Synthetic Studies with Thiosugar Nucleosides1

Abstract

Reactions using tri-n-butylphosphine and dialkyldisulfides have been investigated for the synthesis of several types of thiosugar nucleosides. Thus the reaction of N⁶-benzoyl-2′, 3′-O-isopropylideneadenosine with a large excess of diisobutyldisulfide leads, after simple deprotection, to the transmethylation inhibitor SIBA (3) in quite good yield. Using limiting amounts of disulfide, the reaction leads instead to a pyrimidine ring-opened cyclonucleoside (11). The hydrate of 2′, 3′-O-cyclohexylideneuridine 5′-aldehyde reacts with the same reagents to give a 77% yield of the corresponding diisobutyl dithioacetal. The hydrate of N⁶-benzoyl-2′, 3′-O-isopropylideneadenosine 5′-aldehyde, however, gave only a single diastereomer of the 5′-alkylthio derivative of 11.     

Ceramide-1-phosphate sugars: new types of glycophospholipids

Ceramide-1-phosphate sugars were synthesized by direct glycosyl phosphite/phosphate andO-glycosyl trichloroacetimidate/phosphate exchange reactions, respectively. Thus, ceramide-1-O-phosphoric acid 5 gave with sialyl phosphite1 as sialyl donor directly -linked sialyl phosphate6; deprotection afforded the corresponding glycophospholipid ceramide-1-phosphateN-acetylneuraminate7. Similarly, fromO-glucosyl- andO-galactosyltrichloroacetimidate10 and13 with phosphoric acid derivative5 glycosyl ceramide-1-phosphate sugars12 and15, respectively, were obtained.     

Isolation and properties of a sialidase fromTrypanosoma rangeli

In the culture supernatant ofTrypanosoma rangeli, strain El Salvador, a sialidase was present with an activity of 0.1 U/mg protein as determined with the 4-methylumbelliferyl glycoside of -N-acetylneuraminic acid as substrate. This enzyme was purified about 700-fold almost to homogeneity by gel chromatography on Sephadex G-100 and Blue Sepharose, and affinity chromatographies on 2-deoxy-2,3-didehydroneuraminic acid and horse submandibular gland mucin, both immobilized on Sepharose. The pH optimum is at 5.4–5.6, and the molecular weight was determined by gel chromatography, high performance liquid chromatography and sodium dodecyl sulphate gel electrophoresis to be 70 000. The substrate specificity of the enzyme is comparable to bacterial, viral and mammalian sialidases with cleavage rates for the following substrates in decreasing order: N-acetylneuraminyl-(2–3)-lactose> N-glycoloylneuraminy-(2–3)-lactose> N-acetylneuraminyl-(2–6)-lactose >sialoglycoproteins>gangliosides>9-O-acetylated sialoglycoproteins.4-O-Acetylated derivatives are resistant towards the action of this sialidase. The enzyme activity can be inhibited by 2-deoxy-2,3-didehydro-N-acetylneuraminic acid, Hg²⁺ ions, andp-nitrophenyloxamic acid; it is not dependent on the presence of Ca²⁺ Mn²⁺ or Mg²⁺ ions.Abbreviations BSA bovine serum albumin - BSM bovine submandibular gland mucin - CMP cytidine monophosphate - EDIA ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid - ESM equine submandibular gland mucin - HEPES N-2-hydroxyethylpiperazine-N-2-ethanesulfonic acid - HPLC high performance liquid chromatography - Lac lactose - MU-Neu5Ac 4-methylumbelliferyl glycoside of -N-acetylneuraminic acid - Neu5Ac N-acetylneuraminic acid - Neu5Ac2en 2-deoxy-2,3-didehydro-N-acetylneuraminic acid - Neu4Ac5Gc N-glycoloyl-4-O-acetylneuraminic acid - Neu2en 2-deoxy-2,3-didehydroneuraminic acid - Neu5Gc N-glycoloylneuraminic acid - PMSF phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride - PSM pig submandibular gland mucin - SDS sodium dodecyl sulfate - Tris tris-(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane Dedicated to Professor Dr. Heinz Mühlpfordt on the occasion of his 65th birthday.     

