Silyl-protective groups influencing the reactivity and selectivity in glycosylations

• Mikael Bols and
• Christian Marcus Pedersen

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 93–105, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.12

• banyaside. TES-protected glycosylimidates were also employed in the synthesis of antitumor saponins which contained partially acylated oligosaccharides. The TES groups could be removed by comparatively mild treatment with fluoride without hydrolysis or migration of O-acyl groups [10]. This strategy has also

Synthesis of spiro[isoindole-1,5’-isoxazolidin]-3(2H)-ones as potential inhibitors of the MDM2-p53 interaction

• Salvatore V. Giofrè,
• Santa Cirmi,
• Raffaella Mancuso,
• Francesco Nicolò,
• Giuseppe Lanza,
• Laura Legnani,
• Agata Campisi,
• Maria A. Chiacchio,
• Michele Navarra,
• Bartolo Gabriele and
• Roberto Romeo

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 2793–2807, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.278

• -benzylnitrone with isoindolin-3-methylene-1-ones. The regio- and stereoselectivity of the process have been rationalized by computational methods. The obtained compounds show cytotoxic properties and antiproliferative activity in the range of 9–22 μM. Biological tests suggest that the antitumor activity could

• be linked to the inhibition of the protein–protein p53-MDM2 interaction. Docking measurements support the biological data. Keywords: antitumor agents; DFT studies; 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition; docking studies; spiro-compounds; Introduction The p53 tumor suppressor protein is a transcriptional factor

• example MI-63 and MI-219, [15][16][17][18] have demonstrated cellular activity consistent with inhibition of MDM2-p53 binding and have shown in vivo antitumor activity [15][19] (Figure 1). Isoindolinones, belonging to the alkaloids family, are found in many natural products such as vitedoamine A

Computational methods in drug discovery

• Sumudu P. Leelananda and
• Steffen Lindert

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 2694–2718, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.267

• -throughput screening has been used to identify inhibitors of protein kinase CK2 targeting its ATP binding site [165]. CK2 is an important target in developing antitumor drugs. About 400,000 compounds have been screened, from which 12 hits were selected for evaluations using in vitro assays. Out of these hits

Biomimetic synthesis and HPLC–ECD analysis of the isomers of dracocephins A and B

• Viktor Ilkei,
• András Spaits,
• Anita Prechl,
• Áron Szigetvári,
• Zoltán Béni,
• Miklós Dékány,
• Csaba Szántay Jr,
• Judit Müller,
• Árpád Könczöl,
• Ádám Szappanos,
• Attila Mándi,
• Sándor Antus,
• Ana Martins,
• Attila Hunyadi,
• György Tibor Balogh,
• György Kalaus (†),
• Hedvig Bölcskei,
• László Hazai and
• Tibor Kurtán

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 2523–2534, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.247

• towards CNS cytotoxic activity on undifferentiated SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells. None of the two isomeric compounds exerted cytotoxicity on this cell line (IC50 > 150 μM for both compounds), which rules out their potential CNS antitumor activity and it also suggests them as non-neurotoxic substances. On

Evidence for an iterative module in chain elongation on the azalomycin polyketide synthase

• Hui Hong,
• Yuhui Sun,
• Yongjun Zhou,
• Emily Stephens,
• Markiyan Samborskyy and
• Peter F. Leadlay

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 2164–2172, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.206

• ; marginolactone; natural products; polyketide synthase; Introduction Bacterial modular Type I polyketide synthases (PKSs) are multienzymes that govern the biosynthesis of diverse complex polyketide natural products, including clinically useful antibiotics, immunosuppressants, and antitumor compounds. They follow

Rapid regio- and multi-coupling reactivity of 2,3-dibromobenzofurans with atom-economic triarylbismuths under palladium catalysis

• Maddali L. N. Rao,
• Jalindar B. Talode and
• Venneti N. Murty

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 2065–2076, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.195

• , 2,3-disubstituted benzofurans are biologically important (Figure 1a–d) and a few reports about their isolation and synthetic methods are available [17][18][19]. Substituted benzofurans serve as antitumor agents [20], protein tyrosine phosphatase-1B inhibitors [21], antimycobacterial agents [22] and as

