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Jin X, Cheng H, Chen X, Cao X, Xiao C, Ding F, Qu H, Wang PG, Feng Y, Yang GY. A modular chemoenzymatic cascade strategy for the structure-customized assembly of ganglioside analogs. Commun Chem 2024; 7:17. [PMID: 38238524 PMCID: PMC10796935 DOI: 10.1038/s42004-024-01102-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 01/22/2024] Open
Abstract
Gangliosides play vital biological regulatory roles and are associated with neurological system diseases, malignancies, and immune deficiencies. They have received extensive attention in developing targeted drugs and diagnostic markers. However, it is difficult to obtain enough structurally defined gangliosides and analogs especially at an industrial-relevant scale, which prevent exploring structure-activity relationships and identifying drug ingredients. Here, we report a highly modular chemoenzymatic cascade assembly (MOCECA) strategy for customized and large-scale synthesis of ganglioside analogs with various glycan and ceramide epitopes. We typically accessed five gangliosides with therapeutic promising and systematically prepared ten GM1 analogs with diverse ceramides. Through further process amplification, we achieved industrial production of ganglioside GM1 in the form of modular assembly at hectogram scale. Using MOCECA-synthesized GM1 analogs, we found unique ceramide modifications on GM1 could enhance the ability to promote neurite outgrowth. By comparing the structures with synthetic analogs, we further resolved the problem of contradicting descriptions for GM1 components in different pharmaceutical documents by reinterpreting the exact two-component structures of commercialized GM1 drugs. Because of its applicability and stability, the MOCECA strategy can be extended to prepare other glycosphingolipid structures, which may pave the way for developing new glycolipid drugs.
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Affiliation(s)
- Xuefeng Jin
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic & Developmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- Department of Clinical Pharmaceutics, The People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, China
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- School of Food and Drug, Shenzhen Polytechnic University, Shenzhen, China
- Department of Pharmacology, Key University Laboratory of Metabolism and Health of Guangdong, School of Medicine, Southern University of Science and Technology, Guangdong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic & Developmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Glycogene LLC, 10th Floor, Building 3, Wuhan Precision Medicine Industrial Base, East Lake New Technology Development Zone, Wuhan, China
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- Glycogene LLC, 10th Floor, Building 3, Wuhan Precision Medicine Industrial Base, East Lake New Technology Development Zone, Wuhan, China
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- Glycogene LLC, 10th Floor, Building 3, Wuhan Precision Medicine Industrial Base, East Lake New Technology Development Zone, Wuhan, China
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- Glycogene LLC, 10th Floor, Building 3, Wuhan Precision Medicine Industrial Base, East Lake New Technology Development Zone, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Key University Laboratory of Metabolism and Health of Guangdong, School of Medicine, Southern University of Science and Technology, Guangdong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic & Developmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic & Developmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
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Jin X, Yang GY. Pathophysiological roles and applications of glycosphingolipids in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer diseases. Prog Lipid Res 2023; 91:101241. [PMID: 37524133 DOI: 10.1016/j.plipres.2023.101241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2023] [Revised: 07/24/2023] [Accepted: 07/28/2023] [Indexed: 08/02/2023]
Abstract
Glycosphingolipids (GSLs) are major amphiphilic glycolipids present on the surface of living cell membranes. They have important biological functions, including maintaining plasma membrane stability, regulating signal transduction, and mediating cell recognition and adhesion. Specific GSLs and related enzymes are abnormally expressed in many cancer diseases and affect the malignant characteristics of tumors. The regulatory roles of GSLs in signaling pathways suggest that they are involved in tumor pathogenesis. GSLs have therefore been widely studied as diagnostic markers of cancer diseases and important targets of immunotherapy. This review describes the tumor-related biological functions of GSLs and systematically introduces recent progress in using diverse GSLs and related enzymes to diagnose and treat tumor diseases. Development of drugs and biomarkers for personalized cancer therapy based on GSL structure is also discussed. These advances, combined with recent progress in the preparation of GSLs derivatives through synthetic biology technologies, suggest a strong future for the use of customized GSL libraries in treating human diseases.
