- Quercetin analogs with high fetal hemoglobin-inducing activity
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β-Thalassemia is the major health problems in developing countries, when affected patients and healthy carriers are numerous, resulting a total absence or severe decrease in the production of β-globin chains. The use of chemical agents for increasing the production of fetal hemoglobin (HbF) by reactivating γ-globin gene to balance excess α-globin chains is an alternative therapeutic approach. Therefore, the search for molecules exhibiting the property of inducing γ-globin gene expression is of great interest. In this report, we discovered that quercetin (1), the major flavonoid isolated from the heartwoods of the medicinal plant Anaxagorea luzonensis promoted the expression of γ-globin gene. Chemical modification of 1 to fourteen methyl ether analogs (2?15) was conducted. The structures of these compounds were established on the basis of their spectroscopic data and by comparison with those of the reported values. The parent flavonoid and its chemically modified analogs were investigated for their γ-globin gene induction for the first time. The parent compound 1 exhibited less induced γ-globin gene expression than cisplatin and hemin, the positive controls. 3,4′-Di-O-methylquercetin (7), the modified analog, significantly enhanced γ-globin gene expression with 2.6-fold change at 8 μM, which was slightly higher than cisplatin and hemin. Moreover, compounds 1 and 7 displayed less cytotoxic activity against K562::ΔGγAγEGFP cells than cisplatin. Structure-activity relationship (SAR) study revealed that the methoxyl groups at the 3- and 4?-positions and the free hydroxyl group at the 7-position are required for strong HbF-inducing activity.
- Pabuprapap, Wachirachai,Wassanatip, Yanisa,Khetkam, Pichit,Chaichompoo, Waraluck,Kunkaewom, Sukanya,Senabud, Pongpan,Hata, Janejira,Chokchaisiri, Ratchanaporn,Svasti, Saovaros,Suksamrarn, Apichart
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p. 1755 - 1765
(2019/08/02)
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- Quercetin derivative and its preparation method and application
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The invention discloses a quercetin derivative and a preparation method and application thereof. The preparation method comprises the following steps: firstly using dichlorodiphenylmethane to protect quercetin o-diphenol hydroxyl, combining a benzyl protection group to obtain the selectively protected quercetin derivative, and then independently reacting with dimethyl sulfate, diethyl sulfate, allyl bromide, paratoluensulfonyl chloride and acetic anhydride respectively to generate corresponding quercetin derivatives. All of the prepared derivative compounds have NRK-49F proliferation activity inhibition superior to that of quercetin. The quercetin derivatives 20a-1, 14a-1 and 23d-1 compositely replaced by methyl and p-tosyl have higher inhibition NRK-49F proliferation activity, and the inhibition ratio respectively reaches 86.33%, 78.04% and 75.91%. Thus, the currently obtained quercetin derivative compounds have obvious inhibition effect on kidney fibroblast NRK-49F proliferation.
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Paragraph 0050
(2018/01/19)
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- Biological evaluation and SAR analysis of O-methylated analogs of quercetin as inhibitors of cancer cell proliferation
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Preclinical Research Using a high-throughout screening approach, the anticancer activities of 16 O-methylated (OMe) analogs of quercetin were assessed. The structure-activity relationships showed that OMe moieties at the 4′ and/or 7 positions were important for maintaining inhibitory activities against the 16 cancer cell lines. Furthermore, when the OH groups at the 3′ and 4′ positions were both replaced by OMe moieties, anticancer activity was enhanced.
- Shi, Zhi-Hao,Li, Nian-Guang,Tang, Yu-Ping,Shi, Qian-Ping,Tang, Hao,Li, Wei,Zhang, Xu,Fu, Hai-An,Duan, Jin-Ao
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p. 455 - 462
(2015/04/14)
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- Synthesized quercetin derivatives stimulate melanogenesis in B16 melanoma cells by influencing the expression of melanin biosynthesis proteins MITF and p38 MAPK
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In order to understand the effect of structure-activity relationships on melanogenesis using B16 melanoma cells, 19 quercetin derivatives were synthesized. Among the synthesized compounds, 3-O-methylquercetin (11) and 3′,4′,7-O-trimethylquercetin (14) increased melanin content more potently than the positive control theophylline, while exhibiting low cytotoxicity. Compound 11 exhibited less melanogenesis-stimulating activity than compound 14. However, 11 increased the expression of tyrosinase and tyrosinase-related protein 1 (TRP-1) to a greater extent than 14, thereby suggesting that melanogenesis in melanoma cells does not depend solely on the expression of the enzymes catalyzing melanin biosynthesis. Furthermore, 14 also stimulated the expression of the microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF) and p-p38 mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK), while they were not increased by 11. These results suggest that 11 may enhance the expression of tyrosinase and TRP-1 by regulating the proteasomal degradation of melanogenic enzymes and/or by activating other transcriptional factors regulating enzyme expression.
