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Bourgeois A, Lemos JAS, Roucheray S, Sergerie A, Richard D. The Paradigm Shift of Using Natural Molecules Extracted from Northern Canada to Combat Malaria. Infect Dis Rep 2024; 16:543-560. [PMID: 39051241 PMCID: PMC11270350 DOI: 10.3390/idr16040041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2024] [Revised: 06/12/2024] [Accepted: 06/13/2024] [Indexed: 07/27/2024] Open
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Parasitic diseases, such as malaria, are an immense burden to many low- and middle-income countries. In 2022, 249 million cases and 608,000 deaths were reported by the World Health Organization for malaria alone. Climate change, conflict, humanitarian crises, resource constraints and diverse biological challenges threaten progress in the elimination of malaria. Undeniably, the lack of a commercialized vaccine and the spread of drug-resistant parasites beg the need for novel approaches to treat this infectious disease. Most approaches for the development of antimalarials to date take inspiration from tropical or sub-tropical environments; however, it is necessary to expand our search. In this review, we highlight the origin of antimalarial treatments and propose new insights in the search for developing novel antiparasitic treatments. Plants and microorganisms living in harsh and cold environments, such as those found in the largely unexploited Northern Canadian boreal forest, often demonstrate interesting properties that are not found in other environments. Most prominently, the essential oil of Rhododendron tomentosum spp. Subarcticum from Nunavik and mortiamides isolated from Mortierella species found in Nunavut have shown promising activity against Plasmodium falciparum.
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- Alexandra Bourgeois
- Centre de Recherche en Infectiologie, CRCHU de Québec-Université Laval, Quebec City, QC G1V 4G2, Canada; (A.B.); (J.A.S.L.); (S.R.); (A.S.)
- Department of Microbiology-Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Quebec City, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche en Infectiologie, CRCHU de Québec-Université Laval, Quebec City, QC G1V 4G2, Canada; (A.B.); (J.A.S.L.); (S.R.); (A.S.)
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- Centre de Recherche en Infectiologie, CRCHU de Québec-Université Laval, Quebec City, QC G1V 4G2, Canada; (A.B.); (J.A.S.L.); (S.R.); (A.S.)
- Department of Microbiology-Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Quebec City, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche en Infectiologie, CRCHU de Québec-Université Laval, Quebec City, QC G1V 4G2, Canada; (A.B.); (J.A.S.L.); (S.R.); (A.S.)
- Department of Microbiology-Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Quebec City, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche en Infectiologie, CRCHU de Québec-Université Laval, Quebec City, QC G1V 4G2, Canada; (A.B.); (J.A.S.L.); (S.R.); (A.S.)
- Department of Microbiology-Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Quebec City, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
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Chemistry and Bioactivity of the Deep-Water Antarctic Octocoral Alcyonium sp. Mar Drugs 2022; 20:md20090576. [PMID: 36135765 PMCID: PMC9505732 DOI: 10.3390/md20090576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2022] [Revised: 09/07/2022] [Accepted: 09/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Chemical investigation of an Antarctic deep-water octocoral has led to the isolation of four new compounds, including three illudalane sesquiterpenoids (1–3) related to the alcyopterosins, a highly oxidized steroid, alcyosterone (5), and five known alcyopterosins (4, 6–9). The structures were established by extensive 1D and 2D NMR analyses, while 9 was verified by XRD. Alcyopterosins are unusual for their nitrate ester functionalization and have been characterized with cytotoxicity related to their DNA binding properties. Alcyopterosins V (3) and E (4) demonstrated single-digit micromolar activity against Clostridium difficile, an intestinal bacterium capable of causing severe diarrhea that is increasingly associated with drug resistance. Alcyosterone (5) and several alcyopterosins were similarly potent against the protist Leishmania donovani, the causative agent of leishmaniasis, a disfiguring disease that can be fatal if not treated. While the alcyopterosin family of sesquiterpenes is known for mild cytotoxicity, the observed activity against C. difficile and L. donovani is selective for the infectious agents.
