- BIOSYNTHESIS OF THE 3-ETHYLCHROMONE PHYTOALEXIN LATHODORATIN IN LATHYRUS ODORATUS
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Feeding experiments with 14C- and 13C-labelled precursors have demonstrated that the phloroglucinol ring of the 3-ethylchromone phytoalexin lathodoratin from cupric sulphate-induced pods of sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus) has a polyketide origin.The remaini
- Al-Douri, Nidhal A.,Dewick, Paul M.
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- Novel diphenylmethyl compounds having mycobacterium tuberculosis inhibitory activity
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The invention relates to novel diphenylmethyl derivatives having mycobacterium tuberculosis inhibitory activity and a preparation method thereof and particularly relates novel diphenylmethyl derivatives having activity for inhibiting replicative and non-replicating mycobacterium tuberculosis and a preparation method thereof. In particular, the invention relates to compounds shown in the formula (I) or all possible isomers, prodrugs, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates or hydrates thereof, wherein the variables are as described in the specification. The invention also relates to the preparation method of the compounds and their pharmaceutical compositions and a use of the compounds in preparation of drugs for treating mycobacterium tuberculosis infection-caused diseases.
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(2019/02/13)
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- Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of chalcones as reversers of P-glycoprotein-mediated multidrug resistance
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Overexpression of P-glycoprotein (P-gp) is one of the major causes for multidrug resistance (MDR), which has become a major obstacle in cancer therapy. One hopeful approach to reverse the MDR is to develop inhibitors of P-gp in expression and/or function. Here, we designed and synthesized a series of chalcone derivatives as P-gp inhibitors and evaluated their potential reversal activities against MDR. Among them, the most active compound MY3 had little intrinsic cytotoxicity and showed the highest activity (RF = 50.19) in reversing DOX resistance in MCF-7/DOX cells. Further studies demonstrated that MY3 could increase intracellular accumulation of DOX and inhibit expression of P-gp at mRNA and protein levels. More importantly, MY3 significantly enhanced the efficacy of DOX against the tumor xenografts bearing MCF-7/DOX cells with the precondition of unchanged body weight. Therefore, MY3 might represent a promising lead to develop MDR reversal agents for cancer chemotherapy.
- Yin, Huanhuan,Dong, Jingjing,Cai, Yingchun,Shi, Ximeng,Wang, Hao,Liu, Guixia,Tang, Yun,Liu, Jianwen,Ma, Lei
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p. 350 - 366
(2019/07/19)
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- Total synthesis of dryocrassin ABBA and its analogues with potential inhibitory activity against drug-resistant neuraminidases
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The stems of Dryopteris crassirhizoma, one of the main components of Lianhua-Qingwen Formula (LQF) was traditionally used for heat-clearing and detoxifying. Dryocrassin ABBA is a key antiviral component in the herbal medicine while the compound is hard to
- Hou, Bo,Liu, Ze,Yang, Xiao-Bei,Zhu, Wen-Fei,Li, Jin-Yu,Yang, Liu,Reng, Fu-Cai,Lv, Yong-Feng,Hu, Jiang-Miao,Liao, Guo-Yang,Zhou, Jun
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p. 3846 - 3852
(2019/07/18)
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- Synthesis and antibiotic activity of novel acylated phloroglucinol compounds against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
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The rise in antibiotic resistance among pathogenic microorganisms has created an imbalance in the drugs available for treatment, in part due to the slow development of new antibiotics. Cystic fibrosis (CF) patients are highly susceptible to antibiotic-resistant pathogens, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Phloroglucinols and related polyketide natural products have demonstrated antimicrobial activity against a number of Gram-positive bacteria including S. aureus. In this study, we investigated a series of acylated phloroglucinol derivatives to determine their potential as lead compounds for the design of novel therapeutics. To assess the activity of these compounds, we determined the minimum inhibitory and bactericidal concentration (MIC and MBC, respectively), the minimum biofilm inhibitory and biofilm eradication concentration (MBIC and MBEC, respectively), and evaluated hemolytic activity, as well as their interaction with clinically relevant antibiotics. Of the 12 compounds tested against MRSA and methicillin-susceptible strains, four showed MIC values ranging from 0.125 to 8 μg ml?1 and all of them were bactericidal. However, none of the compounds were able to eradicate biofilms at the concentrations tested. Three of the four did not display hemolytic activity under the conditions tested. Further studies on the interactions of these compounds with clinically relevant antibiotics showed that phlorodipropanophenone displayed synergistic activity when paired with doxycycline. Our results suggest that these acylated phloroglucinols have potential for being further investigated as antibacterial leads.
