Synthesis of (4R,6S,7R)-7-hydroxy-4,6-dimethyl-3-nonanone and (3R,5S,6R)- 6-hydroxy-3,5-dimethyl-2-octanone,the pheromone components of the bostrychid beetle,Dinoderus bifoveolatus

(4R,6S,7R)-7-Hydroxy-4,6-dimethyl-3-nonanone and (3R,5S,6R)-6-hydroxy-3,5-dimethyl-2-octanone, the pheromone components of the bostrychid beetle, Dinoderus bifoveolatus, as well as their (4R,6S,7S)- and (3R,5S,6S)-isomers were synthesized from (2R,4S,5R)- and (2R,4S,5S)-2,4-dimethyl-5-heptanolide, respectively.     

New Synthesis of the Both Enantiomers of (Z)-5-(1-Decenyl)-oxacyclopentan-2-one,the Pheromone of the Japanese Beetle

The both enantiomers of (Z)-5-(1-decenyl)oxacyclopentan-2-one were synthesized starting from resolved acetylenic intermediates. The (R)-form of this lactone is the pheromone of Popillia japonica. The optical purities of the final products were about 90%.     

Synthesis, characterization, and protein tyrosine phosphatases inhibition activities of oxovanadium(IV) complexes with Schiff base and polypyridyl derivatives

Seven new mixed-ligand vanadyl complexes, [V^IVO(5-Br-SAA)(NN)] and [V^IVO(2-OH-NAA)(NN)] (1-7) (5-Br-SAA for 5-bromosalicylidene anthranilic acid, 2-OH-NAA for 2-hydroxy-1-naphthaldehyde anthranilic acid and NN for N,N′-donor heterocyclic base, namely, 2,2′-bipyridine (bpy, 1 and 5), 1,10-phenanthroline (phen, 2 and 6), dipyrido[3,2-d:2′,3′-f]quinoxaline (dpq, 3 and 7), dipyrido[3,2-a:2′,3′-c]phenazine (dppz, 4)), were synthesized and characterized. X-ray crystal structure of [V^IVO(5-Br-SAA)(phen)] revealed a distorted octahedral geometry with the Schiff base ligand coordinated in a tridentate ONO-fashion and the phenanthroline ligand in a bidentate fashion. Density-functional theory (DFT) calculations suggest a similar structure and the same coordination mode for all the other oxovanadium complexes synthesized. Biochemical assays demonstrate that the mixed-ligand oxovanadium(IV) complexes are potent inhibitors of protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B), with IC₅₀ values approximately 41-75 nM. Kinetics assays suggest that the complexes inhibit PTP1B in a competitive manner. Notably, they had moderate selectivity of PTP1B over T-cell protein tyrosine phosphatase (TCPTP) (about 2-fold) and good selectivity over Src homology phosphatase 1 (SHP-1) (about 4∼7-fold). Thus, these mixed-ligand complexes represent a promising class of PTP1B inhibitors for future development as anti-diabetic agents.     

Synthesis of (R,Z)-7, 15-Hexadecadien-4-olide,the Sex Pheromone of the Yellowish Elongate Chafer (Heptophylla picea)

(R, Z)-7,15-Hexadecadien-4-olide, the sex pheromone of the yellowish elongate chafer (Heptophylla picea), was synthesized from l-malic acid in 15 steps. The synthetic pheromone was identical with the natural product in its MS, IR, GLC retention time, and biological activity.     

Synthesis of (2S,4R,5S)-2,4,6-Trimethyl-5-heptanolide,a Sex Pheromone Component for Macrocentvus grandii

(2S,4R,5S)-2,4,6-Trimethyl-5-heptanolide (1), a sex pheromone component for Macrocentvus grandii, was synthesized by starting from methyl (R)-citronellate (2) and employing bromolactonization (10→11) as the key reaction.     

