Stereoselective synthesis of premisakinolide A, the monomeric counterpart of the marine 40-membered dimeric macrolide misakinolide A

Structure-activity relationship studies on an antitumor marine macrolide using aplyronine a-swinholide A hybrid

An aplyronine A-swinholide A hybrid, consisting of the macrolactone part of aplyronine A and the side chain part of swinholide A, was designed, synthesized, and biologically evaluated. This hybrid induced protein-protein interactions between two major cytoskeletal proteins actin and tubulin in the same manner as aplyronine A, and exhibited potent cytotoxicity and actin-depolymerizing activity. The importance of the methoxy group in the N,N,O-trimethylserine ester was clarified by the structure-activity relationship studies of the amino acid moiety by using the hybrid analogs. Furthermore, the comparison of the actin-depolymerizing activities between the side chain analogs of aplyronine A and swinholide A showed that the side chain analog of swinholide A had much weaker actin-depolymerizing activity than that of aplyronine A.

Guiding Target Synthesis with Statistical Modeling Tools: A Case Study in Organocatalysis

Practitioners are generally not willing to explore modern reactions where considerable synthetic effort is required to generate materials and the results are not certain. Organocatalysis exemplifies this, in which a broad set of enantioselective reactions have been successfully developed but further applications to include additional substrates are often not performed. Herein we demonstrate how statistical models can be utilized to accurately distinguish between different catalysts and reactions to guide the selection of efficient synthetic routes to obtain a target molecule.

Insecticidal Endostemonines A-J Produced by Endophytic Streptomyces from Stemona sessilifolia

The discovery of new, safe, and effective pesticides is one of the main means for modern crop protection and parasitic disease control. During the search for new insecticidal secondary metabolites from endophytes in Stemona sessilifolia (a traditional Chinese medicine with a long history as an insecticide), 10 new insecticidal endostemonines A-J (1-10) were identified from an endophytic Streptomyces sp. BS-1. Their structures were determined by comprehensive spectroscopic analysis. Endostemonines A-J represent the first reported naturally occurring pyrrole-2-carboxylic ester derivatives, which consisted of different fatty acid chains at the C-2 of pyrrole ring were produced by traditional Chinese medicine endophytic microbes. All new tested compounds exhibited strong lethal activity against Aphis gossypii (LC₅₀ value range of 3.55-32.00 mg/L after 72 h). This research highlighted the discovery of pesticide natural products from insecticidal medicinal plant endophytes for the first time, paving a new pathway for the development of pest control.

Development of a novel inducer of protein–protein interactions based on aplyronine A

An aplyronine A–swinholide A hybrid, consisting of the macrolactone part of aplyronine A and the side chain part of swinholide A, was designed, synthesized, and evaluated for biological activities.

Enantioselective Alcohol C-H Functionalization for Polyketide Construction: Unlocking Redox-Economy and Site-Selectivity for Ideal Chemical Synthesis

The development and application of stereoselective and site-selective catalytic methods that directly convert lower alcohols to higher alcohols are described. These processes merge the characteristics of transfer hydrogenation and carbonyl addition, exploiting alcohols and π-unsaturated reactants as redox pairs, which upon hydrogen transfer generate transient carbonyl-organometal pairs en route to products of C-C coupling. Unlike classical carbonyl additions, stoichiometric organometallic reagents and discrete alcohol-to-carbonyl redox reactions are not required. Additionally, due to a kinetic preference for primary alcohol dehydrogenation, the site-selective modification of glycols and higher polyols is possible, streamlining or eliminating use of protecting groups. The total syntheses of several iconic type I polyketide natural products were undertaken using these methods. In each case, the target compounds were prepared in significantly fewer steps than previously achieved.

Synthetic studies toward citrinadin A: construction of the pentacyclic core

This manuscript describes the preparation of an advanced intermediate toward the total synthesis of citrinadin A, featuring a [3+2] cycloaddition employing in situ generation of the dipole.

Formal Synthesis of Premisakinolide A and C(19)-C(32) of Swinholide A via Site-Selective C-H Allylation and Crotylation of Unprotected Diols

Using stereo- and site-selective C-H allylation and crotylation of unprotected diols, an intermediate in the synthesis of premisakinolide A (bistheonellic acid B) that was previously made in 16-27 (LLS) steps is now prepared in only nine steps. This fragment also represents a synthesis of C(19)-C(32) of the actin-binding macrodiolide swinholide A.

Enzymatic reductions for the regio- and stereoselective synthesis of hydroxy-keto esters and dihydroxy esters

Ketoreductases were utilized for the stereoselective synthesis of δ-hydroxy-β-keto esters, β-hydroxy-δ-keto esters, and β,δ-dihydroxy esters. Seven out of eight possible stereoisomers were obtained from the enzymatic reduction of the corresponding β,δ-diketo ester in high enantio- and diastereomeric excess.