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Liu M, Zhang X, Li G. Structural and Biological Insights into the Hot‐spot Marine Natural Products Reported from 2012 to 2021. CHINESE J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.202200129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Mingyu Liu
- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Chinese Ministry of Education, School of Medicine and Pharmacy Ocean University of China Qingdao 266003 China
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology Shandong University Qingdao 266237 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology Shandong University Qingdao 266237 China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Chinese Ministry of Education, School of Medicine and Pharmacy Ocean University of China Qingdao 266003 China
- Laboratory of Marine Drugs and Biological Products, National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology Qingdao 266235 China
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Terpenoids constitute a broad class of natural compounds with tremendous variability in structure and bioactivity, which resulted in a strong interest of the chemical community to this class of natural products over the last 150 years. The presence of strained small rings renders the terpenoid targets interesting for chemical synthesis, due to limited number of available methods and stability issues. In this feature article, a number of recent examples of total syntheses of terpenoids with complex carbon frameworks featuring small rings are discussed. Specific emphasis is given to the new developments in strategical and tactical approaches to construction of such systems.
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- Gleb A Chesnokov
- Department of Chemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland.
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Mostafa O, Al-Shehri M, Moustafa M, Al-Emam A. Cnidarians as a potential source of antiparasitic drugs. Parasitol Res 2021; 121:35-48. [PMID: 34842987 DOI: 10.1007/s00436-021-07387-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2021] [Accepted: 11/16/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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New antiparasitic drugs are urgently required for treating parasitic infections. The marine environment has proven to be a valuable source of compounds with therapeutic properties against many diseases, including parasitic diseases. Cnidarian venoms are known for their toxicological properties and are candidates for developing medications. In this review, the antiparasitic properties of cnidarian toxins, discovered over the last two decades, were examined. A total of 61 cnidarian compounds from 18 different genera of cnidaria were studied for their antiparasitic activities. The assessed genera belonged mainly to three geographical areas: South America, North America, and Southeast Asia. The in vitro activities of crude extracts and compounds against a range of parasites including Plasmodium falciparum, Trypanosoma brucei gambiense, T. cruzi, T. congolense, Leishmania donovani, L. chagasi, L. braziliensis, and Giardia duodenalis are reviewed. The challenges involved in developing these compounds into effective drugs are discussed.
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- Osama Mostafa
- Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia. .,Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt.
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- Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.,Department of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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Tsukano C, Yagita R, Heike T, Mohammed TA, Nishibayashi K, Irie K, Takemoto Y. Asymmetric Total Synthesis of Shagenes A and B. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202109786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Chihiro Tsukano
- Graduate School of Agriculture Kyoto University Kitashirakawa-Oiwakecho, Sakyo-ku Kyoto 606-8501 Japan
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- Graduate School of Agriculture Kyoto University Kitashirakawa-Oiwakecho, Sakyo-ku Kyoto 606-8501 Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Kyoto University Yoshida, Sakyo-ku Kyoto 606-8502 Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Kyoto University Yoshida, Sakyo-ku Kyoto 606-8502 Japan
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Khartoum Alqsr Avenue Khartoum 11111 Sudan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Kyoto University Yoshida, Sakyo-ku Kyoto 606-8502 Japan
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- Graduate School of Agriculture Kyoto University Kitashirakawa-Oiwakecho, Sakyo-ku Kyoto 606-8501 Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Kyoto University Yoshida, Sakyo-ku Kyoto 606-8502 Japan
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Tsukano C, Yagita R, Heike T, Mohammed TA, Nishibayashi K, Irie K, Takemoto Y. Asymmetric Total Synthesis of Shagenes A and B. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:23106-23111. [PMID: 34423896 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202109786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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We report the first total synthesis of shagenes A and B, which are tricyclic terpenoids containing a cis-substituted cyclopropane, via ring-closing metathesis of an enamide and Ir-catalyzed double-bond isomerization of an alkylidenecyclopropane. Chemo- and diastereoselectivity in the distorted cis-substituted structures were controlled by the alkylidenecyclopropane reactivity and using the ketone functionality as a remote directing group for the Ir catalyst, respectively. The total synthesis suggested the absolute configuration of shagenes.