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Affiliation(s)
- Xuefeng Jin
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic & Developmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; Department of Clinical Pharmaceutics, Guangxi Academy of Medical Sciences and the People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning 530021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic & Developmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.
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Fábian M, Novotná M, Raschmanová JŠ, Vargová K, Martinková M, Pilátová MB, Kešeľáková A. Divergent access to a novel 3,4-diaminophytosphingosine-like ceramide via sequential Overman rearrangement. Carbohydr Res 2023; 530:108874. [PMID: 37336150 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2023.108874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2023] [Revised: 06/11/2023] [Accepted: 06/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/21/2023]
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A straightforward approach to a novel phytosphingosine-like ceramide has been accomplished. The cornerstone features of this divergent synthesis are a cascade Overman rearrangement of tris(imidate) to introduce three desired stereogenic centres via sequential chirality transfer and an effective olefin cross-metathesis to install a long side chain. The final unusual phytoceramides were evaluated for their capacity to inhibit the proliferation of cancer cell lines. The preliminary results revealed that compound 21 exhibits promising anticancer activity against HeLa and HCT-116 cells as well as the excellent selectivity in cytotoxicity (malignant vs non-malignant cell lines).
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- Martin Fábian
- Institute of Chemical Sciences, Department of Organic Chemistry, P.J. Šafárik University, Moyzesova 11, 040 01, Košice, Slovak Republic
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- Institute of Chemical Sciences, Department of Organic Chemistry, P.J. Šafárik University, Moyzesova 11, 040 01, Košice, Slovak Republic
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- Institute of Chemical Sciences, Department of Organic Chemistry, P.J. Šafárik University, Moyzesova 11, 040 01, Košice, Slovak Republic
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- Institute of Chemical Sciences, Department of Organic Chemistry, P.J. Šafárik University, Moyzesova 11, 040 01, Košice, Slovak Republic
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- Institute of Chemical Sciences, Department of Organic Chemistry, P.J. Šafárik University, Moyzesova 11, 040 01, Košice, Slovak Republic.
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- Institute of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, P.J. Šafárik University, SNP 1, 040 66, Košice, Slovak Republic
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- Institute of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, P.J. Šafárik University, SNP 1, 040 66, Košice, Slovak Republic
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Gonda J, Fazekašová S, Martinková M, Mitríková T, Roman D, Pilátová MB. Synthesis and biological activity of sphingosines with integrated azobenzene switches. Org Biomol Chem 2019; 17:3361-3373. [DOI: 10.1039/c9ob00137a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The synthesis of photochromic active sphingosine analogues and their antiproliferative activity against seven human cancer cell lines is reported.
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- Jozef Gonda
- Department of Organic Chemistry
- P.J. Šafárik University
- Sk-040 01 Košice
- Slovak Republic
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- Department of Organic Chemistry
- P.J. Šafárik University
- Sk-040 01 Košice
- Slovak Republic
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- Department of Organic Chemistry
- P.J. Šafárik University
- Sk-040 01 Košice
- Slovak Republic
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- Department of Organic Chemistry
- P.J. Šafárik University
- Sk-040 01 Košice
- Slovak Republic
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- Chemical Biology of Microbe-Host Interactions
- Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology e.V
- Hans-Knöll-Institute (HKI)
- 07745 Jena
- Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacology
- Faculty of Medicine
- P.J. Šafárik University
- 040 66 Košice
- Slovak Republic
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Yi W, Liu QY, Fang XX, Lou SC, Liu GQ. Preparation of oxazolines and oxazoles via a PhI(OAc) 2-promoted cyclization of N-propargylamides. Org Biomol Chem 2018; 16:7012-7018. [PMID: 30232498 DOI: 10.1039/c8ob01474d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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A metal-free cyclization of N-propargylamides for the synthesis of various oxazolines and oxazoles via a 5-exo-dig process is presented. Using (diacetoxyiodo)benzene (PIDA) as a reaction promoter and lithium iodide (LiI) as an iodine source, intramolecular iodooxygenation of N-propargylamides proceeded readily, leading to the corresponding (E)-5-iodomethylene-2-oxazolines in good to excellent isolated yields. In addition, using the PhI(OAc)2/LiI system, N-propargylamides can be converted to the corresponding oxazole-5-carbaldehydes in the presence of oxygen under visible light irradiation. The resulting products can be further converted into various oxazoline and oxazole derivatives after simple derivatizations, and this method ultimately offers an efficient route to a variety of biologically active structures.
