Abstract
Syntheses are reported for metabolites M4 (1) and M6 (2) of the green tea polyphenols epicatechin (EC) and epigallocatechin (EGC) and their gallate derivatives. Several methoxy-derivatives of 1 and 2 were also prepared. Compounds 1 and 2 were evaluated for growth inhibitory activity against a panel of immortalized and malignant human cell lines with 1 being the more active compound. The possible antiinflammatory activity of 1 and its trimethoxy derivative was also evaluated. Neither compound inhibited the release of arachidonic acid, although 1 inhibited NO production by 50% at 20 μM.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 873-876 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 15 2005 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Medicine
- Molecular Biology
- Pharmaceutical Science
- Drug Discovery
- Clinical Biochemistry
- Organic Chemistry