Rocaglamide

Rocaglamide

Rocaglamide

Chemical compound

Rocaglamide is a natural product which belongs to a class of molecules called flavaglines.[1][2] This compound was isolated in 1982 by King, Ming-Lu (金明儒) and colleagues based on its antileukemic activity.[3] The name of Rocaglamide is named from two parts: Roc- and aglamide. Roc- means Republic of China (中華民國), the place in which this product isolated; aglamide indicates this product is isolated from Large-leaved Aglaia (Scientific name: Aglaia rimosa[4]). Like other flavaglines, rocaglamide displays potent insecticidal, antifungal, anti-inflammatory and anticancer activities. Rocaglamide A (RocA) inhibits eukaryotic translation initiation by binding to the translation initiation factor eIF4A and converting it into a translational repressor.[5]

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Rocaglamide was first synthesized by Barry Trost in 1990.[6] Although other syntheses have been described since, Trost’s remains the only one to afford rocaglamide in an enantio-specific manner.

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References

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    King ML, Chiang CC, Ling HC, Fujita E, Ochiai M, McPhail AT (1992). "X-Ray crystal structure of rocaglamide, a novel antileukemic 1H-cyclopenta[b]benzofuran from Aglaia elliptifolia". Chem. Commun. (20): 1150–1. doi:10.1039/c39820001150.
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    "Aglaia rimosa (Blanco) Merr". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
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    Iwasaki S, Floor SN, Ingolia NT (June 2016). "Rocaglates convert DEAD-box protein eIF4A into a sequence-selective translational repressor". Nature. 534 (7608): 558–61. Bibcode:2016Natur.534..558I. doi:10.1038/nature17978. PMC 4946961. PMID 27309803.
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    Trost BM, Greenspan PD, Yang BV, Saulnier MG (November 1990). "An unusual oxidative cyclization. A synthesis and absolute stereochemical assignment of (−)-rocaglamide". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 112 (24): 9022–4. doi:10.1021/ja00180a081.
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