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Silva Elipe MV, Ndukwe IE, Navarro-Vázquez A. Anisotropic NMR data acquisition with a prototype 400 MHz cryogen-free NMR spectrometer. MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN CHEMISTRY : MRC 2023; 61:530-543. [PMID: 37530063 DOI: 10.1002/mrc.5380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2022] [Revised: 06/22/2023] [Accepted: 06/26/2023] [Indexed: 08/03/2023]
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High-temperature superconducting (HTS) materials have recently been incorporated into the construction of HTS cryogen-free magnets for nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. These HTS NMR spectrometers do not require liquid cryogens, thereby providing significant cost savings and facilitating easy integration into chemistry laboratories. However, the optimal performance of these HTS magnets against standard cryogen NMR magnets must be evaluated, especially with demanding modern NMR applications such as NMR in anisotropic media. The stability of the HTS magnets over time and their performance with complex pulse sequence experiments are the main unknown factors of this new technology. In this study, we evaluate the utility of our prototype 400 MHz cryogen-free power-driven HTS NMR spectrometer, installed in the fumehood of a chemistry laboratory, for stereochemical analysis of three commercial natural products (artemisinin, artemether, and dihydroartemisinin) via measurement of anisotropic NMR data, in particular, residual dipolar couplings. The accuracy of measurement of the anisotropic NMR data with the HTS magnet spectrometer is evaluated through the CASE-3D fitting protocol, as implemented in the Mestrenova-StereoFitter software program.
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- Departmento de Química Fundamental, Centro de Ciências Exatas e da Natureza, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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da Silva Oliveira L, Crnkovic CM, de Amorim MR, Navarro-Vázquez A, Paz TA, Freire VF, Takaki M, Venâncio T, Ferreira AG, de Freitas Saito R, Chammas R, Berlinck RGS. Phomactinine, the First Nitrogen-Bearing Phomactin, Produced by Biatriospora sp. CBMAI 1333. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2023; 86:2065-2072. [PMID: 37490470 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.3c00383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/27/2023]
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Metabolomics analyses and improvement of growth conditions were applied toward diversification of phomactin terpenoids by the fungus Biatriospora sp. CBMAI 1333. Visualization of molecular networking results on Gephi assisted the observation of phomactin diversification and guided the isolation of new phomactin variants by applying a modified version of chemometrics based on a fractional factorial design. Consequentially, the first nitrogen-bearing phomactin, phomactinine (1), with a new rearranged carbon skeleton, was isolated and identified. The strategy combining metabolomics and chemometrics can be extended to include bioassay potency, structure novelty, and metabolic diversification connected or not to genomic analyses.
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- Leandro da Silva Oliveira
- Instituto de Química de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, C.P. 780, CEP 13560-970, São Carlos, SP Brazil
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- Instituto de Química de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, C.P. 780, CEP 13560-970, São Carlos, SP Brazil
- Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade de São Paulo, CEP 05508-000, São Paulo, SP Brazil
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- Instituto de Química de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, C.P. 780, CEP 13560-970, São Carlos, SP Brazil
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- Departamento de Química Fundamental, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco Cidade Universitária CEP, 50.740-540 Recife, PE Brazil
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- Departamento de Análises Clínicas, Toxicológicas e Bromatológicas, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, CEP 14040-903, Ribeirão Preto, SP Brazil
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- Instituto de Química de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, C.P. 780, CEP 13560-970, São Carlos, SP Brazil
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- Instituto de Química de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, C.P. 780, CEP 13560-970, São Carlos, SP Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, CEP 13565-905, São Carlos, SP Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, CEP 13565-905, São Carlos, SP Brazil
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- Centro de Investigação Translacional em Oncologia, Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, Avenida Dr. Arnaldo, 251 - Cerqueira César, 01246-000, São Paulo, SP Brazil
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- Centro de Investigação Translacional em Oncologia, Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, Avenida Dr. Arnaldo, 251 - Cerqueira César, 01246-000, São Paulo, SP Brazil
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- Instituto de Química de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, C.P. 780, CEP 13560-970, São Carlos, SP Brazil
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Venturi L, Bua E, Caputo G, Mileo V. Residual Dipolar Coupling Based Conformational Analysis Allows the Configurational Assessment of Steroids with up to Eight Stereocenters. Chempluschem 2023; 88:e202200391. [PMID: 36811319 DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202200391] [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: 11/07/2022] [Revised: 02/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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Residual dipolar couplings (RDCs) induced by anisotropic media have been proved as a powerful tool for the structure elucidation of organic molecules in solution in nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) based analysis. The value of dipolar couplings to solve complex conformational and configurational problems represents indeed an appealing analytical tool for the pharmaceutical industry particularly focusing on the stereochemistry characterization of NCEs since the early phase of the drug development process. In our work, RDCs were used for the conformational and configurational study of synthetic steroids with multiple stereocenters - prednisone and beclomethasone dipropionate (BDP) -. For both molecules the correct relative configuration was identified among all the possible diastereoisomers (32 and 128 respectively) arising from the compounds stereogenic carbons. Only for prednisone the use of additional experimental data (i. e. rOes) was necessary to resolve the right stereochemical structure.
