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Ganaie BA, Banday JA, Bhat BA, Ara T. Synthesis and In Vitro Anticancer Activity of Triazolyl Analogs of Podophyllotoxin, a Naturally Occurring Lignin. RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 2022. [DOI: 10.1134/s1070428021120216] [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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Bouchard M, Tremblay T, Paré-Lacroix MP, Gagné-Boulet M, Fortin S, Giguère D. Synthetic development of sugar amino acid oligomers towards novel podophyllotoxin analogues. Bioorg Med Chem 2021; 52:116501. [PMID: 34837817 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2021.116501] [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: 09/30/2021] [Revised: 10/21/2021] [Accepted: 11/02/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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In this work, we have developed an approach for the synthesis of sugar amino acid oligomers based on the glucosamine scaffold. We found that the solid-phase approach was unsuccessful for the preparation of sugar amino acid oligomers and the limitation of the liquid-phase approach revolved around the low solubility of larger oligomers. Nevertheless, this strategy allowed the coupling of alkynylated carbohydrate amino acids with podophyllotoxin-bearing an azide functional group yielding novel podophyllotoxin analogues. Due to their low solubility, the antiproliferative study revealed no anticancer activity of these newly synthesized analogues.
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- Megan Bouchard
- Département de Chimie, 1045 av. De la Médecine, Université Laval, Québec City, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
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- Département de Chimie, 1045 av. De la Médecine, Université Laval, Québec City, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
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- Département de Chimie, 1045 av. De la Médecine, Université Laval, Québec City, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
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- Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Axe oncologie, Hôpital Saint-François d'Assise, 10 rue de l'Espinay, Quebec City, QC G1L 3L5, Canada; Faculté de Pharmacie, 1050 avenue de la Médecine, Université Laval, Quebec City, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
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- Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Axe oncologie, Hôpital Saint-François d'Assise, 10 rue de l'Espinay, Quebec City, QC G1L 3L5, Canada; Faculté de Pharmacie, 1050 avenue de la Médecine, Université Laval, Quebec City, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
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- Département de Chimie, 1045 av. De la Médecine, Université Laval, Québec City, QC G1V 0A6, Canada.
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Zi CT, Yang L, Hu Y, Zhang P, Tang H, Zhang BL, Shen XJ, Kong QH, Wang Y, Wang XJ, Sheng J. Synthesis, antitumor activity, and molecular docking of (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate-4β-triazolopodophyllotoxin conjugates. JOURNAL OF ASIAN NATURAL PRODUCTS RESEARCH 2021; 23:772-780. [PMID: 32619100 DOI: 10.1080/10286020.2020.1786066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2020] [Accepted: 06/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Two new (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate-4β-triazolopodophyllotoxin conjugates (7 and 8) were synthesized and evaluated for biological activity. Compound 8 showed highly potent anticancer activity against A-549 cell line with IC50 of 2.16 ± 1.02 μM, which displayed the highest selectivity index value (SI = 14.5) in A-549 cells. Molecular docking indicated that compound 8 could bind with the active site of Top-II. Therefore, compound 8 might be a promising candidate for further development.
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- Cheng-Ting Zi
- Key Laboratory of Pu-er Tea Science, Ministry of Education, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China
- College of Science, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pu-er Tea Science, Ministry of Education, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pu-er Tea Science, Ministry of Education, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pu-er Tea Science, Ministry of Education, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pu-er Tea Science, Ministry of Education, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China
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- College of Science, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pu-er Tea Science, Ministry of Education, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China
- College of Science, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pu-er Tea Science, Ministry of Education, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China
- College of Science, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pu-er Tea Science, Ministry of Education, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China
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Zi CT, Wang ZH, Shi J, Shi BY, Zhang N, Wu YL, Xie YR, Zhou L, Xiao C, Wang XJ, Sheng J. Synthesis, cytotoxicity, and molecular docking of methylated (–)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate-4β-triazolopodophyllotoxin derivatives as novel antitumor agents. JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH 2021. [DOI: 10.1177/17475198211027328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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A series of novel methylated (–)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate-4β-triazolopodophyllotoxin derivatives is synthesized by utilizing the click reaction. Evaluation of their cytotoxicity against a panel of five human cancer cell lines (HL-60, SMMC-7721, A-549, MCF-7, and SW480) using the MTT assay shows that most of these compounds exhibit weak cytotoxicity. It is observed that compound 12 shows the highest activity against A-549 cells with an IC50 value of 10.27 ± 0.90 μM. Molecular docking results suggested that this compound 12 has a higher binding affinity for epidermal growth factor receptor than for tubulin. Our findings support the utility of compound 12 as a novel compound for the further development of anticancer agents.
