Substituted aurones were found to have antitrypanosomal, antifungal and immunomodulatory activity. The invention provides novel aurone compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods encompassing medical and veterinary applications.
We have identified naturally occurring 2-benzylidenebenzofuran-3-ones (aurones) as new templates for non-nucleoside hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) inhibitors. The aurone target site, identified by site-directed mutagenesis, is located in thumb pocket I of HCV RdRp. The RdRp inhibitory activity of 42 aurones was rationally explored in an enzyme assay. Molecular docking studies were used to determine how aurones bind to HCV RdRp and to predict their range of inhibitory activity. Seven aurone derivatives were found to have potent inhibitory effects on HCV RdRp, with IC(50) below 5 mu M and excellent selectivity index (inhibition activity versus cellular cytotoxicity). The most active aurone analogue was (Z)-2-((1-butyl-1H-indo1-3-yl)methylene)-4,6-dihydroxybenzofuran-3(2H)-one (compound 51), with an IC(50) of 2.2 mu M. Their potent RdRp inhibitory activity and their low toxicity make these molecules attractive candidates as direct-acting anti-HCV agents.
THERAPEUTIC AURONES
申请人:MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY
公开号:US20190169151A1
公开(公告)日:2019-06-06
Substituted aurones were found to have antitrypanosomal, antifungal and immunomodulatory activity. The invention provides novel aurone compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods encompassing medical and veterinary applications.
An Unusual Triazole Synthesis from Aurones
作者:Scott T. Handy、Arjun Kafle、Shrijiana Bhattarai
DOI:10.1055/s-0040-1708019
日期:2020.8
Attempts to prepare azido-substituted aurones via a copper-catalyzed azidation failed to afford the desired product, but instead resulted in an unusual triazole formation reaction. Further efforts noted that copper was not required for this reaction, but simply thermal treatment with sodium azide in a polar aprotic solvent. A wide range of substitution patterns were tolerated in this reaction to afford