The electrophilic nature of chalcones (1,3-diphenylprop-2-en-1-ones) and many other α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds is crucial for their biological activity, which is often based on thiol-mediated regulation processes. To better predict their biological activity a simple screening assay for the assessment of the second-order rate constants (k2) in thia-Michael additions was developed. Hence, a clear structure–activity relationship of 16 differentially decorated hydroxy-alkoxychalcones upon addition of cysteamine could be established. Moreover, amongst other naturally occurring α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds k2 values for curcumin and cinnamaldehyde were gained while cinnamic acids or esters gave no or very slow reactions.
查耳酮(1,3-二苯基丙-2-烯-1-酮)和许多其他α,β-不饱和羰基化合物的亲电性质对其
生物活性至关重要,而
生物活性通常是基于
硫醇介导的调节过程。为了更好地预测它们的
生物活性,我们开发了一种简单的筛选方法,用于评估噻-迈克尔加成反应的二阶速率常数(k2)。因此,在添加半
胱胺后,16 种不同装饰的羟基烷氧基
查耳酮的结构-活性关系得以明确。此外,在其他天然存在的 α、β-不饱和羰基化合物中,
姜黄素和
肉桂醛的 k2 值得到了提高,而
肉桂酸或
酯类则没有反应或反应非常缓慢。