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Selective Prenylation of Protected Phenols for Synthesis of Pawhuskin A Analogues
Gardner, Kevyn D.,Wiemer, David F.
, p. 1585 - 1592 (2016/03/01)
(Figure Presented) Pawhuskin A is a prenylated stilbene that functions as an antagonist of the kappa opioid receptor. Analogues of this natural product bearing different placements of the prenyl group in the A-ring have shown selectivity for either the ka
Synthesis and 11c-labelling of (E,E)-1-(3′,4′-dihydroxystyryl)-4-(3′-methoxy-4 ′-hydroxystyryl) benzene for PET imaging of amyloid deposits
Wang, Yanming,Mathis, Chester A.,Huang, Guo-Feng,Holt, Daniel P.,Debnath, Manik L.,Klunk, William E.
, p. 647 - 664 (2007/10/03)
Carboxylic acid derivatives of the amyloid-binding dye Congo red do not enter the brain well and are thus unable to serve as in vivo amyloid-imaging agents. A neutral amyloid probe, (E,E)-1-(3′,4′-dihydroxystyryl)-4-(3′-methoxy-4 ′-hydroxystyryl)benzene (3), devoid of any carboxylate groups has been designed and synthesized via a 12-step reaction sequence with a total yield of 30%. The unsymmetric compound 3 has also been labelled with C-11 via [11C]methyl iodide ([11C]CH3I) methylation of a symmetric 4,4′-dimesyl protected precursor followed by deprotection. Preliminary evaluation indicated that compound 3 selectively stained plaques and neurofibrillary tangles in post-mortem AD brain, and exhibited good binding affinity (Ki = 38 ± 8 nM) for Aβ(1-40) fibrils in vitro. In vivo pharmacokinetic studies indicated that [11C]3 exhibited higher brain uptake than its carboxylic acid analogs and good clearance from normal control mouse brain. [11C]3 also exhibited specific in vivo binding to pancreatic amyloid deposits in the NOR-beta transgenic mouse model. These results justify further investigation of 3 and similar derivatives as surrogate markers for in vivo quantitation of amyloid deposits. Copyright
