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Yin Q, Chen G, Mu D, Yang Y, Hao J, Lin B, Zhou D, Hou Y, Li N. Natural anti-neuroinflammatory inhibitors in vitro and in vivo from Aglaia odorata. Bioorg Chem 2024; 147:107335. [PMID: 38583250 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2024.107335] [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: 03/04/2024] [Revised: 03/24/2024] [Accepted: 04/03/2024] [Indexed: 04/09/2024]
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Fifty compounds including seven undescribed (1, 13, 18-20, 30, 31) and forty-three known (2-12, 14-17, 21-29, 32-50) ones were isolated from the extract of the twigs and leaves of Aglaia odorata with anti-neuroinflammatory activities. Their structures were determined by a combination of spectral analysis and calculated spectra (ECD and NMR). Among them, compounds 13-25 were found to possess tertiary amide bonds, with compounds 16, 17, and 19-21 existing detectable cis/trans mixtures in 1H NMR spectrum measured in CDCl3. Specifically, the analysis of the cis-trans isomerization equilibrium of tertiary amides in compounds 19-24 was conducted using NMR spectroscopy and quantum chemical calculations. Bioactivity evaluation showed that the cyclopenta[b]benzofuran derivatives (2-6, 8, 10, 12) could inhibit nitric oxide production at the nanomolar concentration (IC50 values ranging from 2 to 100 nM) in lipopolysaccharide-induced BV-2 cells, which were 413-20670 times greater than that of the positive drug (minocycline, IC50 = 41.34 μM). The cyclopenta[bc]benzopyran derivatives (13-16), diterpenoids (30-35), lignan (40), and flavonoids (45, 47, 49, 50) also demonstrated significant inhibitory activities with IC50 values ranging from 1.74 to 38.44 μM. Furthermore, the in vivo anti-neuroinflammatory effect of rocaglaol (12) was evaluated via immunofluorescence, qRT-PCR, and western blot assays in the LPS-treated mice model. The results showed that rocaglaol (12) attenuated the activation of microglia and decreased the mRNA expression of iNOS, TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-6 in the cortex and hippocampus of mice. The mechanistic study suggested that rocaglaol might inhibit the activation of the NF-κB signaling pathway to relieve the neuroinflammatory response.
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- Qianqian Yin
- School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Key Laboratory of Innovative Traditional Chinese Medicine for Major Chronic Diseases of Liaoning province, Key Laboratory for TCM Material Basis Study and Innovative Drug Development of Shenyang City, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Key Laboratory of Innovative Traditional Chinese Medicine for Major Chronic Diseases of Liaoning province, Key Laboratory for TCM Material Basis Study and Innovative Drug Development of Shenyang City, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioresource Research and Development of Liaoning Province, College of Life and Health Sciences, National Frontiers Science Center for Industrial Intelligence and Systems Optimization, Key Laboratory of Data Analytics and Optimization for Smart Industry, Ministry of Education, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110167, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioresource Research and Development of Liaoning Province, College of Life and Health Sciences, National Frontiers Science Center for Industrial Intelligence and Systems Optimization, Key Laboratory of Data Analytics and Optimization for Smart Industry, Ministry of Education, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110167, China
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- Wuya College of Innovation, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Wuya College of Innovation, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Key Laboratory of Innovative Traditional Chinese Medicine for Major Chronic Diseases of Liaoning province, Key Laboratory for TCM Material Basis Study and Innovative Drug Development of Shenyang City, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioresource Research and Development of Liaoning Province, College of Life and Health Sciences, National Frontiers Science Center for Industrial Intelligence and Systems Optimization, Key Laboratory of Data Analytics and Optimization for Smart Industry, Ministry of Education, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110167, China.
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- School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Key Laboratory of Innovative Traditional Chinese Medicine for Major Chronic Diseases of Liaoning province, Key Laboratory for TCM Material Basis Study and Innovative Drug Development of Shenyang City, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China.
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Naineni SK, Cencic R, Robert F, Brown LE, Haque M, Scott-Talib J, Sénéchal P, Schmeing TM, Porco JA, Pelletier J. Exploring the targeting spectrum of rocaglates among eIF4A homologs. RNA (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2023; 29:826-835. [PMID: 36882295 PMCID: PMC10187672 DOI: 10.1261/rna.079318.122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2022] [Accepted: 02/16/2023] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Inhibition of eukaryotic translation initiation through unscheduled RNA clamping of the DEAD-box (DDX) RNA helicases eIF4A1 and eIF4A2 has been documented for pateamine A (PatA) and rocaglates-two structurally different classes of compounds that share overlapping binding sites on eIF4A. Clamping of eIF4A to RNA causes steric blocks that interfere with ribosome binding and scanning, rationalizing the potency of these molecules since not all eIF4A molecules need to be engaged to elicit a biological effect. In addition to targeting translation, PatA and analogs have also been shown to target the eIF4A homolog, eIF4A3-a helicase necessary for exon junction complex (EJC) formation. EJCs are deposited on mRNAs upstream of exon-exon junctions and, when present downstream from premature termination codons (PTCs), participate in nonsense-mediated decay (NMD), a quality control mechanism aimed at preventing the production of dominant-negative or gain-of-function polypeptides from faulty mRNA transcripts. We find that rocaglates can also interact with eIF4A3 to induce RNA clamping. Rocaglates also inhibit EJC-dependent NMD in mammalian cells, but this does not appear to be due to induced eIF4A3-RNA clamping, but rather a secondary consequence of translation inhibition incurred by clamping eIF4A1 and eIF4A2 to mRNA.