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- Chihiro Tsukano
- Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa-Oiwakecho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa-Oiwakecho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8502, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8502, Japan
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of, Khartoum, Alqsr Avenue, Khartoum, 11111, Sudan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8502, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa-Oiwakecho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8502, Japan
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Cytotoxic polyhydroxy sterols from the Egyptian Red Sea soft coral Sarcophyton acutum. Fitoterapia 2020; 147:104765. [PMID: 33122132 DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2020.104765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2020] [Revised: 10/19/2020] [Accepted: 10/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The methanolic extract and its sub-extracts (viz, n-hexane, DCM, EtOAc and MeOH) of the soft coral Sarcophyton acutum were evaluated as anti-Leishmania major and as anticancer (against the HepG2, MCF-7, and A549 cell lines) using the MTT assay. Six polyhydroxy sterols (1-6) were isolated from the most active cytotoxic and anti-leishmanial EtOAc-soluble fraction. Their structures were established as two new polyhydroxy sterols, acutumosterols A (1) and B (2), and four known structural analogues (3-6) by intensive spectroscopic analyses, and by comparison with data of related compounds. Compound 4 exerted noticeable cytotoxicity against HepG2 cell line (IC50 17.2 ± 1.5 μg/mL), while the other pure isolates showed weak to moderate cytotoxicity (24.8 ± 2.8-57.2 ± 5.2). The results were discussed in relation to the structural features of these closely related sterols.
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Marine Terpenoids from Polar Latitudes and Their Potential Applications in Biotechnology. Mar Drugs 2020; 18:md18080401. [PMID: 32751369 PMCID: PMC7459527 DOI: 10.3390/md18080401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2020] [Revised: 07/24/2020] [Accepted: 07/25/2020] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Polar marine biota have adapted to thrive under one of the ocean’s most inhospitable scenarios, where extremes of temperature, light photoperiod and ice disturbance, along with ecological interactions, have selected species with a unique suite of secondary metabolites. Organisms of Arctic and Antarctic oceans are prolific sources of natural products, exhibiting wide structural diversity and remarkable bioactivities for human applications. Chemical skeletons belonging to terpene families are the most commonly found compounds, whereas cytotoxic antimicrobial properties, the capacity to prevent infections, are the most widely reported activities from these environments. This review firstly summarizes the regulations on access and benefit sharing requirements for research in polar environments. Then it provides an overview of the natural product arsenal from Antarctic and Arctic marine organisms that displays promising uses for fighting human disease. Microbes, such as bacteria and fungi, and macroorganisms, such as sponges, macroalgae, ascidians, corals, bryozoans, echinoderms and mollusks, are the main focus of this review. The biological origin, the structure of terpenes and terpenoids, derivatives and their biotechnological potential are described. This survey aims to highlight the chemical diversity of marine polar life and the versatility of this group of biomolecules, in an effort to encourage further research in drug discovery.
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Bioactivity of Spongian Diterpenoid Scaffolds from the Antarctic Sponge Dendrilla antarctica. Mar Drugs 2020; 18:md18060327. [PMID: 32586020 PMCID: PMC7344659 DOI: 10.3390/md18060327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2020] [Revised: 06/10/2020] [Accepted: 06/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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The Antarctic sponge Dendrilla antarctica is rich in defensive terpenoids with promising antimicrobial potential. Investigation of this demosponge has resulted in the generation of a small chemical library containing diterpenoid secondary metabolites with bioactivity in an infectious disease screening campaign focused on Leishmania donovani, Plasmodium falciparum, and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) biofilm. In total, eleven natural products were isolated, including three new compounds designated dendrillins B-D (10-12). Chemical modification of abundant natural products led to three semisynthetic derivatives (13-15), which were also screened. Several compounds showed potency against the leishmaniasis parasite, with the natural products tetrahydroaplysulphurin-1 (4) and dendrillin B (10), as well as the semisynthetic triol 15, displaying single-digit micromolar activity and low mammalian cytotoxicity. Triol 15 displayed the best profile against the liver-stage malaria parasites, while membranolide (5) and dendrillin C (11) were strong hits against MRSA biofilm cultures.
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Marine Pharmacology in 2014-2015: Marine Compounds with Antibacterial, Antidiabetic, Antifungal, Anti-Inflammatory, Antiprotozoal, Antituberculosis, Antiviral, and Anthelmintic Activities; Affecting the Immune and Nervous Systems, and Other Miscellaneous Mechanisms of Action. Mar Drugs 2019; 18:md18010005. [PMID: 31861527 PMCID: PMC7024264 DOI: 10.3390/md18010005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2019] [Revised: 12/12/2019] [Accepted: 12/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The systematic review of the marine pharmacology literature from 2014 to 2015 was completed in a manner consistent with the 1998-2013 reviews of this series. Research in marine pharmacology during 2014-2015, which was reported by investigators in 43 countries, described novel findings on the preclinical pharmacology of 301 marine compounds. These observations included antibacterial, antifungal, antiprotozoal, antituberculosis, antiviral, and anthelmintic pharmacological activities for 133 marine natural products, 85 marine compounds with antidiabetic, and anti-inflammatory activities, as well as those that affected the immune and nervous system, and 83 marine compounds that displayed miscellaneous mechanisms of action, and may probably contribute to novel pharmacological classes upon further research. Thus, in 2014-2015, the preclinical marine natural product pharmacology pipeline provided novel pharmacology as well as new lead compounds for the clinical marine pharmaceutical pipeline, and thus continued to contribute to ongoing global research for alternative therapeutic approaches to many disease categories.
