectively suppressed tumor growth at an i.v. dose of 40 mg/kg (3 times a week) on both A2780S (paclitaxel-sensitive) and A2780T (paclitaxel-resistant) ovarian xenograft models, with respective TGIs of 92.42 and 79.75% without obvious side effects, supporting its potential utility as a tumor-therapeutic compound.
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- Yong Li
- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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A comprehensive overview of β-carbolines and its derivatives as anticancer agents. Eur J Med Chem 2021; 224:113688. [PMID: 34332400 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2021.113688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2020] [Revised: 05/05/2021] [Accepted: 07/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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β-Carboline alkaloids are a family of natural and synthetic products with structural diversity and outstanding antitumor activities. This review summarizes research developments of β-carboline and its derivatives as anticancer agents, which focused on both natural and synthetic monomers as well as dimers. In addition, the structure-activity relationship (SAR) analysis of β-carboline monomers and dimers are summarized and mechanism of action of β-carboline and its derivatives are also presented. A few possible research directions, suggestions and clues for future work on the development of novel β-carboline-based anticancer agents with improved expected activities and lesser toxicity are also provided.
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Buaban K, Phutdhawong W, Taechowisan T, Phutdhawong WS. Synthesis and Investigation of Tetrahydro-β-carboline Derivatives as Inhibitors of Plant Pathogenic Fungi. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26010207. [PMID: 33401587 PMCID: PMC7796172 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26010207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2020] [Revised: 12/23/2020] [Accepted: 12/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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A series of tetrahydro-ß-carbolines substituted with an alkyl or acyl side chain was synthesized and screened for its antifungal activity against plant pathogenic fungi (Bipolaris oryzae, Curvularia lunata, Fusarium semitectum, and Fusarium fujikuroi). The structure activity relationship revealed that the substituent at the piperidine nitrogen plays an important role for increasing antifungal activities. In this series, 2-octyl-2,3,4,9-tetrahydro-1H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole (3g) displayed potent antifungal activities with a minimum inhibitory concentration of 0.1 μg/mL, including good inhibitory activity to the radial growth of fungus at a concentration of 100 μg/mL compared to amphotericin B.
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- Koonchira Buaban
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Silpakorn University, Nakhon Pathom 73000, Thailand;
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- Department of Science, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Science, Kamphaeng Sean Campus, Kasetsart University, Nakhon Pathom 73140, Thailand;
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Silpakorn University, Nakhon Pathom 73000, Thailand;
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Silpakorn University, Nakhon Pathom 73000, Thailand;
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Ahmad I, Fakhri S, Khan H, Jeandet P, Aschner M, Yu ZL. Targeting cell cycle by β-carboline alkaloids in vitro: Novel therapeutic prospects for the treatment of cancer. Chem Biol Interact 2020; 330:109229. [PMID: 32835667 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2020.109229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2020] [Revised: 07/25/2020] [Accepted: 08/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Cell cycle dysregulation is the mainstay of aberrant cell proliferation, which leads to tumor progression. Mutations in tumor cells initiate various dysregulated pathways and spontaneous over-proliferation with genomic/chromosomal instability. Despite advances in cancer therapy, it has remained a medicinal challenge to treat. Besides, the complexity of pathophysiological pathways behind cancer raises the need for novel multi-target agents, possessing fewer side effects. Alkaloid-based therapies have been explored so far to target cell division in cancer, including vinca alkaloids. As a class of hopeful β-carboline derivatives, growing evidence has indicated their auspicious roles in combating cancer by inhibiting topoisomerase (TOPO), kinesin Eg5, telomerase, cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK), IκB kinase (IKK), and polo-like kinase-1 (PLK1) in the transition phases of cell cycle. In this review, in vitro potential of β-carboline has been revealed through targeting cell division cycle at different phases. In conclusion, β-carboline alkaloids could be introduced as novel candidates in cancer therapy.
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- Imad Ahmad
- Department of Pharmacy, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, 23200, Pakistan.
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, 6734667149, Iran.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, 23200, Pakistan.
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- Induced Resistance and Plant Bioprotection, Faculty of Sciences University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Reims Cedex, 51687, France.
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine Forchheimer 209 1300 Morris Park Avenue Bronx, NY, 10461, USA.
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- School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China.
