Farnesyloxycoumarins, a new class of squalene-hopene cyclase inhibitors
摘要:
A few naturally occurring prenyl- and renyloxycoumarins and several new related synthetic derivatives were evaluated as inhibitors of squalene-hopene cyclase (SHC), a useful model enzyme, to predict their interactions with oxidosqualene cyclase (OSC). Umbelliprenin-10',11'-monoepoxide (IC50 2.5 muM) and the corresponding 6',7'-10', 11' diepoxide (IC50 1.5 muM) were the most active enzyme inhibitors. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Monoalkylation of dihydroxycoumarins via Mitsunobu dehydroalkylation under high intensity ultrasound. The synthesis of ferujol
摘要:
Monoalkylation of natural dihydroxycoumarins was carried out by Mitsunobu dehydroalkylation under sonochemical conditions. Aesculetin (6,7-dihydroxycoumarin) was selectively alkylated in good yield with prenyl alcohols at position 7, as clearly shown by NOESY experiments; though less selectively, position 7 was also the most reactive in daphnetin (7,8-dihydroxycoumarin). The synthesis of the phytoestrogen ferujol is also reported for the first time. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.