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PHOTOCHEMICAL DIMERIZATION OF β-CARBOLINE ALKALOIDS
Balsells, R. Erra,Frasca, A. R.
, p. 33 - 39 (1983)
Irradiation of β-carboline derivatives gives two products involving the formation of new N-N or N-C bonds.On the basis of MS and 1H-NMR data dimeric structures were established.Some aspests of the photophysical process and of the radical nature of theese dimerization rections are discussed.
UV-light-driven photooxidation of harmaline catalyzed by riboflavin: Product characterization and mechanisms
Deng, Sa,Lv, Xia,Ma, Xiao-Chi,Sun, Cheng-Peng,Wei, Fan,Yi, Jing,Zhang, Bao-Jing,Zhao, Wen-Yu
, (2021/10/16)
β-Carboline alkaloid harmaline (HA) is a candidate drug molecule that has been proven to have broad and significant biological activity. Herein, the effects of HA on the riboflavin (RF)-sensitized photooxidation under aerobic conditions were studied for the first time. The photooxidation reaction of HA catalyzed by RF is triggered by UV light at 365 nm and shows a time-dependent stepwise reaction process. Seven transformed products, including five undescribed compounds, oxoharmalines A-E (1–4 and 7), and two known compounds, N-(2-(6-Methoxy-2-oxoindolin-3-yl)ethyl)acetamide (5) and harmine (6), were isolated and identified from the reaction system, following as the gradual oxidation mechanisms. The rare polymerization and dehydrogenation processes in radical-mediated photocatalytic reactions were involved in the process. The transformed products 2–7 exhibited significant neuroprotective activity in a model of H2O2-introduced injury in SH-SY5Y cells, which suggested that the products of the interaction between HA and vitamins may be beneficial to health.
Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of harmine derivatives as potent GSK-3β/DYRK1A dual inhibitors for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease
Liu, Wenwu,Liu, Xin,Tian, Liting,Gao, Yaping,Liu, Wenjie,Chen, Huanhua,Jiang, Xiaowen,Xu, Zihua,Ding, Huaiwei,Zhao, Qingchun
, (2021/06/21)
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a chronic and progressive neurodegenerative disease, characterized by irreversible cognitive impairment, memory loss and behavioral disturbances, ultimately leading to death. Glycogen synthase kinase 3β (GSK-3β) and dual-specificity tyrosine phosphorylation regulated kinase1A (DYRK1A) have gained a lot of attention for its role in tau pathology. To search for potential dual GSK-3β/DYRK1A inhibitors, we focused on harmine, a natural β-carboline alkaloid, which has been extensively studied for its various biological effects on the prevention of AD. In this study, a new series of harmine derivatives were designed, synthesized and evaluated as dual GSK-3β/DYRK1A inhibitors for their multiple biological activities. The in vitro results indicated that most of them displayed promising activity against GSK-3β and DYRK1A. Among them, compound ZDWX-25 showed potent inhibitory effects on GSK-3β and DYRK1A with IC50 values of 71 and 103 nM, respectively. Molecular modelling and kinetic studies verified that ZDWX-25 could interact with the ATP binding pocket of GSK-3β and DYRK1A. Western blot analysis revealed that ZDWX-25 inhibited hyperphosphorylation of tau protein in okadaic acid (OKA)-induced SH-SY5Y cells. In addition, ZDWX-25 showed good blood-brain barrier penetrability in vitro. More importantly, ZDWX-25 could ameliorate the impaired learning and memory in APP/PS1/Tau transgenic mice. These results indicated that the harmine-based compounds could be served as promising dual-targeted candidates for AD.
Dehydrogenation of N-Heterocycles by Superoxide Ion Generated through Single-Electron Transfer
Huang, Yuan-Qiong,Song, Hong-Jian,Liu, Yu-Xiu,Wang, Qing-Min
supporting information, p. 2065 - 2069 (2018/01/27)
Nitrogen-containing heteroarene motifs are found in numerous pharmaceuticals, natural products, and synthetic materials. Although several elegant methods for synthesis of these compounds through dehydrogenation of the corresponding saturated heterocycles have been reported, some of the methods are hampered by long reaction times, harsh conditions, and the need for catalysts that are not readily available. This work reports a novel method for dehydrogenation of N-heterocycles. Specifically, O2.? generated in situ acts as the oxidant for N-heterocycle substrates that are susceptible to oxidation through a hydrogen atom transfer mechanism. This method provides a general, green route to N-heteroarenes.