Proton translocation during denitrification in Rhodopseudomonas sphaeroides f. denitrificans

Proton translocation during the reduction of NO ₃ ^- , NO ₂ ^- , N₂O and O₂, with endogenous substrates, in washed cells of Rhodopseudomonas sphaeroides f. denitrificans was investigated by an oxidant pulse method. On adding NO ₂ ^- to washed cells, anaerobically in the dark, an alkalinization occurred in the reaction mixture followed by acidification. When NO ₃ ^- , N₂O or O₂ was added to cells in the dark or with these compounds and NO ₂ ^- in light an acidification only was observed. Proton translocation was inhibited by carbonyl cyanide-m-chlorophenyl hydrazone.Valinomycin treated cells produced acid in response to the addition of either NO ₃ ^- , NO ₂ ^- , N₂O or O₂. The proton extrusion stoichiometry ( ratios) in illuminated cells were as follows: NO ₃ ^- 0.5N₂, 4.82; NO ₂ ^- 0.5N₂, 5.43; N₂ON₂, 6.20; and O₂H₂O, 6.43. In the dark the comparable values were 3.99, 4.10, 4.17 and 3.95. Thus, illuminated cells produced higher values than those in the dark, indicating a close link between photosynthesis and denitrification in the generation of proton gradients across the bacterial cell membranes.When reduced benzyl viologen was the electron donor in the presence of 1 mM N-ethylmaleimide and 0.5 mM 2-n-heptyl-4-hydroxyquinoline-N-oxide in the dark, the addition of either NO ₃ ^- , NO ₂ ^- or N₂O to washed cells resulted in a rapid alkalinization of the reaction mixture. The stoichiometries for proton consumption, ratios without a permeant ion were NO ₃ ^- NO ₂ ^- ,-1.95; NO ₂ ^- 0.5 N₂O,-3.03 and N₂ON₂,-2.02. The data indicate that these reductions occur on the periplasmic side of the cytoplasmic membrane.Abbreviations BVH reduced benzyl viologen - CCCP carbonyl cyanide m-chlorophenyl hydrazone - DIECA N, N-diethyl-dithiocarbamate - HOQNO 2-n-heptyl-4-hydroxyquinoline-N-oxide - NEM N-ethylmaleimide     

Characterization of novel mono-O-acetylated GM3s containing 9-O-acetyl sialic acid and 6-O-acetyl galactose in equine erythrocytes

Novel mono-O-acetylated GM3s, one containing 9-O-acetylN-glycolyl neuraminic acid and another containing 6-O-acetyl galactose, were isolated as a mixture from equine erythrocytes, and the structures were characterized by one- and two-dimensional proton nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and fast atom bombardment-mass spectrometry (FAB-MS). The position of theO-acetyl residue was identified by the downfield shift of the methylene protons at C-9 ofN-glycolyl neuraminic acid (9-O-Ac GM3) and C-6 of galactose (6-O-Ac GM3) in the NMR spectrum, in comparison to the respective non-acetylated counterparts. To confirm the presence of 6-O-Ac GM3, theO-acetylated GM3 mixture was desialylated withArthrobacter neuraminidase, giving 6-O-acetyl galactosyl glucosylceramide, the structure of which was estimated by NMR and FAB-MS, together with non-acetylated lactosylceramide with a ratio of 1:1. Abbreviations: Ac, acetyl; Gc, glycolyl; NeuGc,N-Gc neuraminic acid; GM3 (Gc), GM3 containing NeuGc (II³NeuGc-LacCer); 4-O-Ac GM3 (Gc), GM3 containing 4-O-Ac NeuGc; 9-O-Ac GM3 (Gc), GM3 containing 9-O-Ac NeuGc; 6-O-Ac GM3 (Gc), GM3 containing 6-O-Ac Gal; 1D-NMR, one-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometry; 2D-COSY, two-dimensional chemical shift-correlated spectrometry; FAB-MS, fast atom bombardment-mass spectrometry; GLC, gas-layer chromatography; GC-MS, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry; TLC, thin-layer chromatography; Ggl, ganglioside; Cer, ceramide; CMH, monohexosylceramide; LacCer, lactosylceramide; 6-O-Ac LacCer, LacCer containing 6-O-Ac Gal; Me₂SO-d₆,²H₆-dimethylsufloxide; CMW, chloroform-methanol-water; Nomenclature and abbreviations of glycosphingolipids follow the system of Svennerholm (J Neurochem [1963]10: 613–23) and those recommended by the IUPAC-IUB Nomenclature Commission (Lipids [1977]12: 455–68).     

