Preparation and antitrypanosomal activity of secochiliolide acid derivatives

Secochiliolide acid (1) isolated from the Patagonian shrub Nardophyllum bryoides, was used as a scaffold for the preparation of a series of nine derivatives. Compound 1 and its derivatives were tested against Trypanosoma cruzi epimastigotes grown in liquid media. It was first observed that secochili...

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Autores: Siless, Gastón Ezequiel, Lozano, Esteban Sebastián, Sánchez, Marianela, Mazzuca, Marcia, Sosa, Miguel A., Palermo, Jorge Alejandro
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/14954
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/14954
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Trypanosoma Cruzi
In Vitro
Secochiliolide Acid
Antitrypanosomal Activity
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
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Sumario:Secochiliolide acid (1) isolated from the Patagonian shrub Nardophyllum bryoides, was used as a scaffold for the preparation of a series of nine derivatives. Compound 1 and its derivatives were tested against Trypanosoma cruzi epimastigotes grown in liquid media. It was first observed that secochiliolide acid (1) inhibited the proliferation of the parasites, with an IC50 of 2 lg/mL. Six of the synthesized derivatives were also active with IC50?s between 2 and 7 lg/mL which are comparable to that of the commercial drug benznidazole (2.5 lg/mL). These results indicate that the carboxyl group is not essential for the bioactivity of 1, while the presence of the tetrasubstituted exocyclic double bond seems to be important. Moreover, the presence of the furan and spirolactone rings is not essential for the bioactivity per se, but is important in combination with other structural fragments present in the molecule.