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Kim T, Kwon H, Lee DY, Kim DJ, Jeon Y, Shin H, Kim HS, Hur J, Lim C, Kim EH, Shin D, Kim SH. Concise syntheses and anti-inflammatory effects of isocorniculatolide B and corniculatolide B and C. Bioorg Chem 2021; 116:105398. [PMID: 34628222 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2021.105398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2021] [Revised: 09/16/2021] [Accepted: 09/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The first total syntheses of isocorniculatolide B, corniculatolide B, and corniculatolide C, consisting of isomeric corniculatolide skeletons, have been accomplished in a divergent manner. The key features of the synthesis involve the construction of diaryl ether linkages by nucleophilic aromatic substitution, installation of a C14-substituted alkyl side chain via a sequence of Baeyer-Villiger reaction and Claisen rearrangement, and efficient construction of corniculatolide and isocorniculatolide frameworks, including 17-membered (exterior) macrolactone skeletons from a versatile diaryl ether intermediate by Mitsunobu macrolactonization. Moreover, we prepared the structural congeners of isomeric corniculatolides via diverted total synthesis approach including desmethyl analogues and related dimeric macrolides. The anti-inflammatory activities of the synthesized natural products, analogues and synthetic intermediates were also investigated. In particular, corniculatolide B significantly inhibited the protein expression of COX-2 and the mRNA expressions of TNF-α, IL-1β and IL-6 by inhibiting of NF-κB signaling in intestinal epithelial cells induced by lipopolysaccharide treatment. It also significantly inhibited the promoter activity and the phosphorylation of subunits p50 and p65 of NF-κB to the same extent as Bay 11-7082, a potent IκB kinase inhibitor. These results suggest that corniculatolide B might have therapeutic potential in inflammatory bowel disease via NF-κB signaling pathway.
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- Taewoo Kim
- College of Pharmacy and Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, CHA University, 120 Haeryong-ro, Pocheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, 11160, South Korea
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- College of Pharmacy and Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, CHA University, 120 Haeryong-ro, Pocheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, 11160, South Korea
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- College of Pharmacy and Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, CHA University, 120 Haeryong-ro, Pocheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, 11160, South Korea
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- College of Pharmacy and Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, CHA University, 120 Haeryong-ro, Pocheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, 11160, South Korea
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- College of Pharmacy and Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, CHA University, 120 Haeryong-ro, Pocheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, 11160, South Korea
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- College of Pharmacy and Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, CHA University, 120 Haeryong-ro, Pocheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, 11160, South Korea
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- College of Pharmacy and Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, CHA University, 120 Haeryong-ro, Pocheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, 11160, South Korea
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- Lee Gil Ya Cancer and Diabetes Institute, Gachon University, 21999, 155 Gaetbeol-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, South Korea
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- School of Pharmacy, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, South Korea
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- College of Pharmacy and Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, CHA University, 120 Haeryong-ro, Pocheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, 11160, South Korea.
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- College of Pharmacy, Gachon University, 191 Hambangmoe-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 21936, South Korea.
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- College of Pharmacy and Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, CHA University, 120 Haeryong-ro, Pocheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, 11160, South Korea.
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Breheny J, Kingston C, Doran R, Anes J, Martins M, Fanning S, Guiry PJ. Investigation of the Anti-Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Activity of (+)-Tanikolide- and (+)-Malyngolide-Based Analogues Prepared by Asymmetric Synthesis. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22126400. [PMID: 34203787 PMCID: PMC8232695 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22126400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2021] [Revised: 06/10/2021] [Accepted: 06/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Herein, we report antibacterial and antifungal evaluation of a series of previously prepared (+)-tanikolide analogues. One analogue, (4S,6S)-4-methyltanikolide, displayed promising anti-methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus activity with a MIC of 12.5 µg/mL. Based on the antimicrobial properties of the structurally related (-)-malyngolide, two further analogues (4S,6S)-4-methylmalyngolide and (4R,6S)-4-methylmalyngolide bearing a shortened n-nonyl alkyl side chain were prepared in the present study using a ZrCl4-catalysed deprotection/cyclisation as the key step in their asymmetric synthesis. When these were tested for activity against anti-methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, the MIC increased to 50 µg/mL.
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- Joseph Breheny
- Centre for Synthesis and Chemical Biology, School of Chemistry, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin D04 N2E5, Ireland; (J.B.); (R.D.)
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- Synthesis and Solid State Pharmaceutical Centre, School of Chemistry, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin D04 N2E5, Ireland;
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- Centre for Synthesis and Chemical Biology, School of Chemistry, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin D04 N2E5, Ireland; (J.B.); (R.D.)
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- UCD-Centre for Food Safety, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin D04 N2E5, Ireland; (J.A.); (M.M.); (S.F.)
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- UCD-Centre for Food Safety, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin D04 N2E5, Ireland; (J.A.); (M.M.); (S.F.)
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- UCD-Centre for Food Safety, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin D04 N2E5, Ireland; (J.A.); (M.M.); (S.F.)
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- Centre for Synthesis and Chemical Biology, School of Chemistry, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin D04 N2E5, Ireland; (J.B.); (R.D.)
- Synthesis and Solid State Pharmaceutical Centre, School of Chemistry, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin D04 N2E5, Ireland;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +353-1-716-2309
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Wang L, Riel LP, Bajrami B, Deng B, Howell AR, Yao X. α-Methylene-β-Lactone Scaffold for Developing Chemical Probes at the Two Ends of the Selectivity Spectrum. Chembiochem 2021; 22:505-515. [PMID: 32964640 PMCID: PMC8114233 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202000605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2020] [Revised: 09/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The utilities of an α-methylene-β-lactone (MeLac) moiety as a warhead composed of multiple electrophilic sites are reported. We demonstrate that a MeLac-alkyne not only reacts with diverse proteins as a broadly reactive measurement probe, but also recruits reduced endogenous glutathione (GSH) to assemble a selective chemical probe of GSH-β-lactone (GSH-Lac)-alkyne in live cells. Tandem mass spectrometry reveals that MeLac reacts with nucleophilic cysteine, serine, lysine, threonine, and tyrosine residues, through either Michael or acyl addition. A peptide-centric proteomics platform demonstrates that the proteomic selectivity profiles of orlistat and parthenolide, which have distinct reactivities, are measurable by MeLac-alkyne as a high-coverage probe. The GSH-Lac-alkyne selectively probes the glutathione S-transferase P responsible for multidrug resistance. The assembly of the GSH-Lac probe exemplifies a modular and scalable route to develop selective probes with different recognizing moieties.
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- Lei Wang
- Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
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- Chemical Biology & Proteomics, Biogen, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, USA
- Vermont Genetics Network Proteomics Facility, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
- Institute for Systems Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
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Gangani AJ, Kumar P, Fernandes RA. Concise Stereoselective Synthesis of β-Hydroxy-γ-lactones: (4 R,5 R)-4-Hydroxy-γ-decalactone from the Japanese Orange Fly and Enantiomers of Arachnid Harvestmen Isolates. J Nat Prod 2021; 84:120-125. [PMID: 33390009 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.0c01207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The naturally occurring (4R,5R)-4-hydroxy-γ-decalactone from the Japanese orange fly and the antipode of (4S,5R)-4-hydroxy-γ-dodecalactone from the harvestmen arachnid and their stereoisomers are synthesized from the chiral pool material d-glucono-δ-lactone in a few steps. The one-pot conversion of the latter to γ-vinyl-β-hydroxy-γ-lactone, cross-metathesis with requisite olefin, and hydrogenation enabled the synthesis of syn-lactones in just a two-pot operation. An additional efficient Pd-catalyzed allylic isomerization of γ-vinyl-β-hydroxy-γ-lactone led to the anti-lactones in high yields.
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- Ashvin J Gangani
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, 400076 Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, 400076 Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, 400076 Maharashtra, India
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Kim Y, Sengupta S, Sim T. Natural and Synthetic Lactones Possessing Antitumor Activities. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22031052. [PMID: 33494352 PMCID: PMC7865919 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22031052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2020] [Revised: 01/14/2021] [Accepted: 01/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Cancer is one of the leading causes of death globally, accounting for an estimated 8 million deaths each year. As a result, there have been urgent unmet medical needs to discover novel oncology drugs. Natural and synthetic lactones have a broad spectrum of biological uses including anti-tumor, anti-helminthic, anti-microbial, and anti-inflammatory activities. Particularly, several natural and synthetic lactones have emerged as anti-cancer agents over the past decades. In this review, we address natural and synthetic lactones focusing on their anti-tumor activities and synthetic routes. Moreover, we aim to highlight our journey towards chemical modification and biological evaluation of a resorcylic acid lactone, L-783277 (4). We anticipate that utilization of the natural and synthetic lactones as novel scaffolds would benefit the process of oncology drug discovery campaigns based on natural products.
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- Younghoon Kim
- KU-KIST Graduate School of Converging Science and Technology, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Korea;
- Severance Biomedical Science Institute, Graduate School of Medical Science (Brain Korea 21 Project), College of Medicine, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea;
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- Severance Biomedical Science Institute, Graduate School of Medical Science (Brain Korea 21 Project), College of Medicine, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea;
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- KU-KIST Graduate School of Converging Science and Technology, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Korea;
- Severance Biomedical Science Institute, Graduate School of Medical Science (Brain Korea 21 Project), College of Medicine, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +82-2-2228-0797
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Kuzminac IZ, Jakimov DS, Bekić SS, Ćelić AS, Marinović MA, Savić MP, Raičević VN, Kojić VV, Sakač MN. Synthesis and anticancer potential of novel 5,6-oxygenated and/or halogenated steroidal d-homo lactones. Bioorg Med Chem 2021; 30:115935. [PMID: 33340938 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2020.115935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2020] [Revised: 11/19/2020] [Accepted: 12/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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A series of 5,6-modified steroidal d-homo lactones, comprising of halogenated and/or oxygenated derivatives, was synthesized and evaluated for potential anticancer properties. Preparation of many of these compounds involved investigating alternative synthetic pathways. In silico ADME testing was performed for both novel and some previously synthesized compounds. Calculated physicochemical properties were in accordance with the Lipinski, Veber, Egan, Ghose and Muegge criteria, suggesting the potential of these molecules as orally active agents. Cytotoxicity of the synthesized steroid derivatives was tested on six tumor and one normal human cell line. None of the investigated derivatives was toxic to non-cancerous MRC-5 control cells. Most of the compounds showed significant cytotoxicity against the treated cancer cell lines. Most notably, the 3β,5α,6β-trihydroxy derivative exhibited strong cytotoxicity against multiple cell lines (MCF-7, MDA-MB-231 and HT-29), with the highest effect observed for lung adenocarcinoma (A549) cells, for which this steroid was more cytotoxic than all of the three commercial chemotherapeutic agents used as reference compounds. Molecular docking suggests the 3β,5α,6β-trihydroxy derivative could bind the EGFR tyrosine kinase domain with high affinity, providing a potential mechanism for its cytotoxicity via inhibition of EGFR signaling. The most active compounds were further studied for their potential to induce apoptosis by the double-staining fluorescence method; where the 5α,6β-dibromide, 5α,6β-dichloride and 3β,5α,6β-triol induced apoptotic changes in all three treated cell lines: MDA-MB-231, HT-29 and A549. To predict interactions with nuclear steroidal receptors, affinity for the ligand binding domains of ERα, ERβ and AR was measured using a yeast-based fluorescence assay. The 5β,6β-epoxide, dibromide and 5α-hydroxy-3,6-dioxo derivatives showed affinity for ERα, while the 5α-fluoro-6β-hydroxy and 3β-acetoxy-5α,6β-dihydroxy derivatives were identified as ERβ ligands. None of the tested compounds showed affinity for AR. Structure-activity relationships of selected compounds were also examined.
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- Ivana Z Kuzminac
- University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.