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Yasui M. Construction of All-<i>cis</i>-substituted Cyclopropane and Total Synthesis of Avenaol. YAKUGAKU ZASSHI 2019; 139:1259-1265. [DOI: 10.1248/yakushi.19-00130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- Motohiro Yasui
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University
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Yasui M, Ota R, Tsukano C, Takemoto Y. Synthesis of cis-/All- cis-Substituted Cyclopropanes through Stereocontrolled Metalation and Pd-Catalyzed Negishi Coupling. Org Lett 2018; 20:7656-7660. [PMID: 30462517 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.8b03390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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We have developed a direct method for the synthesis of cis-substituted cyclopropanes from a cyclopropanecarboxamide through stereocontrolled metalation and Negishi coupling. Under the optimized reaction conditions, various substituents, including di/trisubstituted alkenes and aryl groups, were introduced in a stereoselective manner using a simple amide directing group that could subsequently be converted into an ester. Furthermore, this method was applicable to the synthesis of all- cis-substituted cyclopropanes bearing three different substituents, which are highly congested and strained molecules.
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- Motohiro Yasui
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Kyoto University , Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501 , Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Kyoto University , Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501 , Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Kyoto University , Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501 , Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Kyoto University , Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501 , Japan
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Tripathi VC, Satish S, Horam S, Raj S, lal A, Arockiaraj J, Pasupuleti M, Dikshit DK. Natural products from polar organisms: Structural diversity, bioactivities and potential pharmaceutical applications. POLAR SCIENCE 2018; 18:147-166. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polar.2018.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2023]
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Exploitation of Mangrove Endophytic Fungi for Infectious Disease Drug Discovery. Mar Drugs 2018; 16:md16100376. [PMID: 30308948 PMCID: PMC6212984 DOI: 10.3390/md16100376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2018] [Revised: 10/03/2018] [Accepted: 10/05/2018] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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There is an acute need for new and effective agents to treat infectious diseases. We conducted a screening program to assess the potential of mangrove-derived endophytic fungi as a source of new antibiotics. Fungi cultured in the presence and absence of small molecule epigenetic modulators were screened against Mycobacterium tuberculosis and the ESKAPE panel of bacterial pathogens, as well as two eukaryotic infective agents, Leishmania donovani and Naegleria fowleri. By comparison of bioactivity data among treatments and targets, trends became evident, such as the result that more than 60% of active extracts were revealed to be selective to a single target. Validating the technique of using small molecules to dysregulate secondary metabolite production pathways, nearly half (44%) of those fungi producing active extracts only did so following histone deacetylase inhibitory (HDACi) or DNA methyltransferase inhibitory (DNMTi) treatment.
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Cockram PE, Smith TK. Active Natural Product Scaffolds against Trypanosomatid Parasites: A Review. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2018; 81:2138-2154. [PMID: 30234295 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.8b00159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Neglected tropical diseases caused by trypanosomatid parasites are a continuing and escalating problem, which devastate the less economically developed cultures in countries in which they are endemic by impairing both human and animal health. Current drugs for these diseases are regarded as out-of-date and expensive, with unacceptable side-effects and mounting parasite resistance, meaning there is an urgent need for new therapeutics. Natural products have long been a source of potent, structurally diverse bioactive molecules. Herein are reviewed natural products with reported trypanocidal activity, which have been clustered based on core structural similarities, to aid the future discovery of new trypanocidal core motifs with potential routes to synthetically accessible natural product cores suggested.