- Mittal, Navriti,Tesfu, Haben H.,Hogan, Andrew M.,Cardona, Silvia T.,Sorensen, John L.
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p. 253 - 259
(2019/02/19)
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- Derivatives of Natural Product Agrimophol as Disruptors of Intrabacterial pH Homeostasis in Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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This article reports the rational medicinal chemistry of a natural product, agrimophol (1), as a new disruptor of intrabacterial pH (pHIB) homeostasis in Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). Through the systematic investigation of the structure-activity relationship of 1, scaffold-hopping of the diphenylmethane scaffold, pharmacophore displacement strategies, and studies of the structure-metabolism relationship, a new derivative 5a was achieved. Compound 5a showed 100-fold increased potency in the ability to reduce pHIB to pH 6.0 and similarly improved mycobactericidal activity compared with 1 against both Mycobacterium bovis-BCG and Mtb. Compound 5a possessed improved metabolic stability in human liver microsomes and hepatocytes, lower cytotoxicity, higher selectivity index, and similar pKa value to natural 1. This study introduces a novel scaffold to an old drug, resulting in improved mycobactericidal activity through decreasing pHIB, and may contribute to the critical search for new agents to overcome drug resistance and persistence in the treatment of tuberculosis.
- Wu, Jie,Mu, Ran,Sun, Mingna,Zhao, Nan,Pan, Miaomiao,Li, Hongshuang,Dong, Yi,Sun, Zhaogang,Bai, Jie,Hu, Minwan,Nathan, Carl F.,Javid, Babak,Liu, Gang
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p. 1087 - 1104
(2019/05/22)
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- Total synthesis of acylphloroglucinols and their antibacterial activities against clinical isolates of multi-drug resistant (MDR) and methicillin-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus
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Bioassay-directed drug discovery efforts focusing on various species of the genus Hypericum led to the discovery of a number of new acylphloroglucinols including (S,E)-1-(2-((3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dien-1-yl)oxy)-4,6-dihydroxyphenyl)-2-methylbutan-1-one (6, olympicin A) from H. olympicum, with MICs ranging from 0.5 to 1 mg/L against a series of clinical isolates of multi-drug-resistant (MDR) and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains. The promising activity and interesting chemistry of olympicin A prompted us to carry out the total synthesis of 6 and a series of analogues in order to assess their structure-activity profile as a new group of antibacterial agents. Following the synthesis of 6 and structurally-related acylphloroglucinols 7–15 and 18–24, their antibacterial activities against a panel of S. aureus strains were evaluated. The presence of an alkyloxy group consisting of 8–10 carbon atoms ortho to a five-carbon acyl substituent on the phloroglucinol core are important structural features for promising anti-staphylococcal activity.
- Rahman, M. Mukhlesur,Shiu, Winnie K.P.,Gibbons, Simon,Malkinson, John P.
