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Vadakkedathu Palakkeezhillam VN, Haribabu J, Kumar VS, Manakkadan V, Rasin P, Muena JP, Dharmasivam M, Sreekanth A. Biomolecular Interactions and Anticancer Mechanisms of Ru(II)-Arene Complexes of Cinnamaldehyde-Derived Thiosemicarbazone Ligands: Analysis Combining In Silico and In Vitro Approaches. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2024; 7:5622-5639. [PMID: 39087675 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.4c00689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/02/2024]
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Our study focuses on synthesizing and exploring the potential of three N-(4) substituted thiosemicarbazones derived from cinnamic aldehyde, alongside their Ru(II)-(η6 -p-cymene)/(η6-benzene) complexes. The synthesized compounds were comprehensively characterized using a range of analytical techniques, including FT-IR, UV-visible spectroscopy, NMR (1H, 13C), and HRMS. We investigated their electronic and physicochemical properties via density functional theory (DFT). X-ray crystal structures validated structural differences identified by DFT. Molecular docking predicted promising bioactivities, supported by experimental observations. Notably, docking with EGFR suggested an inhibitory potential against this cancer-related protein. Spectroscopic titrations revealed significant DNA/BSA binding affinities, particularly with DNA intercalation and BSA hydrophobic interactions. RuPCAM displayed the strongest binding affinity with DNA (Kb = 6.23 × 107 M-1) and BSA (Kb = 9.75 × 105 M-1). Assessed the cytotoxicity of the complexes on cervical cancer cells (HeLa), and breast cancer cells (MCF-7 and MDA-MB 231), revealing remarkable potency. Additionally, selectivity was assessed by examining MCF-10a normal cell lines. The active complexes were found to trigger apoptosis, a vital cellular process crucial for evaluating their potential as anticancer agents utilizing staining assays and flow cytometry analysis. Intriguingly, complexation with Ru(II)-arene precursors significantly amplified the bioactivity of thiosemicarbazones, unveiling promising avenues toward the creation of powerful anticancer agents.
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- Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Atacama, Los Carreras 1579, Copiapo 1532502, Chile
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- Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India-620015
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- Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India-620015
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- Centre for Nonlinear Systems, Chennai Institute of Technology (CIT), Chennai 600069, India
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- Departmento de Quimica y Biologia, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad de Atacama, Av. Copiapo 485, Copiapo 1530000, Chile
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- Department of Chemistry, Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland 4222, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India-620015
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Lombrea A, Semenescu AD, Magyari-Pavel IZ, Turks M, Lugiņina J, Peipiņš U, Muntean D, Dehelean CA, Dinu S, Danciu C. Comparison of In Vitro Antimelanoma and Antimicrobial Activity of 2,3-Indolo-betulinic Acid and Its Glycine Conjugates. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:1253. [PMID: 36986941 PMCID: PMC10058300 DOI: 10.3390/plants12061253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2023] [Revised: 03/06/2023] [Accepted: 03/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Malignant melanoma is one of the most pressing problems in the developing world. New therapeutic agents that might be effective in treating malignancies that have developed resistance to conventional medications are urgently required. Semisynthesis is an essential method for improving the biological activity and the therapeutic efficacy of natural product precursors. Semisynthetic derivatives of natural compounds are valuable sources of new drug candidates with a variety of pharmacological actions, including anticancer ones. Two novel semisynthetic derivatives of betulinic acid-N-(2,3-indolo-betulinoyl)diglycylglycine (BA1) and N-(2,3-indolo-betulinoyl)glycylglycine (BA2)-were designed and their antiproliferative, cytotoxic, and anti-migratory activity against A375 human melanoma cells was determined in comparison with known N-(2,3-indolo-betulinoyl)glycine (BA3), 2,3-indolo-betulinic acid (BA4) and naturally occurring betulinic acid (BI). A dose-dependent antiproliferative effect with IC50 values that ranged from 5.7 to 19.6 µM was observed in the series of all five compounds including betulinic acid. The novel compounds BA1 (IC50 = 5.7 µM) and BA2 (IC50 = 10.0 µM) were three times and two times more active than the parent cyclic structure B4 and natural BI. Additionally, compounds BA2, BA3, and BA4 possess antibacterial activity against Streptococcus pyogenes ATCC 19615 and Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923 with MIC values in the range of 13-16 µg/mL and 26-32 µg/mL, respectively. On the other hand, antifungal activity toward Candida albicans ATCC 10231 and Candida parapsilosis ATCC 22019 was found for compound BA3 with MIC 29 µg/mL. This is the first report of antibacterial and antifungal activity of 2,3-indolo-betulinic acid derivatives and also the first extended report on their anti-melanoma activity, which among others includes data on anti-migratory activity and shows the significance of amino acid side chain on the observed activity. The obtained data justify further research on the anti-melanoma and antimicrobial activity of 2,3-indolo-betulinic acid derivatives.
