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ArticleEuropean journal of medicinal chemistry reports2025

Synthesis of novel derivatives from machilin C/D as antiproliferative agents against triple negative breast cancer.

Alyson M Ackerman, Chibuzor Olewele, Bert C Lynn, Samuel G Awuah

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Alyson M AckermanDepartment of Chemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 40506, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5609-0509
Chibuzor OleweleDepartment of Chemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 40506, USA.
Bert C LynnDepartment of Chemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 40506, USA.
Samuel G AwuahDepartment of Chemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 40506, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4947-7283

Funding

University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center Support Grant ECIA SupplementP30CA177558 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI Bernard Mark Evers · 2013 to 2026
$38.3M
Understanding the role of anti-apolipoprotein A-I antibodies in atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseP20GM130456 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI M. Ashfaqul Alam · 2020 to 2026
$18.7M
Gold-derived Therapeutic Compounds for Disease ApplicationR01CA258421 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI AWUAH, SAMUEL GORMAN · 2021 to 2025
$1.7M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA177558NCI NIH HHS R01 CA258421NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM130456
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Abstract

Lignans are small polyphenolic compounds that play an active role in plant defense against pathogens and predators. Recently, lignan machilin D was reported to be effective as an anti-tumorigenic agent in triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) tumor-bearing mice. Previous studies have relied on plant-extracted material limiting scalability and diversification of the natural scaffold. Herein, we describe a generalizable one-pot synthesis of machilin D and its derivatives via an iron chloride-induced dimerization of isoeugenol. Employing this synthetic methodology allowed for a robust diversification campaign to access seven (7) new lignan derivatives of the machilin D family with superior anti-proliferative properties in 2D and 3D TNBC models. Overall, this work enables lignan natural product-based drug discovery as a platform to identify new probes to elucidate lignan targets in biology and therapeutics for aggressive cancers such as TNBC.

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AntiproliferativesDehydrodiisoeugenolIron chlorideIsoeugenolLicarin ALignansMachilin CMachilin DMachilus thunbergiiNatural productsSaururus chinensisTraditional Chinese medicineTriple negative breast cancer

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