2,2-Dimethyl-2H-pyran-derived alkaloids I. Practical synthesis of acronycine and benzo[b]acronycine and their biological properties

A. F.M. Motiur Rahman, Jing Lu Liang, Seung Ho Lee, Jong Keun Son, Mi Ja Jung, Youngjoo Kwon, Yurngdong Jahng

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Abstract

The 2,2-dimethyl-2H-pyran-derived alkaloids acronycine and its demethylated congeners were prepared in three steps from anthranilic acid and phloroglucinol. The phenylboronic acid-mediated interamolecular cyclization reaction of 1,3-dihydroxyacridone and 3-methylbut-2-enal was employed as a key step, which was also applied to the synthesis of related cytotoxic benzo[b]acronycine. Inhibitory activities of the compounds prepared on topoisomerase I and II as well as their cytotoxicities were evaluated. Cytotoxicity of 2 is closely related to the strong inhibitory activity against topo II at 20 μM level.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1087-1093
Number of pages7
JournalArchives of Pharmacal Research
Volume31
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2008

Keywords

  • 2,2-Dimethyl-2H-pyran-derived alkaloid
  • Acronycine
  • Benzo[b]acronycine
  • Cytotoxicity
  • Phenylboronic acid
  • Topoisomerase inhibitor

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