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Tsukano C, Uchino A, Irie K. Synthesis and applications of symmetric amino acid derivatives. Org Biomol Chem 2024; 22:411-428. [PMID: 37877370 DOI: 10.1039/d3ob01379k] [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: 10/26/2023]
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Symmetric α-amino acid derivatives can be used for the synthesis of intermolecularly linked peptides such as dimer-type peptides, and modified peptides in which two amino acids are intramolecularly linked. They are also synthetic intermediates for the total synthesis of natural products and functional molecules. These symmetric amino acid derivatives must be prepared based on organic synthesis. It is necessary to develop an optimal synthetic strategy for constructing the target symmetric amino acid derivative. In this review, we will introduce strategies for synthesizing symmetric amino acid derivatives. Additionally, selected applications of these amino acids in the life sciences will be described.
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- Chihiro Tsukano
- Division of Food Science and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan.
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- Division of Food Science and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan.
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- Division of Food Science and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan.
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Bonandi E, Foschi F, Marucci C, Dapiaggi F, Sironi M, Pieraccini S, Christodoulou MS, de Asís Balaguer F, Díaz JF, Zidar N, Passarella D. Synthesis of Thicolchicine-Based Conjugates: Investigation towards Bivalent Tubulin/Microtubules Binders. Chempluschem 2020; 84:98-102. [PMID: 31950734 DOI: 10.1002/cplu.201800497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2018] [Revised: 11/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Four different hybrid compounds have been efficiently synthesized by conjugation of deacetylthiocolchicine with pironetin-inspired derivatives. The modest bioactivity and the apparent absence of interaction with α-tubulin is explained by a posteriori in silico investigation, which suggests a relevant distance between the thiocolchicine binding site and the proper pocket on the α-tubulin. The modest activity on resistant cells suggested that the lipophilic nature of the linker used renders the resulting compounds better substrates for p-Gp efflux pumps. The study better clarifies the design of bivalent compounds that target hetero tubulin/microtubules.
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- Elisa Bonandi
- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, via Golgi 19, 20133, Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, via Golgi 19, 20133, Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, via Golgi 19, 20133, Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, via Golgi 19, 20133, Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, via Golgi 19, 20133, Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, via Golgi 19, 20133, Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, via Golgi 19, 20133, Milano, Italy.,Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi di Milano, via Golgi 19, 20133, Milano, Italy
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- Chemical and Physical Biology, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas CIB-CSIC, Madrid, 28040, Spain
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- Chemical and Physical Biology, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas CIB-CSIC, Madrid, 28040, Spain
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, Askerceva cesta 7, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, via Golgi 19, 20133, Milano, Italy
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Fumagalli G, Polito L, Colombo E, Foschi F, Christodoulou MS, Galeotti F, Perdicchia D, Bassanini I, Riva S, Seneci P, García-Argáez A, Dalla Via L, Passarella D. Self-assembling Releasable Thiocolchicine-Diphenylbutenylaniline Conjugates. ACS Med Chem Lett 2019; 10:611-614. [PMID: 30996805 PMCID: PMC6466830 DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.8b00605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2018] [Accepted: 12/31/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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The design and the synthesis of new self-assembling conjugates is reported. The target compounds are characterized by the presence of a self-immolative linker that secures a controlled release induced by lipase cleavage. 4-(1,2-Diphenylbut-1-en-1-yl)aniline is used as a self-assembling inducer and amino-thiocolchicine as prototype of drug. The release of thiocolchicine derivative has been demonstrated in vitro in the presence of porcine pancreatic lipase and Celite-supported lipase. The formation of nanoparticles is confirmed by dynamic light scattering, atomic force microscopy, and fluorescence microscopy. The antiproliferative activity has been proved on two human cancer cell lines.
