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Ningalin b analogs employable for reversing multidrug resistance
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, (2008/06/13)
Anlogs of ningalin B lacking inherent cytotoxic activity may be employed to reverse multi-drug resistant (MDR) phenotype and to resensitize transformed cells, including a human colon cancer cell line (HCT116/VM46), with respect to a variety of cytotoxic agents, e.g., vinblastine and doxorubicin. In many instances, resensitization is achieved at lower doses than the prototypical agent verapamil. Total synthesis of ningalin B and its analogs was achieved using a concise, efficient approach based on a heterocyclic azadiene Diels-Alder strategy (1,2,4,5-tetrazine → 1,2-diazine → pyrrole) ideally suited for construction of the densely functionalized pyrrole core found in the natural product is detailed.
Total synthesis of Ningalin B utilizing a heterocyclic azadiene Diels- Alder reaction and discovery of a new class of potent multidrug resistant (MDR) reversal agents
Boger, Dale L.,Soenen, Danielle R.,Boyce, Christopher W.,Hedrick, Michael P.,Jin, Qing
, p. 2479 - 2483 (2007/10/03)
A concise, efficient approach to the total synthesis of ningalin B (1) based on a heterocyclic azadiene Diels-Alder strategy (1,2,4,5-tetrazine → 1,2-diazine → pyrrole) ideally suited for construction of the densely functionalized pyrrole core found in the natural product is detailed. Examination of the natural product and a number of synthetic intermediates revealed that while lacking inherent cytotoxic activity, many reverse the multidrug-resistant (MDR) phenotype, resensitizing a human colon cancer cell line (HCT116/VM46) to vinblastine and doxorubicin at lower doses than the prototypical agent verapamil.