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(2018/06/20)
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- Hits-to-lead optimization of the natural compound 2,4,6-trihydroxy-3-geranyl-acetophenone (thga) as a potent lox inhibitor: Synthesis, structure-activity relationship (sar) study, and computational assignment
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A new series of 2,4,6-trihydroxy-3-geranyl-acetophenone (tHGA) analogues were synthesized and evaluated for their lipoxygenase (LOX) inhibitory activity. Prenylated analogues 4a-g (half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) values ranging from 35 μM to 95 μM) did not exhibit better inhibitory activity than tHGA (3a) (IC50 value: 23.6 μM) due to the reduction in hydrophobic interaction when the alkyl chain length was reduced. One geranylated analogue, 3d, with an IC50 value of 15.3 μM, exhibited better LOX inhibitory activity when compared to tHGA (3a), which was in agreement with our previous findings. Kinetics study showed that the most active analogue (3e) and tHGA (3a) acted as competitive inhibitors. The combination of in silico approaches of molecular docking and molecular dynamic simulation revealed that the lipophilic nature of these analogues further enhanced the LOX inhibitory activity. Based on absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion, and toxicity (ADMET) and toxicity prediction by komputer assisted technology (TOPKAT) analyses, all geranylated analogues (3a-g) showed no hepatotoxicity effect and were biodegradable, which indicated that they could be potentially safe drugs for treating inflammation.
- Ng, Chean Hui,Rullah, Kamal,Abas, Faridah,Lam, Kok Wai,Ismail, Intan Safinar,Jamaludin, Fadzureena,Shaari, Khozirah
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- Structural optimization and antibacterial evaluation of rhodomyrtosone B analogues against MRSA strains
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections are well-known as a significant global health challenge. In this study, twenty-two congeners of the natural antibiotic rhodomyrtosone B (RDSB) were synthesized with the aim of specifically enhancing the structural diversity through modifying the pendant acyl moiety. The structure-activity relationship study against various MRSA strains revealed that a suitable hydrophobic acyl tail in the phloroglucinol scaffold is a prerequisite for antibacterial activity. Notably, RDSB analogue 11k was identified as a promising lead compound with significant in vitro and in vivo antibacterial activities against a panel of hospital mortality-relevant MRSA strains. Moreover, compound 11k possessed other potent advantages, including breadth of the antibacterial spectrum, rapidity of bactericidal action, and excellent membrane selectivity. The mode of action study of compound 11k at the biophysical and morphology levels disclosed that 11k exerted its MRSA bactericidal action by membrane superpolarization resulting in cell lysis and membrane disruption. Collectively, the presented results indicate that the novel modified RDSB analogue 11k warrants further exploration as a promising candidate for the treatment of MRSA infections.
- Zhao, Liyun,Liu, Hongxin,Huo, Luqiong,Wang, Miaomiao,Yang, Bao,Zhang, Weimin,Xu, Zhifang,Tan, Haibo,Qiu, Sheng-Xiang
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p. 1698 - 1707
(2018/10/26)
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- Structure-activity relationships and optimization of acyclic acylphloroglucinol analogues as novel antimicrobial agents
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) poses a serious threat to global public health, because it exhibits resistance to existing antibiotics and therefore high rates of morbidity and mortality. In this study, twenty-one natural product-based acylphloroglucinol congeners were synthesized, which possessed different side chains. Antibacterial screening against MRSA strains revealed that acyl moiety tailoring is a prerequisite for the antibacterial activity. Moreover, the lipophilicity, rather than the magnitude of the hydrophobic acyl tail dominates variability in activity potency. Compound 11j was identified as a promising lead for the generation of new anti-MRSA drug development. It was discovered by optimization of the side chain length in light of the potency, the breadth of the antibacterial spectrum, the rate of bactericidal action, as well as the membrane selectivity. Compound 11j exerted profound in?vitro antibacterial activity against the MRSA strain (JCSC 2172), and its MIC was 3-4 orders of magnitude lower than that of vancomycin. A preliminary mode of action study of compound 11j at the biophysical and morphology levels disclosed that the mechanism underlying its anti-MRSA activity included membrane depolarization and, to a lesser extent, membrane disruption and cell lysis.
