Synthesis and anti-neuroinflammatory activity of N-heterocyclic analogs based on natural biphenyl-neolignan honokiol
摘要:
Novel isoxazole and pyrazole analogs based on natural biphenyl-neolignan honokiol were synthesized and evaluated for their inhibitory activities against nitric oxide production in lipopolysaccharide-activated BV-2 microglial cells. The isoxazole skeleton was constructed via nitrile oxide cycloaddition from oxime 3 and pyrazole was generated by condensation of 4-chromone and alkylhydrazine. Among the analogs, 13b and 14a showed stronger inhibitory activities with IC50 values of 8.9 and 1.2 mu M, respectively, than honokiol.
Synthesis and neurite growth evaluation of new analogues of honokiol, a neolignan with potent neurotrophic activity
摘要:
A versatile synthetic route is reported towards the preparation of new analogues for potent neurotrophic agent biaryl-type lignan honokiol. A focused 24-membered library of derivatives containing five different groups at 5'-position of honokiol has been prepared in fair to good overall yields. Compared to the natural product, or to analogues with a short alkyl chain in this position, these new derivatives have lost most of the neurotrophic activity. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.