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- Sai Kiran Naineni
- Department of Biochemistry, McGill University, Quebec, H3G 1Y6 Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, McGill University, Quebec, H3G 1Y6 Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, McGill University, Quebec, H3G 1Y6 Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Molecular Discovery (BU-CMD), Boston University, Massachusetts 02215, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, McGill University, Quebec, H3G 1Y6 Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, McGill University, Quebec, H3G 1Y6 Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, McGill University, Quebec, H3G 1Y6 Canada
- Centre de Recherche en Biologie Structurale (CRBS), McGill University, Quebec, H3G 0B1 Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Molecular Discovery (BU-CMD), Boston University, Massachusetts 02215, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, McGill University, Quebec, H3G 1Y6 Canada
- Centre de Recherche en Biologie Structurale (CRBS), McGill University, Quebec, H3G 0B1 Canada
- McGill Research Center on Complex Traits, McGill University, Quebec, H3G 0B1 Canada
- Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University, Quebec, H3A 1A3 Canada
- Department of Oncology, McGill University, Quebec, H4A 3T2 Canada
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Zou J, Xu L, Tang Y, Wang W, Cai Y. Organocatalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of Bridged Tetrahydrobenzo[ b]azepines/oxepines. Org Lett 2022; 24:7140-7144. [PMID: 36169238 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c02833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The asymmetric synthesis of bridged tetrahydrobenzo[b]azepine and oxepine derivatives through chiral Brønsted acid catalyzed asymmetric aza-Piancatelli rearrangement/Michael addition sequence has been developed. The reaction proceeds under mild reaction conditions to afford the final bridged cyclic products in good yields with excellent enantio- and diastereoselectivities.
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- Jiaming Zou
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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Stereodivergent total synthesis of rocaglaol initiated by synergistic dual-metal-catalyzed asymmetric allylation of benzofuran-3(2H)-one. Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2022.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Godfrey RC, Jones HE, Green NJ, Lawrence AL. Unified total synthesis of the brevianamide alkaloids enabled by chemical investigations into their biosynthesis. Chem Sci 2022; 13:1313-1322. [PMID: 35222915 PMCID: PMC8809396 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc05801k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2021] [Accepted: 12/27/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The bicyclo[2.2.2]diazaoctane alkaloids are a vast group of natural products which have been the focus of attention from the scientific community for several decades. This interest stems from their broad range of biological activities, their diverse biosynthetic origins, and their topologically complex structures, which combined make them enticing targets for chemical synthesis. In this article, full details of our synthetic studies into the chemical feasibility of a proposed network of biosynthetic pathways towards the brevianamide family of bicyclo[2.2.2]diazaoctane alkaloids are disclosed. Insights into issues of reactivity and selectivity in the biosynthesis of these structures have aided the development of a unified biomimetic synthetic strategy, which has resulted in the total synthesis of all known bicyclo[2.2.2]diazaoctane brevianamides and the anticipation of an as-yet-undiscovered congener.
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- Robert C Godfrey
- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh Joseph Black Building David Brewster Road Edinburgh EH9 3FJ UK
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh Joseph Black Building David Brewster Road Edinburgh EH9 3FJ UK
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh Joseph Black Building David Brewster Road Edinburgh EH9 3FJ UK
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh Joseph Black Building David Brewster Road Edinburgh EH9 3FJ UK
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Greger H. Comparative phytochemistry of flavaglines (= rocaglamides), a group of highly bioactive flavolignans from Aglaia species (Meliaceae). PHYTOCHEMISTRY REVIEWS : PROCEEDINGS OF THE PHYTOCHEMICAL SOCIETY OF EUROPE 2022; 21:725-764. [PMID: 34104125 PMCID: PMC8176878 DOI: 10.1007/s11101-021-09761-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2021] [Accepted: 05/17/2021] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Flavaglines are formed by cycloaddition of a flavonoid nucleus with a cinnamic acid moiety representing a typical chemical character of the genus Aglaia of the family Meliaceae. Based on biosynthetic considerations 148 derivatives are grouped together into three skeletal types representing 77 cyclopenta[b]benzofurans, 61 cyclopenta[bc]benzopyrans, and 10 benzo[b]oxepines. Apart from different hydroxy, methoxy, and methylenedioxy groups of the aromatic rings, important structural variation is created by different substitutions and stereochemistries of the central cyclopentane ring. Putrescine-derived bisamides constitute important building blocks occurring as cyclic 2-aminopyrrolidines or in an open-chained form, and are involved in the formation of pyrimidinone flavaglines. Regarding the central role of cinnamic acid in the formation of the basic skeleton, rocagloic acid represents a biosynthetic precursor from which aglafoline- and rocaglamide-type cyclopentabenzofurans can be derived, while those of the rocaglaol-type are the result of decarboxylation. Broad-based comparison revealed characteristic substitution trends which contribute as chemical markers to natural delimitation and grouping of taxonomically problematic Aglaia species. A wide variety of biological activities ranges from insecticidal, antifungal, antiprotozoal, and anti-inflammatory properties, especially to pronounced anticancer and antiviral activities. The high insecticidal activity of flavaglines is comparable with that of the well-known natural insecticide azadirachtin. Comparative feeding experiments informed about structure-activity relationships and exhibited different substitutions of the cyclopentane ring essential for insecticidal activity. Parallel studies on the antiproliferative activity of flavaglines in various tumor cell lines revealed similar structural prerequisites that let expect corresponding molecular mechanisms. An important structural modification with very high cytotoxic potency was found in the benzofuran silvestrol characterized by an unusual dioxanyloxy subunit. It possessed comparable cytotoxicity to that of the natural anticancer compounds paclitaxel (Taxol®) and camptothecin without effecting normal cells. The primary effect was the inhibition of protein synthesis by binding to the translation initiation factor eIF4A, an ATP-dependent DEAD-box RNA helicase. Flavaglines were also shown to bind to prohibitins (PHB) responsible for regulation of important signaling pathways, and to inhibit the transcriptional factor HSF1 deeply involved in metabolic programming, survival, and proliferation of cancer cells. Flavaglines were shown to be not only promising anticancer agents but gained now also high expectations as agents against emerging RNA viruses like SARS-CoV-2. Targeting the helicase eIF4A with flavaglines was recently described as pan-viral strategy for minimizing the impact of future RNA virus pandemics.
