Production and antineoplastic activity of new asymmetric azines on the rubomycin base

New alkulidene hydrazones of rubomycin (daunorubicin) with the linear or branched chain of the carbon atoms were studied: rubomycin 13-(hexylidene-2")-hydrazone, rubomycin 13-(heptylidene-3")-hydrazone and rubomycin 13-(4"-methylpentylidene-2")-hydrazone. Alkylidene hydrazones of the formamidine derivatives were also studied: 13:cyclohexylidene hydrazone of 3'-desamino-3'-dimethylformamidine rubomycin and 13-(5"-oxypentyliden-2") hudrazone of 3'-desamino-3'-dimethylformamidine rubomycin. The latter two alkylidene hydrazones were modified twice. It was found that after a single intravenous administration to tumor-free mice the new substance had the same or lower toxicity as compared to that of rubomycin. Antitumor activity of the substances against lymphosarcoma LIO-I was studied comparatively with that of the initial rubomycin. It was shown that the molecule modification at C-13, as well as simultaneous modification at C-13 and the sugar amino group resulted in lowering of the antitumor activity in comparison to that of the starting rubomycin.     

Novel dehydrogenase catalyzes oxidative hydrolysis of carbon-nitrogen double bonds for hydrazone degradation

Hydrazines and their derivatives are versatile artificial and natural compounds that are metabolized by elusive biological systems. Here we identified microorganisms that assimilate hydrazones and isolated the yeast, Candida palmioleophila MK883. When cultured with adipic acid bis(ethylidene hydrazide) as the sole source of carbon, C. palmioleophila MK883 degraded hydrazones and accumulated adipic acid dihydrazide. Cytosolic NAD+- or NADP+-dependent hydrazone dehydrogenase (Hdh) activity was detectable under these conditions. The production of Hdh was inducible by adipic acid bis(ethylidene hydrazide) and the hydrazone, varelic acid ethylidene hydrazide, under the control of carbon catabolite repression. Purified Hdh oxidized and hydrated the C=N double bond of acetaldehyde hydrazones by reducing NAD+ or NADP+ to produce relevant hydrazides and acetate, the latter of which the yeast assimilated. The deduced amino acid sequence revealed that Hdh belongs to the aldehyde dehydrogenase (Aldh) superfamily. Kinetic and mutagenesis studies showed that Hdh formed a ternary complex with the substrates and that conserved Cys is essential for the activity. The mechanism of Hdh is similar to that of Aldh, except that it catalyzed oxidative hydrolysis of hydrazones that requires adding a water molecule to the reaction catalyzed by conventional Aldh. Surprisingly, both Hdh and Aldh from baker's yeast (Ald4p) catalyzed the Hdh reaction as well as aldehyde oxidation. Our findings are unique in that we discovered a biological mechanism for hydrazone utilization and a novel function of proteins in the Aldh family that act on C=N compounds.     

Design,synthesis and biological evaluation of azithromycin glycosyl derivatives as potential antibacterial agents

A series of 11,12-cyclic carbonate azithromycin-4″-O-carbamoyl glycosyl derivatives were designed, synthesized, and evaluated as antibacterial agents to search for target compounds with excellent activity. The results of preliminary antibacterial tests against eight strains in vitro revealed that all of the title compounds exhibited improved activities with broad spectrum compared with the parent compound. The glycosylated side chains may be the pharmacophores responsible for the improved activity.     

Thiazolidin-4-one and hydrazone derivatives of capric acid as possible anti-inflammatory,analgesic and hydrogen peroxide-scavenging agents

Starting from capric acid, hydrazone and thiazolidin-4-one derivatives have been synthesized in the present investigation. Decanoic acid hydrazide was reacted appropriately to yield hydrazones, which were then cyclized to yield the corresponding thiazolidin-4-ones. The structures of the newly synthesized compounds were confirmed by analytical and spectral methods. Anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and hydrogen peroxide-scavenging activity of the title compounds were evaluated. Among synthesized compounds, 2-hydroxyphenyl thiazolidinone with 44.90% inhibition of inflammation was the most potent anti-inflammatory agent. Similarly, 4-methoxybenzylidine hydrazide with 64.90% inhibition of writhing was observed to be the most potent analgesic agent of the synthesized compounds. All the synthesized compounds exhibited potent hydrogen peroxide-scavenging activity.     

