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Yoshimura G, Sakamoto J, Kitajima M, Ishikawa H. Indole C5-Selective Bromination of Indolo[2,3-a]quinolizidine Alkaloids via In Situ-Generated Indoline Intermediate. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202401153. [PMID: 38584124 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202401153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2024] [Revised: 04/05/2024] [Accepted: 04/07/2024] [Indexed: 04/09/2024]
Abstract
There are many indole alkaloids that contain diverse functional groups attached to the benzene ring on the indole core. Promising biological activities of these alkaloids have been reported. Herein, we report the indole C5-selective bromination of indolo[2,3-a]quinolizidine alkaloids by adding nearly equimolar amounts of Br3 ⋅ PyH and HCl in MeOH. The resulting reaction plausibly proceeds through an indoline intermediate by the nucleophilic addition of MeOH to the C3-brominated indolenine intermediate. Data support the intermediacy of a C3-, C5-dibrominated indolenine intermediate as a brominating agent. These conditions demonstrate excellent selectivity for indole C5 bromination of natural products and their derivatives. Thus, these simple, mild, and metal-free conditions allow for selective, late-stage bromination followed by further chemical modifications. The utility of the brominated product prepared from naturally occurring yohimbine was demonstrated through various derivatizations, including a bioinspired heterodimerization reaction.
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Affiliation(s)
- Go Yoshimura
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, 1-8-1, Inohana, Chuo-ku, 260-8675, Chiba, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, 1-8-1, Inohana, Chuo-ku, 260-8675, Chiba, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, 1-8-1, Inohana, Chuo-ku, 260-8675, Chiba, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, 1-8-1, Inohana, Chuo-ku, 260-8675, Chiba, Japan
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Lee Y, Nam YS, Kim SY, Ki JE, Lee HG. Mechanistic duality of indolyl 1,3-heteroatom transposition. Chem Sci 2023; 14:7688-7698. [PMID: 37476715 PMCID: PMC10355096 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc00716b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2023] [Accepted: 06/15/2023] [Indexed: 07/22/2023] Open
Abstract
A novel mechanistic duality has been revealed from the indolyl 1,3-heteroatom transposition (IHT) of N-hydroxyindole derivatives. A series of in-depth mechanistic investigations suggests that two separate mechanisms are operating simultaneously. Moreover, the relative contribution of each mechanistic pathway, the energy barrier for each pathway, and the identity of the primary pathway were shown to be the functions of the electronic properties of the substrate system. Based on the mechanistic understanding obtained, a mechanism-driven strategy for the general and efficient introduction of a heteroatom at the 3-position of indole has been developed. The reaction developed exhibits a broad substrate scope to provide the products in various forms of the functionalised indole. Moreover, the method is applicable to the introduction of both oxygen- and nitrogen-based functional groups.
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- Yujin Lee
- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University 1, Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu Seoul 08826 South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University 1, Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu Seoul 08826 South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University 1, Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu Seoul 08826 South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University 1, Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu Seoul 08826 South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University 1, Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu Seoul 08826 South Korea
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Li J, Li JX, Jiang H, Li M, Chen L, Wang YY, Wang L, Zhang N, Guo HZ, Ma KL. Phytochemistry and biological activities of corynanthe alkaloids. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2023:113786. [PMID: 37422009 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2023.113786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2023] [Revised: 06/27/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 07/10/2023]
Abstract
Medicinal plants constitute a source for designing clinically useful drugs targeting diseases through various mechanisms. Plant secondary metabolites can be used as lead compounds of drugs. Corynanthe alkaloids are highly abundant natural bioactive substances of various core structures possessing important properties such as nerve excitation and antimalarial and analgesic effects. In this review, we summarize and review the state-of-the-art corynanthe-type alkaloid research focusing on phytochemistry, pharmacology, and structural chemistry. Approximately 120 articles reporting 231 alkaloids classified into simple corynanthe, yohimbine, oxindole corynanthe, mavacurane, sarpagine, akuammiline, strychnos, and ajmaline-type groups were compiled. Relevant biological properties discussed include antiviral, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antimalarial, muscle-relaxant, vasorelaxant, and analgesic activities and activities affecting the main nervous and cardiac systems, as well as NF-κB inhibitory and Na+-glucose cotransporter inhibitory properties. This review provides insights and a reference for future studies, thus paving the way for the discovery of drugs based on corynanthe alkaloids.
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- Jun Li
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, 471023, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, 471023, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, 471023, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, 471023, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, 471023, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, 471023, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, 471023, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, 471023, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, 471023, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, 471023, China
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Schotte C, Jiang Y, Grzech D, Dang TTT, Laforest LC, León F, Mottinelli M, Nadakuduti SS, McCurdy CR, O’Connor SE. Directed Biosynthesis of Mitragynine Stereoisomers. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:4957-4963. [PMID: 36883326 PMCID: PMC9999412 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c13644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2022] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
Abstract
Mitragyna speciosa ("kratom") is used as a natural remedy for pain and management of opioid dependence. The pharmacological properties of kratom have been linked to a complex mixture of monoterpene indole alkaloids, most notably mitragynine. Here, we report the central biosynthetic steps responsible for the scaffold formation of mitragynine and related corynanthe-type alkaloids. We illuminate the mechanistic basis by which the key stereogenic center of this scaffold is formed. These discoveries were leveraged for the enzymatic production of mitragynine, the C-20 epimer speciogynine, and fluorinated analogues.
