1,2,3,4,5,6-Hexa-O-acetyl-scyllo-inositol

The title molecule, C18H24O12, has crystallographic 2/m symmetry with two acetate group located on a mirror plane. The H—Csp3—O—Csp2 torsion angles characterizing orientation of the acetyl groups with respect to the cyclohexane ring are 0.0, 23.9 and −23.9°. The cyclohexane ring is in a chair conformation with all substituents in equatorial positions. In the crystal, molecules are connected through C—H...O hydrogen bonds into a chain extending along the c axis

A comparative study of proapoptotic potential of cyano analogues of boswellic acid and 11-keto-boswellic acid

Semi-synthetic analogues of b-boswellic acid (BA) and 11-keto-b-boswellic acid (KBA) were comparatively evaluated for in vitro cytotoxicity against human myeloid leukaemia (HL-60) and human cervical carcinoma (HeLa) cells. 2-Cyano analogues of both the triterpenes were observed to have significant cytotoxicity against both the cells, displaying cytotoxicity in HL-60 cells at low concentrations. Further investigations suggested the proapoptotic potential associated with the two molecules to induce cytotoxicity in HL-60 cells, where one of them showed early proapoptotic effect as evidenced by several biological end-points of the apoptosis such as annexinV binding, DNA fragmentation and increase in sub-G0 DNA fraction and apoptotic bodies formation (Hoechst 33258 staining and SEM studies)

A cyano analogue of boswellic acid induces crosstalk between p53/PUMA/Bax and telomerase that stages the human papillomavirus type 18 positive HeLa cells to apoptotic death

The p53 tumor suppressor pathway is disrupted by human papillomavirus (HPV) in over 90% of cervical cancers. HPV E6 protein promotes the degradation of p53 thereby inhibiting its stabilization and activation. This study demonstrates that treatment with a novel cyano derivative of 11-keto-;2-boswellic acid, i.e. butyl 2- cyano-3, 11-dioxours-1,12-dien-24-oate (BCDD) reduced the viral E6 mRNA expression and lead to the accumulation of transcriptionally active p53 in the nucleus of HPV18 HeLa cells following DNA damage.Western blot analysis showed that BCDD robustly up regulated time-dependent expression of p53/PUMA/p21 whereas it deprived cells essentially of p-AKT and NF-;AB cell survival signalling cascade. BCDD appeared to gear up PUMA activation through p53 pathway and that both p53 and p21 translocated heavily into the nucleus. Simultaneously, it inhibited anti-apoptotic Bcl-2, augumented Drp-1 expression, disrupted mitochondrial functions causing the activation of proapoptotic proteins and caspases activation. Additionally,BCDD inhibited telomerase expression that's likely to result in a marked reduction of the tumorigenic potential of high-grade cervical cancers. Consequently BCDD caused apoptotic death in cervical cancer cells as evidenced by DNA fragmentation and PARP-cleavage. Further, BCDD did not affect the extrinsic signalling transduction pathway as depicted by its null effect on caspase-8. The in vivo anticancer activity of BCDD was investigated in Ehrlich Ascites carcinoma model where it exhibited tumor regression by 48% at 30 mg/kg, i.p.,in mice. These findings indicated that BCDD is a potential candidate that may be found useful in the management of cervical cancer

Psilostachyin, acetylated pseudoguaianolides and their analogues: Preparation and evaluation of their anti-inflammatory potential

Naturally occurring acetylated pseudoguaianolides and psilostachyin including their analogues were synthesized. The structure of semi-synthetic psilostachyin was also confirmed by X-ray crystallography. The anti-inflammatory potential of all the derivatives has been evaluated through in vitro expression of TNF-a, IL-1b and IL-6 in murine neutrophils

Saponins as novel TNF-α inhibitors: isolation of saponins and a nor-pseudoguaianolide from Parthenium hysterophorus

Two novel saponins and a 13-nor-pseudoguaianolide designated as hysterolactone were isolated from Parthenium hysterophorus. The two saponins were found to be potent inhibitors of TNF-a. Their mode of inhibition was studied through molecular modeling. The wet lab results were in concordance with the data obtained from docking experiments