Efficient synthesis and biological evaluation of proximicins A, B and C
摘要:
A quick and efficient synthesis and the biological evaluation of promising antitumor-antibiotics proximicins A, B and C are reported. The characteristic repetitive unit of these molecules, the methyl 4-Boc-aminofuran-2-carboxylate 15, was prepared in three synthetic steps in good yield using an optimised copper-catalysed amidation method. The proximicins were evaluated for their antitumor activity using cellular methods. Proximicin B induced apoptosis in both Hodgkin's lymphoma and T-cell leukemia cell lines and proximicin C exhibited significantly high cytotoxicity against glioblastoma and breast carcinoma cells. The proximicins were also screened against Escherichia coli, Enterococcus faecalis and several strains of methicillin-and multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Proximicin B showed noteworthy activity against antibiotic-resistant Gram-positive cocci. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Total Synthesis of Proximicin A−C and Synthesis of New Furan-Based DNA Binding Agents
作者:Falko E. Wolter、Kathrin Schneider、Brian P. Davies、Elke R. Socher、Graeme Nicholson、Oliver Seitz、Roderich D. Süssmuth
DOI:10.1021/ol901003p
日期:2009.7.2
The total synthesis of the natural occurring polyamides proximicin A−C (3−5) has been accomplished. A short and efficient synthesis of a thus far unknown 4-amino-2-furan carboxylic acid was developed. Furthermore, this unique heterocyclic γ-amino-acid was used for the synthesis of a new class of AT-selective DNA-binding agents derived from the natural products combining structural features of the proximicins