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.
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.
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.
Synthesis and Photochemistry of Coumarin-Based Self-Assembled Monolayers on Silicon Oxide Surfaces
In this study, we report on a system consisting of self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) formed by 7-(11-trichlorosilylundecyloxy)coumarin on mica and oil quartz glass. For the first time, in the absence of all inert atmosphere or a stabilizing matrix, we demonstrate by means of absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy that the photochemical cycloaddition of coumarin head groups is Completely reversible in SAMs. Photodimerization and photocleavage were monitored for Five cycles of alternating irradiation with light of wavelengths 355 and 254 nm, respectively. SAM formation was analyzed using atomic force microscopy and contact angle measurements. The quantum yield of the single photon absorption induced photocleavage Of coumarin dimers in a SAM was determined to be Phi = 0.29. Asymmetrical photocleavage after lactone ring-opening of the coumarin dimer SAM causes a change in contact angle from about 70 degrees to about 55 degrees. This may be observed, for example, as a significant change in surface wettability.