[15-13C2H3]-Dihydroartemisinic acid (2a), [15-C2H3]-dihydroartemisinic acid (2b) and [15-13CH3]-dihydroartemisinic acid (2c) have been obtained in good yield and high isotopic enrichment by a reconstructive synthesis from artemisinin. These labelled compounds were designed to be used in biosynthetic experiments to determine the origins of artemisinin and other sesquiterpene natural products from Artemisia
[15- 13 c ^ 2 ^ h 3 ] -二氢青蒿酸(图2a),[15-C 2 H ^ 3 ] -二氢青蒿酸(图2b)和[15- 13 CH 3 ] -二氢青蒿酸(2C)已经以良好的收率获得通过青蒿素的重组合成实现高同位素富集。这些标记的化合物被设计用于生物合成实验,以确定青蒿素和其他来自青蒿的倍半萜烯天然产物的来源。
Design and Synthesis of Novel Artemisinin-Like Ozonides with Antischistosomal Activity
作者:Zhong-Shun Yang、Wen-Min Wu、Ying Li、Yu-Lin Wu
DOI:10.1002/hlca.200590229
日期:2005.11
artemisinin-like ozonides 10 were synthesized via a facile three-step procedure starting with the degraded product of artemisinin (Scheme). The Criegee ozonolysis reaction of the unsaturated lactone intermediates 14 is the key step which provided the target molecules 10. The in vivo pharmacological results suggested that this type of artemisinin analogues exhibited moderate antischistosomal activity (Table)
Design, Synthesis, and Pharmacological Evaluation of 2-(2,5-Dimethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinolin-8-yl)-<i>N</i>-aryl Propanamides as Novel Smoothened (Smo) Antagonists
A series of novel Smo antagonists were developed either by directly incorporating the basic skeleton of the natural product artemisinin or by first breaking artemisinin into structurally simpler and stable intermediates and then reconstructing into diversified heterocyclic derivatives, equipped with a Smo-targeting bullet. 2-(2,5-Dimethy1-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinolin-8-yl)-N-arylpropanamide 65 was identified as the most potent, with an IC50 value of 9.53 nM against the Hh signaling pathway. Complementary mechanism studies confirmed that 65 inhibits Hh signaling pathway by targeting Smo and shares the same binding site as that of the tool drug cyclopamine. Meanwhile, 65 has a good plasma exposure and an acceptable oral bioavailability. Dose-dependent antiproliferative effects were observed in ptch+/;p53-/- medulloblastoma cells, and significant tumor growth inhibitions were achieved for 65 in the ptch+/-;p53-/- medulloblastoma allograft model.
Structure elucidation of arteannuin O, a novel cadinane diol from Artemisia annua, and the synthesis of arteannuins K, L, M and O
作者:Lai-King Sy、Kung-Kai Cheung、Nian-Yong Zhu、Geoffrey D Brown
DOI:10.1016/s0040-4020(01)00633-0
日期:2001.10
The novel cadinane diol, arteannuin O (1), has been obtained from Artemisia annua and its structure has been established by 2D NMR and X-ray crystallography. A reconstructive synthesis of arteannuin O from artemisinin is described, which also yields the natural products arteannuin K and arteannuin L. Mechanistic considerations have led to the conclusion that the stereochemistry of the 5-hydroxyl group was wrongly assigned when arteannuins K, L and M were first reported as natural products. This was confirmed by derivatization of synthetic arteannuins K, L and M as their Mosher esters. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.