Effects of dibutyryl cAMP and bromodeoxyuridine on expression ofN-acetylglucosaminyltransferases III and V in GOTO neuroblastoma cells

The sugar chain structures of the cell surface change dramatically during cellular differentiation. A human neuroblastoma cell line, GOTO, is known to differentiate into neuronal cells and Schwannian cell-like cells on treatments with dibutyryl cAMP and bromodeoxyuridine, respectively. We have examined the expression of UDP-N-acetylglucosamine: -d-mannoside -1,4N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase III (GnT-III: EC 2.4.1.144) and UDP-N-acetylglucosamine: -6-d-mannoside -1,6N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase V (GnT-V: EC 2.4.1.155), two major branch forming enzymes inN-glycan synthesis, in GOTO cells on two distinct directions of differentiation.In neuronal cell differentiation, GnT-III activity showed a slight increase during initial treatment with Bt₂cAMP for 4 days and decreased drastically after the fourth day, but the mRNA level of GnT-III did not show a decrease but in fact a slight increase. GnT-V activity increased to approximately two- to three-fold the initial level with increasing mRNA level after 8 days, and lectin blot analysis showed an increase in reactivity toDatsura stramonium (DSA) of the immunoprecipitated neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM). In Schwannian cell differentiation, the activity and mRNA level of GnT-III showed no significant change on treatment with BrdU. GnT-V activity also showed no change in spite of the gradual increase in the mRNA level. These results suggest that the activation of GnT-V during neuronal cell differentiation of GOTO cells might be a specific change for branch formation in N-glycans, and this affects the sugar chain structures of some glycoproteins such as NCAM.Abbreviations and trivial names GnT N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase - Bt₂cAMP N ⁶,O ⁶-dibutyryl cAMP - BrdU bromodeoxyuridine - DSA Datsura stramonium - NCAM neural cell adhesion molecule - PAGE polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis     

Flavonoids in translucent bracts of the Himalayan<Emphasis Type="Italic"> Rheum nobile</Emphasis> (Polygonaceae) as ultraviolet shields

UV-absorbing substances were isolated from the translucent bracts of Rheum nobile, which grows in the alpine zone of the eastern Himalayas. Nine kinds of the UV-absorbing substances were found by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and paper chromatography (PC) surveys. All of the five major compounds are flavonoids, and were identified as quercetin 3-O-glucoside, quercetin 3-O-galactoside, quercetin 3-O-rutinoside, quercetin 3-O-arabinoside and quercetin 3-O-[6-(3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaroyl)-glucoside] by UV, ¹H and ¹³C NMR, mass spectra, and acid hydrolysis of the original glycosides, and direct PC and HPLC comparisons with authentic specimens. The four minor compounds were characterised as quercetin itself, quercetin 7-O-glycoside, kaempferol glycoside and feruloyl ester. Of those compounds, quercetin 3-O-[6-(3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaroyl)-glucoside] was found in nature for the first time. The translucent bracts of R. nobile accumulate a substantial quantity of flavonoids (3.3–5 mg per g dry material for the major compounds). Moreover, it was clarified by quantitative HPLC survey that much more of the UV-absorbing substances is present in the bracts than in rosulate leaves. Although the flavonoid compounds have been presumed to be the important UV shields in higher plants, there has been little characterisation of these compounds. In this paper, the UV-absorbing substances of the Himalayan R. nobile were characterised as flavonol glycosides based on quercetin.     

