Abstract
A novel class of natural PPAR agonists, 2,4-dimethyl-4-hydroxy-16-phenylhexadecanoic acid 1,4-lactone (1), were discovered in marine natural product libraries. The synthesis of 1 was accomplished starting from vinylmethyl ketone. Ring formation of the α,γ dialkyl γ-lactone was achieved via the stereo-controlled reaction of a ketyl radical anion with a chiral methacrylate. In the PPAR agonistic assay, the most potent of the four stereoisomers had EC(50) values of 12 μM for mPPARα, 9 μM for mPPARδ and >100 μM for mPPARγ.
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Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Cell Line
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Lactones / chemical synthesis
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Lactones / chemistry*
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Lactones / pharmacology*
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Molecular Structure
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PPAR alpha / agonists
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PPAR alpha / metabolism
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PPAR gamma / agonists
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PPAR gamma / metabolism
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Palmitic Acid / chemical synthesis
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Palmitic Acid / chemistry
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Palmitic Acid / pharmacology
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Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors / agonists*
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Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors / metabolism*
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Plakortis / chemistry
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Stereoisomerism
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Structure-Activity Relationship
Substances
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Lactones
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PPAR alpha
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PPAR gamma
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Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors
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Palmitic Acid