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Zhou B, Liu ZF, Deng GG, Chen W, Li MY, Yang LJ, Li Y, Yang XD, Zhang HB. Synthesis and antitumor activity of novel N-substituted tetrahydro-β-carboline-imidazolium salt derivatives. Org Biomol Chem 2018; 14:9423-9430. [PMID: 27714171 DOI: 10.1039/c6ob01495j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The synthesis of a series of novel N-substituted tetrahydro-β-carboline-imidazolium salt derivatives is presented. The biological properties of the compounds were evaluated in vitro against a panel of human tumor cell lines. The results suggest that the benzimidazole ring and 1-(naphthalen-2-yl)ethan-1-one or 2-naphthylmethyl substituent at the imidazolyl-3-position were vital for modulating cytotoxic activity. Compound 41 was observed as a potent derivative with IC50 values of 3.24-8.78 μM and exhibited cytotoxic activity selectively against HL-60, A-549 and MCF-7 cell lines. Meanwhile, high inhibitory activities selectively against HL-60 and MCF-7 cell lines were observed for compound 51. Moreover, compound 51 was able to induce G1 phase cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in MCF-7 cells. The cytotoxicity of compound 51 against human normal lung epithelial cell line BEAS-2B was further evaluated.
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- Bei Zhou
- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Natural Resource, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Natural Resource, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Natural Resource, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Natural Resource, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, USA
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- School of Chemistry & Environment, Yunnan Minzu University, Kunming, 650500, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Science, Kunming, 650204, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Natural Resource, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Natural Resource, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, P. R. China.
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Zhou B, Zhang YQ, Liu X, Ye LW. Gold-catalyzed intermolecular reaction of ynamides with 3-indolyl azides via an unexpected 1,2-alkyl migration. Sci Bull (Beijing) 2017; 62:1201-1206. [PMID: 36659514 DOI: 10.1016/j.scib.2017.08.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2017] [Revised: 08/10/2017] [Accepted: 08/16/2017] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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A gold-catalyzed intermolecular reaction of ynamides with 3-indolyl azides via the presumable α-imino gold carbenes has been developed, providing an alternative and efficient way for the synthesis of valuable 3-amino-β-carbolines in generally good to excellent yields. Importantly, this new protocol involves an unexpected 1,2-alkyl migration pathway.
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- Bo Zhou
- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and The Key Laboratory for Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and The Key Laboratory for Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and The Key Laboratory for Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and The Key Laboratory for Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China; State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China.
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Shimazu A, Kawagoshi M, Takeda S, Kurasaki H, Kato A, Morii N, Sakai N, Konakahara T. Determination of binding modes and binding constants for the complexes of 6H-pyrido[4,3-b]carbazole derivatives with DNA. Bioorg Med Chem 2017; 25:1094-1112. [PMID: 28063783 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2016.12.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2016] [Revised: 12/14/2016] [Accepted: 12/16/2016] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The binding modes and binding constants for the complexes of forty types of pyridocarbazole derivatives 1-40 with double stranded DNAs (dsDNAs) were reported. The binding modes were determined by a combination of a deflection spectroscopy and orientation of the corresponding molecule in the DNA-based film with chain alignment. All of the compounds exhibited the intercalation-binding mode. Its binding constants Ka for the complexes, determined by quartz crystal microbalance (QCM), varied from 1.7×105 to 4.5×107M-1 according to the substituents on the pyridocarbazole framework and the sequences of dsDNA. The binding constants Ka of pyridocarbazole derivatives possessing the 2-(ω-amino)alkyl group and 5-(ω-amino)alkylcarbamyl group were larger than those of the corresponding ω-ureido derivatives. These ω-amino compounds exhibited strong GC base-pair preference in complexation. The Ka values decreased with the increasing NaCl concentration. It was clarified by a molecular modeling that the framework of the 2-tethered ω-amino derivative was completely overlapped with the stacking GC base-pairs leading to the formation of the stable intercalative-complex, and that the framework of the 5-tethered ureido derivative was half overlapped leading to the formation of the unstable complex. Furthermore, there were good linear relationships between lnKa and the relative stabilities Srel of the complexes. Contrary to our expectation, there was no linear relationship between lnKa and IC50 against Sarcoma-180, NIH3T3, and HeLa S-3 cell lines.
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- Akihito Shimazu
- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science (RIKADAI), Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan
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- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science (RIKADAI), Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan
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- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science (RIKADAI), Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan
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- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science (RIKADAI), Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan
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- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science (RIKADAI), Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan
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- Nanomaterials Laboratory, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0003, Japan
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- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science (RIKADAI), Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan
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- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science (RIKADAI), Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan.
