- Unambiguous Identification of β-Tubulin as the Direct Cellular Target Responsible for the Cytotoxicity of Chalcone by Photoaffinity Labeling
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Chalcone is a simple and potentially privileged structure in medicinal chemistry with a diverse repertoire of biological activities, among which cytotoxicity is of particular interest. The sharp structure–activity relationship (SAR) for chalcone's cytotoxicity suggests structure-specific target interactions. Despite the numerous putative targets proposed, evidence for direct target interactions in cells is unavailable. In this study, guided by the sharp cytotoxic SAR, we developed a cytotoxic chalcone-based photoaffinity labeling (PAL) probe, (E)-3-(3-azidophenyl)-1-[3,5-dimethoxy-4-(prop-2-yn-1-yloxy)phenyl]-2-methylprop-2-en-1-one (C95; IC50: 0.38±0.01 μm), along with two structurally similar non-cytotoxic probes. These probes were used to search for the direct cellular target responsible for chalcone's cytotoxicity through intact cell-based PAL experiments, in which β-tubulin was identified to specifically interact with the cytotoxic probe (i.e., C95) but not the non-cytotoxic probes. A set of phenotypical and biochemical assays further reinforced β-tubulin as the cytotoxic target of chalcones. Peptide mass quantitation by mass spectrometric analysis revealed one peptide potentially labeled by C95, providing information on chalcone's binding site on β-tubulin.
- Zhou, Bo,Yu, Xingxin,Zhuang, Chunlin,Villalta, Peter,Lin, Yong,Lu, Junxuan,Xing, Chengguo
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supporting information
p. 1436 - 1445
(2016/07/16)
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- Synthesis and structure-activity relationships of ferrocenyl tamoxifen derivatives with modifed side chains
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We report here the synthesis and cell-proliferation properties of derivatives of the breast cancer drug tamoxifen, in which the -O(CH 2)2N-(CH3)2 side chain, responsible for the drug's antiestrogenic properties,
- Nguyen, Anh,Top, Siden,Pigeon, Pascal,Vessieres, Anne,Hillard, Elizabeth A.,Plamont, Marie-Aude,Huche, Michel,Rigamonti, Clara,Jaouen, Gerard
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experimental part
p. 684 - 696
(2009/07/25)
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- Synthesis and chiral HPLC analysis of the dibenzyltetrahydrofuran lignans, larreatricins, 8'-epi-larreatricins, 3,3'-didemethoxyverrucosins and meso-3,3'-didemethoxynectandrin B in the creosote bush (Larrea tridentata): evidence for regiospecific control of coupling.
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The creosote bush (Larrea tridentata) lignans are linked via 8-8' bonds, with the simplest apparently being E-p-anol derived. Of the latter, four of the six theoretically possible diastereoisomers were isolated, namely (-)-larreatricin, (-)-8'-epi-larreatricin, meso-3,3'-didemethoxynectandrin B and the new compounds, (+)- and (-)-3,3'-didemethoxyverrucosins. Following synthesis of each in either racemic or meso form, and chiral HPLC separation of the antipodes of the racemates, it was established that naturally occurring (-)-larreatricin and (-)-8'-epi-larreatricin were present in 92 and 98% enantiomeric excess, respectively, whereas 3,3'-didemethoxyverrucosin was essentially racemic and 3,3'-didemethoxynectandrin B was in the meso-form. The evidence suggests that formation of these lignans occurs under regiospecific, rather than stereoselective, coupling control. This contrasts with laccase-catalyzed "random" coupling of E-p-anol in vitro which generates the corresponding racemic 8-8', 8-3' and 8-O-4' linked dimeric moieties.
- Moinuddin, Syed G A,Hishiyama, Shojiro,Cho, Man-Ho,Davin, Laurence B,Lewis, Norman G
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p. 2307 - 2313
(2007/10/03)
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- 2-PIPERIDINO-1-ALKANOL DERIVATIVES AS NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS
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A method of blocking N-methyl-D-aspartic acid (NMDA) receptor sites in a mammal in need thereof with an effective NMDA blocking (neuroprotective and antiischemic) amount of 2-piperidino-1-alkanol derivatives and 2-azabicyclo-1-alkanol derivatives and analogs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; methods of using these compounds in the treatment of stroke, spinal cord trauma, traumatic brain injury, multiinfarct dementia, CNS degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, senile dementia of the Alzheimer's type, Huntington's disease, Parkinson's disease, epilepsy, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, pain, AIDS dementia, psychotic conditions, drug addictions, migraine, hypoglycemia, anxiolytic conditions, urinary incontinence and an ischemic event arising from CNS surgery, open heart surgery or any procedure during which the function of the cardiovascular system is compromised.
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- Nortropyl-1-alkanol derivatives as antiischemic agents
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2-(8-Azabicyclo[3.2.1]oct-8-yl)alkanols of the formula STR1 wherein Q is S or CH=CH; X is H, OH or another aromatic substituent; R is hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl; Y and Y1 are taken together and are arylmethylene or aralkylmethylene (or a corresponding epoxy derivative) or Y and Y1 are taken separately and Y is hydrogen or OH, and Y1 is aryl, aralkyl, arylthio, or aryloxy; and structurally related 2-(piperidino)alkanols; pharmaceutical compositions thereof; methods of treating CNS disorders therewith; and intermediates useful in the preparation of said compounds.
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