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- Adelina Lombrea
- Department of Pharmacognosy, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Eftimie Murgu Square, No. 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania; (A.L.); (C.D.)
- Research Center for Pharmaco-Toxicological Evaluation, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Eftimie Murgu Square, No. 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania; (A.-D.S.); (D.M.); (C.A.D.)
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- Research Center for Pharmaco-Toxicological Evaluation, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Eftimie Murgu Square, No. 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania; (A.-D.S.); (D.M.); (C.A.D.)
- Department of Toxicology, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Eftimie Murgu Square, No. 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Eftimie Murgu Square, No. 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania; (A.L.); (C.D.)
- Research Center for Pharmaco-Toxicological Evaluation, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Eftimie Murgu Square, No. 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania; (A.-D.S.); (D.M.); (C.A.D.)
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- Institute of Technology of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Materials Science and Applied Chemistry, Riga Technical University, P. Valdena Str. 3, LV-1048 Riga, Latvia; (M.T.); (J.L.); (U.P.)
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- Institute of Technology of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Materials Science and Applied Chemistry, Riga Technical University, P. Valdena Str. 3, LV-1048 Riga, Latvia; (M.T.); (J.L.); (U.P.)
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- Institute of Technology of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Materials Science and Applied Chemistry, Riga Technical University, P. Valdena Str. 3, LV-1048 Riga, Latvia; (M.T.); (J.L.); (U.P.)
- Nature Science Technologies Ltd., Rupnicu Str. 4, LV-2114 Olaine, Latvia
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- Research Center for Pharmaco-Toxicological Evaluation, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Eftimie Murgu Square, No. 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania; (A.-D.S.); (D.M.); (C.A.D.)
- Department of Microbiology, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Eftimie Murgu Square, No. 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania
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- Research Center for Pharmaco-Toxicological Evaluation, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Eftimie Murgu Square, No. 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania; (A.-D.S.); (D.M.); (C.A.D.)
- Department of Toxicology, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Eftimie Murgu Square, No. 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania
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- Department of Pedodontics, Faculty of Dental Medicine, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, 9 No., Revolutiei Bv., 300041 Timisoara, Romania;
- Pediatric Dentistry Research Center, Faculty of Dental Medicine, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, 9 No., Revolutiei Bv., 300041 Timisoara, Romania
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Eftimie Murgu Square, No. 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania; (A.L.); (C.D.)
- Research Center for Pharmaco-Toxicological Evaluation, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Eftimie Murgu Square, No. 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania; (A.-D.S.); (D.M.); (C.A.D.)