Monoglycosyl, diglycosyl, and dinucleoside methylenediphosphonates: direct synthesis and antiviral activity

A direct and general access to D-glycosyl 3-, 5-, or 6-methylenediphosphonates, di-D-glycosyl 1,5-, 3,5-, 3,6-, 5,5-, or 6,6-methylenediphosphonates and dithymidine 3',5'-methylenediphosphonate is described. The method involves the one-pot alkylidenediphosphorylation of glycosyl or thymidine derivatives. No antiviral activity was detected against a panel of RNA and DNA viruses.     

2'-Carboxybenzyl glycosides: glycosyl donors for C-glycosylation and conversion into other glycosyl donors

Glycosylation of various glycosyl acceptors with 2'-carboxybenzyl (CB) 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-benzyl-beta-D-glucopyranoside and CB 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-benzyl-alpha-D-mannopyranoside as glycosyl donors afforded alpha-C-glycosides exclusively or predominantly in good yields. CB glycosides were also converted to other well-known glycosyl donors, the corresponding phenyl thioglycoside and the glycosyl fluoride derivatives.     

Synthesis,insecticidal, and fungicidal screening of some new quinoline derivatives

This paper describes the synthesis of a series of quinolines graphted with hydrazones, pyrazoles, pyridazine, phthalazine, triazepinone, semicarbazide, and thiomorpholide moieties and four metal complexes. These derivatives were screened against Fusarium oxysporum and the red palm weevil (RPW) Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Oliver (coleopteran: Curculionidae) as palm pathogens. Only chlorinated quinolines were active against these organisms with hydrazones being good fungicides, while those modified with pyrazoles and pyrazines showed moderate insecticidal activity. A unique trihydroxylated hydrazone was active against both organisms, while another hydrazone, the most potent fungicide in this series, exhibited insecticidal activity only upon complexation with Zn²⁺ ions.     

Appel-Lee synthesis of glycosyl inositols, substrates for inositol dehydrogenase from Bacillus subtilis

We recently reported that inositol dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.18) from Bacillus subtilis can catalyze the highly stereoselective oxidation of 1l-4-O-substituted myo-inositol derivatives, as well as disaccharides melibiose and isomaltose, but not gentiobiose or maltose, consistent with the requirement of an alpha-(1-->6) linkage. We believed that the enzyme might therefore catalyze efficient stereoselective oxidation of the appropriate alpha-linked glycosyl inositols. We have synthesized alpha-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->4)-(DL)-myo-inositol and alpha-d-galactopyranosyl-(1-->4)-(DL)-myo-inositol using the Appel-Lee protocol to couple benzyl-protected glycosyl donors to protected inositols. This method failed in our hands using glycosyl donors derived from D-mannose and 2-azido-2-deoxy-D-glucose. When myo-inositol 1,3,5-monoorthoformate is used as the acceptor, the reaction is regiospecific for the 4/6-position. We report here the mildest conditions known for the removal of the orthoformate group. 2-Azido-2-deoxy-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->4)-(DL)-myo-inositol was synthesized using the trichloroacetimidate derivative as the donor, and all three pseudo-disaccharides were substrates for inositol dehydrogenase. The glucopyranosyl and galactopyranosyl derivatives displayed apparent second-order rate constants comparable to that of myo-inositol.     

New hydrazone derivatives of adriamycin and their immunoconjugates--a correlation between acid stability and cytotoxicity

New N-substituted hydrazine linkers were synthesized and their hydrazone derivatives of adriamycin were prepared. These functionalized adriamycin derivatives were conjugated with a monoclonal antibody, 5E9. The release rate of adriamycin from the hydrazones and from some of the conjugates was studied, and their relationship to the IC50's of the conjugate against 5E9-positive Daudi cells was investigated.     

Synthesis and properties of new rubomycin derivatives

Condensation of rubomycin (daunorubicin) with respective hydrazides yielded novel substituted hydrazones: 13-cyanoacetyl hydrazone rubomycin, 13-L-phenylalanyl hydrazone rubomycin, 13-BOC-3-(uracilyl-1)-DL-alanyl hydrazone rubomycin and 13-BOC-3-(adenylyl-9)-DL-alanyl hydrazone rubomycin. With successive treatment of rubomycin with hydrazine hydrate and respective ketones novel asymmetric azines were prepared: 13-cyclopentylidene hydrazone rubomycin, 13-alpha,alpha'-dimethyl-cyclopentylidene hydrazone rubomycin and 13-(1-phenylethylidene-1) hydrazone rubomycin. 14-Adenylyl-N9-rubomycin was synthesized by interaction of 14-bromorubomycin with adenine and hydrogenation of its analog, 14-N-imidazolyl rubomycin by sodium borhydrite yielded 13-dihydro-14-N-imidazolyl rubomycin. There was observed correlation between the antimicrobial activity of the derivatives against B. mycoides and their cytostatic effect on the cells of murine leukemia NK/LI. The high in vitro activity of 13-cyclopentylidene hydrazone rubomycin showed satisfactory correlation with the results of the study on the antitumor effect in animals.     