Access to fluorescent probes via allyl glycosides: the synthesis of aBrucella trisaccharide epitope linked to a coumarin

Oligosaccharide allyl glycosides are demonstrated to provide a route to fluorescent probes and simple inhibitors. Ethyl 2-O-acetyl-4-azido-3-O-benzoyl-4,6-dideoxy-1-thio--d-mannopyranoside (6) was used as glycosyl donor in the preparation of the trisaccharide [-d-Rhap4NFo(1 2)-]₂--d-Rhap4NFo-O-allyl (16). Thioglycoside6 was activated withN-iodosuccinimide and triflic acid or by bromine in the glycosylations and the inhibitor16 was obtained after deprotection by transesterification, reduction of the azido groups with hydrogen sulfide, andN-formylation with ethyl formate. Ozonolysis of the allyl glycoside in16 and reductive amination with 7-amino-4-methylcoumarin then gave the target fluorescent trisaccharide conjugate.Issued as NRCC 31913.     

Synthesis of optically pure chrysobactin and immunoassay development

Chrysobactin (-N-(2,3-dihydroxybenzoyl)-d-lysyl-l-serine), a siderophore that is essential for systemic virulence by plant pathogenic Erwinia chrysanthemi, was synthesized with high diastereomeric purity. Chrysobactin was prepared by coupling the N-hydroxysuccinimide ester of -N-(2,3-dibenzyloxybenzoyl)--N-Cbz-d-lysine with l-serine benzyl ester followed by deprotection via hydrogenolysis. Optically pure chrysobactin was obtained with 98% overall yield. A monoclonal antibody to ferric chrysobactin was developed and characterized as IgM. The antibody reacts with chrysobactin, ferric chrysobactin and less strongly with ferric dihydroxybenzoic acid. The antibody reacts weakly with the siderophores ferrichrome, A, ferric pseudobactin and ferric rhodotorulic acid. This antibody was used in a competitive immunoassay to detect ferric chrysobactin at 10^–8 to 10^–10 mol. This immunoassay may provide a useful method for the detection of chrysobactin in plant samples.     

Synthesis of Aminoethyl Glycosides of the Ganglioside GM1 and Asialo-GM1 Oligosaccharide Chains

