A new isorhamnetin glycoside and other phenolic compounds from Callianthemum taipaicum

A new flavonol glycoside together with five known phenolic compounds were isolated from the whole herb of Callianthemum taipaicum. The compounds were identified as isorhamnetin-3-O-α-L-arabinoside-7-O-β-D-glucoside (1), isorhamnetin-3-O-β-D-glucoside (2), dibutyl phthalate (3), (+)-1-hydroxylpinoresinol-4'-β-D-glucoside (4), pinoresinol-4'-O-β-D-glucoside (5) and 2-phenylethyl-β-primeveroside (6). Compound 1 was identified as a new flavonol glycoside. The compound 6 was isolated for the first time as natural product. All compounds were isolated for the first time from the Callianthemum genus. Furthermore, the 2D-NMR data of the four known compounds 2-5 are given for the first time in this paper. All the structures were identified on the basis of detailed spectral analysis. The compounds 1 and 4 exhibited certain antifungal activity.     

Two new chroman derivations from the endophytic Penicillium sp. DCS523

Strain DCS523 was isolated from the branch tissue of Daphniphyllum longeracemosum and determined to be a Penicillium sp. according to the ITS sequence analysis. The extracts from the PDA solid fermentation media of Penicillium sp. DCS523 were purified to give two new chroman derivatives as well as six known compounds. Based on their spectral data the new compounds were identified as (Z)-6-acetyl- 3-(1,2-dihydroxypropylidene)-5-hydroxy-8-methylchroman-2-one and 6-acetyl-2α,5- dihydroxy-2-(2-hydroxypropyl)- 3α,8-dimethylchroman, respectively.     

硝基苯并咪唑衍生物的合成、表征及抑菌活性的测定

以苯并咪唑为原料,经硝化、二茂铁磺酰化等步骤,合成了8种未见文献报道的硝基苯并咪唑衍生物,其结构经MS,¹H NMR和元素分析确证.由于硝基苯并咪唑的互变异构,二茂铁磺酰化后,产生两个异构体,用X射线衍射仪测定了化合物2a的晶体结构.初步的抑菌实验结果表明,该系列化合物具有良好的抑菌作用,其抑菌活性均优于对照药剂50%多菌灵可湿性粉剂.     

Bioactive Fluorenes. Part II. Unprecedented biologically active thiazole derivatives based-2,7-dichlorofluorene as competent DHFR inhibitors: Design,synthesis, and molecular docking approaches

In this study, a new series of (4-(2,7-dichloro-9H-fluoren-4-yl)thiazol-yl)acetamide derivatives was synthesized, and the new heterocycles were completely characterized, evaluated for their antimicrobial activity, and screened for cytotoxic activity against human lung carcinoma (A-549) and human breast carcinoma (MCF-7) cell lines. A molecular docking study was undertaken to identify the possible mode of action of the synthesized compounds, which suggested binding interactions with the dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) active sites.Most of the synthesized compounds displayed meaningful activity against A-549 and MCF-7 cell lines when compared to 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), which was used as a reference drug. Furthermore, some of the prepared compounds exhibited potent antibacterial and antifungal activities. The highly pronounced biological activities of the compounds under investigation offer such species as promising future drug prospects which may find applications in the fields of biological and medicinal sciences.     

Synthesis and Reactions of Some New Thienopyrimidines

4-Methyl-6-mercapto-2-phenylpyrimidine-5-carbonitrile ( 1 ) was reacted with different halo compounds, namely ethylchloroacetate, chloroacetone, bromoacetanilide, p-chlorobromoacetanilide, and p -methoxy chloroacetanilide in ethanol in the presence of sodium acetate yielded the corresponding S-alkylated derivatives ( 2a-e ). The latter compounds underwent cyclization into thienopyrimidines ( 4a-e ) upon treatment with sodium ethoxide in ethanol. The reaction of ( 4a ) with hydrazine hydrate led to the formation of 5-amino-4-methyl-2-phenylthieno[2,3-d]pyrimidine-2-carbohydrazide ( 5 ). Compound ( 5 ) was reacted with a variety of reagents to produce other new thienopyrimidines as well as oxadiazolylthienopyrimidines ( 6, 11 ).     

