title: Synthesis and biological activities of 8-arylflavones.
abstract: A number of 8-arylflavones have been synthesized as congeners of wogonin and evaluated for their inhibitory activities of PGE2 production. 8-Arylflavones were obtained from commercially available chrysin via two different synthetic pathways. Most 8-arylflavones exhibited much reduced inhibitory activities against COX-2 catalyzed PGE2 production compared to that of wogonin. Functional group replacement at the 8-position of wogonin from methoxy to aryl group caused loss of inhibitory activity. Our present results imply that the functional group at the 8-position of flavones seems to play very important roles for bioactivity.
authors.affiliation: College of Pharmacy, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 200-701, Korea.
authors.forename: Tran Thanh
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Dao
authors.forename: Soo Bae
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Kwan-Seog
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Sin
authors.forename: Sanghee
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hyun Pyo
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Haeil
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D051546:Cyclooxygenase 2; D052246:Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors; D016861:Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000494:pharmacology; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D011451:Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D052246:Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors; D016861:Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors; D005419:Flavonoids; D007527:Isoenzymes; D051546:Cyclooxygenase 2; D011451:Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases