- Design, green synthesis, antioxidant activity screening, and evaluation of protective effect on cerebral ischemia reperfusion injury of novel monoenone monocarbonyl curcumin analogs
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Antioxidants with high efficacy and low toxicity have the potential to treat cerebral ischemia reperfusion injury (CIRI). Dienone monocarbonyl curcumin analogs (DMCA) capable of overcoming the instability and pharmacokinetic defects of curcumin possess notable antioxidant activity but are found to be significantly toxic. In this study, a novel skeleton of the monoenone monocarbonyl curcumin analogue sAc possessing reduced toxicity and improved stability was designed on the basis of the DMCA skeleton. Moreover, 32 sAc analogs were obtained by applying a green, simple, and economical synthetic method. Multiple sAc analogs with an antioxidant protective effect in PC12 cells were screened using an H2O2-induced oxidative stress damage model, and quantitative evaluation of structure–activity relationship (QSAR) model with regression coefficient of R2 = 0.918921 was built through random forest algorithm (RF). Among these compounds, the optimally active compound sAc15 elicited a potent protective effect on cell growth of PC12 cells by effectively eliminating ROS generation in response to oxidative stress injury by activating the Nrf2/HO-1 antioxidant signaling pathway. In addition, sAc15 exhibited good protection against CIRI in the mice middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) model. In this paper, we provide a novel class of antioxidants and a potential compound for stroke treatment.
- He, Wenfei,Wang, Jingsong,Jin, Qiling,Zhang, Jiafeng,Liu, Yugang,Jin, Zewu,Wang, Hua,Hu, Linya,Zhu, Lu,Shen, Mengya,Huang, Lili,Huang, Shengwei,Li, Wulan,Zhuge, Qichuan,Wu, Jianzhang
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- Aminium cation-radical catalysed selective hydration of (E)-aryl enynes
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The hydration of carbon-carbon triple bonds is an important and atom economic synthetic transformation. Herein, we report a mild and selective method for the catalytic Markovnikov hydration of (E)-aryl enynes to the corresponding enones, mediated through the bench-stable aminium salt, tris(4-bromophenyl)ammoniumyl hexachloroantimonate (TBPA). The chemoselective and diastereoselective method proceeds under neutral metal-free conditions, delivering excellent product yields from terminal and internal alkyne units. The synthesis of biologically important (E)-3-styrylisocoumarins, including a formal synthesis of the natural product achlisocoumarin III, demonstrates the utility of this novel transformation.
- Giel, Marie-Claire,Barrow, Andrew S.,Smedley, Christopher J.,Lewis, William,Moses, John E.
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p. 6991 - 6994
(2021/07/21)
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- Stereodivergent Pd/Cu Catalysis for the Dynamic Kinetic Asymmetric Transformation of Racemic Unsymmetrical 1,3-Disubstituted Allyl Acetates
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A stereodivergent Pd/Cu catalyst system has been developed for the unprecedented dynamic kinetic asymmetric transformation (DyKAT) of racemic unsymmetrical 1,3-disubstituted allylic acetates with prochiral aldimine esters. A series of α,α-disubstituted α-amino acids bearing vicinal stereocenters were easily prepared with excellent enantioselectivities (up to >99% ee) and diastereoselectivities (up to >20:1 dr). Moreover, all four stereoisomers of the product can be readily obtained simply by switching the configurations of the two chiral metal catalysts. Furthermore, the present work highlights the power of synergistic Pd/Cu catalysis consisting of two common bidentate chiral ligands for stereodivergent synthesis.
