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Pecchini P, Fochi M, Bartoccini F, Piersanti G, Bernardi L. Enantioselective organocatalytic strategies to access noncanonical α-amino acids. Chem Sci 2024; 15:5832-5868. [PMID: 38665517 PMCID: PMC11041364 DOI: 10.1039/d4sc01081g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2024] [Accepted: 03/23/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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Organocatalytic asymmetric synthesis has evolved over the years and continues to attract the interest of many researchers worldwide. Enantiopure noncanonical amino acids (ncAAs) are valuable building blocks in organic synthesis, medicinal chemistry, and chemical biology. They are employed in the elaboration of peptides and proteins with enhanced activities and/or improved properties compared to their natural counterparts, as chiral catalysts, in chiral ligand design, and as chiral building blocks for asymmetric syntheses of complex molecules, including natural products. The linkage of ncAA synthesis and enantioselective organocatalysis, the subject of this perspective, tries to imitate the natural biosynthetic process. Herein, we present contemporary and earlier developments in the field of organocatalytic activation of simple feedstock materials, providing potential ncAAs with diverse side chains, unique three-dimensional structures, and a high degree of functionality. These asymmetric organocatalytic strategies, useful for forging a wide range of C-C, C-H, and C-N bonds and/or combinations thereof, vary from classical name reactions, such as Ugi, Strecker, and Mannich reactions, to the most advanced concepts such as deracemisation, transamination, and carbene N-H insertion. Concurrently, we present some interesting mechanistic studies/models, providing information on the chirality transfer process. Finally, this perspective highlights, through the diversity of the amino acids (AAs) not selected by nature for protein incorporation, the most generic modes of activation, induction, and reactivity commonly used, such as chiral enamine, hydrogen bonding, Brønsted acids/bases, and phase-transfer organocatalysis, reflecting their increasingly important role in organic and applied chemistry.
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- Pietro Pecchini
- Department of Industrial Chemistry "Toso Montanari", Center for Chemical Catalysis C3 & INSTM RU Bologna V. Gobetti 85 40129 Bologna Italy
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- Department of Industrial Chemistry "Toso Montanari", Center for Chemical Catalysis C3 & INSTM RU Bologna V. Gobetti 85 40129 Bologna Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo Piazza Rinascimento 6 61029 Urbino PU Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo Piazza Rinascimento 6 61029 Urbino PU Italy
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- Department of Industrial Chemistry "Toso Montanari", Center for Chemical Catalysis C3 & INSTM RU Bologna V. Gobetti 85 40129 Bologna Italy
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Crinelli R, Monittola F, Masini S, Diotallevi A, Bartoccini F, Smietana M, Galluzzi L, Magnani M, Fraternale A. A synthetic thiol molecule releasing N-acetyl-l-cysteine and cysteamine drives early up-regulation of immunoproteasome subunits in the lymph nodes of mice infected with LP-BM5 leukemia retrovirus. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2024; 1870:166918. [PMID: 37838353 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2023.166918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2023] [Revised: 10/06/2023] [Accepted: 10/07/2023] [Indexed: 10/16/2023]
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Thiol molecules have been recently re-considered as drug candidates in viral infections because of their ability to induce redox changes which interfere with virus life cycle and modulate the host immune response. Little is known about the molecular mechanisms of their immunomodulatory properties. Here we show that I-152, a thiol molecule metabolized to release N-acetyl-l-cysteine and cysteamine and acting as a pro-glutathione agent, causes early up-regulation of immunoproteasome subunits in the lymph nodes of murine leukemia virus infected mice. This evidence suggests that the immunoproteasome may be modulated by thiol-based compounds with important implications in understanding redox-controlled immunoregulation.
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- Rita Crinelli
- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, 61029 Urbino, Italy.
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, 61029 Urbino, Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, 61029 Urbino, Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, 61029 Urbino, Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, 61029 Urbino, Italy
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- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron, Université de Montpellier UMR 5247 CNRS, ENSCM, 34095 Montpellier, France
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, 61029 Urbino, Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, 61029 Urbino, Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, 61029 Urbino, Italy
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Bruschi M, Biancucci F, Masini S, Piacente F, Ligi D, Bartoccini F, Antonelli A, Mannello F, Bruzzone S, Menotta M, Fraternale A, Magnani M. The influence of redox modulation on hypoxic endothelial cell metabolic and proteomic profiles through a small thiol-based compound tuning glutathione and thioredoxin systems. Biofactors 2023; 49:1205-1222. [PMID: 37409789 DOI: 10.1002/biof.1988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2023] [Accepted: 06/16/2023] [Indexed: 07/07/2023]
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Reduction in oxygen levels is a key feature in the physiology of the bone marrow (BM) niche where hematopoiesis occurs. The BM niche is a highly vascularized tissue and endothelial cells (ECs) support and regulate blood cell formation from hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs). While in vivo studies are limited, ECs when cultured in vitro at low O2 (<5%), fail to support functional HSC maintenance due to oxidative environment. Therefore, changes in EC redox status induced by antioxidant molecules may lead to alterations in the cellular response to hypoxia likely favoring HSC self-renewal. To evaluate the impact of redox regulation, HUVEC, exposed for 1, 6, and 24 h to 3% O2 were treated with N-(N-acetyl-l-cysteinyl)-S-acetylcysteamine (I-152). Metabolomic analyses revealed that I-152 increased glutathione levels and influenced the metabolic profiles interconnected with the glutathione system and the redox couples NAD(P)+/NAD(P)H. mRNA analysis showed a lowered gene expression of HIF-1α and VEGF following I-152 treatment whereas TRX1 and 2 were stimulated. Accordingly, the proteomic study revealed the redox-dependent upregulation of thioredoxin and peroxiredoxins that, together with the glutathione system, are the main regulators of intracellular ROS. Indeed, a time-dependent ROS production under hypoxia and a quenching effect of the molecule were evidenced. At the secretome level, the molecule downregulated IL-6, MCP-1, and PDGF-bb. These results suggest that redox modulation by I-152 reduces oxidative stress and ROS level in hypoxic ECs and may be a strategy to fine-tune the environment of an in vitro BM niche able to support functional HSC maintenance.
