Structure-activity-relationship studies on dihydrofuran-fused perhydrophenanthrenes as an anti-Alzheimer's disease agent

Kenji Sugimoto, Kosuke Tamura, Chihiro Tohda, Naoki Toyooka, Hideo Nemoto, Yuji Matsuya*

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Abstract

As an extended study on development of anti-Alzheimer's disease agent, we newly synthesized various dihydrofuran-fused perhydrophenanthrenes via o-quinodimethane chemistry. This study revealed that the introduction of carbon side-chain on 8-position or removal of the acetal moiety on 3-position arose a cytotoxicity on rat cortical neurons. On the other hand, the ethereal or thio-ethereal substituent on 8-position enhanced the elongation effect on Aβ-damaged neurons. The necessity of the cyano group on 10b position was also proved in this structure-activity-relationship study.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4459-4471
Number of pages13
JournalBioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry
Volume21
Issue number15
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013/08/01

Keywords

  • Benzocyclobutenes o-Quinodimethane
  • Dendritic regeneration activity
  • Perhydrophenanthrenes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Medicine
  • Molecular Biology
  • Pharmaceutical Science
  • Drug Discovery
  • Clinical Biochemistry
  • Organic Chemistry

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