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Shen SJ, Zhang Z, Gu Y, Gu CH, Yang X, Xu HJ, Hu Y. Cobalt(III)-catalyzed weakly coordinating arylurea-directed regioselective mono-olefination. Org Biomol Chem 2023; 21:300-305. [PMID: 36514892 DOI: 10.1039/d2ob02026b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Here, we developed an air-stable, earth-abundant cobalt(III)-catalyzed regioselective mono-olefination of arenes directed by urea under mild conditions through a cross-dehydrogenative coupling (CDC) process. Under the optimized conditions, a high regioselectivity of mono-olefination was achieved with various electron-rich and electron-deficient arenes, which afforded E-alkenylated products (with yields of up to 90%). In contrast to the conditions used for noble-metal-catalyzed olefination directed by weakly coordinating groups, our reaction was operated under mild conditions, including mild temperature (40 °C) and non-metallic oxidant.
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- Shuo-Jie Shen
- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, China.
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Niu R, Zhao J, Mou Q, Zhao R, Zhang J, Wang M, Sun B. Cp
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Co (III)‐catalyzed selective C‐H alkenylation of indoles with ethynylethylene carbonates. Appl Organomet Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/aoc.6863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Ruihan Niu
- State Key Laboratory Base of Eco‐chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering Qingdao University of Science & Technology Qingdao P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory Base of Eco‐chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering Qingdao University of Science & Technology Qingdao P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory Base of Eco‐chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering Qingdao University of Science & Technology Qingdao P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory Base of Eco‐chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering Qingdao University of Science & Technology Qingdao P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory Base of Eco‐chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering Qingdao University of Science & Technology Qingdao P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory Base of Eco‐chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering Qingdao University of Science & Technology Qingdao P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory Base of Eco‐chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering Qingdao University of Science & Technology Qingdao P. R. China
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Design, synthesis and biochemical evaluation of novel 2-amino-3-(7-methoxybenzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)propanoic acid using Horseradish peroxidase (HRP) activity, cellular ROS inhibition and molecular docking study. J Mol Struct 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2021.131668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Li S, Zhou C, Yu M, He Q, Du H. Synthesis, anti‐platelet aggregation activity evaluation and structure–activity relationships of a series of novel purine derivatives. J Heterocycl Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/jhet.3997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [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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- Shunlai Li
- College of ChemistryBeijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing China
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- College of ChemistryBeijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing China
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- College of ChemistryBeijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing China
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- College of ChemistryBeijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing China
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- College of ChemistryBeijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing China
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Baba M, Yamada KI, Ito M. Cloning and Expression of a Perilla frutescens Cytochrome P450 Enzyme Catalyzing the Hydroxylation of Phenylpropenes. PLANTS 2020; 9:plants9050577. [PMID: 32369997 PMCID: PMC7284770 DOI: 10.3390/plants9050577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2020] [Revised: 04/28/2020] [Accepted: 04/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Phenylpropanoid volatile components in plants are useful and valuable not only as flavorings, but also as medicines and food supplements. The pharmacological actions and toxicities of these compounds have been well studied but their synthetic pathways are generally unclear. In this study, we mined expressed sequence tag libraries of pure strains of perilla maintained for over 30 years for their oil type and conducted gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analyses of the perilla oils to confirm the presence of monohydrates speculated to be intermediates of the phenylpropene synthetics pathways. These putative monohydrate intermediates and their regioisomers were synthesized to identify the reaction products of assays of heterologously expressed enzymes. An enzyme involved in the synthesis of a phenylpropanoid volatile component was identified in perilla. Expression of this enzyme in Saccharomyces cerevisiae showed that it is a member of the cytochrome P450 family and catalyzes the introduction of a hydroxy group onto myristicin to form an intermediate of dillapiole. The enzyme had high sequence similarity to a CYP71D family enzyme, high regiospecificity, and low substrate specificity. This study may aid the elucidation of generally unexploited biosynthetic pathways of phenylpropanoid volatile components.