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- Michela Bruschi
- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Urbino, PU, Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Urbino, PU, Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Urbino, PU, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Biochemistry, and CEBR, University of Genoa, Genoa, GE, Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Urbino, PU, Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Urbino, PU, Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Urbino, PU, Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Urbino, PU, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Biochemistry, and CEBR, University of Genoa, Genoa, GE, Italy
- IRCCS, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, GE, Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Urbino, PU, Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Urbino, PU, Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Urbino, PU, Italy
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Regni A, Bartoccini F, Piersanti G. Photoredox catalysis enabling decarboxylative radical cyclization of γ,γ-dimethylallyltryptophan (DMAT) derivatives: formal synthesis of 6,7-secoagroclavine. Beilstein J Org Chem 2023; 19:918-927. [PMID: 37404801 PMCID: PMC10315889 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.19.70] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 06/15/2023] [Indexed: 07/06/2023] Open
Abstract
An unusual photoredox-catalyzed radical decarboxylative cyclization cascade reaction of γ,γ-dimethylallyltryptophan (DMAT) derivatives containing unactivated alkene moieties has been developed, providing green and efficient access to various six-, seven-, and eight-membered ring 3,4-fused tricyclic indoles. This type of cyclization, which was hitherto very difficult to comprehend in ergot biosynthesis and to accomplish by more conventional procedures, enables the synthesis of ergot alkaloid precursors. In addition, this work describes a mild, environmentally friendly method to activate, reductively and oxidatively, natural carboxylic acids for decarboxylative C-C bond formation by exploiting the same photocatalyst.
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- Alessio Regni
- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino, Carlo Bo Piazza Rinascimento 6, 61029 Urbino, PU, Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino, Carlo Bo Piazza Rinascimento 6, 61029 Urbino, PU, Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino, Carlo Bo Piazza Rinascimento 6, 61029 Urbino, PU, Italy
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Fraternale A, De Angelis M, De Santis R, Amatore D, Masini S, Monittola F, Menotta M, Biancucci F, Bartoccini F, Retini M, Fiori V, Fioravanti R, Magurano F, Chiarantini L, Lista F, Piersanti G, Palamara AT, Nencioni L, Magnani M, Crinelli R. Targeting SARS-CoV-2 by synthetic dual-acting thiol compounds that inhibit Spike/ACE2 interaction and viral protein production. FASEB J 2023; 37:e22741. [PMID: 36583713 PMCID: PMC9880737 DOI: 10.1096/fj.202201157rr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2022] [Revised: 12/06/2022] [Accepted: 12/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The SARS-CoV-2 life cycle is strictly dependent on the environmental redox state that influences both virus entry and replication. A reducing environment impairs the binding of the spike protein (S) to the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 receptor (ACE2), while a highly oxidizing environment is thought to favor S interaction with ACE2. Moreover, SARS-CoV-2 interferes with redox homeostasis in infected cells to promote the oxidative folding of its own proteins. Here we demonstrate that synthetic low molecular weight (LMW) monothiol and dithiol compounds induce a redox switch in the S protein receptor binding domain (RBD) toward a more reduced state. Reactive cysteine residue profiling revealed that all the disulfides present in RBD are targets of the thiol compounds. The reduction of disulfides in RBD decreases the binding to ACE2 in a cell-free system as demonstrated by enzyme-linked immunosorbent and surface plasmon resonance (SPR) assays. Moreover, LMW thiols interfere with protein oxidative folding and the production of newly synthesized polypeptides in HEK293 cells expressing the S1 and RBD domain, respectively. Based on these results, we hypothesize that these thiol compounds impair both the binding of S protein to its cellular receptor during the early stage of viral infection, as well as viral protein folding/maturation and thus the formation of new viral mature particles. Indeed, all the tested molecules, although at different concentrations, efficiently inhibit both SARS-CoV-2 entry and replication in Vero E6 cells. LMW thiols may represent innovative anti-SARS-CoV-2 therapeutics acting directly on viral targets and indirectly by inhibiting cellular functions mandatory for viral replication.
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- Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Laboratory Affiliated to Istituto Pasteur Italia-Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Urbino, Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Urbino, Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Urbino, Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Urbino, Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Urbino, Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Urbino, Italy
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- Department of Infectious Disease, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Infectious Disease, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Urbino, Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Urbino, Italy
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- Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Laboratory Affiliated to Istituto Pasteur Italia-Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.,Department of Infectious Disease, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Laboratory Affiliated to Istituto Pasteur Italia-Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Urbino, Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Urbino, Italy
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Retini M, Bartolucci S, Bartoccini F, Piersanti G. Asymmetric Alkylation of Cyclic Ketones with Dehydroalanine via H-Bond-Directing Enamine Catalysis: Straightforward Access to Enantiopure Unnatural α-Amino Acids. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202201994. [PMID: 35916657 PMCID: PMC9805190 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202201994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
Abstract
The growing importance of structurally diverse and functionalized enantiomerically pure unnatural amino acids in the design of drugs, including peptides, has stimulated the development of new synthetic methods. This study reports the challenging direct asymmetric alkylation of cyclic ketones with dehydroalanine derivatives via a conjugate addition reaction for the synthesis of enantiopure ketone-based α-unnatural amino acids. The key to success was the design of a bifunctional primary amine-thiourea catalyst that combines H-bond-directing activation and enamine catalysis. The simultaneous dual activation of the two relatively unreactive partners, confirmed by mass spectrometry studies, results in high reactivity while securing high levels of stereocontrol. A broad substrate scope is accompanied by versatile downstream chemical modifications. The mild reaction conditions and consistently excellent enantioselectivities (>95 % ee in most cases) render this protocol highly practical for the rapid construction of valuable noncanonical enantiopure α-amino-acid building blocks.