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- Wei Yi
- College of Pharmacy, Nantong University, 19 Qixiu Road, Nantong 226001, People's Republic of China.
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Sankar A, Chen IC, Luo SY. A rapid synthesis of sphingosine from phytosphingosine. Carbohydr Res 2018; 463:1-5. [PMID: 29689448 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2018.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2018] [Revised: 04/12/2018] [Accepted: 04/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A simple and efficient protocol for the synthesis of a sphingosine starting from cost-effective phytosphingosine has been described. Two alternative synthetic pathway have been disclosed based on the use of two different kinds of protective groups for the protection of the amino group in the phytosphingosine. The protected phytosphingosine was subsequently transformed into sphingosine in 5 steps i.e. protection of the amine group, protection of 1,3-diol, leaving group insertion, elimination, and one-pot deprotection.
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- Arumugam Sankar
- Department of Chemistry, National Chung Hsing University, 145 Xingda Rd., South Dist., Taichung City 402, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Chung Hsing University, 145 Xingda Rd., South Dist., Taichung City 402, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Chung Hsing University, 145 Xingda Rd., South Dist., Taichung City 402, Taiwan.
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Martinková M, Gonda J, Jacková D. Simple marine 1-deoxysphingoid bases: biological activity and syntheses. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetasy.2016.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Liu Y, Wen L, Li L, Gadi MR, Guan W, Huang K, Xiao Z, Wei M, Ma C, Zhang Q, Yu H, Chen X, Wang PG, Fang J. A General Chemoenzymatic Strategy for the Synthesis of Glycosphingolipids. European J Org Chem 2016; 2016:4315-4320. [PMID: 28824290 PMCID: PMC5560440 DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201600950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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A concise, prototypical, and stereoselective strategy for the synthesis of therapeutically and immunologically significant glycosphingolipids has been developed. This strategy provides a universal platform for glycosphingolipid synthesis by block coupling of enzymatically prepared free oligosaccharideglycans to lipids using glycosyl N-phenyltrifluoroacetimidates as efficient activated intermediates. As demonstrated here, two different types of glycosphingolipids were obtained in excellent yields using the method.
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- Yunpeng Liu
- National Glycoengineering Research Center, Shandong Provincial Key Lab of Carbohydrate Chemistry, and State Key Lab of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250100, People's Republic of China
- Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, USA, http://lithium.gsu.edu/faculty/PWang/
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- Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, USA, http://lithium.gsu.edu/faculty/PWang/
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- Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, USA, http://lithium.gsu.edu/faculty/PWang/
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- Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, USA, http://lithium.gsu.edu/faculty/PWang/
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- Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, USA, http://lithium.gsu.edu/faculty/PWang/
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- Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, USA, http://lithium.gsu.edu/faculty/PWang/
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- Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, USA, http://lithium.gsu.edu/faculty/PWang/
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- Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, USA, http://lithium.gsu.edu/faculty/PWang/
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- Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, USA, http://lithium.gsu.edu/faculty/PWang/
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- Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, USA, http://lithium.gsu.edu/faculty/PWang/
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, https://chenglycogroup.wordpress.com/
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, https://chenglycogroup.wordpress.com/
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- National Glycoengineering Research Center, Shandong Provincial Key Lab of Carbohydrate Chemistry, and State Key Lab of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250100, People's Republic of China
- Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, USA, http://lithium.gsu.edu/faculty/PWang/
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- National Glycoengineering Research Center, Shandong Provincial Key Lab of Carbohydrate Chemistry, and State Key Lab of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250100, People's Republic of China
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Dai Z, Green TK. Synthesis of aromatic sphingosine analogues by diastereoselective amination of enantioenriched trans-γ,δ-unsaturated β-hydroxyesters. J Org Chem 2014; 79:7778-84. [PMID: 25046474 DOI: 10.1021/jo501533g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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An effective route to N-Boc-protected aromatic sphingosine analogues is accomplished. The strategy is based on the diastereoselective amination of enantioenriched trans-γ,δ-unsaturated β-hydroxyesters to establish anti,N-Boc-α-hydrazino-β-hydroxyesters. Nonreductive E1cB elimination is essential for the successful N-N bond cleavage of hydrazine while preserving the trans double bond. Either the (3R,2S) and (3S,2R) enantiomer of N-Boc-protected sphingosine analogues has been synthesized in five steps with excellent optical purity with ∼99% ee and >99% de.
