Enantiomeric derivatives of tokinolide B: absolute configuration and biological properties

J Nat Prod. 2012 May 25;75(5):859-64. doi: 10.1021/np200645p. Epub 2012 May 10.

Abstract

The enantiomeric lactams (-)-8, (+)-8, (+)-9, and (-)-9 were formed by the reaction of the dimeric phthalide rac-tokinolide B (rac-3) with (R)-(+)-α-methylbenzylamine and (S)-(-)-α-methylbenzylamine. The absolute configurations of compounds 8 and 9 were assigned by experimental and theoretically calculated electronic circular dichroism methods for (+)-8 and (-)-9. Compounds 3, 5, (-)-8, (+)-8, (+)-9, and (-)-9 displayed cytotoxic activity toward several human tumor cell lines, with (-)-8 and (-)-9 being the most potent.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms
  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemical synthesis*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology
  • Benzofurans / chemical synthesis*
  • Benzofurans / chemistry
  • Benzofurans / pharmacology
  • Circular Dichroism
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Humans
  • K562 Cells
  • Lactams / chemical synthesis*
  • Lactams / chemistry
  • Lactams / pharmacology
  • Models, Theoretical
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
  • Phenethylamines / chemical synthesis*
  • Phenethylamines / chemistry
  • Phenethylamines / pharmacology
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Benzofurans
  • Lactams
  • Phenethylamines
  • tokinolide B
  • 1-phenethylamine