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- Michele Retini
- Department of Biomolecular SciencesUniversity of Urbino Carlo BoPiazza Rinascimento 661029UrbinoPUItaly
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- Department of Biomolecular SciencesUniversity of Urbino Carlo BoPiazza Rinascimento 661029UrbinoPUItaly
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- Department of Biomolecular SciencesUniversity of Urbino Carlo BoPiazza Rinascimento 661029UrbinoPUItaly
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- Department of Biomolecular SciencesUniversity of Urbino Carlo BoPiazza Rinascimento 661029UrbinoPUItaly
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We report the synthesis, chemical properties, and disulfide
bond-reducing
performance of a dithiol called NACMEAA, conceived as a hybrid of
two biologically relevant thiols: cysteine and cysteamine. NACMEAA
is conveniently prepared from inexpensive l-cystine in an
efficient manner. As a nonvolatile, highly soluble, and neutral compound
at physiological pH with the first thiol pKa value of 8.0, NACMEAA is reactive and user-friendly. We also demonstrate
that NACMEAA reduces disulfide bonds in GSSG and lysozyme.
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- Francesca Bartoccini
- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Piazza Rinascimento 6, 61029 Urbino, PU, Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Piazza Rinascimento 6, 61029 Urbino, PU, Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Piazza Rinascimento 6, 61029 Urbino, PU, Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Piazza Rinascimento 6, 61029 Urbino, PU, Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Piazza Rinascimento 6, 61029 Urbino, PU, Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Piazza Rinascimento 6, 61029 Urbino, PU, Italy
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Bartoccini F, Regni A, Retini M, Piersanti G. Asymmetric Total Synthesis of All Rugulovasine Stereoisomers and Preliminary Evaluation of their Biological Properties. European J Org Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202200315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Francesca Bartoccini
- Universita degli Studi di Urbino Carlo Bo Department of Biomolecular Sciences Urbino ITALY
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- Universita degli Studi di Urbino Carlo Bo Department of Biomolecular Sciences ITALY
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- Universita degli Studi di Urbino Carlo Bo Department of Biomolecular Sciences ITALY
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- Universita degli Studi di Urbino Carlo Bo Department of Biomolecular Sciences P.zza Rinascimento 6 61029 Urbino ITALY
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Piersanti G, Bartoccini F. Synthesis and Reactivity of Uhle’s Ketone and Its Derivatives. SYNTHESIS-STUTTGART 2021. [DOI: 10.1055/a-1340-3423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
Abstract
AbstractUhle’s ketone and its derivatives are highly versatile intermediates for the synthesis of a variety of 3,4-fused tricyclic indole frameworks, i.e. indole alkaloids of the ergot family, that are found in various bioactive natural products and pharmaceuticals. Therefore, the development of a convenient preparative method for this structural motif as well as its opportune/useful derivatization have been the subject of longstanding interest in the fields of synthetic organic chemistry and medicinal chemistry. Herein, we summarize recent and less recent methods for the preparation of Uhle’s ketone and its derivatives as well as its main reactivity towards the synthesis of bioactive substances. Regarding the preparation, it can be roughly classified into two categories: (a) using 4-unfunctionalized and 4-functionalized indole derivatives as starting materials to construct a fused six-member ring, and (b) constructing the indole ring through intramolecular cycloaddition. Principally, the reactivity of the cyclic Uhle’s ketone shown here is derived from the classical electrophilicity of the carbonyl carbon or the acidity of the α-hydrogen and, though less intensively investigated, chemical reactions that induce ring expansion to form novel ring skeletons.1 Introduction2 Synthesis2.1 Disconnection A: Cyclization Reaction of the Opportune 3,4-Disubstituted Indole2.2 Disconnection B: Intramolecular Friedel–Crafts Cyclization2.3 Disconnection B: Intramolecular Cyclization via Metal–Halogen Exchange2.4 Disconnection C: Intramolecular Diels–Alder Furan Cycloaddition2.5 Disconnection D: Intramolecular Dearomatizing [3 + 2] Annulation3 Reactivity3.1 Use of Uhle’s Ketone for Lysergic Acid3.2 Use of Uhle’s Ketone for Rearranged Clavines3.3 Use of Uhle’s Ketone for Medicinal Chemistry4 Conclusion and Outlook
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A practical and asymmetric synthesis of (R)-4-amino-5-oxo-1,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenz[cd]indole, an enantiopure framework shared by most ergot alkaloids, was accomplished. Our method involves a Rh(i)-catalyzed 6-exo-trig intramolecular cyclization of an appropriate 4-pinacolboronic ester d-tryptophan aldehyde followed by the oxidation of the resulting secondary benzylic alcohol with a Cu(i)-ABNO catalyst and final deprotection under acidic conditions. This new procedure offers significant advantages over previous synthetic approaches, including brevity, mild reaction conditions, preservation of chiral integrity, and high overall yield and avoids the use of stoichiometric amounts of strongly basic and pyrophoric organometallic reagents.
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- Francesca Bartoccini
- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Piazza Rinascimento 6, 61029 Urbino, PU, Italy.