- Tan, Haibo,Liu, Hongxin,Zhao, Liyun,Yuan, Yao,Li, Bailin,Jiang, Yueming,Gong, Liang,Qiu, Shengxiang
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p. 492 - 499
(2016/10/04)
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- The synthesis and anticancer effects of a range of natural and unnatural hop β-acids on breast cancer cells
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The β-acids derived from hops (Humulus lupulus L.) are polyphenols classified as lupulones. As part of our on-going interest in the pharmacognosy of these natural products we were keen to investigate the anticancer activity of lupulone 1 as well as individual lupulone congeners. To achieve this we undertook the synthesis of natural as well as unnatural lupulone derivatives and evaluated them for their anticancer activity against the breast cancer cell lines MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231. The results of our investigations revealed that all of the novel unnatural lupulone derivatives that were synthesised were found to be more toxic to MDA-MB-231 cell lines at 72 h than the parent lupulone 1 itself (except for the α-substituent R1 was CH3). Further investigations confirmed that the novel lupulone derivatives were very efficient at killing cancer cells by apoptosis but appear to do so in a time-dependant process. This outcome may be of great significance as MDA-MB-231 cell lines are characterised by an aggressive phenotype with a propensity to invade other tissue, to form metastases as well as an ability to become insensitive to chemotherapeutic agents.
- Tyrrell, Elizabeth,Archer, Roland,Tucknott, Matt,Colston, Kay,Pirianov, Grisha,Ramanthan, Dharahana,Dhillon, Rajdeep,Sinclair, Alex,Skinner
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(2012/04/23)
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- Novel prenylated and geranylated aromatic compounds isolated from Polysphondylium cellular slime molds
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We have studied the diversity of secondary metabolites of cellular slime molds to utilize them as new biological resources for natural product chemistry. From the methanol extract of fruiting bodies of Polysphondylium tenuissimum, we obtained five prenyla
- Kikuchi, Haruhisa,Ishiko, Shinya,Nakamura, Koji,Kubohara, Yuzuru,Oshima, Yoshiteru
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(2010/10/19)
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- A test for homology: Photoactive crystalline assemblies involving linear templates based on a homologous series of phloroglucinols
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(Chemical Equation Presented) Cocrystallization of trans-1,2-bis(4-pyridyl) ethylene (4,4′-bpe) with eight members of a homologous series of phloroglucinols 1a-h yields molecular solids 2(1a-h)·2(4,4′-bpe) with components held together by four O-H...N hydrogen bonds. In each case, the molecules assemble to form a discrete four-component assembly with olefins preorganized for a [2 + 2] photodimerization. UV irradiation of each member in the series of solids produces rctt-tetrakis(4-pyridyl)cyclobutane (4,4′-tpcb), stereospecifically, in up to 100% yield.
- Friscic, Tomislav,Drab, David M.,MacGillivray, Leonard R.
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(2007/10/03)
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- Synthesis of novel flavonoid derivatives as potential HIV-integrase inhibitors
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Eighteen novel flavonoid derivatives - substituted chalcones and flavones were synthesized and characterized by using NMR, IR, UV/Vis spectroscopy and elemental analysis. The target compounds were achieved by using a sequence of simple and effective reactions starting from phloroglucinol. The initial hydroxyl groups were protected by methylation and in the final flavones the 5-OH group was selectively demethylated by means of AlBr3. 5-methoxy flavones exhibit a strong fluorescence, which was quenched after the removal of the methyl group.
- Mateeva, Nelly N.,Kode, Rao N.,Redda, Kinfe K.
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(2007/10/03)
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- Analogues of natural phloroglucinols as antagonists against both thromboxane A2 and leukotriene D4
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Antagonists against both thromboxane A2 and leukotriene D4 were prepared from phloroglucinol. These compounds showed almost the same activity as the chinesins which were isolated from Hypericum chinense L. The correlation between the
- Tada,Chiba,Takakuwa,Kojima
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(2007/10/02)
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- Inhibitory effect of acylphloroglucinol derivatives on the replication of vesicular stomatitis virus.
