9 research outputs found

    Silver nanoparticle-catalysed phenolysis of epoxides under neutral conditions: Scope and limitations of metal nanoparticles and applications towards drug synthesis

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    Chemo- and regio-selective epoxide phenolysis is reported for the first time under neutral condition catalysed by silver nanoparticles. Other metal nanoparticles (e.g., Au, Pd, Cu, In, and Ru) are less effective. The choice of solvent is critical with 2-propanol being the best followed by DEF. Amongst various stabilisers used (surfactants, PEGs, tetra-alkylammonium halides) the tetra-alkylammonium halides are found to be the most effective (TBAF > TBAB > TBACl > TBAI). The role of the silver nanoparticles is envisaged as synchronous mode epoxide-phenol dual activation via a cooperative network of coordination, anion–π interaction, and hydrogen bond. The silver nanoparticles are recovered and reused for five consecutive times. The reaction has been used for the synthesis of propranolol and naftopidil as a few representative cardiovascular drugs

    Toward a Template for Synthetic Actin-Targeting Macrolide Analogues That Inhibit Cancer Cell Invasiveness

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    Actin barbed end-binding macrolides have been shown to inhibit cancer cell motility and invasion of extracellular matrix (ECM), evoking their potential utility as therapies for metastatic cancers. Unfortunately, the direct use of these compounds in clinical settings is impeded by their limited natural abundance, challenging total synthesis, and detrimental effects on normal tissues. To develop potent analogues of these compounds that are simpler to synthesize and compatible with cell-specific targeting systems, such as antibodies, we designed over 20 analogues of the acyclic side chain (tail) of the macrolide Mycalolide B. These analogues probed the contributions of four distinct regions of the tail towards the inhibition of actin polymerization and ECM invasion by human lung cancer A549 cells. We observed that two of these regions tolerate considerable substituent variability, and we identified a specific combination of substituents that leads to the optimal inhibition of the ECM invasion activity of A549 cells

    Toward a Template for Synthetic Actin-Targeting Macrolide Analogues That Inhibit Cancer Cell Invasiveness

    No full text
    Actin barbed end-binding macrolides have been shown to inhibit cancer cell motility and invasion of extracellular matrix (ECM), evoking their potential utility as therapies for metastatic cancers. Unfortunately, the direct use of these compounds in clinical settings is impeded by their limited natural abundance, challenging total synthesis, and detrimental effects on normal tissues. To develop potent analogues of these compounds that are simpler to synthesize and compatible with cell-specific targeting systems, such as antibodies, we designed over 20 analogues of the acyclic side chain (tail) of the macrolide Mycalolide B. These analogues probed the contributions of four distinct regions of the tail towards the inhibition of actin polymerization and ECM invasion by human lung cancer A549 cells. We observed that two of these regions tolerate considerable substituent variability, and we identified a specific combination of substituents that leads to the optimal inhibition of the ECM invasion activity of A549 cells
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