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- Oncology Institute of Vojvodina, Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, Put Dr Goldmana 4, 21204 Sremska Kamenica, Serbia
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- University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
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- University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Biology and Ecology, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 2, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
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- University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Biology and Ecology, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 2, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
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- University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
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- University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
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- Oncology Institute of Vojvodina, Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, Put Dr Goldmana 4, 21204 Sremska Kamenica, Serbia
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- University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
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Ascenso OS, Carrau G, Xavier KB, Ventura MR, Maycock CD. An Efficient Synthesis of Optically Active [4- 13C] Labelled Quorum Sensing Signal Autoinducer-2. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26020369. [PMID: 33445716 PMCID: PMC7828210 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26020369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2020] [Revised: 01/04/2021] [Accepted: 01/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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A new synthetic route for the quorum sensing signal Autoinducer-2 (AI-2) is described and used for the preparation of [4-13C]-AI-2 starting from [1-13C]-bromoacetic acid. The key step in this process was the enantioselective reduction of an intermediate ketone. This synthesis provides, selectively, both enantiomers of the labelled or unlabelled parent compound, (R) or (S)-4,5-dihydroxypentane-2,3-dione (DPD) and was used for an improved synthesis of [1-13C]-AI-2.
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- Osvaldo S. Ascenso
- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal; (O.S.A.); (G.C.)
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal; (O.S.A.); (G.C.)
- Facultad de Química, Universidad de la República, Montevideo 11800, Uruguay
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal; (O.S.A.); (G.C.)
- Correspondence: (M.R.V.); (C.D.M.)
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal; (O.S.A.); (G.C.)
- Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal
- Correspondence: (M.R.V.); (C.D.M.)
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Ota K, Kamaike K, Miyaoka H. Total Synthesis of Chlorinated Oxylipin Eiseniachloride B. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 2021; 69:590-594. [PMID: 34078805 DOI: 10.1248/cpb.c21-00091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Eiseniachloride B is a marine chlorinated oxylipin isolated from the brown alga Eisenia bicyclis. This natural product contains cyclopentane, chlorohydrin, and 14-membered lactone systems that incorporate five stereogenic centers. In this paper, we report on the total synthesis of structurally unique oxylipin eiseniachloride B from optically active lactol via ecklonialactone B in a linear sequence comprising 11 steps with a 12.1% overall yield.
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- Koichiro Ota
- School of Pharmacy, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences
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- School of Pharmacy, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences
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- School of Pharmacy, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences
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Blanco-Ania D, Zwanenburg B. Synthesis of Analogs of Strigolactones and Evaluation of Their Stability in Solution. Methods Mol Biol 2021; 2309:37-55. [PMID: 34028678 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1429-7_5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Strigolactones (SLs) are new plant hormones that play an important role in the control development of plants. They are germination stimulants for seed of parasitic weeds, are the branching factor of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and inhibitors for bud outgrowth and shoot branching. Natural SLs contain an annulated system of three rings (ABC scaffold) connected to a furanone (the D-ring) by an enol ether unit. The natural distribution of strigolactones is low, and their synthesis is long and difficult. Therefore, SL analogs are designed to have the same bioactiphore as natural SLs and an appreciable bioactivity. For the design a model is used based on the natural bioactiphore. Typical SL analogs are GR24, Nijmegen-1, and EM1 (derived from ethyl 2-phenylacetate). The synthesis of these SL analogs is reported together with their stability in aqueous solution.
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- Daniel Blanco-Ania
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Radboud University Nijmegen, Institute for Molecules and Materials, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Radboud University Nijmegen, Institute for Molecules and Materials, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Ge Y, Ye F, Liu J, Yang J, Spannenberg A, Jiao H, Jackstell R, Beller M. Ligand-Controlled Palladium-Catalyzed Carbonylation of Alkynols: Highly Selective Synthesis of α-Methylene-β-Lactones. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:21585-21590. [PMID: 32573055 PMCID: PMC7756850 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202006550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2020] [Revised: 06/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The first general and regioselective Pd-catalyzed cyclocarbonylation to give α-methylene-β-lactones is reported. Key to the success for this process is the use of a specific sterically demanding phosphine ligand based on N-arylated imidazole (L11) in the presence of Pd(MeCN)2 Cl2 as pre-catalyst. A variety of easily available alkynols provide under additive-free conditions the corresponding α-methylene-β-lactones in moderate to good yields with excellent regio- and diastereoselectivity. The applicability of this novel methodology is showcased by the direct carbonylation of biologically active molecules including natural products.
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- Yao Ge
- Leibniz-Institute for CatalysisAlbert-Einstein-Straße 29a18059RostockGermany
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- Leibniz-Institute for CatalysisAlbert-Einstein-Straße 29a18059RostockGermany
- Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Material Technology of Zhejiang ProvinceHangzhou Normal UniversityNo. 2318, Yuhangtang Road311121HangzhouP. R. China
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- Leibniz-Institute for CatalysisAlbert-Einstein-Straße 29a18059RostockGermany
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- Leibniz-Institute for CatalysisAlbert-Einstein-Straße 29a18059RostockGermany
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- Leibniz-Institute for CatalysisAlbert-Einstein-Straße 29a18059RostockGermany
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- Leibniz-Institute for CatalysisAlbert-Einstein-Straße 29a18059RostockGermany
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- Leibniz-Institute for CatalysisAlbert-Einstein-Straße 29a18059RostockGermany
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- Leibniz-Institute for CatalysisAlbert-Einstein-Straße 29a18059RostockGermany
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Daher SS, Franklin KP, Scherzi T, Dunman PM, Andrade RB. Synthesis and biological evaluation of semi-synthetic albocycline analogs. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2020; 30:127509. [PMID: 32827630 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2020.127509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2020] [Revised: 08/14/2020] [Accepted: 08/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Albocycline (ALB) is a unique macrolactone natural product with potent, narrow-spectrum activity against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), vancomycin-intermediate (VISA), and vancomycin-resistant S. aureus (VRSA) strains (MIC = 0.5-1.0 μg/mL). Described herein is the synthesis and evaluation of a novel series analogs derived from albocycline by functionalization at three specific sites: the C2-C3 enone, the tertiary carbinol at C4, and the allylic C16 methyl group. Exploration of the structure-activity relationships (SAR) by means of minimum inhibitory concentration assays (MICs) revealed that C4 ester analog 6 was twice as potent as ALB, which represents a class of lead compound that can be further studied to address multi-drug resistant pathogens.
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- Samer S Daher
- Department of Chemistry, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY 14642, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY 14642, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, United States.
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Rota P, La Rocca P, Allevi P, Pappone C, Anastasia L. Intramolecular Lactones of Sialic Acids. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E8098. [PMID: 33143039 PMCID: PMC7663150 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21218098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2020] [Revised: 10/27/2020] [Accepted: 10/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
The so-called "sialo-chemical-biology" has become an attractive research area, as an increasing number of natural products containing a sialic acid moiety have been shown to play important roles in biological, pathological, and immunological processes. The intramolecular lactones of sialic acids are a subclass from this crucial family that could have central functions in the discrimination of physiological and pathological conditions. In this review, we report an in-depth analysis of the synthetic achievements in the preparation of the intramolecular lactones of sialic acids (1,4-, 1,7- and γ-lactones), in their free and/or protected form. In particular, recent advances in the synthesis of the 1,7-lactones have allowed the preparation of key sialic acid derivatives. These compounds could be used as authentic reference standards for their correct determination in biological samples, thus overcoming some of the limitations of the previous analytical procedures.
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- Paola Rota
- Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy;
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy;
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- Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy;
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- Arrhythmology Department, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, 20097 San Donato Milanese, Milan, Italy;
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Vita-Salute San Raffaele, 20132 Milan, Italy
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Vita-Salute San Raffaele, 20132 Milan, Italy
- Laboratory of Stem Cells for Tissue Engineering, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, 20097 San Donato Milanese, Milan, Italy
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Ordóñez PE, Mery DE, Sharma KK, Nemu S, Reynolds WF, Enriquez RG, Burns DC, Malagón O, Jones DE, Guzman ML, Compadre CM. Synthesis, Crystallography, and Anti-Leukemic Activity of the Amino Adducts of Dehydroleucodine. Molecules 2020; 25:E4825. [PMID: 33092263 PMCID: PMC7588005 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25204825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2020] [Revised: 10/14/2020] [Accepted: 10/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Dehydroleucodine is a bioactive sesquiterpene lactone. Herein, four dehydroleucodine amino derivatives were synthesized using the amines proline, piperidine, morpholine, and tyramine, and spectroscopic methods and single-crystal X-ray diffraction unambiguously established their structures. The cytotoxic activity of these compounds was evaluated against eight acute myeloid leukemia cell lines, and their toxicity to peripheral blood mononuclear cells was also determined. The proline adduct was the most active compound, it showed anti-leukemic activity, upregulated heme oxygenase 1 (HMOX1) and the primary stress-inducible isoform of the heath shock 70 kDa protein 1 (HSPA1A), and downregulated NFkB1 transcription, it was also found to be about 270 times more water soluble than dehydroleucodine.
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MESH Headings
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Cell Proliferation/drug effects
- Crystallography, X-Ray
- Gene Expression Regulation, Leukemic/drug effects
- HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins/genetics
- Heme Oxygenase-1/genetics
- Humans
- Lactones/chemical synthesis
- Lactones/chemistry
- Lactones/pharmacology
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/drug therapy
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/genetics
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/pathology
- Leukocytes, Mononuclear/drug effects
- Morpholines/chemistry
- NF-kappa B p50 Subunit/genetics
- Piperidines/chemistry
- Sesquiterpenes/chemical synthesis
- Sesquiterpenes/chemistry
- Sesquiterpenes/pharmacology
- Tyramine/chemistry
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- Paola E. Ordóñez
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA; (P.E.O.); (D.E.M.); (S.N.); (R.G.E.); (D.E.J.)
- School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Yachay Tech University, Urcuquí 100119, Ecuador
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA; (P.E.O.); (D.E.M.); (S.N.); (R.G.E.); (D.E.J.)
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065, USA;
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA; (P.E.O.); (D.E.M.); (S.N.); (R.G.E.); (D.E.J.)
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3H6, Canada; (W.F.R.); (D.C.B.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA; (P.E.O.); (D.E.M.); (S.N.); (R.G.E.); (D.E.J.)
- Instituto de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México 04510, DF, Mexico
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3H6, Canada; (W.F.R.); (D.C.B.)
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- Departamento de Química, Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, Loja 110107, Ecuador;
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA; (P.E.O.); (D.E.M.); (S.N.); (R.G.E.); (D.E.J.)
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065, USA;
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA; (P.E.O.); (D.E.M.); (S.N.); (R.G.E.); (D.E.J.)
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Zorrilla JG, Cala A, Rial C, R Mejías FJ, Molinillo JMG, Varela RM, Macías FA. Synthesis of Active Strigolactone Analogues Based on Eudesmane- and Guaiane-Type Sesquiterpene Lactones. J Agric Food Chem 2020; 68:9636-9645. [PMID: 32794743 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.0c02361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
Strigolactones are natural products that are exuded by plants and stimulate parasitic weed germination. Their use in herbicides is limited since they are produced in small quantities, but the synthesis of bioactive analogues provides an alternative source. In this work, eleven analogues have been synthesized. Among them, nine compounds belong to a novel family named eudesmanestrigolactones. The procedure is short (3-6 steps), the starting materials are isolated on a multigram scale, and global yields are up to 8%, which significantly enhance isolated yields. In bioassay, the compounds germinated high percentages of Phelipanche ramosa, Orobanche cumana, and Orobanche crenata seeds, even at nanogram doses (100 nM). Bioactivity was stereochemistry-dependent, and it was discussed in terms of the presence and geometry of the enol ether, orientation of the butenolide, and unsaturation of ring A. The reported compounds provide a set of readily obtained allelochemicals with potential applications as preventive herbicides.