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Affiliation(s)
- Carsten Schotte
- Department
of Natural Product Biosynthesis, Max Planck
Institute for Chemical Ecology, Hans-Knöll-Straße 8, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Department
of Natural Product Biosynthesis, Max Planck
Institute for Chemical Ecology, Hans-Knöll-Straße 8, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Department
of Natural Product Biosynthesis, Max Planck
Institute for Chemical Ecology, Hans-Knöll-Straße 8, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Department
of Natural Product Biosynthesis, Max Planck
Institute for Chemical Ecology, Hans-Knöll-Straße 8, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Plant
Molecular and Cell Biology Program, University
of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32606, United States
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- Department
of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
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- Department
of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
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- Plant
Molecular and Cell Biology Program, University
of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32606, United States
- Department
of Environmental Horticulture, University
of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32606, United
States
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- Department
of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
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- Department
of Natural Product Biosynthesis, Max Planck
Institute for Chemical Ecology, Hans-Knöll-Straße 8, 07745 Jena, Germany
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Chakraborty S, DiBerto JF, Faouzi A, Bernhard SM, Gutridge AM, Ramsey S, Zhou Y, Provasi D, Nuthikattu N, Jilakara R, Nelson MNF, Asher WB, Eans SO, Wilson LL, Chintala SM, Filizola M, van Rijn RM, Margolis EB, Roth BL, McLaughlin JP, Che T, Sames D, Javitch JA, Majumdar S. A Novel Mitragynine Analog with Low-Efficacy Mu Opioid Receptor Agonism Displays Antinociception with Attenuated Adverse Effects. J Med Chem 2021; 64:13873-13892. [PMID: 34505767 PMCID: PMC8530377 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.1c01273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
Mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine (7OH) are the major alkaloids mediating the biological actions of the psychoactive plant kratom. To investigate the structure-activity relationships of mitragynine/7OH templates, we diversified the aromatic ring of the indole at the C9, C10, and C12 positions and investigated their G-protein and arrestin signaling mediated by mu opioid receptors (MOR). Three synthesized lead C9 analogs replacing the 9-OCH3 group with phenyl (4), methyl (5), or 3'-furanyl [6 (SC13)] substituents demonstrated partial agonism with a lower efficacy than DAMGO or morphine in heterologous G-protein assays and synaptic physiology. In assays limiting MOR reserve, the G-protein efficacy of all three was comparable to buprenorphine. 6 (SC13) showed MOR-dependent analgesia with potency similar to morphine without respiratory depression, hyperlocomotion, constipation, or place conditioning in mice. These results suggest the possibility of activating MOR minimally (G-protein Emax ≈ 10%) in cell lines while yet attaining maximal antinociception in vivo with reduced opioid liabilities.
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MESH Headings
- Analgesics, Opioid/adverse effects
- Analgesics, Opioid/chemical synthesis
- Analgesics, Opioid/metabolism
- Analgesics, Opioid/pharmacology
- Animals
- Male
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Molecular Docking Simulation
- Molecular Dynamics Simulation
- Molecular Structure
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/agonists
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/metabolism
- Secologanin Tryptamine Alkaloids/adverse effects
- Secologanin Tryptamine Alkaloids/chemical synthesis
- Secologanin Tryptamine Alkaloids/metabolism
- Secologanin Tryptamine Alkaloids/pharmacology
- Structure-Activity Relationship
- Mice
- Rats
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Affiliation(s)
- Soumen Chakraborty
- Center for Clinical Pharmacology, University of Health Sciences
& Pharmacy at St. Louis and Washington University School of Medicine,
St. Louis, Missouri 63110, United States; Department of Anesthesiology,
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, United
States
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United
States
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- Center for Clinical Pharmacology, University of Health Sciences
& Pharmacy at St. Louis and Washington University School of Medicine,
St. Louis, Missouri 63110, United States; Department of Anesthesiology,
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, United
States
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- Center for Clinical Pharmacology, University of Health Sciences
& Pharmacy at St. Louis and Washington University School of Medicine,
St. Louis, Missouri 63110, United States; Department of Anesthesiology,
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, United
States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology,
College of Pharmacy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907,
United States
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- Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at
Mount Sinai, New York, New York 10029, United States
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- Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at
Mount Sinai, New York, New York 10029, United States
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- Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at
Mount Sinai, New York, New York 10029, United States
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- Center for Clinical Pharmacology, University of Health Sciences
& Pharmacy at St. Louis and Washington University School of Medicine,
St. Louis, Missouri 63110, United States; Department of Anesthesiology,
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, United
States
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- Center for Clinical Pharmacology, University of Health Sciences
& Pharmacy at St. Louis and Washington University School of Medicine,
St. Louis, Missouri 63110, United States; Department of Anesthesiology,
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, United
States
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- Departments of Psychiatry and Molecular Pharmacology and
Therapeutics, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and
Surgeons, and Division of Molecular Therapeutics, New York State Psychiatric
Institute, New York, New York 10032, United States
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- Departments of Psychiatry and Molecular Pharmacology and
Therapeutics, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and
Surgeons, and Division of Molecular Therapeutics, New York State Psychiatric
Institute, New York, New York 10032, United States
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- Department of Pharmacodynamics, University of Florida,
Gainesville, Florida 032610, United States
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- Department of Pharmacodynamics, University of Florida,
Gainesville, Florida 032610, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University School of
Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, United States
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- Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine
at Mount Sinai, New York, New York 10029, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology,
College of Pharmacy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907,
United States
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- Department of Neurology, UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences,
University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94158,
United States
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United
States
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- Department of Pharmacodynamics, University of Florida,
Gainesville, Florida 032610, United States
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- Center for Clinical Pharmacology, University of Health Sciences
