Production of 1-methylxanthine via the biodegradation of theophylline by an optimized Escherichia coli strain

MB Mock, S Zhang, K Pakulski, C Hutchison… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Methylxanthine is a high-value derivative of caffeine of limited natural availability with many
potential pharmaceutical applications. Unfortunately, production of 1-methylxanthine …

EGFR inhibitors and apoptotic inducers: Design, synthesis, anticancer activity and docking studies of novel xanthine derivatives carrying chalcone moiety as hybrid …

HA Abou-Zied, BGM Youssif, MFA Mohamed… - Bioorganic …, 2019 - Elsevier
One of the helpful ways to improve the effectiveness of anticancer agents and weaken drug
resistance is to use hybrid molecules. therefore, the current study intended to introduce 20 …

Recent developments towards the synthesis of pyrimidopyrimidine and purine derivatives

P Debnath - ChemistrySelect, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Fused pyrimidines scaffolds such as pyrimidopyrimidines, purines and xanthines are
important structural motifs found in various natural products and drug molecules. They are …

Synthesis and biological evaluation of novel xanthine derivatives as potential apoptotic antitumor agents

M Hisham, BGM Youssif, EEA Osman… - European Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
A series of novel xanthine/NO donor hybrids containing 1, 3, 8-trisubstituted or 1, 8-
disubstituted xanthine derivatives were designed and synthesized. The synthesized …

1-Alkyl-8-(piperazine-1-sulfonyl)phenylxanthines: Development and Characterization of Adenosine A2B Receptor Antagonists and a New Radioligand with …

T Borrmann, S Hinz, DCG Bertarelli, W Li… - Journal of medicinal …, 2009 - ACS Publications
A new series of 1-alkyl-8-(piperazine-1-sulfonyl) phenylxanthines was designed,
synthesized, and characterized in radioligand binding and functional assays at A2B …

Water-Soluble Phosphate Prodrugs of 1-Propargyl-8-styrylxanthine Derivatives, A2A-Selective Adenosine Receptor Antagonists

R Sauer, J Maurinsh, U Reith, F Fülle… - Journal of medicinal …, 2000 - ACS Publications
Water-soluble prodrugs of potent, A2A-selective adenosine receptor (AR) antagonists were
prepared. 8-(m-Bromostyryl)-3, 7-dimethyl-1-propargylxanthine (BS-DMPX, 11) and the …

1,8-Disubstituted Xanthine Derivatives:  Synthesis of Potent A2B-Selective Adenosine Receptor Antagonists

AM Hayallah, J Sandoval-Ramírez… - Journal of medicinal …, 2002 - ACS Publications
3-Unsubstituted xanthine derivatives bearing a cyclopentyl or a phenyl residue in the 8-
position were synthesized and developed as A2B adenosine receptor antagonists …

Xanthine Scaffold: Available Synthesis Routes to Deliver Diversity by Derivatization

R Petrucci, M Feroci, L Mattiello… - Mini-Reviews in Organic …, 2021 - ingentaconnect.com
The functionalization of the skeletal systems of heterocycles represents a significant goal for
the development of new compounds. The heterocyclic molecule xanthine (3, 7-dihydro …

Synthesis and Structure−Activity Relationships of 3,7-Dimethyl-1-propargylxanthine Derivatives, A2A-Selective Adenosine Receptor Antagonists

CE Müller, U Geis, J Hipp, U Schobert… - Journal of medicinal …, 1997 - ACS Publications
A series of 8-substituted derivatives of 3, 7-dimethyl-1-propargylxanthine (DMPX) was
synthesized and investigated as A2A adenosine receptor antagonists. Different synthetic …

Discovery of Potent Agonists for the Predominant Variant of the Orphan MAS-Related G Protein-Coupled Receptor X4 (MRGPRX4)

D Marx, MW Alnouri, S Clemens… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The MAS-related Gq protein-coupled receptor X4 (MRGPRX4) is poorly investigated.
MRGPRX4 has been proposed to be involved in pain transmission, itch, inflammation …