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Bailly C. Fissistigma oldhamii (Hemsl.) Merr.: Ethnomedicinal, Phytochemistry, and Pharmacological Aspects. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:4094. [PMID: 38140421 PMCID: PMC10748316 DOI: 10.3390/plants12244094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2023] [Revised: 11/29/2023] [Accepted: 12/04/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023]
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The species Fissistigma oldhamii (Hemsl.) Merr. (Annonaceae) has long been used as a traditional herbal medicine in China to treat diverse human diseases. Decoctions from the roots of the plant (Guā Fù Mù) are used to treat body pain and inflammatory pathologies, such as rheumatic syndromes, sciatica, and osteoarthritis. The phytochemical content of the plant and the associated pharmacological activities have been analyzed. Seventy natural products were identified in the different parts of the plants, namely, the roots, stems, leaves, fruits, and seeds. The compounds comprise many tri- and tetracyclic alkaloids (aporphine-type), anthraquinones, terpenoids, flavonoids, and others. The pharmacological properties of these molecules were analyzed to point out the anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anticancer, and/or antimicrobial effects, together with the underlying modulated pathways and molecular targets in some cases. The panel of phytoconstituents present in F. oldhamii extracts is large, with the majority of bioactive products identified in the roots and stems. Multiple molecules can contribute to the anti-inflammatory properties of the extracts. Network pharmacology analyses of the phytoconstituents are needed to better delineate the effective components and their targets.
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- Christian Bailly
- CNRS, Inserm, CHU Lille, UMR9020-U1277-CANTHER—Cancer Heterogeneity Plasticity and Resistance to Therapies, OncoLille Institut, University of Lille, 59000 Lille, France;
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry Albert Lespagnol (ICPAL), Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lille, 59006 Lille, France
- OncoWitan, Scientific Consulting Office, 59290 Lille, France
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Synthesis, characterization, thermal and kinetic properties of chalcone methacrylamide polymers containing halogen group in side chain. Polym Bull (Berl) 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s00289-021-03733-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Rudrapal M, Khan J, Dukhyil AAB, Alarousy RMII, Attah EI, Sharma T, Khairnar SJ, Bendale AR. Chalcone Scaffolds, Bioprecursors of Flavonoids: Chemistry, Bioactivities, and Pharmacokinetics. Molecules 2021; 26:7177. [PMID: 34885754 PMCID: PMC8659147 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26237177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2021] [Revised: 11/23/2021] [Accepted: 11/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Chalcones are secondary metabolites belonging to the flavonoid (C6-C3-C6 system) family that are ubiquitous in edible and medicinal plants, and they are bioprecursors of plant flavonoids. Chalcones and their natural derivatives are important intermediates of the flavonoid biosynthetic pathway. Plants containing chalcones have been used in traditional medicines since antiquity. Chalcones are basically α,β-unsaturated ketones that exert great diversity in pharmacological activities such as antioxidant, anticancer, antimicrobial, antiviral, antitubercular, antiplasmodial, antileishmanial, immunosuppressive, anti-inflammatory, and so on. This review provides an insight into the chemistry, biosynthesis, and occurrence of chalcones from natural sources, particularly dietary and medicinal plants. Furthermore, the pharmacological, pharmacokinetics, and toxicological aspects of naturally occurring chalcone derivatives are also discussed herein. In view of having tremendous pharmacological potential, chalcone scaffolds/chalcone derivatives and bioflavonoids after subtle chemical modification could serve as a reliable platform for natural products-based drug discovery toward promising drug lead molecules/drug candidates.
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- Mithun Rudrapal
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Rasiklal M. Dhariwal Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research, Pune 411019, India
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University, Al Majmaah 11952, Saudi Arabia; (J.K.); (R.M.I.I.A.)
- Health and Basic Sciences Research Center, Majmaah University, Al Majmaah 11952, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University, Al Majmaah 11952, Saudi Arabia; (J.K.); (R.M.I.I.A.)
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University, Al Majmaah 11952, Saudi Arabia; (J.K.); (R.M.I.I.A.)
