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Jiang Y, Wei Y, Zhou QY, Sun GQ, Fu XP, Levin N, Zhang Y, Liu WQ, Song N, Mohammed S, Davis BG, Koh MJ. Direct radical functionalization of native sugars. Nature 2024; 631:319-327. [PMID: 38898275 PMCID: PMC11236704 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07548-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2023] [Accepted: 05/09/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024]
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Naturally occurring (native) sugars and carbohydrates contain numerous hydroxyl groups of similar reactivity1,2. Chemists, therefore, rely typically on laborious, multi-step protecting-group strategies3 to convert these renewable feedstocks into reagents (glycosyl donors) to make glycans. The direct transformation of native sugars to complex saccharides remains a notable challenge. Here we describe a photoinduced approach to achieve site- and stereoselective chemical glycosylation from widely available native sugar building blocks, which through homolytic (one-electron) chemistry bypasses unnecessary hydroxyl group masking and manipulation. This process is reminiscent of nature in its regiocontrolled generation of a transient glycosyl donor, followed by radical-based cross-coupling with electrophiles on activation with light. Through selective anomeric functionalization of mono- and oligosaccharides, this protecting-group-free 'cap and glycosylate' approach offers straightforward access to a wide array of metabolically robust glycosyl compounds. Owing to its biocompatibility, the method was extended to the direct post-translational glycosylation of proteins.
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- Yi Jiang
- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- The Rosalind Franklin Institute, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, UK
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- The Rosalind Franklin Institute, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, UK
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- The Rosalind Franklin Institute, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, UK
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- The Rosalind Franklin Institute, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, UK
- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- The Rosalind Franklin Institute, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, UK.
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
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Jiao Y, Shi X, Ju L, Yu S. Photoredox-Catalyzed Synthesis of C-Benzoselenazolyl/Benzothiazolyl Glycosides from 2-Isocyanoaryl Selenoethers/Thioethers and Glycosyl Bromides. Org Lett 2024; 26:390-395. [PMID: 38165656 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c04059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2024]
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Molecules containing heteroatoms, such as Se and S, play an indispensable role in the discovery and design of pharmaceuticals, whereas Se has been less studied. Here, we described a photoredox strategy to synthesize C-benzoselenazolyl (Bs) glycosides from 2-isocyanoaryl selenoethers and glycosyl bromides. This reaction was carried out under mild conditions with high efficiency. C-Benzothiazolyl (Bt) glycosides could also be synthesized from 2-isocyanoaryl thioethers using this strategy. This method can access novel seleno/thiosugars, which will benefit Se/S-containing drug discovery.
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- Yi Jiao
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Sunichem Company, Limited, Dandong 118003, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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Phosphorylated Peptide Derived from the Myosin Phosphatase Target Subunit Is a Novel Inhibitor of Protein Phosphatase-1. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24054789. [PMID: 36902219 PMCID: PMC10003451 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24054789] [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: 01/19/2023] [Revised: 02/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/27/2023] [Indexed: 03/06/2023] Open
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Identification of specific protein phosphatase-1 (PP1) inhibitors is of special importance regarding the study of its cellular functions and may have therapeutic values in diseases coupled to signaling processes. In this study, we prove that a phosphorylated peptide of the inhibitory region of myosin phosphatase (MP) target subunit (MYPT1), R690QSRRS(pT696)QGVTL701 (P-Thr696-MYPT1690-701), interacts with and inhibits the PP1 catalytic subunit (PP1c, IC50 = 3.84 µM) and the MP holoenzyme (Flag-MYPT1-PP1c, IC50 = 3.84 µM). Saturation transfer difference NMR measurements established binding of hydrophobic and basic regions of P-Thr696-MYPT1690-701 to PP1c, suggesting interactions with the hydrophobic and acidic substrate binding grooves. P-Thr696-MYPT1690-701 was dephosphorylated by PP1c slowly (t1/2 = 81.6-87.9 min), which was further impeded (t1/2 = 103 min) in the presence of the phosphorylated 20 kDa myosin light chain (P-MLC20). In contrast, P-Thr696-MYPT1690-701 (10-500 µM) slowed down the dephosphorylation of P-MLC20 (t1/2 = 1.69 min) significantly (t1/2 = 2.49-10.06 min). These data are compatible with an unfair competition mechanism between the inhibitory phosphopeptide and the phosphosubstrate. Docking simulations of the PP1c-P-MYPT1690-701 complexes with phosphothreonine (PP1c-P-Thr696-MYPT1690-701) or phosphoserine (PP1c-P-Ser696-MYPT1690-701) suggested their distinct poses on the surface of PP1c. In addition, the arrangements and distances of the surrounding coordinating residues of PP1c around the phosphothreonine or phosphoserine at the active site were distinct, which may account for their different hydrolysis rate. It is presumed that P-Thr696-MYPT1690-701 binds tightly at the active center but the phosphoester hydrolysis is less preferable compared to P-Ser696-MYPT1690-701 or phosphoserine substrates. Moreover, the inhibitory phosphopeptide may serve as a template to synthesize cell permeable PP1-specific peptide inhibitors.
