漢方薬の有効成分であるアルテミシニンやその誘導体は、マラリア治療に革新をもたらしました。細胞内のヘム鉄とペルオキシド架橋部位との反応で生じる炭素ラジカル種が生体分子と共有結合を形成しつつ,局所的な酸化ストレスを亢進します。我々は、アルテミシニン類の6位の炭素を窒素に置き換えた分子群を設計し、単純な構築ブロックからわずか4工程で四環性骨格を構築しました。これにより、従来構造改変が困難であった C 環部へ様々な置換基を導入した類縁体群を創出しました。合成法の改良や構造の多様化を進めるとともに、分子プローブを活用したケミカルバイオロジー研究や創薬リード創製に取り組んでいます。
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