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- Jesús G Zorrilla
- Allelopathy Group, Department of Organic Chemistry, Institute of Biomolecules (INBIO), Campus CEIA3, School of Science, University of Cadiz, C/Republica Saharaui, 7, 11510 Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain
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- Allelopathy Group, Department of Organic Chemistry, Institute of Biomolecules (INBIO), Campus CEIA3, School of Science, University of Cadiz, C/Republica Saharaui, 7, 11510 Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain
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- Allelopathy Group, Department of Organic Chemistry, Institute of Biomolecules (INBIO), Campus CEIA3, School of Science, University of Cadiz, C/Republica Saharaui, 7, 11510 Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain
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- Allelopathy Group, Department of Organic Chemistry, Institute of Biomolecules (INBIO), Campus CEIA3, School of Science, University of Cadiz, C/Republica Saharaui, 7, 11510 Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain
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- Allelopathy Group, Department of Organic Chemistry, Institute of Biomolecules (INBIO), Campus CEIA3, School of Science, University of Cadiz, C/Republica Saharaui, 7, 11510 Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain
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- Allelopathy Group, Department of Organic Chemistry, Institute of Biomolecules (INBIO), Campus CEIA3, School of Science, University of Cadiz, C/Republica Saharaui, 7, 11510 Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain
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- Allelopathy Group, Department of Organic Chemistry, Institute of Biomolecules (INBIO), Campus CEIA3, School of Science, University of Cadiz, C/Republica Saharaui, 7, 11510 Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain
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A novel palladium-catalyzed ring opening carbonylative lactonization of readily available hydroxycyclopropanols was developed to efficiently synthesize tetrahydrofuran (THF) or tetrahydropyran (THP)-fused bicyclic γ-lactones, two privileged scaffolds often found in natural products. The reaction features mild reaction conditions, good functional group tolerability, and scalability. Its application was demonstrated in a short total synthesis of (±)-paeonilide. The fused bicyclic γ-lactone products can be easily diversified to other medicinally important scaffolds, which further broadens the application of this new carbonylation method.
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- Xinpei Cai
- Department of Chemistry and Center for Cancer Research, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Cancer Research, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Cancer Research, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Cancer Research, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Cancer Research, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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Park HS, Fan Z, Zhu RY, Yu JQ. Distal γ-C(sp 3 )-H Olefination of Ketone Derivatives and Free Carboxylic Acids. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:12853-12859. [PMID: 32385966 PMCID: PMC7494175 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202003271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2020] [Revised: 04/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
Abstract
Reported herein is the distal γ-C(sp3 )-H olefination of ketone derivatives and free carboxylic acids. Fine tuning of a previously reported imino-acid directing group and using the ligand combination of a mono-N-protected amino acid (MPAA) and an electron-deficient 2-pyridone were critical for the γ-C(sp3 )-H olefination of ketone substrates. In addition, MPAAs enabled the γ-C(sp3 )-H olefination of free carboxylic acids to form diverse six-membered lactones. Besides alkyl carboxylic acids, benzylic C(sp3 )-H bonds also could be functionalized to form 3,4-dihydroisocoumarin structures in a single step from 2-methyl benzoic acid derivatives. The utility of these protocols was demonstrated in large scale reactions and diversification of the γ-C(sp3 )-H olefinated products.
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- Han Seul Park
- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA
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Stakanovs G, Mishnev A, Rasina D, Jirgensons A. A Concise Bioinspired Semisynthesis of Rumphellaones A-C and Their C-8 Epimers from β-Caryophyllene. J Nat Prod 2020; 83:2004-2009. [PMID: 32538090 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.0c00403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
The first semisynthetic route toward rumphellaones B (2) and C (3) and their C-8 epimers as well as the shortest synthesis of rumphellaone A (1) and its C-8 epimer from the most accessible sesquiterpene, β-caryophyllene (4), is presented. Synthetic routes involved caryophyllonic acid as a key intermediate, which was converted to rumphellaone A (and epimer) via acid-catalyzed lactonization and rumphellaone C (and epimer) using one-pot epoxidation-lactonization. Rumphellaone B (2) and its epimer were obtained from rumphellaone A (1) and its epimer, respectively, using Saegusa-Ito oxidation. The absolute configuration at C-8 was confirmed by single-crystal X-ray analysis of rumphellaone B (2) and an acylated derivative of rumphellaone C.
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- Georgijs Stakanovs
- Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Aizkraukles Street 21, LV-1006, Riga, Latvia
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- Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Aizkraukles Street 21, LV-1006, Riga, Latvia
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- Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Aizkraukles Street 21, LV-1006, Riga, Latvia
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- Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Aizkraukles Street 21, LV-1006, Riga, Latvia
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Kim HS, Chung S, Song MY, Lim C, Shin H, Hur J, Kwon H, Suh YG, Kim EH, Shin D, Kim SH. Efficient and Divergent Enantioselective Syntheses of DHPVs and Anti-Inflammatory Effect on IEC-6 Cells. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25092215. [PMID: 32397326 PMCID: PMC7248962 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25092215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2020] [Revised: 05/01/2020] [Accepted: 05/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Despite numerous reports on the beneficial effects of catechin or epicatechin contained in tea and cacao extract on human health, a conclusive and precise molecular mechanism has not been elucidated. Metabolism of chemical compounds in gut microbiota recently gained significant attention, and extensive studies have been devoted in this field. In conjunction with these results, our group focused on the anti-inflammatory effects of both enantiomers of DHPV (5-(3′,4′-dihydroxyphenyl)-γ-valerolactone), produced in the intestine by microbiota metabolism, on IEC-6 cells. Divergent and efficient enantioselective synthesis of (S)- and (R)-DHPV was efficiently achieved by cross-metathesis and Sharpless asymmetric dihydroxylation as a key reaction for four steps in 16% and 14% overall yields, respectively. The anti-inflammatory effects of two enantiomers were tested on IEC-6 cells, and we found that (S)-DHPV was more active than (R)-DHPV. This result implicates that the metabolite produced in the gut has beneficial effects on IEC-6 cells of rat intestines, and the chirality of the metabolite is important for its anti-inflammatory activity. This also provided information for the future discovery of novel small molecular therapeutics for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease.
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- Hyun Su Kim
- Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy and Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, CHA University, 120 Haeryong-ro, Pocheon 11160, Korea; (H.S.K.); (S.C.); (M.-Y.S.); (H.S.); (H.K.); (Y.-G.S.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy and Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, CHA University, 120 Haeryong-ro, Pocheon 11160, Korea; (H.S.K.); (S.C.); (M.-Y.S.); (H.S.); (H.K.); (Y.-G.S.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy and Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, CHA University, 120 Haeryong-ro, Pocheon 11160, Korea; (H.S.K.); (S.C.); (M.-Y.S.); (H.S.); (H.K.); (Y.-G.S.)
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- School of Pharmacy, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Korea;
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- Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy and Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, CHA University, 120 Haeryong-ro, Pocheon 11160, Korea; (H.S.K.); (S.C.); (M.-Y.S.); (H.S.); (H.K.); (Y.-G.S.)
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- Natural Products Research Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), 679 Saimdang-ro, Gangneung 25451, Korea;
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- Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy and Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, CHA University, 120 Haeryong-ro, Pocheon 11160, Korea; (H.S.K.); (S.C.); (M.-Y.S.); (H.S.); (H.K.); (Y.-G.S.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy and Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, CHA University, 120 Haeryong-ro, Pocheon 11160, Korea; (H.S.K.); (S.C.); (M.-Y.S.); (H.S.); (H.K.); (Y.-G.S.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy and Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, CHA University, 120 Haeryong-ro, Pocheon 11160, Korea; (H.S.K.); (S.C.); (M.-Y.S.); (H.S.); (H.K.); (Y.-G.S.)
- Correspondence: (E.-H.K.); (D.S.); (S.-H.K.); Tel.: +82-31-881-7179 (E.-H.K.); +82-032-820-4945 (D.S.); +82-31-881-7169 (S.-H.K.)
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- College of Pharmacy, Gachon University, 191 Hambangmoe-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 21936, Korea
- Correspondence: (E.-H.K.); (D.S.); (S.-H.K.); Tel.: +82-31-881-7179 (E.-H.K.); +82-032-820-4945 (D.S.); +82-31-881-7169 (S.-H.K.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy and Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, CHA University, 120 Haeryong-ro, Pocheon 11160, Korea; (H.S.K.); (S.C.); (M.-Y.S.); (H.S.); (H.K.); (Y.-G.S.)
- Correspondence: (E.-H.K.); (D.S.); (S.-H.K.); Tel.: +82-31-881-7179 (E.-H.K.); +82-032-820-4945 (D.S.); +82-31-881-7169 (S.-H.K.)
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Maskeri MA, Schrader ML, Scheidt KA. A Sequential Umpolung/Enzymatic Dynamic Kinetic Resolution Strategy for the Synthesis of γ-Lactones. Chemistry 2020; 26:5794-5798. [PMID: 32084294 PMCID: PMC7210063 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202000747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2020] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Combining biological and small-molecule catalysts under a chemoenzymatic manifold presents a series of significant advantages to the synthetic community. We report herein the successful development of a two-step/single flask synthesis of γ-lactones through the merger of Umpolung catalysis with a ketoreductase-catalyzed dynamic kinetic resolution, reduction, and cyclization. This combined approach delivers highly enantio- and diastereoenriched heterocycles and demonstrates the feasibility of integrating NHC catalysis with enzymatic processes.
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- Mark A. Maskeri
- Department of Chemistry, Center for Molecular Innovation and Drug, Discovery, Northwestern University, Silverman Hall, Evanston, Illinois 60208
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for Molecular Innovation and Drug, Discovery, Northwestern University, Silverman Hall, Evanston, Illinois 60208
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for Molecular Innovation and Drug, Discovery, Northwestern University, Silverman Hall, Evanston, Illinois 60208
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Heinrich M, Murphy JJ, Ilg MK, Letort A, Flasz JT, Philipps P, Fürstner A. Chagosensine: A Riddle Wrapped in a Mystery Inside an Enigma. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:6409-6422. [PMID: 32142305 PMCID: PMC7307910 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c01700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The marine macrolide chagosensine is supposedly distinguished by a (Z,Z)-configured 1,3-chlorodiene contained within a highly strained 16-membered lactone ring, which also incorporates two trans-2,5-disubstituted tetrahydrofuran (THF) rings; this array is unique. After our initial synthesis campaign had shown that the originally proposed structure is incorrect, the published data set was critically revisited to identify potential mis-assignments. The "northern" THF ring and the anti-configured diol in the "southern" sector both seemed to be sites of concern, thus making it plausible that a panel of eight diastereomeric chagosensine-like compounds would allow the puzzle to be solved. To meet the challenge, the preparation of the required building blocks was optimized, and a convergent strategy for their assembly was developed. A key role was played by the cobalt-catalyzed oxidative cyclization of alken-5-ol derivatives ("Mukaiyama cyclization"), which is shown to be exquisitely chemoselective for terminal alkenes, leaving even terminal alkynes (and other sites of unsaturation) untouched. Likewise, a palladium-catalyzed alkyne alkoxycarbonylation reaction with formation of an α-methylene-γ-lactone proved instrumental, which had not found application in natural product synthesis before. Further enabling steps were a nickel-catalyzed "Tamaru-type" homocrotylation, stereodivergent aldehyde homologations, radical hydroindation, and palladium-catalyzed alkyne-1,2-bis-stannation. The different building blocks were assembled in a serial fashion to give the idiosyncratic chlorodienes by an unprecedented site-selective Stille coupling followed by copper-mediated tin/chlorine exchange. The macrolactones were closed under forcing Yamaguchi conditions, and the resulting products were elaborated into the targeted compound library. Yet, only one of the eight diastereomers turned out to be stable in the solvent mixture that had been used to analyze the natural product; all other isomers were prone to ring opening and/or ring expansion. In addition to this stability issue, our self-consistent data set suggests that chagosensine has almost certainly little to do with the structure originally proposed by the isolation team.