& Pharmacy at St. Louis and Washington University School of Medicine,
St. Louis, Missouri 63110, United States; Department of Anesthesiology,
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, United
States; Department of Pharmacology, University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United
States
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- Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York 10027,
United States
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- Departments of Psychiatry and Molecular Pharmacology and
Therapeutics, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and
Surgeons, and Division of Molecular Therapeutics, New York State Psychiatric
Institute, New York, New York 10032, United States
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- Center for Clinical Pharmacology, University of Health Sciences
& Pharmacy at St. Louis and Washington University School of Medicine,
St. Louis, Missouri 63110, United States; Department of Anesthesiology,
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, United
States
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Bhowmik S, Galeta J, Havel V, Nelson M, Faouzi A, Bechand B, Ansonoff M, Fiala T, Hunkele A, Kruegel AC, Pintar JE, Majumdar S, Javitch JA, Sames D. Site selective C-H functionalization of Mitragyna alkaloids reveals a molecular switch for tuning opioid receptor signaling efficacy. Nat Commun 2021; 12:3858. [PMID: 34158473 PMCID: PMC8219695 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-23736-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2020] [Accepted: 05/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Mitragynine (MG) is the most abundant alkaloid component of the psychoactive plant material "kratom", which according to numerous anecdotal reports shows efficacy in self-medication for pain syndromes, depression, anxiety, and substance use disorders. We have developed a synthetic method for selective functionalization of the unexplored C11 position of the MG scaffold (C6 position in indole numbering) via the use of an indole-ethylene glycol adduct and subsequent iridium-catalyzed borylation. Through this work we discover that C11 represents a key locant for fine-tuning opioid receptor signaling efficacy. 7-Hydroxymitragynine (7OH), the parent compound with low efficacy on par with buprenorphine, is transformed to an even lower efficacy agonist by introducing a fluorine substituent in this position (11-F-7OH), as demonstrated in vitro at both mouse and human mu opioid receptors (mMOR/hMOR) and in vivo in mouse analgesia tests. Low efficacy opioid agonists are of high interest as candidates for generating safer opioid medications with mitigated adverse effects.
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- Srijita Bhowmik
- Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences (IOCB Prague), 160 00, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, and Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
- Division of Molecular Therapeutics, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA
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- Center for Clinical Pharmacology, St Louis College of Pharmacy and Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, 63110, USA
- University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92161, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Rutgers University, New Jersey, NJ, 08854, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, ETH Zürich, 8093, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Center for Clinical Pharmacology, St Louis College of Pharmacy and Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, 63110, USA
- Department of Neurology and Molecular Pharmacology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, 10021, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Rutgers University, New Jersey, NJ, 08854, USA
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- Center for Clinical Pharmacology, St Louis College of Pharmacy and Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, 63110, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, and Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
- Division of Molecular Therapeutics, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
- NeuroTechnology Center at Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
- The Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute at Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
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Chakraborty S, Majumdar S. Natural Products for the Treatment of Pain: Chemistry and Pharmacology of Salvinorin A, Mitragynine, and Collybolide. Biochemistry 2021; 60:1381-1400. [PMID: 32930582 PMCID: PMC7982354 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.0c00629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
Pain remains a very pervasive problem throughout medicine. Classical pain management is achieved through the use of opiates belonging to the mu opioid receptor (MOR) class, which have significant side effects that hinder their utility. Pharmacologists have been trying to develop opioids devoid of side effects since the isolation of morphine from papaver somniferum, more commonly known as opium by Sertürner in 1804. The natural products salvinorin A, mitragynine, and collybolide represent three nonmorphinan natural product-based targets, which are potent selective agonists of opioid receptors, and emerging next-generation analgesics. In this work, we review the phytochemistry and medicinal chemistry efforts on these templates and their effects on affinity, selectivity, analgesic actions, and a myriad of other opioid-receptor-related behavioral effects.
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Affiliation(s)
- Soumen Chakraborty
- Center for Clinical Pharmacology, St. Louis College of Pharmacy and Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, United States; Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, United States
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- Center for Clinical Pharmacology, St. Louis College of Pharmacy and Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, United States; Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, United States
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Waser J, Kumar Nandi R, Pal P. Umpolung of Electron-Rich Heteroarenes with Hypervalent Iodine Reagents. HETEROCYCLES 2021. [DOI: 10.3987/com-20-s(k)33] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Motika SE, Hergenrother PJ. Re-engineering natural products to engage new biological targets. Nat Prod Rep 2020; 37:1395-1403. [PMID: 33034322 PMCID: PMC7720426 DOI: 10.1039/d0np00059k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
Covering: up to 2020 Natural products have a long history in drug discovery, with their inherent biological activity often tailored by medicinal chemists to arrive at the final drug product. This process is illustrated by numerous examples, including the conversion of epothilone to ixabepilone, erythromycin to azithromycin, and lovastatin to simvastatin. However, natural products are also fruitful starting points for the creation of complex and diverse compounds, especially those that are markedly different from the parent natural product and accordingly do not retain the biological activity of the parent. The resulting products have physiochemical properties that differ considerably when compared to traditional screening collections, thus affording an opportunity to discover novel biological activity. The synthesis of new structural frameworks from natural products thus yields value-added compounds, as demonstrated in the last several years with multiple biological discoveries emerging from these collections. This Highlight details a handful of these studies, describing new compounds derived from natural products that have biological activity and cellular targets different from those evoked/engaged by the parent. Such re-engineering of natural products offers the potential for discovering compounds with interesting and unexpected biological activity.
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- Stephen E Motika
- Department of Chemistry, Institute for Genomic Biology, Cancer Center at Illinois, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute for Genomic Biology, Cancer Center at Illinois, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA.
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Abe T, Kosaka Y, Kawasaki T, Ohata Y, Yamashiro T, Yamada K. Revisiting 2-Alkoxy-3-bromoindolines: Control C-2 vs. C-3 Elimination for Regioselective Synthesis of Alkoxyindoles. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 2020; 68:555-558. [DOI: 10.1248/cpb.c20-00135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Takumi Abe
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido
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Norwood V, Brice-Tutt AC, Eans SO, Stacy HM, Shi G, Ratnayake R, Rocca JR, Abboud KA, Li C, Luesch H, McLaughlin JP, Huigens RW. Preventing Morphine-Seeking Behavior through the Re-Engineering of Vincamine's Biological Activity. J Med Chem 2020; 63:5119-5138. [PMID: 31913038 PMCID: PMC7324933 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.9b01924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
Innovative discovery strategies are essential to address the ongoing opioid epidemic in the United States. Misuse of prescription and illegal opioids (e.g., morphine, heroin) has led to major problems with addiction and overdose. We used vincamine, an indole alkaloid, as a synthetic starting point for dramatic structural alterations of its complex, fused ring system to synthesize 80 diverse compounds with intricate molecular architectures. A select series of vincamine-derived compounds were screened for both agonistic and antagonistic activities against a panel of 168 G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) drug targets. Although vincamine was without an effect, the novel compound 4 (V2a) demonstrated antagonistic activities against hypocretin (orexin) receptor 2. When advanced to animal studies, 4 (V2a) significantly prevented acute morphine-conditioned place preference (CPP) and stress-induced reinstatement of extinguished morphine-CPP in mouse models of opioid reward and relapse. These results demonstrate that the ring distortion of vincamine offers a promising way to explore new chemical space of relevance to opioid addiction.
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- Verrill
M. Norwood
- Department
of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
- Center
for Natural Products, Drug Discovery & Development (CNPD3), College
of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
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- Department
of Pharmacodynamics, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
- Center
for Natural Products, Drug Discovery & Development (CNPD3), College
of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
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- Department
of Pharmacodynamics, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
- Center
for Natural Products, Drug Discovery & Development (CNPD3), College
of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
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- Department
of Pharmacodynamics, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
- Center
for Natural Products, Drug Discovery & Development (CNPD3), College
of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
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- Department
of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
- Center
for Natural Products, Drug Discovery & Development (CNPD3), College
of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
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- Department
of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
- Center
for Natural Products, Drug Discovery & Development (CNPD3), College
of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
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- Department
of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
- McKnight
Brain Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
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- Department
of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
- Center
for Natural Products, Drug Discovery & Development (CNPD3), College
of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
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- Department
of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
- Center
for Natural Products, Drug Discovery & Development (CNPD3), College
of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
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- Department
of Pharmacodynamics, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
- Center
for Natural Products, Drug Discovery & Development (CNPD3), College
of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
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- Department
of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
- Center
for Natural Products, Drug Discovery & Development (CNPD3), College
of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
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Wu J, Guillot R, Kouklovsky C, Vincent G. Electrochemical Dearomative Dihydroxylation and Hydroxycyclization of Indoles. Adv Synth Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/adsc.202000158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Ju Wu
- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Institut de Chimie Moléculaire et des Matériaux d'Orsay (ICMMO) 91405 Orsay France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Institut de Chimie Moléculaire et des Matériaux d'Orsay (ICMMO) 91405 Orsay France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Institut de Chimie Moléculaire et des Matériaux d'Orsay (ICMMO) 91405 Orsay France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Institut de Chimie Moléculaire et des Matériaux d'Orsay (ICMMO) 91405 Orsay France
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The psychoactive plant kratom is a native plant to Southeast Asia, and its major bioactive alkaloid is mitragynine. Mitragynine exerts its analgesic properties by acting on the opioid receptors. One of its active metabolites, 7-hydroxymytraginine, is found to be 40 times more potent than mitragynine and 10 times more potent than morphine. Interestingly, current research suggests that mitragynine behaves as an atypical opioid agonist, possessing analgesic activity with less severe side effects than those of typical opioids. Although Thailand and Malaysia have criminalized the use, possession, growing, or selling of kratom due to its abuse potential, kratom still remains unregulated in the United States. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) listed kratom as a "drug of concern" in 2008 with the intent to temporarily place mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine onto Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. However, responses from the general public, U.S. Congress, and Kratom Alliances had the DEA retract their intent. Kratom is currently marketed in the United States as a dietary or herbal supplement used to treat chronic pain, anxiety, and depression with over $207 million in annual sales in the United States alone. Here, we will review the traditional and medicinal uses of kratom along with the synthesis of its bioactive ingredients and their pharmacology, metabolism, and structure-activity relationships. The importance in society of this currently controversial substance will also be discussed.