Synthesis of the C8’-epimeric thymine pyranosyl amino acid core of amipurimycin

• Pramod R. Markad,
• Navanath Kumbhar and
• Dilip D. Dhavale

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 1765–1771, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.165

• ; carbohydrate; peptidyl nucleosides; Introduction Peptidyl nucleoside antibiotics are a class of complex molecules that encompass an extensive array of natural products [1]. The notable structural features of peptidyl nucleosides are responsible for their miscellaneous biological activities such as antitumor

TMSBr-mediated solvent- and work-up-free synthesis of α-2-deoxyglycosides from glycals

• Mei-Yuan Hsu,
• Yi-Pei Liu,
• Sarah Lam,
• Su-Ching Lin and
• Cheng-Chung Wang

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 1758–1764, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.164

• ); Introduction Deoxyglycosides are essential moieties of numerous bioactive natural products, and are prevalent subunits in antitumor and antibiotic agents [1][2][3]. Furthermore, 2-deoxy- and 2,6-dideoxyglycosides are crucial components for the pharmacology and bioactivity of many biologically active compounds

Rearrangements of organic peroxides and related processes

• Ivan A. Yaremenko,
• Vera A. Vil’,
• Dmitry V. Demchuk and
• Alexander O. Terent’ev

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 1647–1748, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.162

• ][21][22][23], antihelminthic [24][25][26][27][28], and antitumor activities [29][30][31][32][33][34] were found among natural, semisynthetic, and synthetic peroxides. The main biologically active frame of these compounds includes five-membered 1,2-dioxolane [35][36][37], 1,2,4-trioxolane [38][39], and

• rearrangement plays an important role not only in fine organic synthesis but also in biological processes. Scheme 63 shows the proposed mechanism for the biosynthetic conversion of 217 to 218, which is an important component of the structural skeleton of the antitumor–antibiotic CC-1065 [333]. The synthetic

Biosynthesis of oxygen and nitrogen-containing heterocycles in polyketides

• Franziska Hemmerling and
• Frank Hahn

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 1512–1550, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.148

• polyketide with potent antitumor, antifungal, antiparasitic, pesticidal and antitrypanosomal activities (Scheme 13). In its biosynthesis, the furan-ring formation occurs on a late stage, catalysed in an unprecedented fashion by the cytochrome P450 oxidase AurH [13][62][63][64][65][66][67]. This enzyme

One-pot synthesis of tetracyclic fused imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines via a three-component reaction

• Bo Yang,
• Chuanye Tao,
• Taofeng Shao,
• Jianxian Gong and
• Chao Che

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 1487–1492, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.145

• broad range of biological activities such as antibacterial [11][12][13], antiviral [14][15], anti-inflammatory [16][17], antitumor [18][19][20], and anti-HIV [21]. It is found as the core structure in several drugs such as Zolpidem, Alpidem and Zolimidine (approved for treatments of insomnia, anxiety

Towards potential nanoparticle contrast agents: Synthesis of new functionalized PEG bisphosphonates

• Souad Kachbi-Khelfallah,
• Maelle Monteil,
• Margery Cortes-Clerget,
• Evelyne Migianu-Griffoni,
• Jean-Luc Pirat,
• Olivier Gager,
• Julia Deschamp and
• Marc Lecouvey

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 1366–1371, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.130

• past years, our group has focused its interest in the synthesis of various functionalized hydroxymethylene bisphosphonates (HMBPs) [10] and their applications in health science, especially in antitumor therapy [11][12][13]. Herein, we described the synthesis of novel bifunctional PEG-HMBP compounds in

Stimuli-responsive HBPS-g-PDMAEMA and its application as nanocarrier in loading hydrophobic molecules

• Yongsheng Chen,
• Li Wang,
• Haojie Yu,
• Zain-Ul-Abdin,
• Ruoli Sun,
• Guanghui Jing,
• Rongbai Tong and
• Zheng Deng

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 939–949, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.92

• candidates for transporting hydrophobic guest molecules such as anticancer or antitumor drugs. In the cases of polymeric nanocarriers with responsive shell and stable core, the external hydrophilic shell makes these nanocarriers soluble in water and affords stimuli-responsive properties. The interior

