The foliose lichen, Parmotrema melanothrix has been chemically screened for the first time and isolated the depside atranorin (1) in
significant quantity (2 %) along with methyl 2,4-dihydroxy-3,6-dimethylbenzoate (2) and methyl 3-formyl-2,4-dihydroxy-6-
methylbenzoate (3). In view of its abundance, interesting structural features and significant biological profile, atranorin was subjected to
chemical modification and synthesised five diverse analogues in very good yields (70~93%). The synthesised analogues along with the
three isolated compounds were evaluated for their cytotoxic potential against a panel of six human cancer cell lines using MTT assay.
Among the tested compounds, 1a showed enhanced activity than the parent compound (1) against almost all the tested cell lines.
Significantly, 1a showed highest activity (IC50 = 15.19 μM) against prostate cancer cell line (DU145). The results indicate that complete
protection of the phenolic hydroxyls in atranorin as acetates enhances the cytotoxicity, especially against DU 145.
The articles in Bibliomed are open access articles licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY), which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
We use cookies and other tracking technologies to work properly, to analyze our website traffic, and to understand where our visitors are coming from. More InfoGot It!