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- Cheng-Ting Zi
- Key Laboratory of Pu-er Tea Science, Ministry of Education, College of Science, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Pu-er Tea Science, Ministry of Education, College of Science, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, P.R. China
- College of Food Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Agro-Biodiversity and Pest Management, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Pu-er Tea Science, Ministry of Education, College of Science, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, P.R. China
- College of Food Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Pu-er Tea Science, Ministry of Education, College of Science, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, P.R. China
- College of Food Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Pu-er Tea Science, Ministry of Education, College of Science, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, P.R. China
- College of Food Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Pu-er Tea Science, Ministry of Education, College of Science, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, P.R. China
- College of Food Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, P.R. China
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- Yunnan Plateatu Characteristic Agricultural Industry Research Institute, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Agro-Biodiversity and Pest Management, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Pu-er Tea Science, Ministry of Education, College of Science, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Pu-er Tea Science, Ministry of Education, College of Science, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, P.R. China
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Shi BY, Wang ZH, Zhang N, Xie YR, Sun XL, Yang HN, Wu YL, Zi CT, Wang XJ, Sheng J. Syntheses and anticancer activities of novel glucosylated (−)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate derivatives linked via triazole rings. Med Chem Res 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s00044-021-02726-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Recent advances of podophyllotoxin/epipodophyllotoxin hybrids in anticancer activity, mode of action, and structure-activity relationship: An update (2010-2020). Eur J Med Chem 2020; 208:112830. [PMID: 32992133 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2020.112830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2020] [Revised: 09/05/2020] [Accepted: 09/06/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Podophyllotoxins and epipodophyllotoxins, possess excellent activity against both drug-sensitive and drug-resistant even multidrug-resistant cancer cells via inhibition of tubulin polymerization. Several podophyllotoxin/epipodophyllotoxin derivatives such as etoposide and teniposide have already been applied for cancer therapy, revealing their potential as putative anticancer drugs. Hybridization of podophyllotoxin/epipodophyllotoxin moiety with other anticancer pharmacophores is a promising strategy to develop novel drug candidates so as to overcome drug resistance and improve the specificity, and numerous of podophyllotoxin/epipodophyllotoxin hybrids exhibit excellent in vitro antiproliferative and in vivo anticancer potency. This review emphasizes the recent development of podophyllotoxin/epipodophyllotoxin hybrids with potential application for cancer therapy covering articles published between 2010 and 2020. The mechanisms of action, the critical aspects of design as well as structure-activity relationships were also summarized.