Indenopyrans – synthesis and photoluminescence properties

• Andreea Petronela Diac,
• Ana-Maria Ţepeş,
• Albert Soran,
• Ion Grosu,
• Anamaria Terec,
• Jean Roncali and
• Elena Bogdan

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 825–834, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.81

• ]isochromen-5(11H)-ones have been reported as key intermediates for the development of several topoisomerase I (Top1) anticancer agents [4][5][6][7]. A natural product exhibiting very promising antitumor activity is β-lapachone having a naphtho[1,2-b]pyrandione skeleton [8][9]. Also worth mentioning in this

Synthesis and in vitro cytotoxicity of acetylated 3-fluoro, 4-fluoro and 3,4-difluoro analogs of D-glucosamine and D-galactosamine

• Štěpán Horník,
• Lucie Červenková Šťastná,
• Petra Cuřínová,
• Jan Sýkora,
• Kateřina Káňová,
• Roman Hrstka,
• Ivana Císařová,
• Martin Dračínský and
• Jindřich Karban

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 750–759, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.75

• galectin-mediated antitumor T cell apoptosis [16]. Some acetylated fluoro hexosamines also displayed antiproliferative properties in vitro [17]. For example, 3- and 4-fluoro-D-glucosamine analogs 5 [18] and 1 [19], and 4-fluoro-D-galactosamine analog 4 [19] (Figure 1), inhibited the growth of murine L1210

Unconventional application of the Mitsunobu reaction: Selective flavonolignan dehydration yielding hydnocarpins

• Guozheng Huang,
• Simon Schramm,
• Jörg Heilmann,
• David Biedermann,
• Vladimír Křen and
• Michael Decker

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 662–669, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.66

• multiple biological activities and promising therapeutic applications, such as hepatoprotection, antitumor, antiproliferative and anti-oxidant properties [1]. The standardized extract of S. marianum fruits contains the so-called silymarin complex, and is used as the main active component mixture of Legalon

Biosynthesis of α-pyrones

• Till F. Schäberle

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 571–588, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.56

• are applied for defense against competitors and predators. The biological activities these compounds exhibit is immense, including antimicrobial [2], antitumor [3][4], and cytotoxic activities [5]. Aflatoxins, produced by several Aspergillus species, are known to cause food poisoning due to their

• -pyran-2-one (47, Figure 10) [52]. Also antitumor activities of α-pyrones had been shown. Thus, pironetin (47, Figure 10) induced apoptosis in a dose- and time-dependent manner, and tubulin assembly was inhibited in vitro [53]. The natural product was isolated from Streptomyces sp. NK10958 [54], and its

• monocyclic α-pyrones showing pheromone (47) and antitumor activity (48), respectively. Structures of 6-alkyl (alkoxy or alkylthio)-4-aryl-3-(4-methanesulfonylphenyl)pyrones. Structures of kavalactones. Strutures of germicins. Structures of the pseudopyronines. The structures of the monobenzo-α-pyrone

Interactions of cyclodextrins and their derivatives with toxic organophosphorus compounds

• Sophie Letort,
• Sébastien Balieu,
• William Erb,
• Géraldine Gouhier and
• François Estour

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 204–228, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.23

• molecules may compromise their activity as poor distribution or passive diffusion across cell membranes are the usual drawbacks associated with their use. Developed after World War II, organophosphorus compounds were used as antitumor [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8], antiviral [9][10][11][12], antihypertensive [13

Versatile synthesis and biological evaluation of novel 3’-fluorinated purine nucleosides

• Hang Ren,
• Haoyun An,
• Paul J. Hatala,
• William C. Stevens Jr,
• Jingchao Tao and
• Baicheng He

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 2509–2520, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.272

• -D-riboside (6-β-D-MPR) is an isolated antibiotic agent that possesses potent antifungal, antiviral, and antitumor activities [44]. In order to explore the effect of fluorine on the biological activity of this pharmacophore, we synthesized 6-methylpurine-3’-deoxy-3’-fluoro-β-D-riboside (4) (Scheme 2

