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ACS Med Chem Lett ; 12(9): 1486-1492, 2021 Sep 09.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34531957

ABSTRACT

A significant proportion of genetic disease cases arise from truncation of proteins caused by premature termination codons. In eukaryotic cells some aminoglycosides cause readthrough of premature termination codons during protein translation. Inducing readthrough of these codons can potentially be of therapeutic value in the treatment of numerous genetic diseases. A significant drawback to the repeated use of aminoglycosides as treatments is the lack of balance between their readthrough efficacy and toxicity. The synthesis and biological testing of designer aminoglycoside compounds is documented herein. We disclose the implementation of a strategy to reduce cellular toxicity and maintain readthrough activity of a library of compounds by modification of the overall cationic charge of the aminoglycoside scaffold through ring I modifications.

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Biomolecules ; 5(2): 505-27, 2015 Apr 17.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25898401

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A family of 21 polyphenolic compounds consisting of those found naturally in danshen and their analogues were synthesized and subsequently screened for their anti-amyloidogenic activity against the amyloid beta peptide (Aß42) of Alzheimer's disease. After 24 h incubation with Aß42, five compounds reduced thioflavin T (ThT) fluorescence, indicative of their anti-amyloidogenic propensity (p < 0.001). TEM and immunoblotting analysis also showed that selected compounds were capable of hindering fibril formation even after prolonged incubations. These compounds were also capable of rescuing the yeast cells from toxic changes induced by the chemically synthesized Aß42. In a second assay, a Saccharomyces cerevisiae AHP1 deletant strain transformed with GFP fused to Aß42 was treated with these compounds and analyzed by flow cytometry. There was a significant reduction in the green fluorescence intensity associated with 14 compounds. We interpret this result to mean that the compounds had an anti-amyloid-aggregation propensity in the yeast and GFP-Aß42 was removed by proteolysis. The position and not the number of hydroxyl groups on the aromatic ring was found to be the most important determinant for the anti-amyloidogenic properties.


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Amyloid/drug effects , Plant Extracts/pharmacology , Polyphenols/pharmacology , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/drug effects , Small Molecule Libraries/pharmacology , Amyloid beta-Peptides/toxicity , Peptide Fragments/toxicity , Peroxiredoxins/genetics , Plant Extracts/chemistry , Polyphenols/chemistry , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/metabolism , Salvia miltiorrhiza/chemistry , Small Molecule Libraries/chemistry
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Org Biomol Chem ; 11(16): 2724-7, 2013 Apr 28.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23478905

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The total synthesis of a methylated analogue of (+)-Salvianolic acid C has been achieved. Key aspects of the synthetic route include an economical Cu(I) acetylide coupling, unique carboxyl activation conditions via microwave irradiation and a novel lipase catalysed kinetic resolution of a racemic mixture of secondary alcohol Danshensu. The preparation of this methylated analogue will not only improve the bioavailability, but also enable access to new and wider bioactivity applications for (+)-Salvianolic acid C.


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Alkenes/chemical synthesis , Drugs, Chinese Herbal/chemical synthesis , Polyphenols/chemical synthesis , Salvia miltiorrhiza/chemistry , Alkenes/chemistry , Benzofurans/chemical synthesis , Benzofurans/chemistry , Copper/chemistry , Drugs, Chinese Herbal/chemistry , Methylation , Polyphenols/chemistry , Stereoisomerism
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