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Ancajas CMF, Oyedele AS, Butt CM, Walker AS. Advances, opportunities, and challenges in methods for interrogating the structure activity relationships of natural products. Nat Prod Rep 2024. [PMID: 38912779 DOI: 10.1039/d4np00009a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/25/2024]
Abstract
Time span in literature: 1985-early 2024Natural products play a key role in drug discovery, both as a direct source of drugs and as a starting point for the development of synthetic compounds. Most natural products are not suitable to be used as drugs without further modification due to insufficient activity or poor pharmacokinetic properties. Choosing what modifications to make requires an understanding of the compound's structure-activity relationships. Use of structure-activity relationships is commonplace and essential in medicinal chemistry campaigns applied to human-designed synthetic compounds. Structure-activity relationships have also been used to improve the properties of natural products, but several challenges still limit these efforts. Here, we review methods for studying the structure-activity relationships of natural products and their limitations. Specifically, we will discuss how synthesis, including total synthesis, late-stage derivatization, chemoenzymatic synthetic pathways, and engineering and genome mining of biosynthetic pathways can be used to produce natural product analogs and discuss the challenges of each of these approaches. Finally, we will discuss computational methods including machine learning methods for analyzing the relationship between biosynthetic genes and product activity, computer aided drug design techniques, and interpretable artificial intelligence approaches towards elucidating structure-activity relationships from models trained to predict bioactivity from chemical structure. Our focus will be on these latter topics as their applications for natural products have not been extensively reviewed. We suggest that these methods are all complementary to each other, and that only collaborative efforts using a combination of these techniques will result in a full understanding of the structure-activity relationships of natural products.
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- Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
- Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
- Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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Wang G, Ho CC, Zhou Z, Hao YJ, Lv J, Jin J, Jin Z, Chi YR. Site-Selective C-O Bond Editing of Unprotected Saccharides. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:824-832. [PMID: 38123470 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c10963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
Abstract
Glucose and its polyhydroxy saccharide analogs are complex molecules that serve as essential structural components in biomacromolecules, natural products, medicines, and agrochemicals. Within the expansive realm of saccharides, a significant area of research revolves around chemically transforming naturally abundant saccharide units to intricate or uncommon molecules such as oligosaccharides or rare sugars. However, partly due to the presence of multiple hydroxyl groups with similar reactivities and the structural complexities arising from stereochemistry, the transformation of unprotected sugars to the desired target molecules remains challenging. One such formidable challenge lies in the efficient and selective activation and modification of the C-O bonds in saccharides. In this study, we disclose a modular 2-fold "tagging-editing" strategy that allows for direct and selective editing of C-O bonds of saccharides, enabling rapid preparation of valuable molecules such as rare sugars and drug derivatives. The first step, referred to as "tagging", involves catalytic site-selective installation of a photoredox active carboxylic ester group to a specific hydroxyl unit of an unprotected sugar. The second step, namely, "editing", features a C-O bond cleavage to form a carbon radical intermediate that undergoes further transformations such as C-H and C-C bond formations. Our strategy constitutes the most effective and shortest route in direct transformation and modification of medicines and other molecules bearing unprotected sugars.
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- Guanjie Wang
- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China
- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 637371, Singapore
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 637371, Singapore
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 637371, Singapore
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 637371, Singapore
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China
- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 637371, Singapore
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Zhou X, Huang Q, Guo J, Dai L, Lu Y. Molecular Editing of Pyrroles via a Skeletal Recasting Strategy. ACS CENTRAL SCIENCE 2023; 9:1758-1767. [PMID: 37780359 PMCID: PMC10540293 DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.3c00812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2023] [Indexed: 10/03/2023]
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Heterocyclic scaffolds are commonly found in numerous biologically active molecules, therapeutic agents, and agrochemicals. To probe chemical space around heterocycles, many powerful molecular editing strategies have been devised. Versatile C-H functionalization strategies allow for peripheral modifications of heterocyclic motifs, often being specific and taking place at multiple sites. The past few years have seen the quick emergence of exciting "single-atom skeletal editing" strategies, through one-atom deletion or addition, enabling ring contraction/expansion and structural diversification, as well as scaffold hopping. The construction of heterocycles via deconstruction of simple heterocycles is unknown. Herein, we disclose a new molecular editing method which we name the skeletal recasting strategy. Specifically, by tapping on the 1,3-dipolar property of azoalkenes, we recast simple pyrroles to fully substituted pyrroles, through a simple phosphoric acid-promoted one-pot reaction consisting of dearomative deconstruction and rearomative reconstruction steps. The reaction allows for easy access to synthetically challenging tetra-substituted pyrroles which are otherwise difficult to synthesize. Furthermore, we construct N-N axial chirality on our pyrrole products, as well as accomplish a facile synthesis of the anticancer drug, Sutent. The potential application of this method to other heterocycles has also been demonstrated.
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- Xueting Zhou
- Joint
School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University, Binhai New City, Fuzhou, Fujian 350207, China
- Department
of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117543, Singapore
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- Joint
School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University, Binhai New City, Fuzhou, Fujian 350207, China
- Department
of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117543, Singapore
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- Joint
School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University, Binhai New City, Fuzhou, Fujian 350207, China
- Department
of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117543, Singapore
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- Department
of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117543, Singapore
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- Joint
School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University, Binhai New City, Fuzhou, Fujian 350207, China
- Department
of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117543, Singapore
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Jones MA, Butler ND, Anderson SR, Wirt SA, Govil I, Lyu X, Fang Y, Kunjapur AM. Discovery of L-threonine transaldolases for enhanced biosynthesis of beta-hydroxylated amino acids. Commun Biol 2023; 6:929. [PMID: 37696954 PMCID: PMC10495429 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-023-05293-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2023] [Accepted: 08/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/13/2023] Open
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Beta-hydroxy non-standard amino acids (β-OH-nsAAs) have utility as small molecule drugs, precursors for beta-lactone antibiotics, and building blocks for polypeptides. While the L-threonine transaldolase (TTA), ObiH, is a promising enzyme for β-OH-nsAA biosynthesis, little is known about other natural TTA sequences. We ascertained the specificity of the TTA enzyme class more comprehensively by characterizing 12 candidate TTA gene products across a wide range (20-80%) of sequence identities. We found that addition of a solubility tag substantially enhanced the soluble protein expression level within this difficult-to-express enzyme family. Using an optimized coupled enzyme assay, we identified six TTAs, including one with less than 30% sequence identity to ObiH that exhibits broader substrate scope, two-fold higher L-Threonine (L-Thr) affinity, and five-fold faster initial reaction rates under conditions tested. We harnessed these TTAs for first-time bioproduction of β-OH-nsAAs with handles for bio-orthogonal conjugation from supplemented precursors during aerobic fermentation of engineered Escherichia coli, where we observed that higher affinity of the TTA for L-Thr increased titer. Overall, our work reveals an unexpectedly high level of sequence diversity and broad substrate specificity in an enzyme family whose members play key roles in the biosynthesis of therapeutic natural products that could benefit from chemical diversification.