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- Max-Planck-Institut für
Kohlenforschung, D-45470 Mülheim/Ruhr, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für
Kohlenforschung, D-45470 Mülheim/Ruhr, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für
Kohlenforschung, D-45470 Mülheim/Ruhr, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für
Kohlenforschung, D-45470 Mülheim/Ruhr, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für
Kohlenforschung, D-45470 Mülheim/Ruhr, Germany
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Sakagami Y, Kondo N, Sawayama Y, Yamakoshi H, Nakamura S. Total Syntheses of Marrubiin and Related Labdane Diterpene Lactones. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25071610. [PMID: 32244661 PMCID: PMC7180712 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25071610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2020] [Revised: 03/27/2020] [Accepted: 03/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Total syntheses of the labdane diterpene lactones marrubiin, marrulibacetal, desertine, marrulibacetal A, marrubasch F, cyllenine C, marrulanic acid, and marrulactone are described. The trans-decalin moiety of these molecules was constructed in a stereoselective manner by a Pauson-Khand reaction, and the resultant cyclopentenone was oxidatively cleaved for formation of the lactone ring. Elongation of the side chain at C9 was achieved by an epoxide-opening reaction with a variety of nucleophiles, and the functional group manipulations completed the syntheses of these natural products. Stereochemistries of desertine could be established by the transformations.
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Gach-Janczak K, Drogosz-Stachowicz J, Długosz-Pokorska A, Jakubowski R, Janecki T, Szymański J, Janecka A. A New Hybrid δ-Lactone Induces Apoptosis and Potentiates Anticancer Activity of Taxol in HL-60 Human Leukemia Cells. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25071479. [PMID: 32218198 PMCID: PMC7180485 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25071479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2020] [Revised: 03/06/2020] [Accepted: 03/23/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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In the search for new drug candidates, researchers turn to natural substances isolated from plants which may be either used directly or may serve as a source for chemical modifications. An interesting strategy in the design of novel anticancer agents is based on the conjugation of two or more biologically active structural motifs into one hybrid compound. In this study, we investigated the anticancer potential of 4-benzyl-5,7-dimethoxy-4-methyl-3-methylidene-3,4-dihydro-2H-chroman-2-one (DL-247), a new hybrid molecule combining a chroman-2-one skeleton with an exo-methylidene bond conjugated with a carbonyl group, in human myeloid leukemia HL-60 cell line. The cytotoxicity of the new compound was tested using MTT assay. The effect of DL-247 on cell proliferation and apoptosis induction were studied by flow cytometry, fluorometric assay and ELISA analysis. DL-247 displayed high cytotoxic activity (IC50 = 1.15 µM, after 24 h incubation), significantly inhibited cell proliferation and induced apoptosis by both, the intrinsic and extrinsic pathways. A combination of DL-247 with taxol exhibited a strong synergistic effect on DNA damage generation, apoptosis induction and inhibition of cell growth.
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- Katarzyna Gach-Janczak
- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, Medical University of Lodz, Mazowiecka 6/8, 92-215 Lodz, Poland; (J.D.-S.); (A.D.-P.); (A.J.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +48-272-57-10
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- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, Medical University of Lodz, Mazowiecka 6/8, 92-215 Lodz, Poland; (J.D.-S.); (A.D.-P.); (A.J.)
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- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, Medical University of Lodz, Mazowiecka 6/8, 92-215 Lodz, Poland; (J.D.-S.); (A.D.-P.); (A.J.)
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Lodz University of Technology, Zeromskiego 116, 90-924 Lodz, Poland; (R.J.); (T.J.)
- Centre of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, Sienkiewicza 112, 90-363 Lodz, Poland
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Lodz University of Technology, Zeromskiego 116, 90-924 Lodz, Poland; (R.J.); (T.J.)
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- Central Laboratory, Medical University of Lodz, Mazowiecka 6/8, 92-215 Lodz, Poland;
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- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, Medical University of Lodz, Mazowiecka 6/8, 92-215 Lodz, Poland; (J.D.-S.); (A.D.-P.); (A.J.)
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Buzharevski A, Paskaš S, Sárosi MB, Laube M, Lönnecke P, Neumann W, Murganić B, Mijatović S, Maksimović-Ivanić D, Pietzsch J, Hey-Hawkins E. Carboranyl Derivatives of Rofecoxib with Cytostatic Activity against Human Melanoma and Colon Cancer Cells. Sci Rep 2020; 10:4827. [PMID: 32179835 PMCID: PMC7076013 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-59059-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2019] [Accepted: 01/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Owing to the involvement of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) in carcinogenesis, COX-2-selective inhibitors are increasingly studied for their potential cytotoxic properties. Moreover, the incorporation of carboranes in structures of established anti-inflammatory drugs can improve the potency and metabolic stability of the inhibitors. Herein, we report the synthesis of carborane-containing derivatives of rofecoxib that display remarkable cytotoxic or cytostatic activity in the micromolar range with excellent selectivity for melanoma and colon cancer cell lines over normal cells. Furthermore, it was shown that the carborane-modified derivatives of rofecoxib showed different modes of action that were dependent on the cell type.
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- Antonio Buzharevski
- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Universität Leipzig, Johannisallee 29, D-04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Immunology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković"- National Institute of the Republic of Serbia", Belgrade University, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Universität Leipzig, Johannisallee 29, D-04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Institute of Radiopharmaceutical Cancer Research, Department of Radiopharmaceutical and Chemical Biology, Bautzner Landstrasse 400, D-01328, Dresden, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Universität Leipzig, Johannisallee 29, D-04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Universität Leipzig, Johannisallee 29, D-04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Immunology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković"- National Institute of the Republic of Serbia", Belgrade University, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Immunology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković"- National Institute of the Republic of Serbia", Belgrade University, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Immunology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković"- National Institute of the Republic of Serbia", Belgrade University, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Institute of Radiopharmaceutical Cancer Research, Department of Radiopharmaceutical and Chemical Biology, Bautzner Landstrasse 400, D-01328, Dresden, Germany
- Technische Universität Dresden, Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Mommsenstrasse 4, D-01062, Dresden, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Universität Leipzig, Johannisallee 29, D-04103, Leipzig, Germany.
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Mazur M, Włoch A, Bahri F, Pruchnik H, Pawlak A, Obmińska-Mrukowicz B, Maciejewska G, Gładkowski W. Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of Enantiomeric, Bicyclic δ-Halo-γ-lactones with a Cyclohexane Ring, Their Biological Activity and Interaction with Biological Membranes. Biomolecules 2020; 10:biom10010095. [PMID: 31935977 PMCID: PMC7022392 DOI: 10.3390/biom10010095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2019] [Revised: 12/24/2019] [Accepted: 12/28/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Starting from 1-acetyl-1-cyclohexene, three enantiomeric pairs (ee ≥99%) of bicyclic δ-halo-γ-lactones with cyclohexane ring were obtained in five-step synthesis. The key stereochemical steps were lipase-catalyzed kinetic resolution of racemic 1-(cyclohex-1-en-1-yl) ethanol followed by transfer of chirality to ethyl 2-(2-ethylidenecyclohexyl) acetate in the Johnson-Claisen rearrangement. Synthesized halolactones exhibited antiproliferative activity towards canine B-cell leukemia cells (GL-1) and canine B-cell chronic leukemia cells (CLB70) and the most potent (IC50 18.43 ± 1.46 μg/mL against GL-1, IC50 11.40 ± 0.40 μg/mL against CLB70) comparable with the control etoposide, was (1R,6R,1'S)-1-(1'-chloroethyl)-9- oxabicyclo[4.3.0]nonan-8-one (8b). All halolactones did not have a toxic effect on erythrocytes and did not change the fluidity of membranes in the hydrophobic region of the lipid bilayer. Only weak changes in the hydrophilic area were observed, like the degree of lipid packing and associated hydration. The racemic halolactones were also tested for their antimicrobial properties and found to exhibit selectivity towards bacteria, in particular, towards Proteus mirabilis ATCC 35659.
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- Marcelina Mazur
- Department of Chemistry, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Norwida 25, 50-375 Wrocław, Poland;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +48-713205197
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- Department of Physics and Biophysics, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Norwida 25, 50-375 Wrocław, Poland; (A.W.); (H.P.)
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- Laboratory of Microbiology and Plant Biology, Faculty of Natural and Life Sciences, University of Abd El Hamid Ibn Badiss of Mostaganem, Mostaganem 27000, Algeria;
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- Department of Physics and Biophysics, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Norwida 25, 50-375 Wrocław, Poland; (A.W.); (H.P.)
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Norwida 31, 50-375 Wrocław, Poland; (A.P.); (B.O.-M.)
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Norwida 31, 50-375 Wrocław, Poland; (A.P.); (B.O.-M.)
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- Central Laboratory of the Instrumental Analysis, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland;
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- Department of Chemistry, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Norwida 25, 50-375 Wrocław, Poland;
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Sebald MA, Gebauer J, Sommerfeld T, Koch M. First Synthesis of (-)-Altenuene-D 3 Suitable as Internal Standard for Isotope Dilution Mass Spectrometry. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24244563. [PMID: 31842521 PMCID: PMC6943508 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24244563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2019] [Revised: 12/05/2019] [Accepted: 12/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Metabolites from Alternaria fungi exhibit a variety of biological properties such as phytotoxic, cytotoxic, or antimicrobial activity. Optimization of a literature procedure culminated in an efficient total synthesis of (-)-altenuene as well as a stable isotope-labeled derivative suitable for implementation in a LC-MS/MS method for mycotoxin analysis.
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- Michael A. Sebald
- HPC Standards GmbH, Am Wieseneck 7, D-04451 Borsdorf, Germany
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +49-(0)34291-337236
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- AnalytiCon Discovery GmbH, Hermannswerder Haus 17, D-14473 Potsdam, Germany;
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- Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und –prüfung, Abteilung Analytische Chemie, Referenzmaterialien, Richard-Willstätter-Strasse 11, D-12489 Berlin-Adlershof, Germany; (T.S.); (M.K.)
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- Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und –prüfung, Abteilung Analytische Chemie, Referenzmaterialien, Richard-Willstätter-Strasse 11, D-12489 Berlin-Adlershof, Germany; (T.S.); (M.K.)
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de Saint Germain A, Retailleau P, Norsikian S, Servajean V, Pelissier F, Steinmetz V, Pillot JP, Rochange S, Pouvreau JB, Boyer FD. Contalactone, a contaminant formed during chemical synthesis of the strigolactone reference GR24 is also a strigolactone mimic. Phytochemistry 2019; 168:112112. [PMID: 31499274 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2019.112112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2019] [Revised: 08/28/2019] [Accepted: 08/28/2019] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Strigolactone (SL) plant hormones control plant architecture and are key players in both symbiotic and parasitic interactions. GR24, a synthetic SL analog, is the worldwide reference compound used in all bioassays for investigating the role of SLs in plant development and in rhizospheric interactions. In 2012, the first characterization of the SL receptor reported the detection of an unknown compound after incubation of GR24 samples with the SL receptor. We reveal here the origin of this compound (P270), which comes from a by-product formed during GR24 chemical synthesis. We present the identification of this by-product, named contalactone. A proposed chemical pathway for its formation is provided as well as an evaluation of its bioactivity on pea, Arabidopsis, root parasitic plant seeds and AM fungi, characterizing it as a SL mimic. Quality of GR24 samples can be easily checked by carrying out microscale hydrolysis in a basic aqueous medium to easily detect P270 as indicator of the presence of the contalactone impurity. In all cases, before being used for bioassays, GR24 must be careful purified by preparative HPLC.
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- Alexandre de Saint Germain
- Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, INRA, AgroParisTech, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, 78000, Versailles, France.
