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Modulating lipophilicity of rohitukine via prodrug approach: Preparation, characterization, and in vitro enzymatic hydrolysis in biorelevant media
Kumar, Vikas,Bharate, Sonali S.,Vishwakarma, Ram A.
, p. 203 - 211 (2016)
Rohitukine is a medicinally important natural product which has inspired the discovery of two anticancer clinical candidates. Rohitukine is highly hydrophilic in nature which hampers its oral bioavailability. Thus, herein our objective was to improve the drug-like properties of rohitukine via prodrug-strategy. Various ester prodrugs were synthesized and studied for solubility, lipophilicity, chemical stability and enzymatic hydrolysis in plasma/esterase. All prodrugs displayed lower aqueous solubility and improved lipophilicity compared with rohitukine, which was in accordance with the criteria of compounds in drug-discovery. The stability of synthesized prodrugs was evaluated in buffers at different pH, SGF, SIF, rat plasma and in esterase enzyme. The rate of hydrolysis in all incubation media was dependent primarily on the acyl promoieties. Hexanoyl ester prodrug of rohitukine, 3d, was stable under chemical conditions; however it was completely hydrolyzed to rohitukine, in plasma and in esterase in 4?h. Hexanoate ester 3d appeared to be the most promising prodrug as it remained intact at gastric/intestinal pH and was completely transformed to the parent compound in plasma as desired for an ideal prodrug. The data presented herein, will help in designing prodrugs with desired physicochemical properties in future in structurally similar chemotypes.
Enantioselective total synthesis of decytospolide A and decytospolide B using an Achmatowicz reaction
Ghosh, Arun K.,Simpson, Hannah M.,Veitschegger, Anne M.
, p. 5979 - 5986 (2018)
Enantioselective syntheses of decytospolide A and decytospolide B are described here. The current synthesis highlights an Achmatowicz rearrangement of an optically active furanyl alcohol followed by reduction of the resulting dihydropyranone hemiacetal with BF3·OEt2 and Et3SiH to provide the saturated tetrahydropyranyl alcohol directly. This reduction was investigated with a variety of other Lewis acids. The synthesis also features Noyori asymmetric transfer hydrogenation and Friedel-Crafts acylation. Overall, the synthesis provides ready access to the natural products and may be useful in the preparation of bioactive derivatives.
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PCl3-mediated transesterification and aminolysis of tert-butyl esters via acid chloride formation
Wu, Xiaofang,Zhou, Lei,Li, Fangshao,Xiao, Jing
, p. 491 - 497 (2021/01/20)
A PCl3-mediated conversion of tert-butyl esters into esters and amides in one-pot under air is developed. This novel protocol is highlighted by the synthesis of skeletons of bioactive molecules and gram-scale reactions. Mechanistic studies revealed that this transformation involves the formation of an acid chloride in situ, which is followed by reactions with alcohols or amines to afford the desired products.
Benzimidazole tethered thioureas as a new entry to elastase inhibition and free radical scavenging: Synthesis, molecular docking, and enzyme inhibitory kinetics
Abbas, Qamar,Ashraf, Saba,Channar, Pervaiz Ali,Hassan, Abbas,Hassan, Mubashar,Rafique, Hummera,Raza, Hussain,Rind, Mahboob Ali,Saeed, Aamer,Seo, Sung-Yum,Ujan, Rabail,Ul-Hamid, Anwar
, (2021/07/02)
The porcine pancreatic elastase inhibition and free-radical scavenging play a crucial role in age progression. All the series of 10 newly synthesized benzimidazole thioureas (4a-j) were assessed for elastase inhibition and radical scavenging activity to identify the suitable anti-aging ingredient for cosmetics products. The compounds 4e, 4f, 4g, and 4h showed inhibition better than the standard, while compound 4f showed the most significant elastase inhibition with the IC50 value of 1.318 ± 0.025 μM compared with oleanic acid IC50 13.451 ± 0.014 used ±1.989 and 41.563 ± 0.824, respectively, as standard. Molecular docking studies were performed and the compound 4f showed binding energy of 7.2 kcal/mol. Kinetics studies revealed inhibition of the pancreatic elastase in a competitive manner. The relative binding energy and structure activity relationship (SAR) identified compound 4f as an effective inhibitor of porcine pancreatic elastase. Compounds 4e and 4i showed remarkable free-radical scavenging activity with SC50 values of 26.421.
