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Papidocha SM, Bulthaupt HH, Carreira EM. Synthesis of Neocaesalpin A, AA, and Nominal Neocaesalpin K. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202310149. [PMID: 37681486 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202310149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2023] [Revised: 09/04/2023] [Accepted: 09/06/2023] [Indexed: 09/09/2023]
Abstract
The first total synthesis of heavily oxidized cassane-type diterpenoid neocaesalpin A (1) is disclosed. At the heart of the synthesis lies an intermolecular Diels-Alder reaction that rapidly assembles the target framework from commercial materials. A carefully orchestrated sequence of oxidations secured the desired oxygenation pattern. Late-stage release of the characteristic butenolide occurred through a novel mercury(II)-mediated furan oxidation. Successful extension of the route allowed preparation of neocaesalpin AA (2) as well as nominal neocaesalpin K (3) and suggested structural revision of neocaesalpin K, leading to the hypothesis that the two are likely the same natural product with correct assignment as 2.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sven M Papidocha
- Laboratorium für Organische Chemie, ETH Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 3, 8093, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Laboratorium für Organische Chemie, ETH Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 3, 8093, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Laboratorium für Organische Chemie, ETH Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 3, 8093, Zürich, Switzerland
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Bulthaupt HH, Glatz F, Papidocha SM, Wu C, Teh S, Wolfrum S, Balážová L, Wolfrum C, Carreira EM. Enantioselective Total Syntheses of Cassane Furanoditerpenoids and Their Stimulation of Cellular Respiration in Brown Adipocytes. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:21562-21568. [PMID: 37751294 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c07597] [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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We report the first and enantioselective total syntheses of (+)-1-deacetylcaesalmin C, (+)-δ-caesalpin, (+)-norcaesalpinin MC, and (+)-norcaesalpinin P. Salient features of the synthetic strategy are an exo-selective intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction of a furanoquinone monoketal and subsequent chemoselective reduction of the resulting pentacyclic furfuryl ketal, furnishing a keystone intermediate. The latter enables access to the collection of natural products through implementation of stereoselective oxidations. Having accessed the cassane furanoditerpenoids, we unveil previously unknown bioactivity: (+)-1-deacetylcaesalmin C stimulates respiration in brown adipocytes, which has been suggested to play a central role in treatment of obesity.
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- ETH Zurich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 3, HCI, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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- ETH Zurich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 3, HCI, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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- ETH Zurich, Schorenstrasse 16, IFN, 8603 Schwerzenbach, Switzerland
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- ETH Zurich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 3, HCI, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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- ETH Zurich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 3, HCI, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Biomedical Research Center of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, 84505 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- ETH Zurich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 3, HCI, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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Zentar H, Jannus F, Gutierrez P, Medina-O’Donnell M, Lupiáñez JA, Reyes-Zurita FJ, Alvarez-Manzaneda E, Chahboun R. Semisynthesis and Evaluation of Anti-Inflammatory Activity of the Cassane-Type Diterpenoid Taepeenin F and of Some Synthetic Intermediates. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2022; 85:2372-2384. [PMID: 36215157 PMCID: PMC9623576 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.2c00578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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A new strategy for the semisynthesis of the aromatic cassane-type diterpene taepeenin F (6) is reported. The introduction of the methyl group at C-14, characteristic of the target compound, was achieved via dienone 13, easily prepared from abietic acid (10), the major compound in renewable rosin. Biological assays of selected compounds are reported. The antiproliferative activity against HT29, B16-F10, and HepG2 tumor cell lines has been investigated. Salicylaldehyde 21 was the most active compound (IC50 = 7.72 μM). Products 16 and 21 displayed apoptotic effects in B16-F10 cells, with total apoptosis rates of 46 and 38.4%, respectively. This apoptotic process involves a significant arrest of the B16-F10 cell cycle, blocking the G0/G1 phase. Dienone 16 did not cause any loss of the mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP), while salicylaldehyde 21 caused a partial loss of the MMP. The anti-inflammatory activity of the selected compounds was investigated with the LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages. All compounds showed potent NO inhibition, with percentages between 80 and 99% at subcytotoxic concentrations. Dienone 16 inhibited LPS-induced differentiation of RAW 264.7 cells, by increasing the proportion of cells in the S phase. In addition, salicylaldehyde 21 had effects on the cell cycle, recovering the cells from the G0/G1 full arrest produced in response to LPS action.
