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Tammam MA, Gamal El-Din MI, Aouidate A, El-Demerdash A. Cephalostatins and ritterazines: Distinctive dimeric marine-derived steroidal pyrazine alkaloids with intriguing anticancer activities. Bioorg Chem 2024; 151:107654. [PMID: 39029319 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2024.107654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2024] [Revised: 07/12/2024] [Accepted: 07/14/2024] [Indexed: 07/21/2024]
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Cephalostatins and ritterazines represent fascinating classes of dimeric marine derived steroidal alkaloids with unique chemical structures and promising biological activities. Originally isolated from marine tube worms and the tunicate Ritterella tokioka collected off the coast of Japan, cephalostatins and ritterazines display potent anticancer effects by inducing apoptosis, disrupting cell cycle progression, and targeting multiple molecular pathways. This review covers the chemistry and bioactivities of 45 cephalostatins and ritterazines from 1988 to 2024, highlighting their complex structures and medicinal contributions. With insights into their structure activity relationships (SAR). Key structural elements, such as the pyrazine ring and 5/6 spiroketal moieties, are found crucial for their biological effects, suggesting interactions with lipid membranes or hydrophobic protein domains. Additionally, the formation of oxocarbenium ions from spiroketal cleavage may enhance their potency by covalently modifying DNA. The pharmacokinetics, ADMET and Drug likeness properties of these steroidal alkaloids are thoroughly addressed. Drug likeness analysis shows that these compounds fit well with the Rule of 4 (Ro4) for Protein-Protein Interaction Drugs (PPIDs), underscoring their potential in this area. Ten compounds (20, 27, 33, 34, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, and 45) have demonstrated favourable pharmacokinetic and ADMET profiles, making them promising candidates for further research. Future efforts should focus on alternative administration routes, structural modifications, and innovative delivery systems, such as prodrugs and nanoparticles, to improve bioavailability and therapeutic effects. Advances in synthetic chemistry, mechanistic insights, and interdisciplinary collaborations will be essential for translating cephalostatins and ritterazines into effective anticancer therapies.
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- Mohamed A Tammam
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Fayoum University, Fayoum 63514, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain-Shams University, 11566 Cairo, Egypt; Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, Norfolk NR4 7UQ, UK
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- School of Applied Sciences-Ait Melloul, Ibn Zohr University, Agadir, Morocco
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- School of Pharmacy, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK; Department of Biochemistry and Metabolism, the John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK; Division of Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt.
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Nawasreh M, Tahtamouni L. Performance of Green Desymmetrization Methods toward Bioactive Cephalostatin Analogues. Curr Med Chem 2024; 31:3327-3344. [PMID: 37157200 DOI: 10.2174/0929867330666230508145058] [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: 11/23/2022] [Revised: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/27/2023] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Since the discovery of cephalostatins, which have shown remarkable activity against human cancer cells, they have attracted the attention of researchers to target the synthesis of such impressive, complicated molecules using the green desymmetrization approach. In the current review, we report the progress in the desymmetrization of symmetrical bis-steroidal pyrazines (BSPs) as an approach toward potentially active anti-- cancer agents, namely cephalostatins/ ritterazines. The achievement of synthesizing a gram-scaled prodrug with comparable activity to the potent natural cephalostatins using green methods is our primary target. These synthetic methods can be scaled up based on the symmetrical coupling (SC) of two steroidal units of the same type. Our secondary target is the discovery of new green pathways that help in structural reconstruction programming toward the total synthesis of at least one potentially active family member. The strategy is based on functional group interconversions with high flexibility and brevity using green selective methods. The introduction of controlling groups using nontrivial reconstruction methodologies forms the backbone of our work. After certain modifications to the symmetrical BSP starting material, the resulting analogs underwent several chemoselective transformations through three main routes in rings F, D, and C. One of these routes is the chemoselective spiroketal opening (ring-F). The second route was the functionalization of the Δ14,15 bond (ring-D), including chlorination/dechlorination, in addition to epoxidation/ oxygenation processes. Finally, the introduction of the C-11 methoxy group as a directing group on ring-C led to several chemoselective transformations. Moreover, certain transformations on C-12 (ring-C), such as methylenation, followed by hydroboration- oxidation, led to a potentially active analog. The alignment of these results directs us toward the targets. Our efforts culminated in preparing effective anti-cancer prodrugs (8, 24, 30, and 31), which are able to overcome cancer drug resistance (chemoresistance) by inducing the atypical endoplasmic reticulum-mediated apoptosis pathway, which works through the release of Smac/Diablo and the activation of caspase-4.
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- Mansour Nawasreh
- Scientific Basic Sciences Department, Faculty of Engineering Technology, Al-Balqa Applied University, Marka 11134, Amman, Jordan
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Natural Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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Chen GQ, Guo HY, Quan ZS, Shen QK, Li X, Luan T. Natural Products-Pyrazine Hybrids: A Review of Developments in Medicinal Chemistry. Molecules 2023; 28:7440. [PMID: 37959859 PMCID: PMC10649211 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28217440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2023] [Revised: 11/02/2023] [Accepted: 11/03/2023] [Indexed: 11/15/2023] Open
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Pyrazine is a six-membered heterocyclic ring containing nitrogen, and many of its derivatives are biologically active compounds. References have been downloaded through Web of Science, PubMed, Science Direct, and SciFinder Scholar. The structure, biological activity, and mechanism of natural product derivatives containing pyrazine fragments reported from 2000 to September 2023 were reviewed. Publications reporting only the chemistry of pyrazine derivatives are beyond the scope of this review and have not been included. The results of research work show that pyrazine-modified natural product derivatives have a wide range of biological activities, including anti-inflammatory, anticancer, antibacterial, antiparasitic, and antioxidant activities. Many of these derivatives exhibit stronger pharmacodynamic activity and less toxicity than their parent compounds. This review has a certain reference value for the development of heterocyclic compounds, especially pyrazine natural product derivatives.
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- Guo-Qing Chen
- Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines of the Changbai Mountain, Ministry of Education, College of Pharmacy, Yanbian University, Yanji 133002, China; (G.-Q.C.); (H.-Y.G.); (Z.-S.Q.); (Q.-K.S.)
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- Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines of the Changbai Mountain, Ministry of Education, College of Pharmacy, Yanbian University, Yanji 133002, China; (G.-Q.C.); (H.-Y.G.); (Z.-S.Q.); (Q.-K.S.)
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- Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines of the Changbai Mountain, Ministry of Education, College of Pharmacy, Yanbian University, Yanji 133002, China; (G.-Q.C.); (H.-Y.G.); (Z.-S.Q.); (Q.-K.S.)
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- Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines of the Changbai Mountain, Ministry of Education, College of Pharmacy, Yanbian University, Yanji 133002, China; (G.-Q.C.); (H.-Y.G.); (Z.-S.Q.); (Q.-K.S.)