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- Gaia Fumagalli
- Dipartimento di
Chimica, Università degli Studi di
Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- CNR-ISTM, Via G. Fantoli 16/15, 20138 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di
Chimica, Università degli Studi di
Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di
Chimica, Università degli Studi di
Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di
Chimica, Università degli Studi di
Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Istituto di Chimica
del Riconoscimento Molecolare-C.N.R.-ICRM, Via Mario Bianco 9, 20131 Milano, Italy
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- Istituto di Chimica
del Riconoscimento Molecolare-C.N.R.-ICRM, Via Mario Bianco 9, 20131 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di
Chimica, Università degli Studi di
Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Università
degli Studi di Padova, Via F. Marzolo 5, 35131 Padova, Italy
- Fondazione per la Biologia
e la Medicina della Rigenerazione T.E.S.-Tissue Engineering and Signalling
Onlus, Via F. Marzolo
13, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Università
degli Studi di Padova, Via F. Marzolo 5, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Dipartimento di
Chimica, Università degli Studi di
Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy
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Kurek J, Kwaśniewska-Sip P, Myszkowski K, Cofta G, Murias M, Barczyński P, Jasiewicz B, Kurczab R. 7-Deacetyl-10-alkylthiocolchicine derivatives - new compounds with potent anticancer and fungicidal activity. MEDCHEMCOMM 2018; 9:1708-1714. [PMID: 30429975 PMCID: PMC6195099 DOI: 10.1039/c8md00352a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2018] [Accepted: 08/14/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A series of new semi-synthetic 7-deacetyl-10-alkylthiocolchicne derivatives with ethyl, n-propyl, i-propyl and n-butyl substituents were synthesised and characterised by spectroscopic methods, elemental analysis, DFT calculations and molecular docking simulations. All the synthesized compounds have been tested for fungicidal and anticancer activities against SKOV-3, LoVo, MCF-7, MDA-MB-231 and the lung-derived fibroblast CCD39Lu. All the new colchicine derivatives exhibit significantly higher cytotoxicity towards the SKOV-3 tumour cell line than the natural product - colchicine. The most effective cytotoxic agents were 7-deacetyl-10-n-buthylthiocolchicine and 7-deacetyl-10-i-propylthiocolchicine. Among all the compounds tested, 7-deacetyl-10-n-buthylthiocolchicine exhibited the highest fungicidal activity. Molecular modeling indicated that several mutations found in the β-tubulin unit of the tested fungal strains are crucial for antifungal activity and selectivity of 7-deacetyl-10-n-buthylthiocolchicine. The obtained results may be useful for the development of selective colchicine derivatives as effective fungicidal and/or anticancer drugs.
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- Joanna Kurek
- Faculty of Chemistry , Adam Mickiewicz University , Umultowska 89b , 61-614 Poznań , Poland . ; ;
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- Wood Technology Institute , Environmental Protection and Wood Chemistry Department , Winiarska 1 , 60-654 Poznan , Poland .
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- Department of Toxicology , Poznan University of Medical Sciences , Dojazd 30 , 60-631 Poznań , Poland . ;
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- Institute of Chemical Wood Technology , University of Life Science , Wojska Polskiego 38/42 , 60-037 Poznań , Poland .
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- Department of Toxicology , Poznan University of Medical Sciences , Dojazd 30 , 60-631 Poznań , Poland . ;
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- Faculty of Chemistry , Adam Mickiewicz University , Umultowska 89b , 61-614 Poznań , Poland . ; ;
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- Faculty of Chemistry , Adam Mickiewicz University , Umultowska 89b , 61-614 Poznań , Poland . ; ;
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry , Institute of Pharmacology , Polish Academy of Sciences , Smętna 12 , 31-343 Kraków , Poland .
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Colchicine, the main alkaloid of the poisonous plant meadow saffron (Colchicum autumnale L.), is a classical drug used for the treatment of gout and familial Mediterranean fever. Although colchicine is not clinically used to treat cancer because of toxicity, it exerts antiproliferative effects through the inhibition of microtubule formation by blocking the cell cycle at the G2/M phase and triggering apoptosis. Colchicine can still be used as a lead compound for the generation of potential anticancer drugs. Thus, numerous analogues of colchicine have been synthesized in the hope of developing novel, useful drugs with more favourable pharmacological profiles. Several colchicine semisynthetics are less toxic than colchicine and research is being carried out on effective, less toxic colchicine semisynthetic formulations with potential drug-delivery strategies directly targeting multiple solid cancers. This review focuses on the anticancer role of some of colchicine-based derivatives and their therapeutic importance.
