@article{FarrellGrandeSchmidtetal.2019, author = {Farrell, Jeffrey M. and Grande, Vincenzo and Schmidt, David and W{\"u}rthner, Frank}, title = {A Highly Warped Heptagon-Containing sp\(^2\) Carbon Scaffold via Vinylnaphthyl π-Extension}, series = {Angewandte Chemie International Edition}, volume = {58}, journal = {Angewandte Chemie International Edition}, number = {46}, doi = {10.1002/anie.201909975}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-206682}, pages = {16504-16507}, year = {2019}, abstract = {A new strategy is demonstrated for the synthesis of warped, negatively curved, all-sp\(^2\)-carbon π-scaffolds. Multifold C-C coupling reactions are used to transform a polyaromatic borinic acid into a saddle-shaped polyaromatic hydrocarbon (2 ) bearing two heptagonal rings. Notably, this Schwarzite substructure is synthesized in only two steps from an unfunctionalized alkene. A highly warped structure of 2 was revealed by X-ray crystallographic studies and pronounced flexibility of this π-scaffold was ascertained by experimental and computational studies. Compound 2 exhibits excellent solubility, visible range absorption and fluorescence, and readily undergoes two reversible one-electron oxidations at mild potentials.}, language = {en} } @article{TshitengeTshitengeBruhnFeineisetal.2019, author = {Tshitenge Tshitenge, Dieudonn{\´e} and Bruhn, Torsten and Feineis, Doris and Mudogo, Virima and Kaiser, Marcel and Brun, Reto and Bringmann, Gerhard}, title = {An unusually broad series of seven cyclombandakamines, bridged dimeric naphthylisoquinoline alkaloids from the Congolese liana Ancistrocladus ealaensis}, series = {Scientific Reports}, volume = {9}, journal = {Scientific Reports}, doi = {10.1038/s41598-019-46336-z.}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-200759}, pages = {9812}, year = {2019}, abstract = {A series of seven unusual dimeric naphthylisoquinoline alkaloids was isolated from the leaves of the tropical liana Ancistrocladus ealaensis J. L{\´e}onard, named cyclombandakamine A (1), 1-epi-cyclombandakamine A (2), and cyclombandakamines A3-7 (3-7). These alkaloids have a chemically thrilling structural array consisting of a twisted dihydrofuran-cyclohexenone-isochromene system. The 1′″-epimer of 4, cyclombandakamine A1 (8), had previously been discovered in an unidentified Ancistrocladus species related to A. ealaensis. Both lianas produce the potential parent precursor, mbandakamine A (9), but only A. ealaensis synthesizes the corresponding cyclized form, along with a broad series of slightly modified analogs. The challenging isolation required, besides multi-dimensional chromatography, the use of a pentafluorophenyl stationary phase. Featuring up to six stereocenters and two types of chiral axes, their structures were elucidated by means of 1D and 2D NMR, HRESIMS, in combination with oxidative chemical degradation experiments as well as chiroptical (electronic circular dichroism spectroscopy) and quantum chemical calculations. Compared to the 'open-chain' parent compound 9, these dimers displayed rather moderate antiplasmodial activities.}, language = {en} } @article{FayezFeineisAkeAssietal.2019, author = {Fayez, Shaimaa and Feineis, Doris and Ak{\´e} Assi, Laurent and Seo, Ean-Jeong and Efferth, Thomas and Bringmann, Gerhard}, title = {Ancistrobreveines A-D and related dehydrogenated naphthylisoquinoline alkaloids with antiproliferative activities against leukemia cells, from the West African liana Ancistrocladus abbreviatus}, series = {RSC Advances}, volume = {9}, journal = {RSC Advances}, number = {28}, doi = {10.1039/C9RA03105G}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-201686}, pages = {15738-15748}, year = {2019}, abstract = {A unique series of six biaryl natural products displaying four different coupling types (5,10 , 7,10 , 7,80 , and 5,80) were isolated from the roots of the West African liana Ancistrocladus abbreviatus (Ancistrocladaceae). Although at first sight structurally diverse, these secondary metabolites all have in common that they belong to the rare group of naphthylisoquinoline alkaloids with a fully dehydrogenated isoquinoline portion. Among the African Ancistrocladus species, A. abbreviatus is so far only the second one that was found to produce compounds with such