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Kuz’mina US, Raskil’dina GZ, Ishmetova DV, Sakhabutdinova GN, Dzhumaev SS, Borisova YG, Vakhitova YV, Zlotskii SS. Cytotoxic Activity Against SH-SY5Y Neuroblastoma Cells of Heterocyclic Compounds Containing gem-Dichlorocyclopropane and/or 1,3-Dioxacycloalkane Fragments. Pharm Chem J 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11094-022-02574-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Ponomaryov DV, Grigorʼeva LR, Nemtarev AV, Tsepaeva OV, Mironov VF, Gnezdilov OI, Antipin IS. 3,28-Diacetoxylup-20(29)-ene-30-oic Acid and Its ω-Bromoalkyl
Esters. RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 2020. [DOI: 10.1134/s1070428020040107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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He Y, Cao X, Kong Y, Wang S, Xia Y, Bi R, Liu J. Apoptosis-promoting and migration-suppressing effect of alantolactone on gastric cancer cell lines BGC-823 and SGC-7901 via regulating p38MAPK and NF-κB pathways. Hum Exp Toxicol 2019; 38:1132-1144. [PMID: 31203647 DOI: 10.1177/0960327119855128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Gastric cancer is a malignant tumor with high incidence rate and mortality rate. PURPOSE In this study, we investigated the anti-cancer effect of alantolactone, a sesquiterpene lactone, on gastric cancer cell lines BGC-823 and SGC-7901. METHODS BGC-823 and SGC-7901 cells were treated with different concentrations of alantolactone, Hoechst 33258 staining, flow cytometry, wound healing assay, invasion assay, colony forming assay, quantative polymerase chain reaction, and western blot analysis were used to evaluate the anticancer activity of alantolactone to gastric cancer. RESULTS Alantolactone induced apoptosis of gastric cancer cells by regulating the expression of Bax, Bcl-2, and p53, which related to intrinsic apoptotic pathway, and suppressed colony formation, migration, and invasion by mediating the expression of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2, MMP-7, and MMP-9. Cell signaling pathway analysis showed that alantolactone enhanced the phosphorylation of p38 and decreased the translocation of nucleus p65, suggesting that the apoptosis-promoting and migration-suppressing effect of alantolactone might at least partially rely on regulating p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38MAPK) pathway and nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) pathway. CONCLUSIONS Alantolactone can be used as a potential therapeutic agent for treating gastric cancer.
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- Y He
- School of Life Science, Liaoning University, Shenyang, China
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- School of Life Science, Liaoning University, Shenyang, China
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- School of Life Science, Liaoning University, Shenyang, China
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- School of Life Science, Liaoning University, Shenyang, China
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- School of Life Science, Liaoning University, Shenyang, China
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- School of Life Science, Liaoning University, Shenyang, China
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- School of Life Science, Liaoning University, Shenyang, China
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Sousa JLC, Freire CSR, Silvestre AJD, Silva AMS. Recent Developments in the Functionalization of Betulinic Acid and Its Natural Analogues: A Route to New Bioactive Compounds. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24020355. [PMID: 30669472 PMCID: PMC6359067 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24020355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2018] [Revised: 01/15/2019] [Accepted: 01/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Betulinic acid (BA) and its natural analogues betulin (BN), betulonic (BoA), and 23-hydroxybetulinic (HBA) acids are lupane-type pentacyclic triterpenoids. They are present in many plants and display important biological activities. This review focuses on the chemical transformations used to functionalize BA/BN/BoA/HBA in order to obtain new derivatives with improved biological activity, covering the period since 2013 to 2018. It is divided by the main chemical transformations reported in the literature, including amination, esterification, alkylation, sulfonation, copper(I)-catalyzed alkyne-azide cycloaddition, palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling, hydroxylation, and aldol condensation reactions. In addition, the synthesis of heterocycle-fused BA/HBA derivatives and polymer‒BA conjugates are also addressed. The new derivatives are mainly used as antitumor agents, but there are other biological applications such as antimalarial activity, drug delivery, bioimaging, among others.
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- Joana L C Sousa
- QOPNA & LAQV-REQUIMTE, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
- CICECO, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
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- CICECO, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
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- QOPNA & LAQV-REQUIMTE, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
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Khusnutdinova EF, Petrova AV, Kukovinets OS, Kazakova OB. Synthesis and Cytotoxicity of 28- N-Propargylaminoalkylated 2,3-Indolotriterpenic acids. Nat Prod Commun 2018. [DOI: 10.1177/1934578x1801300603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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A new series of propargylaminoalkyl derivatives with N-methylpiperazine and morpholine fragments was obtained by modification of the carboxyl group of [3,2b]-indolotriterpenic acids ( N-propargylation, Cu(I) catalyzed Mannich reaction). Cytotoxicity assays demonstrated that oleanane-type conjugate with N-methylpiperazine exhibited high antitumor activity against leukemia cell line SR and non-small cell lung cancer cell line NCI-H460.
