Sulfuric Acid-modified PEG-6000 (PEG-SO<sub>3</sub>H): An Efficient, Bio-degradable and Reusable Catalyst for Synthesis of &alpha;, &alpha;' bis(arylidene) Cycloalkanones Under Solvent-free Conditions
作者:Mohammad A. Nasseri、Mehri Salimi
DOI:10.2174/1570178611310030004
日期:2013.4.1
A green and efficient method for synthesis of α,α' -bis (arylidene) cycloalkanones, starting from aromatic aldehydes in reaction with ketones using sulfonated polyethylene glycol 6000 (PEG-SO3H) as a stable, reusable and biodegradable catalyst under solvent-free conditions at 80 °C is described. The use of a nontoxic, inexpensive, easily available and recyclable catalyst makes this protocol practical
Exploration and synthesis of curcumin analogues with improved structural stability both in vitro and in vivo as cytotoxic agents
作者:Guang Liang、Lili Shao、Yi Wang、Chengguang Zhao、Yanhui Chu、Jian Xiao、Yu Zhao、Xiaokun Li、Shulin Yang
DOI:10.1016/j.bmc.2008.10.044
日期:2009.3
Curcumin has a surprisingly wide range of chemo-preventive and chemo-therapeutic activities and is under investigation for the treatment of various human cancers. However, the clinical application of curcumin has been significantly limited by its instability and poor metabolic property. Although a number of synthetic modi. cations of curcumin have been studied intensively in order to develop a molecule with enhanced bioactivities, few synthetic studies were done for the improvement of pharmacokinetic profiles. In the present study, a series of mono-carbonyl analogues of curcumin were designed and synthesized by deleting the reactive beta-diketone moiety, which was considered to be responsible for the pharmacokinetic limitation of curcumin. The results of the in vitro stability studies and in vivo pharmacokinetic studies indicated that the stability of these mono-carbonyl analogues was greatly enhanced in vitro and their pharmacokinetic profiles were also significantly improved in vivo. Furthermore, the cytotoxic activities of mono-carbonyl analogues were evaluated in seven different tumor cell lines by MTT assay and the structure-activity relation (SAR) was discussed and concluded. The results suggest that the five-carbon linker-containing analogues of curcumin may be favorable for the curcumin-based drug development both pharmacokinetically and pharmacologically. (C) 2009 Published by Elsevier Ltd.