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- Michaela A Jones
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, 19716, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, 19716, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, 19716, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, 19716, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, 19716, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, 19716, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, 19716, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, 19716, USA.
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Yamatsugu K, Kanai M. Catalytic Approaches to Chemo- and Site-Selective Transformation of Carbohydrates. Chem Rev 2023; 123:6793-6838. [PMID: 37126370 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
Abstract
Carbohydrates are a fundamental unit playing pivotal roles in all the biological processes. It is thus essential to develop methods for synthesizing, functionalizing, and manipulating carbohydrates for further understanding of their functions and the creation of sugar-based functional materials. It is, however, not trivial to develop such methods, since carbohydrates are densely decorated with polar and similarly reactive hydroxy groups in a stereodefined manner. New approaches to chemo- and site-selective transformations of carbohydrates are, therefore, of great significance for revolutionizing sugar chemistry to enable easier access to sugars of interest. This review begins with a brief overview of the innate reactivity of hydroxy groups of carbohydrates. It is followed by discussions about catalytic approaches to enhance, override, or be orthogonal to the innate reactivity for the transformation of carbohydrates. This review avoids making a list of chemo- and site-selective reactions, but rather focuses on summarizing the concept behind each reported transformation. The literature references were sorted into sections based on the underlying ideas of the catalytic approaches, which we hope will help readers have a better sense of the current state of chemistry and develop innovative ideas for the field.
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- Kenzo Yamatsugu
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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Gribble GW. Naturally Occurring Organohalogen Compounds-A Comprehensive Review. PROGRESS IN THE CHEMISTRY OF ORGANIC NATURAL PRODUCTS 2023; 121:1-546. [PMID: 37488466 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-26629-4_1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/26/2023]
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The present volume is the third in a trilogy that documents naturally occurring organohalogen compounds, bringing the total number-from fewer than 25 in 1968-to approximately 8000 compounds to date. Nearly all of these natural products contain chlorine or bromine, with a few containing iodine and, fewer still, fluorine. Produced by ubiquitous marine (algae, sponges, corals, bryozoa, nudibranchs, fungi, bacteria) and terrestrial organisms (plants, fungi, bacteria, insects, higher animals) and universal abiotic processes (volcanos, forest fires, geothermal events), organohalogens pervade the global ecosystem. Newly identified extraterrestrial sources are also documented. In addition to chemical structures, biological activity, biohalogenation, biodegradation, natural function, and future outlook are presented.
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- Gordon W Gribble
- Department of Chemistry, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, 03755, USA.
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Aerts R, Bogaerts J, Johannessen C, Herrebout WA. Vibrational Optical Activity Study of Four Antibiotic (Lipo)glycopeptides: Vancomycin, Oritavancin, Dalbavancin, and Teicoplanin. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:43657-43664. [PMID: 36506196 PMCID: PMC9730478 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c04584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2022] [Accepted: 11/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
The antibiotic glycopeptide class, of which vancomycin is the original compound, has received due attention over the past few decades in search of antibiotics to overcome resistances developed by bacteria. Crucial for the understanding and further development of glycopeptides that possess desired antibacterial effects is the determination of their conformational behavior, as this sheds light on the mechanism of action of the compound. Among others, vibrational optical activity (VOA) techniques (vibrational circular dichroism and Raman optical activity) can be deployed for this, but the question remains to what extent these spectroscopic techniques can provide information concerning the molecular class under investigation. This contribution takes the last hurdle in the search for the capabilities of the VOA techniques in the conformational analysis of the antibiotic glycopeptide class by extending research that was previously conducted for vancomycin toward its three derivatives: oritavancin, dalbavancin, and teicoplanin. The principal information that can be drawn from VOA spectra is the conformation of the rigid cyclic parts of the glycopeptides and the aromatic rings that are part hereof. The addition or removal of carbohydrates does not induce noticeable VOA spectral responses, preventing the determination of the conformation they adopt.
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Witte MD, Minnaard AJ. Site-Selective Modification of (Oligo)Saccharides. ACS Catal 2022; 12:12195-12205. [PMID: 36249871 PMCID: PMC9552177 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c03876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2022] [Revised: 09/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Martin D. Witte
- Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 7, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 7, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
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Ramos De Dios SM, Tiwari VK, McCune CD, Dhokale RA, Berkowitz DB. Biomacromolecule-Assisted Screening for Reaction Discovery and Catalyst Optimization. Chem Rev 2022; 122:13800-13880. [PMID: 35904776 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Reaction discovery and catalyst screening lie at the heart of synthetic organic chemistry. While there are efforts at de novo catalyst design using computation/artificial intelligence, at its core, synthetic chemistry is an experimental science. This review overviews biomacromolecule-assisted screening methods and the follow-on elaboration of chemistry so discovered. All three types of biomacromolecules discussed─enzymes, antibodies, and nucleic acids─have been used as "sensors" to provide a readout on product chirality exploiting their native chirality. Enzymatic sensing methods yield both UV-spectrophotometric and visible, colorimetric readouts. Antibody sensors provide direct fluorescent readout upon analyte binding in some cases or provide for cat-ELISA (Enzyme-Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay)-type readouts. DNA biomacromolecule-assisted screening allows for templation to facilitate reaction discovery, driving bimolecular reactions into a pseudo-unimolecular format. In addition, the ability to use DNA-encoded libraries permits the barcoding of reactants. All three types of biomacromolecule-based screens afford high sensitivity and selectivity. Among the chemical transformations discovered by enzymatic screening methods are the first Ni(0)-mediated asymmetric allylic amination and a new thiocyanopalladation/carbocyclization transformation in which both C-SCN and C-C bonds are fashioned sequentially. Cat-ELISA screening has identified new classes of sydnone-alkyne cycloadditions, and DNA-encoded screening has been exploited to uncover interesting oxidative Pd-mediated amido-alkyne/alkene coupling reactions.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588, United States
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- Higuchi Biosciences Center, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66047, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588, United States
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Fallek R, Ashush N, Fallek A, Fleischer O, Portnoy M. Controlling the Site Selectivity in Acylations of Amphiphilic Diols: Directing the Reaction toward the Apolar Domain in a Model Diol and the Midecamycin A 1 Macrolide Antibiotic. J Org Chem 2022; 87:9688-9698. [PMID: 35801540 PMCID: PMC9361358 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c00745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Seeking to improve the site selectivity of acylation
of amphiphilic
diols, which is induced by imidazole-based nucleophilic catalysts
and directs the reaction toward apolar sites, as we recently reported,
we examined a new improved catalytic design and an alteration of the
acylating agent. The new catalysts performed slightly better selectivity-wise
in the model reaction, compared to the previous set, but notably could
be prepared in a much more synthetically economic way. The change
of the acylating agent from anhydride to acyl chloride, particularly
in combination with the new catalysts, accelerated the reaction and
increased the selectivity in favor of the apolar site. The new selectivity-inducing
techniques were applied to midecamycin, a natural amphiphilic antibiotic
possessing a secondary alcohol moiety in each of its two domains,
polar as well as apolar. In the case of the anhydride, a basic dimethylamino
group, decorating this substrate, overrides the catalyst’s
selectivity preference and forces selective acylation of the alcohol
in the polar domain with a more than 91:1 ratio of the monoacylated
products. To counteract the internal base influence, an acid additive
was used or the acylating agent was changed to acyl chloride. The
latter adjustment leads, in combination with our best catalyst, to
the reversal of the ratio between the products to 1:11.
