Angelicin, an angular furocoumarin, may be used as a photoactivatable molecule that reacts with DNA and unsaturated fatty acids to form monoadducts. Angelicin may be studied as a potential phototherapeutic and to understand its mechanisms of action and effects on RNA and DNA synthesis.
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Angular furocoumarin with diverse photobiological effects. Upon long-wavelength UV irradiation, forms monoadduct with double-stranded DNA and reacts with unsaturated fatty acids. Inhibits DNA and RNA synthesis and cell replication in Ehrlich ascites tumor cells.
In the search for new photochemotherapeutic agents, a series of derivatives of the ring system pyrrolo[3,2-h]quinoline--bioisosters of the angular furocoumarin angelicin--were synthesized through a four-step synthetic approach, in reasonable overall yields. Eight of the synthesized derivatives showed a remarkable phototoxicity
The Journal of organic chemistry, 77(6), 2978-2982 (2012-03-01)
Intramolecular hydroarylation of 4-benzofuranyl alkynoates using Pd(OAc)(2) as catalyst took place selectively and efficiently, giving angular furocoumarin derivatives in high yields. The parent angelicin was obtained in 80% yield by this method. The starting 4-benzofuranyl alkynoates were easily accessible from
Journal of natural medicines, 64(3), 354-357 (2010-03-20)
A new prenylated pterocarpan, named morisianine, was isolated together with the known secondary metabolites erybraedin C, psoralen and angelicin from the seeds of Bituminaria morisiana. The structures of the compounds were elucidated mainly by 1D and 2D NMR experiments as
Molecular and cellular biochemistry, 369(1-2), 95-104 (2012-07-07)
Angelicin is structurally related to psoralens, a well-known chemical class of photosensitizers used for its antiproliferative activity in treatment of different skin diseases. To verify the activity of angelicin, we employed human SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells to investigate its cytotoxicity, although
Heteroanalogues of angelicin, pyrrolo[3,2-h]quinazolines, were synthesized with the aim of obtaining new potent photochemotherapeutic agents. Many derivatives caused a significant decrease in cell proliferation in several human tumor cell lines after irradiation with UVA light (GI(50) =15.2-0.2 μM). Their phototoxicity
DNA damage and repair mechanism is vital for maintaining DNA integrity. Damage to cellular DNA is involved in mutagenesis, the development of cancer among others.
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