Total synthesis of griseusins and elucidation of the griseusin mechanism of action.
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| Abstract | :  A divergent modular strategy for the enantioselective total synthesis of 12 naturally-occurring griseusin type pyranonaphthoquinones and 8 structurally-similar analogues is described. Key synthetic highlights include Cu-catalyzed enantioselective boration-hydroxylation and hydroxyl-directed C-H olefination to afford the central pharmacophore followed by epoxidation-cyclization and maturation diastereoselective reduction and regioselective acetylation. Structural revision of griseusin D and absolute structural assignment of 2,8-epoxy--4'-deacetyl griseusin B are also reported. Subsequent mechanistic studies establish, for the first time, griseusins as potent inhibitors of peroxiredoxin 1 (Prx1) and glutaredoxin 3 (Grx3). Biological evaluation, including comparative cancer cell line cytotoxicity and axolotl embryo tail inhibition studies, highlights the potential of griseusins as potent molecular probes and/or early stage leads in cancer and regenerative biology. | 
| Year of Publication | :  2019 | 
| Journal | :  Chemical science | 
| Volume | :  10 | 
| Issue | :  32 | 
| Number of Pages | :  7641-7648 | 
| Date Published | :  2019 | 
| ISSN Number | :  2041-6520 | 
| URL | :  https://doi.org/10.1039/c9sc02289a | 
| DOI | :  10.1039/c9sc02289a | 
| Short Title | :  Chem Sci | 
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