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Doebner-type pyrazolopyridine carboxylic acids in an Ugi four-component reaction
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 1281–1288, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.126
- Plasmodium falciparum 3D7 strain [17]; antagonists of p53-Mdm2 interaction [18]; antiproliferative activity in the human solid tumor cell lines A549 (lung), HBL-100 (breast), HeLa (cervix), SW1573 (lung), T-47D (breast), and WiDr(colon) [19]; cyclophilin A inhibitory activity for the treatment of hepatitis C
Microwave-assisted synthesis of biologically relevant steroidal 17-exo-pyrazol-5'-ones from a norpregnene precursor by a side-chain elongation/heterocyclization sequence
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2589–2596, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.236
- the reference compound, cisplatin. Keywords: antiproliferative activity; Knorr reaction; microwave; pyrazol-5-ones; steroids; Introduction 17-exo-Heterocyclic androstanes with five or six-membered heterocyclic rings connected directly to C-17 of the sterane core represent a remarkable subclass of
- situ liberation of the reagent from its salt in EtOH followed by the heterocyclization reaction through the addition of AcOH. Some of the presented compounds 6h, 7f, 7i and 7j exerted considerable antiproliferative activity with promising cancer selectivity on a panel of human breast cancer cell lines
An overview of recent advances in duplex DNA recognition by small molecules
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 1051–1086, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.93
- . Szerszenowicz et al. developed a new set of potential minor groove binders derived from netropsin and bis-netropsin analogs by replacing N-methylpyrrole rings with other heterocyclic rings and their antiproliferative activity was tested on MCF-7 breast cancer cells [60]. Suckling et al. recently designed and
- evaluated their antiproliferative activity as well as their DNA binding affinity [98]. It has been confirmed that the most active conjugates are unsymmetrical triaryl benzamides 35 and 36 comprising of a bulky and alkylating chlorobenzylic substituent, respectively, and a polar amino side chain. Conjugate
- as a result of binding to minor groove DNA. Samanta et al. investigated a thorough structure–activity correlation between mahanine, an anticancer carbazole alkaloid, and its chemically modified analogs to test the role of various functional groups on its antiproliferative activity against 19 cancer
Synthesis and in vitro biochemical evaluation of oxime bond-linked daunorubicin–GnRH-III conjugates developed for targeted drug delivery
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 756–771, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.64
- antiproliferative activity. Furthermore, the absence of the free ε-amino group additionally reduced the endocrine effect [23][24]. Thus, the 8Lys can be utilized as conjugation site for cytotoxic agents like anthracyclines. In the past decade, a variety of different linkage systems has been carried out including
- receptor binding affinity and an enhanced antiproliferative activity without substantial effect on the endocrine activity [31][32][33], we developed six novel GnRH-III–Dau conjugates in which the 6Asp was replaced by D-Aaa. Here we report on the synthesis of GnRH-III bioconjugates containing D-Asp, D-Glu
- of the antiproliferative activity between the 4Ser and the corresponding 4Lys(Bu) derivatives could be observed which is not in line with our previous data [29]. This might be a result of the prolonged incubation time which was modified from 6 hours up to 24 hours because of the decreased antitumor
Synthesis and biological evaluation of RGD and isoDGR peptidomimetic-α-amanitin conjugates for tumor-targeting
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 407–415, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.29
- antiproliferative activity of the conjugates was evaluated in three cell lines possessing different levels of αVβ3 integrin expression: human glioblastoma U87 (αVβ3+), human lung carcinoma A549 (αVβ3−) and breast adenocarcinoma MDA-MB-468 (αVβ3−). In the U87, in the MDA-MB-468, and partly in the A549 cancer cell
- αVβ3 expressing tumor cells. Cell viability assays The antiproliferative activity of the conjugates was evaluated in three cell lines expressing different levels of αVβ3 integrin. U87 cells (human glioblastoma) were selected as αVβ3 positive, while A549 cells (human lung carcinoma) and MDA-MB-468
Recent developments in the asymmetric Reformatsky-type reaction
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 325–344, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.21
