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In this study, amino-oxy-diarylquinolines were designed using structure-guided molecular hybridization strategy and fusing of the pharmacophore templates of nevirapine (NVP), efavirenz (EFV), etravirine (ETV, TMC125) and rilpivirine (RPV, TMC278). The anti-HIV-1 reverse transcriptase (RT) activity was evaluated using standard ELISA method, and the cytotoxic activity was performed using MTT and XTT assays. The primary bioassay results indicated that 2-amino-4-oxy-diarylquinolines possess moderate inhibitory properties against HIV-1 RT. Molecular docking results showed that 2-amino-4-oxy-diarylquinolines 8(a-d) interacted with the Lys101 and His235 residue though hydrogen bonding and interacted with Tyr318 residue though π-π stacking in HIV-1 RT. Furthermore, 8a and 8d were the most potent anti-HIV agents among the designed and synthesized compounds, and their inhibition rates were 34.0% and 39.7% at 1 µM concentration. Interestingly, 8a was highly cytotoxicity against MOLT-3 (acute lymphoblastic leukemia), with an IC50 of 4.63±0.62 µg/mL, which was similar with that in EFV and TMC278 (IC50 7.76±0.37 and 1.57±0.20 µg/ml, respectively). Therefore, these analogs of the synthesized compounds can serve as excellent bases for the development of new anti-HIV-1 agents in the near future.

In the present investigation, the intermolecular interaction of 4-(4′-cyanophenoxy)-2-(4′′-cyanophenyl)-aminoquinoline (1), a potent non-nucleoside HIV-1 reverse transcriptase inhibitors, with the transport proteins, namely bovine serum albumin (BSA) and human serum albumin (HSA), has been investigated under physiological conditions employing UV–Vis, fluorescence spectrophotometry, competitive binding experiments and molecular docking methods. The results indicated that binding of (1) to the transport proteins caused fluorescence quenching though a static quenching mechanism. The number of binding site (n) and the apparent binding constant (Kb) between (1) and the transport proteins were determined to be about 1 and 104–105 L·mol−1 (at three different temperatures; 298, 308, 318 K), respectively. The interaction of (1) upon binding to the transport proteins was spontaneous. The enthalpic change (ΔH°) and the entropic change (ΔS°) were calculated to be −56.50 kJ·mol−1, −72.31 J·mol−1 K−1 for (1)/BSA, respectively and computed to be −49.35 kJ·mol−1, −58.64 J·mol−1 K−1, respectively for (1)/HSA, respectively. The results implied that the process of interaction force of (1) with the transport protein were Vander Waals force and/or hydrogen bonding interactions. The site maker competitive experiments revealed that the binding site of (1) with the transport proteins were mainly located within site I (sub-domain IIA) in both proteins. Additionally, the molecular docking experiment supported the above results which confirmed the binding interaction between (1) and the transport proteins. This study will come up with basic data for explicating the binding mechanisms of (1) with the transport protein and can be great significance in the opening to clarify the transport process of (1) in vivo.

alpha- and gamma-Mangostin are the most abundant prenylated xanthones present in the fruit of the mangosteen tree. These compounds have been reported to possess numerous bioactivities that have provided the impetus for use of mangosteen products as nutraceuticals and in functional foods and dietary supplements. The health-promoting benefits of mangosteen are dependent on delivery of the xanthones to target tissues. Here, we used simulated digestion and Caco-2 cells to investigate the digestive stability, bioaccessibility, and intestinal cell transport of alpha- and gamma- mangostin. Recovery of alpha- and gamma-mangostin after simulated digestion of pericarp and fruit pulp exceeded 90%. Transfer of alpha- and gamma-mangostin to the aqueous fraction during simulated digestion was efficient (65-74%) and dependent on bile salts suggesting that micellarization is required for optimal bioaccessibility of xanthones. Cell uptake of xanthones from micelles was dose dependent and intracellular concentrations were maximum by 1 h. Both free and phase II metabolites of alpha-mangostin were transported in the basolateral compartment and metabolites also effluxed into the apical chamber. Transepithelial transport of alpha-mangostin was increased during prandial-like compared to fasted conditions suggesting that absorption is enhanced by dietary fat.

Fourteen prenylated xanthones found in mangosteen fruit, Garcinia mangostana L., have been simultaneously separated by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography with water–acetonitrile gradient elution and diode-array detection. The separated xanthones were detected at 254 nm. This new method was developed to establish a chemical fingerprint of the major constituents of mangosteen. It was also used for quantitative analysis of the two major xanthones in crude extracts of mangosteen fruit hull. This chemical fingerprint of G. mangostana extract can be used for comprehensive quality-control of mangosteen extract.