Browsing by Author "Hwu, Jih-Ru"

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Development of nordihydroguaiaretic acid derivatives as potential multidrug-resistant selective agents for cancer treatment
(2015-01-01)
Huang, Lin-Chiang Sherlock
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Chuang, Hong
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Kapoor, Mohit
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Hsieh, Cheng-Ying
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Chou, Shih-Ching
In this research, we designed and synthesized a new series of nordihydroguaiaretic acid (NDGA) derivatives for multidrug resistance (MDR) research. A methylsulfonyl NDGA derivative, ((2R,3S)-2,3-dimethylbutane-1,4-diyl)bis(benzene-4,1,2-triyl) tetramethanesulfonate (5d), was found to inhibit MDR1 gene expression and suppress drug resistantMES-SA/Dx5 cells. Moreover, the combination of 5d and doxorubicin/terameprocol (M4N) showed a profound synergistic effect on inhibition of drug resistant cancer cells, suggesting that 5d is a potential adjuvant applied with doxorubicin or terameprocol in cancer treatment.
Stereoselective synthesis of a 9-O-sulfo Neu5Gc-capped O-linked oligosaccharide found on the sea urchin egg receptor
(2019-01-07)
Das, Anindya
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Li, Pei-Jhen
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Adak, Avijit K.
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Wu, Hsin-Ru
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Anwar, Mohammad Tarique
A straightforward synthesis of the (25)-linked 9-O-sulfated Neu5Gc-capped O-linked tetrasaccharide (1) identified in the egg cell surface glycoproteins of the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus receptor for sperm is reported. The construction of the (25)Neu5Gc trimer by the formation of an amide linkage rather than a glycosidic bond avoids the requirement for -stereoselective glycosylation. To highlight this amide bond formation strategy as a relatively facile method for synthesizing oligo-Neu5Gc containing O-linked glycans, its versatility is demonstrated by application to the coupling of SO3H-9Neu5Gc(25)Neu5Gc glycolic acid and a sialyl-Tn-derived amine for achieving the target tetrasaccharide. This synthetic strategy may be implemented in the generation of other structurally similar O-sulfo Neu5Gc-capped 25-O-glycolyl-linked oligo-Neu5Gc chains, enabling additional biological and chemical investigations.