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- Changho Han
- Vanderbilt Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, United States
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- Vanderbilt Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, United States
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- Vanderbilt Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, United States
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Liu K, Song W, Deng Y, Yang H, Song C, Abdelilah T, Wang S, Cong H, Tang S, Lei A. Electrooxidation enables highly regioselective dearomative annulation of indole and benzofuran derivatives. Nat Commun 2020; 11:3. [PMID: 31911586 PMCID: PMC6946675 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-13829-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2019] [Accepted: 11/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The dearomatization of arenes represents a powerful synthetic methodology to provide three-dimensional chemicals of high added value. Here we report a general and practical protocol for regioselective dearomative annulation of indole and benzofuran derivatives in an electrochemical way. Under undivided electrolytic conditions, a series of highly functionalized five to eight-membered heterocycle-2,3-fused indolines and dihydrobenzofurans, which are typically unattainable under thermal conditions, can be successfully accessed in high yield with excellent regio- and stereo-selectivity. This transformation can also tolerate a wide range of functional groups and achieve good efficiency in large-scale synthesis under oxidant-free conditions. In addition, cyclic voltammetry, electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and kinetic studies indicate that the dehydrogenative dearomatization annulations arise from the anodic oxidation of indole into indole radical cation, and this process is the rate-determining step. Enriching the chemical space of polycyclic heterocycles is of high value in chemical biology. Here, the authors report an electrooxidative protocol for the regioselective dearomative annulation of indoles and benzofurans under undivided cell conditions and obtain five- to eight-membered fused heterocycles.
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- Kun Liu
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS), Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS), Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS), Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS), Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS), Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS), Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS), Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS), Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS), Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS), Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, P. R. China.
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Hirao S, Yamashiro T, Kohira K, Mishima N, Abe T. 2,3-Dimethoxyindolines: a latent electrophile for SNAr reactions triggered by indium catalysts. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:5139-5142. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cc01210f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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An unprecedented utilization of 2,3-dimethoxyindolines (DiMeOINs) as a latent electrophile in regioselective In-catalyzed aromatic substitutions has been reported.
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- Seiya Hirao
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Health Sciences University of Hokkaido
- Ishikari-tobetsu
- Hokkaido 0610293
- Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Health Sciences University of Hokkaido
- Ishikari-tobetsu
- Hokkaido 0610293
- Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Health Sciences University of Hokkaido
- Ishikari-tobetsu
- Hokkaido 0610293
- Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Health Sciences University of Hokkaido
- Ishikari-tobetsu
- Hokkaido 0610293
- Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Health Sciences University of Hokkaido
- Ishikari-tobetsu
- Hokkaido 0610293
- Japan
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Chemical constituents and nitric oxide inhibitory activity of supercritical carbon dioxide extracts from Mitragyna speciosa leaves. ARAB J CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.arabjc.2016.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Wu J, Dou Y, Guillot R, Kouklovsky C, Vincent G. Electrochemical Dearomative 2,3-Difunctionalization of Indoles. J Am Chem Soc 2019; 141:2832-2837. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b13371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Ju Wu
- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire et des Matériaux d’Orsay (ICMMO, UMR 8182), Equipe MSMT, Univ. Paris Sud, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, 15, rue Georges Clémenceau, 91405 Orsay, Cedex, France
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- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire et des Matériaux d’Orsay (ICMMO, UMR 8182), Equipe MSMT, Univ. Paris Sud, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, 15, rue Georges Clémenceau, 91405 Orsay, Cedex, France
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- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire et des Matériaux d’Orsay (ICMMO, UMR 8182), Equipe MSMT, Univ. Paris Sud, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, 15, rue Georges Clémenceau, 91405 Orsay, Cedex, France
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- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire et des Matériaux d’Orsay (ICMMO, UMR 8182), Equipe MSMT, Univ. Paris Sud, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, 15, rue Georges Clémenceau, 91405 Orsay, Cedex, France
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- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire et des Matériaux d’Orsay (ICMMO, UMR 8182), Equipe MSMT, Univ. Paris Sud, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, 15, rue Georges Clémenceau, 91405 Orsay, Cedex, France
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Smith LC, Lin L, Hwang CS, Zhou B, Kubitz DM, Wang H, Janda KD. Lateral Flow Assessment and Unanticipated Toxicity of Kratom. Chem Res Toxicol 2018; 32:113-121. [PMID: 30380840 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.8b00218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The leaves of the Mitragynine speciosia tree (also known as Kratom) have long been chewed, smoked, or brewed into a tea by people in Southeastern Asian countries, such as Malaysia and Thailand. Just this past year, the plant Kratom gained popularity in the United States as a "legal opioid" and scheduling it as a drug of abuse is currently pending. The primary alkaloid found in Kratom is a μ-opioid receptor agonist, mitragynine, whose structure contains a promising scaffold for immunopharmacological use. Although Kratom is regarded as a safe opioid alternative, here we report the LD50 values determined for its two main psychoactive alkaloids, mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine, as comparable to heroin in mice when administered intravenously. Given Kratom's recent emergence in the U.S., there is currently no diagnostic test available for law enforcement or health professionals, so we sought to design such an assay. Mitragynine was used as a starting point for hapten design, resulting in a hapten with an ether linker extending from the C9 position of the alkaloid. Bacterial flagellin (FliC) was chosen as a carrier protein for active immunization in mice, yielding 32 potential monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) for assay development. Antimitragynine mAbs in the range of micro- to nanomolar affinities were uncovered and their utility in producing a convenient lateral flow detection assay of human fluid samples was examined. Antibodies were screened for binding to mitragynine, 7-hydroxymitragynine, and performance in lateral flow assays. Two monoclonal antibodies were subcloned and further purified with 93 and 362 nM affinity to mitragynine. Test strip assays were optimized with a detection cut off of 0.5 μg/mL for mitragynine in buffer and urine (reflecting projected clinically relevant levels of drug in urine), which could be beneficial to law enforcement agencies and health professionals as the opioid epidemic in America continues to evolve.
