Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of fucose-truncated monosaccharide analogues of ipomoeassin F

by Zong, G. H.; Hirsch, M.; Mondrik, C.; Hu, Z. J.; Shi, W. Q.

Ipomoeassin F is a plant-derived macrocyclic glycolipid with single-digit nanomolar IC50 values against cancer cell growth. In previous structure-activity relationship studies, we have demonstrated that certain modifications around the fucoside moiety did not cause significant cytotoxicity loss. To further elucidate the effect of the fucoside moiety on the biological activity, we describe here the design and synthesis of several fucose-truncated monosaccharide analogues of ipomoeassin F. Subsequent biological evaluation strongly suggests that the 6-membered ring of the fucoside moiety is essential to the overall conformation of the molecule, thereby influencing bioactivity.

Journal
Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters
Volume
27
Issue
12
Year
2017
Start Page
2752-2756
URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bmcl.2017.04.065
ISBN/ISSN
1464-3405; 0960-894X
DOI
10.1016/j.bmcl.2017.04.065