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- Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines of the Changbai Mountain, Ministry of Education, College of Pharmacy, Yanbian University, Yanji 133002, China; (G.-Q.C.); (H.-Y.G.); (Z.-S.Q.); (Q.-K.S.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, Shenyang Medical College, Shenyang 110034, China
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Ramos-Enríquez MA, Vazquez-Chavez J, Campos-Xolalpa N, Pérez-Gutiérrez S, Iglesias-Arteaga MA. Synthesis, NMR characterization and cytotoxic activity of hybrid spirostanic sapogenins-estradiol dimers. Steroids 2023; 199:109286. [PMID: 37517593 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2023.109286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2023] [Revised: 07/20/2023] [Accepted: 07/25/2023] [Indexed: 08/01/2023]
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Four hybrid steroid dimers were obtained by BF3·Et2O-catalyzed aldol condensation of acetylated steroid sapogenins with 2-formyl-estradiol diacetate. The structures of the obtained dimers were unambiguously established by NMR. The hybrid dimers 9a (IC50 18.37 μM) and 9c (IC50 9.4 μM) with the 5α configuration at the A/B rings junction showed the higher cytotoxicity against HeLa, with selectivity index of 4.36 and 11.8 respectively. The presence of a carbonyl function at position C-12 produced the highest cytotoxic effect, which is in line with our previous reports.
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- Manuel A Ramos-Enríquez
- Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510 Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510 Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Departamento de Sistemas Biológicos, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Xochimilco, Calzada del Hueso 1100, Coyoacán, 04960 Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Departamento de Sistemas Biológicos, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Xochimilco, Calzada del Hueso 1100, Coyoacán, 04960 Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510 Ciudad de México, Mexico.
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Zhang X, Li F, Li R, Zhao N, Liu D, Xu Y, Wang L, Wang D, Zhao R. B7 Induces Apoptosis in Colorectal Cancer Cells by Regulating the Expression of Caspase-3 and Inhibits Autophagy. Onco Targets Ther 2023; 16:867-883. [PMID: 37915320 PMCID: PMC10617530 DOI: 10.2147/ott.s429128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2023] [Accepted: 10/18/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023] Open
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Purpose Heterocyclic compounds are organic compounds with heterocyclic structures, which are common in drug molecules. They include pyrazines with diverse functions, including anti-cancer, antimicrobial, antidiabetic, and anticholinergic activities. In this study a new small molecular compound B7 based on tetrazolium substituted pyrazine was synthesized and its effect on the progression of colorectal cancer (CRC) and its potential mechanism were investigated. Methods We synthesized a series of tetrazolium-substituted pyrazine compounds by chemoenzymatic method. NCM460 (Human), HCT116 (Human), SW480 (Human) cell lines were selected to analyse the inhibitory effect of B7 on CRC by CCK-8, apoptosis, cell migration and invasion, qPCR, Western blotting, molecular docking, immunofluorescence. Moreover, a CRC xenograft model of mice was used to analyzed the role of B7 in vivo. Results Among these compounds, 3-methyl-5je-6-bis (1H-tetrazole-5-yl) pyrazine-2-carboxylic acid (B7) inhibited CRC cell proliferation and induced apoptosis. The expression of Caspase-3 was increased after B7 treatment. In addition, the mitochondria abnormalities was observed in B7 group due to decrease the expression of Beclin-1. In addition, B7 inhibited the migration and invasion in CRC cells. Finally, the results showed that B7 had anti-tumor activity in CRC xenograft model of mice. Conclusion In summary, compound B7 was synthesized efficiently using tetrazolium-substituted pyrazine via a chemoenzymatic method. Moreover, B7 have ability to regulate the expression of Caspase-3 which induced apoptosis in CRC cells. In addition, decreased Beclin-1 expression after B7 treatment, indicating inhibited autophagy. This study showed that B7 effectively induced apoptosis and inhibited autophagy in CRC cells.
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- Xinyi Zhang
- Laboratory Animal Center, College of Animal Science, Jilin University, Changchun, 130062, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Enzymology and Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, 130023, People’s Republic of China
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- Laboratory Animal Center, College of Animal Science, Jilin University, Changchun, 130062, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Enzymology and Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, 130023, People’s Republic of China
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- Laboratory Animal Center, College of Animal Science, Jilin University, Changchun, 130062, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Enzymology and Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, 130023, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Enzymology and Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, 130023, People’s Republic of China
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- Laboratory Animal Center, College of Animal Science, Jilin University, Changchun, 130062, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Gastroenterology Endoscopy Center, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, People’s Republic of China
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Tomkiel AM, Majewski AD, Siergiejczyk L, Morzycki JW. Montmorillonite Catalyzed Synthesis of Novel Steroid Dimers. Molecules 2023; 28:7068. [PMID: 37894547 PMCID: PMC10609449 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28207068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2023] [Revised: 10/10/2023] [Accepted: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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The reactions of sterols (androst-5-en-3β-ol-17-one, diosgenin, and cholesterol) and their tosylates with hydroquinone aimed at the synthesis of O,O-1,4-phenylene-linked steroid dimers were studied. The reaction course strongly depended on the conditions used. The study has shown that the major reaction products are the elimination products and unusual steroid dimers resulting from the nucleophilic attack of the hydroquinone C2 carbon atom on the steroid C3 position, followed by an intramolecular addition to the C5-C6 double bond. A different reaction course was observed when montmorillonite K10 was used as a catalyst. The reaction of androst-5-en-3β-ol-17-one under the promotion of this catalyst afforded the O,O-1,4-phenylene-linked steroid dimer in addition to the disteroidal ether. The formation of the latter compound was suppressed by using 3-tosylate as a substrate instead of the free sterol. The reactions of androst-5-en-3β-ol-17-one tosylate and cholesteryl tosylate with hydroquinone catalyzed by montmorillonite K10 carried out under optimized conditions afforded the desired dimers in 31% and 67% yield, respectively.
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- Aneta M. Tomkiel
- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Bialystok, Ciołkowskiego 1K, 15-245 Bialystok, Poland; (A.D.M.); (L.S.)
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Bialystok, Ciołkowskiego 1K, 15-245 Bialystok, Poland; (A.D.M.); (L.S.)
- Doctoral School of Exact and Natural Sciences, University of Bialystok, Ciołkowskiego 1K, 15-245 Bialystok, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Bialystok, Ciołkowskiego 1K, 15-245 Bialystok, Poland; (A.D.M.); (L.S.)
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Bialystok, Ciołkowskiego 1K, 15-245 Bialystok, Poland; (A.D.M.); (L.S.)