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Division of Veterinary Researches, National Research Center, Giza 12622, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, University of Nigeria, Nsukka 410001, Nigeria;
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar 751003, India;
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Boonsombat J, Thongnest S, Kheawchaum S, Mahidol C, Ruchirawat S, Prawat H. Uvarmicranones A and B, two new benzoquinones and cytotoxic constituents from the stems of Uvaria micrantha (A. DC.) Hook. f. & Thomson. Nat Prod Res 2020; 35:5643-5652. [PMID: 32957800 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2020.1824221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Two novel benzoquinones, uvarmicranones A (1) and B (2), along with 15 known compounds (3 - 17) were isolated from the stems of Uvaria micrantha (Annonaceae). Their structures were elucidated by analyses of NMR and high-resolution mass data. A plausible biosynthetic pathway of uvarmicranone A (1) via Diels-Alder cycloaddition reaction was also proposed. Some isolated compounds were evaluated for their cytotoxic activities. Compounds 1, 14, and 15 showed moderate cytotoxic effects against T-cell acute lymphoblastic cells (MOLT-3), with IC50 values of 7.83 ± 0.83, 6.53 ± 1.01, and 4.20 ± 0.29 μM, respectively. Additionally, compound 15 exhibited moderate cytotoxicity against cervical carcinoma cells (HeLa) with an IC50 value of 7.00 ± 3.15 μM.
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- Jutatip Boonsombat
- Laboratory of Natural Products, Chulabhorn Research Institute, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Laboratory of Natural Products, Chulabhorn Research Institute, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Laboratory of Natural Products, Chulabhorn Research Institute, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Laboratory of Natural Products, Chulabhorn Research Institute, Bangkok, Thailand.,Program of Chemical Biology, Chulabhorn Graduate Institute, Chulabhorn Royal Academy, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Laboratory of Natural Products, Chulabhorn Research Institute, Bangkok, Thailand.,Program of Chemical Biology, Chulabhorn Graduate Institute, Chulabhorn Royal Academy, Bangkok, Thailand.,Center of Excellence on Environmental Health and Toxicology (EHT), PERDO, The Ministry of Education, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Laboratory of Natural Products, Chulabhorn Research Institute, Bangkok, Thailand
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Chen IH, Yang MY, Juang SH, Lee CL, Thang TD, El-Shazly M, Lan YH. Bioactive Components of Fissistigma cupreonitens. Nat Prod Commun 2018. [DOI: 10.1177/1934578x1801300607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Phytochemical investigation of Fissistigma cupreonitens (Annonaceae) led to the isolation of 34 compounds. The chemical structures of all compounds were determined by spectroscopic methods. Among the isolates, compounds 20–27 and 31–34 were reported from this genus for the first time. From the results of the cytotoxicity assay against three human cancer cell lines (NCI-H226, NPC-TW01, and Jurkat E6–1), oxoaporphine compounds oxoxylopine (1), oxocrebanine (3), kuafumine (4) and lysicamine (5), and the flavonoid adunctin E (26) displayed significant cytotoxicity against NCI-H226 cell line, with IC50 values of 8.45, 8.10, 8.54, 12.83 and 12.00 μM, respectively, in comparison with the standard drug, cisplatin with IC50 of 13.37 μM.
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- I-Hsiao Chen
- Department of Medical Laboratory Science, I Shou University, Kaohsiung 82445, Taiwan
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- School of Pharmacy, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan
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- Department of Pharmacy and Master Program, Tajen University, Pingtung 90741, Taiwan
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- Department of Cosmeceutics, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan
- Chinese Medicine Research and Development Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 40447, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, Vinh University, Vinh City, Vietnam
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- Department of Pharmacognosy and Natural Products Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain-Shams University, Organization of African Unity Street, Abassia, Cairo 11566, Egypt
- Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, German University in Cairo, Cairo 11432, Egypt
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- School of Pharmacy, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan
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Tiamas SG, Audet F, Samra AA, Bignon J, Litaudon M, Fourneau C, Ariffin A, Awang K, Desrat S, Roussi F. Asymmetric Total Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Proapoptotic Natural Myrcene-Derived Cyclohexenyl Chalcones. European J Org Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201800262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Shelly Gapil Tiamas
- Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles (ICSN) UPR2301; CNRS; Université Paris-Saclay; Avenue de la Terrasse 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette CEDEX France
- Department of Chemistry; Faculty of Science; University of Malaya; 50603 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
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- Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles (ICSN) UPR2301; CNRS; Université Paris-Saclay; Avenue de la Terrasse 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette CEDEX France
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- Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles (ICSN) UPR2301; CNRS; Université Paris-Saclay; Avenue de la Terrasse 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette CEDEX France
