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pH-Responsive supramolecular DOX-dimer based on cucurbit[8]uril for selective drug release
Cheng, Qian,Li, Shengke,Ma, Yanlong,Yin, Hang,Wang, Ruibing
, p. 1235 - 1238 (2020)
A supramolecular dimer of doxorubicin (DOX) was constructed via ternary host-guest interactions between cucurbit[8]uril (CB[8]) and tryptophan modified DOX (DOX-Trp, connected with an acid-labile bond) and we demonstrate for the first time that a supramolecular dimer of DOX can be formed upon homo-dimerization by CB[8], which may act as a stimuli pH-responsive, supramolecular DOX dimer prodrug system. This supramolecular DOX dimer transported DOX efficiently and selectively to cancer cells, thereby exhibiting significantly minimized cytotoxicity against noncancerous cells while maintaining effective cytotoxicity against cancer cells. Under this strategy, many other anticancer drugs could be chemically modified and loaded as a dimeric “ammunition” into CB[8] as supramolecular dimer prodrug systems (or a “jet fighter”) for improved cancer therapy.
Indole Alkaloids from a Soil-Derived Clonostachys rosea
Fang, Jianguo,Jiang, Chun-Xiao,Miao, Ya-Mei,Ren, Hao,Tian, Li-Li,Wang, Xiaolei,Wu, Quan-Xiang,Xu, Qianhe,Yu, Bo,Yu, Zhen-Qing,Zhang, Jin Z.,Zhang, Jiwen,Zhao, Chun,Zhou, Pan-Pan
supporting information, p. 2468 - 2474 (2021/09/13)
Clonorosins A ( 1 ) and B ( 2 ), two novel indole alkaloids featuring unprecedented 6/5/6/6/5 and 6/5/5 cores, together with seven known indole-linked 2,5-diketopiperazine alkaloids ( 3 - 9 ), were isolated from the soil-derived fungusClonostachys roseaYRS-06. The new structures were proposed through HR-MS, NMR, and ECD spectroscopic data. They were established by comparing the calculated NMR, ECD, and specific rotation data with the experimental. To assist in determining the absolute configuration of the chiral carbon in the side chain of 2,5-diketopiperazine derivatives, flexible analogues 3i - 3iv were synthesized and analyzed. 1 was active againstFusarium oxysporumwith an MIC value of 50 μg/mL. 7 and 8 showed excellent activity against human HeLa and HepG2 cells with IC50values of 0.12-0.60 μM.
Exploring the ability of dihydropyrimidine-5-carboxamide and 5-benzyl-2,4-diaminopyrimidine-based analogues for the selective inhibition of L. major dihydrofolate reductase
Bibi, Maria,Qureshi, Naveeda Akhter,Sadiq, Abdul,Farooq, Umar,Hassan, Abbas,Shaheen, Nargis,Asghar, Irfa,Umer, Duaa,Ullah, Azmat,Khan, Farhan A.,Salman, Muhammad,Bibi, Ahtaram,Rashid, Umer
, (2020/11/16)
To tackle leishmaniasis, search for efficient therapeutic drug targets should be pursued. Dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) is considered as a key target for the treatment of leishmaniasis. In current study, we are interested in the design and synthesis of selective antifolates targeting DHFR from L. major. We focused on the development of new antifolates based on 3,4-dihydropyrimidine-2-one and 5-(3,5-dimethoxybenzyl)pyrimidine-2,4-diamine motif. Structure activity relationship (SAR) studies were performed on 4-phenyl ring of dihydropyrimidine (26–30) template. While for 5-(3,5-dimethoxybenzyl)pyrimidine-2,4-diamine, the impact of different amino acids (valine, tryptophan, phenylalanine, and glutamic acid) and two carbon linkers were explored (52–59). The synthesized compounds were assayed against LmDHFR. Compound 59 with the IC50 value of 0.10 μM appeared as potent inhibitors of L. major. Selectivity for parasite DHFR over human DHFR was also determined. Derivatives 55–59 demonstrated excellent selectivity for LmDHFR. Highest selectivity for LmDHFR was shown by compounds 56 (SI = 84.5) and 58 (SI = 87.5). Compounds Antileishmanial activity against L. major and L. donovani promastigotes was also performed. To explore the interaction pattern of the synthesized compounds with biological macromolecules, the docking studies were carried out against homology modelled LmDHFR and hDHFR targets.