Lipase catalyzed betulinic acid derivatives and its cytotoxic activity / Yamin Yasin and Faujan Ahmad

Betulinic acid, a triterpenoid found in many plant species, has attracted attention due to its important pharmacological properties, such as anti-cancer and anti-HIV activities. In order to obtain derivatives potentially useful for detailed pharmacological studies, derivatives were synthesized throu...

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Main Author: Ahmad, Faujan
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description Betulinic acid, a triterpenoid found in many plant species, has attracted attention due to its important pharmacological properties, such as anti-cancer and anti-HIV activities. In order to obtain derivatives potentially useful for detailed pharmacological studies, derivatives were synthesized through the reaction of betulinic acid with benzoyl chloride and acetic anhydride using a lipase catalyst. Enzyme-catalyzed reaction of betulinic acid with benzoyl chloride yielded 3B-benzoil-lup-20(29)-ene-28-oic acid ester (BCL), whereas the acetic anhydride reaction yielded 3B-acetoxy-lup-20(29)-ene-28-oic acid ester (BAA). The BAA underwent further reaction with l-decanol to produce 3B-acetoxy-lup-20(29)-ene-28 decanoate (BAAD). The prepared betulinic acid derivatives were tested for cytotoxic activity on three callcer cell lines in vitro: all tested compunds showed greater activity than betulinic acid.
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spelling uitm-129322019-03-28T02:45:20Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/12932/ Lipase catalyzed betulinic acid derivatives and its cytotoxic activity / Yamin Yasin and Faujan Ahmad srj Ahmad, Faujan Enzymes Betulinic acid, a triterpenoid found in many plant species, has attracted attention due to its important pharmacological properties, such as anti-cancer and anti-HIV activities. In order to obtain derivatives potentially useful for detailed pharmacological studies, derivatives were synthesized through the reaction of betulinic acid with benzoyl chloride and acetic anhydride using a lipase catalyst. Enzyme-catalyzed reaction of betulinic acid with benzoyl chloride yielded 3B-benzoil-lup-20(29)-ene-28-oic acid ester (BCL), whereas the acetic anhydride reaction yielded 3B-acetoxy-lup-20(29)-ene-28-oic acid ester (BAA). The BAA underwent further reaction with l-decanol to produce 3B-acetoxy-lup-20(29)-ene-28 decanoate (BAAD). The prepared betulinic acid derivatives were tested for cytotoxic activity on three callcer cell lines in vitro: all tested compunds showed greater activity than betulinic acid. Research Management Institute (RMI) 2010 Article PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/12932/1/AJ_YAMIN%20YASIN%20SRJ%2010%20%282%29.pdf Ahmad, Faujan (2010) Lipase catalyzed betulinic acid derivatives and its cytotoxic activity / Yamin Yasin and Faujan Ahmad. (2010) Scientific Research Journal <https://ir.uitm.edu.my/view/publication/Scientific_Research_Journal.html>, 7 (1). pp. 65-76. ISSN 1675-7009 https://srj.uitm.edu.my/
spellingShingle Enzymes
Ahmad, Faujan
Lipase catalyzed betulinic acid derivatives and its cytotoxic activity / Yamin Yasin and Faujan Ahmad
title Lipase catalyzed betulinic acid derivatives and its cytotoxic activity / Yamin Yasin and Faujan Ahmad
title_full Lipase catalyzed betulinic acid derivatives and its cytotoxic activity / Yamin Yasin and Faujan Ahmad
title_fullStr Lipase catalyzed betulinic acid derivatives and its cytotoxic activity / Yamin Yasin and Faujan Ahmad
title_full_unstemmed Lipase catalyzed betulinic acid derivatives and its cytotoxic activity / Yamin Yasin and Faujan Ahmad
title_short Lipase catalyzed betulinic acid derivatives and its cytotoxic activity / Yamin Yasin and Faujan Ahmad
title_sort lipase catalyzed betulinic acid derivatives and its cytotoxic activity / yamin yasin and faujan ahmad
topic Enzymes
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/12932/
https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/12932/