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Jain A, Piplani P. Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of triazole-oxadiazole conjugates for the management of cognitive dysfunction. Bioorg Chem 2020; 103:104151. [PMID: 32871346 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2020.104151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2020] [Revised: 07/21/2020] [Accepted: 08/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Acetylcholinesterase has been a promising target for the development of putative therapeutics against cognitive decline. The deleterious effect of oxidative stress on the learning and memory paradigms of an individual has also been well documented. In view of this, the present study demonstrates the design, synthesis and pharmacological evaluation of triazole-oxadiazole conjugates. Eighteen novel hybrids (6-23) have been synthesised by employing suitable synthetic procedures and characterized by various spectral and elemental techniques. Further these synthesised compounds were evaluated against behavioural alterations using step down passive avoidance and escape learning protocol at a dose of 0.5 mg/kg with reference to the standard, donepezil. All the synthesised compounds were evaluated for their in vitro acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibition at five different concentrations using mice brain homogenate as the source of the enzyme. Biochemical estimation of markers of oxidative stress (lipid peroxidation, superoxide dismutase, glutathione and catalase) has also been carried out to assess the role of synthesised molecules on the oxidative damage induced by scopolamine. The compounds 13, 17 and 23 displayed appreciable activity towards acetylcholinesterase inhibition. These compounds also decreased scopolamine induced oxidative stress, thus serving as promising leads for the amelioration of oxidative stress induced cognitive decline. The molecular docking study performed to predict the binding mode of the compounds also suggested that these compounds bind appreciably to the amino acids present in the active site of the recombinant human acetylcholinesterase (rhAChE). The results indicated that these compounds could be further traversed as inhibitors of AChE and oxidative stress for the treatment of cognitive dysfunction.
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- Ankit Jain
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160014, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160014, India.
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Zi CT, Yang L, Kong QH, Li HM, Yang XZ, Ding ZT, Jiang ZH, Hu JM, Zhou J. Glucoside Derivatives Of Podophyllotoxin: Synthesis, Physicochemical Properties, And Cytotoxicity. DRUG DESIGN DEVELOPMENT AND THERAPY 2019; 13:3683-3692. [PMID: 31695335 PMCID: PMC6815755 DOI: 10.2147/dddt.s215895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2019] [Accepted: 09/08/2019] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
Abstract
Background Widespread concern of the side effects and the broad-spectrum anticancer property of podophyllotoxin as an antitumor agent highlight the need for the development of new podophyllotoxin derivatives. Although some per-butyrylated glucosides of podophyllotoxin and 4β-triazolyl-podophyllotoxin glycosides show good anticancer activity, the per-acetylated/free of podophyllotoxin glucosides and their per-acetylated are not well studied. Methods A few glucoside derivatives of PPT were synthesized and evaluated for their in vitro cytotoxic activities against five human cancer cell lines, HL-60 (leukemia), SMMC-7721 (hepatoma), A-549 (lung cancer), MCF-7 (breast cancer), and SW480 (colon cancer), as well as the normal human pulmonary epithelial cell line (BEAS-2B). In addition, we investigated the structure–activity relationship and the physicochemical property–anticancer activity relationship of these compounds. Results Compound 6b shows the highest cytotoxic potency against all five cancer cell lines tested, with IC50 values ranging from 3.27±0.21 to 11.37±0.52 μM. We have also found that 6b displays higher selectivity than the etoposide except in the case of HL-60 cell line. The active compounds possess similar physicochemical properties: MSA > 900, %PSA < 20, ClogP > 2, MW > 700 Da, and RB > 10. Conclusion We synthesized several glucoside derivatives of PPT and tested their cytotoxicity. Among them, compound 6b showed the highest cytotoxicity. Further studies including selectivity of active compounds have shown that the selectivity indexes of 6b are much greater than the etoposide except in the case of HL-60 cell line. The active compounds possessed similar physicochemical properties. This study indicates that active glucoside analogs of podophyllotoxin have potential as lead compounds for developing novel anticancer agents.
