In this research, atractylenolide II (ATR II) on apoptosis, cell cycle cells via ER pathway in breast cancer (MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7) cells are assessed. The effect of ATR II on cell proliferation was detected by MTT assay. Additional flow cytometry, luciferase, the western blot were performed to detect the signaling pathway cytotoxicity of ATR II. We have also carried out autodock measurements to validate our results. Our findings showed ATR II could inhibit breast cancer cell growth by apoptosis mainly through G2/M-phase cell cycle arrest. Besides, the cytotoxicity of ATTR II on breast cancer was also correlated by the regulation of endrogen receptors and promising an anti-inflammatory activity via inhibiting NF-KB signaling pathways. Taking together, ATR II could be a potential anti-cancer drug for breast cancer.
The first total synthesis of bulbophylol-B (1) has been achieved with the longest linear sequence of 12 steps and an overall yield of 17.9% via a new and practical approach to construct the dihydrodibenz[b,f]oxepin skeleton employing Wittig, selective reduction, and intramolecular Ullmann reactions as key steps.
An entry from the Cambridge Structural Database, the world’s repository for small molecule crystal structures. The entry contains experimental data from a crystal diffraction study. The deposited dataset for this entry is freely available from the CCDC and typically includes 3D coordinates, cell parameters, space group, experimental conditions and quality measures.
An entry from the Cambridge Structural Database, the world’s repository for small molecule crystal structures. The entry contains experimental data from a crystal diffraction study. The deposited dataset for this entry is freely available from the CCDC and typically includes 3D coordinates, cell parameters, space group, experimental conditions and quality measures.
An efficient glycosylation method to synthesize 2-deoxy-O-galactosides based on a Cu(II)-catalyzed reaction without additional ligand has been developed. The glycosylation was amenable to different protected glycal donors and a wide range of acceptors including alcohols, amino acids, sugars, and phenol, and proceeds with excellent yield and high α-selectivity under mild conditions. The reaction proceeds readily on a gram scale, and its versatility is exemplified in the synthesis of oligosaccharides.
A sustainable magnetic core-shell nanocatalyst Fe 3 O 4 @C@Fe(III) was successfully applied in the synthesis of a series of 2-nitro-2,3-unsaturated O -glycosides with excellent yields (up to 89%) and high stereoselectivity (α:β > 19:1). The substrate ranges are widely applicable, including different kinds of alcohols and even structurally complex acceptors. In addition, phenols could be applied in good yields. Moreover, the catalyst could be easily separated from the reaction by the application of an external magnetic force and reused a minimum of five times without any significant decrease in catalytic performance.
Abstract Aiming at development of potent antitubulin agents targeting colchicine-binding site, a series of novel 5-indolyl-7-arylimidazo[1,2- a ]pyridine-8-carbonitrilederivatives (5a–5v and 7a–7h) were designed based on bioisosterism and hybridization strategies. All these compounds were concisely synthesized via a three-step process and examined against five human cancer cell lines (HT-29, A549, MKN-45, MDA-MB-231 and SMMC-7721) along with a normal human cell (L02) in vitro . A structure-activity relationships (SARs) study was carried out and optimization towards this series of compounds in cellular assay resulted in the discovery of 5k , which displayed similar or better antitumor potency against the tested cancer cells with IC 50 value ranging from 0.02 to 1.22 μM superior to CA-4 and Crolibulin. Significantly, a cell cycle study disclosed the ability of 5k to arrest cell cycle at the G2/M phase, and immunofluorescence assay as well as a colchicine competition assay revealed that tubulin polymerization was disturbed by 5k by binding to the colchicine site. Moreover, the molecular modeling mode showed the posture of 5k and Crolibulin was similar in the colchcine-binding pocket of tubulin as identified with the SARs and pharmacological results. Together, all these results rationalized 5k might serve as a promising lead for a novel class of antitubulin agents for cancer treatments.