- He, Rui,Huo, Xiaohong,Zhao, Ling,Wang, Feijun,Jiang, Liyin,Liao, Jian,Zhang, Wanbin
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p. 8097 - 8103
(2020/05/22)
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- Synthesis and biological evaluation of curcumin inspired imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine analogues as tubulin polymerization inhibitors
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With an aim to develop new curcumin inspired analogues as potent anticancer agents, we synthesized a series of (1E,4E)-1-phenyl-5-(3-phenylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-2-yl)penta-1,4-dien-3-ones (12a–t) as tubulin polymerization inhibitors. An initial screening was carried out to evaluate their cytotoxic potential on a panel of six cancer cell lines namely, cervical (HeLa), gastric (HGC-27), lung (NCI-H460), prostate (DU-145 and PC-3) and breast (4T1), using MTT assay. Among the compounds tested, compounds 12e, 12r and 12t showed potent growth inhibition and 12t {(1E,4E)-1-(3-(3,4-difluorophenyl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-2-yl)-5-(2,4,6-trimethoxyphenyl)penta-1,4-dien-3-one} being the most active member of the series inhibited the growth of all the tested cell lines with IC50 values varying from 1.7 – 2.97 μM. Moreover, 12t showed promising cytotoxicity on PC-3, HGC-27 and HeLa cell lines with IC50 values of 2.11 ± 0.27 μM, 2.21 ± 0.25 μM and 2.53 ± 0.01 μM respectively. The results from aqueous solubility test showed that compounds 12e and 12t have 1.7 and 2.8 times more aqueous solubility than curcumin. Interestingly, the most active compound 12t was found to be nearly 2 times more selective on PC-3 cells as well as safe on normal human prostate (RWPE-1) cells. In addition, compound 12t efficiently inhibited tubulin polymerization with IC50 value of 8.44 ± 0.13 μM and molecular modelling studies disclosed that 12t binds at the colchicine binding site of the tubulin. Cell cycle analysis revealed that 12t arrests PC-3 cells in G2/M phase in a dose dependant manner. Further, treatment of PC-3 cells with 12t showed typical apoptotic morphology, also led to the impairment of mitochondrial membrane potential (DΨm) and increased levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Altogether, the results from acridine orange/ethidium bromide (AO-EB) and DAPI staining studies, annexin V-FITC/propidium iodide staining assay, analysis of mitochondrial membrane potential (DΨm) and reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels undoubtedly demonstrated the induction of apoptosis in PC-3 cells by compound 12t.
- Ramya, P.V. Sri,Guntuku, Lalita,Angapelly, Srinivas,Digwal, Chander Singh,Lakshmi, Uppu Jaya,Sigalapalli, Dilep Kumar,Babu, Bathini Nagendra,Naidu,Kamal, Ahmed
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p. 216 - 231
(2017/11/27)
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- Curcumin inspired 2-chloro/phenoxy quinoline analogues: Synthesis and biological evaluation as potential anticancer agents
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Synthesis of twenty new curcumin inspired 2-chloro/phenoxy quinoline derivatives is outlined in this study. The obtained new chemical entities were screened in vitro for their cytotoxic activity towards various tumor cell lines. Of the compounds screened, 6c and 9d exhibited significant activity and the most active analogue 6c displayed promising cytotoxicity against PC-3 (IC50 of 3.12 ± 0.11 μM), DU-145, NCI-H460 and 4 T1 cell lines. Further, 6c and 9d have 2.1 and 1.4 times more aqueous solubility, respectively, than curcumin. Additionally, the promising candidate 6c could induce G2/M cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in PC-3 cells, as determined by AO-EB staining, DAPI staining, analysis of ROS levels as well as annexin binding assay.
- Sri Ramya,Guntuku, Lalita,Angapelly, Srinivas,Karri, Shailaja,Digwal, Chander Singh,Babu, Bathini Nagendra,Naidu,Kamal, Ahmed
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p. 892 - 898
(2018/02/13)
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- Discovery of curcumin inspired sulfonamide derivatives as a new class of carbonic anhydrase isoforms I, II, IX, and XII inhibitors
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A series of curcumin inspired sulfonamide derivatives was prepared from various chalcones and 4-sulfamoyl benzaldehyde via Claisen–Schmidt condensation. All new compounds were assayed as inhibitors of four human isoforms of the metalloenzyme carbonic anhydrase (hCA, EC 4.2.1.1) isoforms hCA I, II, IX and XII. Interesting inhibitory activities were observed against all these isoforms. hCA I, an isoform involved in several eye diseases was inhibited moderately with KIs in the range of 191.8–904.2 nM, hCA II, an antiglaucoma drug target was highly inhibited by the new sulfonamides, with KIs in the range of 0.75–8.8 nM. hCA IX, a tumor-associated isoform involved in cancer progression and metastatic spread was potently inhibited by the new sulfonamides, with KIs in the range of 2.3–87.3 nM, whereas hCA XII, and antiglaucoma and anticancer drug target, was inhibited with KIs in the range of 6.1–71.8 nM. It is noteworthy that one of the new compounds, 5d, was found to be almost 9 times more selective against hCA II (KI = 0.89 nM) over hCA IX and hCA XII, whereas 5e was 3 and 70 times more selective against hCA II (KI = 0.75 nM) over hCA IX and hCA XII, respectively.