4-O-Glycosylation of 2-azidoethyl 2,3,6-tri-O-benzyl-4-O-(2,3-di-O-benzyl-6-O-benzoyl--D-galactopyranosyl)--D-glucopyranoside with a disaccharide donor, 4-trichloroacetamidophenyl 4,6-di-O-acetyl-2-deoxy-3-O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl--D-galactopyranosyl)-1-thio-2-trichloroacetamido--D-galactopyranoside, in dichloromethane in the presence of N-iodosuccinimide and trifluoromethanesulfonic acid resulted in a tetrasaccharide, 2-azidoethyl (2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl--D-galactopyranosyl)-(1 3)-(4,6-di-O-acetyl-2-deoxy-2-trichloroacetamido--D-galactopyranosyl)-(1 4)-(2,3-di-O-benzyl-6-O-benzoyl--D-galactopyranosyl)-(1 4)-2,3,6-tri-O-benzyl--D-glucopyranoside, in 69% yield. The complete removal of O-protecting groups in the tetrasaccharide, the replacement of N-trichloroacetyl by N-acetyl group, and the reduction of the aglycone azide group to amine led to the target aminoethyl glycoside of -D-Gal-(1 3)--D-GalNAc-(1 4)--D-Gal-(1 4)--D-Glc-OCH₂CH₂NH₂ containing the oligosaccharide chain of asialo-GM₁ ganglioside in 72% overall yield. Selective 3-O-glycosylation of 2-azidoethyl 2,3,6-tri-O-benzyl-4-O-(2,6-di-O-benzyl--D-galactopyranosyl)--D-glucopyranoside with thioglycoside methyl (ethyl 5-acetamido-4,7,8,9-tetra-O-acetyl-3,5-dideoxy-2-thio-D-glycero--D-galacto-2-nonulopyranosyl)oate in acetonitrile in the presence of N-iodosuccinimide and trifluoromethanesulfonic acid afforded 2-azidoethyl [methyl (5-acetamido-4,7,8,9-tetra-O-acetyl-3,5-dideoxy-D-glycero--D-galacto-2-nonulopyranosyl)oate]-(2 3)-(2,6-di-O-benzyl--D-galactopyranosyl)-(1 4)-2,3,6-tri-O-benzyl--D-glucopyranoside, the selectively protected derivative of the oligosaccharide chain of GM₃ ganglioside, in 79% yield. Its 4-O-glycosylation with a disaccharide glycosyl donor, (4-trichloroacetophenyl-4,6-di-O-acetyl-2-deoxy-3-O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl--D-galactopyranosyl) 1-thio-2-trichloroacetamido--D-galactopyranoside in dichloromethane in the presence of N-iodosuccinimide and trifluoromethanesulfonic acid gave 2-azidoethyl (2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl--D-galactopyranosyl)-(1 3)-(4,6-di-O-acetyl-2-deoxy-2-trichloroacetamido--D-galactopyranosyl)-(1 4)-{[methyl (5-acetamido-4,7,8,9-tetra-O-acetyl-3,5-dideoxy-D-glycero--D-galacto-2-nonulopyranosyl)onate]-(2 3)}-(2,6-di-O-benzyl--D-galactopyranosyl)-(1 4)-2,3,6-tri-O-benzyl--D-glucopyranoside in 85% yield. The resulting pentasaccharide was O-deprotected, its N-trichloroacetyl group was replaced by N-acetyl group, and the aglycone azide group was reduced to afford in 85% overall yield aminoethyl glycoside of -D-Gal-(1 3)--D-GalNAc-(1 4)-[-D-Neu5Ac-(2 3)]--D-Gal-(1 4)--D-Glc-OCH₂CH₂NH₂ containing the oligosaccharide chain of GM₁ ganglioside.     

Synthesis of 4,6-dideoxy-3-fluoro-2-keto-β-d-glucopyranosyl analogues of 5-fluorouracil, N-benzoyl adenine, uracil, thymine, N-benzoyl cytosine and evaluation of their antitumor activities

The synthesis of the unsaturated 4,6-dideoxy-3-fluoro-2-keto-β-d-glucopyranosyl nucleosides of 5-fluorouracil (6a), N⁶-benzoyl adenine (6b), uracil (6c), thymine (6d) and N⁴-benzoyl cytosine (6e), is described. Monoiodination of compounds 1a,b, followed by acetylation, catalytic hydrogenation and finally regioselective 2′-O-deacylation afforded the partially acetylated dideoxynucleoside analogues of 5-fluorouracil (5a) and N⁶-benzoyl adenine (5b), respectively. Direct oxidation of the free hydroxyl group at the 2′-position of 5a,b, with simultaneous elimination reaction of the β-acetoxyl group, afforded the desired unsaturated 4,6-dideoxy-3-fluoro-2-keto-β-d-glucopyranosyl derivatives 6a,b. Compounds 1c-e were used as starting materials for the synthesis of the dideoxy unsaturated carbonyl nucleosides of uracil (6c), thymine (6d) and N⁴-benzoyl cytosine (6e). Similarly a protection-selective deprotection sequence followed by oxidation of the free hydroxyl group at the 2′-position of the dideoxy benzoylated analogues 9c-e with simultaneous elimination reaction of the β-benzoyl group, gave the desired nucleosides 6c-e. None of the compounds was inhibitory to a broad spectrum of DNA and RNA viruses at subtoxic concentrations. The 5-fluorouracil derivative 6a was more cytostatic (50% inhibitory concentration ranging between 0.2 and 12 μM) than the other compounds.     