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- Elmira F. Khusnutdinova
- Ufa Institute of Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 71 Prospect Oktyabrya, 450054, Ufa, RussianFederation
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- Ufa Institute of Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 71 Prospect Oktyabrya, 450054, Ufa, RussianFederation
- Bashkir State University, 32, Zaki Validi St., 450076, Ufa, Russian Federation
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- Bashkir State University, 32, Zaki Validi St., 450076, Ufa, Russian Federation
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- Ufa Institute of Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 71 Prospect Oktyabrya, 450054, Ufa, RussianFederation
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Khusnutdinova EF, Apryshko GN, Petrova AV, Kukovinets OS, Kazakova OB. The Synthesis and Selective Cytotoxicity of New Mannich Bases, Derivatives of 19- and 28-Alkynyltriterpenoids. RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY 2018. [DOI: 10.1134/s1068162018010090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Eignerova B, Tichy M, Krasulova J, Kvasnica M, Rarova L, Christova R, Urban M, Bednarczyk-Cwynar B, Hajduch M, Sarek J. Synthesis and antiproliferative properties of new hydrophilic esters of triterpenic acids. Eur J Med Chem 2017; 140:403-420. [PMID: 28987603 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2017.09.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2017] [Revised: 09/18/2017] [Accepted: 09/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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To improve the properties of cytotoxic triterpenoid acids 1-5, a large set of hydrophilic esters was synthesized. We choose betulinic acid (1), dihydrobetulinic acid (2), 21-oxoacid 3 along with highly active des-E lupane acids 4 and 5 as a model set of compounds for esterification of which the properties needed to be improved. As ester moieties were used - methoxyethanol and 2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethanol and glycolic unit (type a-d), pyrrolidinoethanol, piperidinoethanol and morpholinoethanol (type f-h), and monosaccharide groups (type i-l). As a result, 56 triterpenic esters (49 new compounds) were obtained and their cytotoxicity on four cancer cell lines and normal human fibroblasts was tested. All new compounds were fully soluble at all tested concentrations, which used to be a problem of the parent compounds 1 and 2. 16 compounds had IC50 < 10 μM on at least one cancer cell line, 12 compounds had cytotoxicity of <10 μM against at least three of four tested cancer cell lines. The highest activity was found for compound 3c (1.8 μM on MCF7, 2.8 μM on HeLa, and 1.6 μM on G-361 cells) which also had no toxicity on non-cancerous BJ fibroblasts at the highest tested concentration (50 μM). High selective cytotoxicity was also found in compounds 1k, 2k, 3c, and 3i that are ideal candidates for drug development. Therefore, more studies to identify the mechanism of action were performed in case of 1k, 3c, and 3g such as effects on cell cycle and apoptosis. It was found that compounds 3c and 3g can induce apoptosis via caspase-3 activation and modulation of protein Bcl-2 in G-361 cells. In conclusion, compounds 1k, 3c, and 3g show high and selective cytotoxicity, therefore they are significantly better candidates for anti-cancer drug development than the parent acids 1-5.
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- Barbara Eignerova
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo n. 2, 16610 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo n. 2, 16610 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo n. 2, 16610 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Institute of Experimental Botany ASCR & Palacky University, Šlechtitelů 27, 78371 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemical Biology and Genetics, Centre of the Region Hana for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Palacky University, Šlechtitelů 27, 78371 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemical Biology and Genetics, Centre of the Region Hana for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Palacky University, Šlechtitelů 27, 78371 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Molecular and Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University, Hnevotinska 5, 779 00, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Poznan University of Medical Science, Grunvaldzka Str. No. 6, 60-780 Poznań, Poland
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- Institute of Molecular and Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University, Hnevotinska 5, 779 00, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Molecular and Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University, Hnevotinska 5, 779 00, Olomouc, Czech Republic.
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Popadyuk II, Markov AV, Babich VO, Salomatina OV, Logashenko EB, Zenkova MA, Salakhutdinov NF. Novel derivatives of deoxycholic acid bearing aliphatic or cyclic diamine moieties at the C-3 position: Synthesis and evaluation of anti-proliferative activity. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2017; 27:3755-3759. [PMID: 28688958 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2017.06.072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2017] [Revised: 06/26/2017] [Accepted: 06/26/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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A new library of deoxycholic acid derivatives bearing nitrogen-containing moieties at the C-3 position was synthesised from epoxy derivative 1 via an epoxide ring-opening reaction promoted by aliphatic or cyclic diamines and fully characterised by NMR and mass-spectroscopy. The synthesised compounds were screened for cytotoxicity against four human tumour cell lines. The results showed that some of the novel diamine-bearing derivatives displayed improved anti-proliferative activities over the parent compound DCA. Among them, a 1-methylpiperazine containing compound (6) showed promising activity and the highest selectivity against tumour cells of enterohepatic origin (HepG2: IC50=3.6µM, SI=9.0; HuTu-80: IC50=4.6µM, SI=6.9) and was identified as a lead molecule.
