Abstract
1-Monocaproin, a 1-monoacylglycerol, was synthesized with the reaction of glycidol by chromium-caproic fatty acid complexes and was found to be amphiphilic in nature. Synthesized 1-monocaproin was characterized by thin-layer chromatography, and the residual chromium was analyzed using inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy. Vascular endothelium growth factor (VEGF)-mediated angiogenesis pathways are being targeted for the development of novel drugs suitable for inhibition or stimulation of angiogenesis in various pathologies. In the chicken egg Chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) assay, 1-monocaproin exhibited VEGF-induced neovascularization in a dose-dependent manner. Synthesized 1-monocaproin was found to show the angiogenic effect at a dose concentration equivalent to VEGF at 1,000 ppm. The results thus suggest that 1-monocaproin should be considered as a useful drug candidature targeting angiogenesis in coronary artery disease, stroke, and postsurgical therapy.
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