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Cooreman K, De Spiegeleer B, Van Poucke C, Vanavermaete D, Delbare D, Wynendaele E, De Witte B. Emerging pharmaceutical therapies of Ascidian-derived natural products and derivatives. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2023; 102:104254. [PMID: 37648122 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2023.104254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2023] [Revised: 08/22/2023] [Accepted: 08/23/2023] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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In a growing multidrug-resistant environment, the identification of potential new drug candidates with an acceptable safety profile is a substantial crux in pharmaceutical discovery. This review discusses several aspects and properties of approved marine natural products derived from ascidian sources (phylum Chordata, subphylum Tunicata) and/or their deduced analogues including their biosynthetic origin, (bio)chemical preclinical assessments and known efficacy-safety profiles, clinical status in trials, but also translational developments, opportunities and final conclusions. The review also describes the preclinical assessments of a large number of other ascidian compounds that have not been involved in clinical trials yet. Finally, the emerging research on the connectivity of the ascidian hosts and their independent or obligate symbiotic guests is discussed. The review covers the latest information on the topic of ascidian-derived marine natural products over the last two decades including 2022, with the majority of publications published in the last decade.
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- Kris Cooreman
- Aquatic Environment and Quality, Animal Sciences Unit, Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Jacobsenstraat 1, BE-8400 Ostend, Belgium
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Drug Quality and Registration Group, Ghent University, Ottergemsesteenweg 460, BE-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Technology and Food Science Unit, Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Brusselsesteenweg 370, BE-9090 Melle, Belgium
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- Aquatic Environment and Quality, Animal Sciences Unit, Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Jacobsenstraat 1, BE-8400 Ostend, Belgium
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- Aquatic Environment and Quality, Animal Sciences Unit, Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Jacobsenstraat 1, BE-8400 Ostend, Belgium
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Drug Quality and Registration Group, Ghent University, Ottergemsesteenweg 460, BE-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Aquatic Environment and Quality, Animal Sciences Unit, Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Jacobsenstraat 1, BE-8400 Ostend, Belgium.
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Ramos-Enríquez MA, Medina-Campos ON, Pedraza-Chaverri J, Flores-Álamo M, Iglesias-Arteaga MA. An unexpected acid-catalyzed rearrangement of diacetoxy benzylidenespirostanes to spirochromene acetals and spiroindenes with radical scavenger activity. Steroids 2022; 188:109110. [PMID: 36100111 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2022.109110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2022] [Revised: 08/27/2022] [Accepted: 09/06/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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23E-diacetoxybenzylidenespirostanes underwent rearrangement when treated with HCl in CH2Cl2/CH3OH. The course of the rearrangement depends on the substitution pattern in the phenyl ring. While compounds bearing an acetoxy group at the ortho position produced spirochromenes, the partners with no substituent at the ortho position led to spiroindenes. All the rearranged compounds exhibited moderate antioxidant activity.
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- Manuel A Ramos-Enríquez
- Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510 México, D.F., México
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- Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510 México, D.F., México
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- Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510 México, D.F., México
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- Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510 México, D.F., México
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- Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510 México, D.F., México.
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Zhu LC, Yang DL, Shi Y. Synthesis of 5α,6-Dihydroveragranines A and B. Org Lett 2022; 24:5825-5828. [PMID: 35920688 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c02367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The 5α,6-dihydro congeners of veragranines A and B, two steroidal alkaloids with an unprecedented hexacyclic skeleton and potent analgesic effects, were synthesized from hecogenin acetate within six steps. This work enables quick access to the hexacyclic skeleton and is amendable to prepare other D-ring-modified congeners.
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- Liang-Chao Zhu
- School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China
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- School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China
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- School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China
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Elgehama A. Selective obstruction of the mTORC2 complex by a naturally occurring cholestane saponin (OSW-1) for inhibiting prostate cancer cell growth. JOURNAL OF ASIAN NATURAL PRODUCTS RESEARCH 2022; 24:663-672. [PMID: 34292111 DOI: 10.1080/10286020.2021.1951255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2020] [Accepted: 06/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Ornithogalum caudatum Ait (OCA) is a natural product used in Chinese traditional medicine. The cholestane saponin OSW-1 is isolated from plant OCA and has recently been shown to have potent cytotoxic effects against different types of cancers. The therapeutic efficacy of OSW-1 on prostate cancer and its underlying mechanism are yet to be established. OSW-1 inhibited the growth of prostate cancer cells by interrupting the interaction between mTOR and Rictor/mTORC2. This mechanism showed a better therapeutic outcome than that of the conventional inhibition of mTOR and provided a basis for as sisting modern prostate cancer treatment strategies.
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- Ahmed Elgehama
- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
- Nanjing Sky Technology Co. Ltd., Nanjing 210023, China
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Cao S, Yuan W, Li Y, Teng X, Si H, Chen R, Zhu Y. Photoredox/copper cocatalyzed domino cyclization of oxime esters with TMSCN: access to antifungal active tetrasubstituted pyrazines. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:7200-7203. [PMID: 35671164 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc02480b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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A photoredox/copper cocatalyzed domino cyclization of oxime esters with TMSCN has been developed. A range of structurally novel tetrasubstituted pyrazines have been obtained. This method features high bond-forming efficiency, high step economy, broad substrate scope, and gram-scale synthesis. Moreover, preliminary bioactivity evaluation of pyrazine products shows their promising antifungal activities.
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- Shujun Cao
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pesticide Science and Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, P. R. China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pesticide Science and Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, P. R. China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pesticide Science and Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, P. R. China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pesticide Science and Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, P. R. China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pesticide Science and Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, P. R. China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pesticide Science and Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, P. R. China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pesticide Science and Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, P. R. China.
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Nawasreh MM. Novel Epoxidation/Oxygenation Method toward Bioactive Cephalostatins Using Common Alkaline Metals. ChemistrySelect 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202103756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- M. M. Nawasreh
- Scientific Basic Sciences Dept./Faculty of Engineering Technology-Al-Balqa Applied University P.B. 15008, Marka 11134 Amman Jordan
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Huigens RW, Brummel BR, Tenneti S, Garrison AT, Xiao T. Pyrazine and Phenazine Heterocycles: Platforms for Total Synthesis and Drug Discovery. MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 27:molecules27031112. [PMID: 35164376 PMCID: PMC8839373 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27031112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2021] [Revised: 12/20/2021] [Accepted: 12/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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There are numerous pyrazine and phenazine compounds that demonstrate biological activities relevant to the treatment of disease. In this review, we discuss pyrazine and phenazine agents that have shown potential therapeutic value, including several clinically used agents. In addition, we cover some basic science related to pyrazine and phenazine heterocycles, which possess interesting reactivity profiles that have been on display in numerous cases of innovative total synthesis approaches, synthetic methodologies, drug discovery efforts, and medicinal chemistry programs. The majority of this review is focused on presenting instructive total synthesis and medicinal chemistry efforts of select pyrazine and phenazine compounds, and we believe these incredible heterocycles offer promise in medicine.