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- Luca Venturi
- Preclinical Analytics and Early Formulations Department, Chiesi Farmaceutici Spa, Largo Belloli 11/A, 43123, Parma, PR, Italy
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- Food and Drug Department, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 27/A, 43124, Parma, PR, Italy
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- Pharmacy Department, University "G. d'Annunzio" of Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini, 66100, Chieti, CH, Italy
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- Preclinical Analytics and Early Formulations Department, Chiesi Farmaceutici Spa, Largo Belloli 11/A, 43123, Parma, PR, Italy
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Merrill AT, Tantillo DJ. Reconsideration of the Structures of Stemara-13(14)-en-18-ol and Related Diterpene Natural Products: Vinylic Hydrogen Chemical Shifts Are Key. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2022; 85:1912-1917. [PMID: 35952375 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.1c00923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The reported synthesis of stemara-13(14)-en-18-ol, which revealed that the structure of this natural product was misassigned, prompted an investigation using density functional theory methods into the structural reassignment of this natural product and related diterpenoids extracted from Calceolaria plants. 1H and 13C chemical shift predictions led to the reassignment of relative configuration, and in one case the carbon skeleton, of several diterpenoids from Calceolaria. In many of these cases, the chemical shift of the vinylic hydrogen was found to be diagnostic.
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- Amy T Merrill
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, California 95616, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, California 95616, United States
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Immel S, Köck M, Reggelin M. NMR-Based Configurational Assignments of Natural Products: How Floating Chirality Distance Geometry Calculations Simplify Gambling with 2 N-1 Diastereomers. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2022; 85:1837-1849. [PMID: 35820115 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.2c00427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Using NMR data, the assignment of the correct 3D configuration and conformation to unknown natural products is of pivotal importance in pharmaceutical and medicinal chemistry. In this report, we quantify the probability of configurational assignments to judge the quality of structural elucidations using Bayesian inference in combination with floating-chirality distance geometry simulations. Based on reference-free NOE/ROE data, residual dipolar couplings (RDCs), and residual quadrupolar couplings (RQCs) in various combinations, we demonstrate how the relative configurations of three natural compounds, namely, jatrohemiketal (1), artemisinin (2), and Taxol (3), can be unambiguously established without the necessity to carry out time-consuming DFT-based configurational and conformational analyses. Our results quantitatively describe how reliably molecular geometries can be inferred from experimental NMR data, thereby unequivocally unveiling remaining assignment ambiguities. The methodology presented here will dramatically reduce the risk of incorrect structural assignments based on the overinterpretation of incomplete data and DFT-based structure models in chemistry.
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- Stefan Immel
- Clemens-Schöpf-Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Alarich-Weiss-Straße 4, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Alfred-Wegener-Institut für Polar- und Meeresforschung in der Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft, Am Handelshafen 12, 27570 Bremerhaven, Germany
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- Clemens-Schöpf-Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Alarich-Weiss-Straße 4, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
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Li XL, Ru T, Navarro-Vázquez A, Lindemann P, Nazaré M, Li XW, Guo YW, Sun H. Weizhouochrones: Gorgonian-Derived Symmetric Dimers and Their Structure Elucidation Using Anisotropic NMR Combined with DP4+ Probability and CASE-3D. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2022; 85:1730-1737. [PMID: 35792821 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.2c00257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Natural product dimers have intriguing structural features and often have remarkable pharmacological activities. We report here two uncommon marine gorgonian-derived symmetric dimers, weizhouochrones A (1) and B (2), with indenone-derived monomers, that were isolated from the coral Anthogorgia ochracea collected from the South China Sea. These dimers are difficult targets for structure elucidation that solely relies upon conventional NMR data such as NOEs and J-couplings. Here, to explore the application of emerging methods on the structure elucidation of challenging molecules, we explored a number of different anisotropic and computational NMR approaches. The measurements of anisotropic NMR parameters of weizhouochrone A, including residual dipolar couplings (RDCs) and residual chemical shift anisotropy (RCSA), allowed us to successfully determine the planar structure and its relative configuration. This result was corroborated by a computational NMR analysis based on DP4+ probability and computer-assisted 3D structure elucidation (CASE-3D).
