Anticancer activity of 3-O-acylated betulinic acid derivative obtained by enzymatic synthesis

An easy and efficient strategy to prepare betulinic acid esters with various anhydrides was used by the enzymatic synthesis method. It involves lipase-catalyzed acylation of betulinic acid with anhydrides as acylating agents in organic solvent. Lipase from Candida antarctica immobilized on an acryli...

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Main Authors: Ahmad @ Amat, Faujan, Moghaddam, Mansour Ghaffari, Basri, Mahiran, Abdul Rahman, Mohd Basyaruddin
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Published: Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Agrochemistry 2010
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13137/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13137/1/Anticancer%20activity%20of%203.pdf
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author Ahmad @ Amat, Faujan
Moghaddam, Mansour Ghaffari
Basri, Mahiran
Abdul Rahman, Mohd Basyaruddin
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Moghaddam, Mansour Ghaffari
Basri, Mahiran
Abdul Rahman, Mohd Basyaruddin
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description An easy and efficient strategy to prepare betulinic acid esters with various anhydrides was used by the enzymatic synthesis method. It involves lipase-catalyzed acylation of betulinic acid with anhydrides as acylating agents in organic solvent. Lipase from Candida antarctica immobilized on an acrylic resin (Novozym 435) was employed as a biocatalyst. Several 3-O-acyl-betulinic acid derivatives were successfully obtained by this procedure. The anticancer activity of betulinic acid and its 3-O-acylated derivatives were then evaluated in vitro against human lung carcinoma (A549) and human ovarian (CAOV3) cancer cell lines. 3-O-glutaryl-betulinic acid, 3-O-acetyl-betulinic acid, and 3-O-succinyl-betulinic acid showed IC(50)<10 microg/ml against A549 cancer cell line tested and showed better cytotoxicity than betulinic acid. In an ovarian cancer cell line, all betulinic acid derivatives prepared showed weaker cytotoxicity than betulinic acid.
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spelling upm-131372018-10-09T03:17:45Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13137/ Anticancer activity of 3-O-acylated betulinic acid derivative obtained by enzymatic synthesis Ahmad @ Amat, Faujan Moghaddam, Mansour Ghaffari Basri, Mahiran Abdul Rahman, Mohd Basyaruddin An easy and efficient strategy to prepare betulinic acid esters with various anhydrides was used by the enzymatic synthesis method. It involves lipase-catalyzed acylation of betulinic acid with anhydrides as acylating agents in organic solvent. Lipase from Candida antarctica immobilized on an acrylic resin (Novozym 435) was employed as a biocatalyst. Several 3-O-acyl-betulinic acid derivatives were successfully obtained by this procedure. The anticancer activity of betulinic acid and its 3-O-acylated derivatives were then evaluated in vitro against human lung carcinoma (A549) and human ovarian (CAOV3) cancer cell lines. 3-O-glutaryl-betulinic acid, 3-O-acetyl-betulinic acid, and 3-O-succinyl-betulinic acid showed IC(50)<10 microg/ml against A549 cancer cell line tested and showed better cytotoxicity than betulinic acid. In an ovarian cancer cell line, all betulinic acid derivatives prepared showed weaker cytotoxicity than betulinic acid. Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Agrochemistry 2010 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13137/1/Anticancer%20activity%20of%203.pdf Ahmad @ Amat, Faujan and Moghaddam, Mansour Ghaffari and Basri, Mahiran and Abdul Rahman, Mohd Basyaruddin (2010) Anticancer activity of 3-O-acylated betulinic acid derivative obtained by enzymatic synthesis. Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry, 74 (5). pp. 1025-1029. ISSN 0916-8451 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1271/bbb.90917 10.1271/bbb.90917
spellingShingle Ahmad @ Amat, Faujan
Moghaddam, Mansour Ghaffari
Basri, Mahiran
Abdul Rahman, Mohd Basyaruddin
Anticancer activity of 3-O-acylated betulinic acid derivative obtained by enzymatic synthesis
title Anticancer activity of 3-O-acylated betulinic acid derivative obtained by enzymatic synthesis
title_full Anticancer activity of 3-O-acylated betulinic acid derivative obtained by enzymatic synthesis
title_fullStr Anticancer activity of 3-O-acylated betulinic acid derivative obtained by enzymatic synthesis
title_full_unstemmed Anticancer activity of 3-O-acylated betulinic acid derivative obtained by enzymatic synthesis
title_short Anticancer activity of 3-O-acylated betulinic acid derivative obtained by enzymatic synthesis
title_sort anticancer activity of 3-o-acylated betulinic acid derivative obtained by enzymatic synthesis
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13137/1/Anticancer%20activity%20of%203.pdf