- Ramya, P. V. Sri,Angapelly, Srinivas,Angeli, Andrea,Digwal, Chander Singh,Arifuddin, Mohammed,Babu, Bathini Nagendra,Supuran, Claudiu T.,Kamal, Ahmed
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p. 1274 - 1281
(2017/10/09)
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- Discovery of New Monocarbonyl Ligustrazine-Curcumin Hybrids for Intervention of Drug-Sensitive and Drug-Resistant Lung Cancer
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The elevation of oxidative stress preferentially in cancer cells by inhibiting thioredoxin reductase (TrxR) and/or enhancing reactive oxygen species (ROS) production has emerged as an effective strategy for selectively targeting cancer cells. In this study, we designed and synthesized 21 ligustrazine-curcumin hybrids (10a-u). Biological evaluation indicated that the most active compound 10d significantly inhibited the proliferation of drug-sensitive (A549, SPC-A-1, LTEP-G-2) and drug-resistant (A549/DDP) lung cancer cells but had little effect on nontumor lung epithelial-like cells (HBE). Furthermore, 10d suppressed the TrxR/Trx system and promoted intracellular ROS accumulation and cancer cell apoptosis. Additionally, 10d inhibited the NF-κB, AKT, and ERK signaling, P-gp-mediated efflux of rhodamine 123, P-gp ATPase activity, and P-gp expression in A549/DDP cells. Finally, 10d repressed the growth of implanted human drug-resistant lung cancer in mice. Together, 10d acts a novel TrxR inhibitor and may be a promising candidate for intervention of lung cancer.
- Ai, Yong,Zhu, Bin,Ren, Caiping,Kang, Fenghua,Li, Jinlong,Huang, Zhangjian,Lai, Yisheng,Peng, Sixun,Ding, Ke,Tian, Jide,Zhang, Yihua
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p. 1747 - 1760
(2016/03/25)
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- Br?nsted Acid Catalyzed Homoconjugate Addition of Organotrifluoroborates to Arylated Cyclopropyl Ketones
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A novel and practical homoconjugate addition of alkenyl, alkynyl, heteroaryl, and aryl trifluoroborates to arylated cyclopropyl ketones to synthesize γ,γ-disubstituted ketones is reported. A preliminary mechanistic proposal involving ketone protonation, a
- Nguyen, Truong N.,Nguyen, Thien S.,May, Jeremy A.
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supporting information
p. 3786 - 3789
(2016/08/16)
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- Design, synthesis and in vitro evaluation against human cancer cells of 5-methyl-5-styryl-2,5-dihydrofuran-2-ones, a new series of goniothalamin analogues
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The present work describes the preparation of a novel series of compounds based on the structure of goniothalamin (1), a natural styryl lactone with known cytotoxic and antiproliferative activities against a variety of cancer cell lines. A focused library of 17 goniothalamin analogues displaying the 5-methyl-2,5-dihydrofuran-2-one motif were prepared, and their cytotoxicity evaluated. While the analogues bearing methoxy and/or hydroxy groups on the aromatic moiety usually were at least three times less potent than the lead compound (1), ortho and para-trifluoromethyl analogues 10 and 11 exhibited levels of cytotoxicity similar to goniothalamin (1) against most cancer cell lines evaluated. One could suggest that the electronic effect of the trifluoromethyl group activates the inhibitor's electrophilic site via reduction of the electron density of the α,β-unsaturated ester oxygen atom. These results provide new information on the structure activity relationship of these α,β-unsaturated styryl lactones, thereby further focusing the design of novel candidates.
- Bruder, Marjorie,Vendramini-Costa, Débora Barbosa,De Carvalho, Jo?o Ernesto,Pilli, Ronaldo Aloise
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p. 5107 - 5117
(2013/09/02)
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- Synthesis and neuroprotective effect of E-3,4-dihydroxy styryl aralkyl ketones derivatives against oxidative stress and inflammation
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E-3,4-Dihydroxy styryl aralkyl ketones as well as their 3,4-diacetylated derivatives as the analogues of neuroprotective agent CAPE were designed and synthesized for improving stability and lipid solubility. The neuroprotective activities of target compounds 10a-g and 11a-g were tested by three models in vitro, including 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical scavenging capacity, neuronal protecting effect against damage induced by H2O2 in PC12 cells and nitric oxide suppression effect in BV2 microglial cells. The results demonstrated that compounds 10f and 11f exhibited the most potent neuroprotective effect against oxidative stress and inflammation, which is higher than that of the lead compound CAPE.
