Anaerobic incubation of phorbol (1) from Croton tiglium with human intestinal bacteria afforded five metabolites: isophorbol (2), deoxyphorbol (3), 4beta,9alpha,20-trihydroxy-13,15-seco-1,6,15-tigliatriene-3,13-dione (4), 4beta,9alpha,20-trihydroxy-15,16,17-trinor-1,6-tigliadiene-3,13-dione (5) and 4beta,9a,20-trihydroxy-14(13-->12)-abeo-12alphaH-1,6-tigliadiene-3,13-dione (6). All these metabolites (2-6) were identified and characterized by spectroscopic means, including two-dimensional (2D)-NMR. Nine defined strains from the human intestine showed an ability to transform 1 to these metabolites.
IDENTIFICATION AND USE: Phorbol is a powder. It is used in biochemical and medical research. HUMAN EXPOSURE AND TOXICITY: Phorbol lacked the lymphocyte-activating inducing properties found in phorbol esters. Unlike phorbol esters, phorbol lacks tumor-promoting activity and it was either inactive or elicited poor response in inhibition of growth and stimulation of differentiated functions in human melanoma cells. ANIMAL STUDIES: Phorbol (20 ug/mL) was devoid of biological activity and had no effect on binding sites in prepn from mouse brain. Phorbol did not stimulate prostaglandin E2 synthesis in bone and bone resorption in neonatal mouse calvaria in organ culture. Phorbol showed no erythroid differentiation in Friend virus-transformed proerythroid C1 745 cells. Thus phorbol is inactive analog of phorbol esters.
The term 'phorbol' is used to describe the family of naturally occurring compounds that can be referred to as tigliane diterpenes. Phorbol esters are the tetracyclic diterpenoids generally known for their tumor promoting activity. The phorbol esters mimic the action of diacyl glycerol (DAG), activator of protein kinase C, which regulates different signal transduction pathways and other cellular metabolic activities. The biological activities of the phorbol esters are highly structure specific. The phorbol esters, even at very low concentrations, show toxicological manifestations in animals fed diets containing them. This toxicity limits the use of many nutritive plants and agricultural by-products containing phorbol esters to be used as animal feed. Besides, possessing antinutritional and toxic effects, few derivatives of the phorbol esters are also known for their antimicrobial and antitumor activities. The molluscicidal and insecticidal properties of phorbol esters indicate its potential to be used as an effective biopesticide and insecticide. The phorbols themselves do not induce tumors but promote tumor growth following exposure to a subcarcinogenic dose of a carcinogen. TPA and related phorbols were reported to be a potent stimulator for plasminogen activator synthesis. A good correlation was observed between plasminogen activator induction and tumor promotion with TPA, phorbol 12,13-didecanoate (PDD), and TPA beta-oxide (a derivative of TPA) in bioassays. The phorbol does not involve covalent binding to the cellular DNA, in fact it mimics the effects of transformation such as alteration in membrane morphology, increased saturation density, altered cell surface fucose glycopeptides, and increased the level of plasminogen activator and ornithine decarboxylase. (A15429) Various esters of phorbol have important biological properties, the most notable of which is the capacity to act as tumor promoters through activation of protein kinase C. They mimic diacylglycerols, glycerol derivatives in which two hydroxyl groups have reacted with fatty acids to form esters. The most common phorbol ester is 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA), also called phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate (PMA), which is used as a biomedical research tool in models of carcinogenesis. TPA, together with ionomycin, can also be used to stimulate T-cell activation, proliferation, and cytokine production, and is used in protocols for intracellular staining of these cytokines. (Wikipedia)
12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate (I) & phorbol (II) incr the recovery of ouabain-resistant mutants in N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine- and methylazoxyethanol acetate-treated V79 chinese hamster cell cultures. In both cases I was more effective than II in promoting the mutant recovery.
Studies on the mechanism of skin tumor promotion. Phorbol given simultaneously with 12-o-tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate after 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (DMBA) initiation in female mice had no effect on promotion.
PYRIMIDINYL AND 1,3,5-TRIAZINYL BENZIMIDAZOLES AND THEIR USE IN CANCER THERAPY
申请人:Rewcastle Gordon William
公开号:US20110009405A1
公开(公告)日:2011-01-13
Provided herein are pyrimidinyl and 1,3,5-triazinyl benzimidazoles of Formula I, and their pharmaceutical compositions, preparation, and use as agents or drugs for cancer therapy, either alone or in combination with radiation and/or other anticancer drugs.
Substituted 4-aryl-4h-pyrrolo[2,3-h]chromenes and analogs as activators of caspases and inducers of apoptosis and the use thereof
申请人:Cai Xiong Sui
公开号:US20060104998A1
公开(公告)日:2006-05-18
The present invention is directed to substituted 4H-chromenes and analogs thereof, represented by the Formula (I): wherein R
1
, R
3
-R
5
, A, D, Y and Z are defined herein. The present invention also relates to the discovery that compounds having Formula (I) are activators of caspases and inducers of apoptosis. Therefore, the activators of caspases and inducers of apoptosis of this invention can be used to induce cell death in a variety of clinical conditions in which uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells occurs.
Disclosed herein are substituted indole cysteinyl leukotriene receptor modulators of Formula I, process of preparation thereof, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of use thereof.
N-acylpyrrolidin-2-ylalkylbenzamidine derivatives as inhibitors of factor Xa
申请人:——
公开号:US20030092698A1
公开(公告)日:2003-05-15
This invention is directed to N-acylpyrrolidin-2-ylalkylbenzamidine derivatives which useful for inhibiting the activity of Factor Xa, by contacting said derivatives with a composition containing Factor Xa. The present invention is also directed to compositions containing said derivatives, methods for their preparation, their use, such as in inhibiting the formation of thrombin or for treating a patient suffering from, or subject to, a disease state associated with a physiologically detrimental excess amount of thrombin.
[EN] STABILIZATION OF BIOMOLECULES USING SUGAR POLYMERS<br/>[FR] STABILISATION DE BIOMOLÉCULES AU MOYEN DE POLYMÈRES DE GLUCIDES
申请人:UNIV CALIFORNIA
公开号:WO2013112897A1
公开(公告)日:2013-08-01
Compositions and methods for stabilizing biomolecules are disclosed. Specifically, the compositions include novel homopolymers or copolymers containing trehalose side chains conjugated to biomolecules. When such homopolymers or copolymers are placed in close proximity to biomolecules, such as proteins, the homopolymers or copolymers protect and/or stabilize the biomolecule. The compositions and methods may be suitable for use in various industries such as healthcare (pharmaceuticals), molecular biology, biofuels, paper, personal care, detergent, photographic, rubber, brewing, dairy and food processing industries.