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- Irina I Popadyuk
- N. N. Vorozhtsov Novosibirsk Institute of Organic Chemistry, Siberian Branch Russian Academy of Sciences, 9, Lavrent'ev ave., Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation.
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Siberian Branch Russian Academy of Sciences, 8, Lavrent'ev ave., Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation.
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Siberian Branch Russian Academy of Sciences, 8, Lavrent'ev ave., Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation; Novosibirsk State University, 2, Pirogova Str., Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation.
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- N. N. Vorozhtsov Novosibirsk Institute of Organic Chemistry, Siberian Branch Russian Academy of Sciences, 9, Lavrent'ev ave., Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation.
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Siberian Branch Russian Academy of Sciences, 8, Lavrent'ev ave., Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation.
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Siberian Branch Russian Academy of Sciences, 8, Lavrent'ev ave., Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation.
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- N. N. Vorozhtsov Novosibirsk Institute of Organic Chemistry, Siberian Branch Russian Academy of Sciences, 9, Lavrent'ev ave., Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation; Novosibirsk State University, 2, Pirogova Str., Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation.
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Guo W, Yan M, Xu B, Chu F, Wang W, Zhang C, Jia X, Han Y, Xiang H, Zhang Y, Wang P, Lei H. Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of the novel glycyrrhetinic acid-cinnamoyl hybrids as anti-tumor agents. Chem Cent J 2016. [PMCID: PMC5395518 DOI: 10.1186/s13065-016-0222-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Glycyrrhetinic acid (GA) derivatives had shown not only cytotoxicity but also could trigger apoptosis in various human cancer cell lines. Moreover, cinnamic acid (CA) and its phenolic analogues as potent antitumor agents were employed in the design of anti-tumor drugs. To further improve the anti-tumor activity of GA and CA derivatives, a series of novel compounds were designed and synthesized using GA and CA derivatives fragments. Results The result showed that all the novel glycyrrhetinic acid-cinnamoyl (GA–CA) hybrids presented higher antitumor activity on the tumor cell lines of HepG2, HT-29, Hela and lower cytotoxicity on three non-tumor cells lines MDCK, HY926, H9C2 than the parent compounds (IC50 > 50 μM). It was worth noting that 8a had a superior cytotoxicity effect on Hela cells (IC50 = 8.54 μM) than on other cancer cell lines (IC50 > 15 μM). And it also indicated that 8a showed lower cytotoxicity (IC50 > 27 μM) towards MDCK, HY926 and H9C2 cells than cisplatin (DDP, IC50 < 10 μM). Moreover, according to the acute toxicity, it could be indicated that the LD50 of 8a exceeded 3.0 g/kg by oral administration in mice. The further research using Giemsa, H33342 staining, flow cytometric analysis and caspase-3 assay showed that 8a could cause Hela cell damage, nuclei lysis and apoptosis. In addition, the structure–activity relationships of these hybrids were briefly discussed. Conclusions Compared with GA, target compounds demonstrated better anti-tumor activity, among which 8a was the most active one. What’s more, structure–activity relationship analysis also revealed that hybrids with trans olefinic bond group show higher antitumor activity than those without olefinic bond, such as 1a > 1b, 6a > 2b, 8a > 3b, 9a > 4b. In addition, it was found that the methoxy substituent might enhance selectivity of GA–CA hybrids towards regular non-cancerous cells MDCK, HY926 and H9C2, such as 4a, 6a, 7a, 8a. However, there might be less relationship between the cytotoxicity and the quantity, position of methoxy moiety. Hence, it is urgent need to synthesize efficient, low toxicity and multi-target anti-tumor compounds based on the structure combination principle.