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- ABiox Company, 720 East First Street , Newberg , Oregon 97132 , United States
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Schendera E, Lerch S, von Drathen T, Unkel LN, Brasholz M. Phosphoric Acid Catalyzed 1,2-Rearrangements of 3-Hydroxyindolenines to Indoxyls and 2-Oxindoles: Reagent-Controlled Regioselectivity Enabled by Dual Activation. European J Org Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201700085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Eva Schendera
- University of Hamburg; Department of Chemistry; Institute of Organic Chemistry; Martin-Luther-King-Platz 6 20146 Hamburg Germany
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- University of Hamburg; Department of Chemistry; Institute of Organic Chemistry; Martin-Luther-King-Platz 6 20146 Hamburg Germany
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- University of Hamburg; Department of Chemistry; Institute of Organic Chemistry; Martin-Luther-King-Platz 6 20146 Hamburg Germany
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- University of Hamburg; Department of Chemistry; Institute of Organic Chemistry; Martin-Luther-King-Platz 6 20146 Hamburg Germany
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- University of Hamburg; Department of Chemistry; Institute of Organic Chemistry; Martin-Luther-King-Platz 6 20146 Hamburg Germany
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Paciaroni NG, Ratnayake R, Matthews JH, Norwood VM, Arnold AC, Dang LH, Luesch H, Huigens RW. A Tryptoline Ring-Distortion Strategy Leads to Complex and Diverse Biologically Active Molecules from the Indole Alkaloid Yohimbine. Chemistry 2017; 23:4327-4335. [PMID: 27900785 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201604795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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High-throughput screening (HTS) is the primary driver to current drug-discovery efforts. New therapeutic agents that enter the market are a direct reflection of the structurally simple compounds that make up screening libraries. Unlike medically relevant natural products (e.g., morphine), small molecules currently being screened have a low fraction of sp3 character and few, if any, stereogenic centers. Although simple compounds have been useful in drugging certain biological targets (e.g., protein kinases), more sophisticated targets (e.g., transcription factors) have largely evaded the discovery of new clinical agents from screening collections. Herein, a tryptoline ring-distortion strategy is described that enables the rapid synthesis of 70 complex and diverse compounds from yohimbine (1); an indole alkaloid. The compounds that were synthesized had architecturally complex and unique scaffolds, unlike 1 and other scaffolds. These compounds were subjected to phenotypic screens and reporter gene assays, leading to the identification of new compounds that possessed various biological activities, including antiproliferative activities against cancer cells with functional hypoxia-inducible factors, nitric oxide inhibition, and inhibition and activation of the antioxidant response element. This tryptoline ring-distortion strategy can begin to address diversity problems in screening libraries, while occupying biologically relevant chemical space in areas critical to human health.
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- Nicholas G Paciaroni
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA.,Center for Natural Product Drug Discovery and Development (CNPD3), University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA.,Center for Natural Product Drug Discovery and Development (CNPD3), University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA.,Center for Natural Product Drug Discovery and Development (CNPD3), University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA.,Center for Natural Product Drug Discovery and Development (CNPD3), University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA.,Center for Natural Product Drug Discovery and Development (CNPD3), University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA.,Department of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA.,Center for Natural Product Drug Discovery and Development (CNPD3), University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA.,Center for Natural Product Drug Discovery and Development (CNPD3), University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA
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Wang X, Liu Y, Xu J, Jiang F, Kang C. Synthesis of Novel Indole-Benzimidazole Derivatives. JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH 2016. [DOI: 10.3184/174751916x14737735069962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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2-Methylindole-3-acetic acid and its 5-methoxy derivative were prepared from the respective phenylhydrazines and levulinic acid. Indole-3-carboxylic acid was obtained from indole, dimethylformamide and trifluoroacetic acid. These indole carboxylic acids were then condensed with substituted o-phenylenediamines under high temperature conditions in the presence of polyphosphoric acid as a catalyst to give the combined indole-benzimidazoles.
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- Xinying Wang
- College of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, P.R. China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, P.R. China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, P.R. China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, P.R. China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, P.R. China
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Piemontesi C, Wang Q, Zhu J. Enantioselective Total Synthesis of (−)-Terengganensine A. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201602374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Cyril Piemontesi
- Laboratory of Synthesis and Natural Products; Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering; Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL-SB-ISIC-LSPN, BCH 5304; 1015 Lausanne Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Synthesis and Natural Products; Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering; Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL-SB-ISIC-LSPN, BCH 5304; 1015 Lausanne Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Synthesis and Natural Products; Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering; Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL-SB-ISIC-LSPN, BCH 5304; 1015 Lausanne Switzerland
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Piemontesi C, Wang Q, Zhu J. Enantioselective Total Synthesis of (-)-Terengganensine A. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016; 55:6556-60. [PMID: 27094030 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201602374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2016] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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A seven-step enantioselective total synthesis of (-)-terengganensine A, a complex heptacyclic monoterpene indole alkaloid, was accomplished. Key steps included: a) Noyori's catalytic enantioselective transfer hydrogenation of the iminium salt to set up the absolute configuration at the C21 position; b) a highly diastereoselective C7 benzoyloxylation with dibenzoyl peroxide under mild conditions; and c) an integrated one-pot oxidative cleavage of cyclopentene/triple cyclization/hydrolysis sequence for the construction of the dioxa azaadamantane motif with complete control of four newly generated stereocenters.