a molecular entity. Here, we report on four new representatives, named ancistrobreveines A-D (12-14, and 6). They were identified along with the two known alkaloids 6-O-methylhamateine (4) and entdioncophylleine A (10). The two latter naphthylisoquinolines had so far only been detected in Ancistrocladus species from Southeast Asia. All of these fully dehydrogenated alkaloids have in common being optically active despite the absence of stereogenic centers, due to the presence of the rotationally hindered biaryl axis as the only element of chirality. Except for ent-dioncophylleine A (10), which lacks an oxygen function at C-6, the ancistrobreveines A-D (12-14, and 6) and 6-O-methylhamateine (4) are 6-oxygenated alkaloids, and are, thus, typical 'Ancistrocladaceae-type' compounds. Ancistrobreveine C (14), is the first - and so far only - example of a 7,80-linked fully dehydrogenated naphthylisoquinoline discovered in nature that is configurationally stable at the biaryl axis. The stereostructures of the new alkaloids were established by spectroscopic (in particular HRESIMS, 1D and 2D NMR) and chiroptical (electronic circular dichroism) methods. Ancistrobreveine C (14) and 6-O-methylhamateine (4) exhibited strong antiproliferative activities against drug-sensitive acute lymphoblastic CCRF-CEM leukemia cells and their multidrugresistant subline, CEM/ADR5000.}, language = {en} } @article{MufusamaFeineisMudogoetal.2019, author = {Mufusama, Jean-Pierre and Feineis, Doris and Mudogo, Virima and Kaiser, Marcel and Brun, Reto and Bringmann, Gerhard}, title = {Antiprotozoal dimeric naphthylisoquinolines, mbandakamines B\(_3\) and B\(_4\), and related 5,8′-coupled monomeric alkaloids, ikelacongolines A-D, from a Congolese Ancistrocladus liana}, series = {RSC Advances}, volume = {9}, journal = {RSC Advances}, number = {21}, doi = {10.1039/C9RA01784D}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-201141}, pages = {12034-12046}, year = {2019}, abstract = {From the leaves of a botanically and phytochemically as yet unexplored Ancistrocladus liana discovered in the rainforests of the Central region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the vicinity of the town of Ikela, six new naphthylisoquinoline alkaloids were isolated, viz., two constitutionally unsymmetric dimers, the mbandakamines B\(_3\) (3) and B\(_4\) (4), and four related 5,8′-linked monomeric alkaloids, named ikelacongolines A-D (5a, 5b, 6, and 7). The dimers 3 and 4 are structurally unusual quateraryls comprising two 5,8′-coupled monomers linked via a sterically strongly constrained 6′,1′′-connection between their naphthalene units. These compounds contain seven elements of chirality, four stereogenic centers and three consecutive chiral axes. They were identified along with two known related compounds, the mbandakamines A (1) and B\(_2\) (2), which had so far only been detected in two Ancistrocladus species indigenous to the Northwestern Congo Basin. In addition, five known monomeric alkaloids, previously found in related Central African Ancistrocladus species, were isolated from the here investigated Congolese liana, three of them belonging to the subclass of 5,8′-coupled naphthylisoquinoline alkaloids, whereas two compounds exhibited a less frequently occurring 7,8′-biaryl linkage. The stereostructures of the new alkaloids were established by spectroscopic (in particular HRESIMS, 1D and 2D NMR), chemical (oxidative degradation), and chiroptical (electronic circular dichroism) methods. The mbandakamines B\(_3\) (3) and B\(_4\) (4) displayed pronounced activities in vitro against the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum and the pathogen of African sleeping sickness, Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense.