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Vicinal difluorination as a C=C surrogate: An analog of piperine with enhanced solubility, photostability, and acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity
Lizarme-Salas, Yuvixza,Ariawan, Alexandra Daryl,Ratnayake, Ranjala,Luesch, Hendrik,Finch, Angela,Hunter, Luke
, p. 2663 - 2670 (2020)
Piperine, a natural product derived from peppercorns, has a variety of biological activities that make it an attractive lead compound for medicinal chemistry. However, piperine has some problematic physicochemical properties including poor aqueous solubility and a susceptibility to UV-induced degradation. In this work, we designed an analog of piperine in which the central conjugated hydrocarbon chain is replaced with a vicinal difluoroalkane moiety. We show that this fluorinated analog of piperine has superior physicochemical properties, and it also has higher potency and selectivity towards one particular drug target, acetylcholinesterase. This work highlights the potential usefulness of the threo-difluoroalkane motif as a surrogate for E-alkenes in medicinal chemistry.
An Ir3L2complex with anion binding pockets: photocatalyticE-Zisomerizationviamolecular recognition
Sunohara, Haruka,Koyamada, Kenta,Takezawa, Hiroki,Fujita, Makoto
supporting information, p. 9300 - 9302 (2021/09/20)
A molecular host with photosensitizing centers provides photo-responsive host-guest properties based on its molecular recognition ability. Here, we construct a self-assembled photoactive Ir(iii) cage-shaped complex that contains anion binding pockets on its rim. The anion recognition ability of the complex enables efficient catalysis of the visible-light-inducedE-Zisomerization of an anionic styrene derivative.
Identification and optimization of piperine analogues as neuroprotective agents for the treatment of Parkinson's disease via the activation of Nrf2/keap1 pathway
Cai, Xiaoying,Chen, Lijuan,Hong, Feng,Kuang, Shuang,Li, Yan,Ma, Xu,Qi, Wenyan,Shi, Mingsong,Wang, Lun,Xu, Ruiling,Xue, Linlin,Ye, Haoyu,Zhang, Ruijia
, (2020/05/11)
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a slowly progressive and complex neurodegenerative disorder. Up to date, there are no approved drugs that could slow or reverse the neurodegenerative process of PD. Here, we reported the synthesis of series of piperine analogues and the evaluation of their neuroprotective effects against hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) induced damage in the neuron-like PC12 cells. Among these analogues, 3b exhibited the most potent protection effect and its underlying mechanism was further investigated. Further results indicated that the ROS scavenging and cytoprotection effect of 3b might be related to the Nrf2 activation and upregulation of related phase II antioxidant enzymes, such as HO-1 and NQO1. In in vivo study, oral administration (100 mg/kg) of 3b significantly attenuated PD-associated behavioral deficits in a 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP)-induced mouse model of PD and protected tyrosine hydroxylase-immunopositive dopaminergic neurons. Our results provided evidence that 3b might be a promising candidate for Parkinson's disease treatment.