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Saponins are a large family of amphiphilic glycosides of steroids and triterpenes found in plants and some marine organisms. By expressing a large diversity of structures on both sugar chains and aglycones, saponins exhibit a wide range of biological and pharmacological properties and serve as major active principles in folk medicines, especially in traditional Chinese medicines. Isolation of saponins from natural sources is usually a formidable task due to the microheterogeneity of saponins in Nature. Chemical synthesis can provide access to large amounts of natural saponins as well as congeners for understanding their structure-activity relationships and mechanisms of action. This article presents a comprehensive account on chemical synthesis of saponins. First highlighted are general considerations on saponin synthesis, including preparation of aglycones and carbohydrate building blocks, assembly strategies, and protecting-group strategies. Next described is the state of the art in the synthesis of each type of saponins, with an emphasis on those representative saponins having sophisticated structures and potent biological activities.
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- You Yang
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Bio-Organic and Natural Products Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bio-Organic and Natural Products Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, PR China.
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León EI, Martín Á, Montes AS, Pérez-Martín I, Del Sol Rodríguez M, Suárez E. 1,5-Hydrogen Atom Transfer/Surzur-Tanner Rearrangement: A Radical Cascade Approach for the Synthesis of 1,6-Dioxaspiro[4.5]decane and 6,8-Dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]octane Scaffolds in Carbohydrate Systems. J Org Chem 2021; 86:14508-14552. [PMID: 34554734 PMCID: PMC8576821 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c01376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
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The 1,5-HAT–1,2-(ester)alkyl
radical migration (Surzur–Tanner
rearrangement) radical/polar sequence triggered by alkoxyl radicals
has been studied on a series of C-glycosyl substrates
with 3-C-(α,β-d,l-glycopyranosyl)1-propanol
and C-(α-d,l-glycopyranosyl)methanol
structures prepared from chiral pool d- and l-sugar.
The use of acetoxy and diphenoxyphosphatoxy as leaving groups provides
an efficient construction of 10-deoxy-1,6-dioxaspiro[4.5]decane and
4-deoxy-6,8-dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]octane frameworks. The alkoxyl radicals
were generated by the reaction of the corresponding N-alkoxyphthalimides with group 14 hydrides [n-Bu3SnH(D) and (TMS)3SiH], and in comparative terms,
the reaction was also initiated by visible light photocatalysis using
the Hantzsch ester/fac-Ir(ppy)3 procedure.
Special attention was devoted to the influence of the relative stereochemistry
of the centers involved in the radical sequence on the reaction outcome.
The addition of BF3•Et2O as a catalyst
to the radical sequence resulted in a significant increase in the
yields of the desired bicyclic ketals.
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- Elisa I León
- Síntesis de Productos Naturales, Instituto de Productos Naturales y Agrobiología del CSIC, Avda. Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez 3, 38206 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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- Síntesis de Productos Naturales, Instituto de Productos Naturales y Agrobiología del CSIC, Avda. Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez 3, 38206 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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- Síntesis de Productos Naturales, Instituto de Productos Naturales y Agrobiología del CSIC, Avda. Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez 3, 38206 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain.,Doctoral and Postgraduate School, Universidad de La Laguna, Avda. Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez s/n, 38200 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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- Síntesis de Productos Naturales, Instituto de Productos Naturales y Agrobiología del CSIC, Avda. Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez 3, 38206 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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- Síntesis de Productos Naturales, Instituto de Productos Naturales y Agrobiología del CSIC, Avda. Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez 3, 38206 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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- Síntesis de Productos Naturales, Instituto de Productos Naturales y Agrobiología del CSIC, Avda. Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez 3, 38206 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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Sun L, Zhu D, Beverborg LOG, Wang R, Dang Y, Ma M, Li W, Yu B. Synthesis and Antiproliferative Activities of
OSW
‐1 Analogues Bearing 2”‐
O
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p
‐Acylaminobenzoyl
Residues
†. CHINESE J CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.202000110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Lijun Sun
- Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China 96 Jinzhai Road Hefei Anhui 230026 China
- State Key Laboratory of Bio‐organic and Natural Products Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences 345 Lingling Road Shanghai 200032 China
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- Key Laboratory of Metabolism and Molecular Medicine, the Ministry of Education, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University Shanghai 200032 China
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- Key Laboratory of Metabolism and Molecular Medicine, the Ministry of Education, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University Shanghai 200032 China
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- Key Laboratory of Metabolism and Molecular Medicine, the Ministry of Education, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University Shanghai 200032 China
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- Key Laboratory of Metabolism and Molecular Medicine, the Ministry of Education, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University Shanghai 200032 China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China 96 Jinzhai Road Hefei Anhui 230026 China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University 639 Longmian Avenue Nanjing Jiangsu 211198 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bio‐organic and Natural Products Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences 345 Lingling Road Shanghai 200032 China
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Patra S, Praharaj PP, Panigrahi DP, Panda B, Bhol CS, Mahapatra KK, Mishra SR, Behera BP, Jena M, Sethi G, Patil S, Patra SK, Bhutia SK. Bioactive compounds from marine invertebrates as potent anticancer drugs: the possible pharmacophores modulating cell death pathways. Mol Biol Rep 2020; 47:7209-7228. [PMID: 32797349 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-020-05709-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2020] [Accepted: 08/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Marine invertebrates are extremely diverse, largely productive, untapped oceanic resources with chemically unique bioactive lead compound contributing a wide range of screening for the discovery of anticancer compounds. The lead compounds have unfurled an extensive array of pharmacological properties owing to the presence of polyphenols, alkaloids, terpenoids and other secondary metabolites. The antioxidant, immunomodulatory and anti-tumor activities exhibited, are possibly regulated by the apoptosis induction, scavenging of ROS and modulation of cellular signaling pathways to defy the cellular deafness during carcinogenesis. Despite the enriched bioactive compounds, the marine invertebrates are largely unexplored as identification, screening, pre-clinical and clinical assessment of lead compounds and their synthetic analogs remain a major task to be solved. In the current review, we focus on the principle strategy and underlying mechanisms deployed by the bioactive anticancer compounds derived from marine invertebrates to combat cancer with special insight into the cell death mechanism.
