- Synthesis, biological evaluation and molecular modeling studies of psammaplin A and its analogs as potent histone deacetylases inhibitors and cytotoxic agents
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In this study, a concise synthetic method of psammaplin A was achieved from 3-bromo-4-hydroxybenzaldahyde and hydantoin through a four-step synthesis via Knoevenagel condensation, hydrolysis, oximation and amidation in 37% overall yield. A collection of novel psammaplin A analogs focused on the variations of substituents at the benzene ring and modifications at the oxime moiety were synthesized. Among all the synthesized compounds, 5d and 5e showed better HDAC inhibition than psammaplin A and comparable cytotoxicity against four cancer cell lines (PC-3, MCF-7, A549 and HL-60). Molecular docking and dynamics simulation revealed that (i) hydrogen atom of the oxime group interacts with Asp99 of HDAC1 through a water bridged hydrogen bond and (ii) a hydroxyl group is optimal attached on the para-position of benzene, interacting with Glu203 at the entrance to the active site tunnel.
- Wen, Jiachen,Bao, Yu,Niu, Qun,Liu, Jiang,Yang, Jinyu,Wang, Wanqiao,Jiang, Tao,Fan, Yinbo,Li, Kun,Wang, Jian,Zhao, Linxiang,Liu, Dan
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p. 4372 - 4376
(2016/08/18)
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- Synthesis of D- and L-Phenylalanine Derivatives by Phenylalanine Ammonia Lyases: A Multienzymatic Cascade Process
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The synthesis of substituted D-phenylalanines in high yield and excellent optical purity, starting from inexpensive cinnamic acids, has been achieved with a novel one-pot approach by coupling phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL) amination with a chemoenzymatic deracemization (based on stereoselective oxidation and nonselective reduction). A simple high-throughput solid-phase screening method has also been developed to identify PALs with higher rates of formation of non-natural D-phenylalanines. The best variants were exploited in the chemoenzymatic cascade, thus increasing the yield and ee value of the D-configured product. Furthermore, the system was extended to the preparation of those L-phenylalanines which are obtained with a low ee value using PAL amination.
- Parmeggiani, Fabio,Lovelock, Sarah L.,Weise, Nicholas J.,Ahmed, Syed T.,Turner, Nicholas J.
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p. 4608 - 4611
(2015/04/14)
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- Synthesis and activity of novel analogs of hemiasterlin as inhibitors of tubulin polymerization: Modification of the a segment
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Analogs of HTI-286 (1), containing various aromatic rings in the A segment, were synthesized as potential inhibitors of tubulin polymerization, and the structure-activity relationships related to stereo- and regio-chemical effects of substituents on the a
- Yamashita, Ayako,Norton, Emily B.,Kaplan, Joshua A.,Niu, Chuan,Loganzo, Frank,Hernandez, Richard,Beyer, Carl F.,Annable, Tami,Musto, Sylvia,Discafani, Carolyn,Zask, Arie,Ayral-Kaloustian, Semiramis
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(2007/10/03)
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