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Synthesis of Antitumor Marine Alkaloids and Related Analogues

A special issue of Marine Drugs (ISSN 1660-3397).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2016) | Viewed by 35462

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Prof. Dr. Patrizia Diana

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Department of Biological Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (STEBICEF), University of Palermo, Via Archirafi, 32-90123 Palermo, Italy
Interests: marine alkaloids; heterocycles; drug discovery; synthesis; bioactive compounds; antitumor activity; antibiofilm activity; and kinase inhibitors
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Dear Colleagues,

Oceans have been considered as the main source of medicines and, during the past two decades, thousands of compounds and their metabolites have exhibited a wide range of biological activity. Marine organisms constitute a very important source of biologically active natural products, including some of the most potent antineoplastic agents presently discovered. Due to the small amounts of biologically active substances extracted from natural materials, several total syntheses were proposed. Moreover, due to their interesting biological activities, marine alkaloids are considered to be important lead compounds for the discovery of new biologically active compounds. The use of microbial genetics and biosynthesis are useful to develop innovative methods to discover new natural products. This Special Issue dedicated to the "Synthesis of Antitumor Marine Alkaloids and Related Analogues” hopes to emphasize the importance of the study of gene cluster identification and biosynthesis of marine organisms, the total synthesis of marine organisms, the synthesis of new marine analogues, the biological evaluation of bioactive compounds, and the studies of mode action. As the Guest Editor, I invite scientists in the fields of chemistry, biochemistry, pharmacology, and toxicology.

Prof. Patrizia Diana
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • marine natural product
  • biosynthesis
  • gene cluster
  • total synthesis
  • synthesis of marine analogue
  • chemical transformation
  • chemical modification
  • antitumor activity