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- Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles (ICSN) UPR2301; CNRS; Université Paris-Saclay; Avenue de la Terrasse 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette CEDEX France
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- Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles (ICSN) UPR2301; CNRS; Université Paris-Saclay; Avenue de la Terrasse 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette CEDEX France
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- BioCIS; Faculté de Pharmacie de Châtenay-Malabry; Université Paris-Saclay; 5 rue Jean-Baptiste Clément 92296 Châtenay-Malabry France
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- Department of Chemistry; Faculty of Science; University of Malaya; 50603 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
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- Department of Chemistry; Faculty of Science; University of Malaya; 50603 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
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- Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles (ICSN) UPR2301; CNRS; Université Paris-Saclay; Avenue de la Terrasse 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette CEDEX France
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- Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles (ICSN) UPR2301; CNRS; Université Paris-Saclay; Avenue de la Terrasse 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette CEDEX France
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Gény C, Abou Samra A, Retailleau P, Iorga BI, Nedev H, Awang K, Roussi F, Litaudon M, Dumontet V. (+)- and (-)-Ecarlottones, Uncommon Chalconoids from Fissistigma latifolium with Pro-Apoptotic Activity. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2017; 80:3179-3185. [PMID: 29160716 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.7b00494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Four new compounds, (+)- and (-)-ecarlottone (1), (±)-fislatifolione (5), (±)-isofislatifolione (6), and (±)-fislatifolic acid (7), and the known desmethoxyyangonin (2), didymocarpin-A (3), and dehydrodidymocarpin-A (4) were isolated from the stem bark of Fissistigma latifolium, by means of bioassay-guided purification using an in vitro affinity displacement assay based on the modulation of Bcl-xL/Bak and Mcl-1/Bid interactions. The structures of the new compounds were elucidated by NMR spectroscopic data analysis, and the absolute configurations of compounds (+)-1 and (-)-1 were assigned by comparison of experimental and computed ECD spectra. (-)-Ecarlottone 1 exhibited a potent antagonistic activity on both protein-protein associations with Ki values of 4.8 μM for Bcl-xL/Bak and 2.4 μM for Mcl-1/Bid.
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- Charlotte Gény
- Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles, CNRS-ICSN UPR2301, Université Paris-Saclay , Avenue de la Terrasse, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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- Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles, CNRS-ICSN UPR2301, Université Paris-Saclay , Avenue de la Terrasse, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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- Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles, CNRS-ICSN UPR2301, Université Paris-Saclay , Avenue de la Terrasse, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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- Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles, CNRS-ICSN UPR2301, Université Paris-Saclay , Avenue de la Terrasse, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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- Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles, CNRS-ICSN UPR2301, Université Paris-Saclay , Avenue de la Terrasse, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University Malaya , Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
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- Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles, CNRS-ICSN UPR2301, Université Paris-Saclay , Avenue de la Terrasse, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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- Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles, CNRS-ICSN UPR2301, Université Paris-Saclay , Avenue de la Terrasse, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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- Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles, CNRS-ICSN UPR2301, Université Paris-Saclay , Avenue de la Terrasse, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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Alves HDS, Rocha WRVD, Braz-Filho R, Chaves MCDO. Isolation of Monoterpene Dihydrochalcones from Piper montealegreanum Yuncker (Piperaceae). Molecules 2017; 22:molecules22060874. [PMID: 28598366 PMCID: PMC6152781 DOI: 10.3390/molecules22060874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2017] [Revised: 05/18/2017] [Accepted: 05/23/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Four new compounds were isolated from the branches of Piper montealegreanum Yuncker, a shrub found in the Amazon rainforest, including two new dihydrochalcones named claricine (1) and maisine (2), a cinnamic acid derivative 3 and a phenylalkanoid 4, along with a porphyrin identified as the known compound phaeophytin a (5). The structures were established using spectroscopic experiments, including 1D and 2D NMR and HRESIMS experiments, performed on the two monoterpene dihydrochalcones and their monoacetyl derivatives. The structural diversity of these substances is very important for the Piper genus chemotaxonomy.
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- Harley da Silva Alves
- Department of Pharmacy/Post-Graduation Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences, State University of Paraíba, 58429-500 Campina Grande-PB, Brazil.
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- Department of Pharmacy/Post-Graduation Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences, State University of Paraíba, 58429-500 Campina Grande-PB, Brazil.
