Synthesis and Biological Activity of a 3,4,5-Trimethoxybenzoyl Ester Analogue of Epicatechin-3-gallate

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• 作者：Luí ; s Sá ; nchez-del-Campo ; Francisco Otó ; n ; Alberto Tá ; rraga ; Juan Cabezas-Herrera ; Soledad Chazarra ; José ; Neptuno Rodrí ; guez-Ló ; pez
• 刊名：Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
• 出版年：2008
• 出版时间：April 10, 2008
• 年：2008
• 卷：51
• 期：7
• 页码：2018 - 2026
• 全文大小：662K
• 年卷期：v.51,no.7(April 10, 2008)
• ISSN：1520-4804

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Despite presenting bioavailability problems, tea catechins have emerged as promising chemopreventive agents because of their observed efficacy in various animal models. To improve the stability and cellular absorption of tea polyphenols, we developed a new catechin-derived compound, 3-O-(3,4,5-trimethoxybenzoyl)-(−)-epicatechin (TMECG), which has shown significant antiproliferative activity against several cancer cell lines, especially melanoma. The presence of methoxy groups in its ester-bound gallyl moiety drastically decreased its antioxidant and prooxidant properties without affecting its cell-antiproliferative effects, and the data indicated that the 3-gallyl moiety was essential for its biological activity. As regards its action mechanism, we demonstrated that TMECG binds efficiently to human dihydrofolate reductase and down-regulates folate cycle gene expression in melanoma cells. Disruption of the folate cycle by TMECG is a plausible explanation for its observed biological effects and suggests that, like other antifolate compounds, TMECG could be of clinical value in cancer therapy.