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- Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles, CNRS UPR2301, Univ. Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, 1 Av. de la Terrasse, F-91198, Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
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- Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles, CNRS UPR2301, Univ. Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, 1 Av. de la Terrasse, F-91198, Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
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- Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles, CNRS UPR2301, Univ. Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, 1 Av. de la Terrasse, F-91198, Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
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- Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles, CNRS UPR2301, Univ. Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, 1 Av. de la Terrasse, F-91198, Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
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- Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles, CNRS UPR2301, Univ. Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, 1 Av. de la Terrasse, F-91198, Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
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- Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, INRA, AgroParisTech, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, 78000, Versailles, France.
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- Laboratoire de Recherche en Sciences Végétales, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, 24 Chemin de Borde Rouge, Auzeville, BP42617, 31326, Castanet Tolosan, France.
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- Université de Nantes, Laboratoire de Biologie et Pathologie Végétales, LBPV, EA 1157, F-44000, Nantes, France.
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- Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, INRA, AgroParisTech, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, 78000, Versailles, France; Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles, CNRS UPR2301, Univ. Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, 1 Av. de la Terrasse, F-91198, Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
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Blanco‐Ania D, Mateman JJ, Hýlová A, Spíchal L, Debie LM, Zwanenburg B. Hybrid-type strigolactone analogues derived from auxins. Pest Manag Sci 2019; 75:3113-3121. [PMID: 31317630 PMCID: PMC6852101 DOI: 10.1002/ps.5553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2019] [Revised: 06/19/2019] [Accepted: 06/28/2019] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND Strigolactones (SLs) have a vast number of ecological implications because of the broad spectrum of their biological activities. Unfortunately, the limited availability of SLs restricts their applicability for the benefit of humanity and renders synthesis the only option for their production. However, the structural complexity of SLs impedes their economical synthesis, which is unfeasible on a large scale. Synthesis of SL analogues and mimics with a simpler structure, but with retention of bioactivity, is the solution to this problem. RESULTS Here, we present eight new hybrid-type SL analogues derived from auxin, synthesized via coupling of auxin ester [ethyl 2-(1H-indol-3-yl)acetate] and of ethyl 2-phenylacetate with four D-rings (mono-, two di- and trimethylated). The new hybrid-type SL analogues were bioassayed to assess the germination activity of seeds of the parasitic weeds Striga hermonthica, Orobanche minor and Phelipanche ramosa using the classical method of counting germinated seeds and a colorimetric method. The bioassays revealed that analogues with a natural monomethylated D-ring had appreciable to good activity towards the three species and were the most active derivatives. By contrast, derivatives with the trimethylated D-ring showed no activity. The dimethylated derivatives (2,4-dimethyl and 3,4-dimethyl) were slightly active, especially towards P. ramosa. CONCLUSIONS New hybrid-type analogues derived from auxins have been prepared. These analogues may be attractive as potential suicidal germination agents for parasitic weed control because of their ease of preparation and relevant bioactivity. © 2019 The Authors. Pest Management Science published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Daniel Blanco‐Ania
- Institute for Molecules and Materials, Cluster of Organic ChemistryRadboud UniversityNijmegenthe Netherlands
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- Institute for Molecules and Materials, Cluster of Organic ChemistryRadboud UniversityNijmegenthe Netherlands
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- Faculty of Science, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Department of Chemical Biology and GeneticsPalacký UniversityOlomoucCzech Republic
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- Faculty of Science, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Department of Chemical Biology and GeneticsPalacký UniversityOlomoucCzech Republic
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- Institute for Molecules and Materials, Cluster of Organic ChemistryRadboud UniversityNijmegenthe Netherlands
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- Institute for Molecules and Materials, Cluster of Organic ChemistryRadboud UniversityNijmegenthe Netherlands
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Alapafuja SO, Nikas SP, Ho TC, Tong F, Benchama O, Makriyannis A. Chain Substituted Cannabilactones with Selectivity for the CB2 Cannabinoid Receptor. Molecules 2019; 24:E3559. [PMID: 31581433 PMCID: PMC6804212 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24193559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2019] [Revised: 09/25/2019] [Accepted: 09/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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In earlier work, we reported a novel class of CB2 selective ligands namely cannabilactones. These compounds carry a dimethylheptyl substituent at C3, which is typical for synthetic cannabinoids. In the current study with the focus on the pharmacophoric side chain at C3 we explored the effect of replacing the C1'-gem-dimethyl group with the bulkier cyclopentyl ring, and, we also probed the chain's length and terminal carbon substitution with bromo or cyano groups. One of the analogs synthesized namely 6-[1-(1,9-dihydroxy-6-oxo-6H-benzo[c]chromen-3-yl) cyclopentyl] hexanenitrile (AM4346) has very high affinity (Ki = 4.9 nM) for the mouse CB2 receptor (mCB2) and 131-fold selectivity for that target over the rat CB1 (rCB1). The species difference in the affinities of AM4346 between the mouse (m) and the human (h) CB2 receptors is reduced when compared to our first-generation cannabilactones. In the cyclase assay, our lead compound was found to be a highly potent and efficacious hCB2 receptor agonist (EC50 = 3.7 ± 1.5 nM, E(max) = 89%). We have also extended our structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies to include biphenyl synthetic intermediates that mimic the structure of the phytocannabinoid cannabinodiol.
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- Shakiru O Alapafuja
- Center for Drug Discovery and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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- Center for Drug Discovery and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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- Center for Drug Discovery and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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- Center for Drug Discovery and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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- Center for Drug Discovery and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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- Center for Drug Discovery and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
- Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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Dvorakova M, Hylova A, Soudek P, Petrova S, Spichal L, Vanek T. Triazolide strigolactone mimics as potent selective germinators of parasitic plant Phelipanche ramosa. Pest Manag Sci 2019; 75:2049-2056. [PMID: 30632264 DOI: 10.1002/ps.5330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2018] [Revised: 01/04/2019] [Accepted: 01/05/2019] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND Strigolactones are a unique class of plant metabolites which serve as a rhizosphere signal for parasitic plants and evocate their seed germination. The expansion of these parasitic weeds in the food crop fields urgently calls for their increased control and depletion. Simple strigolactone analogues able to stimulate seed germination of these parasitic plants may represent an efficient control measure through the induction of suicidal germination. RESULTS Triazolide-type strigolactone mimics were easily synthesized in three steps from commercially available materials. These derivatives induced effectively seed germination of Phelipanche ramosa with EC50 as low as 5.2 × 10-10 M. These mimics did not induce seed germination of Striga hermonthica even at high concentration (≥1 × 10-5 M). CONCLUSIONS Simple and stable strigolactone mimics with selective activity against Phelipanche ramosa were synthesized. © 2019 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Marcela Dvorakova
- Laboratory of Plant Biotechnologies, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Experimental Botany, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemical Biology and Genetics, Palacky University, Faculty of Science, Centre of the Region Hana for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Plant Biotechnologies, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Experimental Botany, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Plant Biotechnologies, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Experimental Botany, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemical Biology and Genetics, Palacky University, Faculty of Science, Centre of the Region Hana for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Plant Biotechnologies, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Experimental Botany, Prague, Czech Republic
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Owen WJ, Meyer KG, Meyer ST, Li F, Slanec TJ, Wang NX, Yao C. Synthesis and biological activity of analogs of the antifungal antibiotic UK-2A. II. Impact of modifications to the macrocycle benzyl position. Pest Manag Sci 2019; 75:1831-1846. [PMID: 30636031 DOI: 10.1002/ps.5329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2018] [Revised: 12/19/2018] [Accepted: 01/07/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND UK-2A is an antifungal antibiotic produced by Streptomyces sp. 517-02. Derivatization of its picolinamide OH to form the isobutyryl acetal led to the discovery of fenpicoxamid (InatreqTM active), which is currently under development as a fungicide by Dow AgroSciences LLC. This paper documents efforts to achieve additional efficacy enhancements through semi-synthetic modification of the benzyl substituent of the UK-2A macrocycle. RESULTS Of 34 analogs prepared, the most active had mitochondrial electron transport IC50 values 1.5- to 3.7-fold higher than UK-2A (IC50 0.86 nM). The cyclohexyl analog (38, IC50 1.23 nM) was the most intrinsically active derivative, and inhibited in vitro growth of Zymoseptoria tritici (EC50 2.8 ppb) and Leptosphaeria nodorum (EC50 6.2 ppb) more strongly than UK-2A (EC50 5.3 and 11.3 ppb for Z. tritici and L. nodorum, respectively). Heterocyclic ring systems and polar linker functionalities resulted in substantial activity loss. Several analogs (20, 22, 23, 24, 36 and 38) translated Z. tritici in vitro growth inhibition activity to in planta disease control more effectively than did UK-2A, with log D being a key factor in this regard. CONCLUSIONS UK-2A is amenable to further modification at the benzyl position on the macrocycle, which provides opportunities for manipulation of physical properties while retaining strong intrinsic and antifungal activity. © 2019 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- W John Owen
- Dow AgroSciences LLC, Crop Protection Discovery Biology, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Dow AgroSciences LLC, Crop Protection Discovery Chemistry, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Dow AgroSciences LLC, Crop Protection Discovery Biology, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Dow AgroSciences LLC, Process Chemistry, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Dow AgroSciences LLC, Crop Protection Discovery Biology, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Dow AgroSciences LLC, Crop Protection Discovery Chemistry, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Dow AgroSciences LLC, Crop Protection Discovery Biology, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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Bourboula A, Limnios D, Kokotou MG, Mountanea OG, Kokotos G. Enantioselective Organocatalysis-Based Synthesis of 3-Hydroxy Fatty Acids and Fatty γ-Lactones. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24112081. [PMID: 31159242 PMCID: PMC6600402 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24112081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2019] [Revised: 05/27/2019] [Accepted: 05/27/2019] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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3-Hydroxy fatty acids have attracted the interest of researchers, since some of them may interact with free fatty acid receptors more effectively than their non-hydroxylated counterparts and their determination in plasma provides diagnostic information regarding mitochondrial deficiency. We present here the development of a convenient and general methodology for the asymmetric synthesis of 3-hydroxy fatty acids. The enantioselective organocatalytic synthesis of terminal epoxides, starting from long chain aldehydes, is the key-step of our methodology, followed by ring opening with vinylmagnesium bromide. Ozonolysis and subsequent oxidation leads to the target products. MacMillan’s third generation imidazolidinone organocatalyst has been employed for the epoxide formation, ensuring products in high enantiomeric purity. Furthermore, a route for the incorporation of deuterium on the carbon atom carrying the hydroxy group was developed allowing the synthesis of deuterated derivatives, which may be useful in biological studies and in mass spectrometry studies. In addition, the synthesis of fatty γ-lactones, corresponding to 4-hydroxy fatty acids, was also explored.
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- Asimina Bourboula
- Department of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis, Athens 15771, Greece.
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- Department of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis, Athens 15771, Greece.
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- Department of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis, Athens 15771, Greece.
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- Department of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis, Athens 15771, Greece.
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- Department of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis, Athens 15771, Greece.
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We describe here the enantioselective synthesis of (+)-monocerin and its acetate derivative. The present synthesis features an efficient optically active synthesis of the β-hydroxy-γ-lactone derivative with high enantiomeric purity using Sharpless dihydroxylation as the key step. The synthesis also highlights a tandem Lewis acid-catalyzed, oxocarbenium ion-mediated diastereoselective syn-allylation reaction, and a methoxymethyl group promoted methylenation reaction. We investigated this reaction with a variety of Lewis acids. A selective CrO3-mediated oxidation of isochroman provided the corresponding lactone derivative. The synthesis is quite efficient and may be useful for the preparation of derivatives.