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Atcher J, Moure A, Bujons J, Alfonso I. Salt-Induced Adaptation of a Dynamic Combinatorial Library of Pseudopeptidic Macrocycles: Unraveling the Electrostatic Effects in Mixed Aqueous Media. Chemistry 2015; 21:6869-78. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201406155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Joan Atcher
- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Modeling, IQAC-CSIC, Jordi Girona 18-26, 08034, Barcelona (Spain)
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Liu YQ, Tian J, Qian K, Zhao XB, Morris-Natschke SL, Yang L, Nan X, Tian X, Lee KH. Recent progress on C-4-modified podophyllotoxin analogs as potent antitumor agents. Med Res Rev 2015; 35:1-62. [PMID: 24827545 PMCID: PMC4337794 DOI: 10.1002/med.21319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Podophyllotoxin (PPT), as well as its congeners and derivatives, exhibits pronounced biological activities, especially antineoplastic effects. Its strong inhibitory effect on tumor cell growth led to the development of three of the most highly prescribed anticancer drugs in the world, etoposide, teniposide, and the water-soluble prodrug etoposide phosphate. Their clinical success as well as intriguing mechanism of action stimulated great interest in further modification of PPT for better antitumor activity. The C-4 position has been a major target for structural derivatization aimed at either producing more potent compounds or overcoming drug resistance. Accordingly, numerous PPT derivatives have been prepared via hemisynthesis and important structure-activity relationship (SAR) correlations have been identified. Several resulting compounds, including GL-331, TOP-53, and NK611, reached clinical trials. Some excellent reviews on the distribution, sources, applications, synthesis, and SAR of PPT have been published. This review focuses on a second generation of new etoposide-related drugs and provides detailed coverage of the current status and recent development of C-4-modified PPT analogs as anticancer clinical trial candidates.
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- Ying-Qian Liu
- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, P.R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, P.R. China
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- Natural Products Research Laboratories, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, P.R. China
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- Natural Products Research Laboratories, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Environmental and Municipal Engineering School, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou, P.R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, P.R. China
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- Natural Products Research Laboratories, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- Chinese Medicine Research and Development Center, China Medical University and Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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Li J, Cvrtila I, Colomb-Delsuc M, Otten E, Otto S. An “Ingredients” Approach to Functional Self-Synthesizing Materials: A Metal-Ion-Selective, Multi-Responsive, Self-Assembled Hydrogel. Chemistry 2014; 20:15709-14. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201404977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Fanlo-Virgós H, Alba ANR, Hamieh S, Colomb-Delsuc M, Otto S. Transient substrate-induced catalyst formation in a dynamic molecular network. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2014; 53:11346-50. [PMID: 25169198 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201403480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2014] [Revised: 07/02/2014] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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In biology enzyme concentrations are continuously regulated, yet for synthetic catalytic systems such regulatory mechanisms are underdeveloped. We now report how a substrate of a chemical reaction induces the formation of its own catalyst from a dynamic molecular network. After complete conversion of the substrate, the network disassembles the catalyst. These results open up new opportunities for controlling catalysis in synthetic chemical systems.