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- Xiao-Lu Li
- Group of Structural Chemistry and Computational Biophysics, Leibniz-Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie (FMP), Berlin 13125, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zu Chong Zhi Road, Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park, Shanghai 201203, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yuquan Road 19A, Beijing 100049, China
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- Departamento de Química Fundamental, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, 50670-901 Recife, PE, Brazil
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- Group of Medicinal Chemistry, Leibniz-Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie (FMP), Berlin 13125, Germany
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- Group of Medicinal Chemistry, Leibniz-Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie (FMP), Berlin 13125, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zu Chong Zhi Road, Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park, Shanghai 201203, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yuquan Road 19A, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zu Chong Zhi Road, Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park, Shanghai 201203, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yuquan Road 19A, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of Chemistry, Technical University of Berlin, Berlin 10623, Germany
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Sternberg U, Farès C. Statistical evaluation of simulated NMR data of flexible molecules. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:9608-9618. [PMID: 35403649 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp00330a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A new probability score-named χ-probability-is introduced for evaluating the fit of mixed NMR datasets to calculate molecular model ensembles, in order to answer challenging structural questions such as the determination of stereochemical configurations. Similar to the DP4 parameter, the χ-probability is based on Bayes theorem and expresses the probability that an experimental NMR dataset fits to a given individual within a finite set of candidate structures or configurations. Here, the χ-probability is applied to single out the correct configuration in four example cases, with increasing complexity and conformational mobility. The NMR data (which include RDCs, NOE distances and 3J couplings) are calculated from MDOC (Molecular Dynamics with Orientational Constraints) trajectories and are investigated against experimentally measured data. It is demonstrated that this approach singles out the correct stereochemical configuration with probabilities more than 98%, even for highly mobile molecules. In more demanding cases, a decisive χ-probability test requires that the datasets include high-quality NOE distances in addition to RDC values.
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- Ulrich Sternberg
- Research Partner of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany. .,COSMOS-Software, Jena, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Kaiser-Wilhelm Platz 1, 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany.
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Immel S, Köck M, Reggelin M. Bayesian Inference Applied to NMR-Based Configurational Assignments by Floating Chirality Distance Geometry Calculations. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:6830-6838. [PMID: 35412312 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c00813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Using NMR data, the assignment of the correct 3D configuration and conformation to unknown natural products is of pivotal importance in pharmaceutical and medicinal chemistry. In this report, we quantify the quality and probability of structural elucidations using Bayesian inference in combination with floating chirality distance geometry simulations. Here, we will discuss the configurational analysis of three complex natural products including isopinocampheol (1), plakilactone H (2), and iodocallophycoic acid A (3) using NMR restraints of various types and in different combinations (residual dipolar couplings (RDCs) and NOE-derived distances). Our results quantitatively demonstrate how reliably molecular geometries can be inferred from experimental NMR data, unequivocally unveiling remaining assignment ambiguities. The methodology presented here can dramatically reduce the risk of incorrect structural assignments based on the overinterpretation of incomplete data in chemistry.