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- Arun K. Ghosh
- Department of Chemistry and Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Purdue University, 560 Oval Drive, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907
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- Department of Chemistry and Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Purdue University, 560 Oval Drive, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907
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Leon RM, Ravi D, An JS, del Genio CL, Rheingold AL, Gaur AB, Micalizio GC. Synthesis of C14-Desmethylene Corialactone D and Discovery of Inhibitors of Nerve Growth Factor Mediated Neurite Outgrowth. Org Lett 2019; 21:3193-3197. [PMID: 30995050 PMCID: PMC8420866 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.9b00921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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An asymmetric synthesis of C14-desmethylene corialactone D is described on the basis of strategic application of a metallacycle-mediated annulative cross-coupling reaction, a Still [2,3]-Wittig rearrangement, and Morken's hydroxyl-directed diboration reaction. While representing a convenient approach to access novel compositions of matter inspired by the sesquiterpenoid natural product class (including classic natural product synthesis targets including the picrotaxanes and dendrobine), these studies have led to the discovery of natural product-inspired agents that inhibit nerve growth factor (NGF)-mediated neurite outgrowth in PC-12 cells.
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- Robert M. Leon
- Department of Chemistry, Dartmouth College, Burke Laboratory, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755, United States
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- Dartmouth College, Geisel School of Medicine, Lebanon, New Hampshire 03756, United States
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- Dartmouth College, Geisel School of Medicine, Lebanon, New Hampshire 03756, United States
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- Dartmouth College, Geisel School of Medicine, Lebanon, New Hampshire 03756, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California—San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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- Dartmouth College, Geisel School of Medicine, Lebanon, New Hampshire 03756, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Dartmouth College, Burke Laboratory, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755, United States
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Wang X, Wang C, Duan L, Zhang L, Liu H, Xu YM, Liu Q, Mao T, Zhang W, Chen M, Lin M, Gunatilaka AAL, Xu Y, Molnár I. Rational Reprogramming of O-Methylation Regioselectivity for Combinatorial Biosynthetic Tailoring of Benzenediol Lactone Scaffolds. J Am Chem Soc 2019; 141:4355-4364. [PMID: 30767524 PMCID: PMC6416077 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b12967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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O-Methylation modulates the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) properties of small-molecule natural products, affecting their bioavailability, stability, and binding to targets. Diversity-oriented combinatorial biosynthesis of new chemical entities for drug discovery and optimization of known bioactive scaffolds during drug development both demand efficient O-methyltransferase (OMT) biocatalysts with considerable substrate promiscuity and tunable regioselectivity that can be deployed in a scalable and sustainable manner. Here we demonstrate efficient total biosynthetic and biocatalytic platforms that use a pair of fungal OMTs with orthogonal regiospecificity to produce unnatural O-methylated benzenediol lactone polyketides. We show that rational, structure-guided active-site cavity engineering can reprogram the regioselectivity of these enzymes. We also characterize the interplay of engineered regioselectivity with substrate plasticity. These findings will guide combinatorial biosynthetic tailoring of unnatural products toward the generation of diverse chemical matter for drug discovery and the PK/PD optimization of bioactive scaffolds for drug development.
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- Xiaojing Wang
- Biotechnology
Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural
Sciences, 12 Zhongguancun South Street, Beijing 100081, P.R. China
- Southwest
Center for Natural Products Research, University
of Arizona, 250 East Valencia Road, Tucson, Arizona 85706, United
States
- State
Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Department of
Plant Sciences, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, P.R. China
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- Biotechnology
Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural
Sciences, 12 Zhongguancun South Street, Beijing 100081, P.R. China
- Southwest
Center for Natural Products Research, University
of Arizona, 250 East Valencia Road, Tucson, Arizona 85706, United
States
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- Southwest
Center for Natural Products Research, University
of Arizona, 250 East Valencia Road, Tucson, Arizona 85706, United
States
- Guangzhou
University of Chinese Medicine, 232 Waihuan East Road, Guangzhou University
City, Panyu District, Guangzhou 510006, P.R. China
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- Biotechnology
Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural
Sciences, 12 Zhongguancun South Street, Beijing 100081, P.R. China
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- Biotechnology
Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural
Sciences, 12 Zhongguancun South Street, Beijing 100081, P.R. China
- Southwest
Center for Natural Products Research, University
of Arizona, 250 East Valencia Road, Tucson, Arizona 85706, United
States
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- Southwest
Center for Natural Products Research, University
of Arizona, 250 East Valencia Road, Tucson, Arizona 85706, United
States
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- Southwest
Center for Natural Products Research, University
of Arizona, 250 East Valencia Road, Tucson, Arizona 85706, United
States
- Key
Laboratory of Environment Correlative Dietology, College of Food Science
and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, P.R. China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Department of
Plant Sciences, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, P.R. China
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- Biotechnology
Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural
Sciences, 12 Zhongguancun South Street, Beijing 100081, P.R. China
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- Biotechnology
Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural
Sciences, 12 Zhongguancun South Street, Beijing 100081, P.R. China
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- Biotechnology
Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural
Sciences, 12 Zhongguancun South Street, Beijing 100081, P.R. China
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- Southwest
Center for Natural Products Research, University
of Arizona, 250 East Valencia Road, Tucson, Arizona 85706, United
States
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- Biotechnology
Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural
Sciences, 12 Zhongguancun South Street, Beijing 100081, P.R. China
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- Southwest
Center for Natural Products Research, University
of Arizona, 250 East Valencia Road, Tucson, Arizona 85706, United
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Mazur M, Gładkowski W, Pawlak A, Obmińska-Mrukowicz B, Maciejewska G, Wawrzeńczyk C. Microbial Asymmetric Functionalization of β-Cyclocitral-Derived Tetramethyl-Substituted γ-Lactone. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24040666. [PMID: 30781874 PMCID: PMC6412764 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24040666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2019] [Revised: 01/31/2019] [Accepted: 02/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Searching for the new anticancer compounds we prepared three new β-cyclocitral-derived hydroxyl-γ-lactones by microbial hydroxylation of tetramethyl-substituted bicyclic γ-lactone. The substrate was transformed by the enzymatic system of filamentous fungi. Three out of fifteen strains were selected as effective biocatalysts (Fusarium culmorum AM10, Armillaria mellea AM296, Trametes versicolor AM536). The hydroxylation processes were not only regioselective but also stereoselective. The hydroxylation products of each secondary carbon atom in the cyclohexane ring were obtained by the application of the selected fungal strains. The Fusarium culmorum AM10 introduced the hydroxy function at C-3 and C-4, Armillaria mellea AM296 incorporated the hydroxy function at C-3 and C-5 and Trametes versicolor AM536 transformed the substrate to the mixture of C-3, C-4 and C-5 hydroxylactones. The hydroxylactones obtained were enantiomericaly enriched (ee values in the range 17–99%). The in vitro antiproliferative activities of the functionalization products were also evaluated. Regardless of the hydroxy substituent location all tested lactones exhibited similar, significant activity towards selected cancer cell lines (IC50 in the range 22.8–33.9 µg/mL).
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- Marcelina Mazur
- Department of Chemistry, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Norwida 25, 50-375 Wrocław, Poland.
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- Department of Chemistry, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Norwida 25, 50-375 Wrocław, Poland.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Norwida 31, 50-375 Wrocław, Poland.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Norwida 31, 50-375 Wrocław, Poland.
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- Central Laboratory of the Instrumental Analysis, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland.
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- Department of Chemistry, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Norwida 25, 50-375 Wrocław, Poland.
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Owen WJ, Meyer KG, Slanec TJ, Wang NX, Meyer ST, Niyaz NM, Rogers RB, Bravo-Altamirano K, Herrick JL, Yao C. Synthesis and biological activity of analogs of the antifungal antibiotic UK-2A. I. Impact of picolinamide ring replacement. Pest Manag Sci 2019; 75:413-426. [PMID: 29952118 DOI: 10.1002/ps.5130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2017] [Revised: 05/06/2018] [Accepted: 06/22/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND The antifungal antibiotic UK-2A strongly inhibits mitochondrial electron transport at the Qi site of the cytochrome bc1 complex. Previous reports have described semi-synthetic modifications of UK-2A to explore the structure-activity relationship (SAR), but efforts to replace the picolinic acid moiety have been limited. RESULTS Nineteen UK-2A analogs were prepared and evaluated for Qi site (cytochrome c reductase) inhibition and antifungal activity. While the majority are weaker Qi site inhibitors than UK-2A (IC50 , 3.8 nM), compounds 2, 5, 13 and 16 are slightly more active (IC50 , 3.3, 2.02, 2.89 and 1.55 nM, respectively). Compared to UK-2A, compounds 13 and 16 also inhibit growth of Zymoseptoria tritici and Leptosphaeria nodorum more strongly, while 2 and 13 provide stronger control of Z. tritici and Puccinia triticina in glasshouse tests. The relative activities of compounds 1-19 are rationalized based on a homology model constructed for the Z. tritici Qi binding site. Physical properties of compounds 1-19 influence translation of intrinsic activity to antifungal growth inhibition and in planta disease control. CONCLUSIONS The 3-hydroxy-4-methoxy picolinic acid moiety of UK-2A can be replaced by a variety of o-hydroxy-substituted arylcarboxylic acids that retain strong activity against Z. tritici and other agriculturally relevant fungi. © 2018 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- W John Owen
- Crop Protection Discovery-Biology, Dow AgroSciences LLC, 9330 Zionsville Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46268-1054, USA
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- Crop Protection Discovery-Chemistry, Dow AgroSciences LLC, 9330 Zionsville Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46268-1054, USA
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- Crop Protection Discovery-Biology, Dow AgroSciences LLC, 9330 Zionsville Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46268-1054, USA
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- Crop Protection Discovery-Chemistry, Dow AgroSciences LLC, 9330 Zionsville Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46268-1054, USA
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- Crop Protection Discovery-Biology, Dow AgroSciences LLC, 9330 Zionsville Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46268-1054, USA
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- Crop Protection Discovery-Chemistry, Dow AgroSciences LLC, 9330 Zionsville Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46268-1054, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of South Alabama, 6040 USA South Drive, Mobile, AL 36688, USA
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- Crop Protection Discovery-Chemistry, Dow AgroSciences LLC, 9330 Zionsville Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46268-1054, USA
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- Crop Protection Discovery-Chemistry, Dow AgroSciences LLC, 9330 Zionsville Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46268-1054, USA
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- Crop Protection Discovery-Biology, Dow AgroSciences LLC, 9330 Zionsville Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46268-1054, USA
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Khlebnikov AI, Schepetkin IA, Kishkentaeva AS, Shaimerdenova ZR, Atazhanova GA, Adekenov SM, Kirpotina LN, Quinn MT. Inhibition of T Cell Receptor Activation by Semi-Synthetic Sesquiterpene Lactone Derivatives and Molecular Modeling of Their Interaction with Glutathione and Tyrosine Kinase ZAP-70. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24020350. [PMID: 30669433 PMCID: PMC6358946 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24020350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2018] [Revised: 01/10/2019] [Accepted: 01/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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A variety of natural compounds have been shown to modulate T cell receptor (TCR) activation, including natural sesquiterpene lactones (SLs). In the present studies, we evaluated the biological activity of 11 novel semi-synthetic SLs to determine their ability to modulate TCR activation. Of these compounds, α-epoxyarglabin, cytisinyl epoxyarglabin, 1β,10α-epoxyargolide, and chloroacetate grosheimin inhibited anti-CD3-induced Ca2+ mobilization and extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2) phosphorylation in Jurkat T cells. We also found that the active SLs depleted intracellular glutathione (GSH) in Jurkat T cells, supporting their reactivity towards thiol groups. Because the zeta-chain associated tyrosine kinase 70 kDa (ZAP-70) is essential for TCR signaling and contains a tandem SH2 region that is highly enriched with multiple cysteines, we performed molecular docking of natural SLs and their semi-synthetic derivatives into the ZAP-70 binding site. The docking showed that the distance between the carbon atom of the exocyclic methylene group and the sulfur atom in Cys39 of the ZAP-70 tandem SH2 module was 3.04–5.3 Å for active compounds. Furthermore, the natural SLs and their derivatives could be differentiated by their ability to react with the Cys39 SH-group. We suggest that natural and/or semi-synthetic SLs with an α-methylene-γ-lactone moiety can specifically target GSH and the kinase site of ZAP-70 and inhibit the initial phases of TCR activation.