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- Mariko Baba
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan;
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima University, Shomachi, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan;
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan;
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Nainwal LM, Alam MM, Shaquiquzzaman M, Marella A, Kamal A. Combretastatin-based compounds with therapeutic characteristics: a patent review. Expert Opin Ther Pat 2019; 29:703-731. [PMID: 31369715 DOI: 10.1080/13543776.2019.1651841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Introduction: Combretastatins represent a potent class of phenolic-stilbene natural products that function as colchicine binding site inhibitors of tubulin polymerization and have been advanced as promising anticancer lead compounds. Among them, combretastatin A-4 is the most potent lead molecule due to its broad spectrum cytotoxicity against a variety of tumors. However, low water solubility due to its high lipophilic nature and inter-conversion of olefinic double bond from more active cis to less active trans-conformation poses limitations to its clinical utility. However, different approaches including prodrugs, salt formations, structural modifications, prevention of inter-conversion of the olefinic bond and changes to the substitution pattern on the rings of combretastatin A-4 were investigated and successfully resulted in different combretastatin-based molecules that demonstrated varying levels of potency against different types of tumors during their in-vitro and in-vivo studies. Areas covered: This review covers the patents over a period of 2008-2018. Expert opinion: Molecular hybridization and prodrug designing imparted multi-targeted actions to combretastatin derivatives. Currently, various combretastatin derivatives are under clinical trials. These derivatives could be used to treat disorders other than cancer, due to their vascular disrupting action.
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- Lalit Mohan Nainwal
- Drug Design & Medicinal Chemistry Lab, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research , New Delhi , India
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- Drug Design & Medicinal Chemistry Lab, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research , New Delhi , India
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- Drug Design & Medicinal Chemistry Lab, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research , New Delhi , India
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- Regulatory Affairs Division, Genpact India Pvt Ltd , Mumbai , India
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- Drug Design & Medicinal Chemistry Lab, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research , New Delhi , India
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Maguire CJ, Chen Z, Mocharla VP, Sriram M, Strecker TE, Hamel E, Zhou H, Lopez R, Wang Y, Mason RP, Chaplin DJ, Trawick ML, Pinney KG. Synthesis of dihydronaphthalene analogues inspired by combretastatin A-4 and their biological evaluation as anticancer agents. MEDCHEMCOMM 2018; 9:1649-1662. [PMID: 30429970 PMCID: PMC6201230 DOI: 10.1039/c8md00322j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2018] [Accepted: 08/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The natural products colchicine and combretastatin A-4 (CA4) have provided inspiration for the discovery and development of a wide array of derivatives and analogues that inhibit tubulin polymerization through a binding interaction at the colchicine site on β-tubulin. A water-soluble phosphate prodrug salt of CA4 (referred to as CA4P) has demonstrated the ability to selectively damage tumor-associated vasculature and ushered in a new class of developmental anticancer agents known as vascular disrupting agents (VDAs). Through a long-term program of structure activity relationship (SAR) driven inquiry, we discovered that the dihydronaphthalene molecular scaffold provided access to small-molecule inhibitors of tubulin polymerization. In particular, a dihydronaphthalene analogue bearing a pendant trimethoxy aryl ring (referred to as KGP03) and a similar aroyl ring (referred to as KGP413) were potent inhibitors of tubulin polymerization (IC50 = 1.0 and 1.2 μM, respectively) and displayed low nM cytotoxicity against human cancer cell lines. In order to enhance water-solubility for in vivo evaluation, the corresponding phosphate prodrug salts (KGP04 and KGP152, respectively) were synthesized. In a preliminary in vivo study in a SCID-BALB/c mouse model bearing the human breast tumor MDA-MB-231-luc, a 99% reduction in signal was observed with bioluminescence imaging (BLI) 4 h after IP administration of KGP152 (200 mg kg-1) indicating reduced tumor blood flow. In a separate study, disruption of tumor-associated blood flow in a Fischer rat bearing an A549-luc human lung tumor was observed by color Doppler ultrasound following administration of KGP04 (15 mg kg-1).