Synthesis of the Enantiomers of (Z)-5-(1-Octenyl)oxacyclopentan-2-one,a Sex Pheromone of the Cupreous Chafer Beetle,Anomala cuprea Hope

Glutaminase (EC 3.5.1.2) was isolated from Pseudomonas nitroreducens IFO 12694 grown on 0.6% sodium glutamate as a nitrogen source (325-fold purification, 13% yield). The molecular weight of the enzyme was estimated to be 40,000 by gel filtration and SDS-gel electrophoresis. The enzyme hydro-lyzed glutamine optimally at pH 9, and its K_m was 6.5 mm. d-Glutamine, γ-glutamyl p-nitroanilide, γ-glutamylmethylamide, γ-glutamylethylamide (theanine), and glutathione showed respectively 107, 85, 78, 74, and 82% reactivity of glutamine. Zn²⁺, Ni²⁺, Cd²⁺, Co²⁺, Fe²⁺, and Cu²⁺ repressed the enzyme activity strongly.

Glutaminase formed γ-glutamylhydroxamate in the reaction mixture containing glutamine and hydroxylamine (transferring reaction). The optimum pH of the transferring reaction was 7–8, and the K_m for glutamine and hydroxylamine were 4 mm and 120 mm, respectively. γ-Glutamyl derivatives hydrolyzable by glutaminase showed reactivity for the transferring reaction. Methylamine or ethylamine was replaceable for hydroxylamine with 3 or 8% reactivity. The effect of divalent cations was not so striking as in the hydrolyzing reaction.     

Synthesis of (3E, 5Z)-3,5-Dodecadienylacetate,the Sex Pheromone of Phtheochroa cranaodes (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)

(3E, 5Z)-3,5-Dodecadienyl acetate, the female sex pheromone of Phtheochroa cranaodes, was regio and stereo-selectively synthesized from 1-octyne and (E)-4-bromo-3-buten-1-ol by using Pd(PPh₃)₄, CuI and piperidine to afford the enyne (5). Further elaboration afforded the target pheromone. The synthetic pheromone was identified with the natural product by its MS and IR, data GLC retention time and biological activity.     

Synthesis of (+)-(2R,3S,4R)-2,3,4-trihydroxycyclohexanone from D-glucose

We have described the synthesis of (+)-(2R,3S,4R)-2,3,4-trihydroxycyclohexanone by the reduction of a keto-conduritol derivative, the latter being prepared in five steps from (-)-(2S,3R,4S,5S)-2,3,4-tribenzyloxy-5-hydroxycyclohexanone, which is in turn readily synthesized from D-glucose.     

Synthesis of Optically Pure (1S, 4S, 5S)-2-Pinen-4-ol (cis-Verbenol) and Its Antipode,the Pheromone of Ips Bark Beetles

The enantiomers of cis-verbenol (4a and 4a′) were first synthesized in optically pure state. (1S, 4S, 5S)-2-Pinen-4-ol (4a′) was dextrorotatory in acetone or in methanol but it was levorotatory in chloroform; cis-verbenols are indistinguishable by a prefix (+) or (?). The designation of the Ips pheromone as (+)-cis-verbenol is therefore ambiguous and it should be called as (1S, 4S, 5S)-2-pinen-4-ol (4a′) or (S)-cis-verbenol.     

Stereoselective Synthesis of (S,E)-6-Isopropyl-3,9-dimethyl-5,8-decadienyl Acetate,the (S)-Enantiomer of the Yellow Scale Pheromone

The (S)-enantiomer of the sex pheromone of the yellow scale (Aonidiella citrina), (S,E)-6-isopropyl-3,9-dimethyl-5,8-decadienyl acetate, was stereoselectively synthesized from (R)-(+)-citronellic acid.     

Determination of the Absolute Configuration of Quercivorol, (1S,4R)-p-Menth-2-en-1-ol,an Aggregation Pheromone of the Ambrosia Beetle Platypus quercivorus (Coleoptera: Platypodidae)

A pair of enantiomers of trans-p-menth-2-en-1-ol, an aggregation pheromone of Platypus quercivorus, was synthesized from (S)- and (R)-limonene. The retention time of the aggregation pheromone from the insect coincided with that of (1S,4R)-p-menth-2-en-1-ol synthesized from (S)-limonene from GC analyses with a chiral column, enabling the absolute configuration of the aggregation pheromone to be determined as (1S,4R).     