}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Schweeberg2019, author = {Schweeberg, Sarah}, title = {Biomedizinische Anwendung von Nanodiamant: Untersuchungen zu den Wechselwirkungen mit der biologischen Umgebung und zur gezielten Wirkstofffreisetzung}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-174619}, school = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg}, year = {2019}, abstract = {Nanodiamant bietet in der Medizin und in der Biologie zahlreiche Anwendungsm{\"o}glichkeiten aufgrund der guten Biokompatibilit{\"a}t und geringen Toxizit{\"a}t. Durch die umfangreichen Funktionalisierungsm{\"o}glichkeiten der Oberfl{\"a}che der nanometergroßen Partikel k{\"o}nnen viele unterschiedliche Wirkstoffe, Rezeptormolek{\"u}le oder Peptidsequenzen angebunden werden ,die zusammen mit Nanodiamant ein anderes, durchaus besseres Wirkprofil aufweisen als der Wirkstoff allein. Ziel dieser Arbeit war die Synthese eines pH-labilen Linkersystems, dass hydroxylhaltige Wirkstoffe kovalent bindet und zusammen mit Nanodiamant in die Zelle, in der ein saurer pH-Wert herrscht, eingeschleust werden. {\"U}ber die {\"A}nderung des pH-Wertes in der Zelle soll der Wirkstoff freigesetzt werden und seine Wirkung entfalten k{\"o}nnen. Weiterhin wurde ein pH-labiles Linkersystem auf der Basis eines Hydrazons hergestellt. {\"U}ber das synthetisierte Hydrazinderivat k{\"o}nnen Wirkstoffe, die {\"u}ber eine Aldehyd- oder Ketonfunktion verf{\"u}gen angebunden werden und pH-labil in der Zelle freigesetzt werden. Zus{\"a}tzlich tr{\"a}gt der Nanodiamant ein kovalent angebundenes Targeting-Molek{\"u}l, welches eine verbesserte Adressierung der Wirkorte gew{\"a}hr¬leisten soll. Die Freisetzung wurde mittels UV-Vis-Spektroskopie detektiert und ausgewertet. Neben der spezifischen Funktionalisierung von Nanodiamant besitzt auch die Interaktion der Nanodiamantpartikel mit biologischen Medien eine besondere Bedeutung f{\"u}r zuk{\"u}nftige biomedizinische Anwendungen. Wenn die Partikeloberfl{\"a}che durch Proteinadsorption gegen{\"u}ber dem Wirkort abgeschirmt wird, so kann der angebundene Wirkstoff gegebenenfalls nicht freigesetzt werden und somit nicht seine Wirkung entfalten und bleibt letztlich ungenutzt. So war es von besonderem Interesse die Wechselwirkungen von Nanodiamant in Humanserum und auch weiteren physiologischen Medien zu untersuchen. Dabei wurden sowohl freie Nanodiamantpartikel als auch solche, die auf klinisch bereits eingesetzten Ger{\"u}stmaterialien im Bereich der Therapie großer Knochendefekte adsorbiert waren, untersucht. Auch wurden die Wechselwirkungen von Nanodiamant mit der physiologischen Umgebung untersucht, die zur Agglomeration der Nanopartikel f{\"u}hren k{\"o}nnen. Es wurde ein unter¬schiedliches Agglomerationsverhalten der Nanodiamanten in w{\"a}ssriger Umgebung verglichen mit Nanodiamanten in physiologischen Medien sowie deren Stabilit{\"a}t im Serum beobachtet. Durch die in dieser Arbeit vorgestellten Untersuchungen konnten wichtige Erkenntnisse zur Wechselwirkung verschieden pr{\"a}parierter und funktionalisierter Nanodiamanten mit physiologisch relevanten Umgebungen sowie zu stimuli-responsiven Wirkstofffreisetzung aus Nanodiamant-Konjugaten gewonnen werden. Zudem wurde mit der Untersuchung der angelagerten Proteine um Nanodiamant ein erster Schritt in Richtung eines umfassenden Verst{\"a}ndnisses der Wechselwirkung dieses Materials mit biologischen Umgebungen unternommen. Auch wenn diese Wechselwirkungen sehr komplex sind, so sind erste Aussagen bez{\"u}glich der Art der angelagerten Proteine m{\"o}glich. Erste Versuche der Stabilisierung von Nanodiamant in physiologischen Medien wurden ebenfalls erfolgreich durchgef{\"u}hrt und zeigen eine effiziente und einfache M{\"o}glichkeit, Nanodiamant in biologischen Medien vor der Agglomeration zu bewahren. Die im Rahmen dieser Arbeit gewonnen Erkenntnisse bez{\"u}glich mehrfacher Funktionalisierungsm{\"o}glichkeiten von Nanodiamant sowie dessen Stabilisierung in physiologischen Medien zeigen die breite Anwendungsm{\"o}glichkeit und das enorme Potential von Nanodiamant im Bereich medizinischer und biologischer Anwendungen auf.}, subject = {Nanopartikel}, language = {de} } @phdthesis{Maier2019, author = {Maier, Jonathan}, title = {Biotinylierung und Drug-Target-Untersuchungen von Dioncochinon B sowie Entwicklung einer Syntheseroute zu 7,8'-gekuppelten Naphthylisochinolin-Alkaloiden}, doi = {10.25972/OPUS-18779}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-187792}, school = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg}, year = {2019}, abstract = {In Deutschland starben im Jahr 2016 knapp 6 000 Menschen an den Folgen des Multiplen Myeloms. Die Zahl der Todesopfer dieser Krebsart ist in den letzten 16 Jahren um ca. 20\% gestiegen. Da das Multiple Myelom mit einem