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Anti-tumoral activities of dioncoquinones B and C and related naphthoquinones gained from total synthesis or isolation from plants
Bringmann, Gerhard,Zhang, Guoliang,Hager, Anastasia,Moos, Michael,Irmer, Andreas,Bargou, Ralf,Chatterjee, Manik
, p. 5778 - 5789 (2012/02/01)
Dioncoquinones belong to a family of natural naphthoquinone products of interest due to their promising anti-tumoral and anti-infective activities. In particular, dioncoquinones A (5) and B (6) have been shown to be highly active against Leishmania major and multiple myeloma cells without any significant toxicity toward normal blood cells. Their effective concentrations against multiple myeloma cell lines were similar to those of melphalan, a well known DNA-alkylating agent used in a standard therapy against B cell lymphoma and multiple myeloma. We report on the first total synthesis of the highly oxygenated anti-tumoral agent dioncoquinone B (6) and the isolation of its new, even higher-oxygenated analogs, dioncoquinones C (7), D (8), and E (9), from cell cultures of Triphyophyllum peltatum. In addition, several derivatives of these compounds were synthesized, including dioncoquinone C (7), and a small library of naphthoquinones was created. Furthermore, the first structure-activity relationship (SAR) study on this class of compounds was conducted, showing that each of the three hydroxy groups, at C-3, C-5, and C-6, is required for improved anti-tumoral activities and decreased cytotoxicities.
Synthesis of pentasubstituted benzamides via orthometallation: Base and substituent effects
Khaldi, Mustapha
, p. 7 - 13 (2007/10/03)
The synthesis of diversely substituted ori/io-methyl JV,./V-diethylbenzamides using the orthometallation concept is described. A dramatic effect of the substituents and the additive TMEDA is observed during metallation ortho to the N1N-diethylcarboxamido group. Molecular modeling confirms the conformational effect of substituents. A role for the TMEDA additive is proposed. Elscvier,.
