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SUBMITTER: Teng Q
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6664384 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Beilstein journal of organic chemistry 20190715
Berberine is a widely used antimicrobial agent in clinic. However, a high dosage is often required due to its low lipophilicity and bioavailability. The current study explores the structural modifications of berberines with potentially lipophilic aryl groups to address this problem. A series of 15 9-O-aryl-substituted berberines (<b>3a</b>-<b>o</b>) and one 9-O-phenylene-bridged berberine dimer (<b>5</b>) was synthesized by copper-catalyzed cross-coupling of tetrahydroberberrubine and aryl iodid ...[more]