Synthesis and polymerization of benzyl (3R,4R)-3-methylmalolactonate via enzymatic preparation of the chiral precursor

β-methylaspartate ammonia-lyase, EC 4.3.1.2, (β-methylaspartase) from Clostridium tetanomorphum was used to produce a 40/60 molar ratio of (2S,3R) and (2S,3S)-3-methylaspartic acids, 2a and 2b , respectively, from mesaconic acid 1 as substrate, on a large scale. To prepare (3R,4R)-3-methyl-4-(benzyloxycarbonyl)-2-oxetanone (benzyl 3-methylmalolactonate) 6, 2a and 2b were transformed, in the first step, into 2-bromo-3-methylsuccinic acids 3a and 3b and separated. After three further steps, (2S,3S)- 3a yielded the α,β-substituted β-lactone (3R,4R) 6 with a very high diastereoisomeric excess (>95% by chiral gas chromatography). The corresponding crystalline polymer, poly[benzyl β-(2R,3S)-3-methylmalate] 8 , prepared by an anionic ring opening polymerization, was highly isotactic as determined by ¹³C NMR. Catalytic hydrogenolysis of lactone 6 yielded (3R,4R)-3-methyl-4-carboxy-2-oxetanone (3-methylmalolactonic acid) 7 , to which reactive, chiral, or bioactive molecules can be attached through ester bonds leading to polymers with possible therapeutic applications. Because of the ability of β-methylaspartase to catalyse both syn- and anti-elimination of ammonia from (2S,3RS)-3-methylaspartic acid 2ab at different rates, the (2S,3R)-stereoisomer 2a was retained and isolated for further reactions. These results permit the use of the chemoenzymatic route for the preparation of both optically active and racemic polymers of 3-methylmalic acid with well-defined enantiomeric and diastereoisomeric compositions. Chirality 10:727–733, 1998. © 1998 Wiley-Liss, Inc.     

Synthesis and antiviral activity of cyclopropyl-spirocarbocyclic adenosine, (4R,5S,6R,7R)-4-(6-amino-9H-purin-9-yl)-7-(hydroxymethyl)spiro[2.4]heptane-5,6-diol against hepatitis C virus

An efficient method was developed for the synthesis of 6-exocyclic methylene carbocyclic intermediate 4. The Simmons-Smith cyclopropanation protocol was applied on the 6-exocyclic methylene of intermediate 4 and demonstrated its utility for the synthesis of novel class of a spiro-carbocyclic nucleoside analog 8. The titled compound 8 demonstrated a significant antiviral activity against HCV with EC₅₀ values of 0.273 and 0.368 μM in genotypes 1A and 1B, respectively.     

13C NMR spectra of 1, 3, 6 -trihydroxy-7-methoxy-8-(3, 7 -dimethyl-2,6-octadienyl) xanthone and its dimethyl derivative

The ¹³C NMR spectra of 1, 3, 6-trihydroxy-7-methoxy-8-(3, 7-dimethyl-2, 6-octadienyl)xanthone and its dimethyl derivative are discussed. The data obtained confirmed the assigned structures. The geometrical configuration of the C₁₀ dienyl side-chain has been deduced as trans.     

Biocatalytic and semisynthetic optimization of the anti-invasive tobacco (1S,2E,4R,6R,7E,11E)-2,7,11-cembratriene-4,6-diol

Tobacco cembranoids were reported to inhibit tumorigenesis. Biocatalysis of (1S,2E,4R,6R,7E,11E)-2,7,11-cembratriene-4,6-diol (1) using the symbiotic Bacillus sp. NC5, Bacillus sp. NK8, and Bacillus sp. NK7, isolated from the Red Sea sponge Negombata magnifica, afforded two new and four known hydroxylated metabolites 3-8. The use of symbiotic marine bacteria as biocatalysts for bioactive natural product scaffolds is very rare. Cembranoid 1 carbamate analogs 9-11 were prepared by its reaction with corresponding isocyanates. Cembranoid 1 and its bioconversion and carabamate products show anti-invasive activity against the human highly metastatic prostate PC-3M cancer cell line at 10-50 nM doses in Matrigel assay.     