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- Harald Greger
- Chemodiversity Research Group, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Vienna, Rennweg 14, 1030 Wien, Austria
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Wang N, Wu Z, Wang J, Ullah N, Lu Y. Recent applications of asymmetric organocatalytic annulation reactions in natural product synthesis. Chem Soc Rev 2021; 50:9766-9793. [PMID: 34286704 DOI: 10.1039/d0cs01124j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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The past two decades have witnessed remarkable growth of asymmetric organocatalysis, which is now a firmly established synthetic tool, serving as a powerful platform for the production of chiral molecules. Ring structures are ubiquitous in organic compounds, and, in the context of natural product synthesis, strategic construction of ring motifs is often crucial, fundamentally impacting the eventual fate of the whole synthetic plan. In this review, we provide a comprehensive and updated summary of asymmetric organocatalytic annulation reactions; in particular, the application of these annulation strategies in natural product synthesis will be highlighted.
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- Nengzhong Wang
- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, 117543, Singapore.
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Cao MY, Ma BJ, Lao ZQ, Wang H, Wang J, Liu J, Xing K, Huang YH, Gan KJ, Gao W, Wang H, Hong X, Lu HH. Optically Active Flavaglines-Inspired Molecules by a Palladium-Catalyzed Decarboxylative Dearomative Asymmetric Allylic Alkylation. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:12039-12045. [PMID: 32584568 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c05113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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With the aid of a class of newly discovered Trost-type bisphosphine ligands bearing a chiral cycloalkane framework, the Pd-catalyzed decarboxylative dearomative asymmetric allylic alkylation (AAA) of benzofurans was achieved with high efficiency [0.2-1.0 mol% Pd2(dba)3/L], good generality, and high enantioselectivity (>30 examples, 82-99% yield and 90-96% ee). Moreover, a diversity-oriented synthesis (DOS) of previously unreachable flavaglines is disclosed. It features a reliable and scalable sequence of the freshly developed Tsuji-Trost-Stoltz AAA, a Wacker-Grubbs-Stoltz oxidation, an intra-benzoin condensation, and a conjugate addition, which allows the efficient construction of the challenging and compact cyclopenta[b]benzofuran scaffold with contiguous stereocenters. This strategy offers a new avenue for developing flavagline-based drugs.
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- Meng-Yue Cao
- Key Laboratory of Precise Synthesis of Functional Molecules of Zhejiang Province, School of Science, Westlake University, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou 310024, China.,Institute of Natural Sciences, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, Hangzhou 310024, China.,Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Precise Synthesis of Functional Molecules of Zhejiang Province, School of Science, Westlake University, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou 310024, China.,Institute of Natural Sciences, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, Hangzhou 310024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Precise Synthesis of Functional Molecules of Zhejiang Province, School of Science, Westlake University, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou 310024, China.,Institute of Natural Sciences, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, Hangzhou 310024, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Precise Synthesis of Functional Molecules of Zhejiang Province, School of Science, Westlake University, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou 310024, China.,Institute of Natural Sciences, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, Hangzhou 310024, China
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- Institute of Advanced Synthesis (IAS), Nanjing Tech University, 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing 211816, China
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- Key Laboratory of Precise Synthesis of Functional Molecules of Zhejiang Province, School of Science, Westlake University, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou 310024, China.,Institute of Natural Sciences, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, Hangzhou 310024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Precise Synthesis of Functional Molecules of Zhejiang Province, School of Science, Westlake University, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou 310024, China.,Institute of Natural Sciences, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, Hangzhou 310024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Precise Synthesis of Functional Molecules of Zhejiang Province, School of Science, Westlake University, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou 310024, China.,Institute of Natural Sciences, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, Hangzhou 310024, China.,Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Institute of Advanced Synthesis (IAS), Nanjing Tech University, 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing 211816, China
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- Key Laboratory of Precise Synthesis of Functional Molecules of Zhejiang Province, School of Science, Westlake University, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou 310024, China.,Institute of Natural Sciences, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, Hangzhou 310024, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Precise Synthesis of Functional Molecules of Zhejiang Province, School of Science, Westlake University, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou 310024, China.,Institute of Natural Sciences, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, Hangzhou 310024, China.,Institute of Advanced Synthesis (IAS), Nanjing Tech University, 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing 211816, China.,Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, China
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Vik EC, Li P, Pellechia PJ, Shimizu KD. Transition-State Stabilization by n→π* Interactions Measured Using Molecular Rotors. J Am Chem Soc 2019; 141:16579-16583. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b08542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Erik C. Vik
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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Zhang W, Chu J, Cyr AM, Yueh H, Brown LE, Wang TT, Pelletier J, Porco JA. Intercepted Retro-Nazarov Reaction: Syntheses of Amidino-Rocaglate Derivatives and Their Biological Evaluation as eIF4A Inhibitors. J Am Chem Soc 2019; 141:12891-12900. [PMID: 31310112 PMCID: PMC6693944 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b06446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Rocaglates are a family of natural products isolated from the genus Aglaia which possess a highly substituted cyclopenta[b]benzofuran skeleton and inhibit cap-dependent protein synthesis. Rocaglates are attractive compounds due to their potential for inhibiting tumor cell maintenance in vivo by specifically targeting eukaryotic initiation factor 4A (eIF4A) and interfering with recruitment of ribosomes to mRNA. In this paper, we describe an intercepted retro-Nazarov reaction utilizing intramolecular tosyl migration to generate a reactive oxyallyl cation on the rocaglate skeleton. Trapping of the oxyallyl cation with a diverse range of nucleophiles has been used to generate over 50 novel amidino-rocaglate (ADR) and amino-rocaglate derivatives. Subsequently, these derivatives were evaluated for their ability to inhibit cap-dependent protein synthesis where they were found to outperform previous lead compounds including the rocaglate hydroxamate CR-1-31-B.
