Racemization-free synthesis of Nα-2-thiophenoyl-phenylalanine-2-morpholinoanilide enantiomers and their antimycobacterial activity

2021 / Amino Acids

Nα-2-thiophenoyl-d-phenylalanine-2-morpholinoanilide (MMV688845, IUPAC: N-(1-((2-morpholinophenyl)amino)-1-oxo-3-phenylpropan-2-yl)thiophene-2-carboxamide) from the Pathogen Box® library (Medicines for Malaria Ventures, MMV) is a promising lead compound for… Continue reading Racemization-free synthesis of Nα-2-thiophenoyl-phenylalanine-2-morpholinoanilide enantiomers and their antimycobacterial activity

Carlos Morillo

Chemical constituents of Thai Piper ribesoides and their antiausterity activities against the PANC-1 human pancreatic cancer cell line

2021 / Fitoterpia

A methanolic extract of Thai Piper ribesoides showed preferential cytotoxicity against PANC-1 human pancreatic cancer cells under a nutrient-deprived condition,… Continue reading Chemical constituents of Thai Piper ribesoides and their antiausterity activities against the PANC-1 human pancreatic cancer cell line

Carlos Morillo

Flavonoids from the seeds of Psoralea corylifolia inhibit diacylglycerol acyltransferase

2021 / Phytochemistry Letters

Three new flavonoids, including a new prenylated aurone, 7,2′,5′-trihydroxy-8-prenylaurone (1), and two new flavanones, 2(S)-4′-hydroxy-6-methoxy-7-(2”-hydroxy-3”-methybult-3”-enyl)flavanone (2) and 2(S)-4′-hydroxy-7-methoxy-6-(1”,2”-epoxy-3”-hydroxy-dimethyl)flavanone (3), together… Continue reading Flavonoids from the seeds of Psoralea corylifolia inhibit diacylglycerol acyltransferase

Carlos Morillo

Arteannoides U–Z: Six undescribed sesquiterpenoids with anti-inflammatory activities from the aerial parts of Artemisia annua (Qinghao)

2021 / Fitoterapia

Four previously unreported sesquiterpenoid diasteromers, arteannoides U–X (1–4), together with one new norsesquiterpenoid 5 (arteannoide Y) and one undescribed rearranged… Continue reading Arteannoides U–Z: Six undescribed sesquiterpenoids with anti-inflammatory activities from the aerial parts of Artemisia annua (Qinghao)

Carlos Morillo

Dilignans with a Chromanol Motif Discovered by Molecular Networking from the Stem Barks of Magnolia obovata and Their Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin/Kexin Type 9 Expression Inhibitory Activity

2021 / Biomolecules

Natural products have been fundamental materials in drug discovery. Traditional strategies for observing natural products with novel structure and/or biological… Continue reading Dilignans with a Chromanol Motif Discovered by Molecular Networking from the Stem Barks of Magnolia obovata and Their Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin/Kexin Type 9 Expression Inhibitory Activity

Carlos Morillo

Flavonoids increase melanin production and reduce proliferation, migration and invasion of melanoma cells by blocking endolysosomal/melanosomal TPC2

2021 / Scientific Report

Two-pore channel 2 (TPC2) resides in endolysosomal membranes but also in lysosome-related organelles such as the melanin producing melanosomes. Gain-of-function… Continue reading Flavonoids increase melanin production and reduce proliferation, migration and invasion of melanoma cells by blocking endolysosomal/melanosomal TPC2

Carlos Morillo