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- Srimanta Patra
- Cancer and Cell Death Laboratory, Department of Life Science, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Rourkela, 769008, India
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- Cancer and Cell Death Laboratory, Department of Life Science, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Rourkela, 769008, India
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- Cancer and Cell Death Laboratory, Department of Life Science, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Rourkela, 769008, India
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- College of Basic Science & Humanities OUAT, Bhubaneswar, 751003, India
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- Cancer and Cell Death Laboratory, Department of Life Science, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Rourkela, 769008, India
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- Cancer and Cell Death Laboratory, Department of Life Science, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Rourkela, 769008, India
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- Cancer and Cell Death Laboratory, Department of Life Science, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Rourkela, 769008, India
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- Cancer and Cell Death Laboratory, Department of Life Science, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Rourkela, 769008, India
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- PG Department of Botany, Berhampur University, Berhampur, 760007, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117600, Singapore
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- Department of Maxillofacial Surgery and Diagnostic Sciences, Division of Oral Pathology, College of Dentistry, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
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- Epigenetics and Cancer Research Laboratory, Department of Life Science, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Rourkela, 769008, India
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- Cancer and Cell Death Laboratory, Department of Life Science, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Rourkela, 769008, India. .,Department of Life Science, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Rourkela, Odisha, 769008, India.
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Nawasreh MM, Alzyoud EI, Al-Mazaydeh ZA, Rammaha MS, Yasin SR, Tahtamouni LH. Biological activity and apoptotic signaling pathway of C 11-functionalized cephalostatin 1 analogues. Steroids 2020; 158:108602. [PMID: 32092307 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2020.108602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2019] [Revised: 01/07/2020] [Accepted: 01/27/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
Cephalostatin 1, a potent anti-cancer agent, is a natural bis-steroidal alkaloid that causes cell death in the subnanomolar to picomolar ranges via an atypical apoptosis pathway. Although cephalostatin 1 is a highly effective anticancer drug, its availability limits its utilization. We previously reported the synthesis of two 12'α-hydroxy derivatives of cephalostatin 1 that induce cell death by activating the ER stress apoptosis signaling pathway. For the current work, we synthesized six C11-functionalized cephalostatin 1 analogues (CAs) to evaluate their biological activity. For the cytotoxic compounds, the induced apoptotic pathway was investigated. The C11-functionalized cephalostatin 1 analogues 5 and 6 (CA5 and CA6) were found to exhibit cytotoxic activity against K-562 leukemia cells, MCF-7 breast cancer cells and DU-145 prostate cancer cells, while the remaining four analogues did not show anti-tumor activities against any of the cell lines. Our results indicated that CA5 and CA6 induced cell death via the atypical ER-dependent apoptosis pathway; they increased the expression of Smac/DIABLO, an inhibitor of inhibitors of apoptosis (IAPs), which in turn facilitated the activation of different caspases including the ER-caspase 4 without cytochrome c release from mitochondria. CA5 and CA6 are promising anticancer agents due to their low GI50, the remarkable apoptosis pathway they induce which can overcome chemoresistance, and their very low toxicity to normal cells making them cephalostatin 1 utilizable alternatives.
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- Mansour M Nawasreh
- Applied Sciences Department, Faculty of Engineering Technology, Al-Balqa Applied University, Amman 11134, Jordan
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, The Hashemite University, Zarqa 13115, Jordan; Department of Genetics, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, The Hashemite University, Zarqa 13115, Jordan
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, The Hashemite University, Zarqa 13115, Jordan
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, The Hashemite University, Zarqa 13115, Jordan
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, The Hashemite University, Zarqa 13115, Jordan; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Natural Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins 80523, CO, USA.
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Serrano-Vázquez HA, Flores-Alamo M, Iglesias-Arteaga MA. Synthesis of 23E-ethylidene spirostanes via the BF3·Et2O-catalyzed aldol condensation of steroid sapogenins and acetaldehyde. Tetrahedron Lett 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2020.151918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Wang Y, Shi Y, Tian WS, Tang P, Zhuang C, Chen FE. Stereoselective Synthesis of (-)-Verazine and Congeners via a Cascade Ring-Switching Process of Furostan-26-acid. Org Lett 2020; 22:2761-2765. [PMID: 32202118 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c00747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
Abstract
An efficient synthetic strategy for three natural seco-type cholestane alkaloids isolated from the Veratrum plants, based on commercially available naturally occurring and abundant (-)-diosgenin (1), as exemplified in the concise asymmetric synthesis of (-)-verazine (4), (-)-veramiline (5) (proposed structure), and its 22-epimer, (-)-oblonginine (6), is presented. This work highlights the application of a cascade ring-switching process of (-)-diosgenin to achieve the E-ring opening and construction of chiral six-membered lactone challenges in seco-type cholestane alkaloid synthesis. This approach enables the synthesis of related natural and nature-like novel cholestane alkaloids, opening up opportunities for more extensive exploration of cholestane alkaloid biology.
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- Yun Wang
- Engineering Center of Catalysis and Synthesis for Chiral Molecules, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.,Shanghai Engineering Center of Industrial Asymmetric Catalysis for Chiral Drugs, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Road, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Road, Shanghai 200032, China
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- West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Engineering Center of Catalysis and Synthesis for Chiral Molecules, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.,Shanghai Engineering Center of Industrial Asymmetric Catalysis for Chiral Drugs, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Engineering Center of Catalysis and Synthesis for Chiral Molecules, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.,Shanghai Engineering Center of Industrial Asymmetric Catalysis for Chiral Drugs, Shanghai 200433, China.,West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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Ramos-Enríquez MA, Flores-Álamo M, Iglesias-Arteaga MA. Studies on the reactivity of 23E-benzylidene spirostanes. Steroids 2019; 151:108462. [PMID: 31344407 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2019.108462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2019] [Revised: 07/08/2019] [Accepted: 07/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
Abstract
A study of the reactivity of 25R and 25S 23E-benzylidene spirostanes that includes epoxidation, catalytic hydrogenation as well as Lewis or Brønsted acid-catalyzed rearrangements is described. Exhaustive NMR characterization of the obtained compounds is presented. Additionally the structures of some of the obtained compounds were confirmed by single crystal X-Ray Diffraction studies.
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- Manuel A Ramos-Enríquez
- Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510 México, DF, Mexico
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- Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510 México, DF, Mexico
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- Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510 México, DF, Mexico.
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Wojtkielewicz A, Kiełczewska U, Banel B, Morzycki JW. Study on the reaction of diosgenin acetate with trimethylsilylazide catalyzed by Lewis acids. Steroids 2019; 147:58-61. [PMID: 30326212 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2018.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2018] [Revised: 10/07/2018] [Accepted: 10/11/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
Abstract
The ring opening reaction of diosgenin acetate in presence of Lewis acids and trimethylsilyl azide was explored as a facile approach to the synthesis of an open chain derivative with a nitrogen-containing substituent at C26. The reaction, under optimal conditions (TMSOTf, 1 equiv.; TMSN3, 1.1 equiv.; DCM; 48 h; rt), provided satisfactory yield (40%) of furostane-26-nitrile in a single step.
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- Agnieszka Wojtkielewicz
- Institute of Chemistry, University of Białystok, K. Ciołkowskiego 1K, 15-245 Białystok, Poland.
