Application of cinnamic acid in the structural modification of natural products: A review

H Deng, Q Xu, HY Guo, X Huang, F Chen, L Jin… - Phytochemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Natural products can generally exhibit a variety of biological activities, but most show
mediocre performance in preliminary activity evaluation. Natural products often require …

Topoisomerase II inhibitors design: Early studies and new perspectives

HK Swedan, AE Kassab, EM Gedawy, SE Elmeligie - Bioorganic Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
The DNA topoisomerase enzymes are widely distributed throughout all spheres of life and
are necessary for cell function. Numerous antibacterial and cancer chemotherapeutic drugs …

Design, synthesis, anticancer activity of new amide derivatives derived from 1, 2, 3-triazole-benzofuran hybrids: An insights from molecular docking, molecular …

N Gariganti, SK Loke, E Pagadala, P Chinta… - Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
A new series of amide derivatives derived from 1, 2, 3-triazole-benzofuran hybrids (9a-j)
have been synthesized and their structures were confirmed by using spectroscopic …

Podophyllotoxin: Recent Advances in the Development of Hybridization Strategies to Enhance Its Antitumoral Profile

C Miranda-Vera, ÁP Hernández, P García-García… - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Podophyllotoxin is a naturally occurring cyclolignan isolated from rhizomes of Podophyllum
sp. In the clinic, it is used mainly as an antiviral; however, its antitumor activity is even more …

Onychiol B attenuates lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammation via MAPK/NF-κB pathways and acute lung injury in vivo

X Pei, Z Zhang, N Wang, G Huang, X Min, Y Yang… - Bioorganic …, 2023 - Elsevier
Acute lung injury (ALI) is a devastating respiratory disorder characterized by rapid alveolar
injury, uncontrolled inflammatory response, etc. Onychiol B is a cyathane diterpene …

Chemistry and biology of podophyllotoxins: an update

M Hao, H Xu - Chemistry–A European Journal, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Podophyllotoxin is an aryltetralin lignan lactone derived from different plants of
Podophyllum. It consists of five rings with four chiral centers, one trans‐lactone and one aryl …

Podophyllotoxin derivatives targeting tubulin: An update (2017–2022)

Y Xu, Z He, L Chen, H Wang - Drug Discovery Today, 2023 - Elsevier
Highlights•We described a detailed account of all the advances on podophyllotoxin
derivatives targeting tubulin from 2017 and 2022.•This review comprehensively summarized …

Modified Podophyllotoxin Phenoxyacetamide Phenylacetate Derivatives: Tubulin/AKT1 Dual-Targeting and Potential Anticancer Agents for Human NSCLC

H Lin, D Ai, Q Liu, X Wang, J Gao, Q Chen… - Journal of Natural …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Cancer is a major disease threatening human health worldwide, among which non-small-
cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the most deadly. Clinically, almost all anticancer drugs …

Anti-inflammatory activities of several diterpenoids isolated from Hemionitis albofusca

X Pei, Y Lou, Q Ren, Y Liu, X Dai, M Ye… - Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Hemionitis albofusca (Baker) Christenh is a plant that grows in various regions of
China. Although it is not recognized as a traditional medicine, it is often mistakenly labelled …

PEGylated graphene oxide as a nanodrug delivery vehicle for podophyllotoxin (GO/PEG/PTOX) and in vitro α-amylase/α-glucosidase inhibition activities

F Islam, FA Khan, NM Khan, S Ahmad, AA Alsaiari… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
This study aims to develop a nanodrug delivery system containing podophyllotoxin (PTOX),
a known anticancer drug, loaded on graphene oxide (GO). The system's ability to inhibit α …