- constituted the key step of a nine-step total synthesis of the eastern fragment of jatrophane diterpene Pl-3, which is a complex natural product with high promising biological activities, such as antiproliferative activity and inhibition of the efflux-pump activity of multidrug resistance P-glycoprotein. The
The chemistry and biology of mycolactones
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 1596–1660, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.159
Synthesis of spiro[isoindole-1,5’-isoxazolidin]-3(2H)-ones as potential inhibitors of the MDM2-p53 interaction
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 2793–2807, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.278
- -benzylnitrone with isoindolin-3-methylene-1-ones. The regio- and stereoselectivity of the process have been rationalized by computational methods. The obtained compounds show cytotoxic properties and antiproliferative activity in the range of 9–22 μM. Biological tests suggest that the antitumor activity could
- have resulted in the identification of a number of potential MDM2-p53 interaction inhibitors. Biological tests confirm our initial hypothesis indicating for compounds 3 an antiproliferative activity in the range of 9–22 μM: the antitumor activity appears to be linked to the inhibition of the protein
- cytotoxic and antiproliferative activity on three human cancer cell lines, the neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y, the HT-29 colorectal adenocarcinoma and the HepG2 hepatocellular carcinoma cells. In particular, the most active compound 6e shows an IC50 in the range of 9–22 μM: biological tests suggest that the
The aminoindanol core as a key scaffold in bifunctional organocatalysts
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 505–523, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.50
- work, an efficient enantioselective and sequential double Friedel–Crafts alkylation provided direct access to the tetracyclic seven-membered ring containing indoles 8. These pharmaceutically intriguing compounds exhibit anticancer [27] and antiproliferative activity [28]. In the first catalytic cycle
Natural products from microbes associated with insects
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 314–327, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.34
- derivatives have been shown to possess a variety of biological activities, such as antibiotic, antifungal and antiproliferative activity [47]. The combination of the antibiotic properties of piericidins and streptochlorin is most likely the reason for the effective inhibition of various entomopathogenic
Bromotyrosine-derived alkaloids from the Caribbean sponge Aplysina lacunosa
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 2334–2342, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.254
- comparison with 21, compound 3 showed one extra aliphatic carbon and was named aplysinin B. The new compounds 14-debromo-11-deoxyfistularin-3 (1) and aplysinin A (2) were tested for their antimicrobial activity against different Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, fungi, and for their antiproliferative
- activity. Aplysinin B (3) was not subjected to any biological activity test due to the minute amount and its existence as the minor compound of a mixture. The results showed that 1 and 2 exhibited mild cytotoxic activity against KB-31 epidermoid carcinoma cells (IC50 = 69 and 26 µM, respectively). Only 2
Total synthesis of panicein A2
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 1991–1996, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.215
- structure of the natural product has been confirmed. When tested by the NCI against a range of human cancer cell lines, it was found that panicein A2 exhibits very little antiproliferative activity at 10 μM – an observation that is at odds with the earlier report that stated panicein A2 exhibits in vitro
- compared to control. These results indicated panicein A2 (5) to have poor antiproliferative activity and the possibility that the originally tested natural material was contaminated with trace amounts of an even more active compound. Conclusion In conclusion, the first total synthesis of aromatic
Synthesis, antimicrobial and cytotoxicity evaluation of new cholesterol congeners
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 1922–1932, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.208
- different forms and with a hexyl spacer. Retaining the dimethylmaleoyl (DMM) group in targets 16 and 20 was based on the finding that NDMM-protected phosphatidylcholine showed better antiproliferative activity than its natural hydrochloride congener [38]. Thus, to prepare these targets glucosyl donor 14 [39
Deproto-metallation of N-arylated pyrroles and indoles using a mixed lithium–zinc base and regioselectivity-computed CH acidity relationship
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 1475–1485, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.160
