1. Design and synthesis of novel iminothiazinylbutadienols and divinylpyrimidinethiones as ARE inducers.
- Author
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Chen L, Magesh S, Wang H, Yang CS, Kong AN, and Hu L
- Subjects
- Curcumin chemistry, Curcumin metabolism, Isothiocyanates chemistry, Isothiocyanates pharmacology, Molecular Structure, Pyrimidines chemical synthesis, Pyrimidines chemistry, Pyrimidines pharmacology, Structure-Activity Relationship, Sulfoxides, Thiadiazines chemical synthesis, Thiadiazines chemistry, Thiadiazines pharmacology, Thiones chemical synthesis, Thiones pharmacology, Thiourea chemistry, Thiourea metabolism, Antioxidant Response Elements drug effects, Drug Design, Thiones chemistry
- Abstract
Novel iminothiazinylbutadienols and divinylpyrimidinethiones were designed and synthesized as analogues of curcumin with its diketone moiety masked as a heterocyclic adduct with thiourea. The chemical stability of these novel heterocyclic compounds was improved as compared to curcumin. They exhibit longer half-lives and do not react with nucleophilic thiols under physiological conditions. In an ARE-luciferase reporter assay, some of these new curcumin analogues are more effective ARE activators than curcumin and isothiocyanates., (Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
- Published
- 2014
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