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Białystok, K. Ciołkowskiego 1K, 15-245 Białystok, Poland
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Białystok, K. Ciołkowskiego 1K, 15-245 Białystok, Poland
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Białystok, K. Ciołkowskiego 1K, 15-245 Białystok, Poland
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Shi Y, Xiao Q, Lan Q, Wang DH, Jia LQ, Tang XH, Zhou T, Li M, Tian WS. A synthesis of cephalostatin 1. Tetrahedron 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2018.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Sun L, Wang R, Wang X, Dang Y, Li W, Yu B. Synthesis and antiproliferative activities of OSW-1 analogues bearing 2-acylamino-xylose residues. Org Chem Front 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9qo00462a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
We synthesized 38 OSW-1 analogues with 2-acylamino xylose residues and found that the antitumor activities could be greatly enhanced.
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- Lijun Sun
- Department of Chemistry
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei
- China
- State Key Laboratory of Bio-organic and Natural Products Chemistry
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- Key Laboratory of Metabolism and Molecular Medicine
- the Ministry of Education
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- School of Basic Medical Sciences
- Fudan University
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- Key Laboratory of Metabolism and Molecular Medicine
- the Ministry of Education
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- School of Basic Medical Sciences
- Fudan University
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- Key Laboratory of Metabolism and Molecular Medicine
- the Ministry of Education
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- School of Basic Medical Sciences
- Fudan University
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- State Key Laboratory of Bio-organic and Natural Products Chemistry
- Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis
- Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Shanghai 200032
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- State Key Laboratory of Bio-organic and Natural Products Chemistry
- Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis
- Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Shanghai 200032
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Gillard RM, Brimble MA. Benzannulated spiroketal natural products: isolation, biological activity, biosynthesis, and total synthesis. Org Biomol Chem 2019; 17:8272-8307. [DOI: 10.1039/c9ob01598a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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A review discussing the isolation, biological activity, biosynthesis, and total synthesis of naturally occurring benzannulated spiroketals.
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- Rachel M. Gillard
- School of Chemical Sciences
- The University of Auckland
- Auckland
- New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences
- The University of Auckland
- Auckland
- New Zealand
- Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery
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Watters DJ. Ascidian Toxins with Potential for Drug Development. Mar Drugs 2018; 16:E162. [PMID: 29757250 PMCID: PMC5983293 DOI: 10.3390/md16050162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2018] [Revised: 05/05/2018] [Accepted: 05/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Ascidians (tunicates) are invertebrate chordates, and prolific producers of a wide variety of biologically active secondary metabolites from cyclic peptides to aromatic alkaloids. Several of these compounds have properties which make them candidates for potential new drugs to treat diseases such as cancer. Many of these natural products are not produced by the ascidians themselves, rather by their associated symbionts. This review will focus mainly on the mechanism of action of important classes of cytotoxic molecules isolated from ascidians. These toxins affect DNA transcription, protein translation, drug efflux pumps, signaling pathways and the cytoskeleton. Two ascidian compounds have already found applications in the treatment of cancer and others are being investigated for their potential in cancer, neurodegenerative and other diseases.
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- Dianne J Watters
- School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland 4111, Australia.
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Tahtamouni LH, Nawasreh MM, Al-Mazaydeh ZA, Al-Khateeb RA, Abdellatif RN, Bawadi RM, Bamburg JR, Yasin SR. Cephalostatin 1 analogues activate apoptosis via the endoplasmic reticulum stress signaling pathway. Eur J Pharmacol 2018; 818:400-409. [PMID: 29154934 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2017.11.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2017] [Revised: 11/07/2017] [Accepted: 11/14/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Lubna H Tahtamouni
- Department of Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, The Hashemite University, Zarqa 13115, Jordan.
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- Applied Sciences Department, Faculty of Engineering Technology, Al-Balqa Applied University, Amman 11134, Jordan
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, The Hashemite University, Zarqa 13115, Jordan
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, The Hashemite University, Zarqa 13115, Jordan
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, The Hashemite University, Zarqa 13115, Jordan
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- Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, The Hashemite University, Zarqa 13115, Jordan
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Vargas-Romero K, Alberto O, Flores-Álamo M, Iglesias-Arteaga MA. Baeyer-Villiger reaction of steroid sapogenins by CF 3COOH-H 2O 2. A short cut to pregnan-3β,16β,20-triol 3-monoacetates. Steroids 2017; 128:1-5. [PMID: 29024671 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2017.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2017] [Revised: 09/29/2017] [Accepted: 10/05/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
Abstract
Treatment of steroid sapogenins with H2O2 in CF3COOH for 15min followed by reflux in CH3OH/H2O afforded good yields of pregnan-3β,16β,20-triol 3-monoacetates. When the hydrolysis step was carried out with KOH in refluxing methanol excellent yields pregnantriols were obtained. The resulting compounds were characterized by their melting points and NMR spectral data. An X-ray diffraction analysis of compound 3a confirmed the proposed structure and provided detailed information about the bond lengths, bond angles and conformation.
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- Katherine Vargas-Romero
- Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510 México D.F., Mexico
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- Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510 México D.F., Mexico
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- Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510 México D.F., Mexico
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- Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510 México D.F., Mexico.
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Ramos-Enríquez MA, Vargas-Romero K, Rárová L, Strnad M, Iglesias-Arteaga MA. Synthesis and in vitro anticancer activity of 23(23')E-benzylidenespirostanols derived from steroid sapogenins. Steroids 2017; 128:85-88. [PMID: 28887172 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2017.08.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2017] [Revised: 08/22/2017] [Accepted: 08/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Benzylidenespirostanols were prepared by two-step synthesis including BF3·Et2O-catalyzed aldol condensation of several acetylated steroid sapogenins with benzaldehyde followed by saponification. The obtained compounds showed moderate cytotoxicity against three cancer cell lines (T-lymphoblastic leukemia cell line CEM, breast carcinoma cell line MCF7 and cervical carcinoma cell line HeLa) and normal human fibroblasts (BJ). The most active of the five tested substances was 3c (lowest IC50 for MCF7 cells 19.9±0.1µM) without any selectivity towards human cancer and normal cells, respectively.
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- Manuel A Ramos-Enríquez
- Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510 México, D.F., Mexico
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- Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510 México, D.F., Mexico
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- Department of Chemical Biology and Genetics, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Šlechtitelů 27, CZ-783 71 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Palacký University & Institute of Experimental Botany ASCR, Šlechtitelů 27, CZ-783 71 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510 México, D.F., Mexico.
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Davison EK, Sperry J. Natural Products with Heteroatom-Rich Ring Systems. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2017; 80:3060-3079. [PMID: 29135244 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.7b00575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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This review focuses on all known natural products that contain a "heteroatom-rich" ring system, specifically a five-, six- or seven-membered ring that contains three or more heteroatoms. The isolation and biological activity of these natural products is discussed, along with the biosynthetic processes that Nature employs to assemble these rare heterocyclic frameworks.
