Febrifugine

Febrifugine
Names
IUPAC name
3-{3-[(2R,3S)-3-Hydroxypiperidin-2-yl]-2-oxopropyl}quinazolin-4(3H)-one
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEMBL
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UNII
  • InChI=1S/C16H19N3O3/c20-11(8-14-15(21)6-3-7-17-14)9-19-10-18-13-5-2-1-4-12(13)16(19)22/h1-2,4-5,10,14-15,17,21H,3,6-9H2/t14-,15+/m1/s1 X markN
    Key: FWVHWDSCPKXMDB-CABCVRRESA-N X markN
  • C1C[C@@H]([C@H](NC1)CC(=O)CN2C=NC3=CC=CC=C3C2=O)O
Properties
C16H19N3O3
Molar mass 301.346 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Febrifugine is a quinazolinone alkaloid first isolated from the Chinese herb Dichroa febrifuga, but also found in the garden plant Hydrangea. Laboratory synthesis of febrifugine determined that the originally reported stereochemistry was incorrect.

Febrifugine has antimalarial properties and the synthetic halogenated derivative halofuginone is used in veterinary medicine as a coccidiostat. Other synthetic febrifugine derivatives have been used against malaria, cancer, fibrosis, and inflammatory disease.

References

  1. ↑ McLaughlin, N. P.; Evans, P. (2010). "Dihydroxylation of Vinyl Sulfones: Stereoselective Synthesis of (+)- and (−)-Febrifugine and Halofuginone". The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 75 (2): 518–521. doi:10.1021/jo902396m. PMID 20000346.
  2. ↑ Kobayashi, Shū; Ueno, Masaharu; Suzuki, Ritsu; Ishitani, Haruro; Kim, Hye-Sook; Wataya, Yusuke (1999). "Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of Antimalarial Alkaloids Febrifugine and Isofebrifugine and Their Biological Activity". The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 64 (18): 6833–6841. doi:10.1021/jo990877k. PMID 11674693.
  3. ↑ Keller, Tracy L; Zocco, Davide; Sundrud, Mark S; Hendrick, Margaret; Edenius, Maja; Yum, Jinah; Kim, Yeon-Jin; Lee, Hak-Kyo; et al. (2012). "Halofuginone and other febrifugine derivatives inhibit prolyl-tRNA synthetase". Nature Chemical Biology. 8 (3): 311–317. doi:10.1038/nchembio.790. PMC 3281520. PMID 22327401.