Oleanolic acid(OA) and echinocystic acid(EA), two naturally occurring pentacyclic oleanane triterpenes,are gaining increasing attention due to their promising pharmacological activities. Conjugation with amphiphilic ...Oleanolic acid(OA) and echinocystic acid(EA), two naturally occurring pentacyclic oleanane triterpenes,are gaining increasing attention due to their promising pharmacological activities. Conjugation with amphiphilic α(β)-cyclodextrin(CD) via "click chemistry" can improve their solubility and anti-HCV entry potency. In the present work,four water-soluble β-CD-pentacyclic triterpene conjugates were designed and synthesized, in which OA and EA was coupled to one of the primary hydroxyl groups of β-CD via ester and amide bonds. The structures of the conjugates were unambiguously determined by ~1H NMR, ^(13)C NMR and HRMS or MALDI-TOF-MS. All the conjugates showed lower hydrophobicity(AlogP) than their parent compounds and no significant cytotoxicity was found to HL-60, A549, Hela and Bel-7402 cells at concentrations up to 10 μmol/L. Further anti-HCV entry activity and mechanism studies are under way in our laboratory.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 81573269, 21572015, 21877007, 91753202 and 21702007)and the open funding of the State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China
文摘Oleanolic acid(OA) and echinocystic acid(EA), two naturally occurring pentacyclic oleanane triterpenes,are gaining increasing attention due to their promising pharmacological activities. Conjugation with amphiphilic α(β)-cyclodextrin(CD) via "click chemistry" can improve their solubility and anti-HCV entry potency. In the present work,four water-soluble β-CD-pentacyclic triterpene conjugates were designed and synthesized, in which OA and EA was coupled to one of the primary hydroxyl groups of β-CD via ester and amide bonds. The structures of the conjugates were unambiguously determined by ~1H NMR, ^(13)C NMR and HRMS or MALDI-TOF-MS. All the conjugates showed lower hydrophobicity(AlogP) than their parent compounds and no significant cytotoxicity was found to HL-60, A549, Hela and Bel-7402 cells at concentrations up to 10 μmol/L. Further anti-HCV entry activity and mechanism studies are under way in our laboratory.