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Kato A, Nagatsuka Y, Hiratsuka T, Kiuchi S, Iwase Y, Okuno Y, Tsukamoto T, Kiran Y, Sakai N, Konakahara T. Synthesis and cytotoxic activity of novel 11-methyl-6H-pyrido[4,3-b]carbazole derivatives linked to amine, N-methylurea, and N-methyl-N-nitrosourea moieties with various types of carbamoyl tethers at the C-5 atom. Tetrahedron 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2016.05.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Li S, Wang A, Gu F, Wang Z, Tian C, Qian Z, Tang L, Gu Y. Novel harmine derivatives for tumor targeted therapy. Oncotarget 2016; 6:8988-9001. [PMID: 25940702 PMCID: PMC4496197 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.3276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2014] [Accepted: 04/10/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Harmine is a beta-carboline alkaloid found in medicinal plant PeganumHarmala, which has served as a folk anticancer medicine. However, clinical applications of harmine were limited by its low pharmacological effects and noticeable neurotoxicity. In this study, we modified harmine to increase the therapeutic efficacy and to decrease the systemic toxicity. Specifically, two tumor targeting harmine derivatives 2DG-Har-01 and MET-Har-02 were synthesized by modifying substituent in position-2, -7 and -9 of harmine ring with two different targeting group2-amino-2-deoxy-D-glucose (2DG) and Methionine (Met), respectively. Their therapeutic efficacy and toxicity were investigated both in vitro and in vivo. Results suggested that the two newharmine derivatives displayed much higher therapeutic effects than non-modified harmine. In particular, MET-Har-02 was more potent than 2DG-Har-01 with promising potential for targeted cancer therapy.
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- Siwen Li
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Arlington, TX, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Arlington, TX, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Arlington, TX, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Arlington, TX, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Arlington, TX, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Automation, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Arlington, TX, USA
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Design and synthesis of dithiocarbamate linked β-carboline derivatives: DNA topoisomerase II inhibition with DNA binding and apoptosis inducing ability. Bioorg Med Chem 2015; 23:5511-26. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2015.07.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2015] [Revised: 07/17/2015] [Accepted: 07/19/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Shu C, Wang YH, Zhou B, Li XL, Ping YF, Lu X, Ye LW. Generation of α-Imino Gold Carbenes through Gold-Catalyzed Intermolecular Reaction of Azides with Ynamides. J Am Chem Soc 2015. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5b06015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 213] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Chao Shu
- State
Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of
Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of
Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of
Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of
Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of
Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of
Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of
Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
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Synthesis and biological evaluation of novel 3,9-substituted β-carboline derivatives as anticancer agents. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2015; 25:3873-7. [PMID: 26235951 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2015.07.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2015] [Revised: 07/03/2015] [Accepted: 07/18/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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In our previous studies on 1-benzyl-3-(5-hydroxymethyl-2-furyl)indazole (YC-1) analogs, we synthesised numerous substituted carbazole and α-carboline derivatives, which exhibited anticancer activity. In this study, we designed and synthesised a series of 3,9-substituted β-carbolines, by replacing the tricyclic rings of carbazole and α-carboline derivatives with isosteric β-carboline, and evaluated anticancer activity. We observed that 9-(2-methoxybenzyl)-β-carboline-3-carboxylic acid (11a) inhibited the growth of HL-60 cells by inducing apoptosis, with a half maximal inhibitory concentration of 4.0 μM. Our findings indicate that β-carboline derivatives can be used as lead compounds for developing novel antitumor agents.
