Synthesis of ether lipids: natural compounds and analogues

• Marco Antônio G. B. Gomes,
• Alicia Bauduin,
• Chloé Le Roux,
• Romain Fouinneteau,
• Wilfried Berthe,
• Mathieu Berchel,
• Hélène Couthon and
• Paul-Alain Jaffrès

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1299–1369, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.96

Two new lanostanoid glycosides isolated from a Kenyan polypore Fomitopsis carnea

• Winnie Chemutai Sum,
• Sherif S. Ebada,
• Didsanutda Gonkhom,
• Cony Decock,
• Rémy Bertrand Teponno,
• Josphat Clement Matasyoh and
• Marc Stadler

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1161–1169, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.84

• potency against cancer cells in the presence of a 3-OH group. Notably, hydrolysis of the C3-acetoxy group in pachymic acid to tumulosic acid increased the activity of the compound compared to the positive control (cisplatin), in some instances [36]. Concomitantly, the oxidation of the hydroxy group at C-3

Insight into oral amphiphilic cyclodextrin nanoparticles for colorectal cancer: comprehensive mathematical model of drug release kinetic studies and antitumoral efficacy in 3D spheroid colon tumors

• Sedat Ünal,
• Gamze Varan,
• Juan M. Benito,
• Yeşim Aktaş and
• Erem Bilensoy

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 139–157, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.14

• reported that depletion of cholesterol by methyl-β-cyclodextrin could inhibit EGFR signals, induce apoptosis, and suppress tumor growth in colon tumor-induced mice [57]. Shimolina et al. evaluated membrane fluidity in CT26 and HeLa Kyoto cells treated with cisplatin in a monolayer conventional cell culture

Icilio Guareschi and his amazing “1897 reaction”

• Gian Cesare Tron,
• Alberto Minassi,
• Giovanni Sorba,
• Mara Fausone and
• Giovanni Appendino

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1335–1351, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.93

• nitroglycerin (Supporting Information File 1, sixth paragraph) and Michele Peyrone (1813–1883), famous for cisplatin [25]. Unable to decide between the two candidates, the committee opted for a third one, Raffaele Piria, who after his remarkable studies on salicin was then more interested in politics than in

Chemical constituents of Chaenomeles sinensis twigs and their biological activity

• Joon Min Cha,
• Dong Hyun Kim,
• Lalita Subedi,
• Zahra Khan,
• Sang Un Choi,
• Sun Yeou Kim and
• Chung Sub Kim

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 3078–3085, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.257

• cytotoxicity of the purified compounds was tested against the A549 (non-small cell lung adenocarcinoma), SK-OV-3 (ovary malignant ascites), SK-MEL-2 (skin melanoma), and BT549 (invasive ductal carcinoma) cells, utilizing the sulforhodamine B colorimetric (SRB) method [44]. Cisplatin (≥98%; Sigma-Aldrich

One-pot multicomponent green Hantzsch synthesis of 1,2-dihydropyridine derivatives with antiproliferative activity

• Giovanna Bosica,
• Kaylie Demanuele,
• José M. Padrón and
• Adrián Puerta

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 2862–2869, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.235

• lines, in the low micromolar range. The most active compound was 5e, which exhibited GI50 values in the range of 2.7–5.6 μM. The results obtained are comparable to those of the standard anticancer drug cisplatin (CDDP), which was used as reference drug. Conclusion The one-pot multicomponent Hantzsch

The interaction between cucurbit[8]uril and baicalein and the effect on baicalein properties

• Xiaodong Zhang,
• Jun Xie,
• Zhiling Xu,
• Zhu Tao and
• Qianjun Zhang

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 71–77, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.9

• has a strong activity to eliminate superoxide radicals in cell-free systems [25]. It is also considered as an anti-inflammatory agent [26][27] that generally protects against oxidative stress [28], more specifically in cardiac cells [29], and in cisplatin-induced acute kidney injury [30]. However

Synthesis of a tubugi-1-toxin conjugate by a modulizable disulfide linker system with a neuropeptide Y analogue showing selectivity for hY1R-overexpressing tumor cells

• Rainer Kufka,
• Robert Rennert,
• Goran N. Kaluđerović,
• Lutz Weber,
• Wolfgang Richter and
• Ludger A. Wessjohann

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 96–105, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.11

