Covalent modification of biological targets with natural products through Paal–Knorr pyrrole formation

JJ áLa Clair - Natural product reports, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: up to June 2017 Natural products and endogenous metabolites engage specific
targets within tissues and cells through complex mechanisms. This review examines the …

Anticancer activity of natural and semi-synthetic drimane and coloratane sesquiterpenoids

L Beckmann, US Tretbar, R Kitte, M Tretbar - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Drimane and coloratane sesquiterpenoids are present in several plants, microorganisms,
and marine life. Because of their cytotoxic activity, these sesquiterpenoids have received …

Evaluation of anticancer, antibacterial and antioxidant properties of a medicinally treasured fern tectaria coadunata with its phytoconstituents analysis by HR-LCMS

MN Reddy, M Adnan, MM Alreshidi… - Anti-Cancer Agents …, 2020 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Tectaria coadunata (T. coadunata) is an important fern species with a number
of medicinal properties. It has been evidently found for its effectiveness in ethanomedicinal …

Probing the structure–activity relationship of the natural antifouling agent polygodial against both micro-and macrofoulers by semisynthetic modification

LWK Moodie, R Trepos, G Cervin… - Journal of natural …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The current study represents the first comprehensive investigation into the general
antifouling activities of the natural drimane sesquiterpene polygodial. Previous studies have …

Bioassay-guided isolation of three anthelmintic compounds from Warburgia ugandensis Sprague subspecies ugandensis, and the mechanism of action of polygodial

M Liu, P Kipanga, AH Mai, I Dhondt… - International journal for …, 2018 - Elsevier
Parasitic helminths continue to pose problems in human and veterinary medicine, as well as
in agriculture. Resistance to current anthelmintics has prompted the search for new drugs …

Antigrowth activity and induction of apoptosis in human melanoma cells by Drymis winteri forst extract and its active components

A Russo, V Cardile, ACE Graziano, R Avola… - Chemico-biological …, 2019 - Elsevier
Melanoma is a highly invasive cancer that resists most conventional treatments. Therefore,
there is an urgent need to identify alternative anticancer agents able to affect new molecular …

Novel coumarin-and quinolinone-based polycycles as cell division cycle 25-A and-C phosphatases inhibitors induce proliferation arrest and apoptosis in cancer cells

C Zwergel, B Czepukojc, E Evain-Bana, Z Xu… - European Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Cell division cycle phosphatases CDC25 A, B and C are involved in modulating cell cycle
processes and are found overexpressed in a large panel of cancer typology. Here, we …

Inhibition of Growth of Colon Tumors and Proliferation of HT‐29 Cells by Warburgia ugandensis Extract through Mediating G0/G1 Cell Cycle Arrest, Cell Apoptosis …

Y Zhang, G Chen, X Zhuang… - Oxidative medicine and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Warburgia ugandensis Sprague (W. ugandensis), widely distributed in Africa, is a traditional
medicinal plant used for the treatment of various diseases including cancer. We intended to …

Polygodial, a Sesquiterpene Dialdehyde, Activates Apoptotic Signaling in Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer Cell Lines by Inducing Oxidative Stress

R Venkatesan, MA Hussein, L Moses, JS Liu… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Prostate cancer (PCa) is the second leading cause of cancer death in men
in the United States. The emergence of resistance to androgen deprivation therapy results in …

Stereoselective Synthesis of Xylodonin A and 22-Hydroxyxylodonin A and Discovery of Analogues with Cytotoxic Activity

YC Wu, GS Xu, HJ Li, YC Wu - Journal of Natural Products, 2024 - ACS Publications
The first and stereoselective synthesis of xylodonin A and 22-hydroxyxylodonin A, two
drimane-type sesquiterpenoid natural products, was developed from the readily available …