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- Wenhan Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, Center for Molecular Discovery (BU-CMD), Boston University, 590 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3G 1Y6
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for Molecular Discovery (BU-CMD), Boston University, 590 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for Molecular Discovery (BU-CMD), Boston University, 590 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for Molecular Discovery (BU-CMD), Boston University, 590 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, United States of America
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- Laboratory of Vector-borne Viral Diseases, Division of Viral Products, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD 20903, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3G 1Y6
- Department of Oncology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3G 1Y6
- Rosalind & Morris Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3G 1Y6
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for Molecular Discovery (BU-CMD), Boston University, 590 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, United States of America
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Wang Y, Ju W, Tian H, Sun S, Li X, Tian W, Gui J. Facile Access to Bridged Ring Systems via Point-to-Planar Chirality Transfer: Unified Synthesis of Ten Cyclocitrinols. J Am Chem Soc 2019; 141:5021-5033. [PMID: 30827095 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b00925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Bridged ring systems are found in a wide variety of biologically active molecules including pharmaceuticals and natural products. However, the development of practical methods to access such systems with precise control of the planar chirality presents considerable challenges to synthetic chemists. In the context of our work on the synthesis of cyclocitrinols, a family of steroidal natural products, we herein report the development of a point-to-planar chirality transfer strategy for preparing bridged ring systems from readily accessible fused ring systems. Inspired by the proposed pathway for biosynthesis of cyclocitrinols from ergosterol, our strategy involves a bioinspired cascade rearrangement, which enabled the gram-scale synthesis of a common intermediate in nine steps and subsequent unified synthesis of 10 cyclocitrinols in an additional one to three steps. Our work provides experimental support for the proposed biosynthetic pathway and for the possible interrelationships between members of the cyclocitrinol family. In addition to being a convenient route to 5(10→19) abeo-steroids, our strategy also offers a generalized approach to bridged ring systems via point-to-planar chirality transfer. Mechanistic investigations suggest that the key cascade rearrangement involves a regioselective ring scission of a cyclopropylcarbinyl cation rather than a direct Wagner-Meerwein rearrangement.
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- Yu Wang
- CAS Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry of Natural Substances, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis , Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences , 345 Lingling Road , Shanghai 200032 , China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry of Natural Substances, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis , Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences , 345 Lingling Road , Shanghai 200032 , China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry of Natural Substances, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis , Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences , 345 Lingling Road , Shanghai 200032 , China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry of Natural Substances, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis , Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences , 345 Lingling Road , Shanghai 200032 , China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry of Natural Substances, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis , Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences , 345 Lingling Road , Shanghai 200032 , China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry of Natural Substances, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis , Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences , 345 Lingling Road , Shanghai 200032 , China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry of Natural Substances, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis , Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences , 345 Lingling Road , Shanghai 200032 , China
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Zhang W, Liu S, Maiga RI, Pelletier J, Brown LE, Wang TT, Porco JA. Chemical Synthesis Enables Structural Reengineering of Aglaroxin C Leading to Inhibition Bias for Hepatitis C Viral Infection. J Am Chem Soc 2019; 141:1312-1323. [PMID: 30590924 PMCID: PMC6583776 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b11477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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As a unique rocaglate (flavagline) natural product, aglaroxin C displays intriguing biological activity by inhibiting hepatitis C viral entry. To further elucidate structure-activity relationships and diversify the pyrimidinone scaffold, we report a concise synthesis of aglaroxin C utilizing a highly regioselective pyrimidinone condensation. We have prepared more than 40 aglaroxin C analogues utilizing various amidine condensation partners. Through biological evaluation of analogues, we have discovered two lead compounds, CMLD012043 and CMLD012044, which show preferential bias for the inhibition of hepatitis C viral entry vs translation inhibition. Overall, the study demonstrates the power of chemical synthesis to produce natural product variants with both target inhibition bias and improved therapeutic indexes.