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- Cheng-Ting Zi
- Key Laboratory of Pu-Er Tea Science, Ministry of Education, College of Science, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, 650201, People's Republic of China.,State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Nature Resource, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay ON P7B 5E1, Canada
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, People's Republic of China
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Synthesis of glycoconjugate mimics by ‘click chemistry’. Carbohydr Res 2019; 484:107775. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2019.107775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2019] [Revised: 07/09/2019] [Accepted: 08/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Jain A, Piplani P. Exploring the Chemistry and Therapeutic Potential of Triazoles: A Comprehensive Literature Review. Mini Rev Med Chem 2019; 19:1298-1368. [DOI: 10.2174/1389557519666190312162601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2018] [Revised: 02/28/2019] [Accepted: 03/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Triazole is a valuable platform in medicinal chemistry, possessing assorted pharmacological
properties, which could play a major role in the common mechanisms associated with various disorders
like cancer, infections, inflammation, convulsions, oxidative stress and neurodegeneration. Structural
modification of this scaffold could be helpful in the generation of new therapeutically useful
agents. Although research endeavors are moving towards the growth of synthetic analogs of triazole,
there is still a lot of scope to achieve drug discovery break-through in this area. Upcoming therapeutic
prospective of this moiety has captured the attention of medicinal chemists to synthesize novel triazole
derivatives. The authors amalgamated the chemistry, synthetic strategies and detailed pharmacological
activities of the triazole nucleus in the present review. Information regarding the marketed triazole derivatives
has also been incorporated. The objective of the review is to provide insights to designing and
synthesizing novel triazole derivatives with advanced and unexplored pharmacological implications.
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- Ankit Jain
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panjab University, Chandigarh- 160014, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panjab University, Chandigarh- 160014, India
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Zi CT, Yang L, Dong FW, Kong QH, Ding ZT, Zhou J, Jiang ZH, Hu JM. Synthesis and antitumor activity of camptothecin- 4β-triazolopodophyllotoxin conjugates. Nat Prod Res 2019; 34:2301-2309. [PMID: 30636439 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2018.1538223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Cheng-Ting Zi
- Key Laboratory of Pu-er Tea Science, Ministry of Education, College of Science, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, China
- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China
- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Nature Resource, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China
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- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Nature Resource, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China
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Zi CT, Yang L, Xu FQ, Dong FW, Yang D, Li Y, Ding ZT, Zhou J, Jiang ZH, Hu JM. Synthesis and anticancer activity of dimeric podophyllotoxin derivatives. DRUG DESIGN DEVELOPMENT AND THERAPY 2018; 12:3393-3406. [PMID: 30349193 PMCID: PMC6186772 DOI: 10.2147/dddt.s167382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
Background Podophyllotoxin is a potent cytotoxic agent and serves as a useful lead compound for the development of antitumor drugs. Several podophyllotoxin-derived antitumor agents, including etoposide, are currently in clinical use; however, their therapeutic efficacy is often limited due to side effects and the development of resistance by cancer cells. Previous studies have shown that 4β-1,2,3-triazole derivatives of podophyllotoxin exhibit more potent anticancer activity and better binding to topoisomerase-II than etoposide. The effect of dimerization of such derivatives on the anticancer activity has not been studied. Methods Two moieties of podophyllotoxin were linked at the C-4 position via 1,2,3-triazole rings to give a series of novel dimeric podophyllotoxin derivatives. 4β-Azido-substituted podophyllotoxin derivatives (23 and 24) were coupled with various dipropargyl functionalized linkers by utilizing the copper-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) reaction to provide dimeric products in very good yield. The in vitro anticancer activity of the synthesized compounds was evaluated by MTT assay against a panel of five human cancer cell lines (HL-60, SMMC-7721, A-549, MCF-7, and SW480). The normal BEAS-2B (lung) cell line was also included for study in order to evaluate the cancer selectivity of the most active compound as compared with normal cells. Results A group of 16 dimeric podophyllotoxin derivatives with different linkers were synthesized and structurally characterized. Most compounds do not show significant cytotoxicity (IC50 > 40 mM) against all five cancer cell lines. However, one compound (29) which bears a perbutyrylated glucose residue on the glycerol linker is highly potent against all five cancer cell lines tested, with IC50 values ranging from 0.43 to 3.50 μM. This compound (29) also shows good selectivity towards cancer cell lines as compared with the normal BEAS-2B (lung) cell line, showing selectivity indexes from 4.4 to 35.7. Conclusion The anticancer activity of dimeric podophyllotoxin derivatives is generally speaking not improved as compared to their monomeric counterparts, and the potency of these dimeric derivatives can be largely affected by the nature of the linker between the two moieties. Among the synthesized derivatives, compound 29 is significantly more cytotoxic and selective towards cancer cells than etoposide and cisplatin, which are currently in clinical use. Compound 29 is a promising anticancer drug and needs further studies.