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An N, Li HY, Zhang XM. Growth inhibitive effect of betulinic acid combined with tripterine on MSB-1 cells and its mechanism. Poult Sci 2016; 94:2880-6. [PMID: 26467010 DOI: 10.3382/ps/pev267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Marek's disease (MD), a highly infectious lymphoproliferative disease in chickens, is caused by a cell-associated oncogenic herpesvirus, Marek's disease virus (MDV). MSB-1 is a MD-derived lymphoblastoid cell line and can induce tumors when inoculated into susceptible chickens. Betulinic acid, which is present as one of the major effective components in many traditional Chinese medicines, has recently been reported to inhibit growth of cancer cells and employed as a potential anticancer agent. Tripterine, a major active compound extracted from the Chinese herb Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F, has now also shown anti-tumor activities in various cancers. The aim of this study was to investigate the synergistic growth-inhibitive effect of betulinic acid combined with tripterine on MSB-1 cells and its mechanism. Viability of MSB-1 cells was assessed by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-y1)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) method. Cell apoptotic analysis was performed by fluorescence detection. NF-κB transcription activity was detected by measuring luciferase activity. Western blotting was used to analyze the expression of p65, IκB and Meq. Our results showed that the proliferation in the combination group was significantly decreased as compared with that of monotherapy using betulinic acid or tripterine, accompanied by an induction of apoptosis, inhibition of NF-κB transcriptional activity and its targeting oncogenic gene Meq. The results suggest that the combination of betulinic acid and tripterine at lower concentration may produce a synergistic inhibitive effect on MSB-1 cells that warrants further investigation for its potential clinical applications.
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Dash SK, Chattopadhyay S, Dash SS, Tripathy S, Das B, Mahapatra SK, Bag BG, Karmakar P, Roy S. Self assembled nano fibers of betulinic acid: A selective inducer for ROS/TNF-alpha pathway mediated leukemic cell death. Bioorg Chem 2015; 63:85-100. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2015.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2015] [Revised: 09/11/2015] [Accepted: 09/26/2015] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Yang SJ, Liu MC, Xiang HM, Zhao Q, Xue W, Yang S. Synthesis and in vitro antitumor evaluation of betulin acid ester derivatives as novel apoptosis inducers. Eur J Med Chem 2015; 102:249-55. [PMID: 26280921 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2015.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2015] [Revised: 07/08/2015] [Accepted: 08/02/2015] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Nineteen betulin derivatives modified at the C-3 and C-28 positions were synthesized and assessed for antitumor activities against the MGC-803, PC3, Bcap-37, A375, and MCF-7 human cancer cell lines in vitro by MTT assay. Some derivatives (compounds 3a-3d and 5) displayed strong antitumor properties, with IC50 values between 4 and 18 μM. Compound 3c, containing piperidine group at C-28 position, had IC50 values of 4.3, 4.5, 5.2, 7.5, and 5.2 μM on the five cancer cell lines, respectively. Subsequent fluorescence staining and flow cytometric analysis indicated that compound 3c induced apoptosis in MGC-803 cell line, with an apoptosis ratio of 31.11% after 36 h of treatment at 10 μM 3c.
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- Sheng-Jie Yang
- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, PR China; Sinphar Tian-Li Pharmaceutical Co., LTD, Hangzhou 311100, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, PR China; Sinphar Tian-Li Pharmaceutical Co., LTD, Hangzhou 311100, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, PR China.
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Self-assembled betulinic acid protects doxorubicin induced apoptosis followed by reduction of ROS–TNF-α–caspase-3 activity. Biomed Pharmacother 2015; 72:144-57. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2015.04.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2015] [Revised: 04/04/2015] [Accepted: 04/15/2015] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Yang SJ, Liu MC, Zhao Q, Hu DY, Xue W, Yang S. Synthesis and biological evaluation of betulonic acid derivatives as antitumor agents. Eur J Med Chem 2015; 96:58-65. [PMID: 25874331 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2015.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2014] [Revised: 04/01/2015] [Accepted: 04/01/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Structural modification was performed at the C-28 position of betulonic acid (BetA). Twenty-five BetA derivatives were synthesized, and evaluated for their antitumor activities against MGC-803, PC3, Bcap-37, A375, and MCF-7 human cancer cell lines by MTT assay. Among the derivatives, most of the derivatives had significant antiproliferative ability (IC50 < 19 μM). Compound 3k, the most active compound, showed IC50 values of 3.6, 5.6, 4.2, 7.8, and 5.2 μM on the five cancer cell lines respectively, and was selected to investigate cell apoptosis by subsequent florescence staining and flow cytometry analysis. The results revealed that compound 3k could induce apoptosis in MGC-803 cell lines, and the apoptosis ratios reached 28.33% after 36 h of treatment at 10 μM. In addition, the study of cancer cell apoptotic signaling pathway indicated that the apoptosis of MGC-803 cells induced by compound 3k could be through the mitochondrial intrinsic pathway.