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- Wenhan Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, Center for Molecular Discovery (BU-CMD), Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Laboratory of Vector-borne Viral Diseases, Division of Viral Products, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD 20903, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, H3G1Y6, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, H3G1Y6, Canada
- Department of Oncology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, H3G1Y6, Canada
- Rosalind & Morris Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, H3G1Y6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for Molecular Discovery (BU-CMD), Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Laboratory of Vector-borne Viral Diseases, Division of Viral Products, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD 20903, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for Molecular Discovery (BU-CMD), Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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Bejcek LP, Murelli RP. Oxidopyrylium [5+2] Cycloaddition Chemistry: Historical Perspective and Recent Advances (2008-2018). Tetrahedron 2018; 74:2501-2521. [PMID: 30455508 PMCID: PMC6238658 DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2018.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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- Lauren P Bejcek
- Department of Chemistry, Brooklyn College, City University of New York, Brooklyn, NY, Ph.D. Program in Chemistry, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, New York, NY
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- Department of Chemistry, Brooklyn College, City University of New York, Brooklyn, NY, Ph.D. Program in Chemistry, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, New York, NY
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Steemers L, Wanner MJ, van Leeuwen BRC, Hiemstra H, van Maarseveen JH. Attempted [2]Catenane Synthesis via a Quasi[1]catenane by a Templated Backfolding Strategy. European J Org Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201701325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Luuk Steemers
- Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences; University of Amsterdam; Science Park 904 1098XH Amsterdam The Netherlands
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- Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences; University of Amsterdam; Science Park 904 1098XH Amsterdam The Netherlands
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- Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences; University of Amsterdam; Science Park 904 1098XH Amsterdam The Netherlands
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- Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences; University of Amsterdam; Science Park 904 1098XH Amsterdam The Netherlands
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- Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences; University of Amsterdam; Science Park 904 1098XH Amsterdam The Netherlands
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Wang W, Clay A, Krishnan R, Lajkiewicz NJ, Brown LE, Sivaguru J, Porco JA. Total Syntheses of the Isomeric Aglain Natural Products Foveoglin A and Perviridisin B: Selective Excited-State Intramolecular Proton-Transfer Photocycloaddition. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017; 56:14479-14482. [PMID: 28950418 PMCID: PMC5876029 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201707539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Selective excited-state intramolecular proton-transfer (ESIPT) photocycloaddition of 3-hydroxyflavones with trans, trans-1,4-diphenyl-1,3-butadiene is described. Using this methodology, total syntheses of the natural products (±)-foveoglin A and (±)-perviridisin B were accomplished. Enantioselective ESIPT photocycloaddition using TADDOLs as chiral hydrogen-bonding additives provided access to (+)-foveoglin A. Mechanistic studies have revealed the possibility for a photoinduced electron-transfer (PET) pathway.
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- Wenyu Wang
- Department of Chemistry, Center for Molecular Discovery (BU-CMD), Boston University, 590 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, USA
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- Present address: Department of Chemistry and Center for Photochemical Sciences, Bowling Geen State University, Bowling Green, OH, 43403, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Government College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram, 695014, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for Molecular Discovery (BU-CMD), Boston University, 590 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for Molecular Discovery (BU-CMD), Boston University, 590 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, USA
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- Present address: Department of Chemistry and Center for Photochemical Sciences, Bowling Geen State University, Bowling Green, OH, 43403, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for Molecular Discovery (BU-CMD), Boston University, 590 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, USA
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Wang W, Clay A, Krishnan R, Lajkiewicz NJ, Brown LE, Sivaguru J, Porco JA. Total Syntheses of the Isomeric Aglain Natural Products Foveoglin A and Perviridisin B: Selective Excited‐State Intramolecular Proton‐Transfer Photocycloaddition. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201707539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Wenyu Wang
- Department of Chemistry, Center for Molecular Discovery (BU-CMD) Boston University 590 Commonwealth Avenue Boston Massachusetts 02215 USA
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- Present address: Department of Chemistry and Center for Photochemical Sciences Bowling Geen State University Bowling Green OH 43403 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Government College for Women Thiruvananthapuram 695014 India
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for Molecular Discovery (BU-CMD) Boston University 590 Commonwealth Avenue Boston Massachusetts 02215 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for Molecular Discovery (BU-CMD) Boston University 590 Commonwealth Avenue Boston Massachusetts 02215 USA
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- Present address: Department of Chemistry and Center for Photochemical Sciences Bowling Geen State University Bowling Green OH 43403 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for Molecular Discovery (BU-CMD) Boston University 590 Commonwealth Avenue Boston Massachusetts 02215 USA
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The carbonyl group holds a prominent position in chemistry and biology not only because it allows diverse transformations but also because it supports key intermolecular interactions, including hydrogen bonding. More recently, carbonyl groups have been found to interact with a variety of nucleophiles, including other carbonyl groups, in what we have termed an n→π* interaction. In an n→π* interaction, a nucleophile donates lone-pair (n) electron density into the empty π* orbital of a nearby carbonyl group. Mixing of these orbitals releases energy, resulting in an attractive interaction. Hints of such interactions were evident in small-molecule crystal structures as early as the 1970s, but not until 2001 was the role of such interactions articulated clearly. These non-covalent interactions were first discovered during investigations into the thermostability of the proline-rich protein collagen, which achieves a robust structure despite a relatively low potential for hydrogen bonding. It was found that by modulating the distance between two carbonyl groups in the peptide backbone, one could alter the conformational preferences of a peptide bond to proline. Specifically, only the trans conformation of a peptide bond to proline allows for an attractive interaction with an adjacent carbonyl group, so when one increases the proximity of the two carbonyl groups, one enhances their interaction and promotes the trans conformation of the peptide bond, which increases the thermostability of collagen. More recently, attention has been paid to the nature of these interactions. Some have argued that rather than resulting from electron donation, carbonyl interactions are a particular example of dipolar interactions that are well-approximated by classical mechanics. However, experimental evidence has demonstrated otherwise. Numerous examples now exist where an increase in the dipole moment of a carbonyl group decreases the strength of its interactions with other carbonyl groups, demonstrating unequivocally that a dipolar mechanism is insufficient to describe these interactions. Rather, these interactions have important quantum-mechanical character that can be evaluated through careful experimental analysis and judicious use of computation. Although individual n→π* interactions are relatively weak (∼0.3-0.7 kcal/mol), the ubiquity of carbonyl groups across chemistry and biology gives the n→π* interaction broad impact. In particular, the n→π* interaction is likely to play an important role in dictating protein structure. Indeed, bioinformatics analysis suggests that approximately one-third of residues in folded proteins satisfy the geometric requirements to engage in an n→π* interaction, which is likely to be of particular importance for the α-helix. Other carbonyl-dense polymeric materials like polyesters and peptoids are also influenced by n→π* interactions, as are a variety of small molecules, some with particular medicinal importance. Research will continue to identify molecules whose conformation and activity are affected by the n→π* interaction and will clarify their specific contributions to the structures of biomacromolecules.