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- Peter E Cockram
- Biomedical Sciences Research Complex , University of St Andrews , North Haugh , St Andrews , Scotland , KY16 9ST
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- Biomedical Sciences Research Complex , University of St Andrews , North Haugh , St Andrews , Scotland , KY16 9ST
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Thomas SL, von Salm JL, Clark S, Ferlita S, Nemani P, Azhari A, Rice CA, Wilson NG, Kyle DE, Baker BJ. Keikipukalides, Furanocembrane Diterpenes from the Antarctic Deep Sea Octocoral Plumarella delicatissima. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2018; 81:117-123. [PMID: 29260557 PMCID: PMC5791048 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.7b00732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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During a 2013 cruise in the Southern Ocean we collected specimens of the octocoral Plumarella delicatissima between 800 and 950 m depth. Five new furanocembranoid diterpenes, keikipukalides A-E (1-5), the known diterpene pukalide aldehyde (6), and the known norditerpenoid ineleganolide (7) were isolated from the coral. These Plumarella terpenes lack mammalian cytotoxicity, while 2-7 display activity against Leishmania donovani between 1.9 and 12 μM. Structure elucidation was facilitated by one- and two-dimensional NMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry, and keikipukalides A and E were confirmed by X-ray crystallography.
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- Santana
A. L. Thomas
- Departments
of Chemistry and Global Health and Center for Drug Discovery and Innovation, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33620, United States
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- Departments
of Chemistry and Global Health and Center for Drug Discovery and Innovation, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33620, United States
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- Departments
of Chemistry and Global Health and Center for Drug Discovery and Innovation, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33620, United States
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- Departments
of Chemistry and Global Health and Center for Drug Discovery and Innovation, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33620, United States
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- Departments
of Chemistry and Global Health and Center for Drug Discovery and Innovation, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33620, United States
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- Departments
of Chemistry and Global Health and Center for Drug Discovery and Innovation, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33620, United States
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- Departments
of Chemistry and Global Health and Center for Drug Discovery and Innovation, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33620, United States
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- Western
Australia Museum and University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia 6009, Australia
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- Departments
of Chemistry and Global Health and Center for Drug Discovery and Innovation, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33620, United States
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- Departments
of Chemistry and Global Health and Center for Drug Discovery and Innovation, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33620, United States
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Yasui M, Ota R, Tsukano C, Takemoto Y. Total synthesis of avenaol. Nat Commun 2017; 8:674. [PMID: 28939863 PMCID: PMC5610312 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-00792-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2017] [Accepted: 07/25/2017] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Avenaol, isolated from the allelopathic plant black oat, was the first C20 germination stimulant related to strigolactones. Structurally, it consisted of a bicyclo[4.1.0]heptanone skeleton containing a cyclopropane ring bearing three main chains projecting in the same direction (i.e. all-cis-substituted cyclopropane). Herein, we report the total synthesis of avenaol using a robust strategy involving the formation of an all-cis-substituted cyclopropane via an alkylidenecyclopropane. The key factors in the success of this total synthesis include the Rh-catalysed intramolecular cyclopropanation of an allene, an Ir-catalysed stereoselective double-bond isomerisation, and the differentiation of two hydroxymethyl groups via the regioselective formation and oxidation of a tetrahydropyran based on the reactivity of a cyclopropyl group. This strategy effectively avoids the undesired ring opening of the cyclopropane ring and the formation of a caged structure. Furthermore, this study confirms the proposed structure of avenaol, including its unique all-cis-substituted cyclopropane moiety.Avenaol is a potent germination stimulant that can be extracted from black oat. Here, the authors report the total synthesis of avenaol by developing a strategy to access all-cis-substituted cyclopropanes.
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- Motohiro Yasui
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan
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Le Bideau F, Kousara M, Chen L, Wei L, Dumas F. Tricyclic Sesquiterpenes from Marine Origin. Chem Rev 2017; 117:6110-6159. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.6b00502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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- Franck Le Bideau
- BioCIS,
Faculty of Pharmacy, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, 92290, Châtenay-Malabry, France
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- BioCIS,
Faculty of Pharmacy, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, 92290, Châtenay-Malabry, France
- Faculty
of Pharmacy, Al Andalus University, P.O. Box 101, Tartus, Al Qadmus, Syria
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- BioCIS,
Faculty of Pharmacy, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, 92290, Châtenay-Malabry, France
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- BioCIS,
Faculty of Pharmacy, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, 92290, Châtenay-Malabry, France
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- BioCIS,
Faculty of Pharmacy, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, 92290, Châtenay-Malabry, France
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Secondary Metabolites from Polar Organisms. Mar Drugs 2017; 15:md15030028. [PMID: 28241505 PMCID: PMC5367009 DOI: 10.3390/md15030028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2017] [Revised: 01/24/2017] [Accepted: 01/29/2017] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Polar organisms have been found to develop unique defences against the extreme environment environment, leading to the biosynthesis of novel molecules with diverse bioactivities. This review covers the 219 novel natural products described since 2001, from the Arctic and the Antarctic microoganisms, lichen, moss and marine faunas. The structures of the new compounds and details of the source organism, along with any relevant biological activities are presented. Where reported, synthetic and biosynthetic studies on the polar metabolites have also been included.