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- Emma K Davison
- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland , 23 Symonds Street, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland , 23 Symonds Street, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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Kumar RN, Lee S. Synthesis and bioactivity of bis-steroidal pyrazine 23-deoxy-25-epi ritterostatin G N1 N. Steroids 2017; 126:74-78. [PMID: 28778629 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2017.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2017] [Revised: 07/17/2017] [Accepted: 07/24/2017] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Cephalostatins, ritterazines and their hybrid bis-steroidal pyrazine analogs such as 25-epi-rittereostatin GN1N show unusually high potency against a wide range of cancer cell lines. Herein, we report the synthesis and bioactivity of 23-deoxy-25-epi ritterostatin GN1N, which lacks the 23-hydroxyl group of 25-epi rittereostatin GN1N. The less oxygenated bis-steroidal pyrazine was ∼50- to 1000-fold less potent than 25-epi ritterostatin GN1N, highlighting the importance of the 23-hydroxyl group for the antiproliferative activity of the cephalostatin/ritterazine class of drugs.
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- Rayala Naveen Kumar
- The Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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- The Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA.
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Mayorquín-Torres MC, Flores-Álamo M, Iglesias-Arteaga MA. Synthesis of benzannulated steroid spiroketals by palladium-catalyzed spirocyclization of steroid alkynediols. Tetrahedron Lett 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2017.04.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Ambrose AJ, Santos EA, Jimenez PC, Rocha DD, Wilke DV, Beuzer P, Axelrod J, Kumar Kanduluru A, Fuchs PL, Cang H, Costa-Lotufo LV, Chapman E, La Clair JJ. Ritterostatin G N 1 N , a Cephalostatin-Ritterazine Bis-steroidal Pyrazine Hybrid, Selectively Targets GRP78. Chembiochem 2017; 18:506-510. [PMID: 28074539 PMCID: PMC5562448 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201600669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2016] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Natural products discovered by using agnostic approaches, unlike rationally designed leads or those obtained through high-throughput screening, offer the ability to reveal new biological pathways and, hence, serve as an important vehicle to unveil new avenues in drug discovery. The ritterazine-cephalostatin family of natural products displays robust and potent antitumor activities, with sub-nanomolar growth inhibition against multiple cell lines and potent activity in xenograft models. Herein, we used comparative cellular and molecular biological methods to uncover the ritterazine-cephalostatin cytotoxic mode of action (MOA) in human tumor cells. Our findings indicated that, whereas ritterostatin GN 1N , a cephalostatin-ritterazine hybrid, binds to multiple HSP70s, its cellular trafficking confines activity to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-based HSP70 isoform, GRP78. This targeting results in activation of the unfolding protein response (UPR) and subsequent apoptotic cell death.
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- Andrew J Ambrose
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, University of Arizona, 1703 East Mabel Street, P. O. Box 210207, Tuscon, AZ, 85721, USA
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- Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, 60.430-270, Brazil
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- Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, 60.430-270, Brazil
- Instituto do Mar, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Santos, SP, 11.070-100, Brazil
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- Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, 60.430-270, Brazil
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- Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, 60.430-270, Brazil
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- Waitt Advanced Biophotonics Center, The Salk Institute for Biological Sciences, 10010 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA
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- Waitt Advanced Biophotonics Center, The Salk Institute for Biological Sciences, 10010 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
- Present address: On Target Laboratories, 1281 Win Hentschel Boulevard, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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- Waitt Advanced Biophotonics Center, The Salk Institute for Biological Sciences, 10010 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA
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- Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, 60.430-270, Brazil
- Departamento de Farmacologia, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, 05508-900, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, University of Arizona, 1703 East Mabel Street, P. O. Box 210207, Tuscon, AZ, 85721, USA
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- Xenobe Research Institute, P. O. Box 3052, San Diego, CA, 92163-1052, USA
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Wu JJ, Shi Y, Tian WS. Synthesis of the aglycon of aspafiliosides E and F via a spiroketal-forming cascade. Tetrahedron Lett 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2017.01.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Kumar RN, Lee S. Synthesis of 23-deoxy-25-epi north unit of cephalostatin 1 via reductive and oxidative modifications of hecogenin acetate. Steroids 2017; 118:68-75. [PMID: 28041952 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2016.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2016] [Revised: 11/29/2016] [Accepted: 12/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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An efficient synthesis of the 23-deoxy-25-epi north unit of cephalostatin 1 has been achieved in 17 steps via reductive and oxidative functionalizations of hecogenin acetate with an overall yield of 3.8%. This synthesis features transetherification-mediated E-ring opening, D-ring oxidation, hemiketalization-mediated E-ring closure, and stereoselective 5/5-spiroketalization.
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- Rayala Naveen Kumar
- The Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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- The Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA.
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- Yong Shi
- CAS Key Laboratory
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Chemistry of Natural Substances, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Road, Shanghai 200032, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory
of Synthetic
Chemistry of Natural Substances, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Road, Shanghai 200032, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory
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Chemistry of Natural Substances, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Road, Shanghai 200032, China
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Ramos Enríquez MA, Flores-Álamo M, Iglesias-Arteaga MA. An unexpected BF3·Et2O-catalyzed rearrangement of 23E-benzylidenespirostanes to spiro[furan-indenes]. Tetrahedron Lett 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2016.04.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Zhou T, Feng F, Shi Y, Tian WS. Synthesis Toward and Stereochemical Assignment of Clathsterol: Exploring Diverse Strategies to Polyoxygenated Sterols. Org Lett 2016; 18:2308-11. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.6b01029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Tao Zhou
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic
Chemistry of Natural Substances, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Road, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic
Chemistry of Natural Substances, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Road, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic
Chemistry of Natural Substances, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Road, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic
Chemistry of Natural Substances, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Road, Shanghai 200032, China
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Qiu Y, Gao S. Trends in applying C-H oxidation to the total synthesis of natural products. Nat Prod Rep 2016; 33:562-81. [PMID: 26847167 DOI: 10.1039/c5np00122f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Covering: 2006 to 2015C-H functionalization remains one of the frontier challenges in organic chemistry and drives quite an active area of research. It has recently been applied in various novel strategies for the synthesis of natural products. It can dramatically increase synthetic efficiency when incorporated into retrosynthetic analyses of complex natural products, making it an essential part of current trends in organic synthesis. In this Review, we focus on selected case studies of recent applications of C-H oxidation methodologies in which the C-H bond has been exploited effectively to construct C-O and C-N bonds in natural product syntheses. Examples of syntheses representing different types of C-H oxidation are discussed to illustrate the potential of this approach and inspire future applications.
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- Yuanyou Qiu
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, 3663N Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200062, P. R. China.