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- Robert W. Newberry
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin−Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin−Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
- Department
of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin−Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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Manier S, Huynh D, Shen YJ, Zhou J, Yusufzai T, Salem KZ, Ebright RY, Shi J, Park J, Glavey SV, Devine WG, Liu CJ, Leleu X, Quesnel B, Roche-Lestienne C, Snyder JK, Brown LE, Gray N, Bradner J, Whitesell L, Porco JA, Ghobrial IM. Inhibiting the oncogenic translation program is an effective therapeutic strategy in multiple myeloma. Sci Transl Med 2017; 9:eaal2668. [PMID: 28490664 PMCID: PMC5718051 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aal2668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2016] [Accepted: 03/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Multiple myeloma (MM) is a frequently incurable hematological cancer in which overactivity of MYC plays a central role, notably through up-regulation of ribosome biogenesis and translation. To better understand the oncogenic program driven by MYC and investigate its potential as a therapeutic target, we screened a chemically diverse small-molecule library for anti-MM activity. The most potent hits identified were rocaglate scaffold inhibitors of translation initiation. Expression profiling of MM cells revealed reversion of the oncogenic MYC-driven transcriptional program by CMLD010509, the most promising rocaglate. Proteome-wide reversion correlated with selective depletion of short-lived proteins that are key to MM growth and survival, most notably MYC, MDM2, CCND1, MAF, and MCL-1. The efficacy of CMLD010509 in mouse models of MM confirmed the therapeutic relevance of these findings in vivo and supports the feasibility of targeting the oncogenic MYC-driven translation program in MM with rocaglates.
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- Salomon Manier
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
- Department of Hematology, Lille Hospital, 59000 Lille, France
- INSERM UMR-S 1172, University of Lille 2, 59000 Lille, France
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Boston University Center for Molecular Discovery, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Department of Hematology, University Hospital of Poitiers, 86021 Poitiers, France
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- INSERM UMR-S 1172, University of Lille 2, 59000 Lille, France
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- Boston University Center for Molecular Discovery, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Boston University Center for Molecular Discovery, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Boston University Center for Molecular Discovery, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
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Kärkäs M, Porco JA, Stephenson CRJ. Photochemical Approaches to Complex Chemotypes: Applications in Natural Product Synthesis. Chem Rev 2016; 116:9683-747. [PMID: 27120289 PMCID: PMC5025835 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.5b00760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 671] [Impact Index Per Article: 83.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2015] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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The use of photochemical transformations is a powerful strategy that allows for the formation of a high degree of molecular complexity from relatively simple building blocks in a single step. A central feature of all light-promoted transformations is the involvement of electronically excited states, generated upon absorption of photons. This produces transient reactive intermediates and significantly alters the reactivity of a chemical compound. The input of energy provided by light thus offers a means to produce strained and unique target compounds that cannot be assembled using thermal protocols. This review aims at highlighting photochemical transformations as a tool for rapidly accessing structurally and stereochemically diverse scaffolds. Synthetic designs based on photochemical transformations have the potential to afford complex polycyclic carbon skeletons with impressive efficiency, which are of high value in total synthesis.
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- Markus
D. Kärkäs
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Michigan, 930 North University Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Center for Molecular Discovery (BU-CMD), Boston University, 590 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Michigan, 930 North University Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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Wang W, Cencic R, Whitesell L, Pelletier J, Porco JA. Synthesis of Aza-Rocaglates via ESIPT-Mediated (3+2) Photocycloaddition. Chemistry 2016; 22:12006-10. [PMID: 27338157 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201602953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Synthesis of aza-rocaglates, nitrogen-containing analogues of the rocaglate natural products, is reported. The route features ESIPT-mediated (3+2) photocycloaddition of 1-alkyl-2-aryl-3-hydroxyquinolinones with the dipolarophile methyl cinnamate. A continuous photoflow reactor was utilized for photocycloadditions. An array of compounds bearing the hexahydrocyclopenta[b]indole core structure was synthesized and evaluated in translation inhibition assays.
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- Wenyu Wang
- Department of Chemistry, Center for Molecular Discovery (BU-CMD), Boston University, 590 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA, 02215, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and The Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Research Centre Room 810, McGill University, 3655 Drummond St., Montreal, QC, H3G 1Y6, Canada
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- Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research (WIBR), Cambridge, MA, 02142, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and The Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Research Centre Room 810, McGill University, 3655 Drummond St., Montreal, QC, H3G 1Y6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for Molecular Discovery (BU-CMD), Boston University, 590 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.
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Cycloadditions are among the most efficient chemical processes, combining atom economy, stereospecificity, and the ability to generate molecular complexity in a single step. Aromatic rings would in principle be ideal reaction partners, as they contain, at least from the topological point of view, both olefinic and diene subunits; however, the stability of the conjugated aromatic system would be broken by cycloaddition reactions, which are therefore rarely applied, because kinetics and thermodynamics hinder the process. From that aspect, photochemical activation opens interesting perspectives, as one can selectively provide excess energy to one of the reactants but not to the product, thus preventing thermal back reaction. Indeed, aromatic rings show a rich photochemistry, ranging from isomerizations, substitutions, and additions to cycloadditions. In this review, we will focus on cycloadditions, covering literature from early observations up to the present.
