5259-01-8Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Synthesis, inhibitory activity and in silico docking of dual COX/5-LOX inhibitors with quinone and resorcinol core
Sisa, Miroslav,Dvorakova, Marcela,Temml, Veronika,Jarosova, Veronika,Vanek, Tomas,Landa, Premysl
, (2020/07/31)
Based on the significant anti-inflammatory activity of natural quinone primin (5a), series of 1,4-benzoquinones, hydroquinones, and related resorcinols were designed, synthesized, characterized and tested for their ability to inhibit the activity of cyclooxygenase (COX-1 and COX-2) and 5-lipoxygenase (5-LOX) enzymes. Structural modifications resulted in the identification of two compounds 5b (2-methoxy-6-undecyl-1,4-benzoquinone) and 6b (2-methoxy-6-undecyl-1,4-hydroquinone) as potent dual COX/5-LOX inhibitors. The IC50 values evaluated in vitro using enzymatic assay were for compound 5b IC50 = 1.07, 0.57, and 0.34 μM and for compound 6b IC50 = 1.07, 0.55, and 0.28 μM for COX-1, COX-2, and 5-LOX enzyme, respectively. In addition, compound 6d was identified as the most potent 5-LOX inhibitor (IC50 = 0.14 μM; reference inhibitor zileuton IC50 = 0.66 μM) from the tested compounds while its inhibitory potential against COX enzymes (IC50 = 2.65 and 2.71 μM for COX-1 and COX-2, respectively) was comparable with the reference inhibitor ibuprofen (IC50 = 4.50 and 2.46 μM, respectively). The most important structural modification leading to increased inhibitory activity towards both COXs and 5-LOX was the elongation of alkyl chain in position 6 from 5 to 11 carbons. Moreover, the monoacetylation in ortho position of bromo-hydroquinone 13 led to the discovery of potent (IC50 = 0.17 μM) 5-LOX inhibitor 17 (2-bromo-6-methoxy-1,4-benzoquinone) while bromination stabilized the hydroquinone form. Docking analysis revealed the interaction of compounds with Tyr355 and Arg120 in the catalytic site of COX enzymes, while the hydrophobic parts of the molecules filled the hydrophobic substrate channel leading up to Tyr385. In the allosteric catalytic site of 5-LOX, compounds bound to Tyr142 and formed aromatic interactions with Arg138. Taken together, we identified optimal alkyl chain length for dual COX/5-LOX inhibition and investigated other structural modifications influencing COX and 5-LOX inhibitory activity.
Concise access to primin, miconidin and related natural resorcinols
Sisa, Miroslav,Dvorakova, Marcela,Vanek, Tomas
, p. 5297 - 5301 (2017/08/04)
An efficient and short synthetic procedures affording the biologically active natural products primin, miconidin, olivetol, grevillol, and cardol (adipostatin A) in high yields are reported. The two strategies involve Sonogashira and Suzuki cross-couplings as the crucial steps for the installation of the alkyl side-chains. Syntheses start from cheap, commercially available 1-bromo-3,5-dimethoxybenezene to obtain 1,3-dimethoxy-5-(alk-1-yn-1-yl)benzene as the key intermediate. This intermediate can be easily and economically oxidized to provide primin in excellent overall yield while avoiding undesired side products by the virtue of its symmetry. The demethylation of the key intermediate affords natural resorcinols olivetol, grevillol, and cardol, respectively. The reduction of primin provides its hydroquinone derivative miconidin.
Synthesis and inhibitory activities against colon cancer cell growth and proteasome of alkylresorcinols
Zhu, Yingdong,Soroka, Dominique N.,Sang, Shengmin
, p. 8624 - 8631 (2012/11/13)
We have identified alkylresorcinols (ARs) as the major active components in wheat bran against human colon cancer cell growth (HCT-116 and HT-29) using a bioassay-guided approach. To further study the structure-activity relationships, 15 ARs and their intermediates (1-15) were synthesized expediently by the modified Wittig reaction in aqueous media, and six 5-alkylpyrogallols and their analogues (16-21) were prepared by the general Grignard reaction. The synthetic AR analogues were evaluated for activities against the growth of human colon cancer cells HCT-116 and HT-29 and the chymotrypsin-like activity of the human 20S proteasome. Our results found that (1) AR C13:0 and C15:0 (13 and 14) had the greatest inhibitory effects in human colon cancer cells HCT-116 and HT-29, while decreasing or increasing the side chain lengths diminished the activities; (2) two free meta-hydroxyl groups at C-1 and C-3 on the aromatic ring of the AR analogues greatly contributed to their antitumor activity; (3) the introduction of a third hydroxyl group at C-2 (20 and 21) into the aromatic ring of the AR analogues yielded no significant enhancement in activity against HCT-116 cells and decimated the effects against HT-29 cells, but dramatically increased the activity against the chymotrypsin-like activity of the human 20S proteasome; and (4) AR C11:0 (12) was found to have the greatest effect in a series of AR C9:0-C17:0 against the chymotrypsin-like activity of the human 20S proteasome.