(2R,3S,4S)-2-(N,N-二乙氨基)甲酰氧基-3-苯基-4-苯甲酰基-N-甲基-Y-内酰胺的合成及工艺研究

目的:通过对黄皮酰胺全合成中间体(2R,3s,4S)-2-羟基-3-苯基-4-苯甲酰基-N-甲基-Y-内酰胺(化合物A)2位羟基的酯化,提高脂水分配系数(1gP),考察对谷丙转氨酶活性的影响。方法:以化合物A为原料,通过酰化反应合成(2R,3S,4S)-2-(N,N-二乙氨基)甲酰氧基-3-苯基-4-苯甲酰基-N-甲基-Y-内酰胺(化合物B),重点考察了摩尔比、反应温度、反应时间等条件对反应的影响。化合物B结构已经元素分析、红外光谱、质谱及核磁共振氢谱确证。结果:化合物A和酰化剂以摩尔比2:3,在160℃下反应1h,目标化合物B,收率78．42%。结论:本合成路线及具体反应方法,具有试剂廉价易得、反应条件温和、后处理简便等优点,是一种较为实用的合成方法。     

Novel Potato Micro-Tuber-Inducing Compound, (3R,6S)-6-Hydroxylasiodiplodin,from a Strain of Lasiodiplodia theobromae

A novel potato micro-tuber-inducing compound was isolated from the culture broth of Lasiodiplodia theobromae Shimokita 2. The structure of the isolated compound was determined as (3R,6S)-6-hydroxylasiodiplodin by means of spectroscopic analyses, the modified Mosher method, and chemical conversion. The compound showed potato micro-tuber-inducing activity at a concentration of 10^?4 M, using the culture of single-node segments of potato stems in vitro.     

Convenient and Efficient Syntheses of Oligodeoxyribonucleotides Containing O 6-(Carboxymethyl)Guanine and O 6-(4-Oxo-4-(3-Pyridyl)Butyl)Guanine

O ⁶-(carboxymethyl)guanine (O ⁶-CMG) and O ⁶-(4-oxo-4-(3-pyridyl)butyl)guanine (O ⁶-pobG) are toxic lesions formed in DNA following exposure to alkylating agents. O ⁶-CMG results from exposure to nitrosated glycine or nitrosated bile acid conjugates and may be associated with diets rich in red meat. O ⁶-pobG lesions are derived from alkylating agents found in tobacco smoke. Efficient syntheses of oligodeoxyribonucleotides (ODNs) containing O ⁶-CMG and O ⁶-pobG are described that involve nucleophilic displacement by the appropriate alcohol on a common synthetic ODN containing the reactive base 2-amino-6-methylsulfonylpurine. ODNs containing O ⁶-pobG and O ⁶-CMG were found to be good substrates for the S. pombe alkyltransferase-like protein Atl1.

[Supplemental materials are available for this article. Go to the publisher's online edition of Nucleosides, Nucleotides & Nucleic Acids to view the free supplemental file.]     

Stereoselective formation of benzo(c)phenanthrene (+)-(3S,4R) and (+)-(5S,6R)-oxides by cytochrome P450c in a highly purified and reconstituted system

The principal oxidative metabolites formed from benzo(c)phenanthrene (B(c)Ph) by the cytochromes P450 in liver microsomes from control and treated rats are the 3,4- and 5,6-arene oxides. A procedure is described which allows determination of the enantiomer composition and absolute configuration of these arene oxides based on HPLC separation of isomeric thiolate adducts formed with N-acetyl-L-cysteine in base. Incubation of [3H]-B(c)Ph with highly purified cytochrome P450c in a reconstituted monooxygenase system followed by trapping of the metabolically formed arene oxides as above indicated that the 3,4-oxide was predominantly the (+)-(3S,4R)-enantiomer (90%) and that the 5,6-oxide consisted mainly of the (+)-(5S,6R)-enantiomer (76%). The results are discussed in terms of their implications about the catalytic binding site of cytochrome P450c.     

(3R,4S,5R,6R,7S)-3,4,5,7-Tetrahydroxyconidine,an azetidine analogue of 6,7-diepicastanospermine and a conformationally constrained d-deoxyaltronojirimycin,from l-arabinose

The synthesis from l-arabinose of an azetidine analogue of 6,7-diepicastanospermine and its glycosidase inhibition profile are described.