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- Reut Fallek
- School of Chemistry, Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel
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- School of Chemistry, Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel
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- School of Chemistry, Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel
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- School of Chemistry, Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel
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- School of Chemistry, Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel
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Guo J, Wang X, Ni C, Wan X, Hu J. SulfoxFluor-enabled deoxyazidation of alcohols with NaN 3. Nat Commun 2022; 13:2752. [PMID: 35585073 PMCID: PMC9117260 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-30132-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2020] [Accepted: 04/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Direct deoxyazidation of alcohols with NaN3 is a straightforward method for the synthesis of widely used alkyl azides in organic chemistry. However, known methods have some limitations such as high reaction temperatures and narrow substrate scope. Herein, a general and practical method for the preparation of alkyl azides from alcohols using NaN3 has been developed. N-tosyl-4-chlorobenzenesulfonimidoyl fluoride (SulfoxFluor) plays an important role in this deoxyazidation process, which converts a broad range of alcohols into alkyl azides at room temperature. The power of this deoxyazidation protocol has been demonstrated by successful late-stage deoxyazidation of natural products and pharmaceutically relevant molecules.
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- Junkai Guo
- Key Laboratory of Organofluorine Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Ling-Ling Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Key Laboratory of Organofluorine Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Ling-Ling Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Key Laboratory of Organofluorine Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Ling-Ling Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Key Laboratory of Organofluorine Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Ling-Ling Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Key Laboratory of Organofluorine Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Ling-Ling Road, Shanghai, 200032, China.
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Logviniuk D, Jaber QZ, Dobrovetsky R, Kozer N, Ksiezopolska E, Gabaldón T, Carmeli S, Fridman M. Benzylic Dehydroxylation of Echinocandin Antifungal Drugs Restores Efficacy against Resistance Conferred by Mutated Glucan Synthase. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:5965-5975. [PMID: 35347986 PMCID: PMC8991007 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c00269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Abstract
Each year, infections caused by fungal pathogens claim the lives of about 1.6 million people and affect the health of over a billion people worldwide. Among the most recently developed antifungal drugs are the echinocandins, which noncompetitively inhibit β-glucan synthase, a membrane-bound protein complex that catalyzes the formation of the main polysaccharide component of the fungal cell wall. Resistance to echinocandins is conferred by mutations in FKS genes, which encode the catalytic subunit of the β-glucan synthase complex. Here, we report that selective removal of the benzylic alcohol of the nonproteinogenic amino acid 3S,4S-dihydroxy-l-homotyrosine of the echinocandins anidulafungin and rezafungin, restored their efficacy against a large panel of echinocandin-resistant Candida strains. The dehydroxylated compounds did not significantly affect the viability of human-derived cell culture lines. An analysis of the efficacy of the dehydroxylated echinocandins against resistant Candida strains, which contain mutations in the FKS1 and/or FKS2 genes of the parental strains, identified amino acids of the Fks proteins that are likely to reside in proximity to the l-homotyrosine residue of the bound drug. This study describes the first example of a chemical modification strategy to restore the efficacy of echinocandin drugs, which have a critical place in the arsenal of antifungal drugs, against resistant fungal pathogens.
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- Dana Logviniuk
- School of Chemistry, Raymond & Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel
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- School of Chemistry, Raymond & Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel
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- School of Chemistry, Raymond & Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel
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- The Wohl Drug Discovery institute of the Nancy and Stephen Grand Israel National Center for Personalized Medicine, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel
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- Barcelona Supercomputing Centre (BSC-CNS), Jordi Girona, 29, Barcelona 08034, Spain.,Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Baldiri Reixac, 10, Barcelona 08028, Spain
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- Barcelona Supercomputing Centre (BSC-CNS), Jordi Girona, 29, Barcelona 08034, Spain.,Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Baldiri Reixac, 10, Barcelona 08028, Spain.,Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA), Passeig de Lluís Companys, 23, Barcelona 08010, Spain.,Centro Investigación Biomédica En Red de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Madrid 28029, Spain
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- School of Chemistry, Raymond & Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel
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- School of Chemistry, Raymond & Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel
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Ren B, Wang J, Zhang M, Chen Y, Zhao W. A Chiral Copper Catalyzed Site‐Selective O‐Alkylation of Carbohydrates. Adv Synth Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/adsc.202101121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- Bo Ren
- College of Pharmacy Xinxiang University Jinsui Avenue 191 Xinxiang Henan 453003 People's Republic of China
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- Department of Emergency, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, and School of Chemical Engineering Sichuan University Chengdu 610041 People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Xinyang Normal University Nanhu Road 237 Xinyang Henan 464000, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Xinyang Normal University Nanhu Road 237 Xinyang Henan 464000, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Xinyang Normal University Nanhu Road 237 Xinyang Henan 464000, People's Republic of China
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Ueda Y. Site-Selective Molecular Transformation: Acylation of Hydroxy Groups and C-H Amination. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 2021; 69:931-944. [PMID: 34602573 DOI: 10.1248/cpb.c21-00425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Control of site selectivity is an exciting direction for synthetic organic chemistry owing to the possibility of selective modification of multifunctionalized molecules, ultimately including biomacromolecules. In this review, our recent research related to site selectivity in two types of transformation, namely, the acylation of hydroxy groups and C-H amination, is summarized. Regarding the acylation of hydroxy groups, catalyst-controlled site selectivity enables unconventional retrosynthetic analysis, leading to efficient syntheses of sugar-related natural and unnatural products. Regarding C-H amination, the discovery of unprecedented reaction sites in intermolecular amination mediated by dirhodium nitrenes is described. The findings of this research demonstrate the power of site-selective transformation in the synthesis of a particular class of compounds.
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Selective deoxygenative alkylation of alcohols via photocatalytic domino radical fragmentations. Nat Commun 2021; 12:5365. [PMID: 34508098 PMCID: PMC8433232 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-25702-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2021] [Accepted: 08/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The delivery of alkyl radicals through photocatalytic deoxygenation of primary alcohols under mild conditions is a so far unmet challenge. In this report, we present a one-pot strategy for deoxygenative Giese reaction of alcohols with electron-deficient alkenes, by using xanthate salts as alcohol-activating groups for radical generation under visible-light photoredox conditions in the presence of triphenylphosphine. The convenient generation of xanthate salts and high reactivity of sequential C–S/C–O bond homolytic cleavage enable efficient deoxygenation of primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols with diverse functionality and structure to generate the corresponding alkyl radicals, including methyl radical. Moreover, chemoselective radical monodeoxygenation of diols is achieved via selective formation of xanthate salts. The generation of alkyl radicals through deoxygenation of abundant alcohols via photoredox catalysis is of interest. In this study, the authors report a one-pot strategy for visible-light-promoted photoredox coupling of alcohols with electron-deficient alkenes, assisted by carbon disulfide and triphenylphosphine.