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Suzuki K, Kumagai M, Utsunomiya M, Sakai N, Konakahara T. A novel macroreticular-type fluorous polystyrene resin and its application to the synthesis of a 3-amino-β-carboline derivative with N-methyl-N-nitrosourea conjugation via fluorous solid-phase reaction: a comparative study of fluorous solid-, solid-, and liquid-phase reactions. Tetrahedron 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2015.05.072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Romagnoli R, Baraldi PG, Prencipe F, Balzarini J, Liekens S, Estévez F. Design, synthesis and antiproliferative activity of novel heterobivalent hybrids based on imidazo[2,1-b][1,3,4]thiadiazole and imidazo[2,1-b][1,3]thiazole scaffolds. Eur J Med Chem 2015; 101:205-17. [PMID: 26141911 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2015.06.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2015] [Revised: 06/16/2015] [Accepted: 06/22/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Heterobivalent ligands constituted by two different pharmacophores that bind to different molecular targets or to two distinct sites on the same molecular target could be one of the methods used for the treatment of cancer. In view of the importance of imidazo[1,2-b][1,3]thiazole and imidazo[1,2-b][1,3,4]thiadiazole as privileged structures for the preparation of novel anticancer agents, we decided to explore the synthesis and biological evaluation of molecular conjugates comprising these fused bicyclic systems tethered at their C-6 position by a meta-(α-bromoacryloylamido)phenyl moiety. We found that most of the hybrid compounds displayed high antiproliferative activity toward a wide panel of cancer cell lines, with one-digit micromolar to submicromolar 50% inhibitory concentrations (IC50). We have observed that selected compounds 7d, 7e, 7n and 8c induced apoptosis, which was associated with the release of cytochrome c and cleavage of multiple caspases. Overexpression of the protective mitochondrial protein Bcl-2 did not confer protection to cell death induced by these compounds.
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- Romeo Romagnoli
- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Farmaceutiche, Università di Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Farmaceutiche, Università di Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Farmaceutiche, Università di Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- Rega Institute for Medical Research, Laboratory of Virology and Chemotherapy, KU Leuven, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Rega Institute for Medical Research, Laboratory of Virology and Chemotherapy, KU Leuven, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Plaza Dr. Pasteur s/n, 35016 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
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Muscia GC, De María LO, Buldain GY, Asís SE. Ultrasound Assisted Pictet-Spengler Synthesis of Tetrahydro-β-Carboline Derivatives. J Heterocycl Chem 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/jhet.2318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Gisela C. Muscia
- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica; Universidad de Buenos Aires; Junín 956 C1113AAB Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires Argentina
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica; Universidad de Buenos Aires; Junín 956 C1113AAB Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires Argentina
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica; Universidad de Buenos Aires; Junín 956 C1113AAB Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires Argentina
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica; Universidad de Buenos Aires; Junín 956 C1113AAB Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires Argentina
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Kamal A, Sathish M, Prasanthi AVG, Chetna J, Tangella Y, Srinivasulu V, Shankaraiah N, Alarifi A. An efficient one-pot decarboxylative aromatization of tetrahydro-β-carbolines by using N-chlorosuccinimide: total synthesis of norharmane, harmane and eudistomins. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra16221a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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A mild one-pot synthesis of β-carbolines from their tetrahydro-β-carboline acids has been developed via decorboxylative aromatization using N-chlorosuccinimide (NCS).
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- Ahmed Kamal
- Medicinal Chemistry & Pharmacology
- CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
- Hyderabad 500 007
- India
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry
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- Medicinal Chemistry & Pharmacology
- CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
- Hyderabad 500 007
- India
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry
- National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER)
- Hyderabad-500 037
- India
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry
- National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER)
- Hyderabad-500 037
- India
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- Medicinal Chemistry & Pharmacology
- CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
- Hyderabad 500 007
- India
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- Medicinal Chemistry & Pharmacology
- CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
- Hyderabad 500 007
- India
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry
- National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER)
- Hyderabad-500 037
- India
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- Catalytic Chemistry Research Chair
- Chemistry Department
- College of Science
- King Saud University
- Riyadh 11451
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Kamal A, Rao MPN, Swapna P, Srinivasulu V, Bagul C, Shaik AB, Mullagiri K, Kovvuri J, Reddy VS, Vidyasagar K, Nagesh N. Synthesis of β-carboline-benzimidazole conjugates using lanthanum nitrate as a catalyst and their biological evaluation. Org Biomol Chem 2014; 12:2370-87. [PMID: 24604306 DOI: 10.1039/c3ob42236d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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A series of β-carboline-benzimidazole conjugates bearing a substituted benzimidazole and an aryl ring at C3 and C1 respectively were designed and synthesized. The key step of their preparation was determined to involve condensation of substituted o-phenylenediamines with 1-(substituted phenyl)-9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole-3-carbaldehyde using La(NO3)3·6H2O as a catalyst and their cytotoxic potential was evaluated. Conjugates 5a, 5d, 5h and 5r showed enhanced cytotoxic activity (GI50 values range from 0.3 to 7.1 μM in most of the human cancer cell lines) in comparison to some of the previously reported β-carboline derivatives. To substantiate the cytotoxic activity and to understand the nature of interaction of these conjugates with DNA, spectroscopy, DNA photocleavage and DNA topoisomerase I inhibition (topo-I) studies were performed. These conjugates (5a, 5d and 5r) effectively cleave pBR322 plasmid DNA in the presence of UV light. In addition, the effect of these conjugates on DNA Topo I inhibition was studied. The mode of binding of these new conjugates with DNA was also examined by using both biophysical as well as molecular docking studies, which supported their multiple modes of interaction with DNA. Moreover, an in silico study of these β-carboline-benzimidazole conjugates reveals that they possess drug-like properties.