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Synthesis and Antitumor Activity of New Thiazole Nortopsentin Analogs
by Virginia Spanò, Alessandro Attanzio, Stella Cascioferro, Anna Carbone, Alessandra Montalbano, Paola Barraja, Luisa Tesoriere, Girolamo Cirrincione, Patrizia Diana and Barbara Parrino
Mar. Drugs 2016, 14(12), 226; https://doi.org/10.3390/md14120226 - 14 Dec 2016
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New thiazole nortopsentin analogs in which one of the two indole units was replaced by a naphthyl and/or 7-azaindolyl portion, were conveniently synthesized. Among these, three derivatives showed good antiproliferative activity, in particular against MCF7 cell line, with GI50 values in the [...] Read more.
New thiazole nortopsentin analogs in which one of the two indole units was replaced by a naphthyl and/or 7-azaindolyl portion, were conveniently synthesized. Among these, three derivatives showed good antiproliferative activity, in particular against MCF7 cell line, with GI50 values in the micromolar range. Their cytotoxic effect on MCF7 cells was further investigated in order to elucidate their mode of action. Results showed that the three compounds act as pro-apoptotic agents inducing a clear shift of viable cells towards early apoptosis, while not exerting necrotic effects. They also caused cell cycle perturbation with significant decrease in the percentage of cells in the G0/G1 and S phases, accompanied by a concomitant percentage increase of cells in the G2/M phase, and appearance of a subG1-cell population. Full article
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Synthesis of Pelorol and Its Analogs and Their Inhibitory Effects on Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase
by Yongjie Luo, Huixuan Chen, Jiang Weng and Gui Lu
Mar. Drugs 2016, 14(6), 118; https://doi.org/10.3390/md14060118 - 21 Jun 2016
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There are numerous biologically active substances with novel structures and unique physiological functions in marine organisms. These substances are important sources of new lead compounds. Pelorol is a natural product isolated from marine organisms that possesses a novel structure with high bioactivity. In [...] Read more.
There are numerous biologically active substances with novel structures and unique physiological functions in marine organisms. These substances are important sources of new lead compounds. Pelorol is a natural product isolated from marine organisms that possesses a novel structure with high bioactivity. In this paper, the synthesis of pelorol has been completed, and the synthesis of some intermediates has been optimized and scaled up. Five pelorol analogs have also been prepared. Preliminary biological activity testing demonstrated that compounds 5 and 6 might be potential lead compounds for cancer therapy. Full article
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Novel Azetidine-Containing TZT-1027 Analogues as Antitumor Agents
by Qi Yan, Yujie Wang, Wei Zhang and Yingxia Li
Mar. Drugs 2016, 14(5), 85; https://doi.org/10.3390/md14050085 - 28 Apr 2016
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A conformational restriction strategy was used to design and synthesize nine TZT-1027 analogues. 3-Aryl-azetidine moiety was used to replace phenylethyl group of TZT-1027 at the C-terminus. These analogues exhibited moderate to excellent antiproliferative activities, and the most potent compound 1a showed IC50 [...] Read more.
A conformational restriction strategy was used to design and synthesize nine TZT-1027 analogues. 3-Aryl-azetidine moiety was used to replace phenylethyl group of TZT-1027 at the C-terminus. These analogues exhibited moderate to excellent antiproliferative activities, and the most potent compound 1a showed IC50 values of 2.2 nM against A549 and 2.1 nM against HCT116 cell lines, respectively. However, 1a could not achieve effective inhibition at all the dose levels in the A549 xenograft model (up to 5 mg/kg, injection, once a day), which is only 16%–35% inhibition at the end of the experiment. Full article
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In Vitro and in Vivo Anticancer Activity of Pardaxin against Proliferation and Growth of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma
by Yifan Han, Zhibin Cui, Yen-Hsing Li, Wei-Hsuan Hsu and Bao-Hong Lee
Mar. Drugs 2016, 14(1), 2; https://doi.org/10.3390/md14010002 - 23 Dec 2015
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Pardaxin (H-GFFALIPKIISSPLFKTLLSAVGSALSSSGGQE-OH), a 33-amino-acid polypeptide, is an antimicrobial peptide (AMP) isolated from the marine fish species Pardachirus marmoratus. Pardaxin shows antibacterial and antitumor activities. However, pardaxin-induced inhibition of oral cancer and the mechanism of tumor reduction in buccal pouch carcinogenesis after pardaxin [...] Read more.
Pardaxin (H-GFFALIPKIISSPLFKTLLSAVGSALSSSGGQE-OH), a 33-amino-acid polypeptide, is an antimicrobial peptide (AMP) isolated from the marine fish species Pardachirus marmoratus. Pardaxin shows antibacterial and antitumor activities. However, pardaxin-induced inhibition of oral cancer and the mechanism of tumor reduction in buccal pouch carcinogenesis after pardaxin painting remain undetermined. Additionally, the toxic effects of pardaxin on normal tissue remain unclear. The present study investigated the anticancer activity of pardaxin in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) cells in the hamster buccal pouch model with or without 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (DMBA) pretreatment. This is the first study to confirm the effects of pardaxin on normal tissue and its nontoxic effects in vivo. Cell viability assays and colony formation tests in OSCC cell lines (SCC-4) demonstrated that pardaxin reduced cell viability in a dose-dependent manner. Immunofluorescence staining of cleaved caspase-3 in SCC-4 cells revealed that expression of activated caspase-3 in SCC-4 cells significantly increased after 24-h treatment with pardaxin. Additionally, a cell cycle analysis indicated that pardaxin treatment resulted in the cell cycle arrest of SCC-4 cells in the G2/M phase, thereby limiting cell proliferation. Furthermore, pardaxin treatment substantially alleviated carcinogenesis in the DMBA-induced hamster buccal pouch model by lowering prostaglandin E2 levels. These results suggest that pardaxin is a potential marine drug for adjuvant chemotherapy for human OSCC and oral cancer. Full article
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New Perspectives in the Chemistry of Marine Pyridoacridine Alkaloids
by Alois Plodek and Franz Bracher
Mar. Drugs 2016, 14(2), 26; https://doi.org/10.3390/md14020026 - 26 Jan 2016
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Secondary metabolites from marine organisms are a rich source of novel leads for drug development. Among these natural products, polycyclic aromatic alkaloids of the pyridoacridine type have attracted the highest attention as lead compounds for the development of novel anti-cancer and anti-infective drugs. [...] Read more.
Secondary metabolites from marine organisms are a rich source of novel leads for drug development. Among these natural products, polycyclic aromatic alkaloids of the pyridoacridine type have attracted the highest attention as lead compounds for the development of novel anti-cancer and anti-infective drugs. Numerous sophisticated total syntheses of pyridoacridine alkaloids have been worked out, and many of them have also been extended to the synthesis of libraries of analogues of the alkaloids. This review summarizes the progress in the chemistry of pyridoacridine alkaloids that was made in the last one-and-a-half decades. Full article
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