Licochalone C (7a) is a retrochalcone isolated from Glycyrrhiza inflata, which shows potent antioxidant properties and inhibition of bacterial growth and cellular respiration. Biological studies have suggested that licochalcone C attenuates the lipopolysaccharide and interferon-gamma induced inflammatory response by decreasing the expression and activity of inducible nitric oxide synthase and modulating the antioxidant network activity of superoxide dismutase, catalase, and glutathione peroxidase activity. Licochalcone C also inhibits NADH-cytochrome C reductase in the membrane fraction of Micrococcus luteus. Since pharmacological activity studies of licochalcone C are ongoing and the yield of the compound is poor from natural product, we report a concise four step synthesis of licochalcone C (7a) and its regioisomer, tentatively called licochalcone H (7b), by employing acid-mediated Claisen-Schmidt condensation as a key step with 6 and 20 % overall yield, respectively.
Licochalone C (7a) 是一种从膨胀甘草中分离出来的逆
查尔酮,具有有效的抗氧化特性并能抑制细菌生长和细胞呼吸。
生物学研究表明甘草
查尔酮 C 通过降低诱导型
一氧化氮合酶的表达和活性以及调节超氧化物歧化酶、
过氧化氢酶和
谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶活性的抗氧化网络活性来减轻脂
多糖和干扰素 γ 诱导的炎症反应。 Licochalcone C 还抑制藤黄微球菌膜部分中的
NADH-
细胞色素 C 还原酶。由于甘草
查尔酮 C 的药理活性研究正在进行中,并且该化合物的
天然产物产率很低,因此我们报告了甘草
查尔酮 C (7a) 及其区域异构体(暂称为甘草
查尔酮 H (7b))的简明四步合成,通过使用酸-介导的克莱森-施密特缩合作为关键步骤,总产率分别为 6% 和 20%。