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- Andrei I Khlebnikov
- Kizhner Research Center, Tomsk Polytechnic University, Tomsk 634050, Russia.
- Scientific Research Institute of Biological Medicine, Altai State University, Barnaul 656049, Russia.
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717, USA.
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- International Research and Production Holding "Phytochemistry", Karaganda 100009, Kazakhstan.
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- International Research and Production Holding "Phytochemistry", Karaganda 100009, Kazakhstan.
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- International Research and Production Holding "Phytochemistry", Karaganda 100009, Kazakhstan.
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- International Research and Production Holding "Phytochemistry", Karaganda 100009, Kazakhstan.
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717, USA.
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717, USA.
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Davidson SJ, Pilkington LI, Dempsey-Hibbert NC, El-Mohtadi M, Tang S, Wainwright T, Whitehead KA, Barker D. Modular Synthesis and Biological Investigation of 5-Hydroxymethyl Dibenzyl Butyrolactones and Related Lignans. Molecules 2018; 23:molecules23123057. [PMID: 30467285 PMCID: PMC6321111 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23123057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2018] [Revised: 11/20/2018] [Accepted: 11/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Dibenzyl butyrolactone lignans are well known for their excellent biological properties, particularly for their notable anti-proliferative activities. Herein we report a novel, efficient, convergent synthesis of dibenzyl butyrolactone lignans utilizing the acyl-Claisen rearrangement to stereoselectively prepare a key intermediate. The reported synthetic route enables the modification of these lignans to give rise to 5-hydroxymethyl derivatives of these lignans. The biological activities of these analogues were assessed, with derivatives showing an excellent cytotoxic profile which resulted in programmed cell death of Jurkat T-leukemia cells with less than 2% of the incubated cells entering a necrotic cell death pathway.
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- Samuel J Davidson
- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, Aucklamd 1010, New Zealand.
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, Aucklamd 1010, New Zealand.
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- School of Healthcare Science, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester M1 5GD, UK.
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- School of Healthcare Science, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester M1 5GD, UK.
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- School of Healthcare Science, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester M1 5GD, UK.
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- School of Healthcare Science, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester M1 5GD, UK.
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- School of Healthcare Science, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester M1 5GD, UK.
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, Aucklamd 1010, New Zealand.
- The MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Wellington 6140, New Zealand.
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Gładkowski W, Włoch A, Pawlak A, Sysak A, Białońska A, Mazur M, Mituła P, Maciejewska G, Obmińska-Mrukowicz B, Kleszczyńska H. Preparation of Enantiomeric β-(2',5'-Dimethylphenyl)Bromolactones, Their Antiproliferative Activity and Effect on Biological Membranes. Molecules 2018; 23:E3035. [PMID: 30463384 PMCID: PMC6278266 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23113035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2018] [Revised: 11/15/2018] [Accepted: 11/16/2018] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Three novel enantiomeric pairs of bromolactones possesing a 2,5-dimethylphenyl substituent at the β-position of the lactone ring have been synthesized from corresponding enantiomeric (E)-3-(2',5'-dimethylphenyl)hex-4-enoic acids (4) by kinetically controlled bromolactonization with N-bromosuccinimide (NBS). γ-Bromo-δ-lactones (5) were isolated as the major products. Absolute configurations of stereogenic centers of γ-bromo-δ-lactones (5) were assigned based on X-ray analysis; configurations of cis δ-bromo-γ-lactones (6) and trans δ-bromo-γ-lactones (7) were determined based on mechanism of bromolactonization. Synthesized compounds exhibited significant antiproliferative activity towards the four canine cancer cell lines (D17, CLBL-1, CLB70, and GL-1) and one human cancer line (Jurkat). Classifying the compounds in terms of activity, the most active were enantiomers of trans δ-bromo-γ-lactones (7) followed by enantiomers of cis isomer (6) and enantiomeric γ-bromo-δ-lactones (5). Higher activity was observed for all stereoisomers with S configuration at C-4 in comparison with their enantiomers with 4R configuration. Synthesized compounds did not induce hemolysis of erythrocytes. The results of the interaction of bromolactones with red blood cell membranes suggest that these compounds incorporate into biological membranes, concentrating mainly in the hydrophilic part of the bilayer but have practically no influence on fluidity in the hydrophobic region. The differences in interactions with the membrane between particular enantiomers were observed only for γ-lactones: stronger interactions were found for enantiomer 4R,5R,6S of cis γ-lactone (6) and for enantiomer 4S,5R,6S of trans γ-lactone (7).
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- Witold Gładkowski
- Department of Chemistry, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Norwida 25, 50-375 Wrocław, Poland.
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- Department of Physics and Biophysics, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Norwida 25, 50-375 Wrocław, Poland.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Norwida 31, 50-375 Wrocław, Poland.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Norwida 31, 50-375 Wrocław, Poland.
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- Department of Crystallography, University of Wrocław, Joliot Curie 14, 50-383 Wrocław, Poland.
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- Department of Chemistry, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Norwida 25, 50-375 Wrocław, Poland.
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- Institute of Environmental Engineering, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Grunwaldzki Sq 24, 50-363 Wrocław, Poland.
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- Central Laboratory of the Instrumental Analysis, Wroclaw University of Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Norwida 31, 50-375 Wrocław, Poland.
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- Department of Physics and Biophysics, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Norwida 25, 50-375 Wrocław, Poland.
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Schlawis C, Kern S, Kudo Y, Grunenberg J, Moore BS, Schulz S. Structural Elucidation of Trace Components Combining GC/MS, GC/IR, DFT-Calculation and Synthesis-Salinilactones, Unprecedented Bicyclic Lactones from Salinispora Bacteria. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:14921-14925. [PMID: 30199596 PMCID: PMC6243141 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201807923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The analysis of volatiles released by marine Salinispora bacteria uncovered a new class of natural compounds displaying an unusual bicyclic [3.1.0]-lactone skeleton. Although only sub-μg quantities of the compounds were available, the combination of analytical methods, computational spectroscopy, and synthesis allowed unambiguous structural identification of the compounds, called salinilactones, without the need for isolation. Orthogonal hyphenated methods, GC/MS and solid-phase GC/IR allowed to propose a small set of structures consistent with the data. A candidate structure was selected by comparison of DFT-calculated IR spectra and the experimental IR-spectrum. Synthesis confirmed the structure and absolute configuration of three bicyclic lactones, salinilactones A-C. The salinilactones are structurally closely related to the A-factor class of compounds, autoregulators from streptomycete bacteria. They exhibited inhibitory activity against Salinispora and Streptomyces strains.
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- Christian Schlawis
- Institut für Organische Chemie, TU Braunschweig, Hagenring 30, 38106, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institut für Organische Chemie, TU Braunschweig, Hagenring 30, 38106, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093-0204, USA
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- Institut für Organische Chemie, TU Braunschweig, Hagenring 30, 38106, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093-0204, USA
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- Institut für Organische Chemie, TU Braunschweig, Hagenring 30, 38106, Braunschweig, Germany
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Chen G, Wang R, Vue B, Patanapongpibul M, Zhang Q, Zheng S, Wang G, White JD, Chen QH. Optimized synthesis and antiproliferative activity of desTHPdactylolides. Bioorg Med Chem 2018; 26:3514-3520. [PMID: 29784275 PMCID: PMC6008235 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2018.05.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2018] [Revised: 05/12/2018] [Accepted: 05/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Dactylolide and certain analogues are attractive targets for study due to their structural resemblance to zampanolide, a very promising anticancer lead compound and a unique covalent-binding microtubule stabilizing agent. The primary goal of this project is identification and synthesis of simplified analogues of dactylolide that would be easier to prepare and could be investigated for antiproliferative activity in comparison with zampanolide. Extension of Almann's concept of a simplified zampanolide analogue to dactylolide in the form of desTHPdactylolide was attractive not only for reasons of synthetic simplification but also for the prospect that analogues of dactylolide could be prepared in both (17S) and (17R) configurations. Since Altmann's overall yield for the six-step procedure leading to the C9-C18 fragment of desTHPdactylolide was only 8.7%, a study focused on optimized synthesis and antiproliferative evaluation of each enantiomer of desTHPdactylolide was initiated using Altmann's route as a framework. To this end, two optimized approaches to this fragment C9-C18 were successfully developed by us using allyl iodide or allyl tosylate as the starting material for a critical Williamson ether synthesis. Both (17S) and (17R) desTHPdactylolides were readily synthesized in our laboratory using optimized methods in yields of 37-43%. Antiproliferative activity of the pair of enantiomeric desTHPdactylolides, together with their analogues, was evaluated in three docetaxel-sensitive and two docetaxel-resistant prostate cancer cell models using a WST-1 cell proliferation assay. Surprisingly, (17R) desTHPdactylolide was identified as the eutomer in the prostate cancer cell models. It was found that (17S) and (17R) desTHPdactylolide exhibit equivalent antiproliferative potency towards both docetaxel-sensitive (PC-3 and DU145) and docetaxel-resistant prostate cancer cell lines (PC-3/DTX and DU145/DTX).
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- Guanglin Chen
- Department of Chemistry, California State University, Fresno, 2555 E. San Ramon Ave. M/S SB70, Fresno, CA 93740, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, California State University, Fresno, 2555 E. San Ramon Ave. M/S SB70, Fresno, CA 93740, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, California State University, Fresno, 2555 E. San Ramon Ave. M/S SB70, Fresno, CA 93740, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, California State University, Fresno, 2555 E. San Ramon Ave. M/S SB70, Fresno, CA 93740, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Xavier University of Louisiana, 1 Drexel Drive, New Orleans, LA 70125, USA; RCMI Cancer Research Center, Xavier University of Louisiana, 1 Drexel Drive, New Orleans, LA 70125, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Xavier University of Louisiana, 1 Drexel Drive, New Orleans, LA 70125, USA; RCMI Cancer Research Center, Xavier University of Louisiana, 1 Drexel Drive, New Orleans, LA 70125, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Xavier University of Louisiana, 1 Drexel Drive, New Orleans, LA 70125, USA; RCMI Cancer Research Center, Xavier University of Louisiana, 1 Drexel Drive, New Orleans, LA 70125, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University, 153 Gilbert Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, California State University, Fresno, 2555 E. San Ramon Ave. M/S SB70, Fresno, CA 93740, USA.
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Akinboye ES, Rogers OC, Isaacs JT. 2-fluoro-5-maleimidobenzoic acid-linked albumin drug (MAD) delivery for selective systemic targeting of metastatic prostate cancer. Prostate 2018; 78:655-663. [PMID: 29572902 PMCID: PMC6404533 DOI: 10.1002/pros.23494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2017] [Accepted: 01/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND The SH-group at Cys-34 of human serum albumin (HSA) is a unique and accessible functional group that can be exploited for efficient linkage of a maleimide containing cytotoxic drug derivative to albumin. The specific maleimide chemistry used for production of the maleimide-linked albumin drug (MAD) is critical, however, to minimize the plasma concentration of "free" cytotoxic drug spontaneously released from albumin carrier thus decreasing dose-limiting host toxicity while enhancing the plasma half-life from minutes to days (ie, pharmacokinetic effect) and tissue concentration of the MAD in the extracellular cellular fluid at sites of cancer (ie, EPR effect). METHODS To accomplish this goal, a chemical synthesis was developed using 2-fluoro-5-maleimidobenzoic acid to stably link the potent cytotoxic chemically modified analogue of the naturally occurring sesquiterpene γ-lactone, thapsigargin, 8-O-(12-aminododecanoyl)-8-O-debutanoyl thapsigargin (12ADT), to Cys-34 of albumin to produce 12ADT-MAD. RESULTS Using FITC-labeling, LC/MS analysis, and in vitro growth and clonogenic survival assays on a series of 6 human prostate cancer lines (LNCaP, LAPC-4, VCap, CWR22Rv 1, PC3, and Du145), we documented that 12ADT-MAD is endocytosed by prostate cancer cells where it is degraded into its amino acids liberating cysteinyl-maleimide-12ADT which is both chemically stable at the acidic pH of 5.5 present in the endosome while retaining its high killing ability (IC50 50 nM) via SERCA inhibition. CONCLUSIONS Based upon these positive in vitro validation results, the in vivo efficacy versus host toxicity of this 12-ADT-MAD approach is presently being evaluated against a series of patient derived androgen responsive and castration resistant human xenografts in immune-deficient mice.
