摘要:
In this paper, we report the synthesis and bioactivity of four synthetic analogues of 28-homobrassinosteroids, in order to evaluate the influence in bioactivity when the C-6 keto group is replaced by different functional groups. The synthetic analogues are 6-deoxo-28-homocastasterone [(22R,23R)-stigmasta-2 alpha,3 alpha,22,23-tetraol], 6 alpha-hydroxy-28-homocastasterone [(22R,23R)-stigmasta-2 alpha,3ot,6 alpha, 22,23-pentaol], 6 beta-hydroxy-28-homocastasterone [(22R,23R)-stigmasta-2 alpha,3 alpha,6 beta,22,23-pentaol], and [(22R,23R)-6 alpha-fluorostigmasta-2 alpha,3 alpha,22,23-tetraol].Results indicate that replacement of the 6-keto moiety by an beta or alpha hydroxyl group led to a decrease in activity, whereas the 6deoxo analogue showed a very low activity, confirming the importance of an electronegative moiety at C-6 to observe hormonal potency. The 6 alpha-fluorinated analogue elicited a low activity, similar to that of the 6-deoxo analogue. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.