The Synthesis and Antiviral Activity of Glycyrrhizic Acid Conjugates with α-D-Glucosamine and Some Glycosylamines

Glycyrrhizic acid and its 30-methyl ester were conjugated with 2-amino-1,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-2-deoxy--D-glucopyranose, 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl--D-glucopyranosyl amine, 2,3,4-tri-O-acetyl--L-arabinopyranosyl amine, 2-acetamido-2-deoxy--D-glucopyranosyl amine, and -D-galactopyranosyl amine using N,N-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide and its mixtures with N-hydroxybenzotriazole. Structures of the conjugates were confirmed by IR, UV, ¹H, and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy. The glycoconjugate with the residues of 2-acetamido-2-deoxy--D-glucopyranosyl amine in the carbohydrate part of its molecule exhibited antiviral activity (ID₅₀ 4 g/ml) toward the herpes simplex type 1 virus (HSV-1) in the VERO cell culture. Two compounds demonstrated anti-HIV-1 activity (50–70% inhibition of p24) in a culture of MT-4 cells at concentrations of 0.5–20 g/ml.     

SYNTHESIS OF A NEW 5′-O-TRIPHOSPHATE ANALOG OF 5-METHYL 2′-O-DEOXYCYTIDINE. PRELIMINARY IN VITRO LABELING FOR NON-RADIOACTIVE DETECTION OF DNA

We report the synthesis of the triphosphate of 5-methyl 4-N-[6-(p-bromobenzamido)hex-1-yl]-2′-O-deoxycytidine 3A . We also analyzed the formation of intramolecular H-bonds of 5-methyl 4-N-{n-[6-(p-bromobenzamido) caproyl amino]alk-1-yl}-2′-deoxycytidine compounds, and confirmed their presence by ¹H-NMR studies. In vitro DNA labeling with modified nucleotides is preliminarily evaluated.     

A method for the synthesis of C-(2-deoxy-β-glycosyl) arenes

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(2) was converted by a Wittig reaction into a mixture of (

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(4,5). Selective deprotection of the 5,6-O-isopropylidene group in compounds 4 and 5 followed by selective silylation at position 6 afforded the separate

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8a–d and the corresponding E-isomers (9a–d). Iodonium-ion-induced cyclization of compounds 8c and 9a-c furnished stereoselectively the

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10a–c. Full deprotection of compounds 10a–c and the O-acetylation led to compounds 11a–c, which on treatment with tributyltin hydride-azobisisobutyromnitrile yielded and the title compounds (12a–c).     

Stereoselective entry into the d-GalNAc series starting from the d-Gal one: a new access to N-acetyl-d-galactosamine and derivatives thereof

A new stereoselective preparation of N-aceyl-d-galactosamine (1b) starting from the known p-methoxyphenyl 3,4-O-isopropylidene-6-O-(1-methoxy-1-methylethyl)-β-d-galactopyranoside (10) is described using a simple strategy based on (a) epimerization at C-2 of 10 via oxidation-reduction to give the talo derivative 11, (b) amination with configurational inversion at C-2 of 11 via a S_N2-type reaction on its 2-imidazylate, (c) anomeric deprotection of the p-methoxyphenyl β-d-galactosamine glycoside 14, (d) complete deprotection. Applying the same protocol to 2,3:5,6:3′,4′-tri-O-isopropylidene-6′-O-(1-methoxy-1-methylethyl)-lactose dimethyl acetal (4), directly obtained through acetonation of lactose, the disaccharide β-d-GalNAcp-(1→4)-d-Glcp (1a) was obtained with complete stereoselectivity in good (40%) overall yield from lactose.     