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Azeem Z, Mandal PK. Atom-Economic Synthesis of Unsymmetrical gem-Diarylmethylthio/Seleno Glycosides via Base Mediated C(O)-S/Se Bond Cleavage and Acyl Transfer Approach of Glycosylthio/Selenoacetates. J Org Chem 2023; 88:1695-1712. [PMID: 36633914 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c02704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Herein, we invented the Cs2CO3-mediated atom economic method that streamlines the scission of the C(O)-S/Se bond involving the in situ generation of an anomeric thiolate/selenolate anion, which reacted with p-QMs to yield novel unsymmetrical gem-diarylmethylthio/seleno glycosides while retaining the anomeric stereochemistry. Notably, the key features of this protocol involve unprecedented long-range acyl transfer (from S/Se to O), thus affording acylation of the final product which is not yet reported by classical methods. This straightforward protocol offers a mild, short reaction time, synthetically simple approach, and compatibility with 8 types of sugar along with phenylthio/benzylseleno esters.
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- Zanjila Azeem
- Medicinal and Process Chemistry Division, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, BS-10/1, Sector 10, Jankipuram Extension, Sitapur Road, P.O. Box 173, Lucknow, 226031, India.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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- Medicinal and Process Chemistry Division, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, BS-10/1, Sector 10, Jankipuram Extension, Sitapur Road, P.O. Box 173, Lucknow, 226031, India.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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Ding YN, Huang YC, Shi WY, Zheng N, Wang CT, Chen X, An Y, Zhang Z, Liang YM. Modular Synthesis of Aryl Thio/Selenoglycosides via the Catellani Strategy. Org Lett 2021; 23:5641-5646. [PMID: 34251824 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.1c01723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We described a novel palladium-catalyzed domino procedure for the preparation of (hetero)aryl thio/selenoglycosides. Readily available (hetero)aryl iodides and easily accessible 1-thiosugars/1-selenosugars are utilized as the substrates. Meanwhile, 10 types of sugars are quite compatible with this reaction with good regio- and stereoselectivity, high efficiency, and broad applicability (up to 89%, 53 examples). This method enables the straightforward formation of the C(sp2)-S/Se bond of (hetero)aryl thio/selenoglycosides.
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- Ya-Nan Ding
- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China
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Tóth E, Erdődi F, Kiss A. Activation of Myosin Phosphatase by Epigallocatechin-Gallate Sensitizes THP-1 Leukemic Cells to Daunorubicin. Anticancer Agents Med Chem 2021; 21:1092-1098. [PMID: 32679023 DOI: 10.2174/1871520620666200717142315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2020] [Revised: 05/21/2020] [Accepted: 05/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND The Myosin Phosphatase (MP) holoenzyme is composed of a Protein Phosphatase type 1 (PP1) catalytic subunit and a regulatory subunit termed Myosin Phosphatase Target subunit 1 (MYPT1). Besides dephosphorylation of myosin, MP has been implicated in the control of cell proliferation via dephosphorylation and activation of the tumor suppressor gene products, retinoblastoma protein (pRb) and merlin. Inhibition of MP was shown to attenuate the drug-induced cell death of leukemic cells by chemotherapeutic agents, while activation of MP might have a sensitizing effect. OBJECTIVE Recently, Epigallocatechin-Gallate (EGCG), a major component of green tea, was shown to activate MP by inducing the dephosphorylation of MYPT1 at phospho-Thr696 (MYPT1pT696), which might confer enhanced chemosensitivity to cancer cells. METHODS THP-1 leukemic cells were treated with EGCG and Daunorubicin (DNR) and cell viability was analyzed. Phosphorylation of tumor suppressor proteins was detected by Western blotting. RESULTS EGCG or DNR (at sub-lethal doses) alone had moderate effects on cell viability, while the combined treatment caused a significant decrease in the number of viable cells by enhancing apoptosis and decreasing proliferation. EGCG plus DNR decreased the phosphorylation level of MYPT1pT696, which was accompanied by prominent dephosphorylation of pRb. In addition, significant dephosphorylation of merlin was observed when EGCG and DNR were applied together. CONCLUSION Our results suggest that EGCG-induced activation of MP might have a regulatory function in mediating the chemosensitivity of leukemic cells via dephosphorylation of tumor suppressor proteins.
