Synthesis and cellular effects of cycloterpenals: Cyclohexadienal-based activators of neurite outgrowth
摘要:
An unusual class of diterpenoid natural products, 'cycloterpenals' ( with a central cyclohexadienal core), that arise in nature by condensation of retinoids and other isoprenes, have been isolated from a variety of organisms including marine sponges as well as from the human eye. A milk whey protein has also demonstrated the formation of a cycloterpenal derived from beta-ionylidineacetaldehyde. Here, we generate a synthetic library of these molecules where we detail reaction conditions required to effect cross condensation of alpha,beta-unsaturated aldehydes as opposed to homodimerization. The ability of this class of molecules to activate neurite outgrowth activity is reported. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Synthesis and cellular effects of cycloterpenals: Cyclohexadienal-based activators of neurite outgrowth
作者:Bennie J. Bench、Shane E. Tichy、Lisa M. Perez、Jenna Benson、Coran M.H. Watanabe
DOI:10.1016/j.bmc.2008.07.030
日期:2008.8
An unusual class of diterpenoid natural products, 'cycloterpenals' ( with a central cyclohexadienal core), that arise in nature by condensation of retinoids and other isoprenes, have been isolated from a variety of organisms including marine sponges as well as from the human eye. A milk whey protein has also demonstrated the formation of a cycloterpenal derived from beta-ionylidineacetaldehyde. Here, we generate a synthetic library of these molecules where we detail reaction conditions required to effect cross condensation of alpha,beta-unsaturated aldehydes as opposed to homodimerization. The ability of this class of molecules to activate neurite outgrowth activity is reported. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.