K. P. Volcho

Highly potent activity of (1R,2R,6S)-3-methyl-6-(prop-1-en-2-yl)cyclohex-3-ene-1,2-diol in animal models of Parkinson's disease.

(1R,2R,6S)-3-Methyl-6-(prop-1-en-2-yl)cyclohex-3-ene-1,2-diol 1 possesses potent antiparkinsonian activity in both MPTP and haloperidol animal models. The use of compound 1 resulted in nearly full recovery of the locomotor and exploratory activities and was as effective as the comparator agent (levodopa). All eight stereoisomers of compound 1 have been synthesized and the influence of the absolute configuration on the antiparkinsonian activity of compound 1 was shown.

Acid-Catalyzed Transformations of Pinane Terpenoids. New Prospects

The review discusses recent advances in the field of acid-catalyzed intra- and intermolecular transformations of pinane terpenoids and their oxygen-containing derivatives.

Metal Complexes in Asymmetric Oxidation of Sulfides

The review treats asymmetric oxidation of prochiral sulfides to sulfoxides catalyzed by metal complexes.

New reactions of isoprenoid olefins with aldehydes promoted by Al2O3-SiO2 catalysts

Abstract Wide-pored β-zeolite or natural clay askanite-bentonite, when used as catalysts to perform reactions of terpene olefin derivatives with aldehydes, provide unusual transformations yielding new polyheterocyclic compounds. Wide-pored β-zeolite or natural clay askanite-bentonite, when used as catalysts to perform reactions of terpene olefin derivatives with aldehydes, provide unusual transformations yielding new polyheterocyclic compounds, such as: Download : Download full-size image

Competing Michael and Knoevenagel reactions of terpenoids with malononitrile on basic Cs-beta zeolite

Abstract Basic cesium-beta (Cs-beta) zeolite has been synthesized. It proved to be an effective catalyst in reactions of a number of α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds with malononitrile. It is shown that the process is either the Michael or Knoevenagel reaction, or tandem transformations generally initiated by the Michael reaction, which depends on steric hindrance at the carbonyl group and the β-position of the carboncarbon (CC) double bond adjacent to the carbonyl group.

Synthesis and biological evaluation of novel tyrosyl-DNA phosphodiesterase 1 inhibitors with a benzopentathiepine moiety.

Tyrosyl-DNA phosphodiesterase 1 (TDP1) is a promising target for antitumor therapy based on Top1 poison-mediated DNA damage. Several novel benzopentathiepines were synthesized and tested as inhibitors of TDP1 using a new oligonucleotide-based fluorescence assay. The benzopentathiepines have IC₅₀ values in the range of 0.2-6.0 μM. According to the molecular modeling, the conformational flexibility of the dibutylamine group of the most effective inhibitor (3d) allows it to occupy an advantageous position for effective binding compared to its cyclic counterparts. The study of cytotoxicity of these compounds revealed that all compounds cause an apoptotic cell death in MCF-7 and Hep G2 cells. Therefore the new class of very effective inhibitors of TDP1 was elaborated.

New chiral ligands from myrtenal and caryophyllene for asymmetric oxydation of sulfides catalyzed by metal complexes

From myrtenal and caryophyllene, widespread terpene compounds, three new chiral Schiff bases were prepared suitable for ligands in vanadium ions catalyzed sulfides oxidation to chiral sulfoxides.

Synthesis of new chiral schiff bases from (+)-3-carene and their use in asymmetric oxidation of sulfides catalyzed by metal complexes

A number of new chiral Schiff bases were synthesized starting from accessible monoterpene (+)-3-carene, and the products were used as ligands in metal complex-catalyzed oxidation of sulfides to chiral sulfoxides. The optical purity and the sign of optical rotation of chiral sulfoxides were found to strongly depend on the oxidation temperature.

New inhibitors of tyrosyl-DNA phosphodiesterase I (Tdp 1) combining 7-hydroxycoumarin and monoterpenoid moieties.

A number of derivatives of 7-hydroxycoumarins containing aromatic or monoterpene substituents at hydroxy-group were synthesized based on a hit compound from a virtual screen. The ability of these compounds to inhibit tyrosyl-DNA phosphodiesterase I (Tdp 1), important target for anti-cancer therapy, was studied for the first time. It was found that the 7-hydroxycoumarin derivatives with monoterpene pinene moiety are effective inhibitors of Tdp 1 with the most active derivative (+)-25c with IC50 value of 0.675μM. This compound has low cytotoxicity (CC50>100μM) when tested against human cancer cells which is crucial for presupposed application in combination with clinically established anticancer drugs. The ability of the new compounds to enhance the cytotoxicity of camptothecin, an established topoisomerase 1 poison, was demonstrated.

A synthesis, in silico, in vitro and in vivo study of thieno[2,3-b]pyridine anticancer analogues

The anticancer activity of the thieno[2,3-b]pyridines was explored by altering the ring size of the cyclo-aliphatic moiety. Five-, six-, seven- and eight-membered derivatives were tested against the NCI60 tumour cell panel. According to this assay the most active derivative 9a has a cyclooctane moiety, which suggests that larger aliphatic ring systems are favourable. For the most sensitive tumour cell line MB-MDA-435, derivative 9a has a GI50 = 70 nM and a LC50 = 925 nM. To explore the biological mechanism of the thieno[2,3-b]pyridines five derivatives were tested against tyrosyl-DNA phosphodiesterase I (TDP1), a phospholipase D enzyme, using a biochemical assay. The most potent derivative for TDP1 was 9d, giving an excellent IC50 at 0.5 ± 0.1 μM. Also, derivative 12 was tested against 97 kinases and no or very limited activity was found, excluding this class of biomolecular targets. Finally, a mouse xenograft study using derivative 12 was encouraging but the tumour size/mass reduction was not quite statistically significant.