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Retini M, Bartoccini F, Zappia G, Piersanti G. Novel, Chiral, and Enantiopure C
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‐Symmetric Thioureas Promote Asymmetric Protio‐Pictet‐Spengler Reactions by Anion‐Binding Catalysis. European J Org Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202001501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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- Michele Retini
- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomolecolari Università degli studi di Urbino Carlo Bo P.zza del Rinascimento 6 61029 Urbino Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomolecolari Università degli studi di Urbino Carlo Bo P.zza del Rinascimento 6 61029 Urbino Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomolecolari Università degli studi di Urbino Carlo Bo P.zza del Rinascimento 6 61029 Urbino Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomolecolari Università degli studi di Urbino Carlo Bo P.zza del Rinascimento 6 61029 Urbino Italy
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Bartoccini F, Retini M, Piersanti G. C3-Alkylation of indoles and oxindoles by alcohols by means of borrowing hydrogen methodology. Tetrahedron Lett 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2020.151875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Bartoccini F, Mari M, Retini M, Galarini R, Bartolucci S, Piersanti G. Single‐Step Synthesis of Dehydroalanine Derivatives via a Brønsted Acid‐Catalyzed Multicomponent Reaction. ChemistrySelect 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202000898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Francesca Bartoccini
- Department of Biomolecular SciencesUniversity of Urbino Carlo Bo Piazza Rinascimento 6 61029 Urbino, PU Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular SciencesUniversity of Urbino Carlo Bo Piazza Rinascimento 6 61029 Urbino, PU Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular SciencesUniversity of Urbino Carlo Bo Piazza Rinascimento 6 61029 Urbino, PU Italy
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- Centro Sviluppo e Validazione MetodiIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Umbria e delle Marche “Togo Rosati” Via G. Salvemini 1 06126 Perugia, PG Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular SciencesUniversity of Urbino Carlo Bo Piazza Rinascimento 6 61029 Urbino, PU Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular SciencesUniversity of Urbino Carlo Bo Piazza Rinascimento 6 61029 Urbino, PU Italy
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Linciano P, Cullia G, Borsari C, Santucci M, Ferrari S, Witt G, Gul S, Kuzikov M, Ellinger B, Santarém N, Cordeiro da Silva A, Conti P, Bolognesi ML, Roberti M, Prati F, Bartoccini F, Retini M, Piersanti G, Cavalli A, Goldoni L, Bertozzi SM, Bertozzi F, Brambilla E, Rizzo V, Piomelli D, Pinto A, Bandiera T, Costi MP. Identification of a 2,4-diaminopyrimidine scaffold targeting Trypanosoma brucei pteridine reductase 1 from the LIBRA compound library screening campaign. Eur J Med Chem 2020; 189:112047. [PMID: 31982652 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2020.112047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2019] [Revised: 12/31/2019] [Accepted: 01/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Abstract
The LIBRA compound library is a collection of 522 non-commercial molecules contributed by various Italian academic laboratories. These compounds have been designed and synthesized during different medicinal chemistry programs and are hosted by the Italian Institute of Technology. We report the screening of the LIBRA compound library against Trypanosoma brucei and Leishmania major pteridine reductase 1, TbPTR1 and LmPTR1. Nine compounds were active against parasitic PTR1 and were selected for cell-based parasite screening, as single agents and in combination with methotrexate (MTX). The most interesting TbPTR1 inhibitor identified was 4-(benzyloxy)pyrimidine-2,6-diamine (LIB_66). Subsequently, six new LIB_66 derivatives were synthesized to explore its Structure-Activity-Relationship (SAR) and absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion and toxicity (ADMET) properties. The results indicate that PTR1 has a preference to bind inhibitors, which resemble its biopterin/folic acid substrates, such as the 2,4-diaminopyrimidine derivatives.
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- Pasquale Linciano
- Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Campi 103, 41125, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Milan, Via Mangiagalli 25, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Campi 103, 41125, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Campi 103, 41125, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Campi 103, 41125, Modena, Italy
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology - ScreeningPort, Hamburg, Germany
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology - ScreeningPort, Hamburg, Germany
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology - ScreeningPort, Hamburg, Germany
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology - ScreeningPort, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology, 4150-180 Porto, Portugal and Instituto de Investigação e Inovação Em Saúde, Universidade Do Porto, 4150-180, Porto, Portugal
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- Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology, 4150-180 Porto, Portugal and Instituto de Investigação e Inovação Em Saúde, Universidade Do Porto, 4150-180, Porto, Portugal; Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Milan, Via Mangiagalli 25, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Via Belmeloro 6, I-40126, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Via Belmeloro 6, I-40126, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Via Belmeloro 6, I-40126, Bologna, Italy
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- Computational and Chemical Biology, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, I-16163, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Section of Chemistry, University of Urbino "Carlo Bo", Piazza Rinascimento 6, 61029, Urbino, Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Section of Chemistry, University of Urbino "Carlo Bo", Piazza Rinascimento 6, 61029, Urbino, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Via Belmeloro 6, I-40126, Bologna, Italy; Computational and Chemical Biology, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, I-16163, Genova, Italy
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- Analytical Chemistry Lab, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, I-16163, Genova, Italy
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- Analytical Chemistry Lab, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, I-16163, Genova, Italy
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- PharmaChemistry Line, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, I-16163, Genova, Italy
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- PharmaChemistry Line, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, I-16163, Genova, Italy
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- PharmaChemistry Line, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, I-16163, Genova, Italy
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- Departments of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Pharmacology and Biological Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, 92697-4625, USA
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- Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences, University of Milan, Via Celoria 2, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- PharmaChemistry Line, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, I-16163, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Campi 103, 41125, Modena, Italy.
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Retini M, Bartolucci S, Bartoccini F, Mari M, Piersanti G. Concise and Convergent Enantioselective Total Syntheses of (+)- and (-)-Fumimycin. J Org Chem 2019; 84:12221-12227. [PMID: 31476858 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.9b02020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The concise and convergent total syntheses of (+)- and (-)-Fumimycin have been achieved by taking advantage of strategies for the asymmetric aza-Friedel-Crafts reaction of a highly substituted hydroquinone and N-fumaryl ketimine generated from the corresponding dehydroalanine. The enantiomerically pure natural product and its enantiomer were prepared in seven steps and 22% overall yield by employing both enantiomers of a BINOL-derived chiral phosphoric acid (CPA) catalyst.
