659-22-3Relevant academic research and scientific papers
A Bisphenolic Honokiol Analog Outcompetes Oral Antimicrobial Agent Cetylpyridinium Chloride via a Membrane-Associated Mechanism
Ochoa, Cristian,Solinski, Amy E.,Nowlan, Marcus,Dekarske, Madeline M.,Wuest, William M.,Kozlowski, Marisa C.
, p. 74 - 79 (2019/11/20)
Targeting Streptococcus mutans is the primary focus in reducing dental caries, one of the most common maladies in the world. Previously, our groups discovered a potent bactericidal biaryl compound that was inspired by the natural product honokiol. Herein, a structure activity relationship (SAR) study to ascertain structural motifs key to inhibition is outlined. Furthermore, mechanism studies show that bacterial membrane disruption is central to the bacterial growth inhibition. During this process, it was discovered that analog C2 demonstrated a 4-fold better therapeutic index compared to the commercially available antimicrobial cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC) making it a viable alternative for oral care.
LIQUID CRYSTAL MIXTURE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY
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The invention relates to a compound of formula (I), wherein R11, R21, A11, A, Z, X11, X21, Y11, Y12, Sp11, Sp21, o and p have one of the meanings as given in claim 1. The invention further relates to method of production of a compound of formula (I), to the use of said compounds in LC media and to LC media comprising one or more compounds of formula (I). Further, the invention relates to a method of production of such LC media, to the use of such media in LC devices, and to LC device comprising a LC medium according to the present invention.The present invention further relates to a process for the fabrication such liquid crystal display and to the use of the liquid crystal mixtures according to the invention for the fabrication of such liquid crystal display.
Two resveratrol analogs, pinosylvin and 4,4′-dihydroxystilbene, improve oligoasthenospermia in a mouse model by attenuating oxidative stress via the Nrf2-ARE pathway
Cheng, C. Yan,Gong, Sheng-nan,Sang, Meng-meng,Sun, Fei,Wang, Cheng-niu,Yang, Jin-fei
, (2020/10/02)
Two synthesized resveratrol analogs from our laboratory, namely pinosylvin (3,5-dihydroxy-trans-stilbene, PIN) and 4,4′-dihydroxystilbene (DHS), have been carefully evaluated for treatment of oligoasthenospermia. Recent studies have demonstrated that PIN and DHS improved sperm quality in the mouse. However, the mechanism of action of PIN and DHS on oligoasthenospermia remains unknown. Herein, we investigated the mechanistic basis for improvements in sperm parameters by PIN and DHS in a mouse model of oligoasthenospermia induced by treatment with busulfan (BUS) at 6 mg/kg b.w. Two weeks following busulfan treatment, mice were administered different concentrations of PIN or DHS daily for 2 consecutive weeks. Thereafter, epididymal sperm concentration and motility were determined, and histopathology of the testes was performed. Serum hormone levels including testosterone (T), luteinizing hormone (LH), and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) were measured using corresponding specific enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kits. Testicular mRNA expression profiles were determined by RNA sequencing analysis. These findings were validated by quantitative real-time PCR, western blotting and ELISA. Both PIN and DHS improved the epididymal sperm concentration and motility, enhanced testosterone levels, and promoted testicular morphological recovery following BUS treatment. PIN treatment was found to significantly reduce oxidative stress via the nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2)-antioxidant response element (ARE)-dependent antioxidant, glutathione peroxidase 3. DHS treatment significantly reduced oxidative stress via the Nrf2-ARE-dependent antioxidants glutathione S-transferase theta 2 and glutathione S-transferase omega 2. In summary, PIN and DHS ameliorated oligoasthenospermia in this mouse model by attenuating oxidative stress via the Nrf2-ARE pathway.
Ligand-controlled iridium-catalyzed semihydrogenation of alkynes with ethanol: highly stereoselective synthesis of E- and Z-alkenes
Yang., Jinfei,Wang, Chengniu,Sun, Yufeng,Man, Xuyan,Li, Jinxia,Sun, Fei
, p. 1903 - 1906 (2019/05/02)
A ligand-controlled iridium-catalyzed semihydrogenation of alkynes to E- and Z-alkenes with ethanol was developed. Effective selectivity control was achieved by ligand regulation. The use of 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane (DPPE) and 1,5-cyclooctadiene (COD) was critical for the stereoselective semihydrogenation of alkynes. The general applicability of this procedure was highlighted by the synthesis of more than 40 alkenes, with good stereoselectivities. The value of our approach in practical applications was investigated by studying the effects of pinosylvin and 4,4′-dihydroxystilbene (DHS) on zebrafish as a vertebrate model.
