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Biomimetic synthesis and anti-inflammatory effects of horsfiequinone A
Wang, Mei,Liu, Yuan-Lie,Li, Dashan,Xiao, Wen-Wen,Chen, Yang,Zhang, Hong-Lin,Zhan, Rui,Shao, Li-Dong
, (2021/02/05)
Inspired by the oxy-tyrosinase type II copper enzyme, a biomimetic synthesis of the natural product horsfiequinone A (1) has been achieved using CuOTf/DBED/O2 catalyzed oxidation as a key step. The synthetic route furnished 1 in 33% overall yield (64% brsm) from commercially available para-hydroxybenzaldehyde. Moreover, revisiting the biological activity of 1 resulted in the discovery of its in vitro inhibitory activity towards nitric oxide (NO) production in LPS-induced RAW264.7 cells with an IC50 value of 4.42 ± 0.81 μM. The anti-inflammatory effect of 1 was further supported by an iNOS expression inhibition assay and molecular docking simulation.
Structural elucidation, bio-inspired synthesis, and biological activities of cyclic diarylpropanes from Horsfieldia kingii
Chen, Lei,Chen, Ye-Gao,Li, Dashan,Liu, Yuan-Lie,Shao, Li-Dong,Wang, Wen-Jing,Xie, Xiao-Yan,Zhan, Rui
, (2020/09/02)
Bioactivity-guided phytochemical investigation on 70% aqueous acetone extracts of the twigs and leaves of Horsfieldia kingii led to the isolation of two novel cyclic diarylpropanes (1 and 2) bearing a 2,3-dihydro-1H-indene core, one new diarylpropane (3), six known diarylpropanes (4–9), one flavanol (10), and seven lignans (11–17). Their structures were determined by extensive spectroscopic analysis, electronic circular dichroism calculations, and X-ray diffraction crystallography. Moreover, a biomimetic synthesis of 1 and 2 were accomplished in four steps. The in vitro nitric oxide production inhibition tests of these compounds revealed that compounds (±)-2, (+)-2, (?)-2, and 10 were potential with IC50 values lower than 10 μM. Compound 2 could inhibit iNOS expression in LPS-induced RAW264.7 cells at a series of non-cytotoxic concentrations (20 μM). Furthermore, the bioassay results also suggested the primary SARs of 1-phenyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-indene based scaffold.