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- Michele Retini
- Department of Biomolecular Sciences , University of Urbino "Carlo Bo" , P.zza Rinascimento 6 , 61029 Urbino , PU , Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences , University of Urbino "Carlo Bo" , P.zza Rinascimento 6 , 61029 Urbino , PU , Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences , University of Urbino "Carlo Bo" , P.zza Rinascimento 6 , 61029 Urbino , PU , Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences , University of Urbino "Carlo Bo" , P.zza Rinascimento 6 , 61029 Urbino , PU , Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences , University of Urbino "Carlo Bo" , P.zza Rinascimento 6 , 61029 Urbino , PU , Italy
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- Francesca Bartoccini
- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Piazza Rinascimento 6, 61029 Urbino, PU, Italy
- Gluos s.r.l., Piazza Brancaleoni, 1, 61049 Urbania, Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Piazza Rinascimento 6, 61029 Urbino, PU, Italy
- Gluos s.r.l., Piazza Brancaleoni, 1, 61049 Urbania, Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Piazza Rinascimento 6, 61029 Urbino, PU, Italy
- Gluos s.r.l., Piazza Brancaleoni, 1, 61049 Urbania, Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Piazza Rinascimento 6, 61029 Urbino, PU, Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Piazza Rinascimento 6, 61029 Urbino, PU, Italy
- Gluos s.r.l., Piazza Brancaleoni, 1, 61049 Urbania, Italy
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Bartoccini F, Venturi S, Retini M, Mari M, Piersanti G. Total Synthesis of (−)-Clavicipitic Acid via γ,γ-Dimethylallyltryptophan (DMAT) and Chemoselective C–H Hydroxylation. J Org Chem 2019; 84:8027-8034. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.9b00879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Francesca Bartoccini
- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Piazza Rinascimento 6, 61029 Urbino, PU, Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Piazza Rinascimento 6, 61029 Urbino, PU, Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Piazza Rinascimento 6, 61029 Urbino, PU, Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Piazza Rinascimento 6, 61029 Urbino, PU, Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Piazza Rinascimento 6, 61029 Urbino, PU, Italy
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Bartoccini F, Mari M, Retini M, Bartolucci S, Piersanti G. Organocatalytic Aza-Friedel-Crafts/Lactonization Domino Reaction of Naphthols and Phenols with 2-Acetamidoacrylate to Naphtho- and Benzofuranones Bearing a Quaternary Center at the C3 Position. J Org Chem 2018; 83:12275-12283. [PMID: 30191715 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.8b01774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
Abstract
N-Acetyl ketimine generated from methyl 2-acetamidoacrylate was explored to develop an unprecedented domino aza-Friedel-Crafts/lactonization reaction with naphthols and phenols (including 5-hydroxyindoles). This novel method requires a catalyst loading of only 5 mol % of a phosphoric acid catalyst and provides a new series of 3-NHAc-naphtho- and benzofuranone derivatives bearing tetra-substituted stereogenic centers in moderate-to-good yields. The enantioselective variant using BINOL-derived phosphoric acids was also explored with 1-naphthol, providing the desired product with moderate enantioselectivities (up to 99:1 following recrystallization).
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- Francesca Bartoccini
- Department of Biomolecular Sciences , University of Urbino "Carlo Bo" , P.zza Rinascimento 6 , 61029 Urbino , PU , Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences , University of Urbino "Carlo Bo" , P.zza Rinascimento 6 , 61029 Urbino , PU , Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences , University of Urbino "Carlo Bo" , P.zza Rinascimento 6 , 61029 Urbino , PU , Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences , University of Urbino "Carlo Bo" , P.zza Rinascimento 6 , 61029 Urbino , PU , Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences , University of Urbino "Carlo Bo" , P.zza Rinascimento 6 , 61029 Urbino , PU , Italy
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Di Gregorio G, Mari M, Bartolucci S, Bartoccini F, Piersanti G. Divergent reactions of oxindoles with amino alcohols via the borrowing hydrogen process: oxindole ring opening vs. C3 alkylation. Org Chem Front 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c8qo00184g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
Oxindoles react with N-acetyl amino alcohols to form tryptamine-derived oxindoles, whereas analogous reactions with N-alkyl amino alcohols lead to lactam formation via a relatively mild borrowing hydrogen process.
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- Giovanni Di Gregorio
- Department of Biomolecular Sciences
- University of Urbino “Carlo Bo”
- 61029 Urbino
- Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences
- University of Urbino “Carlo Bo”
- 61029 Urbino
- Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences
- University of Urbino “Carlo Bo”
- 61029 Urbino
- Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences
- University of Urbino “Carlo Bo”
- 61029 Urbino
- Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences
- University of Urbino “Carlo Bo”
- 61029 Urbino
- Italy
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Di Gregorio G, Mari M, Bartoccini F, Piersanti G. Iron-Catalyzed Direct C3-Benzylation of Indoles with Benzyl Alcohols through Borrowing Hydrogen. J Org Chem 2017; 82:8769-8775. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.7b01603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Giovanni Di Gregorio
- Department of Biomolecular
Sciences, University of Urbino “Carlo Bo”, P.zza Rinascimento
6, 61029 Urbino, Pesaro and Urbino (PU), Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular
Sciences, University of Urbino “Carlo Bo”, P.zza Rinascimento
6, 61029 Urbino, Pesaro and Urbino (PU), Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular
Sciences, University of Urbino “Carlo Bo”, P.zza Rinascimento
6, 61029 Urbino, Pesaro and Urbino (PU), Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular
Sciences, University of Urbino “Carlo Bo”, P.zza Rinascimento
6, 61029 Urbino, Pesaro and Urbino (PU), Italy
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Bartoccini F, Cannas DM, Fini F, Piersanti G. Palladium(II)-Catalyzed Cross-Dehydrogenative Coupling (CDC) of N-Phthaloyl Dehydroalanine Esters with Simple Arenes: Stereoselective Synthesis of Z-Dehydrophenylalanine Derivatives. Org Lett 2016; 18:2762-5. [PMID: 27206072 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.6b01255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Pd(II)-catalyzed cross-dehydrogenative coupling (CDC) of methyl N-phthaloyl dehydroalanine esters with simple aromatic hydrocarbons is reported. The reaction, which involves the cleavage of two sp(2) C-H bonds followed by C-C bond formation, stereoselectively generates highly valuable Z-dehydrophenylalanine skeletons in a practical, versatile, and atom economical manner. In addition, a perfluorinated product was expediently converted into important nonproteinogenic amino acid building blocks through copper-catalyzed conjugate additions of boron, silicon, and hydride moieties.