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- Stefan Immel
- Clemens Schöpf Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Alarich-Weiss-Straße 4, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Alfred-Wegener-Institut für Polar- and Meeresforschung in der Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft, Am Handelshafen 12, 27570 Bremerhaven, Germany
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- Clemens Schöpf Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Alarich-Weiss-Straße 4, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
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Immel S, Köck M, Reggelin M. NMR-Based Configurational Assignments of Natural Products: Gibbs Sampling and Bayesian Inference Using Floating Chirality Distance Geometry Calculations. Mar Drugs 2021; 20:14. [PMID: 35049868 PMCID: PMC8781118 DOI: 10.3390/md20010014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2021] [Revised: 12/12/2021] [Accepted: 12/20/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Floating chirality restrained distance geometry (fc-rDG) calculations are used to directly evolve structures from NMR data such as NOE-derived intramolecular distances or anisotropic residual dipolar couplings (RDCs). In contrast to evaluating pre-calculated structures against NMR restraints, multiple configurations (diastereomers) and conformations are generated automatically within the experimental limits. In this report, we show that the "unphysical" rDG pseudo energies defined from NMR violations bear statistical significance, which allows assigning probabilities to configurational assignments made that are fully compatible with the method of Bayesian inference. These "diastereomeric differentiabilities" then even become almost independent of the actual values of the force constants used to model the restraints originating from NOE or RDC data.
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- Stefan Immel
- Clemens-Schöpf-Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Alarich-Weiss-Straße 4, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Alfred-Wegener-Institut für Polar-und Meeresforschung in der Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft, Am Handelshafen 12, 27570 Bremerhaven, Germany;
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- Clemens-Schöpf-Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Alarich-Weiss-Straße 4, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
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Navarro-Vázquez A. Computational Structural Revision of a 4-Hydroxy-3-(1'-angeloyloxy-2',3'-epoxy-3'-methyl)butylacetophenone Compound from Ageratina grandifolia. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2021; 84:2043-2047. [PMID: 34192466 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.1c00398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The structure of the reported compound 4-hydroxy-3-((S)-1'-angeloyloxy-(R)-2',3'-epoxy-3'-methyl)butylacetophenone (1), isolated from Ageratina grandifolia, has been revised through the use of DFT computational predictions. Re-examination of the reported experimental and DFT computed chemical shifts has led to the proposal of a chromane skeleton rather than the original epoxide derivative. Empirical predictions of the 13C and 1H NMR shifts showed a much better fit for the chromane structure than for the epoxide. The relative configuration of the molecule was established using CASE-3D methodology on the basis of new DFT chemical shielding and J-coupling predictions, allowing the proposal of a new rel-2,2-dimethyl-3R-hydroxy-4S-(1-angeloyloxy)chromane structure (2) for the isolated compound. However, DFT prediction of the optical rotation for the CASE-3D selected configuration/conformations did not provide a conclusive answer for the absolute configuration.
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- Armando Navarro-Vázquez
- Departamento de Química Fundamental, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Avenida Professor Moraes Rego, 1235, Cidade Universitária, 50670-901, Recife, PE, Brazil
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Borges R, Colby SM, Das S, Edison AS, Fiehn O, Kind T, Lee J, Merrill AT, Merz KM, Metz TO, Nunez JR, Tantillo DJ, Wang LP, Wang S, Renslow RS. Quantum Chemistry Calculations for Metabolomics. Chem Rev 2021; 121:5633-5670. [PMID: 33979149 PMCID: PMC8161423 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.0c00901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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A primary goal of metabolomics studies is to fully characterize the small-molecule composition of complex biological and environmental samples. However, despite advances in analytical technologies over the past two decades, the majority of small molecules in complex samples are not readily identifiable due to the immense structural and chemical diversity present within the metabolome. Current gold-standard identification methods rely on reference libraries built using authentic chemical materials ("standards"), which are not available for most molecules. Computational quantum chemistry methods, which can be used to calculate chemical properties that are then measured by analytical platforms, offer an alternative route for building reference libraries, i.e., in silico libraries for "standards-free" identification. In this review, we cover the major roadblocks currently facing metabolomics and discuss applications where quantum chemistry calculations offer a solution. Several successful examples for nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, ion mobility spectrometry, infrared spectroscopy, and mass spectrometry methods are reviewed. Finally, we consider current best practices, sources of error, and provide an outlook for quantum chemistry calculations in metabolomics studies. We expect this review will inspire researchers in the field of small-molecule identification to accelerate adoption of in silico methods for generation of reference libraries and to add quantum chemistry calculations as another tool at their disposal to characterize complex samples.
