Indolequinone Antitumor Agents: Correlation between Quinone Structure, Rate of Metabolism by Recombinant Human NAD(P)H:Quinone Oxidoreductase, and in Vitro Cytotoxicity
摘要:
A series of indolequinones bearing various functional groups has been synthesized, and the effects of substituents on the metabolism of the quinones by recombinant human NAD(P)H: quinone oxidoreductase (NQO1) were studied. Thus 5-methoxyindolequinones were prepared by the Nenitzescu reaction, followed by functional group interconversions. The methoxy group was subsequently displaced by amine nucleophiles to give a series of amine-substituted quinones. Metabolism of the quinones by NQO1 revealed that, in general, compounds with electron-withdrawing groups at the indole 3-position were among the best substrates, whereas those with amine groups at the 5-position were poor substrates. Compounds with a leaving group at the 3-indolyl methyl position generally inactivated the enzyme. The toxicity toward non-small-cell lung cancer cells with either high NQO1 activity (H460) or no detectable activity (H596) was also studied in representative quinones. Compounds which were good substrates for NQO1 showed the highest selectivity between the two cell lines.
Tandem Blaise–Nenitzescu reaction: one-pot synthesis of 5-hydroxy-α-(aminomethylene)benzofuran-2(3H)-ones from nitriles
作者:Yu Sung Chun、Ka Yeon Ryu、Ju Hyun Kim、Hyunik Shin、Sang-gi Lee
DOI:10.1039/c0ob01024c
日期:——
In contrast to the reaction of benzoquinones with β-enaminoesters providing indoles (Nenitzescu reaction), the tandem one-pot reaction of the Blaise reaction intermediate, zinc bromide complex of β-enaminoesters, with benzoquinone affords 5-hydroxy-α-(aminomethylene)benzofuran-2(3H)-ones in good to excellent yields (tandem BlaiseâNenitzescu reaction).
作者:Valeriya S. Velezheva、Albert G. Kornienko、Sergey V. Topilin、Ascar D. Turashev、Alexander S. Peregudov、Patrick J. Brennan
DOI:10.1002/jhet.5570430410
日期:2006.7
A novel method for Lewis acid catalyzed Nenitzescu indole syntheses of 5-hydroxyindoles bearing different substituents in positions 1 )Alk, Bn, Ar), 2 )Me, Et, Ph), and 3 )COOEt, COMe, CONHPh) as well as tricyclic derivatives are reported. The method is simple, rapid, efficient, and allows preparation of hydroxyindoles from 1,4-benzoquinone and enamines in good to excellent yields with the use of low-polar