Synthesis of polyhydroxysterols (IV): synthesis of 24-methylene-cholesta-3β,5α,6β,19-tetrol, a cytotoxic natural hydroxylated sterol
摘要:
The cytotoxic, polyhydroxylated sterol 24-methylene-cholesta-3beta,5alpha,6beta,19-tetrol (1), previously isolated from the soft corals Nephthea albida and N. tiexieral verseveldt, was synthesized using stigmasterol as the starting material by 10 steps in 9% overall yield. The spectral data and physical constants of 1 were identical with those of the natural product. This is the first report of the synthesis of 1. (C) 2004 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Design and synthesis of polyhydroxy steroids as selective inhibitors against AKR1B10 and molecular docking
摘要:
AKR1B10 is a member of the human aldo-keto reductase superfamily which is highly expressed in several types of cancers, and has been regarded as a promising cancer therapeutic target. In this paper, a series of polyhydroxy steroids were designed and synthesized to selectively inhibit AKR1B10 activity. The most selective compound, novel compound 6, has an IC50 of 0.83 +/- 0.07 mu M and a selectivity of more than 120-fold for AKR1B10/AKR1B1. Structure-activity relation analyses indicate that hydroxyl at C-19 can significantly improve the selective inhibition of AKR1B10. The binding mode of AKR1B10 and its inhibitors were studied. (C) 2016 Published by Elsevier Inc.