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Design, Antileishmanial Activity, and QSAR Studies of a Series of Piplartine Analogues
Nóbrega, Flávio R.,Silva, Larisse V.,Bezerra Filho, Carlos Da Silva M.,Lima, Tamires C.,Castillo, Yunierkis P.,Bezerra, Daniel P.,Lima, Tatjana K. Souza,Sousa, Dami?o P. De
, (2019)
Piplartine is an alkamide found in different Piper species and possesses several biological activities, including antiparasitic properties. Thus, the aim of the present study was to evaluate a series of 32 synthetic piplartine analogues against the Leishmania amazonensis promastigote forms and establish the structure-activity relationship and 3D-QSAR of these compounds. The antileishmanial effect of the compounds was determined using the MTT method. Most compounds were found to be active against L. amazonensis. Among 32 assayed derivatives, compound (E)-(-)-bornyl 3-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)-acrylate exhibited the most potent antileishmanial activity (IC50 = 0.007 ± 0.008 μM, SI > 10), followed by benzyl 3,4,5-trimethoxybenzoate (IC50 = 0.025 ± 0.009 μM, SI > 3.205) and (E)-furfuryl 3-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)-acrylate (IC50 = 0.029 ± 0.007 μM, SI > 2.688). It was found that the rigid substituents contribute to increasing antiparasitic activity against L. amazonensis promastigotes. The presence of the unsaturated heterocyclic substituent in the phenylpropanoid chemical structure (furfuryl group) resulted in a bioactive derivative. Molecular simplification of benzyl 3,4,5-trimethoxybenzoate by omitting the spacer group contributed to the bioactivity of this compound. Furthermore, bornyl radical appears to be important for antileishmanial activity, since (E)-(-)-bornyl 3-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)-acrylate exhibited the most potent antileishmanial activity. These results show that some derivatives studied would be useful as prototype molecules for the planning of new derivatives with profile of antileishmanial drugs.
Selective Depolymerisation of γ-Oxidised Lignin via NHC Catalysed Redox Esterification
Xiao, Ganyuan,Lancefield, Christopher S.,Westwood, Nicholas J.
, p. 3182 - 3186 (2019)
The development of new catalytic methods for the processing of lignocellulose-derived renewable feedstocks continues to gain momentum, despite the considerable challenges associated with the use of complex biopolymers such as lignin. Here, we report a new two-step depolymerisation method for lignin involving primary alcohol oxidation followed by a NHC-mediated redox esterification-depolymerisation step. The process takes advantage of the inherent structure of the β-aryl ether units present in the specific type of lignin that was used (butanosolv) and delivers 4 novel aromatic monomers which retain the C3 side chain present in the lignin subunits. The utility of the major product is assessed suggesting that rapid access to a wide range of interesting chemical could be achieved from this renewable building block.
Piplartine analogues and cytotoxic evaluation against glioblastoma
da Nóbrega, Flávio Rogério,Ozdemir, Ozlem,Nascimento Sousa, Sheila Cristina S.,Barboza, Joice Nascimento,Turkez, Hasan,de Sousa, Dami?o Pergentino
, (2018)
Piplartine (1) is an alkamide extracted from plants of the genus Piper which shows several pharmacological properties, including antitumor activity. To improve this activity, a series of analogues based on 1 have been synthesized by esterification and amidation using the 3,4,5-trimethoxycinnamic acid-like starting material. During the study, the moieties 3-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)acrylate and 3-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)acrylamide were maintained on esters and amides respectively. Meanwhile, functional changes were exploited, and it was revealed that the presence of two aromatic rings in the side-chain was important to improve the cytotoxic activity against the U87MG cell line, such as the compound (E)-benzhydryl 3-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)acrylate (10), an ester that exhibited strong cytotoxicity and a similar level of potency to that of paclitaxel, a positive control. Compound 10 had a marked concentration-dependent inhibitory effect on the viability of the U87MG cell line with apoptotic and oxidative processes, showing good potential for altering main molecular pathways to prevent tumor development. Moreover, it has strong bioavailability with non-genotoxic and non-cytotoxic properties on human blood cells. In conclusion, the findings of the present study demonstrated that compound 10 is a promising agent that may find applications combatting diseases associated with oxidative stress and as a prototype for the development of novel drugs used in the treatment of glioblastoma.
Aerobic oxidative coupling of arenes and olefins through a biomimetic approach
Babu, Beneesh P.,Meng, Xu,B?ckvall, Jan-E.
supporting information, p. 4140 - 4145 (2013/04/23)
Arenes and electron-deficient olefins can be oxidatively coupled through a biomimetic Pd(OAc)2-catalyzed transformation. C-H activation of the arene partner is effected under reaction conditions of low catalyst loading, normal oxygen pressure,