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The antiviral activity of natural phloroglucinols and of synthesized mono- and diacylphloroglucinols, and 2,6-diacyl-4,4-dialkylcyclohexa-1,3,5-triones was investigated. A correlation between the acyl chain length and inhibitory activity against vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) was observed. Potent antiviral activity was found in di-isovalerylphoroglucinol. 2,6-Diacyl-4,4-dialkylcyclohexa-1,3,5-triones inhibited replication of the virus with low cytotoxicity.
- Chiba,Takakuwa,Tada,Yoshii
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(2007/10/02)
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- Synthesis of Mammea Coumarins. Part 1. The Coumarins of the Mammea A, B, and C Series
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The naturally-occuring Mammea coumarins of the 4-phenyl-(mammea A), propyl-(mammea B), and 4-pentyl-(mammea C) series have been prepared by Pechmann condensation of an acylphloroglucinol (3-methylbutyryl-, 2-methylbutyryl-, butyryl-, or 2-methylpropionyl-) with the appropriate β-ketoester to give a mixture of 6- and 8-acyl-5,7-dihydroxycoumarins that could be separated.C-Alkylation with 3-methylbut-2-enyl bromide, or 3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dienyl chloride, in aqueous potassium hydroxide completed the synthesis of the Mammea coumarins having unmodified prenyl or geranyl substituents; oxidative modification of the prenyl group led to the mammea cyclo E and cyclo F coumarins.Some mammea cyclo D (chromeno) coumarins were synthesized by reaction of acylcoumarins with 1,1-dimethoxy-3-methylbutan-3-ol.
- Crombie, Leslie,Jones, Raymond C. F.,Palmer, Christopher J.
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(2007/10/02)
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- Antifungal Activities of 2,4,6-Trihydroxyacylophenones and Related Compounds
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The antifungal activities of sixty two 2,4,6-trihydroxyacylophenones and related compounds against Trichophyton spp. and other fungi were investigated to study their structure-activity relationship.It was found that the activities of these compounds were closely related to the length of the acyl and alkyl chains attached to the 1,3,5-trihydroxybenzene moiety.Among the compounds tested, 2,4,6-trihydroxy-3-nonylacetophenone (V-7) showed the highest activity against Trichophyton spp., with MICs being 1.57 μg/ml, and was more active than amphotericin B.
- Mizobuchi, Shigeyuki,Sato, Yuko
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- Structure/Activity relationships of Grandinol: a Germination Inhibitor in Eucalyptus
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Structure/activity relationships of grandinol (1), which shows potent inhibition to cress germination, were examined by an activity comparison of many synthetic analogues.The result clearly indicates that a combination of two carbonyl functionalities on a
- Bolte, Matthew L.,Crow, Wilfrid D.,Takahashi, Nobutaka,Sakurai, Akira,Uji-Ie, Masami,Yoshida, Shigeo
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p. 761 - 768
(2007/10/02)
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- The Chemistry of Nitrilium Salts. Part 1. Acylation of Phenols and Phenol Ethers with Nitriles and Trifluoromethanesulphonic Acid
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Aliphatic nitriles, RCN (R = Me, n-Pr, CH2Cl, and CCl3), in the presence of trifluoromethanesulphonic acid have been found to react with a number of mono-, di-, and tri-substituted phenols and phenol ethers at room temperature to give ketones after hydrolysis of the reaction mixture.Moderate to good yields of acylation products are obtained in the majority of these reactions.The yield with malononitrile and succinonitrile, which are only slightly soluble in the reaction medium, are generally poor, and reaction involves only one of the available nitrile groups.Attempts to use diethyl ether and dichloromethane as solvents for some of these reactions were unsuccessful, but limited success was achieved with nitromethane.
- Booth, Brian L.,Noori, Ghazi F.M.
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(2007/10/02)
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