Synthesis and evaluation of antitubercular activity of glycosyl thio- and sulfonyl acetamide derivatives

A series of glycosyl thioacetamide and glycosyl sulfonyl acetamide derivatives have been prepared following a convenient reaction protocol and evaluated for their antitubercular activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis H₃₇Rv. Amongst 32 compounds evaluated 3 compounds were effective in inhibiting mycobacterial growth at MIC of 6.25 μg/mL, 6 compounds at MIC of 3.125 μg/mL and 1 compound at MIC of 1.56 μg/mL. All active compounds were found nontoxic in Vero cell lines and mice bone marrow macrophages.     

New developments in the synthesis of phosphopolyprenols and their glycosyl esters.

Efficient methods were developed in our group in recent years for chemical synthesis of polyprenyl phosphates, polyprenyl monophosphate sugars, and polyprenyl diphosphate sugars, which were known to serve as important intermediates in biosynthesis of complex carbohydrates. A simple procedure was developed involving the phosphorylation of aliphatic alcohols with tetra-n-butylammonium dihydrogen phosphate and trichloroacetonitrile. Monophosphates of various natural and modified dolichols and polyprenols, as well as the derivatives of retinol, cholesterol, and nonacosanol, were prepared in high yields. First syntheses of dolichyl thiophosphate and dolichyl hydrogen phosphonate were developed, and these derivatives were of interest as analogs of dolichyl phosphate. Polyprenyl monophosphate sugars, including derivatives of alpha- and beta-anomers of D-glucopyranose, D-galactopyranose, D-mannopyranose, and 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-D-glucopyranose, were obtained smoothly from moraprenyl trichloroacetimidate and acylated glycosyl phosphates after deprotection. A method for the synthesis of polyprenyl diphosphate sugars from polyprenyl phosphoroimidazolidate and unprotected glycosyl phosphates was shown to be applicable for a wide range of the monosaccharide derivatives including hexoses, deoxyhexoses, 2-acetamido-2-deoxyhexoses, and uronic acids. A series of the oligosaccharide derivatives was also prepared by this method.     

Synthesis and antiproliferative activity of some steroidal thiosemicarbazones,semicarbazones and hydrozones

Steroidal thiosemicarbazones, semicarbazones and hydrazones have received extensive attention of scientists recently because they exhibit some biological activities such as antibacterial, antiviral and anticancer. Using different steroids as starting materials, through different chemical methods, 24 steroidal compounds with thiosemicarbazone, semicarbazone or hydrazone groups in their structures, were synthesized, characterized by IR, NMR and MS. The antiproliferative activity of the compounds was evaluated against human gastric cancer (SGC-7901) and human liver cancer (Bel-7404) cells. The structure–activity relationship of these compounds was discussed. The results showed that compound 3 and 12a–12c exhibited significant inhibitory activity to Bel-7404 cells, and IC₅₀ values of them were 4.2, 11.0, 7.4 and 15.0 μM respectively (Cisplatin, IC₅₀: 11.6 μM).     

Binding of carbohydrates to solid supports Part 3: Reaction of sugar hydrazones with polystyrene substituted with aromatic aldehydes

The hydrazones of glucose and N-acetylglucosamine, as models for the residues at the reducing termini of glycans, were covalently and reversibly bound in good yield to hydroxybenzaldehydo ligands attached to a polymer support. The binding, by a sugar azine linkage, occurred within two hours at room temperature at neutral pH, and efficient recoveries of sugars from the beads were achieved by displacement with aqueous hydrazine hydrate, ethanolic benzaldehyde, or aqueous acetone. Enzyme modification of glycans was demonstrated by separation of the products of hydrolysis of lactose hydrazone with -galactosidase, using hydroxybenzaldehyde-derivatized polystyrene beads. Addition of a spacer arm to aminopolystyrene beads, for binding of reducing sugars as Amadori compounds to the aromatic amine function, was also investigated.     