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- Hugo Fanlo-Virgós
- Centre for Systems Chemistry, Stratingh Institute, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen (The Netherlands) http://www.otto-lab.com
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Fanlo-Virgós H, Alba ANR, Hamieh S, Colomb-Delsuc M, Otto S. Transient Substrate-Induced Catalyst Formation in a Dynamic Molecular Network. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201403480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Borrelli S, Christodoulou MS, Ficarra I, Silvani A, Cappelletti G, Cartelli D, Damia G, Ricci F, Zucchetti M, Dosio F, Passarella D. New class of squalene-based releasable nanoassemblies of paclitaxel, podophyllotoxin, camptothecin and epothilone A. Eur J Med Chem 2014; 85:179-90. [PMID: 25084144 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2014.07.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2014] [Revised: 05/09/2014] [Accepted: 07/10/2014] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The present study reports the preparation of a novel class of squalene conjugates with paclitaxel, podophyllotoxin, camptothecin and epothilone A. The obtained compounds are characterized by a squalene tail that makes them able to self-assemble in water, and by a drug unit connected via a disulfide-containing linker to secure the release inside the cell. All the obtained compounds were effectively able to self-assemble and to release the parent drug in vitro. Disulfide-containing paclitaxel-squalene derivative showed a similar biological activity when compared to the free drug. Immunofluorescence assay shows that this squalene conjugate enters A549 cells and stain microtubule bundles. The results described herein pave the way for different classes of squalene-based releasable nanoassemblies.
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- Stella Borrelli
- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via C. Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via C. Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via C. Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via C. Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 26, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 26, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, IRCCS-Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Via La Masa 19, 20156 Milano, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, IRCCS-Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Via La Masa 19, 20156 Milano, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, IRCCS-Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Via La Masa 19, 20156 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienza e Tecnologia del Farmaco, Via Giuria 9, 10125 Torino, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via C. Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy.
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Fan L, Guo Y, Zhi X, Yu X, Xu H. Stereoselective synthesis of 2α-Chloropicropodophyllotoxins and insecticidal activity of their esters against oriental armyworm, Mythimna separata walker. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2014; 62:3726-3733. [PMID: 24724803 DOI: 10.1021/jf405316w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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As part of ongoing efforts to discover new natural-product-based insecticidal agents, in the present study, an efficient method for the stereoselective α-chlorination at the C-2 position of 2'(2',6')-(di)halogenopodophyllotoxin derivatives was first developed. Subsequently, a series of novel esters of 2α-chloro-2'(2',6')-(di)halogenopicropodophyllotoxin with modified C, D, and E rings of podophyllotoxin were smoothly obtained. Finally, all of the title compounds were tested against the pre-third-instar larvae of oriental armyworm (Mythimna separata Walker) at 1 mg/mL. It was found that besides their 2'-halogen-substituted E ring, the stereoselective α-chlorination at the C-2 position of 2'(2',6')-(di)halogenopodophyllotoxins was also related to the chlorination reagents. Especially 2α-chloro-4α-(benzoyl)oxy-2'-chloropicropodophyllotoxin (6e) and 2α-chloro-4α-(2-chlorophenylacyl)oxy-2'-bromopicropodophyllotoxin (8f) showed the most potent insecticidal activities, with final mortality rates of >60%. For 4α-(alkylacyl)oxy derivatives of 2α-chloro-2'(2',6')-(di)halogenopicropodophyllotoxin, the effect of the length of their side chain at the C-4 position of podophyllotoxin skeleton on the insecticidal activity was not very obvious. For 4α-(arylacyl)oxy derivatives of 2α-chloro-2'-chloro/bromopicropodophyllotoxin, an electronic effect of the substituents on their phenyl ring at the C-4 position of podophyllotoxin skeleton on the insecticidal activity was observed.