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Walker AS, Clardy J. A Machine Learning Bioinformatics Method to Predict Biological Activity from Biosynthetic Gene Clusters. J Chem Inf Model 2021; 61:2560-2571. [PMID: 34042443 PMCID: PMC8243324 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.0c01304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Research in natural products, the genetically encoded small molecules produced by organisms in an idiosyncratic fashion, deals with molecular structure, biosynthesis, and biological activity. Bioinformatics analyses of microbial genomes can successfully reveal the genetic instructions, biosynthetic gene clusters, that produce many natural products. Genes to molecule predictions made on biosynthetic gene clusters have revealed many important new structures. There is no comparable method for genes to biological activity predictions. To address this missing pathway, we developed a machine learning bioinformatics method for predicting a natural product's antibiotic activity directly from the sequence of its biosynthetic gene cluster. We trained commonly used machine learning classifiers to predict antibacterial or antifungal activity based on features of known natural product biosynthetic gene clusters. We have identified classifiers that can attain accuracies as high as 80% and that have enabled the identification of biosynthetic enzymes and their corresponding molecular features that are associated with antibiotic activity.
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- Allison S Walker
- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, 240 Longwood Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, 240 Longwood Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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Tang H, Tian YB, Cui H, Li RZ, Zhang X, Niu D. Site-switchable mono-O-allylation of polyols. Nat Commun 2020; 11:5681. [PMID: 33173032 PMCID: PMC7655818 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-19348-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2020] [Accepted: 10/02/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Site-selective modification of complex molecules allows for rapid accesses to their analogues and derivatives, and, therefore, offers highly valuable opportunities to probe their functions. However, to selectively manipulate one out of many repeatedly occurring functional groups within a substrate represents a grand challenge in chemistry. Yet more demanding is to develop methods in which alterations to the reaction conditions lead to switching of the specific site of reaction. We report herein the development of a Pd/Lewis acid co-catalytic system that achieves not only site-selective, but site-switchable mono-O-allylation of polyols with readily available reagents and catalysts. Through exchanging the Lewis acid additives that recognize specific hydroxyls in a polyol substrate, our system managed to install a versatile allyl group to the target in a site-switchable manner. Our design demonstrates remarkable scope, and is amenable to the direct derivatization of various complex, bioactive natural products. Selective manipulation of one functional group, out of many repeatedly occurring in a substrate, represents a grand challenge in chemistry. Here, the authors report a Pd/Lewis acid cocatalytic system that achieves not only site-selective, but also site-switchable mono-O-allylation of polyols.
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- Hua Tang
- Department of Emergency, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, and School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, 610041, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Emergency, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, and School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, 610041, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Emergency, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, and School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, 610041, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Emergency, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, and School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, 610041, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Emergency, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, and School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, 610041, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Emergency, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, and School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, 610041, Chengdu, China. .,State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, 210009, Nanjing, China.
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Hong B, Luo T, Lei X. Late-Stage Diversification of Natural Products. ACS CENTRAL SCIENCE 2020; 6:622-635. [PMID: 32490181 PMCID: PMC7256965 DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.9b00916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 153] [Impact Index Per Article: 38.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2019] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Late-stage diversification of natural products is an efficient way to generate natural product derivatives for drug discovery and chemical biology. Benefiting from the development of site-selective synthetic methodologies, late-stage diversification of natural products has achieved notable success. This outlook will outline selected examples of novel methodologies for site-selective transformations of reactive functional groups and inert C-H bonds that enable late-stage diversification of complex natural products. Accordingly, late-stage diversification provides an opportunity to rapidly access various derivatives for modifying lead compounds, identifying cellular targets, probing protein-protein interactions, and elucidating natural product biosynthetic relationships.
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- Benke Hong
- Beijing
National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic
Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
- Department
of Chemical Biology, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
- College
of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
- Synthetic
and Functional Biomolecules Center, Peking
University, Beijing 100871, China
- Peking-Tsinghua
Center for Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Beijing
National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic
Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
- College
of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
- Peking-Tsinghua
Center for Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
- Academy
for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Beijing
National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic
Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
- Department
of Chemical Biology, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
- College
of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
- Synthetic
and Functional Biomolecules Center, Peking
University, Beijing 100871, China
- Peking-Tsinghua
Center for Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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Wang S, Arguelles AJ, Tay JH, Hotta M, Zimmerman PM, Nagorny P. Experimental and Computational Studies on Regiodivergent Chiral Phosphoric Acid Catalyzed Cycloisomerization of Mupirocin Methyl Ester. Chemistry 2020; 26:4583-4591. [PMID: 31905253 PMCID: PMC7261366 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201905222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2019] [Revised: 01/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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This article presents a new strategy for achieving regiocontrol over the endo versus exo modes of cycloisomerizations of epoxide-containing alcohols, which leads to the formation of five- or six-membered cyclic ethers. Unlike traditional methods relying on achiral reagents or enzymes, this approach utilizes chiral phosphoric acids to catalyze the regiodivergent selective formations of either tetrahydrofuran- or tetrahydropyran-containing products. By using methyl ester of epoxide-containing antibiotic mupirocin as the substrate, it is demonstrated that catalytic chiral phosphoric acids (R)-TCYP and (S)-TIPSY could be used to achieve the selective formation of either the six-membered endo product (95:5 r.r.) or the five-membered exo product (77:23 r.r.), correspondingly. This cyclization was found to be unselective under the standard conditions involving various achiral acids, bases, or buffers. The subsequent mechanistic studies using state-of-the-art quantum chemical solutions provided the description of the potential energy surface, which is fully consistent with the experimental observations. Based on these results, highly detailed reaction paths are obtained and a concerted and highly synchronous mechanism is proposed for the formation of both exo and endo products.
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- Sibin Wang
- Chemistry Department, University of Michigan, 930N. University Ave., Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Eli Lilly and Company, 1500 South Harding Street, Indiana, IN, 46221, USA
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- Corteva Agriscience, 9330 Zionsville Rd., Indianapolis, IN, 46268, USA
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- Chemistry Department, University of Michigan, 930N. University Ave., Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Chemistry Department, University of Michigan, 930N. University Ave., Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Chemistry Department, University of Michigan, 930N. University Ave., Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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Hilton M, Brackett CM, Mercado BQ, Blagg BSJ, Miller SJ. Catalysis-Enabled Access to Cryptic Geldanamycin Oxides. ACS CENTRAL SCIENCE 2020; 6:426-435. [PMID: 32232143 PMCID: PMC7099596 DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.0c00024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2020] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Catalytic, selective modifications of natural products can be a fertile platform for not only unveiling new natural product analogues with altered biological activity, but also for revealing new reactivity and selectivity hierarchies for embedded functional groups in complex environments. Motivated by these intersecting aims, we report site- and stereoselective oxidation reactions of geldanamycin facilitated by aspartyl-peptide catalysts. Through the isolation and characterization of four new geldanamycin oxides, we discovered a synergistic effect between lead peptide-based catalysts and geldanamycin, resulting in an unexpected reaction pathway. Curiously, our discoveries would likely not have been possible absent the attractive noncovalent interactions intrinsic to both the catalysts and the natural product. The result is a set of new "meta" catalytic reactions that deliver both unknown and previously incompletely characterized geldanamycin analogues. Enabled by the catalytic, site-selective epoxidation of geldanamycin, biological assays were carried out to document the bioactivities of the new compounds.
