-Flavanone Diminishes Parkinsonism in the Mutant.

Parkinson's disease is a chronic and progressive neurodegenerative disease, induced by slow and progressive death of the dopaminergic (DA) neurons from the midbrain region called substantia nigra (SNc) leading to difficulty in locomotion. At present, very few potential therapeutic drugs are available for treatment, necessitating an urgent need for development. In the current study, the transgenic model that induces selective loss in dopaminergic neurons and impairment of locomotory functions has been used to see the effect of the aza-flavanone molecule.

Antitumor effect of the integrin α4 signaling inhibitor JK273 in non-small cell lung cancer NCI-H460 cells.

Lung cancer accounts for the highest death rate among cancers worldwide, with most patients being diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), urging more effective therapies. We report that JK273, a pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine analog, which inhibits α4 integrin signaling, showed a selective cytotoxic effect against HCI-H460 NSCLC cells, with an IC of 0.98 ± 0.

Synthesis and Structure Revision of Dimeric Tadalafil Analogue Adulterants in Dietary Supplements.

A number of phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE5) inhibitors approved by authorities have been used successfully in the treatment of erectile dysfunction. These medicines must be prescribed carefully due to their adverse effects, but they and their analogues are being illegally added to dietary supplements. These illegal dietary supplements pose a significant risk to public health.

Isolation and structural elucidation of a new tadalafil analogue in health supplements: bisprenortadalafil.

A new tadalafil analogue was found, along with nortadalafil, using HPLC-DAD during the inspection of a health product sold without official approval. The analogue was separated using a semi-preparative HPLC system and its structure was determined by a combination of mass spectrometry and NMR spectroscopy. The compound was identified as a tadalafil analogue in which the N-methyl group of tadalafil was replaced with a tadalafil precursor moiety.

Synthesis and determination of absolute configuration of α-pyrones isolated from Penicillium corylophilum.

The first total synthesis of (S)-6-(2,9-dihydroxynonyl)-4-hydroxy-3-methyl-2H-pyran-2-one, 4-hydroxy-3-methyl-6-((2S,4R)-2,4,11-trihydroxyundecyl)-2H-pyran-2-one, and its unnatural 2R,4R-isomer starting from commercially available 1,8-octanediol is described. The synthesis led to the revision of the proposed structural assignment of the natural product as (R)-6-(2,9-dihydroxynonyl)-4-hydroxy-3-methyl-2H-pyran-2-one. The key steps include chiral auxiliary mediated asymmetric acetate aldol reaction, dianion addition, and base mediated cyclization to form an α-pyrone ring.