Stable and lipophilic technetium-99m dithiosemicarbazone complexes with 5-6-5 membered chelate ring structure

Modification of the chelate ring structure of technetium-99m (99mTc) dithiosemicarbazone (DTS) chelate was carried out in pursuit of a more stable and lipophilic compound. A new DTS chelating molecule, pentane-2,4-dione bis(N-methylthiosemicarbazone) (PETS), with a 5-6-5 membered chelate ring structure, was synthesized and labeled with 99mTc, PETS generated two 99mTc compounds as major products. Both had much higher stability and lipophilicity than a 5-5-5 membered 99mTc DTS compound, as well as great stability in plasma. Both 99mTc-PETS compounds were rapidly extracted by the brain and heart when injected into mice. Thus, the modified chelate ring structure afforded a preferable characteristics to DTS chelate as for the chelating site for technetium radiopharmaceuticals.     

Prospective CCR5 small molecule antagonist compound design using a combined mutagenesis/modeling approach

The viral resistance of marketed antiviral drugs including the emergence of new viral resistance of the only marketed CCR5 entry inhibitor, maraviroc, makes it necessary to develop new CCR5 allosteric inhibitors. A mutagenesis/modeling approach was used (a) to remove the potential hERG liability in an otherwise very promising series of compounds and (b) to design a new class of compounds with an unique mutant fingerprint profile depending on residues in the N-terminus and the extracellular loop 2. On the basis of residues, which were identified by mutagenesis as key interaction sites, binding modes of compounds were derived and utilized for compound design in a prospective manner. The compounds were then synthesized, and in vitro evaluation not only showed that they had good antiviral potency but also fulfilled the requirement of low hERG inhibition, a criterion necessary because a potential approved drug would be administered chronically. This work utilized an interdisciplinary approach including medicinal chemistry, molecular biology, and computational chemistry merging the structural requirements for potency with the requirements of an acceptable in vitro profile for allosteric CCR5 inhibitors. The obtained mutant fingerprint profiles of CCR5 inhibitors were used to translate the CCR5 allosteric binding site into a general pharmacophore, which can be used for discovering new inhibitors.     

A novel benzofuran derivative, a new olean-type triterpene and other constituents from Ligularia odontomanes

A novel benzofuran derivative (R)-(+)-Ligulaodonin A (1) and a new olean-12-ene triterpene (5), as well as 10 known compounds were isolated from the whole plant of Ligularia odontomanes HAND.-MAZZ. The structures of the new compounds were determined by spectroscopic evidence, including IR, UV, EI-MS, positive HR-ESI-MS, 1D-NMR and 2D-NMR. The absolute configuration of 1 was elucidated on the basis of circular dichroism (CD) data.     

取代-1H-吡唑-5-甲酸与取代噻二唑-2-氨的酰胺化合物的合成及生长素活性

采用"一锅法"合成3-(4-甲氧基苯基)-1H-5-吡唑甲酸乙酯,分别将吡唑环上1-位甲基化、4-位氯代后水解,得到2种吡唑羧酸;以取代羧酸和氨基硫脲为原料,三氯氧磷为脱水剂,合成6种5-取代-2-氨基-1,3,4-噻二唑化合物;再将吡唑结构单元及1,3,4-噻二唑结构单元以酰胺键结合在一起,合成了12种新的酰胺化合物,目标产物最终收率可达50%以上。用元素分析、IR和1HNMR测试技术确定了其结构。用小麦芽鞘法测试其生长素活性均不高,有的对小麦芽鞘生长显示抑制作用。     

Synthesis of novel azo Schiff bases and their antibacterial and antifungal activities

Ten new azo Schiff bases 5a-h and 7a-b were prepared in excellent yields via the condensation of different aromatic amines and a new azoaldehyde, 2-hydroxy-3- methoxy-5-(4-methoxyphenylazo)benzaldehyde (4) by two different methods. All new compounds were tested against five microorganisms: Staphylococcus aureus (Gram positive and methicillin resistant), Bacillus subtilis (Gram positive), Kelebsiella pneumonia, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli (all Gram negative). Compounds 4, 5a, 5c, 5d and 5g were moderately active against Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis. Compound 7b was highly active against Bacillus subtilis and moderately active against Staphylococcus aureus. Other compounds were inactive against these strains of bacteria. The antifungal activities of these compounds were also tested against eight different fungal species. None of them were active against the fungi species tested.     

