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Trypanocidal activity of flavanone derivatives
Andrade, Josimara Souza,Diogo, Gabriela Maciel,Dos Santos, Viviane Martins Rebello,Murta, Silvane Maria Fonseca,Sales, Policarpo Ademar,Taylor, Jason Guy
, (2020/01/28)
Chagas disease, also known as American trypanosomiasis, is classified as a neglected disease by the World Health Organization. For clinical treatment, only two drugs have been on the market, Benznidazole and Nifurtimox, both of which are recommended for use in the acute phase but present low cure rates in the chronic phase. Furthermore, strong side effects may result in discontinuation of this treatment. Faced with this situation, we report the synthesis and trypanocidal activity of 3-benzoyl-flavanones. Novel 3-benzoyl-flavanone derivatives were prepared in satisfactory yields in the 3-step synthetic procedure. According to recommended guidelines, the whole cell-based screening methodology was utilized that allowed for the simultaneous use of both parasite forms responsible for human infection. The majority of the tested compounds displayed promising anti-Trypanosoma cruzi activity and the most potent flavanone bearing a nitrofuran moiety was more potent than the reference drug, Benznidazole.
Rational design for multicolor flavone-based fluorophores with aggregation-induced emission enhancement characteristics and applications in mitochondria-imaging
Liu, Liyan,Lei, Yaohui,Zhang, Jianhui,Li, Na,Zhang, Fan,Wang, Huaqiao,He, Feng
, (2018/09/14)
Fluorophores with aggregation-induced emission enhancement (AIEE) properties have attracted more attention in recent years. In order to realise more valuable applications, the different kinds of AIEE molecules are in serious need of further development. Therefore, a novel flavone-based AIEE system derived from restriction of intramolecular rotation (RIR) was designed and synthesized in this work. The results revealed that six of the compounds showed typical AIEE characteristics, with fluorescence emissions from purple, blue, cyan to green, tunable by changing substituent groups. This flavone-based AIEE system has never been reported before. The AIEE characteristics were investigated by optical spectroscopy, fluorescence photographs, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), fluorescence quantum yields (φF) and fluorescence lifetime in the CH3OH/H2O mixed solution. Moreover, benefiting from the simple structures and small molecular weight, they could permeate cells faster than current high-molecular-weight AIEE molecules. Furthermore, to examine possible biomedical applications, fluorescence imaging in living A549 lung cells and cell viabilities were examined, and the results displayed that these fluorophores showed good cellular uptake and low cytotoxicity within the experimental concentration range. In addition, these AIEE compounds possessed excellent specificity for mitochondrial targeting and mitochondrial morphological change tracking, besides, they displayed superior photostability, which indicated they are potential candidates for mitochondrial imaging.
Convenient one-pot synthesis of chromone derivatives and their antifungal and antibacterial evaluation
Ghani, Sherif B. Abdel,Mugisha, Patrick J.,Wilcox, Juliet C.,Gado, Emad A. M.,Medu, Erere O.,Lamb, Andrew J.,Brown, Richard C. D.
, p. 1549 - 1556 (2013/05/22)
A one-pot method for the synthesis of chromone derivatives from the reaction of 2-hydroxyacetophenones with aliphatic or aromatic acid chlorides is reported. Esterification and Baker-Venkataraman rearrangement were promoted by t-BuOK, which was followed directly by acid-catalyzed cyclization in one pot. Some of 2-cyclohexyl- and 2-cyclohexylmethyl-substituted chromones displayed activity against plant pathogenic fungal strains. Supplemental materials are available for this article. Go to the publisher's online edition of Synthetic Communications1 to view the free supplemental file. Copyright Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