Durchschnittsalter von 73 Jahren bei Erstdiagnose zu den Erkrankungen des h{\"o}heren Lebensalters z{\"a}hlt, ist der Anstieg der Inzidenz und Todesf{\"a}lle am ehesten auf eine h{\"o}here Lebenserwartung der Menschen durch umfassende medizinische Versorgung zur{\"u}ckzuf{\"u}hren. Auch die Behandlungsm{\"o}glichkeiten des Multiplen Myeloms wurden in den letzten zwei Jahrzehnten kontinuierlich verbessert und bieten in Form von medikament{\"o}sen Therapien f{\"u}r alle Erkrankten und Knochenmarktransplantationen speziell f{\"u}r Patienten unter 70 Jahren die Chance auf eine Verl{\"a}ngerung der beschwerdefreien Krankheitsphase. Nach wie vor verl{\"a}uft das Multiple Myelom jedoch t{\"o}dlich, sodass die Erforschung und Entwicklung neuer potenter Wirkstoffe zur Verbesserung der Prognose oder zur vollst{\"a}ndigen Heilung essentiell ist. Ziel der vorliegenden Arbeit war daher die Biotinylierung von Dioncochinon B, einem nat{\"u}rlich vorkommenden Naphthochinon, erstmals isoliert aus Kallus-Kulturen von T. peltatum, das eine gute Aktivit{\"a}t (IC50 = 11 µM) gegen Zellen des Multiplen Myeloms aufweist. Der Affinit{\"a}tsmarker Biotin sollte dabei {\"u}ber einen kurzen Linker an die 7- oder 8-Position des Naturstoffs angebracht werden. Nach der Etablierung einer geeigneten Syntheseroute sollten nanoLC-MS/MS-Analysen Aufschluss {\"u}ber m{\"o}gliche Wirkstoff-Target-Interaktionen liefern. Des Weiteren wurde in dieser Arbeit die Synthese von 7,8'-gekuppelten Naphthylisochinolin-Alkaloiden im Allgemeinen und von Yaoundamin A und dessen M-Atropisomer im Speziellen untersucht. Die Naturstoffklasse der Naphthylisochinolin-Alkaloide ist neben ihrer strukturellen Vielfalt vor allem wegen ihrer Aktivit{\"a}ten gegen eine Vielzahl an Erregern von Infektionskrankheiten, wie z. B. der Malaria, der Afrikanischen Schlafkrankheit oder der Leishmaniose interessant. Strukturell sind Naphthylisochinolin-Alkaloide unter anderem durch eine meist rotationsgehinderte Biaryl-Achse gekennzeichnet. Der synthetische Aufbau dieser Verbindungsachse zwischen Naphthalin- und Isochinolin-Baustein war in der Literatur bereits ausf{\"u}hrlich behandelt worden. Da die Darstellung eines 7,8'-verkn{\"u}pften Naphthyldihydroisochinolin-Alkaloids allerdings noch nie beschrieben worden war, war das Ziel dieser Arbeit die erste Totalsynthese eines Naturstoffs dieses Typs.}, subject = {Naphthochinone}, language = {de} } @unpublished{MaghamiScheitlHoebartner2019, author = {Maghami, Mohammad Ghaem and Scheitl, Carolin P. M. and H{\"o}bartner, Claudia}, title = {Direct in vitro selection of trans-acting ribozymes for posttranscriptional, site-specific, and covalent fluorescent labeling of RNA}, series = {Journal of the American Chemical Society}, journal = {Journal of the American Chemical Society}, doi = {10.1021/jacs.9b10531}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-192333}, year = {2019}, abstract = {General and efficient tools for site-specific fluorescent or bioorthogonal labeling of RNA are in high demand. Here, we report direct in vitro selection, characterization, and application of versatile trans-acting 2'-5' adenylyl transferase ribozymes for covalent and site-specific RNA labeling. The design of our partially structured RNA pool allowed for in vitro evolution of ribozymes that modify a predetermined nucleotide in cis (i.e. intramolecular reaction), and were then easily engineered for applications in trans (i.e. in an intermolecular setup). The resulting ribozymes are readily designed for specific target sites in small and large RNAs and accept a wide variety of N6-modified ATP analogues as small molecule substrates. The most efficient new ribozyme (FH14) shows excellent specificity towards its target sequence also in the context of total cellular RNA.