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Synthesis of pyrazine via chemoselective reduction of β-keto-α-oximino ester using baker’s yeast. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molcatb.2015.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Saponins are a large family of amphiphilic glycosides of steroids and triterpenes found in plants and some marine organisms. By expressing a large diversity of structures on both sugar chains and aglycones, saponins exhibit a wide range of biological and pharmacological properties and serve as major active principles in folk medicines, especially in traditional Chinese medicines. Isolation of saponins from natural sources is usually a formidable task due to the microheterogeneity of saponins in Nature. Chemical synthesis can provide access to large amounts of natural saponins as well as congeners for understanding their structure-activity relationships and mechanisms of action. This article presents a comprehensive account on chemical synthesis of saponins. First highlighted are general considerations on saponin synthesis, including preparation of aglycones and carbohydrate building blocks, assembly strategies, and protecting-group strategies. Next described is the state of the art in the synthesis of each type of saponins, with an emphasis on those representative saponins having sophisticated structures and potent biological activities.
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- You Yang
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Bio-Organic and Natural Products Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bio-Organic and Natural Products Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, PR China.
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Ramos-Enríquez MA, Medina-Campos ON, Pedraza-Chaverri J, Iglesias-Arteaga MA. Synthesis and radical scavenger properties of novel spirochromenes derived from steroid sapogenins. Steroids 2015; 98:132-7. [PMID: 25824324 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2015.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2015] [Revised: 03/10/2015] [Accepted: 03/20/2015] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Tandem aldol condensation between steroid sapogenins and hydroxylated benzaldehydes afforded steroidal spirochromenes. Compounds that bear a phenolic hydroxyl group at position C-6', obtained by a reaction with 2,5-dihydroxybenzaldehyde, showed approximately 80% of maximal radical scavenging activity in the 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical (DPPH) assay at 288 nM. In contrast, the starting steroid sapogenins and the spirochromenes without a phenolic group in the side chain proved to be inactive.
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- Manuel A Ramos-Enríquez
- Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510 México, D.F., Mexico
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- Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510 México, D.F., Mexico
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- Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510 México, D.F., Mexico
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- Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510 México, D.F., Mexico.
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Pettit GR, Moser BR, Herald DL, Knight JC, Chapuis JC, Zheng X. The Cephalostatins. 23. Conversion of Hecogenin to a Steroidal 1,6-Dioxaspiro[5.5]nonane Analogue for Cephalostatin 11. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2015; 78:1067-1072. [PMID: 25915559 DOI: 10.1021/np501033u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Cephalostatin 1 (1) has proved to be a remarkably potent cancer cell growth inhibitor. Since this steroidal alkaloid constituent of the marine worm Cephalodiscus gilchristi possesses a complex structure, providing preclinical supplies by total synthesis continues to be challenging. Therefore, syntheses of less complex structural modifications of this important pyrazine have also received substantial attention. Herein are summarized the synthesis of [5.5]spiroketal 5, a simplified right-side steroidal unit of 1, in seven steps from hecogenin acetate (11) with an overall yield of 4.6%. Consistent with other SAR studies, such reduction in structural complexity compared to 1 led to loss of cancer cell growth inhibitory activity against the P388 lymphocytic leukemia cell line.
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- George R Pettit
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Arizona State University, P.O. Box 871604, Tempe, Arizona 85287-1604, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Arizona State University, P.O. Box 871604, Tempe, Arizona 85287-1604, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Arizona State University, P.O. Box 871604, Tempe, Arizona 85287-1604, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Arizona State University, P.O. Box 871604, Tempe, Arizona 85287-1604, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Arizona State University, P.O. Box 871604, Tempe, Arizona 85287-1604, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Arizona State University, P.O. Box 871604, Tempe, Arizona 85287-1604, United States
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Imperatore C, Aiello A, D'Aniello F, Senese M, Menna M. Alkaloids from marine invertebrates as important leads for anticancer drugs discovery and development. Molecules 2014; 19:20391-423. [PMID: 25490431 PMCID: PMC6270949 DOI: 10.3390/molecules191220391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2014] [Revised: 11/07/2014] [Accepted: 11/27/2014] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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The present review describes research on novel natural antitumor alkaloids isolated from marine invertebrates. The structure, origin, and confirmed cytotoxic activity of more than 130 novel alkaloids belonging to several structural families (indoles, pyrroles, pyrazines, quinolines, and pyridoacridines), together with some of their synthetic analogs, are illustrated. Recent discoveries concerning the current state of the potential and/or development of some of them as new drugs, as well as the current knowledge regarding their modes of action, are also summarized. A special emphasis is given to the role of marine invertebrate alkaloids as an important source of leads for anticancer drug discovery.
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- Concetta Imperatore
- The NeaNat Group, Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples "Federico II", Via D. Montesano 49, Napoli 80131, Italy.
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- The NeaNat Group, Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples "Federico II", Via D. Montesano 49, Napoli 80131, Italy.
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- The NeaNat Group, Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples "Federico II", Via D. Montesano 49, Napoli 80131, Italy.
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- The NeaNat Group, Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples "Federico II", Via D. Montesano 49, Napoli 80131, Italy.
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- The NeaNat Group, Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples "Federico II", Via D. Montesano 49, Napoli 80131, Italy.
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Ganesh Kumar M, Thombare VJ, Bhaisare RD, Adak A, Gopi HN. Synthesis of Tetrasubstituted Symmetrical Pyrazines from β-Keto γ-Amino Esters: A Mild Strategy for Self-Dimerization of Peptides. European J Org Chem 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201403237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Zhang XF, Wu JJ, Shi Y, Lin JR, Tian WS. Formal synthesis of osladin based on an activation relay process. Tetrahedron Lett 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2014.06.101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Ramos-Enríquez MA, Iglesias-Arteaga MA. Synthesis of novel steroids bearing a spirochromene side chain by BF3·Et2O catalyzed aldol condensation of spirostane sapogenins and salicylaldehyde. Tetrahedron Lett 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2014.04.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Kanduluru AK, Banerjee P, Beutler JA, Fuchs PL. A convergent total synthesis of the potent cephalostatin/ritterazine hybrid -25-epi ritterostatin GN1N. J Org Chem 2013; 78:9085-92. [PMID: 23899273 PMCID: PMC7511990 DOI: 10.1021/jo401171q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The convergent synthesis of 25-epi ritterostatin GN1N is described for the first time, starting from hecogenin acetate (HA). Stereoselective dihydroxylation employing the chiral ligand (DHQ)2PHAL was used as the key step to introduce the C25 epi-stereocenter on the north 1 segment. The title compound was obtained through a coupling reaction between the C3-keto-azide (cstat North 1) and North G.
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- Ananda Kumar Kanduluru
- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Molecular Targets Laboratory, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, Maryland 21702, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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