Synthesis and Evaluation of Novel Oleanolic Acid Derivatives as Potential Antidiabetic Agents

Antidiabetic agents simultaneously inhibiting hepatic glucose production and stimulating hepatic glucose consumption could apply a better control over hyperglycemia. A series of oleanolic acid derivatives with bulky substituents at C‐3 position were designed and synthesized in order to search for this kind of agents. All of the compounds were evaluated biologically in vitro using glycogen phosphorylase and HepG2 cells. The results indicated that several derivatives exhibited moderate‐to‐good inhibitory activities against glycogen phosphorylase. Compound 8g showed the best inhibition with an IC₅₀ value of 5.4 μm . Moreover, most of the derivatives were found to increase the glucose consumption in HepG2 cells in a dose‐dependent manner. The possible binding mode of compound 8g with glycogen phosphorylase was also explored by docking study. 8g was found to have hydrogen bonding interactions with Arg193, Arg310, and Arg60 of the allosteric site.     

Fused Thiopyrano[2,3-d]thiazole Derivatives as Potential Anticancer Agents

rel-(5aR,11bR)-3,5a,6,11b-tetrahydro-2H,5H-chromeno[4′,3′:4,5]thiopyrano[2,3-d][1,3]thiazol-2-ones formed by the stereoselective Knoevenagel-hetero-Diels-Alder reaction were functionalized at the nitrogen in position 3 via reactions of alkylation, cyanoethylation, and acylation. The synthesized compounds were evaluated for their anticancer activity in NCI60 cell lines. Among the tested compounds, 3f was found to be the most active candidate with the greatest influence on leukemia, non-small cell lung cancer, colon cancer, CNS cancer, melanoma, prostate cancer, and breast cancer subpanel cell lines with GI₅₀ values over a range of 0.37–0.67 μM.     

Synthesis,Structural Characterization and Biological Evaluation of Novel Stilbene Derivatives as Potential Antimalarial Agents

A series of benzamide‐containing stilbene derivatives was synthesized through the incorporation of short basic side‐chains in the B‐ring hydroxy position of resveratrol. Their antiplasmodial activity was evaluated in vitro against the chloroquine resistant Plasmodium falciparum D10 strain, showing IC₅₀ values between 1.5 and 80 μm , while their cytotoxicity was assessed using an human myeloid leukemia (U‐937) cell line. With a selectivity ratio of >51.02, the most selective of these derivatives, 29, also had the most lowest cytotoxic activity of the series.     

Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Some Novel Polysubstituted Pyrimidine Derivatives as Potential Antimicrobial and Anticancer Agents

Synthesis and evaluation of the antimicrobial and cytotoxic activity of two series of polysubstituted pyrimidines comprising the thioether functionality and other pharmacophores, reported to contribute to various chemotherapeutic activities are described. All newly synthesized compounds were subjected to in‐vitro antibacterial and antifungal screening. Out of the compounds tested, 18 derivatives displayed an obvious inhibitory effect on the growth of the tested Gram‐positive and Gram‐negative bacterial strains, with special effectiveness against the Gram‐positive strains. Compounds 1 , 2 , 6 , 7 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 21 , and 24 revealed remarkable broad antibacterial spectrum profiles. Among those, compounds 1 , 2 , 6 , 7 , 9 , and 24 exhibited an appreciable antifungal activity against C. albicans. Compound 2 proved to be the most active antimicrobial member identified here as it showed twice the activity of ampicillin against B. subtilis and the same activity of ampicillin against M. Luteus and P. aeruginosa together with a moderate antifungal activity. Further, eleven analogs were evaluated for their in‐vitro cytotoxic potential utilizing the standard MTT assay against a panel of three human cell lines: breast adenocarcinoma MCF7, hepatocellular carcinoma HePG2, and colon carcinoma HT29. The obtained data revealed that six of the tested compounds 1 , 3 , 7 , 12 , 13 , and 15 showed a variable degree of cytotoxic activity against the tested cell lines at both the LC₅₀ and LC₉₀ levels. Compound 7 proved to be the most active cytotoxic member in this study with special effectiveness against the colon carcinoma HT29 and breast cancer MCF7 human cell lines for LC₅₀ and LC₉₀. Thus, compounds 1 and 7 could be considered as possible dual antimicrobial‐anticancer agents.     

