Synthesis and human telomeric G-quadruplex DNA-binding activity of glucosaminosides of shikonin/alkannin
作者:Hao He、Li-Ping Bai、Zhi-Hong Jiang
DOI:10.1016/j.bmcl.2011.12.143
日期:2012.2
The N-acetyl glucosaminosides of shikonin/alkannin were synthesized by chemical glycosylation, which provided an ideal approach to resolve the mixture of enantiomeric shikonin and alkannin co-existed in the Chinese herbs. The glycosylated shikonin and alkannin exhibited stronger binding activity to human telomeric G-quadruplex DNA than their parent structures. This research indicated that glycosylation of natural product with amino sugars is an effective strategy to improve their DNA-binding affinity. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.