Analogues of the natural product (-)-arctigenin, an activator of adenosine monophosphate activated protein kinase, were prepared in order to evaluate their effects on 2-deoxyglucose uptake in L6 myotubes and possible use in ameliorating metabolic disorders. Racemic arctigenin 2a was found to display a similar uptake enhancement as does (-)-arctigenin. As a result, the SAR study was conducted utilizing racemic compounds.
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November 2010
A novel benzopyrano[4,3-d]pyrimidine scaffold was generated via a three-component one-pot reaction from iodochromone, alkyne, and an amidine through a Sonogashira coupling, condensation, and cycloaddition. This combinatorial synthetic approach provides an efficient, easy construction of a diversified heterocyclic compounds library.
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