Synthesis of New Isoxazolo[4,5‐d]pyrimidines as Antitumor Agents

The present paper (publication) concerns the synthesis of new isoxazole[4,5‐d]pyrimidine derivatives. There are only a few publications in the chemical literature that report the derivatives of the [4,5‐d] isomer. Our new compounds, the derivatives of this isomer, were obtained using a new manner that differs from those reported in the aforementioned publications in that we used the tautomers of 3‐arylo‐4‐imino‐5‐carbethoxy isxazole 3 and 4 as the starting compounds instead of using their 4‐amino forms. Their tautomeric form proved chemically stable, and, as a result of ammonolysis, we obtained the compounds 5 and 6 . The cyclization of the amides of 5 and 6 with various aldehydes yielded new derivatives, 10 – 19 , with good yields. As a by‐product, the 4‐amino tautomer form in by degrees and was reacted also with aldehydes, and we isolated Schiff bases 20 – 25 with low yields. Some of these compounds were tested for their antitumor activity at National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA.     

Isolation of toxic compounds from wild Phaeocystis globosa

Two new compounds, namely taenialactam C and globorin A (1 and 2), as well as six known compounds, cornoside (3), 2-phenylethyl-b-D-glucoside (4), 3-isopropyl-5-acetoxycyclohexene-2-one-1 (5), 4-methyl-phenol (6), 5-[(2S)-2-aminobutyl]-2-methyl-phenol (7), and 1-(4-methylphenyl)-1-propanone (8) were isolated from wild Phaeocystis globosa. The structures of the new compounds were established by detailed spectroscopic analysis and by comparison with spectral data of related known compounds. The structures of the known compounds were identified by comparing their spectroscopic data with those reported in the literature. This paper also reports toxicity properties of the eight compounds against the brine shrimp Artemia salina and juvenile Epinephelus akaara fish. Some of these compounds showed significant lethality on the brine shrimp A. salina and the juvenile E. akaara fish.     

Three-coordinate organoboron with a B=N bond: substituent effects, luminescence/electroluminescence and reactions with fluoride

Five new three-coordinate boron compounds with a B=N bond involving an indole or a substituted indole ligand including B(mesityl)2(indolyl), (1), B(mesityl)2(2-Me-indolyl), (2), B(mesityl)2(3-Me-indolyl), (3), B(mesityl)2 (7-Me-indolyl), (4), and B(mesityl)2(3-Ph-indolyl), (5) have been synthesized. The structures of these new compounds were determined by X-ray diffraction analyses. All five compounds are luminescent involving a charge transfer transition between the indolyl pi orbital and the boron p(pi) orbital. The substituent group on the indolyl ring was found to have a subtle impact on the electronic properties of compounds. NMR experiments established that the methyl group at the 7-position of indole is most effective in blocking the rotation of the mesityl group around the B-C bond. The addition of fluoride ions to this group of compounds causes luminescent quenching and an irreversible decomposition of the compounds due to the reaction of the F- adduct with water molecules. The potential use of this group of compounds as blue emitters in electroluminescent (EL) devices was demonstrated by the successful fabrication of a four-layer EL device where 1 was used as the emitter. The EL device displays a blue emission with a maximum luminescence being 1037 cd m(-2) and a maximum current efficiency about 0.7 cd A(-1) at 5 V.     

Synthesis of Novel Fluorinated 11H‐Azaindolo[3,2‐c]isoquinolines

A series of novel fluorinated 11H‐azaindolo[3,2‐c]isoquinolines ( 7 ) have been synthesized starting from 2(1H)pyridones ( 1 ) via azaindoles ( 5 ). Initially, compound 1 was treated with POCl₃/DMF, and the resulting compound 2 was reacted with benzylamine to obtain compounds 3 that were subjected to cyclization after protecting the secondary amine to get azaindoles ( 5 ). Further, compounds 5 were subjected to cyclization as per Pictet–Spengler reaction condition. However, it was not successful. Subsequently, the azaindoles ( 5 ) were acetylated and then cyclized to give title compounds 7 . These compounds are new and well characterized by spectral data.     

Synthesis and Biological Activity of N‐Aroyl (Aryloxyacetyl)‐N′‐ferrocenyl Thiourea Derivatives

In this study, the synthesis of aminoferrocene was improved and a series of novel ferrocene‐containing thiourea compounds were designed and synthesized as potential plant growth regulators. All the new compounds were characterized by IR, ¹H NMR, and X‐ray crystallography. Furthermore, the cytokinin and auxin activities of 5c and 5a–i were investigated. Notably, compounds 5e , 5g , and 5j in a concentration of 50 μg/mL exhibited significant cytokinin activity, and compounds 5b and 5h in a concentration of 50 μg/mL exhibited higher auxin activity than indoleacetic acid .     

