- Biotransformation of 5,7-Methoxyflavones by Selected Entomopathogenic Filamentous Fungi
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5,7-Dimethoxyflavone, a chrysin derivative, occurs in many plants and shows very low toxicity, even at high doses. On the basis of this phenomenon, we biotransformed a series of methoxy-derivatives of chrysin, apigenin, and tricetin obtained by chemical synthesis. We used entomopathogenic fungal strains with the confirmed ability of simultaneous hydroxylation/demethylation and glycosylation of flavonoid compounds. Both the amount and the place of attachment of the methoxy group influenced the biotransformation rate and the product's amount nascent. Based on product and semi-product structures, it can be concluded that they are the result of cascading transformations. Only in the case of 5,7,3′,4′,5′-pentamethoxyflavone, the strains were able to attach a sugar molecule in place of the methoxy substituent to give 3′-O-β-d-(4″-O-methylglucopyranosyl)-5,7,4′,5′-tetramethoxyflavone. However, we observed the tested strains' ability to selectively demethylate/hydroxylate the carbon C-3′ and C-4′ of ring B of the substrates used. The structures of four hydroxyl-derivatives were determined: 4′-hydroxy-5,7-dimethoxyflavone, 3′-hydroxy-5,7-dimethoxyflavone, 3′-hydroxy-5,7,4′,5′-tetramethoxyflavone, and 5,7-dimethoxy-3′,4′-dihydroxyflavone (5,7-dimethoxy-luteolin).
- ?u?ny, Mateusz,Tronina, Tomasz,Koz?owska, Ewa,Kostrzewa-Sus?ow, Edyta,Janeczko, Tomasz
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p. 3879 - 3886
(2021/05/04)
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- Identification and structure activity relationship of novel flavone derivatives that inhibit the production of nitric oxide and PGE2 in LPS-induced RAW 264.7 cells
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In an effort to identify novel anti-inflammatory compounds, a series of flavone derivatives were synthesized and biologically evaluated for their inhibitory effects on the production of nitric oxide (NO) and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), representative pro-inflammatory mediators, in LPS-induced RAW 264.7 cells. Their structure-activity relationship was also investigated. In particular, we found that compound 3g displayed more potent inhibitory activities on PGE2 production, similar inhibitory activities on NO production and less weak cytotoxicity than luteolin, a natural flavone known as a potent anti-inflammatory agent.
- An, Ji-Young,Lee, Hwi-Ho,Shin, Ji-Sun,Yoo, Hyung-Seok,Park, Jong Seon,Son, Seung Hwan,Kim, Sang Won,Yu, Jihyun,Lee, Jun,Lee, Kyung-Tae,Kim, Nam-Jung
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p. 2613 - 2616
(2017/05/10)
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- Discovery and synthesis of novel luteolin derivatives as DAT agonists
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Luteolin, 5,7-dihydroxy-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-4H-chromen-4-one, has been proposed and proved to be a novel dopamine transporter (DAT) activator. In order to develop this potential of luteolin, a series of novel luteolin derivatives were designed, synthesized, and evaluated for their DAT agonistic activities, utilizing constructed Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cell lines stably expressing rat DAT. Biological screening results demonstrated that luteolin derivatives 1d, 1e, and 4c carry great DAT agonistic potency (EC50 = 0.046, 0.869, and 1.375 μM, respectively) compared with luteolin 8 (EC50 = 1.45 ± 0.29 μM). Luteolin derivative 1d, notably, exhibited a 32-fold-higher DAT agonistic potency than luteolin. These luteolin derivatives represent a novel DAT agonist class, from which lead compounds useful for exploration of additional novel DAT agonists could be drawn.
- Zhang, Jiange,Liu, Xianbo,Lei, Xinsheng,Wang, Lei,Guo, Lihe,Zhao, Gang,Lin, Guoqiang
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experimental part
p. 7842 - 7848
(2011/01/13)
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- On a Thermal Transmethylation Reaction with Flavon-5-methylethers
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Upon heating to 300 deg C partial luteolinemethylethers undergo transmethylation.A reaction mechanism is put foreward. - Key words: Flavonemethylethers, Thermal Transmethylation, TLC, HPLC, Reaction Mechanism
- Geiger, Hans,Casteele, Karel Vande,Sumere, Christiaan F. Van
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p. 393 - 396
(2007/10/02)
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