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- Francesca Bartoccini
- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino "Carlo Bo" , P.zza Rinascimento 6, 61029 Urbino (PU), Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino "Carlo Bo" , P.zza Rinascimento 6, 61029 Urbino (PU), Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino "Carlo Bo" , P.zza Rinascimento 6, 61029 Urbino (PU), Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino "Carlo Bo" , P.zza Rinascimento 6, 61029 Urbino (PU), Italy
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A straightforward, rapid, versatile, regio- and chemoselective approach for the synthesis of C4-substituted tryptophan derivatives is reported.
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- F. Bartoccini
- Department of Biomolecular Sciences
- University of Urbino “Carlo Bo”
- 61029 Urbino
- Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences
- University of Urbino “Carlo Bo”
- 61029 Urbino
- Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences
- University of Urbino “Carlo Bo”
- 61029 Urbino
- Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences
- University of Urbino “Carlo Bo”
- 61029 Urbino
- Italy
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Pace S, Brogin G, Stasi MA, Riccioni T, Borsini F, Capocasa F, Manera F, Tallarico C, Grossi P, Vacondio F, Bassi M, Bartoccini F, Lucarini S, Piersanti G, Tarzia G, Cabri W, Minetti P. Potent, Metabolically Stable 2-Alkyl-8-(2H-1,2,3-triazol-2-yl)-9H-adenines as Adenosine A2AReceptor Ligands. ChemMedChem 2015; 10:1149-52. [DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.201500113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2015] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Bartoccini F, Bartolucci S, Lucarini S, Piersanti G. Synthesis of Boron- and Silicon-Containing Amino Acids through Copper-Catalysed Conjugate Additions to Dehydroalanine Derivatives. European J Org Chem 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201500362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Mari M, Lucarini S, Bartoccini F, Piersanti G, Spadoni G. Synthesis of 2-substituted tryptophans via a C3- to C2-alkyl migration. Beilstein J Org Chem 2014; 10:1991-8. [PMID: 25246958 PMCID: PMC4168769 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.10.207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2014] [Accepted: 08/08/2014] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
The reaction of 3-substituted indoles with dehydroalanine (Dha) derivatives under Lewis acid-mediated conditions has been investigated. The formation of 2-substituted tryptophans is proposed to occur through a selective alkylative dearomatization–cyclization followed by C3- to C2-alkyl migration and rearomatization.
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- Michele Mari
- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino "Carlo Bo", Piazza del Rinascimento 6, 61029 Urbino (PU), Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino "Carlo Bo", Piazza del Rinascimento 6, 61029 Urbino (PU), Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino "Carlo Bo", Piazza del Rinascimento 6, 61029 Urbino (PU), Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino "Carlo Bo", Piazza del Rinascimento 6, 61029 Urbino (PU), Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino "Carlo Bo", Piazza del Rinascimento 6, 61029 Urbino (PU), Italy
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Bartoccini F, Casoli M, Mari M, Piersanti G. Synthesis of (±)-cis-Clavicipitic Acid by a Rh(I)-Catalyzed Intramolecular Imine Reaction. J Org Chem 2014; 79:3255-9. [DOI: 10.1021/jo500245s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Francesca Bartoccini
- Department of Biomolecular
Sciences, University of Urbino “Carlo Bo”, Piazza del
Rinascimento 6, 61029 Urbino (PU), Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular
Sciences, University of Urbino “Carlo Bo”, Piazza del
Rinascimento 6, 61029 Urbino (PU), Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular
Sciences, University of Urbino “Carlo Bo”, Piazza del
Rinascimento 6, 61029 Urbino (PU), Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular
Sciences, University of Urbino “Carlo Bo”, Piazza del
Rinascimento 6, 61029 Urbino (PU), Italy
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Mari M, Bartoccini F, Piersanti G. Synthesis of (−)-Epi-Indolactam V by an Intramolecular Buchwald–Hartwig C–N Coupling Cyclization Reaction. J Org Chem 2013; 78:7727-34. [DOI: 10.1021/jo4013767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Michele Mari
- Department of Biomolecular
Sciences, University of Urbino “Carlo Bo”, Piazza del Rinascimento
6, 61029 Urbino (PU), Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular
Sciences, University of Urbino “Carlo Bo”, Piazza del Rinascimento
6, 61029 Urbino (PU), Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular
Sciences, University of Urbino “Carlo Bo”, Piazza del Rinascimento
6, 61029 Urbino (PU), Italy
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Piersanti G, Bartoccini F, Lucarini S, Cabri W, Stasi MA, Riccioni T, Borsini F, Tarzia G, Minetti P. Synthesis and biological evaluation of metabolites of 2-n-butyl-9-methyl-8-[1,2,3]triazol-2-yl-9H-purin-6-ylamine (ST1535), a potent antagonist of the A2A adenosine receptor for the treatment of Parkinson's disease. J Med Chem 2013; 56:5456-63. [PMID: 23789814 DOI: 10.1021/jm400491x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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The synthesis and preliminary in vitro evaluation of five metabolites of the A2A antagonist ST1535 (1) are reported. The metabolites, originating in vivo from enzymatic oxidation of the 2-butyl group of the parent compound, were synthesized from 6-chloro-2-iodo-9-methyl-9H-purine (2) by selective C-C bond formation via halogen/magnesium exchange reaction and/or palladium-catalyzed reactions. The metabolites behaved in vitro as antagonist ligands of cloned human A2A receptor with affinities (Ki 7.5-53 nM) comparable to that of compound 1 (Ki 10.7 nM), thus showing that the long duration of action of 1 could be in part due to its metabolites. General behavior after oral administration in mice was also analyzed.