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- Chemical Science Laboratory, CCT, State University of Fluminense North Darcy Ribeiro, 28013-600 Campo dos Goytacazes-RJ, Brazil.
- Department of Chemistry, DEQUIM-ICE-Federal University Rural of Rio de Janeiro, CEP 23894-374 Seropédica-RJ, Brazil.
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Mirzaei H, Emami S. Recent advances of cytotoxic chalconoids targeting tubulin polymerization: Synthesis and biological activity. Eur J Med Chem 2016; 121:610-639. [PMID: 27318983 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2016.05.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2016] [Revised: 05/28/2016] [Accepted: 05/30/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Since microtubules have an important role in mitosis and other vital cellular functions, tubulin-targeting chemotherapy has been received growing attention in anticancer drug design and development. It was found that a number of naturally occurring compounds including distinct chalcones exert their effect by inhibition of tubulin polymerization. After the identification of tubulin polymerization as potential target for chalcone-type compounds, extensive researches have been made to design and synthesis of new anti-tubulin chalconoids. Although diverse chalcones have found to be potent anticancer agents but in the present review, we focused on the recently reported tubulin polymerization inhibitors from chalcone origin and related synthetic compounds, and their detailed synthetic methods and biological activities.
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- Hassan Mirzaei
- Student Research Committee, Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
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Rozmer Z, Perjési P. Naturally occurring chalcones and their biological activities. PHYTOCHEMISTRY REVIEWS 2016. [PMID: 0 DOI: 10.1007/s11101-014-9387-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 175] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Natural or synthetic chalcones with different substituents have revealed a variety of biological activities that may benefit human health. The underlying mechanisms of action, particularly with respect to the direct cellular targets and the modes of interaction with the targets, have not been rigorously characterized, which imposes challenges to structure-guided rational development of therapeutic agents or chemical probes with acceptable target-selectivity profile. This review summarizes literature evidence on chalcones’ direct molecular targets in the context of their biological activities.
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- Bo Zhou
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
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Semenov VV, Semenova MN. Polyalkoxyflavonoids as inhibitors of cell division. RUSSIAN CHEMICAL REVIEWS 2015. [DOI: 10.1070/rcr4449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Aryapour H, Riazi GH, Ahmadian S, Foroumadi A, Mahdavi M, Emami S. Induction of apoptosis through tubulin inhibition in human cancer cells by new chromene-based chalcones. PHARMACEUTICAL BIOLOGY 2012; 50:1551-1560. [PMID: 22984888 DOI: 10.3109/13880209.2012.695799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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CONTEXT As microtubules are highly involved in cellular growth, it appears to be a preferential target for cancer treatment. Therefore, many efforts have been performed to discover drugs that affect on microtubule function. Several microtubule inhibitors are in various stages of laboratory evaluations and clinical trials. OBJECTIVE A series of chromene-based chalcones with chlorine, methoxy, fluorine, tetrahydropyranyloxy and cyanide substituents were prepared and evaluated for cytotoxic effects against K562 and SK-N-MC cell lines, and the inhibitory effect on tubulin polymerization was studied as well. MATERIALS AND METHODS MTT, tubulin polymerization assays and binding measurements were evaluated by using related spectroscopy. Immunocytochemical study, morphological observations and apoptosis assay were examined using a fluorescence microscope and a flow cytometer. RESULTS (E)-3-(6-Chloro-2H-chromen-3-yl)-1-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl) prop-2-en-1-one (compound 14) proved to be the most active in this series as an inhibitor of tubulin assembly [IC₅₀, 19.6 µM] and cytotoxic agent on K562 cells [IC₅₀, 38.7 µM]. Furthermore, these compounds exhibited a strong inhibitory effect on tubulin polymerization and reduced the in vitro assembly and bundling of proto-filaments. Also, compound 14 bound to the tubulin with a dissociation constant of 9.4 ± 0.7 µM and induced conformational changes in this protein. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION This study suggests that the compound 14 could be a good antitumor agent because of its biological functions. Compound 14 appears to bind directly to tubulin and thereby perturbs microtubule stability and the function of the spindle apparatus, which causes cancer cells to arrest and undergo apoptosis.