REACTION OF N3-BENZOYL-3′,5′-O-(DI-TERT-BUTYLSILANEDIYL)URIDINE WITH HINDERED ELECTROPHILES: INTERMOLECULAR N3 To 2′-O PROTECTING GROUP TRANSFER

ABSTRACT

The compound N³-benzoyl-3′,5′-O-(di-tert-butylsilanediyl)uridine 2 was alkylated with various alkyl iodides in CH₃CN in the presence of base. Normal 2′-O-alkylated products were obtained with methyl or benzyl iodide. if hindered alkyl iodides with β-branching such as 2-ethylbutyl iodide were used as electrophiles under the same conditions, N³-alkyl-2′-O-benzoyl uridine derivatives were produced. This unexpected transformation is usually dormant with reactive alkylating agents, but expressed with sterically hindered, less reactive electrophiles. This unwanted reaction gives isomeric products whose spectra differ in only subtle ways from target compounds.     

Synthesis of N-Acetylmuramyl-L-Alanyl-D-Isoglutamine Aryl β-Glycosides

Synthesis of N-acetylmuramyl-L-alanyl-D-isoglutamine phenyl and (2-naphthyl) -glycosides, novel muramyl dipeptide derivatives with phenolic aglycons, was reported. The starting N-acetylglucosamine aryl glycosides were obtained by glycosylation of phenols with peracetylated -glucosaminyl chloride under the conditions of phase-transfer catalysis and used for the synthesis of 4,6-O-isopropylidene-N-acetylmyramic acid aryl -glycosides. Condensation of these derivatives with a dipeptide and subsequent deprotection resulted in the intended glycopeptides.     

Methylated anthocyanidin glycosides from flowers of Canna indica

Methylated anthocyanin glycosides were isolated from red Canna indica flower and identified as malvidin 3-O-(6-O-acetyl-β-d-glucopyranoside)-5-O-β-d-glucopyranoside (1), malvidin 3,5-O-β-d-diglucopyranoside (2), cyanidin-3-O-(6″-O-α-rhamnopyranosyl-β-glucopyranoside (3), cyanidin-3-O-(6″-O-α-rhamnopyranosyl)-β-galactopyranoside (4), cyanidin-3-O-β-glucopyranoside (5) and cyanidin-O-β-galactopyranoside (6) by HPLC-PDA. Their structures were subsequently determined on the basis of spectroscopic analyses, that is, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, HMQC, HMBC, ESI-MS, and UV-vis. Compounds (1-4) were found to be in major quantity while compounds (5-6) were in minor quantity.     

Structure and Hypotensive Effect of Flavonoid Glycosides in Kinkan (Fortunella japonica) Peelings

An attempt was made to isolate the hypotensive substances from a hot water extract of kinkan. Eight flavonoid glycosides were isolated by repeated chromatography and by gel filtration after extracting with n-butanol and treating with lead subacetate. Their structures were established to be 6,8-di-C-glucosylapigenin (1), 3,6-di-C-glucosylacacetin (2), 2″-O-α-l-rhamnosyl-4′-O-methyl-vitexin (3), 2″-O-α-l-rhamnosyl-4′-O-methylisovitexin (4), 2″-O-α-l-rhamnosylvitexin (5), 2″-O-α-l-rhamnosylorientin (6), 2″-O-α-l-rhamnosyl-4′-O-methylorientin (7) and ponicilin (8) by UV. MS, ¹-NMR and ¹³C-NMR spectroscopy, and by sugar analysis. Each component was intravenously injected in SHR-SP (0.5 ~ 1.0 mg/100 g of body weight), 1, 2, 5 and 6 were found to lower the rat blood pressure.

Among these compounds, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7 were new flavone glycosides.     

Synthesis and Biological Activity of the Lipophilic Derivatives of N- Acetyl-1-thiomuramoyl-l-alanyl-d-isoglutamine

A variety of the lipophilic derivatives at C-1 and C-6 in N-[2-O-(2-acetamido-2,3-dideoxy-1-thio-β-d-glucopyranose-B-yl)-d-lactoy]-l-alanyl-(N¹-fatty acyl)-d-isoglutamine methyl esters were synthesized from 2N-acetyl-1-S-acetyl-4,6-O-isopropylidene-1-thiomuramoyl-l-alanyl-d-isogluta-mine methyl ester. Their immunoadjuvant activity in guinea-pigs, and the protective effect in mice infected with Escherichia coli (E-77156) were examined.