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- Giovanni Piersanti
- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomolecolari, Università degli Studi di Urbino , Piazza Rinascimento 6, I-61029 Urbino (PU), Italy
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Rivara S, Piersanti G, Bartoccini F, Diamantini G, Pala D, Riccioni T, Stasi MA, Cabri W, Borsini F, Mor M, Tarzia G, Minetti P. Synthesis of (E)-8-(3-Chlorostyryl)caffeine Analogues Leading to 9-Deazaxanthine Derivatives as Dual A2A Antagonists/MAO-B Inhibitors. J Med Chem 2013; 56:1247-61. [DOI: 10.1021/jm301686s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Silvia Rivara
- Dipartimento
di Farmacia, Università
degli Studi di Parma, Viale G.P. Usberti 27 A, I-43124 Parma, Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences,
University of Urbino, Piazza Rinascimento 6, I-61029 Urbino (PU),
Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences,
University of Urbino, Piazza Rinascimento 6, I-61029 Urbino (PU),
Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences,
University of Urbino, Piazza Rinascimento 6, I-61029 Urbino (PU),
Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Farmacia, Università
degli Studi di Parma, Viale G.P. Usberti 27 A, I-43124 Parma, Italy
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- Sigma-Tau Industrie Farmaceutiche
Riunite
S.p.A., Via Pontina Km 30,400, I-00040 Pomezia, Italy
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- Sigma-Tau Industrie Farmaceutiche
Riunite
S.p.A., Via Pontina Km 30,400, I-00040 Pomezia, Italy
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- Sigma-Tau Industrie Farmaceutiche
Riunite
S.p.A., Via Pontina Km 30,400, I-00040 Pomezia, Italy
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- Sigma-Tau Industrie Farmaceutiche
Riunite
S.p.A., Via Pontina Km 30,400, I-00040 Pomezia, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Farmacia, Università
degli Studi di Parma, Viale G.P. Usberti 27 A, I-43124 Parma, Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences,
University of Urbino, Piazza Rinascimento 6, I-61029 Urbino (PU),
Italy
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- Sigma-Tau Industrie Farmaceutiche
Riunite
S.p.A., Via Pontina Km 30,400, I-00040 Pomezia, Italy
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Bartoccini F, Piersanti G, Mor M, Tarzia G, Minetti P, Cabri W. Divergent synthesis of novel 9-deazaxanthine derivatives via late-stage cross-coupling reactions. Org Biomol Chem 2012; 10:8860-7. [DOI: 10.1039/c2ob26516h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Bartolucci S, Bartoccini F, Righi M, Piersanti G. Direct, Regioselective, and Chemoselective Preparation of Novel Boronated Tryptophans by Friedel–Crafts Alkylation. Org Lett 2011; 14:600-3. [DOI: 10.1021/ol203216h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Silvia Bartolucci
- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino, Piazza Rinascimento 6, 61029 Urbino (PU), Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino, Piazza Rinascimento 6, 61029 Urbino (PU), Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino, Piazza Rinascimento 6, 61029 Urbino (PU), Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino, Piazza Rinascimento 6, 61029 Urbino (PU), Italy
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Righi M, Bartoccini F, Lucarini S, Piersanti G. Organocatalytic synthesis of α-quaternary amino acid derivatives via aza-Friedel–Crafts alkylation of indoles with simple α-amidoacrylates. Tetrahedron 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2011.08.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Lucarini S, Bartoccini F, Battistoni F, Diamantini G, Piersanti G, Righi M, Spadoni G. A Novel One-Pot Approach of Hexahydropyrrolo[2,3-b]indole Nucleus by a cascade addition/cyclization strategy: Synthesis of (±)-Esermethole. Org Lett 2010; 12:3844-7. [DOI: 10.1021/ol101527j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Simone Lucarini
- Department of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Urbino “Carlo Bo”, Piazza del Rinascimento 6, 61029 Urbino (PU), Italy
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- Department of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Urbino “Carlo Bo”, Piazza del Rinascimento 6, 61029 Urbino (PU), Italy
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- Department of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Urbino “Carlo Bo”, Piazza del Rinascimento 6, 61029 Urbino (PU), Italy
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- Department of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Urbino “Carlo Bo”, Piazza del Rinascimento 6, 61029 Urbino (PU), Italy
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- Department of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Urbino “Carlo Bo”, Piazza del Rinascimento 6, 61029 Urbino (PU), Italy
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- Department of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Urbino “Carlo Bo”, Piazza del Rinascimento 6, 61029 Urbino (PU), Italy
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- Department of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Urbino “Carlo Bo”, Piazza del Rinascimento 6, 61029 Urbino (PU), Italy
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Bartoccini F, Cabri W, Celona D, Minetti P, Piersanti G, Tarzia G. Direct B-Alkyl Suzuki−Miyaura Cross-Coupling of 2-Halopurines. Practical Synthesis of ST1535, a Potent Adenosine A2A Receptor Antagonist. J Org Chem 2010; 75:5398-401. [DOI: 10.1021/jo101027h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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- Francesca Bartoccini
- Department of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Urbino “Carlo Bo”, P.zza Rinascimento 6, 61029 Urbino (PU), Italy