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- Hassan Aryapour
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Golestan University, Gorgan, Iran
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Fan H, Zheng T, Chen Y, Yang GZ. Chemical constituents with free-radical-scavenging activities from the stem of Fissistigma polyanthum. Pharmacogn Mag 2012; 8:98-102. [PMID: 22701280 PMCID: PMC3371445 DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.96549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2011] [Revised: 06/15/2011] [Accepted: 05/23/2012] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Fissistigma polyanthum is a liane belonging to the Annonaceae family and it is one of the most important crude drugs in traditional Chinese medicine. OBJECTIVE The objective was to describe the structural elucidation and the free-radical-scavenging activities of the isolated compounds from Fissistigma polyanthum. MATERIAL AND METHODS The chemical constituents were isolated and purified by normal, reverse column chromatography and HPLC. Their structures were identified by spectroscopic methods ((1)H NMR and (13)C NMR) and by comparison with literature values, and the free-radical-scavenging activities of these two compounds were also evaluated through three in vitro model systems (DPPH, trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity (TEAC) and Co (II) EDTA-induced luminol chemiluminescence by flow injection). RESULTS Two known compounds, named kanakugiol (1) and teutenone A (2), were isolated from the stem of Fissistigma polyanthum for the first time, and compound 1 exhibited moderate free-radical-scavenging activity. CONCLUSION Fissistigma polyanthum, which has traditionally been used as an important Chinese medicine, showed a certain free-radical-scavenging activity.
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- Hua Fan
- Department of Natural Products, College of Pharmacy, South Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan, P.R., China
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- Department of Natural Products, College of Pharmacy, South Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan, P.R., China
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- College of Chemistry and Material Sciences, South Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan, P.R, China
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- Department of Natural Products, College of Pharmacy, South Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan, P.R., China
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Lan YH, Peng YT, Thang TD, Hwang TL, Dai DN, Leu YL, Lai WC, Wu YC. New Flavan and Benzil Isolated from Fissistigma latifolium. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 2012; 60:280-2. [DOI: 10.1248/cpb.60.280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- Institute of Ecology and Biologycal Resources, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology
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- Graduate Institute of Natural Products, Chang Gung University
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- Graduate Institute of Natural Products, College of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University
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- Graduate Institute of Integrated Medicine, China Medical University
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Piotrowska DG, Cieślak M, Królewska K, Wróblewski AE. Design, synthesis and cytotoxicity of a new series of isoxazolidines derived from substituted chalcones. Eur J Med Chem 2011; 46:1382-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2011.01.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2010] [Revised: 01/27/2011] [Accepted: 01/27/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Stanton RA, Gernert KM, Nettles JH, Aneja R. Drugs that target dynamic microtubules: a new molecular perspective. Med Res Rev 2011; 31:443-81. [PMID: 21381049 DOI: 10.1002/med.20242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 384] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Microtubules have long been considered an ideal target for anticancer drugs because of the essential role they play in mitosis, forming the dynamic spindle apparatus. As such, there is a wide variety of compounds currently in clinical use and in development that act as antimitotic agents by altering microtubule dynamics. Although these diverse molecules are known to affect microtubule dynamics upon binding to one of the three established drug domains (taxane, vinca alkaloid, or colchicine site), the exact mechanism by which each drug works is still an area of intense speculation and research. In this study, we review the effects of microtubule-binding chemotherapeutic agents from a new perspective, considering how their mode of binding induces conformational changes and alters biological function relative to the molecular vectors of microtubule assembly or disassembly. These "biological vectors" can thus be used as a spatiotemporal context to describe molecular mechanisms by which microtubule-targeting drugs work.