- -(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)azole 1f or 2f (Figure 5) could be in relation with a reaction temperature (too high) not suitable to discriminate between similarly acidified positions. Antiproliferative activity in A2058 melanoma cells The N-arylated pyrroles and indoles exerted low to moderate antiproliferative activity
- antiproliferative activity, with no significant difference between the pyrrole and indole derivatives. Conclusion Unlike other azoles such as pyrazole and triazoles [37][38][40], pyrrole and indole do not possess any atom capable of coordinating metals. As a consequence, the corresponding CH acidities in THF
- substrates. Consequently, the Gibbs energy of the homodesmic reaction (ΔGr,sol) and the pKa value are related by the following equation: Biological evaluation. The antiproliferative activity of N-arylated pyrrole and indole derivatives was studied in the A2058 (ATCC® CRL-11147) cell line as described
Antioxidant potential of curcumin-related compounds studied by chemiluminescence kinetics, chain-breaking efficiencies, scavenging activity (ORAC) and DFT calculations
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 1398–1411, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.151
- , dimers 6 and 7 are nontoxic to PC12 cells at a concentration of 40 μM and, contrary to curcumin, dimer 7 protects PC12 cells against MnCl2 damage [11]. When the phenol OH groups of dimer 8 were protected with methyl or phenyl groups, antiproliferative activity against malignant melanoma cells was
Natural phenolic metabolites with anti-angiogenic properties – a review from the chemical point of view
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 249–264, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.28
- anti-angiogenic activity. Within this group, some geranylated monocyclic and bicyclic acylphloroglucinol derivatives have been identified that are structurally much more simple than hyperforin. However, they exhibiting potent antiproliferative activity for a human microvascular endothelial cell line
- , which were subsequently demethylated using BBr3 to give compounds 47–51 in 48 to 78% yield. Compound 47 (R1 = H, R2 = OH, R3 = OH) showed antiproliferative activity with an IC50 of 0.88 ± 0.08 µM in vitro. Compound 38 (alkyl = CH(CH3)CH2CH3) exhibited a moderate antiproliferative effect (IC50 = 11.0 ± 1
- antiproliferative activity of these acylphloroglucinols in HMEC-1 increases with increasing log P. Increasing the number of carbon atoms in the acyl group provides higher lipophilicity, which allows the compound to better penetrate across cellular membranes in the in vitro assay. In contrast, the activity of the
Come-back of phenanthridine and phenanthridinium derivatives in the 21st century
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 2930–2954, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.312
- within the polynucleotide binding site. All 4,9-DAP derivatives also showed considerable antiproliferative activity, interestingly only 19 having strong, micromolar activity in vitro but negligible in vivo toxic effects in mice [97]. Strong fluorescence of 19 allowed monitoring of the very efficient
- analogue, dihydroimidazophenanthridinium cation characterised by cyclic structure connecting positions 5 and 6, showed promising antiproliferative activity [3][98][99]. Molecular modelling results and some preliminary experiments suggest intercalative binding mode, however up till now interactions with
Synthesis of isoprenoid bisphosphonate ethers through C–P bond formations: Potential inhibitors of geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 1645–1650, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.171
- should reduce cellular levels of GGPP and thus diminish protein geranylgeranylation, one might expect that inhibitors of this enzyme would interfere with essential cell signaling pathways and demonstrate antiproliferative activity. Several years ago we reported the synthesis of digeranyl bisphosphonate
New sesquiterpene hydroquinones from the Caribbean sponge Aka coralliphagum
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 613–621, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.52
- -positive and Gram-negative bacteria, fungi, and for antiproliferative activity. The results given in Table 4 show that siphonodictyal E3 (3) and cyclosiphonodictyol A (5) exhibited mild activity against the Gram-positive bacteria Staphylococcus aureus and Micrococcus luteus, while siphonodictyal E4 (4
Preparation of new alkyne-modified ansamitocins by mutasynthesis
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 535–543, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.49
- introduce a thiol linker by Huisgen-type cycloaddition which can principally be utilized to create tumor targeting conjugates. In bioactivity tests, only those new ansamitocin derivatives showed strong antiproliferative activity that bear an ester side chain at C-3. Keywords: ansamitocins; antibiotics