一些2-氨基-1,3,4-噻二唑类化合物的合成及其对水稻白叶枯病菌活性的研究

为了筛选防治水稻白叶枯病的新药剂,合成了16个2-氨基-5-烷基-1,3,4-噻二唑(Ⅰ)(其中7个是新化合物),11个O,O-二苯基-N-(5-烷基-1,3,4-噻二唑-2-基)磷酰胺(Ⅱ)及4个O,O-二烷基-S-(N-1,3,4-噻二唑)胺基甲基二硫代磷酸酯(Ⅲ)。对水稻白叶枯病原菌和桃冠瘿病原菌进行了离体药效试验,结果表明Ⅰ、Ⅱ类化合物均有活性,且活性的大小与5-位正烷基的碳原子数有关。     

3-取代-1-(5-芳基-1,3,4-噻二唑-2-基)-1H-吡唑-4-甲醛的合成、晶体结构及抑菌活性

以2-氨基-5-取代-1,3,4-噻二唑为起始原料,设计合成16个含1,3,4-噻二唑取代基的中间体4a~4p,进而使其在POCl₃及DMF作用下反应得到16个3-取代-1-(5-芳基-1,3,4-噻二唑-2-基)-1H-吡唑-4-甲醛化合物5a~5p,所合成的32个化合物均为新化合物。 采用溶液结晶法获得化合物5a晶体,通过X射线单晶衍射测得该晶体属于三斜晶系,P-1空间群。 借助 IR、¹H NMR、元素分析等技术手段对合成的所有化合物结构进行了表征。 利用微量稀释法测试了化合物5a~5p的抑菌活性,结果表明,部分化合物对金黄色葡萄球菌具有抑制作用,在相同条件下化合物5h的抑菌活性最好,抑菌率达到65.30%。     

mCPBA oxidation of acetyllycoctonine and its new products

Treatment of a lycoctonine-type alkaloid acetyllycoctonine (4) with mCPBA at room temperature led to acetyllycoctonine N-oxide (5) as the major product together with other interesting compounds 6-12 as the minor products, which were derived from oxidation involving the nitrogen atom and Cope elimination as well as Polonovski-like fragmentation. All of those new compounds (5-12) were fully characterized.     

Two new sesquiterpene lactones from the leaves of Laurus nobilis

As a part of our ongoing interest in new bioactive compounds from natural sources, we studied Laurus nobilis (Lauraceae). This plant is widespread in the Mediterranean area and is used for medicinal and economic purposes. Chromatographic separations on active extracts led to the isolation of two new sesquiterpene lactones, 5a,9-dimethyl-3-methylene-3,3a,4,5,5a,6,7,8-octahydro-1-oxacyclopenta[c]azulen-2-one (1) and 3beta-chlorodehydrocostuslactone (2). The structures of the new compounds were identified by 1D and 2D NMR experiments, as well as high resolution mass spectrometry. The cytotoxic activity was also evaluated against three different tumor cell lines of human origin.     

Novel 17 substituted pregnadiene derivatives as 5 alpha-reductase inhibitors and their binding affinity for the androgen receptor

The in vitro antiandrogenic activity of four new progesterone derivatives: 4, 5, 6 and 7 (8 is a known compound) was determined. These compounds were evaluated as 5alpha-reductase inhibitors as well as by their capacity to bind to the androgen receptor in gonadectomized hamster prostate. The IC(50) value was determined using increasing concentrations of 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 in the presence of [(3)H]T and the microsomal fraction of the hamster prostate containing the 5alpha-reductase enzyme. In this paper we also demonstrated the effect of increasing concentrations of the novel steroids upon [(3)H]DHT binding to the androgen receptors from hamster prostate which produces competition for the androgen receptor sites. The in vitro studies showed that steroids 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 had an inhibitory activity for the 5alpha-reductase with IC(50) of: 4 (0.17 microM), 5 (0.19 microM), 6 (1 microM), 7 (4.2 microM), and 8 (2.7 microM). On the other hand, the IC(50) value for compounds 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and DHT showed the following order of affinity for the androgen receptor: 6>7>5>DHT. Surprisingly compounds 4 and 8 did not bind to the androgen receptor. The overall data indicate that all synthesized compounds are inhibitors for the enzyme 5alpha-reductase present in the hamster prostate. In contrast, compounds 5, 6 and 7, which have a cyclohexyl group in the side chain showed a high affinity for the androgen receptor.