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- Lingling Fan
- Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Design and Synthesis, College of Sciences, Northwest A&F University , Yangling 712100, Shaanxi Province People's Republic of China
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Hamieh S, Saggiomo V, Nowak P, Mattia E, Ludlow RF, Otto S. A “Dial-A-Receptor” Dynamic Combinatorial Library. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201305744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Hamieh S, Saggiomo V, Nowak P, Mattia E, Ludlow RF, Otto S. A “Dial-A-Receptor” Dynamic Combinatorial Library. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2013; 52:12368-72. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201305744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2013] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Che Z, Yu X, Fan L, Xu H. Insight into dihalogenation of E-ring of podophyllotoxins, and their acyloxyation derivatives at the C4 position as insecticidal agents. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2013; 23:5592-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2013.08.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2013] [Revised: 07/20/2013] [Accepted: 08/08/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Christodoulou MS, Sacchetti A, Ronchetti V, Caufin S, Silvani A, Lesma G, Fontana G, Minicone F, Riva B, Ventura M, Lahtela-Kakkonen M, Jarho E, Zuco V, Zunino F, Martinet N, Dapiaggi F, Pieraccini S, Sironi M, Dalla Via L, Gia OM, Passarella D. Quinazolinecarboline alkaloid evodiamine as scaffold for targeting topoisomerase I and sirtuins. Bioorg Med Chem 2013; 21:6920-8. [PMID: 24103429 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2013.09.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2013] [Revised: 09/09/2013] [Accepted: 09/11/2013] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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This paper reports the synthesis of a series of evodiamine derivatives. We assayed the ability to inhibit cell growth on three human tumour cell lines (H460, MCF-7 and HepG2) and we evaluated the capacity to interfere with the catalytic activity of topoisomerase I both by the relaxation assay and the occurrence of the cleavable complex. Moreover, whose effect on sirtuins 1, 2 and 3 was investigated. Finally, molecular docking analyses were performed in an attempt to rationalize the biological results.
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- Michael S Christodoulou
- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy
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Calogero F, Borrelli S, Speciale G, Christodoulou MS, Cartelli D, Ballinari D, Sola F, Albanese C, Ciavolella A, Passarella D, Cappelletti G, Pieraccini S, Sironi M. 9-Fluorenone-2-Carboxylic Acid as a Scaffold for Tubulin Interacting Compounds. Chempluschem 2013; 78:663-669. [DOI: 10.1002/cplu.201300036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2013] [Revised: 04/08/2013] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Peruzzotti C, Borrelli S, Ventura M, Pantano R, Fumagalli G, Christodoulou MS, Monticelli D, Luzzani M, Fallacara AL, Tintori C, Botta M, Passarella D. Probing the binding site of abl tyrosine kinase using in situ click chemistry. ACS Med Chem Lett 2013; 4:274-7. [PMID: 24900659 DOI: 10.1021/ml300394w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2012] [Accepted: 01/15/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Modern combinatorial chemistry is used to discover compounds with desired function by an alternative strategy, in which the biological target is directly involved in the choice of ligands assembled from a pool of smaller fragments. Herein, we present the first experimental result where the use of in situ click chemistry has been successfully applied to probe the ligand-binding site of Abl and the ability of this enzyme to form its inhibitor. Docking studies show that Abl is able to allow the in situ click chemistry between specific azide and alkyne fragments by binding to Abl-active sites. This report allows medicinal chemists to use protein-directed in situ click chemistry for exploring the conformational space of a ligand-binding pocket and the ability of the protein to guide its inhibitor. This approach can be a novel, valuable tool to guide drug design synthesis in the field of tyrosine kinases.
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- Cristina Peruzzotti
- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Golgi
19, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Golgi
19, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Golgi
19, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Golgi
19, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Golgi
19, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Alta
Tecnologia, Università degli Studi dell’Insubria, Via Valleggio 11, 22100 Como, Italy
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- Dipartimento Farmaco Chimico
Tecnologico, Università degli Studi di Siena, Via Alcide de Gasperi 2, I-53100, Siena, Italy
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- Dipartimento Farmaco Chimico
Tecnologico, Università degli Studi di Siena, Via Alcide de Gasperi 2, I-53100, Siena, Italy
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- Dipartimento Farmaco Chimico
Tecnologico, Università degli Studi di Siena, Via Alcide de Gasperi 2, I-53100, Siena, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Golgi
19, 20133 Milano, Italy
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Lignopurines: A new family of hybrids between cyclolignans and purines. Synthesis and biological evaluation. Eur J Med Chem 2012; 58:377-89. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2012.10.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2012] [Revised: 10/15/2012] [Accepted: 10/16/2012] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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