90-50-6Relevant articles and documents
One-Pot Biocatalytic In Vivo Methylation-Hydroamination of Bioderived Lignin Monomers to Generate a Key Precursor to L-DOPA
Birmingham, William R.,Galman, James L.,Parmeggiani, Fabio,Seibt, Lisa,Turner, Nicholas J.
, (2022/01/13)
Electron-rich phenolic substrates can be derived from the depolymerisation of lignin feedstocks. Direct biotransformations of the hydroxycinnamic acid monomers obtained can be exploited to produce high-value chemicals, such as α-amino acids, however the reaction is often hampered by the chemical autooxidation in alkaline or harsh reaction media. Regioselective O-methyltransferases (OMTs) are ubiquitous enzymes in natural secondary metabolic pathways utilising an expensive co-substrate S-adenosyl-l-methionine (SAM) as the methylating reagent altering the physicochemical properties of the hydroxycinnamic acids. In this study, we engineered an OMT to accept a variety of electron-rich phenolic substrates, modified a commercial E. coli strain BL21 (DE3) to regenerate SAM in vivo, and combined it with an engineered ammonia lyase to partake in a one-pot, two whole cell enzyme cascade to produce the l-DOPA precursor l-veratrylglycine from lignin-derived ferulic acid.
Photo-Promoted Decarboxylative Alkylation of α, β-Unsaturated Carboxylic Acids with ICH2CN for the Synthesis of β, γ-Unsaturated Nitriles
Pan, Chunxiang,Yang, Chunhui,Li, Kangkui,Zhang, Keyang,Zhu, Yuanbin,Wu, Shiyuan,Zhou, Yongyun,Fan, Baomin
supporting information, p. 7188 - 7193 (2021/10/01)
An efficient, catalyst/photocatalyst-free, and cost-effective methodology for the decarboxylative alkylation of α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acids to synthesize β,γ-unsaturated nitriles has been developed. The reaction proceeded in an environmentally benign atmosphere of blue light-emitting diode irradiation with K2CO3 and water at room temperature. The methodology worked for a wide range of substrates (22 examples) with up to 83% yield. The protocol is also compatible for gram-scale synthesis.
Synthesis, in vitro cytotoxicity, and molecular docking study of novel 3,4-dihydroisoquinolin-1(2H)-one based piperlongumine analogues
Kulkarni, Mahesh R.,Lad, Nitin P.,Khedkar, Vijay M.,Gaikwad, Nitin D.
, p. 1359 - 1370 (2021/04/09)
With the aim of expanding the scope of SAR on piperlongumine (PL), a naturally occurring anticancer molecule, we have designed a novel hybrid molecule bearing 3,4-dihydroisoquinolin-1(2H)-one and trans-cinnamic acids. The structure, based on hybridization strategy, is used for hybridization of naturally occurring scaffolds. We have synthesized 14 hybrid molecules by coupling 3,4-dihydroisoquinolin-1(2H)-one core with cinnamic acids using the mix anhydride approach. The newly synthesized inhibitors were evaluated for cell viability against breast cancer MCF-7 and cervical cancer HeLa cell lines. Furthermore, the active compounds were screened for their potential in breast cancer MDA-MB-231, cervical cancer C33A cell lines, prostate cancer DU-145, PC-3, and normal VERO cells. From the series, compound 10g was seen to inhibit MCF-7 cell growth significantly with GI50 50 = 20 μM) and C33A (GI50 = 3.2 μM). While the inhibitor 10i inhibits MCF-7 breast cancer cell growth GI50 = 3.42 μM along with inhibition of cell growth in MDA-MB-231 (GI50 = 30 μM), HeLa (GI50 = 7.67 μM), C33A (GI50 = 13 μM), DU-145 (GI50 = 6.45 μM), PC-3 (GI50 = 8.68 μM), and VERO (GI50 = 2.93 μM), respectively. Furthermore, molecular docking study demonstrated these compounds could bind tightly to the colchicine domain of tubulin through a network of favorable steric and electrostatic interactions and thus act as a tubulin polymerization inhibitor.