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- Casey J Maguire
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Baylor University , One Bear Place #97348 , Waco , TX 76798-7348 , USA . ; Tel: +(254) 710 4117
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Baylor University , One Bear Place #97348 , Waco , TX 76798-7348 , USA . ; Tel: +(254) 710 4117
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Baylor University , One Bear Place #97348 , Waco , TX 76798-7348 , USA . ; Tel: +(254) 710 4117
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Baylor University , One Bear Place #97348 , Waco , TX 76798-7348 , USA . ; Tel: +(254) 710 4117
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Baylor University , One Bear Place #97348 , Waco , TX 76798-7348 , USA . ; Tel: +(254) 710 4117
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- Screening Technologies Branch , Developmental Therapeutics Program , Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis , National Cancer Institute , Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research , National Institutes of Health , Frederick , MD 21702 , USA
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- Department of Radiology , The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center , 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard , Dallas , TX 75390-9058 , USA
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- Department of Radiology , The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center , 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard , Dallas , TX 75390-9058 , USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Baylor University , One Bear Place #97348 , Waco , TX 76798-7348 , USA . ; Tel: +(254) 710 4117
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- Department of Radiology , The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center , 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard , Dallas , TX 75390-9058 , USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Baylor University , One Bear Place #97348 , Waco , TX 76798-7348 , USA . ; Tel: +(254) 710 4117
- Mateon Therapeutics, Inc. , 701 Gateway Boulevard, Suite 210 , South San Francisco , CA 94080 , USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Baylor University , One Bear Place #97348 , Waco , TX 76798-7348 , USA . ; Tel: +(254) 710 4117
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Baylor University , One Bear Place #97348 , Waco , TX 76798-7348 , USA . ; Tel: +(254) 710 4117
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Boyapelly K, Bonin MA, Traboulsi H, Cloutier A, Phaneuf SC, Fortin D, Cantin AM, Richter MV, Marsault E. Synthesis and Characterization of a Phosphate Prodrug of Isoliquiritigenin. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2017; 80:879-886. [PMID: 28252963 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.6b00600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Isoliquiritigenin (1) possesses a variety of biological activities in vitro. However, its poor aqueous solubility limits its use for subsequent in vivo experimentation. In order to enable the use of 1 for in vivo studies without the use of toxic carriers or cosolvents, a phosphate prodrug strategy was implemented relying on the availability of phenol groups in the molecule. In this study, a phosphate group was added to position C-4 of 1, leading to the more water-soluble prodrug 2 and its ammonium salt 3, which possesses increased stability compared to 2. Herein are reported the synthesis, characterization, solubility, and stability of phosphate prodrug 3 in biological medium in comparison to 1, as well as new results on its anti-inflammatory properties in vivo. As designed, the solubility of prodrug 3 was superior to that of the parent natural product 1 (9.6 mg/mL as opposed to 3.9 μg/mL). Prodrug 3 as an ammonium salt was also found to possess excellent stability as a solid and in aqueous solution, as opposed to its phosphoric acid precursor 2.