Alkylresorcylic acid synthesis by type III polyketide synthases from rice Oryza sativa
Matsuzawa, Miku,Katsuyama, Yohei,Funa, Nobutaka,Horinouchi, Sueharu
experimental part, p. 1059 - 1067 (2011/03/20)
Alkylresorcinols, produced by various plants, bacteria, and fungi, are bioactive compounds possessing beneficial activities for human health, such as anti-cancer activity. In rice, they accumulate in seedlings, contributing to protection against fungi. Alkylresorcylic acids, which are carboxylated forms of alkylresorcinols, are unstable compounds and decarboxylate readily to yield alkylresorcinols. Genome mining of the rice Oryza sativa identified two type III polyketide synthases, named ARAS1 (alkylresorcylic acid synthase) and ARAS2, that catalyze the formation of alkylresorcylic acids. Both enzymes condensed fatty acyl-CoAs with three C2 units from malonyl-CoA and cyclized the resulting tetraketide intermediates via intramolecular C-2 to C-7 aldol condensation. The alkylresorcylic acids thus produced were released from the enzyme and decarboxylated non-enzymatically to yield alkylresorcinols. This is the first report on a plant type III polyketide synthase that produces tetraketide alkylresorcylic acids as major products.
Simple synthesis of 5-substituted resorcinols: A revisited family of interesting bioactive molecules
Alonso, Emma,Ramon, Diego J.,Yus, Miguel
, p. 417 - 421 (2007/10/03)
The reaction of 3,5-dimethoxybenzyl trimethylsilyl ether (3) with different aldehydes (n-PrCHO, n-C11H23CHO, MeCHO, PhCHO) in the presence of lithium powder and a catalytic amount of naphthalene (4 mol %) gave, after hydrolysis, the expected alcohols 4 in moderate yields. The dehydroxylation of these compounds through the corresponding mesylates 5 or directly from benzylic derivatives by catalytic hydrogenation, afforded compounds 6, which are finally demethylated to yield 5-alkyl-3,5-dihydroxyresorcinols, such as olivetol (7a), grevillol (7b), 1,3-dihydroxy-5-propylbenzene (7c), or dihydropinosilvine (7d). Dehydration of alcohol derivatives 4 followed by demethylation led to hydroxylated stilbene-type structures, such as pinosilvine (9d), resveratrol (9e), or piceatannol (9f), which in some cases can be hydrogenated to give saturated molecules such as combretastanin B-4 tetramethyl ether (6f) or chrysotobibenzyl (6g). Finally, when the naphthalene-catalyzed lithiation of compound 3 was performed in the presence of other electrophiles [Me3SiCl, t-BuCHO, CH3(CH2)4CHO, 4-Me3SiOC6H4CHO, (CH2)5CO, PhN = C = O, PhN = CHPh], the expected reaction products 12 were isolated, after hydrolysis.
Shortcut syntheses of naturally occurring 5-alkylresorcinols with DNA-cleaving properties
Fuerstner,Seidel
, p. 2332 - 2336 (2007/10/03)
Resorcinols such as 1-5 bearing long alkyl- or alkenyl substituents at the C-5 position, including bola-formed bis-resorcinol derivatives, have recently been isolated from natural sources and were shown to exhibit exceptional DNA-cleaving properties under oxidative conditions. Previous synthetic approaches to such compounds seem inappropriately lengthy with regard to their structural simplicity. Disclosed is a very flexible synthesis which assembles these targets from triflate 7 and well accessible alkenes, dienes, enynes, or dienynes, respectively, by means of a boron-mediated reaction manifold. As a typical example, hexadeca-1,15-dien-8-yne 11 is hydroborated with 9-H-9-BBN at all possible sites, the alkenyl borane entity of the resulting tris-borane 12 is selectively cleaved off to afford the desired (Z)-alkene group in a stereoselective manner, the remaining two terminal alkylboranes are treated with NaOMe, and the bis-borate complex 13 thus formed is finally used as the nucleophile for a palladium-catalyzed Suzuki cross-coupling reaction with triflate 7. This sequence is carried out in one pot and provides product 14 in 62% overall yield. Demethylation of 14 (and analogues) can be conveniently achieved by means of 9-iodo-9-BBN to afford the natural product 5. The efficiency and flexibility of this unprecedented approach which combines different features of classical and modern boron chemistry is further demonstrated by the synthesis of anacardic and ginkgolic acid derivatives.
5-Alkylresorcinols from Hakea trifurcata that cleave DNA
Lytollis, William,Scannell, Ralph T.,An, Haoyun,Murty,Reddy, K. Sambi,Barr, John R.,Hecht, Sidney M.
, p. 12683 - 12690 (2007/10/03)
A dichloromethane extract of Hakea trifurcata that mediated relaxation of ?X174 replicative form DNA at micromolar concentrations in the presence of Cu2+ was resolved into six active components by bioassay-guided fractionation. Five of the acti
