Umbelliferone aminoalkyl derivatives, a new class of squalene-hopene cyclase inhibitors
摘要:
The synthesis is described of several aminoalkyl derivatives of coumarin, obtained in good yields under microwave or high-intensity ultrasound irradiation. These compounds proved uniformly active as inhibitors of squalene-hopene cyclase (SHC) from Alicyclobacilhis acidocaldarius. Their design stemmed from our recent finding that the umbelliferone nucleus acquires inhibitory properties towards SHC when functionalized with a suitable chain such as the omega-epoxyfarnesyl group. Under our experimental conditions the most active ones, such as 7-(4'-allyimethylamino-but-2-ynyloxy)chromen-2-one (IC50 0.75 mM), approached the potency of anticholesteremic drug Ro 48-8071 (IC50 0.35 mM), an effective inhibitor of both squalene- and oxidosqualene-cyclases (OSC). Tests are in progress to determine their efficacy on different eukaryotic OSCs. (C) 2004 Elsevier SAS. All rights reserved.
The synthesis is described of several aminoalkyl derivatives of coumarin, obtained in good yields under microwave or high-intensity ultrasound irradiation. These compounds proved uniformly active as inhibitors of squalene-hopene cyclase (SHC) from Alicyclobacilhis acidocaldarius. Their design stemmed from our recent finding that the umbelliferone nucleus acquires inhibitory properties towards SHC when functionalized with a suitable chain such as the omega-epoxyfarnesyl group. Under our experimental conditions the most active ones, such as 7-(4'-allyimethylamino-but-2-ynyloxy)chromen-2-one (IC50 0.75 mM), approached the potency of anticholesteremic drug Ro 48-8071 (IC50 0.35 mM), an effective inhibitor of both squalene- and oxidosqualene-cyclases (OSC). Tests are in progress to determine their efficacy on different eukaryotic OSCs. (C) 2004 Elsevier SAS. All rights reserved.
Novel Squalene-Hopene Cyclase Inhibitors Derived from Hydroxycoumarins and Hydroxyacetophenones
作者:Giancarlo Cravotto、Gianni Balliano、Silvia Tagliapietra、Simonetta Oliaro-Bosso、Gian Mario Nano
DOI:10.1248/cpb.52.1171
日期:——
Squalene-hopene cyclase (SHC) is a useful model enzyme for predicting molecular interactions with oxidosqualene cyclase (OSC). Structure–activity relationships were investigated for numerous coumarin-derived inhibitors of SHC, and structural simplifications are suggested. Both umbelliferone and 2,4-dihydroxyacetophenone provide convenient starting nuclei for the design of SHC inhibitors. Derivatives bearing an ω-epoxyfarnesyl moiety or just a plain alkyl chain showed an inhibitory effect on a recombinant SHC from Alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius expressed in Escherichia coli.