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- Kumaraswamy Boyapelly
- Institut de Pharmacologie de Sherbrooke, ‡Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, and §X-ray Crystallography Platform, Department of Chemistry, Université de Sherbrooke , 3001,12e Avenue Nord, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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- Institut de Pharmacologie de Sherbrooke, ‡Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, and §X-ray Crystallography Platform, Department of Chemistry, Université de Sherbrooke , 3001,12e Avenue Nord, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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- Institut de Pharmacologie de Sherbrooke, ‡Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, and §X-ray Crystallography Platform, Department of Chemistry, Université de Sherbrooke , 3001,12e Avenue Nord, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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- Institut de Pharmacologie de Sherbrooke, ‡Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, and §X-ray Crystallography Platform, Department of Chemistry, Université de Sherbrooke , 3001,12e Avenue Nord, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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- Institut de Pharmacologie de Sherbrooke, ‡Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, and §X-ray Crystallography Platform, Department of Chemistry, Université de Sherbrooke , 3001,12e Avenue Nord, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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- Institut de Pharmacologie de Sherbrooke, ‡Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, and §X-ray Crystallography Platform, Department of Chemistry, Université de Sherbrooke , 3001,12e Avenue Nord, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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- Institut de Pharmacologie de Sherbrooke, ‡Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, and §X-ray Crystallography Platform, Department of Chemistry, Université de Sherbrooke , 3001,12e Avenue Nord, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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- Institut de Pharmacologie de Sherbrooke, ‡Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, and §X-ray Crystallography Platform, Department of Chemistry, Université de Sherbrooke , 3001,12e Avenue Nord, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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- Institut de Pharmacologie de Sherbrooke, ‡Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, and §X-ray Crystallography Platform, Department of Chemistry, Université de Sherbrooke , 3001,12e Avenue Nord, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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Varró G, Hegedűs L, Simon A, Kádas I. An efficient stereoselective total synthesis of (±)-trans-dihydronarciclasine. Tetrahedron Lett 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2016.02.089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Collins RC, Paley MN, Tozer GM, Jones S. Synthesis of [3-13C]-2,3-dihydroxy-4-methoxybenzaldehyde. Tetrahedron Lett 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2015.12.088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Moon I, Kim JK, Jun JG. Syntheses of Phoyunbenes A-D and Thunalbene for their Anti-Inflammatory Evaluation. B KOREAN CHEM SOC 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/bkcs.10605] [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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- Insu Moon
- Department of Chemistry and Institute of Applied Chemistry; Hallym University; Chuncheon 200-702 Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Science, College of Natural Science; Catholic University of Daegu; Gyeungsan-Si 700-702 Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Institute of Applied Chemistry; Hallym University; Chuncheon 200-702 Korea
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A scalable process for the synthesis of (E)-pterostilbene involving aqueous Wittig olefination chemistry. Tetrahedron Lett 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2013.09.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Tsyganov DV, Konyushkin LD, Karmanova IB, Firgang SI, Strelenko YA, Semenova MN, Kiselyov AS, Semenov VV. cis-Restricted 3-aminopyrazole analogues of combretastatins: synthesis from plant polyalkoxybenzenes and biological evaluation in the cytotoxicity and phenotypic sea urchin embryo assays. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2013; 76:1485-1491. [PMID: 23924236 DOI: 10.1021/np400310m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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We have synthesized a series of novel cis-restricted 4,5-polyalkoxydiaryl-3-aminopyrazole analogues of combretastatins via short synthetic sequences using building blocks isolated from dill and parsley seed extracts. The resulting compounds were tested in vivo in the phenotypic sea urchin embryo assay to reveal their antimitotic and antitubulin effects. The most potent aminopyrazole, 14a, altered embryonic cell division at 10 nM concentration, exhibiting microtubule-destabilizing properties. Compounds 12a and 14a displayed pronounced cytotoxicity in the NCI60 anticancer drug screen, with the ability to inhibit growth of multi-drug-resistant cancer cells.
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- Dmitry V Tsyganov
- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, RAS , Leninsky Prospect 47, 119991 Moscow, Russian Federation
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O'Boyle NM, Greene LM, Keely NO, Wang S, Cotter TS, Zisterer DM, Meegan MJ. Synthesis and biochemical activities of antiproliferative amino acid and phosphate derivatives of microtubule-disrupting β-lactam combretastatins. Eur J Med Chem 2013; 62:705-21. [PMID: 23454513 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2013.01.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2012] [Revised: 01/10/2013] [Accepted: 01/11/2013] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The synthesis and biochemical activities of novel water-soluble β-lactam analogues of combretastatin A-4 are described. The first series of compounds investigated, β-lactam phosphate esters 7a, 8a and 9a, exhibited potent antiproliferative activity and caused microtubule disruption in human breast carcinoma-derived MCF-7 cells. They did not inhibit tubulin polymerisation in vitro, indicating that biotransformation was necessary for their antiproliferative and tubulin binding effects in MCF-7 cells. The second series of compounds, β-lactam amino acid amides (including 10k and 11l) displayed potent antiproliferative activity in MCF-7 cells, disrupted microtubules in MCF-7 cells and also inhibited the polymerisation of tubulin in vitro. This indicates that the β-lactam amides did not require metabolic activation to have antiproliferative effects, in contrast to the phosphate series. Both series of compounds caused mitotic catastrophe and apoptosis in MCF-7 cells. Molecular modelling studies indicated potential binding conformations for the β-lactam amino acid amides 10k and 11l in the colchicine-binding site of tubulin. Due to their aqueous solubility and potent biochemical effects, these compounds are promising candidates for further development as microtubule-disrupting agents.