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- Sheng-Jie Yang
- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, PR China; Research Institute, Sinphar Tian-Li Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Hangzhou 311100, PR China; Research Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Yangtze River Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd, Taizhou 225321, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, PR China; Research Institute, Sinphar Tian-Li Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Hangzhou 311100, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, PR China.
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Dash SK, Dash SS, Chattopadhyay S, Ghosh T, Tripathy S, Mahapatra SK, Bag BG, Das D, Roy S. Folate decorated delivery of self assembled betulinic acid nano fibers: a biocompatible anti-leukemic therapy. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra01076d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The study was aimed to develop folate receptor mediated delivery of self assembled betulinic acid nano fibers to leukemic cells and to investigate their mode of action.
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- Sandeep Kumar Dash
- Immunology and Microbiology Laboratory
- Department of Human Physiology with Community Health
- Vidyasagar University
- Midnapore-721 102
- India
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technology
- Vidyasagar University
- Midnapore 721 102
- India
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- Immunology and Microbiology Laboratory
- Department of Human Physiology with Community Health
- Vidyasagar University
- Midnapore-721 102
- India
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Calcutta
- Kolkata-700 009
- India
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- Immunology and Microbiology Laboratory
- Department of Human Physiology with Community Health
- Vidyasagar University
- Midnapore-721 102
- India
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- Medicinal Chemistry and Immunology Laboratory
- Department of Biotechnology
- School of Chemical and Biotechnology
- SASTRA University
- Thanjavur-613401
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technology
- Vidyasagar University
- Midnapore 721 102
- India
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Calcutta
- Kolkata-700 009
- India
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- Immunology and Microbiology Laboratory
- Department of Human Physiology with Community Health
- Vidyasagar University
- Midnapore-721 102
- India
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Castro MJ, Richmond V, Romero C, Maier MS, Estévez-Braun A, Ravelo AG, Faraoni MB, Murray AP. Preparation, anticholinesterase activity and molecular docking of new lupane derivatives. Bioorg Med Chem 2014; 22:3341-50. [PMID: 24835788 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2014.04.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2014] [Revised: 04/16/2014] [Accepted: 04/25/2014] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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A set of twenty one lupane derivatives (2-22) was prepared from the natural triterpenoid calenduladiol (1) by transformations on the hydroxyl groups at C-3 and C-16, and also on the isopropenyl moiety. The derivatives were tested for their inhibitory activity against acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) and some structure-activity relationships were outlined with the aid of enzyme kinetic studies and docking modelization. The most active compound resulted to be 3,16,30-trioxolup-20(29)-ene (22), with an IC50 value of 21.5μM for butyrylcholinesterase, which revealed a selective inhibitor profile towards this enzyme.
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- María Julia Castro
- INQUISUR-CONICET, Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional del Sur, Av. Alem 1253, B8000CPB Bahía Blanca, Argentina
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- UMYMFOR (CONICET-UBA), Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Universitaria, Pabellón 2, 1428 Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto Universitario de Bio-Orgánica (CIBICAN), Av. Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez 2, 38206, Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidad de La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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- UMYMFOR (CONICET-UBA), Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Universitaria, Pabellón 2, 1428 Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto Universitario de Bio-Orgánica (CIBICAN), Av. Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez 2, 38206, Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidad de La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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- Instituto Universitario de Bio-Orgánica (CIBICAN), Av. Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez 2, 38206, Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidad de La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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- INQUISUR-CONICET, Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional del Sur, Av. Alem 1253, B8000CPB Bahía Blanca, Argentina
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- INQUISUR-CONICET, Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional del Sur, Av. Alem 1253, B8000CPB Bahía Blanca, Argentina.
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