Synthesis and Evaluation of Novel Marine Bromopyrrole Alkaloid‐Based Derivatives as Potential Antidepressant Agents

Herein, we report synthesis and screening of a series of twenty derivatives of bromopyrrole alkaloids with aroyl hydrazone feature for antidepressant activity by forced swim test (FST), tail suspension test (TST), and actophotometer method. The molecules were further evaluated for in vitro human MAO's inhibitory activities. The tested compounds exhibited moderate to good antidepressant activity compared with standard fluoxetine. Among these, most promising antidepressant derivatives 5b (%DID = 60.48), 5e (%DID = 59), and 5j (%DID = 74.86) reduced immobility duration of 50–70% at 30 mg/kg dose levels in FST. Further, derivative 5b , 5e, and 5j displayed good antidepressant activity with %DID value of 47.50, 46.62, and 52.49, respectively, in TST compared with standard fluoxetine (66.56% DID). Compound 5b showed high in vitro MAO‐A potency and selectivity (K_i MAO‐A (μm ) = 2.4 ± 0.99, SI = 0.06) with promising pharmacological activity recognizing its potential as antidepressant lead candidate for further drug development. Study revealed that the presence of halogen atoms such as chlorine and fluorine at ortho‐ and/or para‐position of phenyl ring and N‐alkylation of pyrrole core is favored features for antidepressant activity.     

新霉素A、B及其衍生物抗HIV作用的研究

人类免疫缺陷病毒(human immunodeficieney virus,HIV)自20世纪80年代被发现以来在全世界范围内迅速蔓延,严重地威胁到人类的健康,故研制高效、低毒的抗HIV药物迫在眉睫.本文综述了新霉素A、B及其衍生物作用于HIV的3个不同途径,包括:(1)与HIV RNA上的TAR和RRE结合;(2)与gp120-gp41竞争性地和CD4,CXCR4\CCR5结合;(3)作用于HIV的171-met ψ-RNA.此外,还针对这3个不同途径分别阐述了其相应的作用机制.新霉素及其衍生物抗HIV作用的研究结果为抗HIV药物的研究提供了更多的研究方向及可借鉴的研究方法.     

Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Sophoridinol Derivatives as a Novel Family of Potential Anticancer Agents

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Efficient Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of a Novel Series of 1,5‐Benzodiazepine Derivatives as Potential Antimicrobial Agents

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Synthesis of 2,5-Disubstituted-1,4-benzoquinone Derivatives as Potential Antimicrobial and Cytotoxic Agents

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Synthesis and Cytotoxic Evaluation of Acylated Brefeldin A Derivatives as Potential Anticancer Agents

Brefeldin A has attracted considerable attention because of its potential function in cancer prevention. However, its therapeutic use is limited by its poor bioavailability. The modifications on brefeldin A were difficult because of its low stability and selectivity toward two hydroxyl groups within the same molecule. In this study, we report the selective acylation of brefeldin A under mild conditions and the preparation of a series of monoacylated and diacylated brefeldin A derivatives. Their cytotoxicity, antitumor activity against TE‐1 cell, and molecular properties of adsorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination were evaluated. Brefeldin A 7‐O‐benzoate, brefeldin A 4,7‐O‐dibenzoate, and brefeldin A 7‐O‐biotin carboxylate showed the most potent cytotoxic activity, with GI50 values of 0.39, 0.46, and 0.50 μm , respectively. Molecular docking of these analogs revealed that the derivatives were well tolerated at the interface between ARF1 and its guanine nucleotide exchange factor ARNO. Our results may serve as a basis for the development of novel potential anticancer agents from brefeldin A derivatives.     

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Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Novel Ursolic acid Derivatives as Potential Anticancer Prodrugs

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