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Pedrini FS, Chiaradia LD, Licínio MA, de Moraes ACR, Curta JC, Costa A, Mascarello A, Creczinsky-Pasa TB, Nunes RJ, Yunes RA, Santos-Silva MC. Induction of apoptosis and cell cycle arrest in L-1210 murine lymphoblastic leukaemia cells by (2E)-3-(2-naphthyl)-1-(3'-methoxy-4'-hydroxy-phenyl)-2-propen-1-one. J Pharm Pharmacol 2011; 62:1128-36. [PMID: 20796191 DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7158.2010.01141.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVES New compounds with biological targets and less cytotoxicity to normal cells are necessary for cancer therapy. In this work ten synthetic chalcones derived from 2-naphtaldehyde were evaluated for their cytotoxic effect in murine acute lymphoblastic leukemia cells L-1210. METHODS A series of ten chalcones derived from 2-naphtaldehyde and corresponding acetophenones were prepared by aldolic condensation, using methanol as solvent under basic conditions, at room temperature for 24 h. The cell viability was determined by MTT colorimeter method. The cell cycle phase analysis was carried out by flow cytometry after propidium iodide staining. The apoptosis induction was assessed by exposure to phosphatidylserine (ANNEXIN V-FITC). Cytometric analysis was performed to evaluate the expression of p53, Bcl-2 and Bax protein. The caspase-3 expression was studied by immunoblotting analysis. KEY FINDINGS A preliminary screening of a series of ten chalcones derived from 2-naphtaldehyde showed that chalcone 8, (2E)-3-(2-naphtyl)-1-(3'-methoxy-4'-hydroxy-phenyl)-2-propen-1-one, had the highest cytotoxic effect (IC50 of 54 microM), but not in normal human lymphocytes. To better understand the cytotoxic mechanism of chalcone 8, its effect on cell cycle and apoptosis was assessed. Our results showed that chalcone 8 caused cell cycle arrest in the G2/M phase and a significant increase in the proportion of cells in the subG0/G1 phase. Our results also demonstrated that chalcone 8 promoted a modification in Bax:Bcl-2 ratio and increased p53 expression and caspase-3 activation. CONCLUSIONS The studied chalcone 8 has cytotoxic effect against L-1210 lymphoblastic leukaemic cells, and this effect is associated with increase of p-53 and Bax expression.
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- Fernanda Spezia Pedrini
- Departamento de Análises Clínicas, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Campus Trindade, Florianópolis, Brasil
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Bañuelos P, García JM, Gómez-Bengoa E, Herrero A, Odriozola JM, Oiarbide M, Palomo C, Razkin J. (1R)-(+)-Camphor and Acetone Derived α′-Hydroxy Enones in Asymmetric Diels−Alder Reaction: Catalytic Activation by Lewis and Brønsted Acids, Substrate Scope, Applications in Syntheses, and Mechanistic Studies. J Org Chem 2010; 75:1458-73. [DOI: 10.1021/jo9023039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Patricia Bañuelos
- Departamento de Química Aplicada, Universidad Pública de Navarra, Campus de Arrosadía, 31006 Pamplona, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Aplicada, Universidad Pública de Navarra, Campus de Arrosadía, 31006 Pamplona, Spain
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- Contribution from Departamento de Química Orgánica I, Facultad de Química, Universidad del País Vasco, Apdo. 1072, 20080 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Aplicada, Universidad Pública de Navarra, Campus de Arrosadía, 31006 Pamplona, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Aplicada, Universidad Pública de Navarra, Campus de Arrosadía, 31006 Pamplona, Spain
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- Contribution from Departamento de Química Orgánica I, Facultad de Química, Universidad del País Vasco, Apdo. 1072, 20080 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Contribution from Departamento de Química Orgánica I, Facultad de Química, Universidad del País Vasco, Apdo. 1072, 20080 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Aplicada, Universidad Pública de Navarra, Campus de Arrosadía, 31006 Pamplona, Spain
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First synthesis and absolute configuration of a β-farnesene-trimethoxystyrene conjugate isolated from Pachypodanthium confine. Tetrahedron 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2009.09.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Quintin J, Desrivot J, Thoret S, Menez PL, Cresteil T, Lewin G. Synthesis and biological evaluation of a series of tangeretin-derived chalcones. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2009; 19:167-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2008.10.126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2008] [Revised: 10/27/2008] [Accepted: 10/28/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Ali MS, Banskota AH, Tezuka Y, Saiki I, Kadota S. Antiproliferative activity of diarylheptanoids from the seeds of Alpinia blepharocalyx. Biol Pharm Bull 2001; 24:525-8. [PMID: 11379774 DOI: 10.1248/bpb.24.525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The 95% EtOH extract of the seeds of Alpinia blepharocalyx (Zingiberaceae) showed significant antiproliferative activity towards human HT-1080 fibrosarcoma and murine colon 26-L5 carcinoma cells. Chemical investigation of the extract led to the isolation of forty-four new (1-44) and one known (45) diarylheptanoids, eleven phenolic compounds (46-56) together with beta-sitosterol glucoside (57). Almost all the isolated compounds showed significant antiproliferative activity in a concentration-dependent manner. Among the compounds, epicalyxin F (17) exhibited the most potent activity against the proliferation of colon 26-L5 carcinoma cells with an ED50 value of 0.89 microM, while calyxin B (2) exhibited the most potent activity against human HT-1080 fibrosarcoma cells with an ED50 value of 0.69 microM. Moreover, calyxins B (2) and K (11), epicalyxins F (17), I (20) and K (22), 6-hydroxycalyxin F (25), blepharocalyxin B (27) and mixtures of 7 and epicalyxin G (18) and of calyxin J (10) and epicalyxin J (21) possessed more potent activity than a clinically used anticancer drug, 5-fluorouracil, towards HT-1080 fibrosarcoma cells. Analysis of the structure activity relationship suggested that the position of the attachment of a chalcone or a flavanone moiety does not affect the activity, although their presence in association causes a substantial enhancement of the antiproliferative activity. Moreover, the conjugated double bond of the chalcone moiety and the phenolic hydroxyl group potentiate the antiproliferative activity of the compounds.
