In-vitro Cytotoxic Activities of the Major Bromophenols of the Red Alga Polysiphonia lanosa and Some Novel Synthetic Isomers
摘要:
Bioassay-guided fractionation was applied to the cytotoxic chloroform fraction of the red alga Polysiphonia lanosa, The major compounds of the most active fraction were identified using GLC-MS analysis as lanosol (1), methyl, ethyl, and n-propyl ethers of lanosol (1a, 1b, and 1c, respectively), and aldehyde of lanosol (2), although 1b appears to be an artifact arising during the fractionation procedure. These compounds and other known bromophenols were synthesized in addition to four novel isomers (3, 3a-c). The cytotoxic activities of all the synthetic compounds were determined against DLD-1 cells using the MTT assay. Compounds with IC50 < 20 mumol were also tested against HCT-116 cells. Compound 3c (2,5-dibromo-3,4-dihydroxybenzyl n-propyl ether) was the most active compound against both cell lines (IC50 = 1.72 and 0.80 mumol, respectively), and its effect on the cell cycle was studied using flow cytometry.
Total Synthesis of the Biologically Active, Naturally Occurring 3,4-Dibromo-5-[2-bromo-3,4-dihydroxy-6-(methoxymethyl)benzyl]benzene-1,2-diol and Regioselective O-Demethylation of Aryl Methyl Ethers
4‐Dibromo‐5‐[2‐bromo‐3,4‐dihydroxy‐6‐(methoxymethyl)benzyl]benzene‐1,2‐diol (2), a natural product, has been synthesized for the first time starting from (3‐bromo‐4,5‐dimethoxyphenyl)methanol (5) in five steps and with an overall yield of 34%. The reaction of some methoxymethyl‐substituted arylmethylethers with BBr3, followed by the addition of MeOH, afforded the corresponding methoxymethyl‐substituted arylphenols
Reexamination of the bromophenols in the red alga Rhodomela larix
作者:Boris Weinstein、Tracy L. Rold、Clayton E. Harrell、Mark W. Burns、J.Robert Waaland
DOI:10.1016/0031-9422(75)85247-2
日期:1975.12
Abstract A reinvestigation of the red alga Rhodomela larix gave dipotassium 2,3-dibromo-5-hydroxy-benzyl-1′,4-disulfate and 2,3-dibromo-4,5-dihydroxybenzy] methyl ether. Aqueous hydrolysis of the salt yielded 2,3-dibromo-4,5-dihydroxybenzyl alcohol. Simple phenols reported in algae are probably artifacts of the isolation procedure.