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Camp JE, Greatrex BW. Levoglucosenone: Bio-Based Platform for Drug Discovery. Front Chem 2022; 10:902239. [PMID: 35711952 PMCID: PMC9194561 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2022.902239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2022] [Accepted: 04/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Levoglucosone (LGO) is a bio-privileged molecule that can be produced on scale from waste biomass. This chiral building block has been converted via well-established chemical processes into previously difficult-to-synthesize building blocks such as enantiopure butenolides, dihydropyrans, substituted cyclopropanes, deoxy-sugars and ribonolactones. LGO is an excellent starting material for the synthesis of biologically active compounds, including those which have anti-cancer, anti-microbial or anti-inflammatory activity. This review will cover the conversion of LGO to biologically active compounds as well as provide future research directions related to this platform molecule.
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- Jason E. Camp
- Circa Sustainable Chemicals, York, United Kingdom
- *Correspondence: Jason E. Camp,
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- School of Science and Technology, University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia
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Xiong T, Xie R, Huang C, Lan X, Huang N, Yao H. Recent advances in the synthesis of thiosugars using glycal donors. J Carbohydr Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/07328303.2022.2027433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Tao Xiong
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Products Research and Development, Key Laboratory of Functional Yeast (China National Light Industry), College of Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, P. R. China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Products Research and Development, Key Laboratory of Functional Yeast (China National Light Industry), College of Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, P. R. China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Products Research and Development, Key Laboratory of Functional Yeast (China National Light Industry), College of Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, P. R. China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Products Research and Development, Key Laboratory of Functional Yeast (China National Light Industry), College of Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, P. R. China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Products Research and Development, Key Laboratory of Functional Yeast (China National Light Industry), College of Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, P. R. China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Products Research and Development, Key Laboratory of Functional Yeast (China National Light Industry), College of Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, P. R. China
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Kirubakaran S, Sureshkumar D, Chandrasekaran S. Tetrathiomolybdate and Tetraselenotungstate as Sulfur/Selenium Transfer Reagents: Applications in the Synthesis of New Thio/Seleno Sugars. CHEM REC 2021; 21:3076-3086. [PMID: 34145726 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202100097] [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: 03/27/2021] [Revised: 05/01/2021] [Accepted: 05/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Abstract
Sulfur and selenium containing sugars have gained prominence in the last two decades because of their importance in several biological applications. These type of carbohydrate scaffolds are also challenging targets for synthesis. In this personal note, we have summarised the results of our investigation over the last 20 years on the use of two reagents, benzyltriethylammonium tetrathiomolybdate and tetraethylammonium tetraselenotungstate, in efficient transfer of sulfur and selenium respectively to the synthesis of a number of carbohydrate derivatives.
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- Sivapriya Kirubakaran
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, Palaj, Gandhinagar, 382355, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata, Mohanpur, 741246, West Bengal, India
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Asressu KH, Wang CC. SnCl 4-catalyzed solvent-free acetolysis of 2,7-anhydrosialic acid derivatives. Beilstein J Org Chem 2019; 15:2990-2999. [PMID: 31949543 PMCID: PMC6948141 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.15.295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2019] [Accepted: 12/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Sialic acid-containing glycans are found in different sialic acid forms and a variety of glycosidic linkages in biologically active glycoconjugates. Hence, the preparation of suitably protected sialyl building blocks requires high attention in order to access glycans in a pure form. In line with this, various C-5-substituted 2,7-anhydrosialic acid derivatives bearing both electron-donating and -withdrawing protecting groups were synthesized and subjected to different Lewis acid-catalyzed solvent-free ring-opening reactions at room temperature in the presence of acetic anhydride. Among the various Lewis acids tested, the desired acetolysis products were obtained in moderate yields under tin(IV) chloride catalysis. Our methodology could be extended to regioselective protecting group installations and manipulations towards a number of thiosialoside and halide donors.