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- Margaret
J. Hilton
- Department
of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University
of Notre Dame, Notre
Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University
of Notre Dame, Notre
Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, United States
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Barasa L, Yong A, Yoganathan S. An Efficient Chemo‐Selective N‐Alkylation Methodology for the Structure Diversification of Indolylbenzimidazoles. ChemistrySelect 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201904745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Leonard Barasa
- Department of Pharmaceutical SciencesMedicinal Chemistry DivisionCollege of Pharmacy and Health SciencesSt. John's University 8000 Utopia Pkwy, Queens NY 11439
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- Department of Pharmaceutical SciencesMedicinal Chemistry DivisionCollege of Pharmacy and Health SciencesSt. John's University 8000 Utopia Pkwy, Queens NY 11439
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- Department of Pharmaceutical SciencesMedicinal Chemistry DivisionCollege of Pharmacy and Health SciencesSt. John's University 8000 Utopia Pkwy, Queens NY 11439
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Dimakos V, Gorelik D, Su HY, Garrett GE, Hughes G, Shibayama H, Taylor MS. Site-selective redox isomerizations of furanosides using a combined arylboronic acid/photoredox catalyst system. Chem Sci 2020; 11:1531-1537. [PMID: 34084383 PMCID: PMC8148048 DOI: 10.1039/c9sc05173b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2019] [Accepted: 12/12/2019] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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In the presence of an arylboronic acid and a hydrogen atom transfer mediator under photoredox conditions, furanoside derivatives undergo site-selective redox isomerizations to 2-keto-3-deoxyfuranosides. Experimental evidence and computational modeling suggest that the transformation takes place by abstraction of the hydrogen atom from the 2-position of the furanoside-derived arylboronic ester, followed by C3-O bond cleavage via spin-center shift. This mechanism is reminiscent of the currently accepted pathway for the formation of 3'-ketodeoxynucleotides by ribonucleotide reductase enzymes.
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- Victoria Dimakos
- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto 80 St. George St. Toronto ON M5S 3H6 Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto 80 St. George St. Toronto ON M5S 3H6 Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto 80 St. George St. Toronto ON M5S 3H6 Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto 80 St. George St. Toronto ON M5S 3H6 Canada
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- Global Process Chemistry, Merck Research Laboratories P. O. Box 2000 Rahway NJ 07065 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto 80 St. George St. Toronto ON M5S 3H6 Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto 80 St. George St. Toronto ON M5S 3H6 Canada
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Hjerrild P, Tørring T, Poulsen TB. Dehydration reactions in polyfunctional natural products. Nat Prod Rep 2020; 37:1043-1064. [DOI: 10.1039/d0np00009d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Here, we review methods for chemical dehydration of alcohols to alkenes and discuss the potential of late-stage functionalization by direct, site- and chemo-selective dehydration of complex molecular substrates.
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- Per Hjerrild
- Department of Chemistry
- Aarhus University
- DK-8000 Aarhus C
- Denmark
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- Department of Engineering – Microbial Biosynthesis
- Aarhus University
- Aarhus C
- Denmark
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Marschall E, Cryle MJ, Tailhades J. Biological, chemical, and biochemical strategies for modifying glycopeptide antibiotics. J Biol Chem 2019; 294:18769-18783. [PMID: 31672921 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.rev119.006349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
Abstract
Since the discovery of vancomycin in the 1950s, the glycopeptide antibiotics (GPAs) have been of great interest to the scientific community. These nonribosomally biosynthesized peptides are highly cross-linked, often glycosylated, and inhibit bacterial cell wall assembly by interfering with peptidoglycan synthesis. Interest in glycopeptide antibiotics covers many scientific disciplines, due to their challenging total syntheses, complex biosynthesis pathways, mechanism of action, and high potency. After intense efforts, early enthusiasm has given way to a recognition of the challenges in chemically synthesizing GPAs and of the effort needed to study and modify GPA-producing strains to prepare new GPAs to address the increasing threat of microbial antibiotic resistance. Although the preparation of GPAs, either by modifying the pendant groups such as saccharides or by functionalizing the N- or C-terminal moieties, is readily achievable, the peptide core of these molecules-the GPA aglycone-remains highly challenging to modify. This review aims to present a summary of the results of GPA modification obtained with the three major approaches developed to date: in vivo strain manipulation, total chemical synthesis, and chemoenzymatic synthesis methods.
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- Edward Marschall
- The Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia; EMBL Australia, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- The Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia; EMBL Australia, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia.
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- The Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia; EMBL Australia, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia.
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Ren B, Zhang M, Xu S, Gan L, Zhang L, Tang L. DBN-Catalyzed Regioselective Acylation of Carbohydrates and Diols in Ethyl Acetate. European J Org Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201900776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Bo Ren
- College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering; Xinyang Normal University; Nanhu Road 237, Xinyang, Henan 464000 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering; Xinyang Normal University; Nanhu Road 237, Xinyang, Henan 464000 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering; Xinyang Normal University; Nanhu Road 237, Xinyang, Henan 464000 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering; Xinyang Normal University; Nanhu Road 237, Xinyang, Henan 464000 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering; Xinyang Normal University; Nanhu Road 237, Xinyang, Henan 464000 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering; Xinyang Normal University; Nanhu Road 237, Xinyang, Henan 464000 P. R. China
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Yanagi M, Ueda Y, Ninomiya R, Imayoshi A, Furuta T, Mishiro K, Kawabata T. Synthesis of 4-Deoxy Pyranosides via Catalyst-Controlled Site-Selective Toluoylation of Abundant Sugars. Org Lett 2019; 21:5006-5009. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.9b01549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Masanori Yanagi
- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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Baszczyňski O, Watt JM, Rozewitz MD, Guse AH, Fliegert R, Potter BVL. Synthesis of Terminal Ribose Analogues of Adenosine 5'-Diphosphate Ribose as Probes for the Transient Receptor Potential Cation Channel TRPM2. J Org Chem 2019; 84:6143-6157. [PMID: 30978018 PMCID: PMC6528165 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.9b00338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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TRPM2
(transient receptor potential cation channel, subfamily M,
member 2) is a nonselective cation channel involved in the response
to oxidative stress and in inflammation. Its role in autoimmune and
neurodegenerative diseases makes it an attractive pharmacological
target. Binding of the nucleotide adenosine 5′-diphosphate
ribose (ADPR) to the cytosolic NUDT9 homology (NUDT9H) domain activates the channel. A detailed understanding of how ADPR
interacts with the TRPM2 ligand binding domain is lacking, hampering
the rational design of modulators, but the terminal ribose of ADPR
is known to be essential for activation. To study its role in more
detail, we designed synthetic routes to novel analogues of ADPR and
2′-deoxy-ADPR that were modified only by removal of a single
hydroxyl group from the terminal ribose. The ADPR analogues were obtained
by coupling nucleoside phosphorimidazolides to deoxysugar phosphates.