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- Cheng-Ting Zi
- Key Laboratory of Pu-er Tea Science, Ministry of Education, College of Science, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China.,State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, China, .,Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Nature Resource, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, China,
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, China,
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, China,
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, China,
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, China,
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- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Nature Resource, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, China,
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- Department of Chemistry, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1, Canada,
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, China,
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Könye R, Tóth G, Sólyomváry A, Mervai Z, Zürn M, Baghy K, Kovalszky I, Horváth P, Molnár-Perl I, Noszál B, Béni S, Boldizsár I. Chemodiversity of Cirsium fruits: Antiproliferative lignans, neolignans and sesquineolignans as chemotaxonomic markers. Fitoterapia 2018; 127:413-419. [PMID: 29653155 DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2018.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2018] [Revised: 04/04/2018] [Accepted: 04/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
While analyzing the fruit composition of nine European Cirsium species representing three sections (i.e., Cephalonoplos, Chamaeleon and Eriolepis), four lignans, three neolignans and three sesquineolignans were determined and used as chemotaxonomic markers. Among them, desmethyl balanophonin and desmethyl picrasmalignan were determined for the first time in the plant kingdom, as the main metabolites of the Chamaeleon section. Prebalanophonin and prepicrasmalignan, identified so far exclusively in C. eriophorum, were also confirmed in C. boujartii and C. vulgare, highlighting the chemotaxonomic significance of these compounds in the Eriolepis section. The antiproliferative assay of the compounds isolated from their optimum sources, confirmed a dose-dependent inhibitory effect of the structures bearing the 4',7-epoxy moiety (balanophonin, picrasmalignan, desmethyl balanophonin, desmethyl picrasmalignan) against SW480 colon cancer cells, while those bearing the 4',7-dihydroxy motif (prebalanophonin, prepicrasmalignan) were inactive.
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- Rita Könye
- Department of Plant Anatomy, Institute of Biology, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/C, Budapest 1117, Hungary; Department of Pharmacognosy, Semmelweis University, Üllői út 26, Budapest 1085, Hungary
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Semmelweis University, Hőgyes Endre utca 7, Budapest 1092, Hungary
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Semmelweis University, Üllői út 26, Budapest 1085, Hungary
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- First Department of Pathology and Experimental Cancer Research, Semmelweis University, Üllői út 26, Budapest 1085, Hungary
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- Department of Plant Anatomy, Institute of Biology, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/C, Budapest 1117, Hungary
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- First Department of Pathology and Experimental Cancer Research, Semmelweis University, Üllői út 26, Budapest 1085, Hungary
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- First Department of Pathology and Experimental Cancer Research, Semmelweis University, Üllői út 26, Budapest 1085, Hungary
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Semmelweis University, Hőgyes Endre utca 7, Budapest 1092, Hungary
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/A, Budapest 1117, Hungary
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Semmelweis University, Hőgyes Endre utca 7, Budapest 1092, Hungary
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Semmelweis University, Üllői út 26, Budapest 1085, Hungary
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- Department of Plant Anatomy, Institute of Biology, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/C, Budapest 1117, Hungary.