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- Ahmed Kamal
- Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology, CSIR - Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad 500 007, India.
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Sharma S, Kaur C, Budhiraja A, Nepali K, Gupta MK, Saxena AK, Bedi PMS. Chalcone based azacarboline analogues as novel antitubulin agents: design, synthesis, biological evaluation and molecular modelling studies. Eur J Med Chem 2014; 85:648-60. [PMID: 25128667 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2014.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2014] [Revised: 07/27/2014] [Accepted: 08/04/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The present study involves the design of a series of 3-aryl-9-acetyl-pyridazino[3,4-b]indoles as constrained chalcone analogues. A retrosynthetic route was proposed for the synthesis of target compounds. All the synthesized compounds were evaluated for in-vitro cytotoxicity against THP-1, COLO-205, HCT-116 and A-549 human cancer cell lines. The results indicated that 2a, 3a, 5a and 6a possessed significant cytotoxic potential with an IC50 value ranging from 1.13 to 5.76 μM. Structure activity relationship revealed that the nature of both Ring A and Ring B influences the activity. Substitution of methoxy groups on the phenyl ring (Ring A) and unsubstituted phenyl ring (Ring B) were found to be the preferred structural features. The most potent compound 2a was further tested for tubulin inhibition. Compound 2a was found to significantly inhibit the tubulin polymerization (IC50 value - 2.41 μM against THP-1). Compound 2a also caused disruption of microtubule assembly as evidenced by Immunoflourescence technique. The significant cytotoxicity and tubulin inhibition by 2a was rationalized by molecular modelling studies. The most potent structure was docked at colchicine binding site (PDB ID-1SA0) and was found to be stabilized in the cavity via various hydrophobic and hydrogen bonding interactions.
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- Sahil Sharma
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab 143005, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab 143005, India
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shoolini University, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab 143005, India.
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- Molecular Modeling and Pharmacoinformatics Lab, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, ISF College of Pharmacy, Moga, Punjab 143005, India; Lloyd Institute of Management and Technology, Greater Noida, UP, India
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- Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab 143005, India
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Fares M, Abou-Seri SM, Abdel-Aziz HA, Abbas SES, Youssef MM, Eladwy RA. Synthesis and antitumor activity of pyrido [2,3-d]pyrimidine and pyrido[2,3-d] [1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyrimidine derivatives that induce apoptosis through G1 cell-cycle arrest. Eur J Med Chem 2014; 83:155-66. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2014.06.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2013] [Revised: 06/11/2014] [Accepted: 06/12/2014] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Manda S, Khan SI, Jain SK, Mohammed S, Tekwani BL, Khan IA, Vishwakarma RA, Bharate SB. Synthesis, antileishmanial and antitrypanosomal activities of N-substituted tetrahydro-β-carbolines. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2014; 24:3247-50. [PMID: 24980054 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2014.06.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2014] [Revised: 06/07/2014] [Accepted: 06/09/2014] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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A series of N-substituted tetrahydro-β-carbolines were synthesized and screened for antileishmanial activity through an in vitro assay that involves promastigotes and axenic amastigotes of Leishmania donovani, the causative agent for visceral leishmaniasis. The thiophen-2-yl analogs 9b and 11f and naphthyl analog 11h were found to show significant activity against promastigotes with IC50 values of 12.7, 9.1 and 22.1 μM, respectively. Analogs 9b and 11h were also effective against axenic amastigotes with IC50 values of 62.8 and 87.6 μM, respectively. The antileishmanial activity of analogs was then tested in human macrophage cell line infected with L. donovani amastigotes and 2-naphthyl linked analog 11h was found to be effective with IC50 value of 28.3 μM. Several analogs also displayed antitrypanosomal activity against Trypanosoma brucei, the causative agent for human African trypanosomiasis. Compounds 11e, 11f and 11h were more effective than others with IC50 values of 1.0, 8.9 and 10.2 μM, respectively. All synthesized analogs were not cytotoxic towards mammalian cell lines including Vero (monkey kidney fibroblasts), HEPG2 (human hepatoma cells), LLC-PK1 (pig kidney epithelial cells) and THP-1 (human macrophages).