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- Emmanuel S Akinboye
- Department of Oncology, Prostate Cancer Program, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Oncology, Prostate Cancer Program, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Oncology, Prostate Cancer Program, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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Carvajal R, González C, Olea AF, Fuentealba M, Espinoza L. Synthesis of 2-Deoxybrassinosteroids Analogs with 24-nor, 22( S)-23-Dihydroxy-Type Side Chains from Hyodeoxycholic Acid. Molecules 2018; 23:molecules23061306. [PMID: 29844268 PMCID: PMC6099934 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23061306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2018] [Revised: 05/23/2018] [Accepted: 05/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Natural brassinosteroids are widespread in the plant kingdom and it is known that they play an important role in regulating plant growth. In this study, two new brassinosteroid analogs with shorter side chains but keeping the diol function were synthesized. Thus, the synthesis of 2-deoxybrassinosteroids analogs of the 3α-hydroxy-24-nor, 22,23-dihydroxy-5α-cholestane side chain type is described. The starting material is a derivative from hyodeoxycholic acid (4), which was obtained with an overall yield of 59% following a previously reported five step route. The side chain of this intermediate was modified by oxidative decarboxylation to get a terminal olefin at the C22-C23 position (compound 20) and subsequent dihydroxylation of the olefin. The resulting epimeric mixture of 21a, 21b was separated and the absolute configuration at the C22 carbon for the main product 21a was elucidated by single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis of the benzoylated derivative 22. Finally, lactonization of 21a through a Baeyer-Villiger oxidation of triacetylated derivative 23, using CF3CO3H/CHCl3 as oxidant system, leads to lactones 24 and 25 in 35% and 14% yields, respectively. Deacetylation of these compounds leads to 2-deoxybrassinosteroids 18 and 19 in 86% and 81% yields. Full structural characterization of all synthesized compounds was achieved using their 1D, 2D NMR, and HRMS data.
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- Rodrigo Carvajal
- Departamento de Química, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Avenida España 1680, Valparaíso 2340000, Chile.
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- Departamento de Química, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Avenida España 1680, Valparaíso 2340000, Chile.
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- Instituto de Ciencias Químicas Aplicadas, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Santiago 8910339, Chile.
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- Laboratorio de Cristalografía, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Avenida Universidad 330, Curauma, Valparaíso 2340000, Chile.
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- Departamento de Química, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Avenida España 1680, Valparaíso 2340000, Chile.
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Wu X, Iwata T, Scharf A, Qin T, Reichl KD, Porco JA. Asymmetric Synthesis of Gonytolide A: Strategic Use of an Aryl Halide Blocking Group for Oxidative Coupling. J Am Chem Soc 2018; 140:5969-5975. [PMID: 29658717 PMCID: PMC5943148 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b02535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The first synthesis of the chromanone lactone dimer gonytolide A has been achieved employing vanadium(V)-mediated oxidative coupling of the monomer gonytolide C. An o-bromine blocking group strategy was employed to favor para- para coupling and to enable kinetic resolution of (±)-gonytolide C. Asymmetric conjugate reduction enabled practical kinetic resolution of a chiral, racemic precursor and the asymmetric synthesis of (+)-gonytolide A and its atropisomer.
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Molecular Discovery (BU-CMD),
Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Molecular Discovery (BU-CMD),
Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Molecular Discovery (BU-CMD),
Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Molecular Discovery (BU-CMD),
Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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Zwanenburg B, Blanco-Ania D. Strigolactones: new plant hormones in the spotlight. J Exp Bot 2018; 69:2205-2218. [PMID: 29385517 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erx487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2017] [Accepted: 12/12/2017] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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The development and growth of plants are regulated by interplay of a plethora of complex chemical reactions in which plant hormones play a pivotal role. In recent years, a group of new plant hormones, namely strigolactones (SLs), was discovered and identified. The first SL, strigol, was isolated in 1966, but it took almost 20 years before the details of its structure were fully elucidated. At present, two families of SLs are known, one having the stereochemistry of (+)-strigol and the other that of (-)-orobanchol, the most abundant naturally occurring SL. The most well-known bioproperty of SLs is the germination of seeds of the parasitic weeds Striga and Orobanche. It is evident that SLs are going to play a prominent role in modern molecular botany. In this review, relevant molecular and bioproperties of SLs are discussed. Items of importance are the effect of stereochemistry, structure-activity relationships, design and synthesis of analogues with a simple structure, but with retention of bioactivity, introduction of fluorescent labels into SLs, biosynthetic origin of SLs, mode of action in plants, application in agriculture for the control of parasitic weeds, stimulation of the branching of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi, and the control of plant architecture. The future potential of SLs in molecular botany is highlighted.
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- Binne Zwanenburg
- Radboud University, Institute for Molecules and Materials, Cluster of Organic Chemistry, The Netherlands
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- Radboud University, Institute for Molecules and Materials, Cluster of Organic Chemistry, The Netherlands
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Tyrikos-Ergas T, Giannopoulos V, Smonou I. An Efficient Chemoenzymatic Approach towards the Synthesis of Rugulactone. Molecules 2018; 23:E640. [PMID: 29534553 PMCID: PMC6017073 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23030640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2018] [Revised: 03/05/2018] [Accepted: 03/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Rugulactone is a natural product isolated from the plant Cryptocarya rugulosa. It has shown very important biological activity as an inhibitor of the nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) activation pathway. A new chemoenzymatic approach towards the synthesis of rugulactone is presented here. The chirality, induced to the key intermediate by a stereoselective enzymatic reduction utilizing NADPH-dependent ketoreductase, is described in detail.
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- Theodore Tyrikos-Ergas
- Department of Chemistry, University of Crete, Vasilika Vouton, 71003 Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Crete, Vasilika Vouton, 71003 Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Crete, Vasilika Vouton, 71003 Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
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Heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) catalyzes the enzymatic degradation of heme to produce three anti-oxidant molecules: carbon monoxide (CO), ferrous ion (Fe2+), and biliverdin. Induction of HO-1 is currently considered as a feasible strategy to treat oxidative stress-related diseases. In the present study, we identified marliolide as a novel inducer of HO-1 in human normal keratinocyte HaCaT cells. Mechanism-based studies demonstrated that the induction of HO-1 by marliolide occurred through activation of NRF2/ARE via direct binding of marliolide to KEAP1. Structure-activity relationship revealed chemical moieties of marliolide critical for induction of HO-1, which renders a support for Michael reaction as a potential mechanism of action. Finally, we observed that marliolide significantly inhibited the papilloma formation in DMBA/TPA-induced mouse skin carcinogenesis model and this event was closely associated with lowering the formation of 8-OH-G and 4-HNE in vivo. Together, our study provides the first evidence that marliolide might be effective against oxidative stress-related skin disorders.
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- June Lee
- College of Pharmacy and Integrated Research Institute for Drug Development, Dongguk University, 32 Dongguk-ro, Goyang, Gyeonggi-do 10326, South Korea
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- College of Pharmacy and Integrated Research Institute for Drug Development, Dongguk University, 32 Dongguk-ro, Goyang, Gyeonggi-do 10326, South Korea
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- College of Pharmacy and Integrated Research Institute for Drug Development, Dongguk University, 32 Dongguk-ro, Goyang, Gyeonggi-do 10326, South Korea
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- College of Pharmacy and Integrated Research Institute for Drug Development, Dongguk University, 32 Dongguk-ro, Goyang, Gyeonggi-do 10326, South Korea.
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- College of Pharmacy and Integrated Research Institute for Drug Development, Dongguk University, 32 Dongguk-ro, Goyang, Gyeonggi-do 10326, South Korea.
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Precise structure-property relation of a biodegradable polymer (e.g., aliphatic polyester) is anticipated only if monomer units and chiral centers are arranged in a defined primary sequence as a biomacromolecule. An emerging synthetic methodology, namely segmer assembly polymerization (SAP), is introduced in this paper to reveal the latest progress in polyester synthesis. Almost any periodic polyester envisioned can be synthesized via SAP using a programed linear or cyclic monomer. In this context, the macroscopic properties of a biodegradable polymer are fundamentally determined by microstructural information through a bottom-up approach. It can be highlighted that SAP ideally combines the precision of organic synthesis and the high efficiency of a polymerization reaction. Previously reported strategies including nucleophilic displacement, polyesterification, cross-metathesis polymerization (CMP), ring-opening polymerization (ROP), ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) and entropy-driven ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ED-ROMP) are critically reviewed in this paper to shed light on precision synthesis of aliphatic polyesters via SAP. Emerging yet challenging, SAP is a paradigm which reflects the convergence of organic and polymer chemistries and is also an efficient pathway to microstructural control. The current status, future challenges and promising trends in this realm are analyzed and discussed in this overview of the state-of-the-art.
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- Fu-Rong Zeng
- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, Hubei, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, Hubei, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, Hubei, China.
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Gao B, Li S, Wu P, Moses JE, Sharpless KB. SuFEx Chemistry of Thionyl Tetrafluoride (SOF 4 ) with Organolithium Nucleophiles: Synthesis of Sulfonimidoyl Fluorides, Sulfoximines, Sulfonimidamides, and Sulfonimidates. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:1939-1943. [PMID: 29314580 PMCID: PMC6005182 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201712145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Thionyl tetrafluoride (SOF4 ) is a valuable connective gas for sulfur fluoride exchange (SuFEx) click chemistry that enables multidimensional linkages to be created via sulfur-oxygen and sulfur-nitrogen bonds. Herein, we expand the available SuFEx chemistry of SOF4 to include organolithium nucleophiles, and demonstrate, for the first time, the controlled projection of sulfur-carbon links at the sulfur center of SOF4 -derived iminosulfur oxydifluorides (R1 -N=SOF2 ). This method provides rapid and modular access to sulfonimidoyl fluorides (R1 -N=SOFR2 ), another array of versatile SuFEx connectors with readily tunable reactivity of the S-F handle. Divergent connections derived from these valuable sulfonimidoyl fluoride units are also demonstrated, including the synthesis of sulfoximines, sulfonimidamides, and sulfonimidates.
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- Bing Gao
- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA
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- La Trobe Institute For Molecular Science, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Melbourne, Victoria, 3083, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA
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Nicolaou KC, Pulukuri KK, Rigol S, Buchman M, Shah AA, Cen N, McCurry MD, Beabout K, Shamoo Y. Enantioselective Total Synthesis of Antibiotic CJ-16,264, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Designed Analogues, and Discovery of Highly Potent and Simpler Antibacterial Agents. J Am Chem Soc 2017; 139:15868-15877. [PMID: 29064688 PMCID: PMC5826612 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b08749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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An improved and enantioselective total synthesis of antibiotic CJ-16,264 through a practical kinetic resolution and an iodolactonization reaction to form the iodo pyrrolizidinone fragment of the molecule is described. A series of racemic and enantiopure analogues of CJ-16,264 was designed and synthesized through the developed synthetic technologies and tested against drug-resistant bacterial strains. These studies led to interesting structure-activity relationships and the identification of a number of simpler, and yet equipotent, or even more potent, antibacterial agents than the natural product, thereby setting the foundation for further investigations in the quest for new anti-infective drugs.
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- K. C. Nicolaou
- Department of Chemistry, BioScience Research Collaborative, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, BioScience Research Collaborative, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, BioScience Research Collaborative, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, BioScience Research Collaborative, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, BioScience Research Collaborative, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, BioScience Research Collaborative, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- Department of BioSciences, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- Department of BioSciences, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- Department of BioSciences, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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