- Monocyclic Quinone Structure-Activity Patterns: Synthesis of Catalytic Inhibitors of Topoisomerase II with Potent Antiproliferative Activity
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The monocyclic 1,4-benzoquinone, HU-331, the direct oxidation product of cannabidiol, inhibits the catalytic activity of topoisomerase II but without inducing DNA strand breaks or generating free radicals, and unlike many fused-ring quinones exhibits minimal cardiotoxicity. Thus, monocyclic quinones have potential as anticancer agents, and investigation of the structural origins of their biological activity is warranted. New syntheses of cannabidiol and (±)-HU-331 are here reported. Integrated synthetic protocols afforded a wide range of polysubstituted resorcinol derivatives; many of the corresponding novel 2-hydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone derivatives are potent inhibitors of the catalytic activity of topoisomerase II, some more so than HU-331, whose monoterpene unit replaced by a 3-cycloalkyl unit conferred increased antiproliferative properties in cell lines with IC50 values extending below 1 mM, and greater stability in solution than HU-331. The principal pharmacophore of quinones related to HU-331 was identified. Selected monocyclic quinones show potential for the development of new anticancer agents.
- Waugh, Thomas M.,Masters, John,Aliev, Abil E.,Marson, Charles M.
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p. 114 - 124
(2019/12/11)
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- A novel 6-benzyl ether benzoxaborole is active against mycobacterium tuberculosis in vitro
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We identified a novel 6-benzyl ether benzoxaborole with potent activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The compound had an MIC of 2 μM in liquid medium. The compound was also able to prevent growth on solid medium at 0.8 μM and was active against intracellular bacteria (50% inhibitory concentration [IC50] 3.6 μM) without cytotoxicity against eukaryotic cells (IC50 100 μM). We isolated resistant mutants (MIC ≥ 100 μM), which had mutations in Rv1683, Rv3068c, and Rv0047c.
- Patel, Nipul,O’Malley, Theresa,Zhang, Yong-Kang,Xia, Yi,Sunde, Bjorn,Flint, Lindsay,Korkegian, Aaron,Ioerger, Thomas R.,Sacchettini, Jim,Alley,Parish, Tanya
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(2017/09/01)
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- 1 -HYDROXY-BENZOOXABOROLES AS ANTIPARASITIC AGENTS
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Provided are compounds useful for controlling endoparasites both in animals and agriculture. Further provided are methods for controlling endoparasite infestations of an animal by administering an effective amount of a compound as described above, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to an animal, as well as formulations for controlling endoparasite infestations using the compounds described above or an acceptable salt thereof, and an acceptable carrier. The claimed compounds are described by the following Markush formula:A typical example for a compound according to above formula is: A typical example for a compound according to above formula is:
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- PROCESS FOR STRAIGHTENING KERATIN FIBRES WITH A HEATING MEANS AND DENATURING AGENTS
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The invention relates to a process for straightening keratin fibres, comprising: (i) a step in which a straightening composition containing at least two denaturing agents is applied to the keratin fibres, (ii) a step in which the temperature of the keratin fibres is raised, using a heating means, to a temperature of between 110 and 250° C.
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- Thermal Decomposition of Lichen Depsides
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The thermal decomposition of the following lichen depsides has been described: lecanoric acid, gyrophoric acid, evernic acid, perlatolic acid, planaic acid, confluentic acid, atranorin, 4-O-demethylbarbatic acid, and sekikaic acid.Main reaction products are decarboxylated compounds, phenolic units, rearranged depsides, and xanthones.Triethylammonium salts of depside carboxylic acids decompose at reasonably lower temperature than the corresponding free acids. - Keywords: Lichen Depsides, Thermal Decomposition
- Huneck, Siegfried,Schmidt, Juergen,Tabacchi, Raffaele
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