Flavonoids as Inspiration for the Design and Synthesis of New Antiproliferative, Antiparasitic and Antiviral Compounds: An Account
Guilherme Caleffi,
Alcides da Silva,
Chaquip Daher Netto
et al.
Abstract:Modified flavonoids of the sub-group of pterocarpans, 5-carba-pterocarpans, 5-carbapterocarpens, 1-carba-isoflavanones, coumestans, and aurones were synthesized and evaluated as antiproliferative, antileishmanial and antiviral. A new scaffold, called pterocarpanquinone, was discovered and LQB-118, the prototypical scaffold of its series, showed consistent antileishmanial (mice and hamster in vivo) and antineoplastic (respectively, human and mice tumors ex vivo and in vivo) activity. 5-Carpa-pterocarpan LQB-485… Show more
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