synthesis of some2-substituted melatonin derivatives using p-anisidine as starting material is reported. The key step is a chemoselective reduction of a cyano group in the presence of an appropriate acid anhydride by hydrogenation over Adams’ catalyst or with sodium borohydride in the presence of catalytic amounts of anhydrous nickel(II) chloride. The 2-substituted melatonin derivatives were obtained
Acyl derivatives of melatonin and of melatoninergic analogues and their
申请人:Cemaf and Laboratories Besins Isovesco S.A.
公开号:US06140372A1
公开(公告)日:2000-10-31
The invention relates to derivatives of general formula I ##STR1## as defined in the description. The invention also relates to a process for their preparation and to their therapeutic use, in particular for the treatment of complaints associated with melatonin disorders, and pharmaceutical and cosmetic compositions comprising them.
Synthesis of New 2,3-Dihydroindole Derivatives and Evaluation of Their Melatonin Receptor Binding Affinity
作者:Maria S. Volkova、Alexander M. Efremov、Elena N. Bezsonova、Michael D. Tsymliakov、Anita I. Maksutova、Maria A. Salykina、Sergey E. Sosonyuk、Elena F. Shevtsova、Natalia A. Lozinskaya
DOI:10.3390/molecules27217462
日期:——
3-Dihydroindoles are promising agents for the synthesis of new compounds with neuroprotective and antioxidant properties. Usually, these compounds are obtained by direct reduction of the corresponding indoles containing acceptor groups in the indole ring for its activation. In this work, we propose a synthetic strategy to obtain new 2,3-dihydroindole derivatives from the corresponding polyfunctional 2-oxindoles
Further insights into the reaction of melatonin with hydroxyl radical
作者:Joseph A. Horstman、Monika Z. Wrona、Glenn Dryhurst
DOI:10.1016/s0045-2068(02)00511-4
日期:2002.10
Recent interest has focused on the use of exogenous melatonin as an antioxidant, particularly to scavenge the highly cytotoxic hydroxyl radical (HO.) which may be generated in many pathological conditions. However, in vitro and in vivo studies aimed at assessing the antioxidant properties of melatonin have produced conflicting results. While it is known that HO, reacts with melatonin at a diffusion limited rate, very little is known about the products of this reaction. In this investigation it is shown that incubation of melatonin with a Fenton-type HO.-generating system at pH 7.4 forms a complex mixture of primary products. These include 2-hydroxymelatonin, which was isolated as its more stable oxindole tautomer, 4- and 6-hydroxymelatonin, N-acetyl-N-2-formyl-5-methoxykynurenine and 7,7'-bi-(5-methoxy-N-acetyltryptamine-4-one). Reaction pathways that might lead to these products are described. The differing biological effects of these products, while currently incompletely understood, might account for the controversy concerning the antioxidant properties of melatonin. (C) 2002 Published by Elsevier Science (USA).