Novel tricyclic-bis-enone derivatives (TBEs) as well as the process for the preparation of such TBEs are provided. Also provided are methods for prevention and/or treatment of cancer, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, amyotropic lateral sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, and all other diseases whose pathogenesis is believed to involve excessive production of either nitric oxide (NO) or prostaglandins or the overexpression of iNOS or COX-2 genes or gene products. Further, methods for the synthesis of the TBE compounds of the invention utilize cheap commercially available reagents and are highly cost effective and amenable to scale-up. Additional high efficiency synthetic methods that utilize novel intermediates as well as the synthesis of these intermediates are also provided. Furthermore, the invention also provides methods for designing novel and water-soluble TBEs.
提供了新型
三环双烯酮衍
生物(TBEs)以及制备此类TBEs的方法。还提供了用于预防和/或治疗癌症、阿尔茨海默病、帕
金森病、多发性硬化症、肌萎缩侧索硬化、类风湿性关节炎、炎症性肠病以及所有其他疾病的方法,这些疾病的发病机制被认为涉及过量产生
一氧化氮(NO)或
前列腺素或iNOS或COX-2
基因或
基因产物的过度表达。此外,本发明的TBE化合物的合成方法利用廉价的商业可获得试剂,具有高成本效益且易于扩展。还提供了利用新型中间体的高效合成方法以及这些中间体的合成。此外,本发明还提供了设计新型
水溶性TBEs的方法。