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- Richard Remy
- Department of Chemistry, University of Fribourg , Chemin du Musée 9, CH-1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Fribourg , Chemin du Musée 9, CH-1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
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Blair LM, Calvert MB, Sperry J. Flavoalkaloids-Isolation, Biological Activity, and Total Synthesis. THE ALKALOIDS. CHEMISTRY AND BIOLOGY 2016; 77:85-115. [PMID: 28212702 DOI: 10.1016/bs.alkal.2016.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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The flavoalkaloids possess unique molecular frameworks that contain both a flavonoid and alkaloid component. Flavoalkaloids result from the convergence of distinct biosynthetic pathways, affording natural products that display a wide range of interesting biological activities that would not be expected for flavonoids or alkaloids alone. This chapter collates all the known flavoalkaloids up until early 2016, detailing their isolation, bioactivity, and successful total syntheses.
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Mailyan AK, Eickhoff JA, Minakova AS, Gu Z, Lu P, Zakarian A. Cutting-Edge and Time-Honored Strategies for Stereoselective Construction of C–N Bonds in Total Synthesis. Chem Rev 2016; 116:4441-557. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.5b00712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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- Artur K. Mailyan
- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
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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 Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
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Mukhina OA, Kutateladze AG. Oxazolines as Dual-Function Traceless Chromophores and Chiral Auxiliaries: Enantioselective Photoassisted Synthesis of Polyheterocyclic Ketones. J Am Chem Soc 2016; 138:2110-3. [PMID: 26866604 PMCID: PMC5578731 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5b12690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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2-(o-Amidophenyl)oxa- and -thiazolines undergo excited-state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT), generating aza-o-xylylenes capable of intramolecular [4+2] and [4+4] cycloadditions with tethered unsaturated pendants. Facile hydrolysis of the primary photoproducts, spiro-oxazolidines and thiazolidines, under mild conditions unmasks a phenone functionality. Variations in linkers allow for access to diverse core scaffolds in the primary photoproducts, rendering the approach compatible with the philosophy of diversity-oriented synthesis. Chiral oxazolines, readily available from the corresponding amino alcohols, yield enantioenriched keto-polyheterocycles of complex topologies with enantiomeric excess values up to 90%.
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- Olga A. Mukhina
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Denver, 2190 E. Iliff Ave. Denver, CO 80208-2436 (USA)
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Denver, 2190 E. Iliff Ave. Denver, CO 80208-2436 (USA)
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Arai MA, Kofuji Y, Tanaka Y, Yanase N, Yamaku K, Fuentes RG, Karmakar UK, Ishibashi M. Synthesis of rocaglamide derivatives and evaluation of their Wnt signal inhibitory activities. Org Biomol Chem 2016; 14:3061-8. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ob02537k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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A new class of rocaglamide derivatives were synthesized by [3 + 2] cycloaddition and their Wnt signal inhibitory activities were evaluated.
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- Midori A. Arai
- Department of Natural Product Chemistry
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Chiba University
- Chiba
- Japan
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- Department of Natural Product Chemistry
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Chiba University
- Chiba
- Japan
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- Department of Natural Product Chemistry
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Chiba University
- Chiba
- Japan
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- Department of Natural Product Chemistry
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Chiba University
- Chiba
- Japan
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- Department of Natural Product Chemistry
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Chiba University
- Chiba
- Japan
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- Department of Natural Product Chemistry
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Chiba University
- Chiba
- Japan
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- Department of Natural Product Chemistry
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Chiba University
- Chiba
- Japan
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- Department of Natural Product Chemistry
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Chiba University
- Chiba
- Japan
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Stone S, Lajkiewicz NJ, Whitesell L, Hilmy A, Porco JA. Biomimetic kinetic resolution: highly enantio- and diastereoselective transfer hydrogenation of aglain ketones to access flavagline natural products. J Am Chem Soc 2015; 137:525-30. [PMID: 25514979 PMCID: PMC4304436 DOI: 10.1021/ja511728b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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We have previously reported asymmetric syntheses and absolute configuration assignments of the aglains (+)-ponapensin and (+)-elliptifoline and proposed a biosynthetic kinetic resolution process to produce enantiomeric rocaglamides and aglains. Herein, we report a biomimetic approach for the synthesis of enantiomerically enriched aglains and rocaglamides via kinetic resolution of a bridged ketone utilizing enantioselective transfer hydrogenation. The methodology has been employed to synthesize and confirm the absolute stereochemistries of the pyrimidone rocaglamides (+)-aglaiastatin and (-)-aglaroxin C. Additionally, the enantiomers and racemate of each metabolite were assayed for inhibition of the heat-shock response, cytotoxicity, and translation inhibition.
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- Steven
D. Stone
- Department
of Chemistry and Center for Molecular Discovery (BU-CMD), Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Center for Molecular Discovery (BU-CMD), Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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- Whitehead
Institute for Biomedical Research (WIBR), Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Center for Molecular Discovery (BU-CMD), Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Center for Molecular Discovery (BU-CMD), Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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Nhu D, Hawkins BC, Burns CJ. Phase Transfer Catalysis Extends The Scope of The Algar–Flynn–Oyamada Synthesis of 3-Hydroxyflavones. Aust J Chem 2015. [DOI: 10.1071/ch14620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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The Algar–Flynn–Oyamada reaction is the classical method to synthesize 3-hydroxyflavones from chalcones. Despite its relative simplicity, the reaction has several drawbacks including variable and often low product yields. We have found that phase transfer catalysis improves the yields and expands the scope of the Algar–Flynn–Oyamada reaction of a series of 4-benzyloxy-2-hydroxy chalcones.
