Efficient synthesis of morolic acid and related triterpenes starting from betulin |
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Authors: | Pu Zhang Jun Liu Hongbin Sun |
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Affiliation: | a Center for Drug Discovery, College of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tongjia Xiang, Nanjing 210009, China b Jiangsu Center for Drug Screening, China Pharmaceutical University, 1 Shennonglu, Nanjing 210038, China |
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Abstract: | Morolic acid (1) is a naturally occurring pentacyclic triterpene whose derivatives exhibit promising anti-HIV and other biological activities. An efficient synthesis of 1 has been accomplished in 11 steps with a total yield of 24% starting from betulin. Some related natural triterpenes including moradiol (4), acridocarpusic acid D (5), acridocarpusic acid E (6), and moronic aldehyde (7) have also been synthesized. Biological assay results showed that 1, 5, and 6 exhibited moderate inhibitory activity against glycogen phosphorylase. |
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