A Short Synthesis of the Highly Potent Anti-HIV-1 TIBO Compounds and Studies Directed Toward the Synthesis of the Gilvocarcins

A Short Synthesis of the Highly Potent Anti-HIV-1 TIBO Compounds and Studies Directed Toward the Synthesis of the Gilvocarcins PDF Author: Craig Alan Coburn
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Pages : 400

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A Short Synthesis of the Highly Potent Anti-HIV-1 TIBO Compounds and Studies Directed Toward the Synthesis of the Gilvocarcins

A Short Synthesis of the Highly Potent Anti-HIV-1 TIBO Compounds and Studies Directed Toward the Synthesis of the Gilvocarcins PDF Author: Craig Alan Coburn
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Languages : en
Pages : 400

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Dissertation Abstracts International

Dissertation Abstracts International PDF Author:
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Category : Dissertations, Academic
Languages : en
Pages : 766

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American Doctoral Dissertations

American Doctoral Dissertations PDF Author:
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Category : Dissertation abstracts
Languages : en
Pages : 796

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Chemical Synthesis of Anti-HIV Compounds Based on the Aryl Naphthalene Lignans Identified from Justicia Plants

Chemical Synthesis of Anti-HIV Compounds Based on the Aryl Naphthalene Lignans Identified from Justicia Plants PDF Author: Wanfei Li
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Category : Antiviral agents
Languages : en
Pages : 241

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Background: Natural products have been a rich source for the discovery of lead compounds in modern drug discovery. 6,7’-Cyclolignans are a class of secondary metabolites which are widely distributed in more than 20 families. This important class of lignans continue to attract the interest of the pharmaceutical industry owing to their remarkable biological benefits, particularly for their anti-tumor and antiviral properties. Arylnaphthalene lignans (ANLs) belong to 6,7’-cyclolignans which contain a 2,3-dimethyl-1-phenyl-naphthalene core structure. ANLs are widely distributed in plants. Justicia cf. patentiflora was identified as an anti-HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) plant lead through the screening of more than 3,500 plant extracts. Bioassay-directed fractionation of the methanol extract of the stems and barks of this plant has led to the isolation of three ANL glycoside compounds, which displayed potent inhibitory activity against broad HIV clinical strains with EC50 values in the range of 14-37 nM [Zidovudine (AZT): 77-95 nM]. They also showed significant inhibitory effects against drug-resistance HIV strains. Thus, the ANL glycosides have high potential as lead molecules for the development of new therapeutic drugs for HIV/AIDS. Objectives: 1) To establish an efficient route for the total synthesis of ANL compounds and to synthesize a library of ANL compounds through the established total synthetic approach; 2) To evaluate the cytotoxicities and anti-HIV activities of the synthesized ANLs; 3) To elucidate the structure activity relationship (SAR) of ANLs as a basis for the optimization of drug efficacy, improvement of pharmacokinetic properties as well as minimization of the toxicity of ANLs; 4) To synthesize potent anti-HIV ANL molecules with high selectivity. Methods: To achieve these objectives, a synthetic route for ANL was designed and a broad series of ANL derivatives were synthesized via modifications of rings A and B, as well as the functionalities at C-7. The synthesized compounds had been evaluated for their toxicity and antiviral activities. Cytotoxicity was determined using the SRB (Sulforhodamine B) assay, while anti-HIV activity was evaluated by utilizing the “One-Stone-Two-Birds” protocol. Results: We have accomplished the total synthesis of the key intermediate diphyllin with more than 20 g. Our modification of ANL derivatives focused on substitutions, additions and different configurations of the C-7 position, ring A and ring B. Specifically, the different structural components of the ANLs were systematically modified, resulting in the formation of six groups of compounds. A total of 72 ANL compounds with various functional groups were synthesized. Their structures have been confirmed by the MS and NMR spectral data. All the synthesized ANL compounds were purified to have purity ≥ 95%. The SAR of ANL compounds was revealed based on the analysis of the antiviral and cytotoxicity data of these synthetic analogues. After structural modification, all the modified derivatives based on rings A and B (groups 1 and 2) showed activity reduction in terms of both cytotoxic and anti-HIV activities. However, the modification of C-7 yielded divergent results, which included the groups of 3-6. Most compounds in groups 3-5 displayed comparable inhibitory effect with diphyllin (5). Group 6 represents the largest number of analogues among the six groups. In this group, the stereochemical properties and functionalization of the hydroxy groups on the sugar units are essential for their activities. Among these series of derivatives, compound 17b showed significant high potency of anti-HIV activity with an EC50 value of 2.6 nM and SI of 815. Conclusion: Using the synthesized diphyllin as the key intermediate, a compound library of 72 ANL derivatives was obtained. These compounds have been evaluated for their cytotoxicity and anti-HIV activity. Our bioactivity data revealed that the functionalization of the C-7 hydroxy group could significantly reduce the cytotoxicity and increase anti-HIV activity, while the modification on rings A and B would rather result in the reduction of both cytotoxicity and anti-HIV activity. Subsequently, novel diphyllin glycosides containing various sugar moieties were further synthesized. Several of these ANL analogues showed high anti-HIV activity with EC50 values in the nM range and low cytotoxicity (selective indices > 500). Future Perspective: This study clearly suggests ANLs as anti-HIV lead compounds and they have high potential to be developed as therapeutic drugs for the treatment of HIV. To further confirm the antiviral potential of ANLs, live HIV strains including some drug resistant strains should be further investigated. Although our data have shown that the ANL compounds are targeting the viral post-entry stages, their antiviral molecular targets are still unknown. However, since our SAR information has clearly revealed that the substitution of rings A and B are not involve in the antiviral activity for enhancing ANL compounds, the carbon positions in these rings may be explored to link a biotin unit, which can be used as a viable approach to pull down the antiviral target proteins of ANLs. Once the target proteins are identified, molecular docking is then made possible for a rational synthetic design to fine tune the chemical structures of ANLs in order to improve their antiviral properties such as high antiviral activity, low toxicity and enhanced water solubility. A further step to advance ANLs as anti-HIV drugs is the investigation of their drug properties in in vivo studies including the assessment of their anti-HIV efficacy in the rhesus model as well as obtaining their pharmacokinetic and safety parameters. These studies will help to provide more evidence about the anti-viral properties of ANLs