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Tian Y, Guo Q, Xu W, Zhu C, Yang Y, Shi J. A Minor Diterpenoid with a New 6/5/7/3 Fused-Ring Skeleton from Euphorbia micractina. Org Lett 2014; 16:3950-3. [DOI: 10.1021/ol501760h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Ye Tian
- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive
Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia
Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive
Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia
Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive
Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia
Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive
Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia
Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive
Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia
Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive
Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia
Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, People’s Republic of China
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Pan L, Woodard JL, Lucas DM, Fuchs JR, Kinghorn AD. Rocaglamide, silvestrol and structurally related bioactive compounds from Aglaia species. Nat Prod Rep 2014; 31:924-39. [PMID: 24788392 PMCID: PMC4091845 DOI: 10.1039/c4np00006d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Covering: 2006 to 2013. Investigations on the chemistry and biology of rocaglamide, silvestrol and structurally related bioactive compounds from Aglaia species during the period 2006-2013 are reviewed. Included are new phytochemical studies of naturally occurring rocaglamide derivatives, an update on synthetic methods for cyclopenta[b]benzofurans, and a description of the recent biological evaluation and mechanism-of-action studies on compounds of this type.
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- Li Pan
- Division of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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Lajkiewicz NJ, Cognetta A, Niphakis MJ, Cravatt BF, Porco JA. Remodeling natural products: chemistry and serine hydrolase activity of a rocaglate-derived β-lactone. J Am Chem Soc 2014; 136:2659-64. [PMID: 24447064 PMCID: PMC3978386 DOI: 10.1021/ja412431g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2013] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Flavaglines are a class of natural products with potent insecticidal and anticancer activities. β-Lactones are a privileged structural motif found in both therapeutic agents and chemical probes. Herein, we report the synthesis, unexpected light-driven di-epimerization, and activity-based protein profiling of a novel rocaglate-derived β-lactone. In addition to in vitro inhibition of the serine hydrolases ABHD10 and ACOT1/2, the most potent β-lactone enantiomer was also found to inhibit these enzymes, as well as the serine peptidases CTSA and SCPEP1, in PC3 cells.
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- Neil J. Lajkiewicz
- Department
of Chemistry, Center for Chemical Methodology and Library Development
(CMLD-BU), Boston University, 590 Commonwealth Avenue Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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B. Cognetta
- Department
of Chemical Physiology, The Scripps Research
Institute, 10550 North
Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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- Department
of Chemical Physiology, The Scripps Research
Institute, 10550 North
Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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- Department
of Chemical Physiology, The Scripps Research
Institute, 10550 North
Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Center for Chemical Methodology and Library Development
(CMLD-BU), Boston University, 590 Commonwealth Avenue Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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Hale KJ. Terpenoid- and shikimate-derived natural product total synthesis: a personal analysis and commentary on the importance of the papers that appear in this virtual issue. Org Lett 2014; 15:3181-98. [PMID: 23826672 DOI: 10.1021/ol401788y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Flavaglines: potent anticancer drugs that target prohibitins and the helicase eIF4A. Future Med Chem 2013; 5:2185-97. [DOI: 10.4155/fmc.13.177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Flavaglines are complex natural products that are found in several medicinal plants of Southeast Asia in the genus Aglaia; these compounds have shown exceptional anticancer and cytoprotective activities. This review describes the significance of flavaglines as a new class of pharmacological agents and presents recent developments in their synthesis, structure–activity relationships, identification of their molecular targets and modes of action. Flavaglines display a unique profile of anticancer activities that are mediated by two classes of unrelated proteins: prohibitins and the translation initiation factor eIF4A. The identification of these molecular targets is expected to accelerate advancement toward clinical studies. The selectivity of cytotoxicity towards cancer cells has been shown to be due to an inhibition of the transcription factor HSF1 and an upregulation of the tumor suppressor TXNIP. In addition, flavaglines display potent anti-inflammatory, cardioprotective and neuroprotective activities; however, the mechanisms underlying these activities are yet to be elucidated.
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Ramulu BV, Mahendar L, Krishna J, Reddy AGK, Suchand B, Satyanarayana G. Transition metals catalyzed C–C and C–O bonds formation: facile synthesis of flavans and benzoxepines. Tetrahedron 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2013.05.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Huang C, Zheng M, Xu J, Zhang Y. Photo-induced cycloaddition reactions of α-diketones and transformations of the photocycloadducts. Molecules 2013; 18:2942-66. [PMID: 23459304 PMCID: PMC6270630 DOI: 10.3390/molecules18032942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2012] [Revised: 02/05/2013] [Accepted: 02/06/2013] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Photocycloaddition, along with subsequent transformation of the photocycloadducts, provides expeditious ways to construct various structures. The photo-induced reactions of α-diketones have been reported to proceed via different reaction pathways with the involvement of one or two of the carbonyl groups. Photoinduced reactions of cyclic α-diketones including N-acetylisatin, phenanthrenequinone and isoquinolinetrione with different C=C containing compounds could take place via [2 + 2], [4 + 2] or [4 + 4] photocycloaddition pathways. We have investigated the photoreactions of these cyclic α-diketones with different types of alkenes and alkynes, with a focus on the unusual cascade reactions initiated by the photocycloaddition reactions of these cyclic α-diketones and the applications of these photocycloaddition reactions along with the transformation of the photocycloadducts. In this paper, we discuss the diverse photo-cycloaddition pathways found in the photocycloaddition of o-diones leading to various photocycloadducts and the potential applications of these reactions via further transformation reactions of the adducts.
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- Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mails: (J.X.); (Y.Z.)
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- Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mails: (J.X.); (Y.Z.)
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