Xylochemical Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of the Orchidaceous Natural Products Isoarundinin I, Bleochrin F, Blestanol K, and Pleionol

J Nat Prod. 2023 Jan 27;86(1):131-137. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.2c00830. Epub 2022 Dec 20.

Abstract

The first total syntheses of the orchid-derived natural products isoarundinin I (1), (±)-bleochrin F ((±)-2), (±)-blestanol K ((±)-3), and (±)-pleionol ((±)-4) from renewable starting materials are reported, along with the evaluation of their biological activities. The total syntheses were based on regioselective aromatic bromination reactions in combination with a key acid-promoted regioselective intramolecular cyclization. The biological results suggest that isoarundinin I (1), (±)-blestanol K ((±)-3), and (±)-pleionol ((±)-4) have the potential to inhibit the growth of both sensitive and multidrug-resistant cancer cells.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biological Products* / chemistry
  • Cyclization
  • Drug Resistance, Multiple
  • Drug Resistance, Neoplasm
  • Halogenation
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Biological Products