• linker cleavage the intracellular activities of 8, i.e., the activities of the linker cleavage product 9, are within an acceptable range, and are comparable or higher than that of some commercially used anticancer compounds (e.g., cisplatin and doxorubicin). Further in vitro cell proliferation and

Repurposing the anticancer drug cisplatin with the aim of developing novel Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection control agents

• Mingjun Yuan,
• Song Lin Chua,
• Yang Liu,
• Daniela I. Drautz-Moses,
• Joey Kuok Hoong Yam,
• Thet Tun Aung,
• Roger W. Beuerman,
• May Margarette Santillan Salido,
• Stephan C. Schuster,
• Choon-Hong Tan,
• Michael Givskov,
• Liang Yang and
• Thomas E. Nielsen

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 3059–3069, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.284

• compounds in both academia and the pharmaceutical industry. Here, we report how the widely used antitumor drug cisplatin may be repurposed as an effective antimicrobial against the nosocomial pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Cisplatin was found to effectively kill strains of P. aeruginosa. In such

• experiments, transcriptomic profiling showed upregulation of the recA gene, which is known to be important for DNA repair, implicating that cisplatin could interfere with DNA replication in P. aeruginosa. Cisplatin treatment significantly repressed the type III secretion system (T3SS), which is important for

• the secretion of exotoxins. Furthermore, cisplatin was also demonstrated to eradicate in vitro biofilms and in vivo biofilms in a murine keratitis model. This showed that cisplatin could be effectively used to eradicate biofilm infections which were otherwise difficult to be treated by conventional

Microwave-assisted synthesis of biologically relevant steroidal 17-exo-pyrazol-5'-ones from a norpregnene precursor by a side-chain elongation/heterocyclization sequence

• Gergő Mótyán,
• László Mérai,
• Márton Attila Kiss,
• Zsuzsanna Schelz,
• Izabella Sinka,
• István Zupkó and
• Éva Frank

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2589–2596, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.236

• the reference compound, cisplatin. Keywords: antiproliferative activity; Knorr reaction; microwave; pyrazol-5-ones; steroids; Introduction 17-exo-Heterocyclic androstanes with five or six-membered heterocyclic rings connected directly to C-17 of the sterane core represent a remarkable subclass of

• cancer selectivity. Since the molecular site of action of the tested compounds is not known, cisplatin (a clinically used DNA-binding anticancer agent) was applied as the reference. The results indicated that the 3β-acetates 6a–j exhibited weak or only modest antiproliferative activities, typically

• antiproliferative actions on the different cell lines. A tert-butyl group at the para position (7f) appeared favorable against T47D cells resulting in an IC50 value lower than that of the reference cisplatin. While the chloro and bromo-substituted derivatives exerted more pronounced effects on MCF7 cells in their 3

β-Hydroxy sulfides and their syntheses

• Mokgethwa B. Marakalala,
• Edwin M. Mmutlane and
• Henok H. Kinfe

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 1668–1692, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.143

• Brevibacillus sp. collected off the coast of Japan [7]; and brocazine G (6), a bisthiodiketopiperazine which displayed potent cytotoxicity to sensitive and cisplatin resistant human tumor cell lines (HTCLs) and strong activity against S. aureus [8]. Further examples illustrating the structural diversity and

Polarization spectroscopy methods in the determination of interactions of small molecules with nucleic acids – tutorial

• Tamara Šmidlehner,
• Ivo Piantanida and
• Gennaro Pescitelli

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 84–105, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.5

Glyco-gold nanoparticles: synthesis and applications

• Federica Compostella,
• Olimpia Pitirollo,
• Alessandro Silvestri and
• Laura Polito

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 1008–1021, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.100

• , hosting methotrexate (MTX), an anticancer drug. The anticancer therapy based on platinum compounds, such as cisplatin, carboplatin and oxaliplatin, has many positive effects on the regression of cancer cell proliferation. Unfortunately these compounds are low tolerated by the organisms, therefore new

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

• more than cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil (IC50 28 ± 3 μM and 54 ± 5 μM, respectively). Conclusion: A complete series of acetylated 3-fluoro, 4-fluoro and 3,4-difluoro analogs of D-glucosamine and D-galactosamine is now accessible by 1,6-anhydrohexopyranose chemistry. Intermediate fluorinated 1,6-anhydro

• 8, and oxazoline 41 was therefore tested for 24 h on the human prostate cancer PC-3 cell line, and human ovarian cancer A2780 cell line using the MTT assay, and the obtained IC50 values were compared with those obtained for cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil. All of the tested compounds induced only