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Zi CT, Yang L, Gao W, Li Y, Zhou J, Ding ZT, Hu JM, Jiang ZH. Click Glycosylation for the Synthesis of 1,2,3-Triazole-Linked Picropodophyllotoxin Glycoconjugates and Their Anticancer Activity. ChemistrySelect 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201700347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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- Cheng-Ting Zi
- Key Laboratory of Pu-er Tea Science, Ministry of Education; Yunnan Agricultural University; Kunming 650201 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Kunming 650201 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Kunming 650201 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Kunming 650201 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Kunming 650201 China
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- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Nature Resource, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Science and Technology; Yunnan University; Kunming 650091 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Kunming 650201 China
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- Department of Chemistry; Lakehead University; 955 Oliver Road Thunder Bay ON P7B 5E1 Canada
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Villadsen K, Martos-Maldonado MC, Jensen KJ, Thygesen MB. Chemoselective Reactions for the Synthesis of Glycoconjugates from Unprotected Carbohydrates. Chembiochem 2017; 18:574-612. [DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201600582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- Klaus Villadsen
- Department of Chemistry; University of Copenhagen; Faculty of Science; Thorvaldsensvej 40 1871 Frederiksberg C Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Copenhagen; Faculty of Science; Thorvaldsensvej 40 1871 Frederiksberg C Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Copenhagen; Faculty of Science; Thorvaldsensvej 40 1871 Frederiksberg C Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Copenhagen; Faculty of Science; Thorvaldsensvej 40 1871 Frederiksberg C Denmark
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Antiproliferative Activity and Cellular Uptake of Evodiamine and Rutaecarpine Based on 3D Tumor Models. Molecules 2016; 21:molecules21070954. [PMID: 27455219 PMCID: PMC6273785 DOI: 10.3390/molecules21070954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2016] [Revised: 07/11/2016] [Accepted: 07/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Evodiamine (EVO) and rutaecarpine (RUT) are promising anti-tumor drug candidates. The evaluation of the anti-proliferative activity and cellular uptake of EVO and RUT in 3D multicellular spheroids of cancer cells would better recapitulate the native situation and thus better reflect an in vivo response to the treatment. Herein, we employed the 3D culture of MCF-7 and SMMC-7721 cells based on hanging drop method and evaluated the anti-proliferative activity and cellular uptake of EVO and RUT in 3D multicellular spheroids, and compared the results with those obtained from 2D monolayers. The drugs’ IC50 values were significantly increased from the range of 6.4–44.1 μM in 2D monolayers to 21.8–138.0 μM in 3D multicellular spheroids, which may be due to enhanced mass barrier and reduced drug penetration in 3D models. The fluorescence of EVO and RUT was measured via fluorescence spectroscopy and the cellular uptake of both drugs was characterized in 2D tumor models. The results showed that the cellular uptake concentrations of RUT increased with increasing drug concentrations. However, the EVO concentrations uptaken by the cells showed only a small change with increasing drug concentrations, which may be due to the different solubility of EVO and Rut in solvents. Overall, this study provided a new vision of the anti-tumor activity of EVO and RUT via 3D multicellular spheroids and cellular uptake through the fluorescence of compounds.
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Konakahara T, Sato N, Kawai Y, Akaba Y, Honma S, Sakai N. Synthesis and in vitro Antitumor Activity of 9-Hydroxyellipticine Derivatives with Glucose Conjugation via Triazolylmethyl Succinate Linker. HETEROCYCLES 2016. [DOI: 10.3987/com-16-13404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Ethnomedicinal, Phytochemical and Pharmacological Profile of Anthriscus sylvestris as an Alternative Source for Anticancer Lignans. Molecules 2015; 20:15003-22. [PMID: 26287153 PMCID: PMC6331990 DOI: 10.3390/molecules200815003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2015] [Revised: 08/06/2015] [Accepted: 08/11/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Anthriscus sylvestris (L.) Hoffm. is a wild herbaceous plant common in most temperate regions. It has been used traditionally to treat headaches, as a tonic, as antitussive, antipyretic, analgesic and diuretic. The plant contains deoxypodophyllotoxin, which is proven to have antitumor and anti-proliferative effects, anti-platelet aggregation, antiviral, anti-inflammatory and insecticidal activity. Deoxypodophyllotoxin is considered to be the plant’s most important constituent, because of its pharmacological properties and because it can be converted into epipodophyllotoxin, the main raw material for the semisynthesis of the cytostatic agents etoposide and teniposide. This work summarizes for the first time the results related to the botanical description, distribution and habitat, phytochemical and pharmacological properties and emphasizes the aspects for future biotechnological research to establish its utility in the therapeutic arsenal.