The corresponding C2″-based analogues proved to be unstable.
The C1″- and C3″-ADPR analogues were evaluated electrophysiologically
by patch-clamp in TRPM2-expressing HEK293 cells. In addition, a compound
with all hydroxyl groups of the terminal ribose blocked as its 1″-β-O-methyl-2″,3″-O-isopropylidene
derivative was evaluated. Removal of either C1″ or C3″
hydroxyl groups from ADPR resulted in loss of agonist activity. Both
these modifications and blocking all three hydroxyl groups resulted
in TRPM2 antagonists. Our results demonstrate the critical role of
these hydroxyl groups in channel activation.
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- Ondřej Baszczyňski
- Wolfson Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology , University of Bath , Bath BA2 7AY , U.K
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- Medicinal Chemistry & Drug Discovery, Department of Pharmacology , University of Oxford , Mansfield Road , Oxford OX1 3QT , U.K.,Wolfson Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology , University of Bath , Bath BA2 7AY , U.K
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- The Calcium Signalling Group, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology , University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf , Martinistrasse 52 , 20246 Hamburg , Germany
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- The Calcium Signalling Group, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology , University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf , Martinistrasse 52 , 20246 Hamburg , Germany
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- The Calcium Signalling Group, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology , University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf , Martinistrasse 52 , 20246 Hamburg , Germany
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- Medicinal Chemistry & Drug Discovery, Department of Pharmacology , University of Oxford , Mansfield Road , Oxford OX1 3QT , U.K.,Wolfson Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology , University of Bath , Bath BA2 7AY , U.K
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Yñigez-Gutierrez AE, Bachmann BO. Fixing the Unfixable: The Art of Optimizing Natural Products for Human Medicine. J Med Chem 2019; 62:8412-8428. [PMID: 31026161 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.9b00246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
Abstract
Molecules isolated from natural sources including bacteria, fungi, and plants are a long-standing source of therapeutics that continue to add to our medicinal arsenal today. Despite their potency and prominence in the clinic, complex natural products often exhibit a number of liabilities that hinder their development as therapeutics, which may be partially responsible for the current trend away from natural product discovery, research, and development. However, advances in synthetic biology and organic synthesis have inspired a new generation of natural product chemists to tackle powerful undeveloped scaffolds. In this Perspective, we will present case studies demonstrating the historical and current focus on making targeted, but significant, changes to natural product scaffolds via biosynthetic gene cluster manipulation, total synthesis, semisynthesis, or a combination of these methods, with a focus on increasing activity, decreasing toxicity, or improving chemical and pharmacological properties.
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- Department of Chemistry , Vanderbilt University , Nashville , Tennessee 37235 , United States
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Ligand-controlled, transition-metal catalyzed site-selective modification of glycosides. Carbohydr Res 2019; 474:16-33. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2019.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2018] [Revised: 12/21/2018] [Accepted: 01/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Dimakos V, Taylor MS. Site-Selective Functionalization of Hydroxyl Groups in Carbohydrate Derivatives. Chem Rev 2018; 118:11457-11517. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.8b00442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 148] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Victoria Dimakos
- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto, ON M5S 3H6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto, ON M5S 3H6, Canada
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Rigling C, Kisunzu JK, Duschmalé J, Häussinger D, Wiesner M, Ebert MO, Wennemers H. Conformational Properties of a Peptidic Catalyst: Insights from NMR Spectroscopic Studies. J Am Chem Soc 2018; 140:10829-10838. [PMID: 30106584 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b05459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Peptides have become valuable as catalysts for a variety of different reactions, but little is known about the conformational properties of peptidic catalysts. We investigated the conformation of the peptide H-dPro-Pro-Glu-NH2, a highly reactive and stereoselective catalyst for conjugate addition reactions, and the corresponding enamine intermediate in solution by NMR spectroscopy and computational methods. The combination of nuclear Overhauser effects (NOEs), residual dipolar couplings (RDCs), J-couplings, and temperature coefficients revealed that the tripeptide adopts a single predominant conformation in its ground state. The structure is a type I β-turn, which gains stabilization from three hydrogen bonds that are cooperatively formed between all functional groups (secondary amine, carboxylic acid, amides) within the tripeptide. In contrast, the conformation of the enamine intermediate is significantly more flexible. The conformational ensemble of the enamine is still dominated by the β-turn, but the backbone and the side chain of the glutamic acid residue are more dynamic. The key to the switch between rigidity and flexibility of the peptidic catalyst is the CO2H group in the side chain of the glutamic acid residue, which acts as a lid that can open and close. As a result, the peptidic catalyst is able to adapt to the structural requirements of the intermediates and transition states of the catalytic cycle. These insights might explain the robustness and high reactivity of the peptidic catalyst, which exceeds that of other secondary amine-based organocatalysts. The data suggest that a balance between rigidity and flexibility, which is reminiscent of the dynamic nature of enzymes, is beneficial for peptidic catalysts and other synthetic catalysts.
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- Carla Rigling
- Laboratorium für Organische Chemie , ETH Zürich , D-CHAB, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 3 , 8093 Zürich , Switzerland
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- Laboratorium für Organische Chemie , ETH Zürich , D-CHAB, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 3 , 8093 Zürich , Switzerland
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- Laboratorium für Organische Chemie , ETH Zürich , D-CHAB, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 3 , 8093 Zürich , Switzerland.,Department of Chemistry , University of Basel , St. Johanns-Ring 19 , 4056 Basel , Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Basel , St. Johanns-Ring 19 , 4056 Basel , Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Basel , St. Johanns-Ring 19 , 4056 Basel , Switzerland
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- Laboratorium für Organische Chemie , ETH Zürich , D-CHAB, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 3 , 8093 Zürich , Switzerland
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- Laboratorium für Organische Chemie , ETH Zürich , D-CHAB, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 3 , 8093 Zürich , Switzerland
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Ren B, Gan L, Zhang L, Yan N, Dong H. Diisopropylethylamine-triggered, highly efficient, self-catalyzed regioselective acylation of carbohydrates and diols. Org Biomol Chem 2018; 16:5591-5597. [PMID: 30027976 DOI: 10.1039/c8ob01464g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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A diisopropylethylamine (DIPEA)-triggered, self-catalyzed, regioselective acylation of carbohydrates and diols is presented. The hydroxyl groups can be acylated by the corresponding anhydride in MeCN in the presence of a catalytic amount of DIPEA. This method is comparatively green and mild as it uses less organic base compared with other selective acylation methods. Mechanistic studies indicate that DIPEA reacts with the anhydride to form a carboxylate ion, and then the carboxylate ion could catalyze the selective acylation through a dual H-bonding interaction.
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- Bo Ren
- College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Xinyang Normal University, Nanhu Road 237, Xinyang, Henan 464000, P. R. China.