• moderate to weak inhibition of A2780 cell proliferation (IC50 values ranging from 78 μM to 327 μM, Table 2) in comparison to cisplatin (IC50 12.9 μM). Anomeric deacetylation resulted in a higher activity in the case of 3-fluoro-D-GlcNAc (49, IC50 84 μM, Table 2, entry 6), and especially 4-fluoro-D-GlcNAc

Supramolecular polymer assembly in aqueous solution arising from cyclodextrin host–guest complexation

• Jie Wang,
• Zhiqiang Qiu,
• Yiming Wang,
• Li Li,
• Xuhong Guo,
• Duc-Truc Pham,
• Stephen F. Lincoln and
• Robert K. Prud’homme

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 50–72, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.7

• hydrogel formed through the initial formation of micelles of poly(ethylene glycol)-b-poly(acrylate), PEG-b-PAA, copolymer and the widely used anticancer drug cis-diamminedichloroplatinum(II), cisplatin [91], and subsequent host–guest complexation by α-CD has been developed by Zhu et al. (Figure 12) [92

• ]. In the first stage, the two chloro ligands on the four-coordinate square-planar platinum(II) center of cisplatin are displaced by PEG-b-PAA carboxylate groups to produce PEG-b-PAA-cisplatin micelles. Addition of α-CD results in host–guest complexation of the PEG segments of PEG-b-PAA and subsequent

• reversibility of the solution/hydrogel transition is observed in rheological experiments. In vitro tests show that the PEG-b-PAA/cisplatin hydrogel has a sustained cisplatin release over three days and that it has a high cytotoxity towards human bladder carcinoma EJ cells. 5 Responsive smart materials

Come-back of phenanthridine and phenanthridinium derivatives in the 21st century

• Lidija-Marija Tumir,
• Marijana Radić Stojković and
• Ivo Piantanida

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 2930–2954, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.312

• combined with moieties covalently interacting with DNA and RNA. One of the most promising examples reported recently revealed that in a series of mono functional, cationic platinum(II) compounds, phenanthriplatin displayed a greater cytotoxic activity than either cisplatin or oxaliplatin despite a fact

True and masked three-coordinate T-shaped platinum(II) intermediates

• Manuel A. Ortuño,
• Salvador Conejero and
• Agustí Lledós

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 1352–1382, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.153

• pyridine S19a and acetonitrile S19b,c adducts [91]. The relevance of solvent-stabilized T-shaped Pt(II) complexes extends beyond the organometallic field. Their presence in cisplatin–protein adducts has also been proposed concerning the bovine Cu, Zn superoxide dismutase [92] and the hen egg white lysozyme

• water molecule. Indeed, quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics (QM/MM) calculations on the cisplatin–hen egg white lysozyme adduct confirmed the facile inclusion of a solvent water molecule in the first coordination shell of the platinum complex (Figure 13) [94]. NMR coupling constants to 195Pt as

Bioactive selaginellins from Selaginella tamariscina (Beauv.) Spring

• Chao Yang,
• Yutian Shao,
• Kang Li and
• Wujiong Xia

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2012, 8, 1884–1889, doi:10.3762/bjoc.8.217

• conducted on precoated silica gel plates GF254 (Qingdao Marine Chemical Factory). 3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT), cisplatin, and 2,4,6-tri(2-pyridyl)-1,3,5-triazine (TPTZ) were from Aladdin Reagent Co. Ltd. 2,2’-azinobis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) diammonium

• ]. The anticancer agent cisplatin was used as a positive control. The cytotoxicity data were expressed as IC50 (half inhibition concentration) values. ABTS radical scavenging assay. The assay was performed according to the established protocol [26]. The ABTS•+ radical was generated by mixing 7 mM aqueous

Phaeochromycins F–H, three new polyketide metabolites from Streptomyces sp. DSS-18

• Jian Li,
• Chun-Hua Lu,
• Bao-Bing Zhao,
• Zhong-Hui Zheng and
• Yue-Mao Shen

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2008, 4, No. 46, doi:10.3762/bjoc.4.46

• , following the MTT standards [8] and using cisplatin (DDP) as a positive control. Phaeochromycins F and G were found to have weak cytotoxicities with inhibitory rates 9.4% and 1.0% at a concentration of 10 μg/ml. Phaeochromycin H showed a modest inhibitory rate of 46.0% at a concentration of 10 μg/ml