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Molecules ; 26(24)2021 Dec 10.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34946562

ABSTRACT

More efficient and preferably more convenient and greener synthetic solutions in coumarin scaffold functionalization are in steady demand. The Duff ortho-formylation of unsubstituted umbelliferone was revised in this study. The reaction conditions were optimized based upon data from the literature analysis and resulted in unexpectedly rapid ortho-formylation of umbelliferone, yielding a mixture of ortho-formyl position isomers. Thorough studies on the separation of ortho-formylated umbelliferones using chromatographic and recrystallization methods as well as the evaluation of their solubility in common organic solvents led to complete resolution of 8-formyl- and 6-formylumbelliferones. The precise protocol for simultaneous preparation, extraction, and purification of 8-formyl- and 6-formylumbelliferones is provided, and the prospective studies of biological and pharmacological activities of these compounds are synopsized.


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Umbelliferones/chemical synthesis , Molecular Structure , Umbelliferones/chemistry
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Molecules ; 26(9)2021 May 10.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34068591

ABSTRACT

Photo-controlled or photo-regulated molecules, especially biologically active and operating in physiological conditions, are in steady demand. Herein, furocoumaric and furocoumarinic acids being (Z/E)-isomers relative to each other were obtained in two stages starting from psoralen: the alkaline solvolysis of psoralen led to furocoumaric acid, which was further Z → E photoisomerized (365 nm) to furocoumarinic acid. The kinetics of Z → E photoisomerization was monitored by HPLC and UV-vis spectrophotometry. Photophysical characteristics in the aqueous phase for both acids, as well as the reversibility of (Z/E) photoisomerization process, were also assessed. Furocoumarinic acid was found to be visibly fluorescent at pH 2.0-12.0, with the maxima of fluorescence emission spectra being pH-dependent. The reverse E → Z photoisomerization predicted by quantum chemistry calculations as energetically favorable for the monoanionic form of furocoumarinic acid was proved in the experiment while being complicated by pyrone ring closure back to psoralen in acidic and neutral conditions. The preparative synthesis of furocoumarinic acid outlined in this work is particularly valuable in view of a wide range of pharmacological effects previously predicted for this compound.


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Furocoumarins/chemistry , Furocoumarins/radiation effects , Light , Ficusin/chemistry , Fluorescence , Hydrogen-Ion Concentration , Isomerism , Molecular Conformation , Pyrones/chemistry , Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
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Photochem Photobiol ; 89(1): 139-49, 2013.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22803957

ABSTRACT

Phthalocyanine photosensitizers are effective in anticancer photodynamic therapy (PDT) but suffer from limited solubility, limited cellular uptake and limited selectivity for cancer cells. To improve these characteristics, we synthesized isopropylidene-protected and partially deprotected tetra ß-glycosylated zinc (II) phthalocyanines and compared their uptake and accumulation kinetics, subcellular localization, in vitro photocytotoxicity and reactive oxygen species generation with those of disulfonated aluminum phthalocyanine. In MCF-7 cancer cells, one of the compounds, zinc phthalocyanine {4}, demonstrated 10-fold higher uptake, 5-fold greater PDT-induced cellular reactive oxygen species concentration and 2-fold greater phototoxicity than equimolar (9 µm) disulfonated aluminum phthalocyanine. Thus, isopropylidene-protected ß-glycosylation of phthalocyanines provides a simple method of improving the efficacy of PDT.


Subject(s)
Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology , Indoles/pharmacology , Organometallic Compounds/pharmacology , Photosensitizing Agents/pharmacology , Alkenes/chemistry , Antineoplastic Agents/chemical synthesis , Biological Transport , Cell Survival/drug effects , Cell Survival/radiation effects , Glycosylation , Humans , Indoles/chemical synthesis , Isoindoles , Kinetics , Light , MCF-7 Cells , Organometallic Compounds/chemical synthesis , Photochemotherapy , Photosensitizing Agents/chemical synthesis , Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism , Zinc Compounds
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