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- Cyril Piemontesi
- Laboratory of Synthesis and Natural Products, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL-SB-ISIC-LSPN, BCH 5304, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Synthesis and Natural Products, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL-SB-ISIC-LSPN, BCH 5304, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Synthesis and Natural Products, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL-SB-ISIC-LSPN, BCH 5304, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Takanashi N, Suzuki K, Kitajima M, Takayama H. Total synthesis of conolidine and apparicine. Tetrahedron Lett 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2015.12.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The Pictet-Spengler (PS) reaction constructs plant alkaloids such as morphine and camptothecin, but it has not yet been noticed in the fungal kingdom. Here, a silent fungal Pictet-Spenglerase (FPS) gene of Chaetomium globosum 1C51 residing in Epinephelus drummondhayi guts is described and ascertained to be activable by 1-methyl-L-tryptophan (1-MT). The activated FPS expression enables the PS reaction between 1-MT and flavipin (fungal aldehyde) to form "unnatural" natural products with unprecedented skeletons, of which chaetoglines B and F are potently antibacterial with the latter inhibiting acetylcholinesterase. A gene-implied enzyme inhibition (GIEI) strategy has been introduced to address the key steps for PS product diversifications. In aggregation, the work designs and validates an innovative approach that can activate the PS reaction-based fungal biosynthetic machinery to produce unpredictable compounds of unusual and novel structure valuable for new biology and biomedicine.
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The first total synthesis of aspeverin, a prenylated indole alkaloid isolated from Aspergillus versicolor in 2013, is described. Key steps utilized to assemble the core structure of the target include a highly diastereoselective Diels-Alder reaction, a Curtius rearrangement, and a unique strategy for installation of the geminal dimethyl group. A novel iodine(III)-initiated cyclization was then used to install the bicyclic urethane linkage distinctive to the natural product.
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- Adam M. Levinson
- Tri-Institutional PhD Program in Chemical Biology, Laboratory for Bioorganic Chemistry, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, New York 10065, United States
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Matsumoto K, Narita M, Muramatsu N, Nakayama T, Misawa K, Kitajima M, Tashima K, Devi LA, Suzuki T, Takayama H, Horie S. Orally active opioid μ/δ dual agonist MGM-16, a derivative of the indole alkaloid mitragynine, exhibits potent antiallodynic effect on neuropathic pain in mice. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2014; 348:383-92. [PMID: 24345467 PMCID: PMC6067406 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.113.208108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2013] [Accepted: 12/09/2013] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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(E)-Methyl 2-((2S,3S,7aS,12bS)-3-ethyl-7a-hydroxy-8-methoxy-1,2,3,4,6,7,7a,12b-octahydroindolo[2,3-a]quinolizin-2-yl)-3-methoxyacrylate (7-hydroxymitragynine), a main active constituent of the traditional herbal medicine Mitragyna speciosa, is an indole alkaloid that is structurally different from morphine. 7-Hydroxymitragynine induces a potent antinociceptive effect on mouse acute pain through μ-opioid receptors. In this study, we developed dual-acting μ- and δ-opioid agonists MGM-15 and MGM-16 from 7-hydroxymitragynine for the treatment of acute and chronic pain. MGM-16 showed a higher potency than that of 7-hydroxymitragynine and MGM-15 in in vitro and in vivo assays. MGM-16 exhibited a high affinity for μ- and δ-opioid receptors, with K(i) values of 2.1 and 7.0 nM, respectively. MGM-16 showed μ- and δ-opioid full agonistic effects in a guanosine 5'-O-(3-[(35)S]thiotriphosphate) binding assay and in a functional test using electrically elicited guinea pig ileum and mouse vas deferens contractions. Systemic administration of MGM-16 produced antinociceptive effects in a mouse acute pain model and antiallodynic effects in a chronic pain model. The antinociceptive effect of MGM-16 was approximately 240 times more potent than that of morphine in a mouse tail-flick test, and its antiallodynic effect was approximately 100 times more potent than that of gabapentin in partial sciatic nerve-ligated mice, especially with oral administration. The antinociceptive effect of MGM-16 was completely and partially blocked by the μ-selective antagonist β-funaltrexamine hydrochloride (β-FNA) and by the δ-selective antagonist naltrindole, respectively, in a tail-flick test. The antiallodynic effect of MGM-16 was completely blocked by β-FNA and naltrindole in a neuropathic pain model. These findings suggest that MGM-16 could become a class of a compound with potential therapeutic utility for treating neuropathic pain.
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MESH Headings
- Administration, Oral
- Animals
- CHO Cells
- Cricetinae
- Cricetulus
- Hyperalgesia/drug therapy
- Hyperalgesia/physiopathology
- Ileum/drug effects
- Ileum/physiopathology
- Injections, Subcutaneous
- Male
- Mice
- Muscle Contraction
- Muscle, Smooth/drug effects
- Muscle, Smooth/physiology
- Neuralgia/drug therapy
- Neuralgia/physiopathology
- Physical Stimulation
- Rabbits
- Radioligand Assay
- Receptors, Opioid, delta/agonists
- Receptors, Opioid, delta/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/agonists
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/antagonists & inhibitors
- Sciatic Neuropathy/drug therapy
- Sciatic Neuropathy/physiopathology
- Secologanin Tryptamine Alkaloids/chemistry
- Secologanin Tryptamine Alkaloids/pharmacology
- Secologanin Tryptamine Alkaloids/therapeutic use
- Stereoisomerism
- Touch
- Vas Deferens/drug effects
- Vas Deferens/physiopathology
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- Kenjiro Matsumoto
- Laboratory of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Josai International University, Chiba, Japan (K.Ma., N.M., K.T., S.H.); Department of Toxicology (K.Ma., M.N., T.S.) and Department of Pharmacology (K.Ma., M.N.), Hoshi University School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Molecular Structure and Biological Function, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan (T.N., K.Mi., M.K., H.T.); and Department of Pharmacology and Systems Therapeutics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York (L.A.D.)
