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Synthesis of legioliulin, a fluorescent isocoumarin compound, isolated from Legionella dumoffii using cyclic acylpalladation and Heck reaction
Asai, Masaki,Hattori, Yasunao,Makabe, Hidefumi
, p. 3942 - 3944 (2016)
Concise synthesis of legioliulin, an isocoumarin compound isolated from Legionella dumoffii, was achieved. Isocoumarin ring of legioliulin was constructed using cyclic acylpalladation. Chain elongation was performed using Heck reaction using t-butylphosphine as a ligand.
Structure-Activity Relationship Study Enables the Discovery of a Novel Berberine Analogue as the RXRα Activator to Inhibit Colon Cancer
Xu, Beibei,Jiang, Xunjin,Xiong, Jing,Lan, Jun,Tian, Yuan,Zhong, Linhai,Wang, Xinquan,Xu, Ning,Cao, Hanwei,Zhang, Wenqing,Zhang, Hao,Hong, Xiaoting,Zhan, Yan-Yan,Zhang, Yandong,Hu, Tianhui
, p. 5841 - 5855 (2020/07/03)
We reported recently that berberine (Ber), a traditional oriental medicine to treat gastroenteritis, binds and activates retinoid X receptor α (RXRα) for suppressing the growth of colon cancer cells. Here, we extended our studies based on the binding mode of Ber with RXRα by design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of a focused library of 15 novel Ber analogues. Among them, 3,9-dimethoxy-5,6-dihydroisoquinolino[3,2-a]isoquinolin-7-ium chloride (B-12) was identified as the optimal RXRα activator. More efficiently than Ber, B-12 bound and altered the conformation of RXRα/LBD, thereby suppressing the Wnt/β-catenin pathway and colon cancer cell growth via RXRα mediation. In addition, B-12 not only preserved Ber's tumor selectivity but also greatly improved its bioavailability. Remarkably, in mice, B-12 did not show obvious side effects including hypertriglyceridemia as other RXRα agonists or induce hepatorenal toxicity. Together, our study describes an approach for the rational design of Ber-derived RXRα activators as novel effective antineoplastic agents for colon cancer.
Control of Homocoupling Versus Reduction in Titanium(III)-Mediated Radical Opening of Styrene Oxides
González-Delgado, José A.,Arteaga, Jesús F.
, p. 7864 - 7869 (2019/12/27)
We describe the use of titanocene monochloride in the implementation of an experimental procedure that enables control of the homolytic opening of styrene oxides in a chemoselectively controlled manner. This leads either to homocoupling products or to phenethyl alcohol derivatives. The process occurs via the generation of benzyl radicals, which may undergo a) recombination or b) reduction, yielding benzyl-Ti(IV) species upon subsequent addition of H2O to the corresponding hydroxylated compounds. The main goal of this work is the study of the reactivity pattern of styrene oxides towards the formation of the mentioned products, thereby adding value to this interesting building block.
