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Acid Rearrangment of Epoxy-germacranolides and Absolute Configuration of 1β,10α-Epoxy-salonitenolide

Kenneth F. BastowAntonella MaggioMaurizio BrunoKuo Hsiung LeeSergio RosselliRosa Angela RaccugliaSusan L. Morris-natschke

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PharmacologyNatural productStereochemistryAbsolute configurationSalonitenolidePlant ScienceGeneral MedicineEpoxyAcetonideCnicinchemistry.chemical_compoundComplementary and alternative medicineBreast cancer cell linechemistryvisual_artDrug Discoveryvisual_art.visual_art_mediumOrganic chemistryCytotoxicity

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The acid-catalyzed cyclization of mono epoxides of cnicin acetonide (3) was investigated. Several 6,12-eudesmanolides were obtained, and their stereochemistry established by extensive spectroscopic analyses. Chemical correlations also led to the assignment of the absolute configuration of 1β,10α-epoxy-salonitenolide (13), a previously isolated natural product. The cytotoxic activities of some compounds were determined against A549 and MCF-7 tumor cell lines. The esterified germacranolides 2–6 were selectively cytotoxic against the MCF-7 breast cancer cell line.

https://doi.org/10.1177/1934578x1000500503