Synthesis of Lakshminine and Antiproliferative Testing of Related Oxoisoaporphines
摘要:
Lakshminine (6-amino-l-aza-5-methoxy-7H-dibenzo[de,h]quinolin-7-one, 1) is a recent addition to the small family of oxoisoaporphine alkaloids and a member of an even smaller set bearing an amino group at C-6. This rare natural product has now been synthesized in order to have sufficient amounts for biological testing. Lakshminine, its 4-amino isomer (2), their 6- and 4-nitro precursors (8 and 10, respectively), the intermediate 5-methoxy-7H-dibenzo[de,h]quinolin-7-one (6), and the unsubstituted skeleton (11) were tested against normal human fibroblasts and three human solid tumor cell lines. Only compound 10 showed marginal antiproliferative activity.
Synthesis and antiplasmodial activity of some 1-azabenzanthrone derivatives
作者:Vicente Castro-Castillo、Cristian Suárez-Rozas、Adriana Pabón、Edwin G. Pérez、Bruce K. Cassels、Silvia Blair
DOI:10.1016/j.bmcl.2012.10.092
日期:2013.1
Some synthetic 1-azabenzanthrones (7H-dibenzo[de,h]quinolin-7-ones) are weakly to moderately cytotoxic, suggesting that they might also show antiparasitic activity. We have now tested a small collection of these compounds in vitro against a chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium falciparum strain, comparing their cytotoxicity against normal human fibroblasts. Our results indicate that 5-methoxy-1-azabenzanthrone and its 2,3-dihydro analogue have low micromolar antiplasmodial activities and showed more than 10-fold selectivity against the parasite, indicating that the dihydro compound, in particular, might serve as a lead compound for further development. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.