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- Houda Zentar
- Departamento
de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Instituto
de Biotecnología, Universidad de
Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
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- Departamento
de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular I, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
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- Departamento
de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Instituto
de Biotecnología, Universidad de
Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
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- Departamento
de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Instituto
de Biotecnología, Universidad de
Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
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- Departamento
de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular I, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
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- Departamento
de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular I, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
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- Departamento
de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Instituto
de Biotecnología, Universidad de
Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
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- Departamento
de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Instituto
de Biotecnología, Universidad de
Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
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Pitsinos EN, Mavridis I, Tzouma E, Vidali VP. Enantioselective Synthesis of Cassane-Type Furanoditerpenoids: Total Synthesis of Sucutiniranes C and D. European J Org Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202000724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Emmanuel N. Pitsinos
- Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology; National Centre of Scientific Research “Demokritos”; P.O. Box 60037 15310 Agia Paraskevi Attikis Greece
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- Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology; National Centre of Scientific Research “Demokritos”; P.O. Box 60037 15310 Agia Paraskevi Attikis Greece
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- Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology; National Centre of Scientific Research “Demokritos”; P.O. Box 60037 15310 Agia Paraskevi Attikis Greece
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- Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology; National Centre of Scientific Research “Demokritos”; P.O. Box 60037 15310 Agia Paraskevi Attikis Greece
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Jing W, Zhang X, Zhou H, Wang Y, Yang M, Long L, Gao H. Naturally occurring cassane diterpenoids (CAs) of Caesalpinia: A systematic review of its biosynthesis, chemistry and pharmacology. Fitoterapia 2019; 134:226-249. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2019.02.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2018] [Revised: 02/24/2019] [Accepted: 02/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Zentar H, Arias F, Haidour A, Alvarez-Manzaneda R, Chahboun R, Alvarez-Manzaneda E. Protecting-Group-Free Synthesis of Cassane-Type Furan Diterpenes via a Decarboxylative Dienone–Phenol Rearrangement. Org Lett 2018; 20:7007-7010. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.8b02867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Houda Zentar
- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad de Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad de Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad de Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
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- Àrea de Química Orgánica, Departamento de Química y Física, Universidad de Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad de Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad de Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
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Liu G, Xue D, Yang J, Wang J, Liu X, Huang W, Li J, Long YQ, Tan W, Zhang A. Design, Synthesis, and Pharmacological Evaluation of 2-(2,5-Dimethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinolin-8-yl)-N-aryl Propanamides as Novel Smoothened (Smo) Antagonists. J Med Chem 2016; 59:11050-11068. [PMID: 27736063 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.6b01247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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A series of novel Smo antagonists were developed either by directly incorporating the basic skeleton of the natural product artemisinin or by first breaking artemisinin into structurally simpler and stable intermediates and then reconstructing into diversified heterocyclic derivatives, equipped with a Smo-targeting bullet. 2-(2,5-Dimethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinolin-8-yl)-N-arylpropanamide 65 was identified as the most potent, with an IC50 value of 9.53 nM against the Hh signaling pathway. Complementary mechanism studies confirmed that 65 inhibits Hh signaling pathway by targeting Smo and shares the same binding site as that of the tool drug cyclopamine. Meanwhile, 65 has a good plasma exposure and an acceptable oral bioavailability. Dose-dependent antiproliferative effects were observed in ptch+/-;p53-/- medulloblastoma cells, and significant tumor growth inhibitions were achieved for 65 in the ptch+/-;p53-/- medulloblastoma allograft model.
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- Gang Liu
- CAS Key Laboratory of Receptor Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica (SIMM), University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , 555 Zuchongzhi Lu, Building 3, Room 426, Shanghai 201203, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Receptor Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica (SIMM), University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , 555 Zuchongzhi Lu, Building 3, Room 426, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University , Shanghai 201203, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University , Shanghai 201203, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Receptor Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica (SIMM), University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , 555 Zuchongzhi Lu, Building 3, Room 426, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University , Shanghai 201203, China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University , Shanghai 201210, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Receptor Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica (SIMM), University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , 555 Zuchongzhi Lu, Building 3, Room 426, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University , Shanghai 201203, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Receptor Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica (SIMM), University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , 555 Zuchongzhi Lu, Building 3, Room 426, Shanghai 201203, China.,School of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University , Shanghai 201210, China
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Tzouma E, Mavridis I, Vidali VP, Pitsinos EN. Diels–Alder reaction between 1,3,3-trisubstituted-2-vinylcyclohexenes and quinones under exceptionally mild conditions: a concise entry to the cassane-type furanoditerpenoid skeleton. Tetrahedron Lett 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2016.06.133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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