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- Emese Tóth
- Department of Medical Chemistry and MTA-DE Cell Biology and Signalling Research Group, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Chemistry and MTA-DE Cell Biology and Signalling Research Group, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Chemistry, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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Selenium-Containing Polysaccharides—Structural Diversity, Biosynthesis, Chemical Modifications and Biological Activity. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/app11083717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Selenosugars are a group of sugar derivatives of great structural diversity (e.g., molar masses, selenium oxidation state, and selenium binding), obtained as a result of biosynthesis, chemical modification of natural compounds, or chemical synthesis. Seleno-monosaccharides and disaccharides are known to be non-toxic products of the natural metabolism of selenium compounds in mammals. In the case of the selenium-containing polysaccharides of natural origin, their formation is also postulated as a form of detoxification of excess selenium in microorganisms, mushroom, and plants. The valency of selenium in selenium-containing polysaccharides can be: 0 (encapsulated nano-selenium), IV (selenites of polysaccharides), or II (selenoglycosides or selenium built into the sugar ring to replace oxygen). The great interest in Se-polysaccharides results from the expected synergy between selenium and polysaccharides. Several plant- and mushroom-derived polysaccharides are potent macromolecules with antitumor, immunomodulatory, antioxidant, and other biological properties. Selenium, a trace element of fundamental importance to human health, has been shown to possess several analogous functions. The mechanism by which selenium exerts anticancer and immunomodulatory activity differs from that of polysaccharide fractions, but a similar pharmacological effect suggests a possible synergy of these two agents. Various functions of Se-polysaccharides have been explored, including antitumor, immune-enhancement, antioxidant, antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory, hepatoprotective, and neuroprotective activities. Due to being non-toxic or much less toxic than inorganic selenium compounds, Se-polysaccharides are potential dietary supplements that could be used, e.g., in chemoprevention.
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Manna T, Misra AK. On-water synthesis of glycosyl selenocyanate derivatives and their application in the metal free organocatalytic preparation of nonglycosidic selenium linked pseudodisaccharide derivatives. RSC Adv 2021; 11:10902-10911. [PMID: 35423588 PMCID: PMC8695869 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra00711d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2021] [Accepted: 03/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Glycosyl selenocyanate derivatives were prepared in very good yield by the treatment of glycosyl halide or triflate derivatives with potassium selenocyanate in water. A variety of selenium linked pseudodisaccharide derivatives were prepared in excellent yield using glycosyl selenocyanates as stable building blocks in the presence of hydrazine hydrate under metal-free organocatalytic reaction conditions.
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- Tapasi Manna
- Division of Molecular Medicine, Bose Institute P-1/12, C.I.T. Scheme VII M Kolkata 700054 India +91-33-2355-3886
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- Division of Molecular Medicine, Bose Institute P-1/12, C.I.T. Scheme VII M Kolkata 700054 India +91-33-2355-3886
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Zhu M, Alami M, Messaoudi S. Room-Temperature Pd-Catalyzed Synthesis of 1-(Hetero)aryl Selenoglycosides. Org Lett 2020; 22:6584-6589. [PMID: 32806176 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c02352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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A general protocol for functionalization of an anomeric selonate anion at room temperature has been reported. By using the PdG3 XantPhos catalyst, the cross-coupling between the in situ-generated glycosyl selenolate and a broad range of (hetero)aryl and alkenyl iodides furnished a series of functionalized selenoglycosides in excellent yields with perfect control of the anomeric configuration.
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- Mingxiang Zhu
- BioCIS, Univ. Paris-Sud, CNRS, University Paris-Saclay, 92290 Châtenay-Malabry, France
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- BioCIS, Univ. Paris-Sud, CNRS, University Paris-Saclay, 92290 Châtenay-Malabry, France
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- BioCIS, Univ. Paris-Sud, CNRS, University Paris-Saclay, 92290 Châtenay-Malabry, France
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