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Ozturk S, Forneris CC, Nguy AKL, Sorensen EJ, Seyedsayamdost MR. Modulating OxyB-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reactions in Vancomycin Biosynthesis by Incorporation of Diverse d-Tyr Analogues. J Org Chem 2018; 83:7309-7317. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.8b00916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Seyma Ozturk
- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
- Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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Bowden S, Joseph C, Tang S, Cannon J, Francis E, Zhou M, Baker JR, Choi SK. Oritavancin Retains a High Affinity for a Vancomycin-Resistant Cell-Wall Precursor via Its Bivalent Motifs of Interaction. Biochemistry 2018; 57:2723-2732. [PMID: 29651842 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.8b00187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Despite its potent antibacterial activities against drug-resistant Gram-positive pathogens, oritavancin remains partially understood with respect to its primary mode of hydrogen bond interaction with a cell-wall peptide regarding the role of its lipophilic 4'-chlorobiphenyl moiety. Here we report a surface plasmon resonance (SPR) study performed in two cell-wall model surfaces, each prepared by immobilization with a vancomycin-susceptible Lys-d-Ala-d-Ala or vancomycin-resistant Lys-d-Ala-d-Lac peptide. Analysis of binding kinetics performed on the peptide surface showed that oritavancin bound ∼100-1000-fold more tightly than vancomycin on each model surface. Ligand competition experiments conducted by SPR and fluorescence spectroscopy provided evidence that such affinity enhancement can be attributed to its 4'-chlorobiphenyl moiety, possibly through a hydrophobic interaction that led to a gain of free energy with a contribution from enthalpy as suggested by a variable-temperature SPR experiment. On the basis of these findings, we propose a model for the bivalent motifs of interaction of oritavancin with cell-wall peptides, by which the drug molecule can retain a strong interaction even with the vancomycin-resistant peptide. In summary, this study advances our understanding of oritavancin and offers new insight into the significance of bivalent motifs in the design of glycopeptide antibiotics.
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Guan D, Chen F, Xiong L, Tang F, Faridoon, Qiu Y, Zhang N, Gong L, Li J, Lan L, Huang W. Extra Sugar on Vancomycin: New Analogues for Combating Multidrug-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci. J Med Chem 2018; 61:286-304. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.7b01345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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- Dongliang Guan
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China
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- Shanghai
Key Laboratory of New Drug Design, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China
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- Shanghai
Key Laboratory of New Drug Design, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China
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Shang W, Mou ZD, Tang H, Zhang X, Liu J, Fu Z, Niu D. Site-Selective O-Arylation of Glycosides. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201710310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- Weidong Shang
- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center; West China Hospital and School of Chemical Engineering; Sichuan University; No. 17 Renmin Nan Road Chengdu 610041 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center; West China Hospital and School of Chemical Engineering; Sichuan University; No. 17 Renmin Nan Road Chengdu 610041 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center; West China Hospital and School of Chemical Engineering; Sichuan University; No. 17 Renmin Nan Road Chengdu 610041 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center; West China Hospital and School of Chemical Engineering; Sichuan University; No. 17 Renmin Nan Road Chengdu 610041 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center; West China Hospital and School of Chemical Engineering; Sichuan University; No. 17 Renmin Nan Road Chengdu 610041 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center; West China Hospital and School of Chemical Engineering; Sichuan University; No. 17 Renmin Nan Road Chengdu 610041 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center; West China Hospital and School of Chemical Engineering; Sichuan University; No. 17 Renmin Nan Road Chengdu 610041 China
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Shang W, Mou ZD, Tang H, Zhang X, Liu J, Fu Z, Niu D. Site-Selective O-Arylation of Glycosides. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017; 57:314-318. [PMID: 29125221 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201710310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2017] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- Weidong Shang
- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center; West China Hospital and School of Chemical Engineering; Sichuan University; No. 17 Renmin Nan Road Chengdu 610041 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center; West China Hospital and School of Chemical Engineering; Sichuan University; No. 17 Renmin Nan Road Chengdu 610041 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center; West China Hospital and School of Chemical Engineering; Sichuan University; No. 17 Renmin Nan Road Chengdu 610041 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center; West China Hospital and School of Chemical Engineering; Sichuan University; No. 17 Renmin Nan Road Chengdu 610041 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center; West China Hospital and School of Chemical Engineering; Sichuan University; No. 17 Renmin Nan Road Chengdu 610041 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center; West China Hospital and School of Chemical Engineering; Sichuan University; No. 17 Renmin Nan Road Chengdu 610041 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center; West China Hospital and School of Chemical Engineering; Sichuan University; No. 17 Renmin Nan Road Chengdu 610041 China
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Song W, Zheng N. Chiral catalyst-directed site-selective functionalization of hydroxyl groups in carbohydrates. J Carbohydr Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/07328303.2017.1390575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- Wangze Song
- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, P.R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, P.R. China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, P.R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, P.R. China
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Li RZ, Tang H, Wan L, Zhang X, Fu Z, Liu J, Yang S, Jia D, Niu D. Site-Divergent Delivery of Terminal Propargyls to Carbohydrates by Synergistic Catalysis. Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2017.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Kinghorn MJ, Valdivia-Berroeta GA, Chantry DR, Smith MS, Ence CC, Draper SRE, Duval JS, Masino BM, Cahoon SB, Flansburg RR, Conder CJ, Price JL, Michaelis DJ. Proximity-Induced Reactivity and Product Selectivity with a Rationally Designed Bifunctional Peptide Catalyst. ACS Catal 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.7b02699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Michael J. Kinghorn
- Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602, United States
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The application of small molecules as catalysts for the diversification of natural product scaffolds is reviewed. Specifically, principles that relate to the selectivity challenges intrinsic to complex molecular scaffolds are summarized. The synthesis of analogues of natural products by this approach is then described as a quintessential "late-stage functionalization" exercise wherein natural products serve as the lead scaffolds. Given the historical application of enzymatic catalysts to the site-selective alteration of complex molecules, the focus of this Review is on the recent studies of nonenzymatic catalysts. Reactions involving hydroxyl group derivatization with a variety of electrophilic reagents are discussed. C-H bond functionalizations that lead to oxidations, aminations, and halogenations are also presented. Several examples of site-selective olefin functionalizations and C-C bond formations are also included. Numerous classes of natural products have been subjected to these studies of site-selective alteration including polyketides, glycopeptides, terpenoids, macrolides, alkaloids, carbohydrates, and others. What emerges is a platform for chemical remodeling of naturally occurring scaffolds that targets virtually all known chemical functionalities and microenvironments. However, challenges for the design of very broad classes of catalysts, with even broader selectivity demands (e.g., stereoselectivity, functional group selectivity, and site-selectivity) persist. Yet, a significant spectrum of powerful, catalytic alterations of complex natural products now exists such that expansion of scope seems inevitable. Several instances of biological activity assays of remodeled natural product derivatives are also presented. These reports may foreshadow further interdisciplinary impacts for catalytic remodeling of natural products, including contributions to SAR development, mode of action studies, and eventually medicinal chemistry.
