N-trans- and N-cis-Feruloyltyramines were isolated as the inhibitors of in vitro prostaglandin (PG) synthesis from an Indonesian medicinal plant, Ipomoea aquatica (Convolvulaceae). In order to clarify structure activity relationships, cinnamoyl-β-phenethylamines with possible combinations of naturally occurring cinnamic acids and β-phenethylamines were synthesized and tested for their inhibitory activities against PG synthetase and arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase. The compounds containing catechol groups such as N-caffeoyl-β-phenethylamine (CaP) showed higher inhibitory effects on PG synthetase. The catechol group was found to be essential for the inhibition of arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase. The investigation of concentration dependent effects on PG biosynthesis revealed that CaP enhanced PG biosynthesis at a lower concentration range, whereas it inhibited the reaction at a higher concentration. The effects of CaP on each reaction step were investigated with purified PG endoperoxide synthase and microsomal PG synthetase. CaP inhibited the cyclooxygenase reaction, while it enhanced the hydroperoxidase reaction. N-Acyldopamines which contain catechol and lipophylic group were synthesized from dopamine and fatty acids to test their inhibitory effects on arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase. N-Linoleoyldopamine was the most active compound and its IC50 value was 2.3nM in our assay system, in which an IC50 value of AA 861, a specific inhibitor of 5-lipoxygenase, was 8nM.
N-反式和N-顺式-阿魏酰基
酪胺是从印尼药用植物空心菜(旋花科)中分离得到的体外
前列腺素(
PG)合成
抑制剂。为了阐明结构活性关系,合成了可能由天然存在的
肉桂酸和β-苯
乙胺组合得到的肉桂酰-β-苯
乙胺,并测试了它们对
PG合成酶和
花生四烯酸5-脂氧合酶的抑制活性。含有
儿茶酚基团的化合物,如N-咖啡酰基-β-苯
乙胺(CaP),显示出对
PG合成酶更高的抑制效果。
儿茶酚基团被发现对抑制
花生四烯酸5-脂氧合酶至关重要。对浓度依赖性
PG生物合成效应的研究表明,CaP在较低浓度范围内增强了
PG生物合成,而在较高浓度下抑制了反应。通过纯化的
PG内过氧化物合成酶和微粒体
PG合成酶研究了CaP对每个反应步骤的影响。CaP抑制了环氧合酶反应,同时增强了氢
过氧化物酶反应。从
多巴胺和
脂肪酸合成了含有
儿茶酚和脂溶性基团的N-酰基
多巴胺,以测试它们对
花生四烯酸5-脂氧合酶的抑制效果。N-亚油酰
多巴胺是最活跃的化合物,在我们的测定系统中其IC50值为2.3nM,而作为5-脂氧合酶特异性
抑制剂的AA 861的IC50值为8nM。