CONJUGATED OLIGOELECTROLYTES AS ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS
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Disclosed herein are compounds of formula I, where said compounds displays antibacterial properties. Also disclosed herein is the use of said compounds to treat microbial infection. The compounds of formula I have the following structure:, where n, m, p, q, X, R1 to R11 are as defined herein.
Galloyl esters of trans-stilbenes are inhibitors of FASN with anticancer activity on non-small cell lung cancer cells
Tan, Yu-Jia,Ali,Tee, Sheng-Yang,Teo, Jun-Ting,Xi, Yu,Go, Mei-Lin,Lam
, (2019/08/20)
Fatty acid synthase (FASN) is a lipogenic enzyme that is selectively upregulated in malignant cells. There is growing consensus on the oncogenicity of FASN-driven lipogenesis and the potential of FASN as a druggable target in cancer. Here, we report the synthesis and FASN inhibitory activities of two novel galloyl esters of trans-stilbene EC1 and EC5. Inhibition of FASN was accompanied by a loss in AKT activation and profound apoptosis in several non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cells at the growth inhibitory concentrations of EC1 and EC5. Both FASN and phospho-AKT levels were concurrently downregulated. However, addition of a lipid concentrate to the treated cells reinstated cell viability and reversed the loss of FASN and AKT protein levels, thus recapitulating the causal relationship between FASN inhibition and the loss in cell viability.
Informed Molecular Design of Conjugated Oligoelectrolytes To Increase Cell Affinity and Antimicrobial Activity
Zhou, Cheng,Chia, Geraldine W. N.,Ho, James C. S.,Seviour, Thomas,Sailov, Talgat,Liedberg, Bo,Kjelleberg, Staffan,Hinks, Jamie,Bazan, Guillermo C.
supporting information, p. 8069 - 8072 (2018/06/04)
Membrane-intercalating conjugated oligoelectrolytes (COEs) are emerging as potential alternatives to conventional, yet increasingly ineffective, antibiotics. Three readily accessible COEs, belonging to an unreported series containing a stilbene core, namely D4, D6, and D8, were designed and synthesized so that the hydrophobicity increases with increasing side-chain length. Decreased aqueous solubility correlates with increased uptake by E. coli. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of D8 is 4 μg mL?1 against both E. coli and E. faecalis, with an effective uptake of 72 %. In contrast, the MIC value of the shortest COE, D4, is 128 μg mL?1 owing to the low cellular uptake of 3 %. These findings demonstrate the application of rational design to generate efficacious antimicrobial COEs that have potential as low-cost antimicrobial agents.
Selective synthesis of the resveratrol analogue 4,4′-dihydroxy-: Trans -stilbene and stilbenoids modification by fungal peroxygenases
Aranda, Carmen,Ullrich, René,Kiebist, Jan,Scheibner, Katrin,Del Río, José C.,Hofrichter, Martin,Martínez, Angel T.,Gutiérrez, Ana
, p. 2394 - 2401 (2018/05/23)
This work gives first evidence that the unspecific peroxygenases (UPOs) from the basidiomycetes Agrocybe aegerita (AaeUPO), Coprinopsis cinerea (rCciUPO) and Marasmius rotula (MroUPO) are able to catalyze the regioselective hydroxylation of trans-stilbene to 4,4′-dihydroxy-trans-stilbene (DHS), a resveratrol (RSV) analogue whose preventive effects on cancer invasion and metastasis have very recently been shown. Nearly complete transformation of substrate (yielding DHS) was achieved with the three enzymes tested, using H2O2 as the only co-substrate, with AaeUPO showing exceptionally higher total turnover number (200000) than MroUPO (26000) and rCciUPO (1400). Kinetic studies demonstrated that AaeUPO was the most efficient enzyme catalyzing stilbene dihydroxylation with catalytic efficiencies (kcat/Km) one and two orders of magnitude higher than those of MroUPO and rCciUPO, so that 4-hydroxystilbene appears to be the best UPO substrate reported to date. In contrast, the peroxygenase from the ascomycete Chaetomium globosum (CglUPO) failed to hydroxylate trans-stilbene at the aromatic ring and instead produced the trans-epoxide in the alkenyl moiety. In addition, stilbenoids such as pinosylvin (Pin) and RSV were tested as substrates for the enzymatic synthesis of RSV from Pin and oxyresveratrol (oxyRSV) from both RSV and Pin. Overall, lower conversion rates and regioselectivities compared with trans-stilbene were accomplished by three of the UPOs, and no conversion was observed with CglUPO. The highest amount of RSV (63% of products) and oxyRSV (78%) were again attained with AaeUPO. True peroxygenase activity was demonstrated by incorporation of 18O from H218O2 into the stilbene hydroxylation products. Differences in the number of phenylalanine residues at the heme access channels seems related to differences in aromatic hydroxylation activity, since they would facilitate substrate positioning by aromatic-aromatic interactions. The only ascomycete UPO tested (that of C. globosum) turned out to have the most differing active site (distal side of heme cavity) and reactivity with stilbenes resulting in ethenyl epoxidation instead of aromatic hydroxylation. The above oxyfunctionalizations by fungal UPOs represent a novel and simple alternative to chemical synthesis for the production of DHS, RSV and oxyRSV.
