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Occurrence of urea-based soluble epoxide hydrolase inhibitors from the plants in the order Brassicales
Kitamura, Seiya,Morisseau, Christophe,Harris, Todd R.,Inceoglu, Bora,Hammock, Bruce D.
, (2017)
Recently, dibenzylurea-based potent soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH) inhibitors were identified in Pentadiplandra brazzeana, a plant in the order Brassicales. In an effort to generalize the concept, we hypothesized that plants that produce benzyl glucosinolates and corresponding isothiocyanates also produce these dibenzylurea derivatives. Our overall aim here was to examine the occurrence of urea derivatives in Brassicales, hoping to find biologically active urea derivatives from plants. First, plants in the order Brassicales were analyzed for the presence of 1, 3-dibenzylurea (compound 1), showing that three additional plants in the order Brassicales produce the urea derivatives. Based on the hypothesis, three dibenzylurea derivatives with sEH inhibitory activity were isolated from maca (Lepidium meyenii) roots. Topical application of one of the identified compounds (compound 3, human sEH IC50= 222 nM) effectively reduced pain in rat inflammatory pain model, and this compound was bioavailable after oral administration in mice. The biosynthetic pathway of these urea derivatives was investigated using papaya (Carica papaya) seed as a model system. Finally, a small collection of plants from the Brassicales order was grown, collected, extracted and screened for sEH inhibitory activity. Results show that several plants of the Brassicales order could be potential sources of urea-based sEH inhibitors.
Rapid and highly efficient synthesis of thioureas in biocompatible basic choline hydroxide
Azizi, Najmedin,Farhadi, Elham
, p. 548 - 554 (2017/09/27)
A straightforward and convenient synthesis of symmetrical thiourea derivatives by the reaction of primary amines and carbon disulfide in biocompatible basic choline hydroxide is presented. A variety of biologically important thiourea derivatives can be obtained in good to excellent yields without a tedious work-up under mild reaction conditions. A series of primary aliphatic and aromatic amines with different substituted functional groups have been converted to thiourea derivatives under milder reaction conditions and short reaction times.
Green Process Development for the Synthesis of Aliphatic Symmetrical N,N ′-Disubstituted Thiourea Derivatives in Aqueous Medium
Jangale, Asha D.,Kumavat, Priyanka P.,Wagh, Yogesh B.,Tayade, Yogesh A.,Mahulikar, Pramod P.,Dalal, Dipak S.
supporting information, p. 376 - 385 (2015/10/29)
A highly efficient green process for the synthesis of N,N′-disubstituted aliphatic thiourea derivatives using primary aliphatic amines and carbon disulfide in an aqueous medium at room temperature via a nonisothiocyanate route is described. This protocol illustrates the rapid preparation of N,N′-disubstituted aliphatic thiourea derivatives in excellent yields with some advantages such as no catalyst and simple workup without any side product formation. Moreover, the new route is concise, does not require chromatography, and is adaptable to pilot-scale preparation. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT.