- Yamauchi, Kosei,Mitsunaga, Tohru,Inagaki, Mizuho,Suzuki, Tohru
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p. 3331 - 3340
(2014/06/23)
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- Metabolism-based synthesis, biologic evaluation and SARs analysis of O-methylated analogs of quercetin as thrombin inhibitors
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In blood, quercetin is mainly found in metabolized forms. In order to study the activities of these quercetin metabolites in cardiovascular disease, 17 methylquercetin derivatives were synthesized based on metabolism in vivo, their thrombin inhibition activity were evaluated through the analyzation of prothrombin time (PT), activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT), thrombin time (TT) and fibrinogen (FIB). The results showed that 6 methylquercetin derivatives had stronger inhibitory activities than that of quercetin. Preliminary SARs analysis showed that hydroxyl groups at C-3′ and C-4′ position in the B-ring and hydroxyl group at C-3 position in the C-ring played key roles in the thrombin inhibitory activity. The findings of this study would provide information for the exploitation and utilization of quercetin as thrombin inhibitor for thrombotic disease treatment.
- Shi, Zhi-Hao,Li, Nian-Guang,Tang, Yu-Ping,Wei-Li,Lian-Yin,Yang, Jian-Ping,Hao-Tang,Duan, Jin-Ao
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p. 210 - 222
(2012/09/07)
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- Hemisynthesis of all the O-monomethylated analogues of quercetin including the major metabolites, through selective protection of phenolic functions
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A new methodology for the hemisynthesis of all the five O-monomethylated analogues of quercetin (3′-O-methylquercetin (isorhamnetin), 4′-O-methylquercetin (tamarixetin), 3-O-methylquercetin, 5-O-methylquercetin (azaleatin) and 7-O-methylquercetin (rhamnetin)) through sequential protection of the different phenolic functions of quercetin is reported.
- Bouktaib, Mohamed,Lebrun, Stéphane,Atmani, Aziz,Rolando, Christian
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p. 10001 - 10009
(2007/10/03)
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- Structural requirements of flavonoids and related compounds for aldose reductase inhibitory activity
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The methanolic extracts of several natural medicines and medicinal foodstuffs were found to show an inhibitory effect on rat lens aldose reductase. In most cases, flavonoids were isolated as the active constituents by bioassay-guided separation, and among them, quercitrin (IC50=0.15 μM), guaijaverin (0.18 μM), and desmanthin-1 (0.082 μM) exhibited potent inhibitory activity. Desmanthin-1 showed the most potent activity, which was equivalent to that of a commercial synthetic aldose reductase inhibitor, epalrestat (0.072 μM). In order to clarify the structural requirements of flavonoids for aldose reductase inhibitory activity, various flavonoids and related compounds were examined. The results suggested the following structural requirements of flavonoid: 1) the flavones and flavonols having the 7-hydroxyl and/or catechol moiety at the B ring (the 3′,4′-dihydroxyl moiety) exhibit the strong activity; 2) the 5-hydroxyl moiety does not affect the activity; 3) the 3-hydroxyl and 7-O-glucosyl moieties reduce the activity; 4) the 2-3 double bond enhances the activity; 5) the flavones and flavonols having the catechol moiety at the B ring exhibit stronger activity than those having the pyrogallol moiety (the 3′,4′,5′-trihydroxyl moiety).
- Matsuda, Hisashi,Morikawa, Toshio,Toguchida, Iwao,Yoshikawa, Masayuki
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p. 788 - 795
(2007/10/03)
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- Synthesis and antiviral activity of 7-O-(ω-substituted)-alkyl-3-O- methylquercetin derivatives
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3',4'-Di-O-benzyl-3-O-methylquercetin (2), the precursor in the synthesis of an important antivirally active flavone 3-O-methylquercetin (1), was regioselectively alkylated at the 7-OH position by a series of 1,ω- dihaloalkanes and ω-bromoalkanols. Dimerization of the flavone had to be avoided by applying strict reaction conditions. Subsequent debenzylation was carried out by catalytic transfer hydrogenolysis, affording quantitatively the 7-O-(ω-haloalkyl)-3-O-methylquercetin (11-14) and 7-O-(ω- hydroxyalkyl)-3-O-methylquercetin derivatives (15, 16). All compounds were tested for their antiviral activity against poliomyelitis- and HIV-viruses.
- Lemiere,Lepoivre,De Groot,Dommisse,De Bruyne,Vlietinck,Vanden Berghe,Boers, Frank
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p. 512 - 517
(2007/10/03)
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