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- Ricardo
M. Borges
- Walter
Mors Institute of Research on Natural Products, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-901, Brazil
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- Biological
Science Division, Pacific Northwest National
Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, United States
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- Departments
of Genetics and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Complex Carbohydrate
Research Center and Institute of Bioinformatics, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, United States
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- West
Coast Metabolomics Center for Compound Identification, UC Davis Genome
Center, University of California, Davis, California 95616, United States
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- West
Coast Metabolomics Center for Compound Identification, UC Davis Genome
Center, University of California, Davis, California 95616, United States
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- West
Coast Metabolomics Center for Compound Identification, UC Davis Genome
Center, University of California, Davis, California 95616, United States
- Department
of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, California 95616, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, California 95616, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, United States
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- Biological
Science Division, Pacific Northwest National
Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Biological
Science Division, Pacific Northwest National
Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, California 95616, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, California 95616, United States
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- West
Coast Metabolomics Center for Compound Identification, UC Davis Genome
Center, University of California, Davis, California 95616, United States
- Department
of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, California 95616, United States
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- Biological
Science Division, Pacific Northwest National
Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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Nazarski RB. Summary of DFT calculations coupled with current statistical and/or artificial neural network (ANN) methods to assist experimental NMR data in identifying diastereomeric structures. Tetrahedron Lett 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2020.152548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Reggelin M, Immel S. Configurational Analysis by Residual Dipolar Couplings: Critical Assessment of "Structural Noise" from Thermal Vibrations. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:3412-3416. [PMID: 33137233 PMCID: PMC7898695 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202011081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The certainty of configurational assignments of natural products based on anisotropic NMR parameters, such as residual dipolar couplings (RDCs), must be amended by estimates on structural noise emerging from thermal vibrations. We show that vibrational analysis significantly affects the error margins with which RDCs can be back-calculated from molecular models, and the implications of thermal motions on the differentiability of diastereomers are derived.
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- Michael Reggelin
- Technische Universität DarmstadtClemens Schöpf Institut für Organische Chemie und BiochemieAlarich-Weiss-Strasse 464287DarmstadtGermany
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- Technische Universität DarmstadtClemens Schöpf Institut für Organische Chemie und BiochemieAlarich-Weiss-Strasse 464287DarmstadtGermany
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Reggelin M, Immel S. Configurational Analysis by Residual Dipolar Couplings: Critical Assessment of “Structural Noise” from Thermal Vibrations. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202011081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Michael Reggelin
- Technische Universität Darmstadt Clemens Schöpf Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie Alarich-Weiss-Strasse 4 64287 Darmstadt Germany
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- Technische Universität Darmstadt Clemens Schöpf Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie Alarich-Weiss-Strasse 4 64287 Darmstadt Germany
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Marcarino MO, Zanardi MM, Cicetti S, Sarotti AM. NMR Calculations with Quantum Methods: Development of New Tools for Structural Elucidation and Beyond. Acc Chem Res 2020; 53:1922-1932. [PMID: 32794691 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.0c00365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
Abstract
Structural elucidation is an important and challenging stage in the discovery of new organic molecules. Single-crystal X-ray analysis provides the most unquestionable results, though in practice the availability of suitable crystals limits its broad use. On the other hand, NMR spectroscopy has become the leading and universal technique to accomplish the task. Despite continuous advances in the field, the misinterpretation of NMR data is commonplace, evidenced by the large number of erroneous structures being published in top journals. Quantum calculations of NMR chemical shifts and scalar coupling constants emerged as ideal complements to facilitate the elucidation process when experimental NMR data is inconclusive. Since seminal reports demonstrated that affordable DFT methods provide NMR predictions accurate enough to differentiate among closely related isomers, the discipline has experienced substantial growth. The impact has been felt in different areas, and nowadays the results of such calculations are routinely seen in high impact literature.This Account describes our investigations in the field of quantum NMR calculations, focusing on the development of tools for structural elucidation and practical applications. We pioneered the use of artificial intelligence methods in the development of novel strategies of structural validation. Our first generation of trained artificial neural networks (ANNs) showed excellent ability to identify mistakes at the atom connectivity level, whereas the use of multidimensional pattern recognition pushed the performance to the stereochemical limit. In a conceptually different approach, we developed DP4+, an updated version of the DP4 probability used to determine the most likely structure among two or more candidates when one set of experimental data is available. Increasing the level of theory in NMR calculations and including unscaled data in the formalism improved the performance of the method, further validated to settle the configuration of challenging motifs such as spiroepoxides or Mosher's derivatives. One of the limitations of DP4+ is related to the relatively large computational cost involved in obtaining DFT-optimized geometries, which led to the development of a fast variant including the valuable information provided by coupling constants (J-DP4 method).These tools were explored to suggest the most probable structure of controversial natural or unnatural products originally misassigned, with some predictions further validated by synthesis (as in the case of pseudorubriflordilactone B). The possibility of predicting the structure of a natural product without requiring authentic sample was investigated in collaboration with Prof. Pilli (UNICAMP, Brazil) in the computer-guided total synthesis and stereochemical revisions of several natural products. Despite these advances, there remain considerable challenges, such as the case of configurational assessment of polar systems featuring multiple intramolecular hydrogen bonding interactions because of the poor energy predictions provided by most DFT methods. In our latest work, we tackle this problem by averaging the results provided by randomly generated ensembles, paving the way for a new paradigm in quantum NMR-assisted structural elucidation.
