New phorbol ester derivatives as potent anti-HIV agents

Autor: Yung Yi Cheng, Qi-Run Li, Masuo Goto, Kuo‐Hsiung Lee, Susan L. Morris-Natschke, Daofeng Chen, Jian Zhang, Xiao-Lei Huang, Ya-Dong Cui, Xiao-Gang Jiang, Chin Ho Chen, Lei Zhao
Rok vydání: 2021
Předmět:
Zdroj: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 50:128319
ISSN: 0960-894X
DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2021.128319
Popis: Tigliane esters show many biological activities, including anti-HIV-1 activity. Our aim in this study was to establish structure-anti-HIV activity relationships for four series of tigliane-type diterpenoids. We synthesized and evaluated 29 new phorbol ester derivatives for anti-HIV activity and for cytotoxicity against human tumor cell lines. Among them, three derivatives, two phorbol-13-monoesters (5d and 5e) and a phorbol-12,13-diester (6a), showed significant anti-HIV activity. We found that better anti-HIV activity was often associated with a shorter acyl ester at C-13. Particularly, compounds with a phenyl ring in the ester side chain exhibited excellent anti-HIV activity and had good safety indexes. Due to its significant anti-HIV potency with a high selectivity index, phorbol-12,13-dicinnamoate (6a) was chosen as the potential candidate for further preclinical trials.
Databáze: OpenAIRE