Fluorinated 2′-hydroxychalcones as garcinol analogs with enhanced antioxidant and anticancer activities
作者:Subhash Padhye、Aamir Ahmad、Nikhil Oswal、Prasad Dandawate、Rukhsana A. Rub、Jyoti Deshpande、K. Venkateswara Swamy、Fazlul H. Sarkar
DOI:10.1016/j.bmcl.2010.07.128
日期:2010.10
these limitations in case of 2′-hydroxychalcones through bioisosteric substitution of fluoro groups in place of phenolic hydroxyls. The fluorinated chalcones were found to be more potent antioxidant and anti-proliferative compounds than their hydroxyl counterparts indicating the influence of metabolically stable C–F bonds towards bioavailability. The difluoro derivatives were found to be most effective
Aspergillus niger catalyzes the synthesis of flavonoids from chalcones
作者:Julio Alarcón、Joel Alderete、Carlos Escobar、Ramiro Araya、Carlos L. Cespedes
DOI:10.3109/10242422.2013.813489
日期:2013.8
Flavonoids, which have many biological activities and have been widely used in nature, can be artificially synthesized. However, regioselective cyclization of chalcones is difficult by chemical methods. In this study, we demonstrated that Aspergillus niger is capable of cyclizing chalcones to flavanones, affording a mimic of plant biosynthetic processes. Chalcones 1-6 were biotransformated to the modified chalcones 8-14 and to the flavanones 15-27. The biotransformation showed that enzymatic cyclization and demethylation occurred during the first days of biotransformation; in contrast, hydroxylation is a later process. With a longer culturing time, it is possible to obtain more hydroxylated flavanones with excellent yields.
Design and synthesis of 3,5-diaryl-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazoles as new tyrosinase inhibitors
作者:Zhixuan Zhou、Jiaru Zhuo、Sujun Yan、Lin Ma
DOI:10.1016/j.bmc.2012.12.054
日期:2013.4
In this study, twenty 3,5-diaryl-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazole derivatives with hydroxyl(s) (1a-1p, 2a-2d) were synthesized and their inhibitory activity on mushroom tyrosinase was examined. The results showed that among these compounds, 1-(5-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)ethanone 1d was found to be the most potent tyrosinase inhibitor with IC50 value of 0.301 mu M. Kinetic study revealed that these compounds were competitive inhibitors of tyrosinase and their structure-activity relationships were investigated in this article. (C) 2013 Published by Elsevier Ltd.
Natural product-based design, synthesis and biological evaluation of 2′,3,4,4′-tetrahydrochalcone analogues as antivitiligo agents
A bioactive component, 2',3,4,4'-tetrahydrochalcone (RY3-a) was first isolated from Vernohia anthelmintica (L.) willd seeds, and a set of its analogs, RY3-a-1-RY3-a-15 and RY3-c were designed and synthesized. Biological activity assays showed that RY3-c exhibited better melanogenesis and antioxidant activity and lower toxicity in comparison with RY3-a and butin. Further study tests showed that RY3-c exhibited better melanogenesis activity compared with the positive control 8-methoxypsoralan (8-MOP) in a vitiligo mouse model, suggesting that RY3-c is a good candidate antivitiligo agent. Mechanistic studies showed that RY3-c could repair cell damage induced by excessive oxidative stress and may exert melanin synthesis activity in the mouse melanoma B16F10 cell line by activating the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway and the upregulation of c-kit.
Self-developed NF-κB inhibitor 270 protects against LPS-induced acute kidney injury and lung injury through improving inflammation
作者:Yan-yan Yu、Xiang-qian Li、Wen-peng Hu、Shi-chao Cu、Jia-jia Dai、Ya-nan Gao、Yi-ting Zhang、Xiao-yi Bai、Da-yong Shi