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Zi CT, Li GT, Li Y, Zhou J, Ding ZT, Jiang ZH, Hu JM. Synthesis and Anticancer Activity of 4β-Triazole-podophyllotoxin Glycosides. NATURAL PRODUCTS AND BIOPROSPECTING 2015; 5:83-90. [PMID: 25869591 PMCID: PMC4402586 DOI: 10.1007/s13659-015-0057-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2015] [Accepted: 03/22/2015] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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A series of novel 4β-triazole-podophyllotoxin glycosides were synthesized by utilizing the Click reaction. Evaluation of cytotoxicity against a panel of five human cancer cell lines (HL-60, SMMC-7721, A-549, MCF-7, SW480) using MTT assay shows that most of these compounds show weak cytotoxicity. It was observed that compound 16 shows the highest activity with IC50 values ranging from 2.85 to 7.28 μM, which is more potent than the control drugs etoposide and cisplatin against four of five cancer cell lines tested. Compound 16 is characterized with an α-D-galactosyl residue directly linked to the triazole ring and a 4'-OH group on the E ring of the podophyllotoxin scaffold. HPLC investigation of representative compound indicates that incorporation of a sugar moiety seems to improve the chemical stability of the podophyllotoxin scaffold.
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- Cheng-Ting Zi
- />State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201 China
- />Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Nature Resource, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091 China
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- />State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201 China
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- />State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201 China
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- />State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201 China
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- />Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Nature Resource, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091 China
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- />Department of Chemistry, Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1 Canada
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- />State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201 China
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Synthesis and antitumor activity of novel per-butyrylated glycosides of podophyllotoxin and its derivatives. Bioorg Med Chem 2015; 23:1437-46. [PMID: 25744190 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2015.02.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2014] [Revised: 01/31/2015] [Accepted: 02/11/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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A series of perbutyrylated glycosides of podophyllotoxin and its derivatives were synthesized and evaluated for their antitumor activity in vitro. Most of them exhibit cytotoxic activity against a panel of five human cancer cell lines (HL-60, SMMC-7721, A-549, MCF-7, SW480) using MTT assays. Among the synthesized compounds, epipodophyllotoxin α-d-galactopyranoside 8b, epipodophyllotoxin α-d-arabinopyranoside 8e, and podophyllotoxin β-d-glucopyranoside 11a show the highest potency of anticancer activity with their IC50 values ranging from 0.14 to 1.69μM. Structure activity relationship analysis indicates that the type of glycosidic linkage, the configuration at C-4 of the podophyllotoxin scaffold, and the substitution at 4'-position (OH vs OCH3) can all have significant effect on the potency of their anticancer activity. Several compounds are more active than the control drugs Etoposide and Cisplatin, suggesting their potential as anticancer agents for further development.
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Design, synthesis, and cytotoxicity of perbutyrylated glycosides of 4β-triazolopodophyllotoxin derivatives. Molecules 2015; 20:3255-80. [PMID: 25690288 PMCID: PMC6272287 DOI: 10.3390/molecules20023255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2015] [Accepted: 02/04/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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A series of novel perbutyrylated glycosides of 4β-triazolopodophyllotoxin derivatives were synthesized by utilizing the copper-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) reaction. Evaluation of cytotoxicity against a panel of five human cancer cell lines (HL-60, SMMC-7721, A-549, MCF-7, SW480) using the MTT assay shows that some of these glycosylated derivatives have good anticancer activity. Among the synthesized compounds, compound 21a shows the highest activity, with IC50 values ranging from 0.49 to 6.70 μM, which is more potent than the control drugs etoposide and cisplatin. Compound 21a is characterized by a perbutyrylated α-D(+)-galactosyl residue, the absence of an additional linking spacer between the sugar residue and the triazole ring, as well as a 4'-OH group on the E ring of the podophyllotoxin scaffold.
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