- Ning, Xianling,Guo, Ying,Ma, Xiaoyan,Zhu, Renzong,Tian, Chao,Wang, Xiaowei,Ma, Zhizhong,Zhang, Zhili,Liu, Junyi
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p. 3700 - 3703
(2013/07/25)
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- Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of hybrid molecules containing conjugated styryl ketone and α-bromoacryloyl moieties
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There was a major interest in the last years in the design of anticancer agents containing the 1,5-diaryl-3-oxo-1,4-pentadienyl system. The modification of this pharmacophore by the introduction of an additional Michael acceptor represents a strategy to obtain novel potential antiproliferative agents. In a continuing study of hybrid compounds containing the α-bromoacryloyl moiety as potential anticancer drugs, we synthesized two novel series of hybrids 3a-i and 4a-i, in which this moiety was linked to the 1,5-diaryl-1,4-pentadien-3-one system. Many of the conjugates prepared (3b, 3c and 3g) demonstrated pronounced antiproliferative activity against five cancer cell lines, being more active than the reference compound Melphalan. Compounds 3e and 4b were also examined for their effects on the cell cycle progression of K562 cells. The detection of a sub-G1 peak upon incubation with these compounds suggested that 3e and 4b also exert their growth inhibiting effects by induction of apoptosis.
- Romagnoli, Romeo,Baraldi, Pier Giovanni,Cruz-Lopez, Olga,Salvador, Maria Kimatrai,Preti, Delia,Tabrizi, Mojgan Aghazadeh,Balzarini, Jan,Canella, Alessandro,Fabbri, Enrica,Gambari, Roberto
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p. 140 - 152
(2012/07/17)
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- First bovine serum albumin-promoted synthesis of enones, cinnamic acids and coumarins in ionic liquid: An insight into the role of protein impurities in porcine pancreas lipase for olefinic bond formation
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During studies on exploiting the catalytic promiscuity of crude porcine pancreas lipase (PPL) in ionic liquid for C=C bond formations, bovine serum albumin (BSA) was found to be competing for these reactions. After a detailed investigation, we establish that these transformations are possible by unspecific protein catalysis rather than catalytic promiscuity of "PPL" - a first insight into the role of protein impurities in crude enzyme. Thus, a novel and highly efficient, environmentally friendly approach involving synergistic catalysis by bovine serum albumin-1-butyl-3- methylimidazolium bromide (BSA-[bmim]Br) has been developed for the synthesis of (E)-α,β-unsaturated compounds including a one-pot cascade synthesis of cinnamic acids and coumarins via aldol, Knoevenagel and Knoevenagel-Doebner condensations.
- Sharma, Nandini,Sharma, Upendra K.,Kumar, Rajesh,Katoch, Nidhi,Kumar, Rakesh,Sinha, Arun K.
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experimental part
p. 871 - 878
(2011/06/19)
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- High-pressure access to the Δ9-cis - And Δ9-trans-tetrahydrocannabinols family
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Diels-Alder reactions of a range of 1-(alkoxy/alkyl-substituted phenyl)buta-1,3-dienes with methyl vinyl ketone and methyl acrylate carried out in ethanol as the reaction medium under 9 kbar pressure were investigated. The use of high pressure as the activating method of the Diels-Alder reactions allows the efficient and endodiastereoselective generation of a series of cis-cyclohexenyl-benzene cycloadducts, which are selectively converted into their trans-epimers. The cis-cyclohexenyl-benzenes and trans-cyclohexenyl- benzenes produced are useful precursors for accessing substituted privileged cis-6a,7,8,10a-tetrahydro-6H-benzo[c]chromene and trans-6a,7,8,10a-tetrahydro- 6H-benzo[c]chromene skeletons. The total syntheses of Δ9-cis- tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and Δ9-trans-THC, through the use of selected Diels-Alder adducts, are described. Finally, a route for obtaining Δ9-trans-THC in both enantiomeric pure forms based on the (S)-(-)-1-amino-2-(methoxymethyl)pyrrolidine (SAMP)-hydrazone method is also reported.