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- Sudhakar Manda
- Medicinal Chemistry Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Canal Road, Jammu 180001, India; Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Canal Road, Jammu 180001, India
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- National Center for Natural Products Research (NCNPR), School of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi, MS 38677, USA
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- National Center for Natural Products Research (NCNPR), School of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi, MS 38677, USA
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- Medicinal Chemistry Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Canal Road, Jammu 180001, India; Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Canal Road, Jammu 180001, India
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- National Center for Natural Products Research (NCNPR), School of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi, MS 38677, USA
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- National Center for Natural Products Research (NCNPR), School of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi, MS 38677, USA
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- Medicinal Chemistry Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Canal Road, Jammu 180001, India; Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Canal Road, Jammu 180001, India.
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- Medicinal Chemistry Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Canal Road, Jammu 180001, India; Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Canal Road, Jammu 180001, India.
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Mori R, Kato A, Komenoi K, Kurasaki H, Iijima T, Kawagoshi M, Kiran YB, Takeda S, Sakai N, Konakahara T. Synthesis and in vitro antitumor activity of novel 2-alkyl-5-methoxycarbonyl-11-methyl-6H-pyrido[4,3-b]carbazol-2-ium and 2-alkylellipticin-2-ium chloride derivatives. Eur J Med Chem 2014; 82:16-35. [PMID: 24863982 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2014.05.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2013] [Revised: 05/08/2014] [Accepted: 05/11/2014] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Twenty-one types of novel ellipticine derivatives and pyridocarbazoles (5-methoxycarbonyl-11-methyl-6H-pyrido[4,3-b]carbazoles) with a nitrosourea moiety, linked by an oxydiethylene unit at the 2 position, were synthesized, and their cytotoxicity against HeLa S-3 cells was evaluated. Some of these new compounds exhibited potent antitumor activity by comparison with that of ellipticine.
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- Ryota Mori
- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science & Technology, Tokyo University of Science (RIKADAI), Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan
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- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science & Technology, Tokyo University of Science (RIKADAI), Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan
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- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science & Technology, Tokyo University of Science (RIKADAI), Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan
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- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science & Technology, Tokyo University of Science (RIKADAI), Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan
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- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science & Technology, Tokyo University of Science (RIKADAI), Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan
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- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science & Technology, Tokyo University of Science (RIKADAI), Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan
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- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science & Technology, Tokyo University of Science (RIKADAI), Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan
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- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science & Technology, Tokyo University of Science (RIKADAI), Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan
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- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science & Technology, Tokyo University of Science (RIKADAI), Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan
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- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science & Technology, Tokyo University of Science (RIKADAI), Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan; Center for Technologies Against Cancer, Tokyo University of Science (RIKADAI), Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan.
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B-9-3, a novel β-carboline derivative exhibits anti-cancer activity via induction of apoptosis and inhibition of cell migration in vitro. Eur J Pharmacol 2013; 724:219-30. [PMID: 24380828 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2013.12.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2013] [Revised: 12/05/2013] [Accepted: 12/13/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Peganum harmala L is an important medicinal plant that has been used from ancient time due to its alkaloids rich of ß-carbolines. Harmane is a naturally occurring ß-carboline extracted from Peganum harmala L, that exhibits a wide range of biological, psychopharmacological, and toxicological actions. The synthesis of novel derivatives with high anti-cancer activity and less side effects is necessary. In the present study, B-9-3-a semi-synthetic compound that is formed of two harmane molecules bound by a butyl group-showed a strong anti-cancer activity against a human lung cancer cell line, a human breast cancer cell line, and a human colorectal carcinoma cell line. B-9-3 anti-proliferative effect followed a similar pattern in the three cell lines. This pattern includes a dose-dependent induction of apoptosis, or necroptosis as confirmed by Hoechst staining, flow cytometry and western blot analyses, and the inhibition of cancer cells migration that was shown to be dependent on the drug׳s concentration as well. Moreover, B-9-3 inhibited tube formation in human umbilical vascular endothelial cell line (HUVEC), which indicates an anti-angiogenesis activity in vitro. In summary, B-9-3, a semi-synthetic derivative of ß-carboline, has an anti-proliferative effect against tumor cells via induction of apoptosis and inhibition of cell migration.
