Palladium catalyzed insertion of carbon monoxide into benzyl-tetrahydroisoquinolines
作者:Ganesh D. Pandey、Kamala P. Tiwari
DOI:10.1016/s0040-4020(01)92052-6
日期:1981.1
A new total synthesis of the berbine alkaloid ring system has been achieved. Palladium catalyzed insertion of carbon monoxide into the 1 - (2 - bromobenzyl) - substituted - 1,2,3,4 - tetrahydroisoquinolines (1a–1d) by the use of catalytic amounts of palladium diacetate and triphenylphosphine in the presence of tri-n-butylamine afforded the berbin-8-ones (2a–2d) which, on reduction with lithium aluminium
Alkaloid constituents from flower buds and leaves of sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera, Nymphaeaceae) with melanogenesis inhibitory activity in B16 melanoma cells
Methanolic extracts from the flower buds and leaves of sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera, Nymphaeaceae) were found to show inhibitory effects on melanogenesis in theophylline-stimulated murine B16 melanoma 4A5 cells. From the methanolic extracts, a new alkaloid, N-methylasimilobine N-oxide, was isolated together with eleven benzylisoquinoline alkaloids. The absolute stereostructure of the new alkaloid was determined from chemical and physicochemical evidence. Among the constituents isolated, nuciferine, N-methylasimilobine, (-)-lirinidine, and 2-hydroxy-1-methoxy-6a, 7-dehydroaporphine showed potent inhibition of melanogenesis. Comparison of the inhibitory activities of synthetic related alkaloids facilitated characterization of the structure-activity relationships of aporphine-and benzylisoquinoline-type alkaloids. In addition, 3-30 mu M nuciferine and N-methylasimilobine inhibited the expression of tyrosinase mRNA, 3-30 mu M N-methylasimilobine inhibited the expression of TRP-1 mRNA, and 10-30 mu M nuciferine inhibited the expression of TRP-2 mRNA. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Antidepressant-like effects of a new dihydro isoquinoline and its chemical precursors in mice: involvement of serotonin and dopaminergic systems
作者:Javier Porras-Ramírez、Rosa Estrada-Reyes、José Salud Rodríguez-Zavala、Ana Maria Dorantes-Barrón、Noé Jurado-Hernández、Mariano Martínez-Vázquez
DOI:10.1139/cjc-2020-0291
日期:2021.5
This study was aimed to synthesize novel 2-(2-bromophenyl)-N-phenethylacetamides and benzylisoquinoline (BIQ) derivatives to be evaluated as antidepressant-like agents in mice. The phenethylacetamides derivatives were synthesized by coupling aromatic amides to the backbone of 2-bromophenylacetyl chloride. The synthesis of BIQ was achieved by the reaction between synthesized phenethylacetamides and 2-chloropyridine. The structures of compounds were established mainly by 1D and 2D NMR spectra. Those compounds obtained with moderate to good yields were evaluated as antidepressant-like agents in the forced swim test and the open field paradigms in mice. The possible mechanism of those active derivatives was explored by antagonist experiments in combination with p-chloro-phenylalanine methyl ester, reserpine, sulpiride, and dopamine D1 antagonist SCH23390. Also, MAO A and B inhibition assays were performed. Docking studies between the human dopamine D3 receptor and the higher active compound were performed. The results showed that the (2-bromophenyl)-(3,4-dihydroisoquinoline-1-yl)methanone (4a) presented the most potent antidepressant-like effects without modifying the ambulatory activity of experimental mice. Antagonist experiments showed that 4a acted on the serotonergic and dopaminergic receptors. Docking studies indicated a strong affinity between the human dopamine D3 receptor and 4a. Our results showed that BIQ 4a has an antidepressant-like effect that is possibly mediated by an interaction with the presynaptic serotonin receptors and dopaminergic, D1, D2, and D3, receptors. This study highlights the pharmacological potential of halogenated BIQs in the treatment of some depressive disorders.