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Li S, Li Z, Wu J. Synthesis of Benzoindolinesviaa Copper-Catalyzed Reaction of 1-Bromoethynyl-2-(cyclopropylidenemethyl)arenes withN-Allylsulfonamide. Adv Synth Catal 2012. [DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201200374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Efficient microwave irradiation enhanced stereoselective synthesis and antitumor activity of indolylchalcones and their pyrazoline analogs. J CHEM SCI 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/s12039-010-0093-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Takahashi N, Ito T, Matsuda Y, Kogure N, Kitajima M, Takayama H. Determination of absolute configuration of trimeric indole alkaloid, psychotrimine, by first asymmetric total synthesis. Chem Commun (Camb) 2010; 46:2501-3. [PMID: 20309475 DOI: 10.1039/b923918a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The first asymmetric total synthesis of psychotrimine, a trimeric indole alkaloid, was accomplished via an asymmetric Ireland-Claisen rearrangement to construct a chiral quaternary carbon center, thereby establishing the absolute configuration of psychotrimine.
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- Nobuaki Takahashi
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
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Eftekhari-Sis B, Zirak M, Akbari A, Hashemi MM. Synthesis of new 2-aryl-4-chloro-3-hydroxy-1 H-indole-5,7-dicarbaldehydes viaVilsmeier-Haack reaction. J Heterocycl Chem 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/jhet.338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Prevatt-Smith KM, Prisinzano TE. New therapeutic potential for psychoactive natural products. Nat Prod Rep 2009; 27:23-31. [PMID: 20024092 DOI: 10.1039/b912196j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Much of our knowledge in neuroscience was discovered through the study of mind-altering natural products. However, although much has been learned about human physiology and basic biological processes, the underlying causes of CNS disorders and other disease states are still elusive. Based on its main past successes, the continued study of mind-altering compounds promises to yield novel agents that may be developed into medications and to identify new targets for the treatment of diseases. This Highlight describes the history of investigations into several classes of mind-altering natural products and relates recent and potential therapeutic uses for these agents.
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Ito T, Kitajima M, Takayama H. Asymmetric total synthesis of reported structure of eudistomidin B, an indole alkaloid isolated from a marine tunicate. Tetrahedron Lett 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2009.05.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Silva LF, Craveiro MV. A Diastereoselective Total Synthesis of trans-Trikentrin A: A Ring Contraction Approach. Org Lett 2008; 10:5417-20. [DOI: 10.1021/ol8023105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Luiz F. Silva
- Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes, 748, CP 26077, CEP 05513-970 São Paulo SP, Brazil
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- Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes, 748, CP 26077, CEP 05513-970 São Paulo SP, Brazil
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MGM-9 [(E)-methyl 2-(3-ethyl-7a,12a-(epoxyethanoxy)-9-fluoro-1,2,3,4,6,7,12,12b-octahydro-8-methoxyindolo[2,3-a]quinolizin-2-yl)-3-methoxyacrylate], a derivative of the indole alkaloid mitragynine: a novel dual-acting mu- and kappa-opioid agonist with potent antinociceptive and weak rewarding effects in mice. Neuropharmacology 2008; 55:154-65. [PMID: 18550129 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2008.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2007] [Revised: 04/10/2008] [Accepted: 05/02/2008] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Mitragynine is a major indole alkaloid isolated from the Thai medicinal plant Mitragyna speciosa that has opium-like properties, although its chemical structure is quite different from that of morphine. We attempted to develop novel analgesics derived from mitragynine, and thus synthesized the ethylene glycol-bridged and C10-fluorinated derivative of mitragynine, MGM-9 [(E)-methyl 2-(3-ethyl-7a,12a-(epoxyethanoxy)-9-fluoro-1,2,3,4,6,7,12,12b-octahydro-8-methoxyindolo[2,3-a]quinolizin-2-yl)-3-methoxyacrylate]. We hypothesized that a dual-acting mu- and kappa-opioid agonist could produce potent antinociceptive effects with fewer rewarding effects compared with mu agonists. In this study, MGM-9 exhibited high affinity for mu- and kappa-opioid receptors with Ki values of 7.3 and 18 nM, respectively. MGM-9 showed a potent opioid agonistic effect, and its effects were meditated by mu- and kappa-opioid receptor mechanisms in in vitro assays. Subcutaneous and oral administration of MGM-9 produced potent antinociceptive effects in mouse tail-flick, hot-plate, and writhing tests. When administered orally, the antinociceptive effect of MGM-9 was seven to 22 times more potent than that of morphine. The antinociceptive effects of MGM-9 were mediated by both mu- and kappa-opioid receptors. Subcutaneous administration of MGM-9 twice daily for 5 days led to antinociceptive tolerance. In the gastrointestinal transit study, MGM-9 inhibited gastrointestinal transit, but its effect was weaker than that of morphine at equi-antinociceptive doses. Furthermore, MGM-9 induced less hyperlocomotion and fewer rewarding effects than morphine. The rewarding effect of MGM-9 was blocked by a mu antagonist and enhanced by a kappa antagonist. Taken together, the results suggest that MGM-9 is a promising novel analgesic that has a stronger antinociceptive effect and weaker adverse effects than morphine.
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Matsuda Y, Kitajima M, Takayama H. First Total Synthesis of Trimeric Indole Alkaloid, Psychotrimine. Org Lett 2007; 10:125-8. [DOI: 10.1021/ol702637r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Yohei Matsuda
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
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Takayama H, Okada N, Misawa K, Kitajima M. Preparation of Ethylene Glycol Adducts at 2,3-Positions of Indoles with Hypervalent Iodine. HETEROCYCLES 2007. [DOI: 10.3987/com-07-s(w)25] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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