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- Kesatebrhan Haile Asressu
- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan
- Taiwan International Graduate Program (TIGP), Sustainable Chemical Science and Technology (SCST), Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan
- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan
- Taiwan International Graduate Program (TIGP), Sustainable Chemical Science and Technology (SCST), Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan
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Comba MB, Mangione MI, Suárez AG, Sarotti AM, Spanevello RA. A Domino Epoxide Ring-Opening Xanthate Migration Reaction: An Alternative Entry to Thiosugars. European J Org Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201801432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- María B. Comba
- Instituto de Química Rosario; Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas; Universidad Nacional de Rosario - CONICET; Suipacha 531, S 2002LRK Rosario Argentina
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- Instituto de Química Rosario; Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas; Universidad Nacional de Rosario - CONICET; Suipacha 531, S 2002LRK Rosario Argentina
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- Instituto de Química Rosario; Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas; Universidad Nacional de Rosario - CONICET; Suipacha 531, S 2002LRK Rosario Argentina
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- Instituto de Química Rosario; Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas; Universidad Nacional de Rosario - CONICET; Suipacha 531, S 2002LRK Rosario Argentina
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- Instituto de Química Rosario; Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas; Universidad Nacional de Rosario - CONICET; Suipacha 531, S 2002LRK Rosario Argentina
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Kim SW, Ledingham ET, Kudo S, Greatrex BW, Sperry J. Bio-Based Chiral Amines via Aza-Michael Additions to (-)-Levoglucosenone Under Aqueous Conditions. European J Org Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201800388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Shi-Wei Kim
- Centre for Green Chemical Science; University of Auckland; 23 Symonds Street Auckland New Zealand
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- School of Science and Technology; University of New England; Armidale, N SW Australia
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- Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering; Kyushu University; 6-1 Kasuga Koen 816-8580 Kasuga Japan
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- School of Science and Technology; University of New England; Armidale, N SW Australia
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- Centre for Green Chemical Science; University of Auckland; 23 Symonds Street Auckland New Zealand
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Tsai YH, Borini Etichetti CM, Di Benedetto C, Girardini JE, Martins FT, Spanevello RA, Suárez AG, Sarotti AM. Synthesis of Triazole Derivatives of Levoglucosenone As Promising Anticancer Agents: Effective Exploration of the Chemical Space through retro-aza-Michael//aza-Michael Isomerizations. J Org Chem 2018; 83:3516-3528. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.7b03141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Yi-hsuan Tsai
- Instituto de Química Rosario (IQUIR, CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Suipacha 531, Rosario 2000, Argentina
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario (IBR, CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Ocampo y Esmeralda, Rosario 2000, Argentina
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario (IBR, CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Ocampo y Esmeralda, Rosario 2000, Argentina
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario (IBR, CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Ocampo y Esmeralda, Rosario 2000, Argentina
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- Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Campus Samambaia, Goiânia, GO CP 131, 74001-970, Brazil
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- Instituto de Química Rosario (IQUIR, CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Suipacha 531, Rosario 2000, Argentina
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- Instituto de Química Rosario (IQUIR, CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Suipacha 531, Rosario 2000, Argentina
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- Instituto de Química Rosario (IQUIR, CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Suipacha 531, Rosario 2000, Argentina
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Comba MB, Tsai YH, Sarotti AM, Mangione MI, Suárez AG, Spanevello RA. Levoglucosenone and Its New Applications: Valorization of Cellulose Residues. European J Org Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201701227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- María B. Comba
- Instituto de Química Rosario; Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas; Universidad Nacional de Rosario - CONICET; Suipacha 531 S2002LRK Rosario Argentina
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- Instituto de Química Rosario; Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas; Universidad Nacional de Rosario - CONICET; Suipacha 531 S2002LRK Rosario Argentina
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- Instituto de Química Rosario; Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas; Universidad Nacional de Rosario - CONICET; Suipacha 531 S2002LRK Rosario Argentina
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- Instituto de Química Rosario; Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas; Universidad Nacional de Rosario - CONICET; Suipacha 531 S2002LRK Rosario Argentina
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- Instituto de Química Rosario; Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas; Universidad Nacional de Rosario - CONICET; Suipacha 531 S2002LRK Rosario Argentina
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- Instituto de Química Rosario; Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas; Universidad Nacional de Rosario - CONICET; Suipacha 531 S2002LRK Rosario Argentina
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Gerosa GG, Grimblat N, Spanevello RA, Suárez AG, Sarotti AM. Mechanistic insight into the acid-catalyzed isomerization of biomass-derived polysubstituted pyrrolidines: an experimental and DFT study. Org Biomol Chem 2017; 15:426-434. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ob02457b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The mechanism of the acid-catalyzed isomerization of polysubstituted pyrrolidines was unravelled by a combination of experimental, spectroscopic and computational studies.
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- Gabriela G. Gerosa
- Instituto de Química Rosario (CONICET)
- Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas
- Universidad Nacional de Rosario
- Rosario 2000
- Argentina
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- Instituto de Química Rosario (CONICET)
- Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas
- Universidad Nacional de Rosario
- Rosario 2000
- Argentina
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- Instituto de Química Rosario (CONICET)
- Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas
- Universidad Nacional de Rosario
- Rosario 2000
- Argentina
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- Instituto de Química Rosario (CONICET)
- Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas
- Universidad Nacional de Rosario
- Rosario 2000
- Argentina
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- Instituto de Química Rosario (CONICET)
- Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas
- Universidad Nacional de Rosario
- Rosario 2000
- Argentina
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