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- Zhipeng Dai
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska , Fairbanks, Alaska 99775, United States
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Sarabia F, Vivar-García C, García-Ruiz C, Sánchez-Ruiz A, Pino-González MS, García-Castro M, Chammaa S. Exploring the Reactivity of Chiral Glycidic Amides for Their Applications in Synthesis of Bioactive Compounds. European J Org Chem 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201402221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Di Benedetto R, Zanetti L, Varese M, Rajabi M, Di Brisco R, Panza L. Protected sphingosine from phytosphingosine as an efficient acceptor in glycosylation reaction. Org Lett 2014; 16:952-5. [PMID: 24428384 DOI: 10.1021/ol403688t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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A convenient, simple, and high-yielding five-step synthesis of a sphingosine acceptor from phytosphingosine is reported, and its behavior in glycosylation reactions is described. Different synthetic paths to sphingosine acceptors using tetrachlorophthalimide as a protecting group for the sphingosine amino function and different glycosylation methods have been explored. Among the acceptors tested, the easiest accessible acceptor, unprotected on the two hydroxyl groups in positions 1 and 3, was regioselectively glycosylated on the primary position, the regioselectivity depending on the donor used.
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- Roberta Di Benedetto
- Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Università del Piemonte Orientale A. Avogadro , L.go Donegani, 2-28100 Novara, Italy
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Seashore-Ludlow B, Saint-Dizier F, Somfai P. Asymmetric transfer hydrogenation coupled with dynamic kinetic resolution in water: synthesis of anti-β-hydroxy-α-amino acid derivatives. Org Lett 2012; 14:6334-7. [PMID: 23227944 DOI: 10.1021/ol303115v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The use of asymmetric transfer hydrogenation combined with dynamic kinetic resolution for the synthesis of β-hydroxy-α-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino esters in water is described. This procedure provides the desired amino alcohols in good yields, diastereoselectivities, and enantioselectivities. A surfactant is employed to achieve good yields due to the hydrophobic nature of both the catalyst and substrate. The reaction setup is operationally simple, and nondegassed water can be used as the solvent.
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- Brinton Seashore-Ludlow
- Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 100 44 Stockholm, Sweden.
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Sarabia F, Vivar-García C, García-Castro M, García-Ruiz C, Martín-Gálvez F, Sánchez-Ruiz A, Chammaa S. A Highly Stereoselective Synthesis of Glycidic Amides Based on a New Class of Chiral Sulfonium Salts: Applications in Asymmetric Synthesis. Chemistry 2012; 18:15190-201. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201201332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2012] [Revised: 08/31/2012] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Seashore-Ludlow B, Villo P, Somfai P. Enantioselective Synthesis ofanti-β-Hydroxy-α-Amido Esters by Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation in Emulsions. Chemistry 2012; 18:7219-23. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201103739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2011] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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