- DDQ-mediated oxidation of allylarenes: Expedient access to cinnamaldehyde-containing phenylpropanoids
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Phenylpropanoid natural products containing a cinnamaldehyde motif were easily synthesized from allylarenes mediated by 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone (DDQ) oxidation. Representative examples described herein are five types of 4-hydroxycinnamaldehyde derivatives from monolignols biosynthesis, Boropinal C, and 7-methoxywutaifuranal from plant extracts. Especially, simple synthesis of 7-methoxywutaifuranal was exploited through selective mono-oxidation and subsequent isomerization-ring-closing-metathesis strategy.
- Jiang, Tao-Shan,Zhang, Qingqing,Li, Guohui,Cheng, Xi,Cai, Yongping
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p. 4611 - 4616
(2019/02/01)
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- SUBSTITUTED CATHECHOLS AS INHIBITORS OF IL-4 AND IL-5 FOR THE TREATMENT BRONCHIAL ASTHMA
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The present invention relates to compounds of general formula 1 for the treatment of bronchial asthma by inhibition of IL-4 or IL-5 pathway inhibition. The present invention also relates to the use of compound of general formula 1 for the treatment of bronchial by inhibition of IL-4 or IL-5 pathway. The present invention also relates to the method of treating asthma by inhibition of IL-4 or IL-5 pathway by administration of compound or said composition through oral, intranasal, route or by inhalation to a mammal in need thereof. Compound of general formula 1 may be used for reducing perivascular and peribronchial inflammation.
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Paragraph 0231-0242
(2014/05/20)
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- Synthesis and evaluation of antiproliferative activity of a novel series of hydroxychavicol analogs
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We have recently demonstrated that hydroxychavicol is a major constituent and the most active biophenolic of Piper betel leaves with significant antiproliferative activity in the micro molar range. Herein we present the design, synthesis and evaluation of fifteen novel hydroxychavicol analogs with varying antiproliferative activities in cancer cell lines from two representative tissue types, namely, the prostate and cervix that show very encouraging results compared to the parent compounds. Our long range goal is to develop a structure-activity guided relationship to gain mechanistic insights into novel molecular targets of this class of bioactive molecules for rational drug development. Cytotoxicity-guided experimentation on these novel analogs yielded the following structural factors as the key activity regulators: 1) unlike the hydroxyl substituent at position-4, the position-3 hydroxyl is vital for enhanced activity 2) acetoxyl groups are dispensable for activity as corroborated earlier by others 3) allylic double bonds at 2′C-3′C serve to positively influence antiproliferative activity 4) long saturated side chains at 1′-position negatively regulate antiproliferative activity and 5) maneuvering position-4 with a benzyl group positively impacted the biological activity profile. Most amphiphilic compounds showed moderate to good therapeutic potential as expected on the basis of medicinal chemistry principles. Intriguingly, the most active compound with ten-fold higher activity than the parent molecule was realized by sheer serendipity to employ a silica gel based rearrangement that was further explored using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and density functional theory calculations. This is the first report to describe strategies for optimal synthesis of a novel series of 15 analogs based upon hydroxychavicol, a simple phytochemical of immense anticancer potential.
- Yadav, Yogesh,Owens, Eric A.,Sharma, Vibhuti,Aneja, Ritu,Henary, Maged
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- New catechol derivatives of safrole and their antiproliferative activity towards breast cancer cells
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Catechols were synthesized from safrole. Nine derivatives were prepared and assessed for antiproliferative effects using different human cell lines. The in vitro growth inhibition assay was based on the sulphorhodamine dye to quantify cell viability. The derivatives 4-allylbenzene-1,2-diol (3), 4 4-[3-(acetyloxy)propyl]-1,2-phenylene diacetate (6) and 4-[3-(acetyloxy)propyl]- 5-nitro-1,2-phenylene diacetate (10) showed higher cytotoxicity than the parent compound 2 in tests performed on two breast cancer cell lines (MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231). The IC50 values of 40.2 ± 6.9 μM, 5.9 ± 0.8 μM and 33.8 ± 4.9 μM, respectively, were obtained without toxicity towards dermal human fibroblast (DHF cells).
- Villegas, Alejandro Madrid,Catalan, Luis Espinoza,Venegas, Ivan Montenegro,Garcia, Joan Villena,Altamirano, Hector Carrasco
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p. 4632 - 4641
(2011/08/06)
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- INHIBITORS OF PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL-3-KINASE (PI3) AND INDUCERS OF NITRIC OXIDE (NO)
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The present invention relates to compounds of general formula 1 for the treatment of malignancy by inhibition of PI3-Akt pathway and or induction of NO. The present invention also relates to the use of compound of general formula 1 for the treatment of malignancy by inhibition of PI3-Akt pathway and or induction of NO. The present invention further relates to a method of treating malignancy by inhibition of PI3-Akt pathway and or induction of NO by administration of compound or said composition to a mammal in need thereof.
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(2010/08/04)
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