Abstract
Nonactic acid, which is a macrocyclic nonactin subunit, contains four asymmetric centers and has the molecular formula of C10H18O3. Due to their various biological activities and challenging structural characteristics, nonactic acid and its derivatives have attracted much attention from scientists since 1955. These compounds possess significant antibacterial, insecticidal and acaricidal activities, as well as a promoting effect on plant growth. However, the studies in the anticancer activities of these compounds are limited. It is noticed that some derivatives of nonactic acid show significant cytotoxicity toward different human cancer cells, from which, a basic structure-activity relationship might be able to obtain. On the basis of these progresses, we believe that this review may provide new ideas for generating potent anticancer compounds bearing the same pharmacophores derived from those macrocyclic molecules.
Keywords: (±)-Nonactic acid, nonactin subunits, homononactic acid, chiral synthesis, biological activities, structure- activity relationship.
Current Medicinal Chemistry
Title:Structures, Synthesis and Biological Activities of Nonactic Acid and Its Derivatives
Volume: 28 Issue: 42
Author(s): Jianan Hu, Jirui Zhang and Jian He*
Affiliation:
- Group of Peptides and Natural Products Research, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, 1838 Guangzhou Avenue North; Guangzhou 510515, PR China
Keywords: (±)-Nonactic acid, nonactin subunits, homononactic acid, chiral synthesis, biological activities, structure- activity relationship.
Abstract: Nonactic acid, which is a macrocyclic nonactin subunit, contains four asymmetric centers and has the molecular formula of C10H18O3. Due to their various biological activities and challenging structural characteristics, nonactic acid and its derivatives have attracted much attention from scientists since 1955. These compounds possess significant antibacterial, insecticidal and acaricidal activities, as well as a promoting effect on plant growth. However, the studies in the anticancer activities of these compounds are limited. It is noticed that some derivatives of nonactic acid show significant cytotoxicity toward different human cancer cells, from which, a basic structure-activity relationship might be able to obtain. On the basis of these progresses, we believe that this review may provide new ideas for generating potent anticancer compounds bearing the same pharmacophores derived from those macrocyclic molecules.
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Hu Jianan, Zhang Jirui and He Jian*, Structures, Synthesis and Biological Activities of Nonactic Acid and Its Derivatives, Current Medicinal Chemistry 2021; 28 (42) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/0929867328666210628144347
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