Biocatalysed synthesis of β-O-glucosides from 9-fluorenon-2-carbohydroxyesters. Part 3: IFN-inducing and anti-HSV-2 properties
摘要:
In pursuing research on the antiviral, interferon (IFN)-inducing tilorone congeners, a new series of fluoren-carboxyhydroxyesters has been prepared and biologically explored. These esters have subsequently been used as sugar acceptors in the enzymatic transglycosylation reaction using the 'retaining' P-glycosidase from the archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus (Ss beta-Gly).Both aglycones (1-6) and corresponding beta-glucosides (beta-glu 1-beta-glu 6) have been screened for cytotoxicity, interferon-stimulating and antiviral properties against HSV-2.It was found that the addition of compounds beta-glu 5, beta-glu 6 and beta-glu 4 to HSV-2 infected U937 cells downregulates viral replication and triggers cells to release IFN-alpha/beta. Taken together, the results showed improved pharmacological profiles as a consequence of glycosylation. A molecular modelling study carried out on this series of compounds completed the structural characterisation of the novel compounds. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Biocatalysed synthesis of β-O-glucosides from 9-fluorenon-2-carbohydroxyesters. Part 3: IFN-inducing and anti-HSV-2 properties
摘要:
In pursuing research on the antiviral, interferon (IFN)-inducing tilorone congeners, a new series of fluoren-carboxyhydroxyesters has been prepared and biologically explored. These esters have subsequently been used as sugar acceptors in the enzymatic transglycosylation reaction using the 'retaining' P-glycosidase from the archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus (Ss beta-Gly).Both aglycones (1-6) and corresponding beta-glucosides (beta-glu 1-beta-glu 6) have been screened for cytotoxicity, interferon-stimulating and antiviral properties against HSV-2.It was found that the addition of compounds beta-glu 5, beta-glu 6 and beta-glu 4 to HSV-2 infected U937 cells downregulates viral replication and triggers cells to release IFN-alpha/beta. Taken together, the results showed improved pharmacological profiles as a consequence of glycosylation. A molecular modelling study carried out on this series of compounds completed the structural characterisation of the novel compounds. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
In pursuing research on the antiviral, interferon (IFN)-inducing tilorone congeners, a new series of fluoren-carboxyhydroxyesters has been prepared and biologically explored. These esters have subsequently been used as sugar acceptors in the enzymatic transglycosylation reaction using the 'retaining' P-glycosidase from the archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus (Ss beta-Gly).Both aglycones (1-6) and corresponding beta-glucosides (beta-glu 1-beta-glu 6) have been screened for cytotoxicity, interferon-stimulating and antiviral properties against HSV-2.It was found that the addition of compounds beta-glu 5, beta-glu 6 and beta-glu 4 to HSV-2 infected U937 cells downregulates viral replication and triggers cells to release IFN-alpha/beta. Taken together, the results showed improved pharmacological profiles as a consequence of glycosylation. A molecular modelling study carried out on this series of compounds completed the structural characterisation of the novel compounds. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.