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Affiliation(s)
- Maribel O. Marcarino
- Instituto de Quı́mica Rosario (CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Bioquı́micas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Suipacha 531, 2000 Rosario, Argentina
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- Instituto de Ingenierı́a Ambiental, Quı́mica y Biotecnologı́a Aplicada (INGEBIO), Facultad de Quı́mica e Ingenierı́a del Rosario, Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina, Av. Pellegrini 3314, S2002QEO Rosario, Argentina
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- Instituto de Quı́mica Rosario (CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Bioquı́micas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Suipacha 531, 2000 Rosario, Argentina
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- Instituto de Quı́mica Rosario (CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Bioquı́micas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Suipacha 531, 2000 Rosario, Argentina
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Köck M, Reggelin M, Immel S. The Advanced Floating Chirality Distance Geometry Approach-How Anisotropic NMR Parameters Can Support the Determination of the Relative Configuration of Natural Products. Mar Drugs 2020; 18:md18060330. [PMID: 32599876 PMCID: PMC7344786 DOI: 10.3390/md18060330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2020] [Revised: 06/16/2020] [Accepted: 06/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
The configurational analysis of complex natural products by NMR spectroscopy is still a challenging task. The assignment of the relative configuration is usually carried out by analysis of interproton distances from NOESY or ROESY spectra (qualitative or quantitative) and scalar (J) couplings. About 15 years ago, residual dipolar couplings (RDCs) were introduced as a tool for the configurational determination of small organic molecules. In contrast to NOEs/ROEs which are local parameters (distances up to 400 pm can be detected for small organic molecules), RDCs are global parameters which allow to obtain structural information also from long-range relationships. RDCs have the disadvantage that the sample needs a setup in an alignment medium in order to obtain the required anisotropic environment. Here, we will discuss the configurational analysis of five complex natural products: axinellamine A (1), tetrabromostyloguanidine (2), 3,7-epi-massadine chloride (3), tubocurarine (4), and vincristine (5). Compounds 1-3 are marine natural products whereas 4 and 5 are from terrestrial sources. The chosen examples will carefully work out the limitations of NOEs/ROEs in the configurational analysis of natural products and will also provide an outlook on the information obtained from RDCs.
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- Matthias Köck
- Alfred-Wegener-Institut für Polar-und Meeresforschung in der Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft, Am Handelshafen 12, 27570 Bremerhaven, Germany
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- Clemens-Schöpf-Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Alarich-Weiss-Straße 4, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Clemens-Schöpf-Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Alarich-Weiss-Straße 4, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
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Marcarino MO, Zanardi MM, Sarotti AM. The Risks of Automation: A Study on DFT Energy Miscalculations and Its Consequences in NMR-based Structural Elucidation. Org Lett 2020; 22:3561-3565. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c01001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Maribel O. Marcarino
- Instituto de Quı́mica Rosario (IQUIR, CONICET-UNR) and Facultad de Ciencias Bioquı́micas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Suipacha 531, S2002LRK Rosario, República Argentina
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- Facultad de Quı́mica e Ingenierı́a del Rosario, Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina, Av. Pellegrini 3314, S2002QEO Rosario, Argentina
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- Instituto de Quı́mica Rosario (IQUIR, CONICET-UNR) and Facultad de Ciencias Bioquı́micas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Suipacha 531, S2002LRK Rosario, República Argentina
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