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ur J Med Chem. 2019 Jan 30;166:328-338. doi: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2019.01.074. [Epub ahead of print] Synthesis and structure-activity relationship studies of water-soluble β-cyclodextrin-glycyrrhetinic acid conjugates as potential anti-influenza virus agents.
Liang S1, Li M1, Yu X1, Jin H1, Zhang Y2, Zhang L1, Zhou D1, Xiao S3.
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Glycyrrhetinic acid (GA) is a major constituent of the herb Glycyrrhiza glabra, and many of its derivatives demonstrate a broad spectrum of antiviral activities. In the current study, 18 water-soluble β-cyclodextrin (CD)-GA conjugates, in which GA was covalently coupled to the primary face of β-CD using 1,2,3-triazole moiety along with varying lengths of linker, were synthesized via copper-catalyzed azide-alkyl cycloaddition reaction. Benefited from the attached β-CD moiety, all these conjugates showed lower hydrophobicity (AlogP) compared with their parent compound GA. With the exception of per-O-methylated β-CD-GA conjugate (35), all other conjugates showed no significant cytotoxicity to MDCK cells, and these conjugates were then screened against A/WSN/33 (H1N1) virus using the cytopathic effect assay. The preliminary results indicated that six conjugates showed promising antiviral activity, and the C-3 and C-30 of GA could tolerate some modifications. Our findings suggested that GA could be used as a lead compound for the development of potential anti-influenza virus agents.
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KEYWORDS:
Click reaction; Cyclodextrin; Glycyrrhetinic acid; Influenza virus; Inhibitors
PMID: 30731401 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2019.01.074
Liang S1, Li M1, Yu X1, Jin H1, Zhang Y2, Zhang L1, Zhou D1, Xiao S3.
Author information
Abstract
Glycyrrhetinic acid (GA) is a major constituent of the herb Glycyrrhiza glabra, and many of its derivatives demonstrate a broad spectrum of antiviral activities. In the current study, 18 water-soluble β-cyclodextrin (CD)-GA conjugates, in which GA was covalently coupled to the primary face of β-CD using 1,2,3-triazole moiety along with varying lengths of linker, were synthesized via copper-catalyzed azide-alkyl cycloaddition reaction. Benefited from the attached β-CD moiety, all these conjugates showed lower hydrophobicity (AlogP) compared with their parent compound GA. With the exception of per-O-methylated β-CD-GA conjugate (35), all other conjugates showed no significant cytotoxicity to MDCK cells, and these conjugates were then screened against A/WSN/33 (H1N1) virus using the cytopathic effect assay. The preliminary results indicated that six conjugates showed promising antiviral activity, and the C-3 and C-30 of GA could tolerate some modifications. Our findings suggested that GA could be used as a lead compound for the development of potential anti-influenza virus agents.
Copyright ? 2019 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
KEYWORDS:
Click reaction; Cyclodextrin; Glycyrrhetinic acid; Influenza virus; Inhibitors
PMID: 30731401 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2019.01.074