Facile utilisation of aldehyde bisulfite adducts: Synthesis of (E)-1,2- diphenylethenes
Vinay Kumar,Jaganmohan,Sandeep Reddy,Mohanty, Sandeep,Kumar, Jaydeep,Rao, Venkateswara
, p. 109 - 114 (2017/04/03)
Background: A one-pot coupling reaction of aldehyde bisulfite adducts was developed for McMurry reaction using Zn-TiCl4 in 1,4-dioxane solvent medium. The treatment of sodium hydroxy(phenyl)methane sulfonate (2a) with TiCl4 in 1,4-dioxane favoured the deprotection of the bisulfite adduct 2a, and the in situ regeneration of benzaldehyde (1a) underwent reductive coupling to afford stilbene 3a in a relatively good yield, thus leading to an improved synthesis of a series of (E)-1,2- diphenylethenes 3. The present approach provides a new solution to the inherent instability of aldehydes and also provides a direct access to C'C bond formation for the synthesis of 1,2-diphenylethenes from aryl aldehyde bisulfite adducts. Methods: All reactions were performed at 70-80o and the synthesized compounds were characterized by IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, and mass spectrometric techniques. Results: The present approach provides a new solution to the instability of aldehydes and also provides a direct access to C'C bond formation for the synthesis of 1,2-diphenylethenes from aryl aldehyde bisulfite adducts. Conclusion: In the present work, we have reported an efficient method for the synthesis of 1,2- diphenylethene derivatives. Aldehydes are commonly used as the starting materials in the McMurry reaction, which affords the stilbene derivatives, the core skeleton of various valuable compounds. To increase the stability of the aldehydes, bisulfite adducts are usually employed, but the deprotection process causes loss of process efficiency. To address this issue, we developed a method based on the single-pot reaction of aromatic bisulfite adduct using TiCl4/Zn in 1,4-dioxane.
Regioselective Hydroxylation of Stilbenes by Engineered Cytochrome P450 from Thermobifida fusca YX
Rühlmann, Ansgar,Antovic, Dragutin,Müller, Thomas J. J.,Urlacher, Vlada B.
, p. 984 - 994 (2017/03/27)
Since the past decades, the plant stilbenoid resveratrol has gained significant attention of the general public as well as the research community due to its versatile medicinal properties. Apart from resveratrol, there is also an increasing interest in other plant stilbenoids because of their different potential biological activities. In order to meet the increasing demand for stilbenoids, alternative and sustainable approaches for their production are needed. We identified the cytochrome P450 monooxygenase 154E1 from Thermobifida fusca YX (CYP154E1) which enables the synthesis of (E)-4,4′-dihydroxystilbene via direct double hydroxylation of (E)-stilbene. The construction of a triple mutant led to a more than six-fold increased catalytic efficiency compared to the wild type enzyme. CYP154E1 and variants thereof accepted not only (E)-stilbene but also possessed remarkable activity towards ortho- and meta-substituted hydroxystilbenes leading to resveratrol, (E)-2,4′-dihydroxystilbene, (E)-2,4′,5-trihydroxystilbene and (E)-3,4′-dihydroxystilbene. The combination of protein engineering and the use of methyl-β-cyclodextrin as substrate solubilizing agent resulted in product titers of up to 4.2 g L?1 and enzyme total turnover numbers (TTN) of up to 20,000. (Figure presented.).