- Minuti, Lucio,Ballerini, Eleonora
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p. 5392 - 5403
(2011/08/06)
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- Novel diarylheptanoids as inhibitors of TNF-α production
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Synthesis and anti-inflammatory activity of novel diarylheptanoids [5-hydroxy-1-phenyl-7-(pyridin-3-yl)-heptan-3-ones and 1-phenyl-7-(pyridin-3-yl) hept-4-en-3-ones] as inhibitors of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) production is described in the present article. The key reactions involve the formation of a β-hydroxyketone by the reaction of substituted 4-phenyl butan-2-ones with pyridine-3-carboxaldehyde in presence of LDA and the subsequent dehydration of the same to obtain the α,β-unsaturated ketones. Compounds 4i, 5b, 5d, and 5g significantly inhibit lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced TNF-α production from human peripheral blood mononuclear cells in a dose-dependent manner. Of note, the in vitro TNF-α inhibition potential of 5b and 5d is comparable to that of curcumin (a naturally occurring diarylheptanoid). Most importantly, oral administration of 4i, 5b, 5d, and 5g (each at 100 mg/kg) but not curcumin (at 100 mg/kg) significantly inhibits LPS-induced TNF-α production in BALB/c mice. Collectively, our findings indicate that these compounds may have potential therapeutic implications for TNF-α-mediated auto-immune/inflammatory disorders.
- Dhuru, Sameer,Bhedi, Dilip,Gophane, Dnyaneshwar,Hirbhagat, Kiran,Nadar, Vijaya,More, Dattatray,Parikh, Sapna,Dalal, Roda,Fonseca, Lyle C.,Kharas, Firuza,Vadnal, Prashant Y.,Vishwakarma, Ram A.,Sivaramakrishnan
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supporting information; experimental part
p. 3784 - 3787
(2011/07/31)
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- High-pressure diels-alder cycloadditions between benzylideneacetones and 1,3-Butadienes: Application to the synthesis of (R,R)-(-)- and (S,S)-(+)-Δ8-tetrahydrocannabinol
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High-pressure Diels-Alder reactions of various alkoxy/alkyl-substituted benzylideneacetones with methyl-1,3-butadienes are reported. Activation by high pressure (8-11 kbar) in combination with the mild Lewis acid HfCl 42THF allows these reactions to efficiently and regioselectively produce a series of ortho-substituted cyclohexenyl-benzene cycloadducts, that are useful precursors for the expeditious construction of the privileged 6,6-dimethyltetrahydro-6H-benzo[c]chromene skeleton. Application to the synthesis of Δ8-trans-THC in both enantiomeric pure forms is based on the successful resolution of selected cycloadduct by the SAMP-hydrazone method.
- Ballerini, Eleonora,Minuti, Lucio,Piermatti, Oriana
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p. 4251 - 4260
(2010/09/05)
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- Reinvestigation of structure-activity relationship of methoxylated chalcones as antimalarials: Synthesis and evaluation of 2,4,5-trimethoxy substituted patterns as lead candidates derived from abundantly available natural β-asarone
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We have examined the antimalarial structure-activity relationship of a series of methoxylated chalcones (A-CHCH-CO-B) against Plasmodium falciparum (3D7 strain) using fluorescence-based SYBR Green assay. Our study has revealed that electron releasing methoxy groups on ring A and electron withdrawing groups on ring B increases antimalarial potency while the positional interchange of these groups causes a decrease. In particular, 2,4,5-trimethoxy substitution pattern at ring A provided potent analogues which were easily derived from abundantly available natural β-asarone rich Acorus calamus oil. Cytotoxic evaluation indicated that the most active compounds 27 (IC50: 1.8 μM) and 26 (IC50: 2 μM) were also relatively non-toxic. Furthermore, compound 12 showed excellent resistance index of 1.1 against chloroquine resistant Dd2 strain of P. falciparum.
- Kumar, Rakesh,Mohanakrishnan, Dinesh,Sharma, Abhishek,Kaushik, Naveen Kumar,Kalia, Kalpana,Sinha, Arun Kumar,Sahal, Dinkar
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p. 5292 - 5301
(2011/02/23)
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- Synthesis and cell growth inhibitory properties of substituted (E)-1-phenylbut-1-en-3-ones
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A series of (E)-1-phenylbut-1-en-3-ones, based on the naturally occurring (E)-1-(4'-hydroxyphenyl)but-1-en-3-one [IC50 (K562) 60 μM], was synthesised and screened for cytotoxic activity against the K562 human leukaemia cell line. (E)-1-(Pentafluorophenyl)but-1-en-3-one [IC50 (K562) 1.8 μM] was found to be over 30-fold more active than 1.
- Ducki, Sylvie,Hadfield, John A.,Hepworth, Lucy A.,Lawrence, Nicholas J.,Ching-Ying, Liu,McGown, Alan T.
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p. 3091 - 3094
(2007/10/03)
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