Enzymatic synthesis of tea theaflavin derivatives and their anti-inflammatory and cytotoxic activities

Bioorg Med Chem. 2004 Jan 15;12(2):459-67. doi: 10.1016/j.bmc.2003.10.024.

Abstract

Derivatives based on a benzotropolone skeleton (9-26) have been prepared by the enzymatic coupling (horseradish peroxidase/H2O2) of selected pairs of compounds (1-8), one with a vic-trihydroxyphenyl moiety, and the other with an ortho-dihydroxyphenyl structure. Some of these compounds have been found to inhibit TPA-induced mice ear edema, nitric oxide (NO) synthesis, and arachidonic acid release by LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells. Their cytotoxic activities against KYSE 150 and 510 human esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and HT 29 human colon cancer cells were also evaluated.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / chemical synthesis
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / chemistry*
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / pharmacology*
  • Arachidonic Acid / metabolism
  • Biflavonoids / chemistry*
  • Biochemistry / methods
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / drug therapy
  • Catechin / chemistry*
  • Cell Division / drug effects
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Colonic Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Drug Evaluation, Preclinical / methods
  • Ear Diseases / chemically induced
  • Ear Diseases / drug therapy
  • Edema / chemically induced
  • Edema / drug therapy
  • Esophageal Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Female
  • Horseradish Peroxidase / chemistry
  • Horseradish Peroxidase / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Macrophages / drug effects
  • Macrophages / metabolism
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred Strains
  • Structure-Activity Relationship
  • Tea / chemistry
  • Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / toxicity
  • Toxicity Tests
  • Tumor Cells, Cultured

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • Biflavonoids
  • Tea
  • theaflavin
  • Arachidonic Acid
  • Catechin
  • Horseradish Peroxidase
  • Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate