Quassinoid

Chemical structure of quassin

Quassinoids are degraded triterpene lactones (similar to limonoids) of the Simaroubaceae plant family grouped into C-18, C-19, C-20, C-22 and C-25 types.[1] The prototypical member of the group, quassin, was first described in the 19th century from plants of the genus Quassia from which it gets its name.[2] It was isolated in 1937[3] and its structure elucidated in 1961.[4]

They are a biologically potent class of natural products, possessing antimalarial,[5] antifeedant,[6] insecticidal,[7] anti-inflammatory,[8] and anticancer[9] properties. The quassinoid bruceantin reached two separate phase II clinical trials in 1982[10] and 1983[11] but was deemed too cytotoxic to continue.


Other quassinoids include:[12]

References

  1. ↑ Vieira, Studies in Natural Products Chemistry 2006 https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ivo_Vieira/publication/251467805
  2. ↑ Winckler, F. L. (1835). Rep. Pharm. 4: 85. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ Clark, E. P. (1937). J. Am. Chem. Soc. 59: 927. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ Clark, E. P. (1937). J. Am. Chem. Soc. 59: 927. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ Muhammad, I.; Samoylenko, V. (2007). Expert Opin. Drug Discov. 2: 1065. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ Leskinen, V.; Polonsky, J.; Bhatnagar, S. (1984). J. Chem. Ecol. 10: 1497. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ Fang, X.; Di, Y. T.; Xhang, Y.; Xu, Z. P.; Lu, Y.; Chen, Q. Q.; Zheng, Q. T.; Hao, X. J. (2015). Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 54: 5992. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ Hall, I. H.; Lee, K. H.; Imakura, Y.; Okano, M.; Johnson, A. (1983). J. Pharm. Sci. 72: 1282. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ↑ Fukamiya, N.; Lee, K.H.; Muhammad, I., Murakami, C.; Okano, M.; Harvey, I.; Pelletier, J. (2005). Cancer Letters. 220: 37. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ↑ Wiseman, C. L.; Yap, H. Y.; Bedikian, A. Y.; Bodey, G. P.; Blumenchein, G. R. (1982). Am. J. Clin. Oncol. 5: 389. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ↑ Arsenau, J. C.; Wolter, J. M.; Kuperminc, M.; Ruckdeschel, J. C. (1983). Invest. New Drugs. 1: 239. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. ↑ "Quassinoid". Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI).

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