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Modular CeCl3·7H2O-catalyzed multi-component synthesis of 1,2,3,4-tetrasubstituted pyrroles under microwave irradiation and their further trichloroisocyanuric acid-mediated conversion into 5-sulfenylpyrrole derivatives. Tetrahedron 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2013.08.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Silveira CC, Mendes SR, Wolf L, Martins GM, von Mühlen L. Efficient synthesis of 3-selanyl- and 3-sulfanylindoles employing trichloroisocyanuric acid and dichalcogenides. Tetrahedron 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2012.09.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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A small molecule IFB07188 inhibits proliferation of human cancer cells by inducing G2/M cell cycle arrest and apoptosis. Biomed Pharmacother 2012; 66:512-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2012.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2012] [Accepted: 05/28/2012] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Ikeda R, Kimura T, Tsutsumi T, Tamura S, Sakai N, Konakahara T. Structure-activity relationship in the antitumor activity of 6-, 8- or 6,8-substituted 3-benzylamino-β-carboline derivatives. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2012; 22:3506-15. [PMID: 22520257 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2012.03.077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2012] [Revised: 03/21/2012] [Accepted: 03/22/2012] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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We synthesized 47 kinds of 3-amino- or 3-benzylamino-β-carboline derivatives with a substituent on the 6-, 8-, or 6,8-carbon atoms and evaluated their antitumor activities for Hela S-3 and Sarcoma 180 cell lines using a 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay. Consequently, we succeeded to develop 3-benzylamino-8-methylamino-β-carboline (17a) and 8-methylamino-3-(3-phenoxybenzyl)amino-β-carboline (17c) with antitumor activity with IC(50) values of 0.046, 0.032 μM, respectively, against HeLa S-3 cell line, which are higher than that of previously reported 3-(3-phenoxybenzyl)amino-β-carboline (10e) of 0.074 μM. Furthermore, effects of Cl group at 6-carbon atom on the type of cell death was evaluated using 3-benzylamino-6-chloro-β-carboline (10b), 3-benzylamino-β-carboline (10d), N-(3-benzylamino)-6-chloro-9H-β-carbolin-8-yl)benzamide (14g), and N-(3-benzylamino-9H-β-carbolin-8-yl)benzamide (17b) to show no effect. Hoechst 33342 staining and DNA fragmentation assay suggested that these compounds induced cell death by apoptosis. In addition, using flow cytometry analysis, we established that the cell death pathway was through the arrest of the cell cycle in the G(2)/M phase.
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- Reiko Ikeda
- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science (RIKADAI), Noda, Chiba, Japan
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Jin F, Zhang N, Tan C, Gao D, Zhang C, Liu F, Chen Z, Gao C, Liu H, Li S, Jiang Y. 2′-Chloro-4′-aminoflavone Derivatives Selectively Targeting Hepatocarcinoma Cells: Convenient Synthetic Process, G2/M Cell Cycle Arrest and Apoptosis Triggers. Arch Pharm (Weinheim) 2012; 345:525-34. [DOI: 10.1002/ardp.201100383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2011] [Revised: 01/18/2012] [Accepted: 02/16/2012] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Baiget J, Llona-Minguez S, Lang S, Mackay SP, Suckling CJ, Sutcliffe OB. Manganese dioxide mediated one-pot synthesis of methyl 9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole-1-carboxylate: Concise synthesis of alangiobussinine. Beilstein J Org Chem 2011; 7:1407-11. [PMID: 22043251 PMCID: PMC3201054 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.7.164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2011] [Accepted: 09/19/2011] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
Abstract
The carboline ring system is an important pharmacophore found in a number of biologically important targets. Development of synthetic routes for the preparation of these compounds is important in order to prepare a range of analogues containing the carboline heterocyclic moiety. A manganese dioxide mediated one-pot method starting with an activated alcohol and consisting of alcohol oxidation, Pictet–Spengler cyclisation, and oxidative aromatisation, offers a convenient process that allows access to β-carbolines. This one-pot process for the preparation of methyl 9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole-1-carboxylate has subsequently been used as the key step in the synthesis of alangiobussinine and a closely related analogue.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jessica Baiget
- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, 165 Cathedral Street, Glasgow, G4 0RE, UK
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