• riboside 29 exhibited better antitumor activity than its deprotected analog 4, the 3’-fluoro-6-MPR analog. The 6-chlorine compound 22, as well as protected purine nucleosides 32, 39 and 40, also showed potent inhibitory activity. 3’-Fluorine purine nucleosides 2–4, 12, 30, and 49 showed moderate levels of

• -chloro-intermediates 26 and 48, followed by deprotection, resulted in 6-deaminopurine nucleosides 1 and 21, new analogues of the naturally isolated antibacterial and antineoplastic agent 6-deaminoadenosine, nebularine. Newly synthesized compounds were evaluated for their antitumor activity. Eleven

Recent highlights in biosynthesis research using stable isotopes

• Jan Rinkel and
• Jeroen S. Dickschat

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 2493–2508, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.271

• polyketide products. Emphasizing the same principle, the biosynthesis of trioxacarcin A (9, Scheme 3), a complex aromatic natural product originally isolated from Streptomyces bottropensis DO-45 and showing remarkable antibacterial and antitumor properties [25], was investigated using isotopically labeled

Syntheses of 2-substituted 1-amino-4-bromoanthraquinones (bromaminic acid analogues) – precursors for dyes and drugs

• Enas M. Malik,
• Younis Baqi and
• Christa E. Müller

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 2326–2333, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.253

• ][18][19]. AQ derivatives can also exert a variety of pharmacological activities including laxative, anti-inflammatory [20][21], antitumor [22][23], antifungal [24], antiviral [25], and blood platelet inhibitory effects [26][27][28]. Reactive Blue 2 (RB-2), a chlorotriazinyl-containing AQ dye, defined

2-Hetaryl-1,3-tropolones based on five-membered nitrogen heterocycles: synthesis, structure and properties

• Yury A. Sayapin,
• Inna O. Tupaeva,
• Alexandra A. Kolodina,
• Eugeny A. Gusakov,
• Vitaly N. Komissarov,
• Igor V. Dorogan,
• Nadezhda I. Makarova,
• Anatoly V. Metelitsa,
• Valery V. Tkachev,
• Sergey M. Aldoshin and
• Vladimir I. Minkin

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 2179–2188, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.236

• ; Introduction Tropolone derivatives represent one of the promising classes of compounds having a wide spectrum of biological activities: in particular, antitumor activity [1][2], barrier properties with respect to various pathogens, insects and microorganisms [3]. The natural compound hinokitiol (4-isopropyl

A convenient four-component one-pot strategy toward the synthesis of pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidines

• Mingxing Liu,
• Jiarong Li,
• Hongxin Chai,
• Kai Zhang,
• Deli Yang,
• Qi Zhang and
• Daxin Shi

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 2125–2131, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.229

• important because of their biological activity [1][2][3][4][5][6]. They have shown a wide range of pharmacological potential such as kinase inhibitors [1], antitumor [7][8], anti-inflammatory [9][10], antimicrobial [11][12][13], pesticides [14], radio protectant [15] and cardiovascular activity [16][17

Stereochemistry of ring-opening/cross metathesis reactions of exo- and endo-7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-ene-2-carbonitriles with allyl alcohol and allyl acetate

• Piotr Wałejko,
• Michał Dąbrowski,
• Lech Szczepaniak,
• Jacek W. Morzycki and
• Stanisław Witkowski

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 1893–1901, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.204

• ., annonaceous acetogenins [3][4], lignans [5][6], iso- and neurofurans [7][8], as well as macrodiolides [9]. These substances exhibit a diverse biological activities including antitumor, antimicrobial, etc. [10][11][12]. Stereoselective construction of substituted tetrahydrofurans is still a challenging task in

An efficient synthesis of N-substituted 3-nitrothiophen-2-amines

• Sundaravel Vivek Kumar,
• Shanmugam Muthusubramanian,
• J. Carlos Menéndez and
• Subbu Perumal

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 1707–1712, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.185

• medication for osteoporosis [6] (Figure 1). Other interesting properties identified in 2-aminothiophene derivatives include GluR6 antagonism [7], antiviral and antitumor activities [8][9][10], inhibition of p53-MDM2 interactions [11] and protein-tyrosine phosphatase 1B inhibition [12]. Furthermore, 2