3160-35-8Relevant articles and documents
Novel penta-1,4-diene-3-one derivatives containing quinazoline and oxime ether fragments: Design, synthesis and bioactivity
Su, Shijun,Chen, Mei,Li, Qin,Wang, Yihui,Chen, Shuai,Sun, Nan,Xie, Chengwei,Huai, Ziyou,Huang, Yinjiu,Xue, Wei
, (2021/01/18)
A series of novel penta-1,4-diene-3-one derivatives containing quinazoline and oxime ether moieties were designed and synthesized. Their anticancer activities were evaluated by MTT assay, the results showed that most compounds exhibited extremely inhibitory effects against hepatoma SMMC-7721 cells. In particular, compounds Q2 and Q8 displayed the more potent inhibitory activity with IC50 values of 0.64 and 0.63 μM, which were better than that of gemcitabine (1.40 μM). Further mechanism studies indicated that compounds Q2, Q8, Q13 and Q19 could control the migration of SMMC-7721 cells effectively, and inhibit the proliferation of cancer cells by inhibiting the DNA replication. Western-blot results showed that compounds Q2 and Q8 induced irreversible apoptosis of SMMC-7721 cells by regulating the expression level of apoptose-related proteins. Those studies demonstrated that the penta-1,4-diene-3-one derivatives containing quinazoline and oxime ether fragments merited further research as potential anticancer agents.
Coumaric acid derivatives as tyrosinase inhibitors: Efficacy studies through in silico, in vitro and ex vivo approaches
Fernandes, Jo?o Paulo S.,Ferrarini, Márcio,Mercaldi, Vitória Gallo,Nazato, Lucas Idacir Sbrugnera,Padovani, Giovana,Sufi, Bianca da Silva,Varela, Marina Themoteo
, (2020/08/06)
p-Coumaric acid is a known inhibitor of tyrosinase, an enzyme involved in the initial steps of the melanin synthesis in human and other species. However, its low lipophilicity impairs its penetration through skin and efficacy as antimelanogenic agent indeed. Accordingly, this paper reports the assessment of several coumaric acid derivatives as tyrosinase inhibitors and antimelanogenic agents in in vitro, in silico and ex vivo assays. The compounds were designed with modifications in the aromatic and acid moieties of p-coumaric acid, being the coumarate esters the most promising derivatives. The compounds showed higher tyrosinase inhibitory activity (pIC50 3.7–4.2) than the parent acid, being compounds 1d, 1e and 1f the most potent inhibitors. Docking analysis showed that these esters are competitive inhibitors per se, and act independently of a redox mechanism as suggested by DPPH assays. Moreover, the esters showed efficacy in reducing the melanin deposition in human skin fragments at 0.1% concentration, especially compound 1e. In summary, there is an important equilibria between tyrosinase affinity and lipophilicity that must be considered to get effective antimelanogenic agents with adequate permeability in the skin.
PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF RACTOPAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE VIA NOVEL INTERMEDIATES
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The present disclosure describes the new methods of preparation of Ractopamine which are superior to state of art by involving comparatively better and mild reaction conditions. The method of preparation involves following steps: In the first embodiment, 4-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-3-butene-2-one is prepared by condensation of 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde with acetone in the presence of sodium hydroxide/hydrochloric acid. In the next step, 4-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-3-butene-2-one undergoes hydrozination with 4-(-2-amino-1- hydroxyl ethyl) phenolhydrochloride in the presence of base using Pd/C/H2 as a catalyst in methanol/ethanol as solvent to yield Ractopamine base. In another embodiment, advancement over the previous scheme is use of Raney Ni/H2 instead of Pd/C as a catalyst. In yet another embodiment, 2-amino-1-(4-hydroxyphenyl) ethanone hydrochloride reacts with 4-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-butane -2-one in the presence of base and raney nickel/H2 as a catalyst. Compared to the prior art reports where Pd/C was used as a catalyst, Raney Ni is used in the present embodiment which is comparatively economical and better catalyst.