Revising Oral Theory

Revising Oral Theory PDF Author: Paul Acker
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780815331025
Category : Comparative literature
Languages : en
Pages : 158

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First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Marcel Proust and His French Critics

Marcel Proust and His French Critics PDF Author: Douglas William Alden
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Languages : fr
Pages : 292

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The Lyrical Left

The Lyrical Left PDF Author: Edward Abrahams
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 310

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Real Knowing

Real Knowing PDF Author: Linda Alcoff
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 9780801430473
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 268

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"Real" knowing always involves a political dimension, Linda Martín Alcoff suggests. But this does not mean we need to give up realism or the possibility of truth. Recent work in continental philosophy insists on the influence that power and desire exert on knowing, whereas contemporary analytic philosophy largely ignores these political concerns in its accounts of justification and truth. Alcoff engages these traditionally conflicting approaches in a constructive dialogue, effectively spanning the analytic/continental divide.In provocative readings of major figures in the continental tradition, Alcoff shows that the work of Hans-Georg Gadamer and Michel Foucault can help rectify key problems in coherence epistemology, such as the link between coherence and truth. She also argues that discussions about knowledge among continental philosophers can benefit from the work of analytic philosophers Donald Davidson and Hilary Putnam on meaning and ontology. Alcoff makes a compelling case for the need to address truth as a metaphysical issue, in contrast to minimalist tendencies in Anglo-American philosophy and deconstructionism on the continent. Her work persuasively argues for coherentist epistemology as a more realistic reconfiguration of the ontology of truth.

The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth

The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth PDF Author: Thomas Jefferson
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Languages : en
Pages : 182

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