Design,synthesis, and bioactivity of nortopsentin analogues containing 1,2,4-triazole moieties

Plant diseases are serious and difficult to control. Novel and efficient pesticides are urgently needed. A series of nortopsentin analogues were designed, synthesized, and evaluated for their antiviral activities and fungicidal activities. Compound 3g with higher antiviral activity than nortopsentin D and ribavirin emerged as new antiviral lead compound. Further fungicidal activity tests revealed that nortopsentin analogues displayed broad-spectrum fungicidal activities. Compounds 3a , 3d , and 3f displayed higher antifungal activities against Cercospora arachidicola Hori than commercial fungicides carbendazim and chlorothalonil. Current research has laid a foundation for the application of nortopsentin analogues in plant protection.     

Synthesis of chalcones and flavanones using Julia-Kocienski olefination

A new application of Julia-Kocienski olefination for the synthesis of chalcones and flavanones has been described. 2-(Benzo[d]thiazol-2-ylsulfonyl)-1-phenylethanones have been developed as new reagents for direct Julia-Kocienski olefination with aldehydes in the presence of a base, afforded chalcones in good to excellent yields. Whereas, 2-(benzo[d]thiazol-2-ylsulfonyl)-1-(2-hydroxyphenyl)ethanone reacted with the aromatic aldehydes to furnish flavanones in good yields via one-pot intra-molecular cyclization.     

NHC-catalyzed annulation of enals and chalcones: further explorations on the novel synthesis of 1,3,4-trisubstituted cyclopentenes

The facile synthesis of 1,3,4-trisubstituted cyclopentenes via homoenolate annulation of enals with heterocycle substituted chalcones is described.     

EDDA-catalyzed rapid synthetic routes for biologically interesting polycycles bearing citrans and chalcones: the first total synthesis of sumadain A

An efficient and concise synthetic route for biologically interesting polycycles bearing citran and chalcone nuclei was developed starting from a variety of trihydroxybenzenes with substituents on the ring. The key strategies involved an ethylenediamine diacetate-catalyzed cyclization by a domino aldol-type/electrocyclization/H-shift/hetero Diels-Alder reaction of trihydroxybenzenes and citral or trans,trans-farnesal. This methodology was applied successfully to the synthesis of three natural products, desbenzylidenerubramin, rubraine, sumadain A, and their unnatural derivatives.     

Recent developments in the metal catalysed cross-coupling reactions for the synthesis of the enone system of chalcones

For the last two decades, chalcones and their derivatives have attracted special interest among researchers due to their pharmaceutical properties. Numerous research works have been still going on to improve the methodologies of chalcone synthesis. Chalcone has displayed a remarkable curative efficiency to cure numerous diseases and it continues to show promise for new drug investigations. This review highlights the metal catalysed cross-coupling reactions for the synthesis of chalcone and its derivatives from 2009 to 2020.     

Design,synthesis and antiviral activities of chalcone derivatives containing pyrimidine

A series of chalcone derivatives (T1-T23) containing pyrimidine were synthesized, characterized, and assessed for their antiviral activity against tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) activities. Most target compounds displayed better antiviral activities against TMV than commercial ningnanmycin. Among them, the EC₅₀ value of curative activities of compounds T1, T7, T9 and T19 (219.2, 228.2, 279.9 and 234.9 μg/mL, respectively) were superior to that of ningnanmycin (320.1 μg/mL). In addtion, the EC₅₀ value of protective activities of compounds T5, T9, T19 and T23 (235.0, 220.0, 199.5 and 187.2 μg/mL, respectively) were superior to that of ningnanmycin (307.4 μg/mL). Then, the antiviral mechanism of T19 and TMV coat protein (TMV-CP) was preliminarily investigated by microscale thermophoresis (MST) and molecular docking technology. The results showed that T19 had a strong binding affinity for TMV coat protein, and its dissociation constant (K_d) was 0.00310 ± 0.000916 μM, which was superior to ningnanmycin(0.165 ± 0.0799 μM). This study suggests that chalcone derivatives containing pyrimidine could be used as novel antiviral agents for controlling the plant viruses.     

