Synthesis, biological evaluation and SAR studies of ursolic acid 3β-ester derivatives as novel CETP inhibitors
摘要:
Cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) is an attractive therapeutic target for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases by lowering low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels as well as raising high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels in human plasma. Herein, a series of ursolic acid 3 beta-ester derivatives were designed, synthesized and evaluated for the CETP inhibiting activities. Among these compounds, the most active compound is U12 with an IC50 value of 2.4 mu M in enzymatic assay. The docking studies showed that the possible hydrogen bond interactions between the carboxyl groups at both ends of the molecule skeleton and several polar residues (such as Ser191, Cys13 and Ser230) in the active site region of CETP could significantly enhance the inhibition activity. This study provides structural insight of the interactions between these pentacyclic tri-terpenoid 3 beta-ester derivatives and CETP protein for the further modification and optimization.
Anti-AIDS Agents 38. Anti-HIV Activity of 3-<i>O</i>-Acyl Ursolic Acid Derivatives
作者:Yoshiki Kashiwada、Tsuneatsu Nagao、Ayumi Hashimoto、Yasumasa Ikeshiro、Hikaru Okabe、L. Mark Cosentino、Kuo-Hsiung Lee
DOI:10.1021/np990633v
日期:2000.12.1
Based on our previous finding that 3-O-acyl-betulinic and -oleanolic acids, especially the 3-O-(3',3'-dimethyl)-succinyl derivatives (2 and 4), demonstrated potent anti-HIV activity [EC50 < 0.00035 and 0.00086 M; therapeutic index (TI) > 20 000 and 22 326, respectively], several 3-O-acyl-ursolic acids were prepared and evaluated for anti-HIV activity. Ursolic acid (6) was equipotent (EC50 4.4 muM) with oleanolic acid (EC50 3.7 muM), although it was slightly toxic (IC50 14.3 CIM, TI 3.3). 3-O-Diglycoryl-ursolic acid (10) demonstrated relatively potent anti-HIV activity with an EC50 of 0.31 muM and a TI of 155.5. In contrast, 3-O-(3',3'-dimethylsuccinyl)-ursolic acid (8), which is analogous to the extremely potent anti-HIV betulinic acid and oleanolic acid derivatives 2 and 4, displayed only weak anti-HIV activity (EC50 2.1 muM, TI 23.6).