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This is an update report on marine natural products isolated from cold-water organisms in the last decade, following the previous review that covered the literature up to 2005. Emphasis is on structural assignments and biological activity.
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- Sylvia Soldatou
- School of Chemistry
- National University of Ireland
- Galway
- Ireland
- Department of Chemistry
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- School of Chemistry
- National University of Ireland
- Galway
- Ireland
- Department of Chemistry
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Tedesco P, Maida I, Palma Esposito F, Tortorella E, Subko K, Ezeofor CC, Zhang Y, Tabudravu J, Jaspars M, Fani R, de Pascale D. Antimicrobial Activity of Monoramnholipids Produced by Bacterial Strains Isolated from the Ross Sea (Antarctica). Mar Drugs 2016; 14:md14050083. [PMID: 27128927 PMCID: PMC4882557 DOI: 10.3390/md14050083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2015] [Revised: 04/18/2016] [Accepted: 04/18/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Microorganisms living in extreme environments represent a huge reservoir of novel antimicrobial compounds and possibly of novel chemical families. Antarctica is one of the most extraordinary places on Earth and exhibits many distinctive features. Antarctic microorganisms are well known producers of valuable secondary metabolites. Specifically, several Antarctic strains have been reported to inhibit opportunistic human pathogens strains belonging to Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc). Herein, we applied a biodiscovery pipeline for the identification of anti-Bcc compounds. Antarctic sub-sea sediments were collected from the Ross Sea, and used to isolate 25 microorganisms, which were phylogenetically affiliated to three bacterial genera (Psychrobacter, Arthrobacter, and Pseudomonas) via sequencing and analysis of 16S rRNA genes. They were then subjected to a primary cell-based screening to determine their bioactivity against Bcc strains. Positive isolates were used to produce crude extracts from microbial spent culture media, to perform the secondary screening. Strain Pseudomonas BNT1 was then selected for bioassay-guided purification employing SPE and HPLC. Finally, LC-MS and NMR structurally resolved the purified bioactive compounds. With this strategy, we achieved the isolation of three rhamnolipids, two of which were new, endowed with high (MIC < 1 μg/mL) and unreported antimicrobial activity against Bcc strains.
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- Pietro Tedesco
- Institute of Protein Biochemistry, National Research Council, Via P. Castellino, 111, I-80131 Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Biology, University of Florence, Via Madonna del Piano 6, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino (FI), Italy.
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- Institute of Protein Biochemistry, National Research Council, Via P. Castellino, 111, I-80131 Naples, Italy.
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- Institute of Protein Biochemistry, National Research Council, Via P. Castellino, 111, I-80131 Naples, Italy.
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- Marine Biodiscovery Centre, Department of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, Old Aberdeen, AB24 3UE Scotland, UK.
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- Marine Biodiscovery Centre, Department of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, Old Aberdeen, AB24 3UE Scotland, UK.
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- Marine Biodiscovery Centre, Department of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, Old Aberdeen, AB24 3UE Scotland, UK.
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- Marine Biodiscovery Centre, Department of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, Old Aberdeen, AB24 3UE Scotland, UK.
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- Marine Biodiscovery Centre, Department of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, Old Aberdeen, AB24 3UE Scotland, UK.
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- Department of Biology, University of Florence, Via Madonna del Piano 6, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino (FI), Italy.
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- Institute of Protein Biochemistry, National Research Council, Via P. Castellino, 111, I-80131 Naples, Italy.
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This review covers the literature published in 2014 for marine natural products (MNPs), with 1116 citations (753 for the period January to December 2014) referring to compounds isolated from marine microorganisms and phytoplankton, green, brown and red algae, sponges, cnidarians, bryozoans, molluscs, tunicates, echinoderms, mangroves and other intertidal plants and microorganisms. The emphasis is on new compounds (1378 in 456 papers for 2014), together with the relevant biological activities, source organisms and country of origin. Reviews, biosynthetic studies, first syntheses, and syntheses that lead to the revision of structures or stereochemistries, have been included.
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- John W Blunt
- Department of Chemistry, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.
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