The identification of effective cancer preventive compounds from hops has become an important issue in public health-related research. We compared the antiproliferative and apoptosis-inducing effects of side chain variants of prenylflavanones, e. g., 8-prenylnaringenin (7) and 8-geranylnaringenin (10), which have been identified in hops (Humulus lupulus), and their synthetic variations 8-furanmethylnaringenin (8) and 8-cinnamylnaringenin (9). These were accessible by a Mitsunobu reaction and Claisen rearrangement. Flavanones 9 and 10 showed cytotoxic and apoptotic activities. Apoptosis was induced in a mitochondrial dependent manner. 8-Cinnamylnaringenin (9) displayed noticeably improved apoptotic effects when compared to 8-prenylnaringenin. The potential of 8-prenylnaringenin (7) is shown in an ex vivo experiment on a multi-drug resistant leukaemia blast.
从啤酒花中鉴定有效的癌症预防化合物已成为公共健康相关研究的一个重要课题。我们比较了已在啤酒花(Humulus lupulus)中发现的8-prenylnaringenin (7)和8-geranylnaringenin (10)等prenylflavanones侧链变体及其合成变体8-furanmethylnaringenin (8)和8-cinnamylnaringenin (9)的抗增殖和诱导细胞凋亡作用。通过 Mitsunobu 反应和 Claisen 重排,可以获得这些化合物。
黄烷酮 9 和 10 具有细胞毒性和细胞凋亡活性。诱导细胞凋亡的方式依赖于线粒体。与
8-异戊烯基柚皮素相比,8-肉桂基
柚皮素(9)的凋亡效果明显提高。8 -异
戊烯基
柚皮素(7)的潜力体现在对具有多种抗药性的白血病细胞进行的体内外实验中。