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- M S Ali
- Institute of Natural Medicine, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sugitani, Japan
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Kayser O, Kiderlen AF. In vitro leishmanicidal activity of naturally occurring chalcones. Phytother Res 2001; 15:148-52. [PMID: 11268116 DOI: 10.1002/ptr.701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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A variety of chalcones have been shown to exhibit activity against Leishmania parasites. In contrast to synthetic or semisynthetic chalcones, only a few plant-derived compounds have been investigated. To provide a scientific rational for the antiprotozoal potency of plants used in ethnomedicine and containing chalcones, and in the search for new antiprotozoal drugs, we have carried out a primary screening for in vitro leishmanicidal activity of 20 chalcones isolated from plants. The compounds were tested against extracellular promastigotes of Leishmania donovani, L. infantum, L. enrietii and L. major, and against intracellular amastigote L. donovani residing within murine macrophages. Against the extracellular Leishmania (L. donovani), most compounds were active with EC(50) values between 0.07 and 2.01 microg/mL. Some of these chalcones, 2',4'-dihydroxy-4-methoxychalcone, 2'-hydroxy-3,4-dimethoxychalcone and 2-hydroxy-4,4'-dimethoxychalcone also significantly inhibited the intracellular survival of L. donovani parasites with EC(50) values between 0.39 and 0.41 microg/mL. When tested against murine bone marrow-derived macrophages as a mammalian host cell control, all compounds with antileishmanial activities also proved to be cytotoxic to varying extents (EC(50) 0.19-2.06 microg/mL). Correlations between molecular structures and antileishmanial activity are discussed in detail. Specific compounds are illustrated with emphasis on their mode of action and potential for the development of selective antiprotozoal agents.
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- O Kayser
- Freie Universität Berlin, Institute of Pharmacy, Kelchstrasse 31, D-12169 Berlin, Germany.
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Some of the recent advances in flavonoid research are reviewed. The role of anthocyanins and flavones in providing stable blue flower colours in the angiosperms is outlined. The contribution of leaf flavonoids to UV-B protection in plants is critically discussed. Advances in understanding the part played by flavonoids in warding off microbial infection and protecting plants from herbivory are described. The biological properties of flavonoids are considered in an evaluation of the medicinal and nutritional values of these compounds.
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- J B Harborne
- Department of Botany, School of Plant Sciences, The University of Reading, UK
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Lien TP, Porzel A, Schmidt J, Sung TV, Adam G. Chalconoids from Fissistigma bracteolatum. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2000; 53:991-995. [PMID: 10820818 DOI: 10.1016/s0031-9422(99)00570-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Phytochemical studies on the leaves of Fissistigma bracteolatum yielded besides the two known compounds 2-hydroxy-3,4,6-trimethoxychalcone (1) and 5,7,8-trimethoxyflav-3-ene (2), five new chalconoids 2-hydroxy-3,4,6-trimethoxychalcene (3), 2-hydroxy-3,4,6-trimethoxydihydrochalcone (4), 2'-hydroxy-3',4',6'-trimethoxydihydrochalcone (5), 2'-hydroxy-3',4',6'-trimethoxy-beta'-methoxychalcane (6) and 2'-hydroxy-3',4',6'-trimethoxy-beta'-ethoxychalcane (7). The structures of these compounds were determined by mass and NMR spectroscopic methods.
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- T P Lien
- Institute of Chemistry, National Centre for Natural Science and Technology of Vietnam, Tu Liem, Hanoi, Viet Nam
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