Studies on analogues of huperzine A for treatment of senile dementia. VI. Asymmetric total synthesis of 14-nor-huperzine A and its inhibitory activity of acetylcholinesterase / 药学学报
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica
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(12): 346-349, 2003.
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>AIM</b>To study asymmetric total synthesis of 14-nor-huperzine A 2 and its inhibitory activity on acetylcholinesterase.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Highly enantioselective synthesis of compound 5 from beta-keto-ester 3 and 2-methylene-1,3-propanediol diacetate 4 by palladium-catalyzed bicycloannulation was carried out using new chiral ferrocenylphosphine ligands, such as 10, 11, followed by regioselective double-bond migration to produce compound 6. Optically pure 6 was obtained after enantio-enrichment recrystallization. Then, according to similar procedures of huperzine A synthesis, the target compound 14-nor-huperzine A 2 was prepared. The inhibitory activity was tested with rat erythrocyte membrame acetylcholinesterase.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The inhibitory activity of synthetic (-)-14-nor-huperzine A was 8 fold less potent than that of (-)-huperzine A.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>A hydrogen-bond between 14-methyl group of (-) huperzine A and the main-chain oxygen of His 440 is necessary for the highly acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity of huperzine A.</p>
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Pharmacology
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Acetylcholinesterase
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Sesquiterpenes
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Molecular Structure
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Chemistry
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Cholinesterase Inhibitors
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Therapeutic Uses
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Drug Therapy
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Alkaloids
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Erythrocyte Membrane
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Animals
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica
Year:
2003
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Article
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