5042-08-0Relevant articles and documents
DNA binding property and antitumor evaluation of xanthone with dimethylamine side chain
Shen, Rui,Wang, Weihua,Yang, Gengliang
, p. 959 - 966 (2014)
In this work, a xanthone derivative was obtained by cationic modification of the free hydroxyl group of xanthone with dimethylamine group of high pKa value. The interactions of xanthones with DNA were investigated by spectroscopic methods, electrophoretic migration assay and polymerase chain reaction test. Results indicate that xanthones can intercalate into the DNA base pairs by the hydrophobic plane and the xanthone with dimethylamine side chain may also bind the DNA phosphate framework by the basic amine alkyl chain, thus showing a better DNA binding ability than the xanthone. Furthermore, inhibition on tumor cells (ECA109, SGC7901, GLC-82) proliferation of xanthones were evaluated by MTT method. Analysis results show that the xanthone with dimethylamine side chain exhibits more effective inhibition activity against three cancer cells than the xanthone. The effects on the inhibition of tumor cells in vitro agree with the studies of DNA binding. It means that the amine alkyl chain would play an important role in its antitumor activity and DNA binding property.
Synthesis, SAR and biological evaluation of natural and non-natural hydroxylated and prenylated xanthones as antitumor agents
Zhang, Xiaojin,Li, Xiang,Tao, Lei,Gao, Yuan,Gong, Dandan,Xi, Meiyang,Xu, Xiaoli,Guo, Qinglong,You, Qidong,Ye, Suofu,Zhang, Yu,Meng, Huyan,Zhang, Mingqian,Gao, Wenlei
, p. 1012 - 1025,14 (2012/12/12)
In order to explore the detailed structure-activity relationship (SAR) around xanthone scaffold bearing hydroxyl and prenyl moieties, twenty-nine natural and non-natural hydroxylated and prenylated xanthones have been synthesized and evaluated for their in vitro anti-proliferative activities against five human cancer cell lines, including HepG2 (hepatocelluar carcinoma), HCT-116 (colon carcinoma), A549 (lung carcinoma), BGC823 (gastric carcinoma) and MDAMB- 231 (breast carcinoma). The SAR analysis revealed that the anti-proliferative activity of the xanthones is substantially influenced by the position and number of attached hydroxyl and prenyl groups, and the presence of hydroxyl group ortho to the carbonyl function of xanthone scaffold contributes significantly to their cytotoxicity. The new prenylated xanthone 20 with a relatively simple structure, namely 1,3,8-trihydroxy-2-prenylxanthone, was found to exhibit potent antitumor activities comparable to mangostin against all the five cancer cell lines. Further mechanistic studies suggested that compound 20 induces apoptosis and causes cell cycle arrest at S phase in HepG2 cells. These results have highlighted compound 20 as a new potential lead candidate for future development of novel potent broad-spectrum antitumor agents.
Excited-state intramolecular proton transfer in 2-(2′,6′-dihydroxyphenyl)benzoxazole: effect of dual hydrogen bonding on the optical properties
Chen, Wei-Hua,Pang, Yi
experimental part, p. 1914 - 1918 (2010/09/07)
2-(2′,6′-Dihydroxyphenyl)benzoxazole (DHBO) has been synthesized by using palladium-catalyzed oxidative cyclization. The compound utilizes both O-H···N and O-H···O bonds to ensure a coplanar structure between the benzoxazole and phenol fragments. Optical comparison with the parent compound 2-(2′-hydroxyphenyl)benzoxazole (HBO) reveals that the dual hydrogen bonding in DHBO plays an essential role in raising the desirable keto emission for ESIPT and tuning the polarity sensitivity toward the molecular environment. DHBO also exhibits a higher quantum yield (φ{symbol}fl = 0.108 in methanol) than HBO (φ{symbol}fl = 0.0025) in the same solvent.