- , we demonstrated that the ansamitocins (maytansinoids) 3–5 are an ideal showcase for creating small libraries by mutasynthesis [8][9][10]. These secondary metabolites exert strong antiproliferative activity towards different leukemia cell lines as well as human solid tumors. Inhibitory concentrations
- still strong antiproliferative activity (IC50 < 10 nM) for different cancer cell lines. Importantly, the intact conjugate showed strong antiproliferative activity for a FR+ cancer cell line but was inactive against a FR− cell line. Indeed, despite the substantial size of the substituent remaining at C19
Total synthesis of (+)-grandiamide D, dasyclamide and gigantamide A from a Baylis–Hillman adduct: A unified biomimetic approach
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 127–133, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.9
- aglaforbesin A (1) and pyramidatin (4) for pyramidaglain (3) as shown in Figure 1 [3]. The benzopyran and benzoxepine containing flavaglins showed insecticidal, antifungal and antiproliferative activity against various cancer cell lines [4]. Apart from acting as precursors for flavaglins, some of the cyclic
IBD-mediated oxidative cyclization of pyrimidinylhydrazones and concurrent Dimroth rearrangement: Synthesis of [1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-c]pyrimidine derivatives
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 2629–2634, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.298
- pyrazolo[4,3-d]pyrimidine sildenafil. In addition, trapidil is a [1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine compound, which is the first triazolopyrimidine registered as a drug possessing antiproliferative activity in glioma cells and vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) and used as a coronary vasodilator in the
New tridecapeptides of the theonellapeptolide family from the Indonesian sponge Theonella swinhoei
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 1643–1651, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.188
- show four valine residues. The structures of the compounds, isolated along with the known theonellapeptolide Id, were determined by extensive 2D NMR and MS/MS analyses followed by application of Marfey’s method. The isolated peptides exhibited moderate antiproliferative activity against HepG2 cells, a
- hepatic carcinoma cell line. Keywords: antiproliferative activity; cyclic peptides; marine metabolites; theonellapeptolides; 2D NMR; Introduction Three decades of extensive chemical investigation [1] have clearly evidenced that marine sponges of the genus Theonella (Lithistida, Theonellidae) are
- during the present investigation (1–3) have been evaluated for their antiproliferative activity against HepG2 cells, a hepatic carcinoma cell line. As reported in Figure 4, all tested compounds showed antiproliferative activity at low micromolar doses, with a similar pattern of potency. At the dose 10 μM
Chemical modification allows phallotoxins and amatoxins to be used as tools in cell biology
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2012, 8, 2072–2084, doi:10.3762/bjoc.8.233
- incubation time (Table 1). Phalloidin displayed no antiproliferative activity up to a concentration of 10−3 M in the culture medium. In contrast, the most lipophilic ester derivative, phalloidin oleate (1e), showed an IC50 value of proliferation inhibition of 2.5 × 10−6 M, and was thus ca. 1000 times more
- , were highly toxic for mouse fibroblasts, and their antiproliferative activity was comparable to the most lipophilic derivative, phalloidin oleate (Figure 4a). Their toxicity was found to be dependent on the configuration of the polymer, since phalloidin bound to D-configurated polylysine was about 10
Unprecedented deoxygenation at C-7 of the ansamitocin core during mutasynthetic biotransformations
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2012, 8, 861–869, doi:10.3762/bjoc.8.96
- mutants and mutasynthetic approaches. We suggest that the formation of these derivatives is based on elimination at C-7/C-8 followed by reduction(s) of the intermediate enone. In bioactivity tests, only ansamitocin derivatives bearing an ester side chain at C-3 showed strong antiproliferative activity
- -proansamitocin 8 (3.5 mg/L) and two diastereomeric byproducts 9a and 9b (7.6 mg/L; 1:1 ratio) from the fermentation broth of A. pretiosum Δasm12/21 (Figure 1). We also showed that none of these proansamitocin derivatives exhibit antiproliferative activity. Herein, we describe the unprecedented formation of
- )ansamitocin derivatives lacking the ester side chain at C-3 (11b, 11g–h, 12–16) do not show any antiproliferative activity (IC50 > 800 nM) for at least two of the cell lines listed in Table 1. Compounds 11c–e, bearing the ester side chain at C-3, predominantly showed activities in the pM range. As seen also
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