Synthesis of S-glycosyl thiophosphates, thiophosphonates and thiophosphinates by the Michaelis-Arbuzov rearrangement of anomeric thiocyanates

Reaction of anomeric thiocyanates with a series of O-alkyl or O-trimethylsilyl phosphite, phenylphosphonite and diphenylphosphinite derivatives afforded the corresponding S-glycosyl thiophosphates, thiophosphonates and thiophosphinates in good yields. These derivatives had been previously applied as glycosyl donors in the synthesis of benzyl glycosides and disaccharides with excellent stereoselectivity.     

Synthesis and antimicrobial activity of some new hydrazone-bridged thiazole-pyrrole derivatives

In this work, we synthesized fourteen different compounds which contain hydrazone bridged thiazole and pyrrole rings. For this purpose, pyrrole-2-carboxaldehydes were reacted directly with thiosemicarbazide in ethanol and then obtained thiosemicarbazones were condensed with α-bromoacetophenone derivatives (Hantzsch reaction) to give 1-substituted pyrrole-2-carboxaldehyde [4-(4-substituted phenyl)-1,3-thiazol-2-yl] hydrazones. The structures of the obtained compounds were elucidated by using IR, ¹H-NMR and FAB⁺-MS spectral data and elemental analyses results. All of the compounds were screened for their antibacterial and antifungal activities against twelve different microorganisms by using microbroth dilution method. Ketoconazole and chloramphenicol were used as standard drugs. All of the compounds showed good activity against Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus faecalis.     

Chemo-enzymatic synthesis and structure-activity study of artificially N-glycosylated eel calcitonin derivatives with a complex type oligosaccharide

Starting from N-glycosylated eel calcitonin derivatives that contain an N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residue specifically at the 3rd, 14th, 20th or 26th amino acid residue, corresponding glycopeptides with a complex-type oligosaccharide attached to the respective amino acid residue were synthesized by means of a transglycosylation reaction catalyzed by an endo-beta-N-acetylglucosaminidase from Mucor hiemalis . The use of a recombinant enzyme and an excess of a glycosyl donor led to a yield in excess of 60%. Calcitonin derivatives containing truncated oligosaccharides were also prepared via digestion of the complex-type N-glycan with exoglycosidases. Using these N-glycosylated calcitonin derivatives, the effect of carbohydrate structure and glycosylation site on the three-dimensional structure and the biological activity of the peptide were studied. The conformation of the peptide backbone did not change irrespective of the carbohydrate structure or the glycosylation site. However, hypocalcemic activity, calcitonin-receptor binding activity and the biodistribution of the derivatives were affected by the glycosylation and were dependent on both the carbohydrate structure and the glycosylation site. Although the larger oligosaccharides tended to hinder receptor binding, the biodistribution altered by N-glycosylation appeared to enhance the hypocalcemic activity in some cases, and the magnitude of the effect was dependent on the site of glycosylation.     

Convenient syntheses of symmetrical and unsymmetrical glycosyl carbodiimides and N,N-bis(glycosyl)cyanamides

Reaction of glycosyl trimethylphosphinimides with carbon disulfide under mild conditions (room temperature, short reaction time) leads to symmetrical glycosyl carbodiimides. Addition of bis(trimethylsilyl)carbodiimide to peracetylated aldoses under the influence of SnCl(4) afforded N,N-bis(glycosyl)cyanamides for the first time. Readily accessible unsymmetrical N,N'-bis(glycosyl)thioureas can be desulfurated and transformed into the corresponding carbodiimides using HgO in CHCl(3)/water at room temperature.     

Cloning and nucleotide sequence of the bglA gene from Erwinia herbicola and expression of β-glucosidase activity in Escherichia coli

Abstract Genomic DNA fragments encoding β-glucosidase activity from the wild-type strain WD4 of Erwinia herbicola were cloned into Escherichia coli . Two clones containing a common fragment encoded a polypeptide of 58000 Da. Cloned β-glucosidase, expressed in E. coli , showed activity against natural β-glucoside sugars except for cellobiose. An open reading frame of 1442 bp termed bglA was identified by nucleotide sequencing and it coded for a protein of 480 amino acids ( M _r 53896) which showed significant homology with β-glucosidases from glycosyl hydrolase family 1.     

Synthesis of 1-(2-naphthylsulfonyl)pyrazole-C-glycosides

2-Naphthylsulfonylhydrazine was reacted with aromatic aldehydes or aldehydo sugars to give the corresponding hydrazones which undergo Michael addition reactions with malononitrile or ethyl cyanoacetate to form pyrazole derivatives.