}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Kaufmann2019, author = {Kaufmann, Christina}, title = {Discrete Supramolecular Architectures of Bay-linked Perylene Bisimide Dimers by Self-Assembly and Folding}, doi = {10.25972/OPUS-17300}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-173005}, school = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg}, year = {2019}, abstract = {Supramolecular self-assembly of perylene bisimide (PBI) dyes via non-covalent forces gives rise to a high number of different PBI architectures with unique optical and functional properties. As these properties can be drastically influenced by only slightly structural changes of the formed supramolecular ensembles (Chapter 2.1) the controlled self-assembly of PBI dyes became a central point of current research to design innovative materials with a high potential for different applications as for example in the fields of organic electronics or photovoltaics. As PBI dyes show a strong tendency to form infinite aggregated structures (Chapter 2.2) the aim of this thesis was to precisely control their self-assembly to create small, structurally well-defined PBI assemblies in solution. Chapter 2.3 provides an overview on literature known strategies that were established to realize this aim. It could be demonstrated that especially backbone-directed intra- and intermolecular self-assembly of covalently linked Bis-PBI dyes evolved as one of the most used strategies to define the number of stacked PBI chromophores by using careful designed spacer units with regard to their length and flexibility. By using conventional spectroscopic methods like UV/Vis and fluorescence experiments in combination with NMR measurements an in-depth comparison of the molecular and optical properties in solution both in the non-stacked and aggregated state of the target compounds could be elucidated to reveal structure-property relationships of different PBI architectures. Thus, it could be demonstrated, that spacer units that pre-organize two PBI chromophores with an inter-planar distance of r < 7 {\AA} lead to an intramolecular folding, whereas linker moieties with a length between 7 to 11 {\AA} result in an intermolecular self-assembly of the respective Bis-PBIs dyes via dimerization to form well-defined quadruple PBI pi-stacks. Hence, if the used spacer units ensure an inter-planar distance r > 14 {\AA} larger oligomeric PBI pi-stacks are generated. In Chapter 4 a detailed analysis of the exciton coupling in a highly defined H-aggregate quadruple PBI pi-stack is presented. Therefore, bay-tethered PBI dye Bis-PBI 1 was investigated by concentration-dependent UV/Vis spectroscopy in THF and toluene as well as by 2D-DOSY-NMR spectroscopy, ESI mass spectrometry and AFM measurements confirming that Bis-PBI 1 self-assembles exclusively into dimers with four closely pi-stacked PBI chromophores. Furthermore, with the aid of broadband fluorescence upconversion spectroscopy (FLUPS) ensuring broadband detection range and ultrafast time resolution at once, ultrafast Frenkel exciton relaxation and excimer formation dynamics in the PBI quadruple pi-stack within 1 ps was successfully investigated in cooperation with the group of Dongho Kim. Thus, it was possible to gain for the first time insights into the exciton dynamics within a highly defined synthetic dye aggregate beyond dimers. By analysing the vibronic line shape in the early-time transient fluorescence spectra in detail, it could be demonstrated that the Frenkel exciton is entirely delocalized along the quadruple stack after photoexcitation and immediately loses its coherence followed by the formation of the excimer state. In Chapter 5 four well-defined Bis-PBI folda-dimers Bis-PBIs 2-4 were introduced, where linker units of different length (r < 7 {\AA}) and steric demand were used to gain distinct PBI dye assemblies in the folded state. Structural elucidation based on in-depth UV/Vis, CD and fluorescence experiments in combination with 1D and 2D NMR studies reveals a stacking of the two PBI chromophores upon folding, where geometry-optimized structures obtained from DFT calculations suggest only slightly different arrangements of the PBI units enforced by the distinct spacer moieties. With the resulting optical signatures of Bis-PBIs 2-4 ranging from conventional Hj-type to monomer like absorption features, the first experimental proof of a PBI-based "null-aggregate" could be presented, in which long- and short-range exciton coupling fully compensate each other. Hence, the insights of this chapter pinpoint the importance of charge-transfer mediated short-range exciton coupling that can significantly influence the properties of pi-stacked PBI chromophores In the last part of this thesis (Chapter 6), spacer-controlled