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- Christopher R. Shugrue
- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, 225 Prospect Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, 225 Prospect Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, United States
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Tay JH, Argüelles AJ, DeMars MD, Zimmerman PM, Sherman DH, Nagorny P. Regiodivergent Glycosylations of 6-Deoxy-erythronolide B and Oleandomycin-Derived Macrolactones Enabled by Chiral Acid Catalysis. J Am Chem Soc 2017; 139:8570-8578. [PMID: 28627172 PMCID: PMC5553906 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b03198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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This work describes the first example of using chiral catalysts to control site-selectivity for the glycosylations of complex polyols such as 6-deoxyerythronolide B and oleandomycin-derived macrolactones. The regiodivergent introduction of sugars at the C3, C5, and C11 positions of macrolactones was achieved by selecting appropriate chiral acids as catalysts or through introduction of stoichiometric boronic acid-based additives. BINOL-based chiral phosphoric acids (CPAs) were used to catalyze highly selective glycosylations at the C5 positions of macrolactones (up to 99:1 rr), whereas the use of SPINOL-based CPAs resulted in selectivity switch and glycosylation of the C3 alcohol (up to 91:9 rr). Additionally, the C11 position of macrolactones was selectively functionalized through traceless protection of the C3/C5 diol with boronic acids prior to glycosylation. Investigation of the reaction mechanism for the CPA-controlled glycosylations revealed the involvement of covalently linked anomeric phosphates rather than oxocarbenium ion pairs as the reactive intermediates.
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- Jia-Hui Tay
- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 United States
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 United States
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 United States
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 United States
- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 United States
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 United States
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Xiao G, Cintron-Rosado GA, Glazier DA, Xi BM, Liu C, Liu P, Tang W. Catalytic Site-Selective Acylation of Carbohydrates Directed by Cation-n Interaction. J Am Chem Soc 2017; 139:4346-4349. [PMID: 28297601 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b01412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Site-selective functionalization of hydroxyl groups in carbohydrates is one of the long-standing challenges in chemistry. Using a pair of chiral catalysts, we now can differentiate the most prevalent trans-1,2-diols in pyranoses systematically and predictably. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations indicate that the key determining factor for the selectivity is the presence or absence of a cation-n interaction between the cation in the acylated catalyst and an appropriate lone pair in the substrate. DFT calculations also provided a predictive model for site-selectivity and this model is validated by various substrates.
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- Guozhi Xiao
- School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin-Madison , Madison, Wisconsin 53705, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin-Madison , Madison, Wisconsin 53705, United States.,Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison , Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin-Madison , Madison, Wisconsin 53705, United States
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin-Madison , Madison, Wisconsin 53705, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin-Madison , Madison, Wisconsin 53705, United States.,Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison , Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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Davis HJ, Phipps RJ. Harnessing non-covalent interactions to exert control over regioselectivity and site-selectivity in catalytic reactions. Chem Sci 2017; 8:864-877. [PMID: 28572898 PMCID: PMC5452277 DOI: 10.1039/c6sc04157d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 255] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2016] [Accepted: 10/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Asymmetric catalysis has been revolutionised by the realisation that attractive non-covalent interactions such as hydrogen bonds and ion pairs can act as powerful controllers of enantioselectivity when incorporated into appropriate small molecule chiral scaffolds. Given these tremendous advances it is surprising that there are still a relatively limited number of examples of non-covalent interactions being harnessed for control of regioselectivity or site-selectivity in catalysis, two other fundamental selectivity aspects facing the synthetic chemist. This perspective examines the progress that has been made in this area thus far using non-covalent interactions in conjunction with transition metal catalysis as well as in the context of purely organic catalysts. We hope this will highlight the great potential in this approach for designing selective catalytic reactions.
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- Holly J Davis
- Department of Chemistry , University of Cambridge , Lensfield Road , Cambridge , CB2 1EW , UK .
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Cambridge , Lensfield Road , Cambridge , CB2 1EW , UK .
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Bebbington MWP. Natural product analogues: towards a blueprint for analogue-focused synthesis. Chem Soc Rev 2017; 46:5059-5109. [DOI: 10.1039/c6cs00842a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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A review of approaches to natural product analogues leads to the suggestion of new methods for the generation of biologically active natural product-like scaffolds.
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Schwieter KE, Johnston JN. On-Demand Complex Peptide Synthesis: An Aspirational (and Elusive?) Goal for Peptide Synthesis. J Am Chem Soc 2016; 138:14160-14169. [PMID: 27740747 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b08663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Peptide synthesis is a truly interdisciplinary tool, familiar to a broad group of scientists who do not otherwise overlap scientifically. For this reason, some may perceive even complex peptide synthesis to be a "solved problem", while others might argue that immense opportunity remains untapped or simply inaccessible. At the extreme of complexity, what might a concise assessment of the state-of-the-art in peptide synthesis look like? As one of the most practiced forms of synthetic chemistry by chemists and non-chemists alike, what restrictions remain that constrain access to chemical space? Using popular terminology, what forms of peptide synthesis are appropriately termed "on-demand"? The purpose of this Perspective is to appraise synthetic access to complex peptides, particularly those containing unnatural α-amino amides. Several case studies in complex peptide synthesis are summarized here, each selected to characterize the challenges attendant to unnatural α-amino amide synthesis. As peptidic molecules find increasing value in therapeutic development, especially in clinical applications, their impact will ultimately be determined by efficient preparative methods.
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- Kenneth E Schwieter
- Department of Chemistry and Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology, Vanderbilt University , Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology, Vanderbilt University , Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
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Beyond Chemoselectivity: Catalytic Site-Selective Aldolization of Diketones and Exploitation for Enantioselective Alzheimer's Drug Candidate Synthesis. Chemistry 2016; 22:14342-8. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201602900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2016] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Udumula V, Nazari SH, Burt SR, Alfindee MN, Michaelis DJ. Chemo- and Site-Selective Alkyl and Aryl Azide Reductions with Heterogeneous Nanoparticle Catalysts. ACS Catal 2016. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.6b01217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Venkatareddy Udumula
- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602, United States
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Cramer DL, Bera S, Studer A. Exploring Cooperative Effects in Oxidative NHC Catalysis: Regioselective Acylation of Carbohydrates. Chemistry 2016; 22:7403-7. [PMID: 27038068 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201601398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2016] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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The utility of oxidative NHC catalysis for both the regioselective and chemoselective functionalization of carbohydrates is explored. Chiral NHCs allow for the highly regioselective oxidative esterification of various carbohydrates using aldehydes as acylation precursors. The transformation was also shown to be amenable to both cis/trans diol isomers, free amino groups, and selective for specific sugar epimers in competition experiments. Efficiency and regioselectivity of the acylation can be improved upon using two different NHC catalysts that act cooperatively. The potential of the method is documented by the regioselective acylation of an amino-linked neodisaccharide.
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- David L Cramer
- Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Corrensstraße 40, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Corrensstraße 40, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Corrensstraße 40, 48149, Münster, Germany.
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Kokona B, Winesett ES, Nikolai von Krusenstiern A, Cryle MJ, Fairman R, Charkoudian LK. Probing the selectivity of β-hydroxylation reactions in non-ribosomal peptide synthesis using analytical ultracentrifugation. Anal Biochem 2016; 495:42-51. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2015.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2015] [Revised: 11/06/2015] [Accepted: 11/09/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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