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- Chemistry & Analytical Development Department, Sigma-Tau, Via Pontina Km 30,400, 00040 Pomezia, Roma, Italy
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- Chemistry & Analytical Development Department, Sigma-Tau, Via Pontina Km 30,400, 00040 Pomezia, Roma, Italy
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- Chemistry & Analytical Development Department, Sigma-Tau, Via Pontina Km 30,400, 00040 Pomezia, Roma, Italy
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- Department of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Urbino “Carlo Bo”, P.zza Rinascimento 6, 61029 Urbino (PU), Italy
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- Department of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Urbino “Carlo Bo”, P.zza Rinascimento 6, 61029 Urbino (PU), Italy
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Angelini E, Balsamini C, Bartoccini F, Lucarini S, Piersanti G. Switchable Reactivity of Acylated α, β-Dehydroamino Ester in the Friedel−Crafts Alkylation of Indoles by Changing the Lewis Acid. J Org Chem 2008; 73:5654-7. [DOI: 10.1021/jo800881u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Elena Angelini
- Institute of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Urbino “Carlo Bo”, Piazza del Rinascimento 6, 61029 Urbino (PU), Italy
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- Institute of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Urbino “Carlo Bo”, Piazza del Rinascimento 6, 61029 Urbino (PU), Italy
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- Institute of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Urbino “Carlo Bo”, Piazza del Rinascimento 6, 61029 Urbino (PU), Italy
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- Institute of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Urbino “Carlo Bo”, Piazza del Rinascimento 6, 61029 Urbino (PU), Italy
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- Institute of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Urbino “Carlo Bo”, Piazza del Rinascimento 6, 61029 Urbino (PU), Italy
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Piersanti G, Giorgi L, Bartoccini F, Tarzia G, Minetti P, Gallo G, Giorgi F, Castorina M, Ghirardi O, Carminati P. Synthesis of benzo[1,2-d;3,4-d′]diimidazole and 1H-pyrazolo[4,3-b]pyridine as putative A2A receptor antagonists. Org Biomol Chem 2007; 5:2567-71. [DOI: 10.1039/b707599e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Minetti P, Tinti MO, Carminati P, Castorina M, Di Cesare MA, Di Serio S, Gallo G, Ghirardi O, Giorgi F, Giorgi L, Piersanti G, Bartoccini F, Tarzia G. 2-n-Butyl-9-methyl-8-[1,2,3]triazol-2-yl-9H-purin-6-ylamine and analogues as A2A adenosine receptor antagonists. Design, synthesis, and pharmacological characterization. J Med Chem 2005; 48:6887-96. [PMID: 16250647 DOI: 10.1021/jm058018d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Two types of adenosine receptor ligands were designed, i.e., 9H-purine and 1H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridines, to obtain selective A(2A) antagonists, and we report here their synthesis and binding affinities for the four adenosine receptor subtypes A(1), A(2A), A(2B) and A(3). The design was carried out on the basis of the molecular modeling of a number of potent adenosine receptor antagonists described in the literature. Three compounds (25b-d) showed an interesting affinity and selectivity for the A(2A) subtype. One of them, i.e., ST1535 (2-n-butyl-9-methyl-8-[1,2,3]triazol-2-yl-9H-purin-6-ylamine, 25b) (K(i) A(2A) = 6.6 nM, K(i) A(1)/A(2A) = 12; K(i) A(2B)/A(2A) = 58; K(i) A(3)/A(2A) > 160), was selected for in vivo study and shown to induce a dose-related increase in locomotor activity, suggestive of an A(2A) antagonist type of activity.
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- Patrizia Minetti
- Istituto di Chimica Farmaceutica, Università degli Studi di Urbino Carlo Bo, Piazza del Rinascimento 6, 61029 Urbino (PU), Italy.
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Ballini R, Balsamini C, Bartoccini F, Gianotti M, Martinelli C, Savoretti N. Improved Synthesis of γ-Nitro-α-Amino Ester and Acid Derivatives. SYNTHESIS-STUTTGART 2005. [DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-834927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Di Giacomo B, Tarzia G, Bedini A, Gatti G, Bartoccini F, Balsamini C, Tontini A, Baffone W, Di Modugno E, Felici A. Synthesis of new C-6 alkyliden penicillin derivatives as beta-lactamase inhibitors. Farmaco 2002; 57:273-83. [PMID: 11989807 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-827x(02)01207-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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New penicillin, penicillin sulfone and sulfoxide derivatives bearing a C-6-alkyliden substituent were prepared. Their chemical synthesis, in vitro antibacterial activity and inhibition properties against two selected enzymes representing Class A and C beta-lactamases are reported. Compounds 3a-c, 7a-c were able to inhibit either TEM-1 (a Class A enzyme, from Escherichia coli) or P-99 (a Class C enzyme, from E. cloacae), or both enzymes, when tested in competition experiments using nitrocefin as the reporter substrate. However, when tested in combination with amoxicillin, the same compounds did not show synergistic effects against E. coli and E. cloacae strains producing TEM-1 and P99 enzymes, respectively. This finding is most likely related to poor penetration through the bacterial cell wall, as shown by using a more permeable isogenic E. coli strain. Interestingly, a synergistic effect against a strain of S. aureus which produces PC1-enzyme (a Class A beta-lactamase) was observed for compound 3a when used in combination with amoxicillin.
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- B Di Giacomo
- Istituto di Chimica Farmaceutica, Università di Urbino, Italy.
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