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- Niamh M O'Boyle
- School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Centre for Synthesis and Chemical Biology, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland.
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Pettit GR, Rosenberg HJ, Dixon R, Knight JC, Hamel E, Chapuis JC, Pettit RK, Hogan F, Sumner B, Ain KB, Trickey-Platt B. Antineoplastic agents. 548. Synthesis of iodo- and diiodocombstatin phosphate prodrugs. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2012; 75:385-93. [PMID: 22324723 PMCID: PMC3313684 DOI: 10.1021/np200797x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Toward the objective of designing a structurally modified analogue of the combretastatin A-4 phosphate prodrug (1b) with the potential for increased specificity toward thyroid carcinoma, synthesis of a series of iodocombstatin phosphate (11a-h) and diiodocombstatin phosphate prodrugs (12a-h) has been accomplished. The diiodo series was obtained via 8a and 9c from condensation of 4 and 6, and the iodo sequence involved a parallel pathway. Both series of iodocombstatins were found to display significant to powerful inhibition of the growth of a panel of human cancer cell lines and of the murine P388 lymphocytic leukemia cell line. Of the diiodo series, 12a was also found to markedly inhibit growth of pediatric neuroblastoma, and monoiodocombstatin 9a strongly inhibited HUVEC growth. Overall, the strongest activity was found against the breast, CNS, leukemia, lung, and prostate cancer cell lines and the least activity against the pancreas and colon lines. Parallel biological investigations of tubulin interaction, antiangiogenesis, and antimicrobial effects were also conducted.
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- George R Pettit
- Cancer Research Institute and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287-1604, United States.
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Increased endothelial cell selectivity of triazole-bridged dihalogenated A-ring analogues of combretastatin A–1. Bioorg Med Chem 2012; 20:1749-59. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2012.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2011] [Revised: 01/03/2012] [Accepted: 01/05/2012] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Synthesis, biological evaluation and molecular modeling of 1,2,3-triazole analogs of combretastatin A-1. Bioorg Med Chem 2012; 20:234-42. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2011.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2011] [Revised: 11/01/2011] [Accepted: 11/05/2011] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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McNulty J, McLeod D. Amine- and Sulfonamide-Promoted Wittig Olefination Reactions in Water. Chemistry 2011; 17:8794-8. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201101153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2011] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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McNulty J, Das P, McLeod D. Microwave-Assisted, Aqueous Wittig Reactions: Organic-Solvent- and Protecting-Group-Free Chemoselective Synthesis of Functionalized Alkenes. Chemistry 2010; 16:6756-60. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201000438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Pettit GR, Melody N, Thornhill A, Knight JC, Groy TL, Herald CL. Antineoplastic agents. 579. Synthesis and cancer cell growth evaluation of E-stilstatin 3: a resveratrol structural modification. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2009; 72:1637-42. [PMID: 19719153 PMCID: PMC2782413 DOI: 10.1021/np9002146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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As an extension of our earlier structure/activity investigation of resveratrol (1a) cancer cell growth inhibitory activity compared to the structurally related stilbene combretastatin series (e.g., 2a), an efficient synthesis of E-stilstatin 3 (3a) and its phosphate prodrug 3b was completed. The trans-stilbene 3a was obtained using a convergent synthesis employing a Wittig reaction with phosphonium bromide 9 as the key reaction step. Deprotection of the Z-silyl ether 13 gave E-stilstatin 3 (3a) as the exclusive product. The structure and stereochemistry of 3a was confirmed by X-ray crystal structure determination.
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- George R Pettit
- Cancer Research Institute and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-1604, USA.
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