Regioselective synthesis of 2,3-disubstituted 1-alkyl pyrrolo[2,3-b] quinoxalines through palladium-catalyzed Heck reaction of chalcones and evaluation of their anti-bacterial activities

The regioselective synthesis of 1-alkyl-2-aryl-3-acyl pyrrolo[2,3-b]quinoxalines through palladium-catalyzed Heck coupling reaction/heteroannulation was reported. The reaction of N-alkyl/benzyl-3-chloroquinoxaline-2-amines with chalcones catalyzed by Pd(OAc)₂ in the presence of KO^tBu, as the base, in DMSO afforded the desired products in good-to-high yields. The MIC and MBC determinations revealed that these compounds could be used in the future research works for the development of antibiotics.     

Polydentate cyclotriphosphazene ligands:Design,synthesis and bioactivity

Five multinuclear cyclotriphosphazene ligands were synthesized and tested for their cleavage activities to plasmid DNA.All of these new compounds were confirmed by MS,~1H NMR,~(31)p NMR,~(13)C NMR and IR.Preliminary studies on the cleavage of pUC 19 DNA in the presence of metal complexes were performed.The results revealed that these complexes could act as powerful catalysts under physiological conditions.The complexes 3b+Cu can effectively cleave DNA to nicked form,giving hydrolysis rate constant of 0.0...     

Na_6PMo_(11)FeO_(40)对小鼠黑色素瘤B16细胞内黑色素合成抑制及抑菌活性研究

研究了过渡金属取代的Kiggen型结构的杂多酸盐Na_6PMo_(11)FeO_(40)对体外培养的小鼠黑色素瘤B16细胞的生物学效应,并分析了其对4种细菌的抗菌活性.结果显示:不同浓度的Na_6PMo_(11)FeO_(40)对B16细胞的细胞形态和数量有不同程度的影响,对B16细胞的增殖率、酪氨酸酶活性以及黑色素合成量的抑制呈现出明显的浓度效应.浓度为50~200μmol/L的Na_6PMo_(11)FeO_(40)能显著抑制B16细胞增殖(P0.05或P0.01);浓度为200μmol/L的Na_6PMo_(11)FeO_(40)对酪氨酸酶活性抑制极显著(P0.01),IC50为166.5μmol/L;Na_6PMo_(11)FeO_(40)对藤黄八叠球菌、金黄色葡萄球菌、枯草芽孢杆菌和大肠杆菌均有抗菌作用,且对球菌的抑制效果优于杆菌.实验结果表明,Na_6PMo_(11)FeO_(40)可作为具有防腐抑菌功能的新型酪氨酸酶抑制剂.     

Study of the synthesis,antiviral bioactivity and interaction mechanisms of novel chalcone derivatives that contain the 1,1-dichloropropene moiety

A series of novel chalcone derivatives that contain the 1,1-dichloropropene moiety was designed and synthesized. Bioactivity assays showed that most of the target compounds exhibited moderate to good antiviral activity against tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) at 500 μg/mL. Among the target compounds, compound 7h showed the highest in vivo inactivation activity against TMV with the EC₅₀ and EC₉₀ value of 45.6 and 327.5 μg/mL, respectively, which was similar to that of Ningnanmycin (46.9 and 329.4 μg/mL) and superior to that of Ribavirin (145.1 and 793.1 μg/mL). Meanwhile, the microscale thermophoresis and fluorescence spectroscopy experiments showed that the compound 7h had a strong interaction with the tobacco mosaic virus coat protein.     

A simple and highly efficient method for the synthesis of chalcones by using borontrifluoride-etherate

Chalcones are secondary metabolites of terrestrial plants, precursors for the biosynthesis of flavonoids and exhibit various biological activities. Condensation of substituted acetophenones (2a-12a) with various aromatic aldehydes (1b-7b) in the presence of BF₃-Et₂O at room temperature gave chalcones in 75-96% yield.     

Design, synthesis, and bioactivity of cyanonitrovinyl neonicotinoids as potential insecticides

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A series of cyanonitrovinyl neonicotinoids were designed and synthesized via five steps in about 35% overall yields. All compounds were structurally characterized by ¹H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), ¹³C NMR, infrared (IR), and high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS), and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis of 2-[1-[(6-chloropyridin-3-yl)methyl]-2-imidazolidinylidene]-2-nitroacetonitrile revealed that the double bond is (E)-configured. The preliminary agriculture bioassay indicated that one compound exhibited moderate insecticidal activity against pea aphid.     