self-assembly of four bay-linked Bis-PBI dyes Bis-PBIs 5-8 into well-defined supramolecular architectures was investigated, where the final aggregate structures are substantially defined by the nature of the used spacer units. By systematically extending the backbone length from 7 to 15 {\AA} defining the inter-planar distance between the tethered chromophores, different assemblies from defined quadruple PBI pi-stacks to larger oligomeric pi-stacks could be gained upon aggregation. In conclusion, the synthesis of nine covalently linked PBI dyes in combination with a detailed investigation of their spacer-mediated self-assembly behaviour in solution concerning structure-properties-relationships was presented within this thesis. The results confirm a strong exciton coupling in different types of Bis-PBI architectures e.g. folda-dimers or highly defined quadruple pi-stacks, which significantly influences their optical properties upon self-assembly.}, subject = {Supramolekulare Chemie}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Kirchner2019, author = {Kirchner, Eva}, title = {Discrete Supramolecular Stacks by Self-Assembly and Folding of Bis(merocyanine) Dyes}, doi = {10.25972/OPUS-15941}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-159419}, school = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg}, year = {2019}, abstract = {The present thesis describes the development of a strategy to create discrete finite-sized supramolecular stacks of merocyanine dyes. Thus, bichromophoric stacks of two identical or different chromophores could be realized by folding of bis(merocyanine) dyes and their optical properties were discussed in terms of exciton theory. Quantum chemical calculations revealed strong exciton coupling between the chromophores within the homo- and hetero-π-stacks and the increase of the J-band of the hetero-dimers with increasing energy difference between the excited states of the chromophores could be attributed not only to the different magnitudes of transition dipole moments of the chromophores but also to the increased localization of the excitation in the respective exciton state. Furthermore, careful selection of the length of the spacer unit that defines the interplanar distance between the tethered chromophores directed the self-assembly of the respective bis(merocyanines) into dimers, trimers and tetramers comprising large, structurally precise π-stacks of four, six or eight merocyanine chromophores. It could be demonstrated that the structure of such large supramolecular architectures can be adequately elucidated by commonly accessible analysis tools, in particular NMR techniques in combination with UV/vis measurements and mass spectrometry. Supported by TDDFT calculations, the absorption spectra of the herein investigated aggregates could be explained and a relationship between the absorption properties and the number of stacking chromophores could be established based on exciton theory.}, subject = {Merocyanine}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Seaf2019, author = {Seaf, Shaimaa Fayez Ali Mohammed}, title = {Isolation, structural elucidation, and biological evaluation of Naphthylisoquinoline alkaloids from two African Ancistrocladus species}, doi = {10.25972/OPUS-19158}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-191588}, school = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg}, year = {2019}, abstract = {The indepth metabolic profiling of the crude extracts of two African Ancistrocladus species viz. A. likoko from Central Africa and A. abbreviatus from West Africa, resulted in a total of 87 alkaloids among them 54 new ones. All of the compounds were intensely elucidated by 1D and 2D NMR, HRESIMS, as well as chemical and chiroptical techniques. Among the newly discovered compounds are quinoid naphthylisoquinolines with an ortho-diketone in the naphthalene portion, nor-naphthylisoquinoline alkaloid lacking the always present methyl group at C-1, seco-(ring cleaved) naphthylisoquinolines, and a newly discovered class of natural products called the naphthylisoindolinones. Some of the compounds displayed strong antitumoral activities against human pancreatic cancer cells and leukemia cells in-vitro.}, subject = {Naphthylisochinolinalkaloide}, language = {en} }