Synthesis and antibacterial activity of four natural chalcones and their derivatives

Four natural chalcones bearing hydroxyisoprenyl or prenyl groups, named Paratocarpin E (2), Xanthoangelol D (3), Angusticornin A (4) and Kanzonol C (5), were prepared by employing the Claisen-Schmidt condensation as the key step. In an attempt to investigate the effect of the hydroxyisoprenyl group on biological activity, two of their derivatives were also prepared for antibacterial activity research. The synthesized compounds were investigated for their expected antibacterial activities against Gram positive bacteria (Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus) as well as Gram negative bacteria (Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa). Paratocarpin E (2) was found to be the most potent against two Gram positive bacteria while the majority of the remaining compounds showed promising activity as well. However, all of the compounds were inactive against both Gram-negative bacteria.     

The role of chalcones: helichrysetin,xanthohumol, and flavokawin-C in promoting neurite outgrowth in PC12 Adh cells

Chalcones are a group of compounds widely distributed in plant kingdom. The aim of this study was to assess the neurite outgrowth stimulatory activity of selected chalcones, namely helichrysetin, xanthohumol and flavokawin-C. Using adherent rat pheochromocytoma (PC12 Adh) cells, the chalcones were subjected to neurite outgrowth assay and the extracellular nerve growth factor (NGF) levels were determined. Xanthohumol (10 μg/mL) displayed the highest (p < 0.05) percentage of neurite-bearing PC12 Adh cells and the highest (p < 0.05) NGF level in the culture medium of xanthohumol-treated cells. While, helichrysetin induced a moderately high numbers of neurite-bearing cells, flavokawin-C did not stimulate neurite outgrowth. This work supports the potential use of xanthohumol as a potential neuroactive compound to stimulate neurite outgrowth.     

Design, synthesis, and bioactivity of the first nonsteroidal mimetics of brassinolide

Ten novel compounds, each consisting of two subunits and a linker, were designed with the aid of molecular modeling to resemble the natural steroidal phytohormone brassinolide. The mimetics were synthesized and subjected to the rice leaf lamina inclination bioassay to test for brassinosteroid activity. Most of the mimetics displayed very weak or no bioactivity, but two were strongly active when coapplied with the auxin indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), which synergizes the activity of brassinosteroids. Thus, 1-(4,6 alpha,7 alpha-trihydroxy-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthyl)-2-(6 alpha',7 alpha'-dihydroxy-5',6',7',8'-tetrahydronaphthyl)ethyne (4) and (E)-1,2-bis[trans-(4a alpha,8a beta)-4-oxo-6 alpha,7 alpha-dihydroxy-4a,5,6,7,8,8a-hexahydro-(3H)-naphthyl]ethylene (11) showed exceptional activity at doses as low as 0.01 ng and 0.001 ng/plant, respectively. These compounds are the first biologically active nonsteroidal brassinolide mimetics.     

卤代查尔酮氨基硫脲席夫碱的合成及生物活性研究

本文合成了一系列卤代查尔酮及其氨基硫脲席夫碱,并考察了所合成化合物的酪氨酸酶抑制活性及抗氧化活性。结果表明,部分化合物具有较好的酪氨酸酶抑制活性,其中3个化合物的抑制活性强于阳性对照曲酸,4-溴代查尔酮氨基硫脲席夫碱(化合物9)表现出最好的抑制活性,其IC50值为2.02μmol/L;部分化合物还具有一定的抗氧化活性。抑制机理研究表明,化合物9属于不可逆抑制剂。优选化合物9进行了分子对接探讨,初步构效关系分析为进一步研究具有酪氨酸酶抑制活性的类似化合物提供了参考。     

Design, synthesis and bioactivity of novel ALS inhibitors (V)

By means of the X-ray diffraction method, quantum pharmacology analysis and quantitative structure-activity relationships (QSAR) analysis, the structure-activity relationships of the herbicidal sulfonylureas and fused heterocyclic sulfonamides were systematically studied. The results showed that the structure-activity relationships of these two kinds of herbicides were identical and that the heterocyclic ring and sulfonyl moiety in the molecules were their pharmacophores which likely bind in the same receptor sites of acetolactate synthase (ALS). According to these results, the initial model of these two kinds of herbicides binding with the receptor was put forward. Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.29472056).