- Design and synthesis of novel symmetric fluorene-2,7-diamine derivatives as potent hepatitis C virus inhibitors
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is an international challenge. Since the discovery of NS5A direct-acting antivirals, researchers turned their attention to pursue novel NS5A inhibitors with optimized design and structure. Herein we explore highly potent hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS5A inhibitors; the novel analogs share a common symmetrical prolinamide 2,7-diaminofluorene scaffold. Modification of the 2,7-diaminofluorene backbone included the use of (S)-prolinamide or its isostere (S,R)-piperidine-3-caboxamide, both bearing different amino acid residues with terminal carbamate groups. Compound 26 exhibited potent inhibitory activity against HCV genotype (GT) 1b (effective concentration (EC50) = 36 pM and a selectivity index of >2.78 × 106). Compound 26 showed high selectivity on GT 1b versus GT 4a. Interestingly, it showed a significant antiviral effect against GT 3a (EC50 = 1.2 nM). The structure-activity relationship (SAR) analysis revealed that picomolar inhibitory activity was attained with the use of S-prolinamide capped with R- isoleucine or R-phenylglycine residues bearing a terminal alkyl carbamate group.
- Mousa, Mai H. A.,Ahmed, Nermin S.,Schwedtmann, Kai,Frakolaki, Efseveia,Vassilaki, Niki,Zoidis, Grigoris,Weigand, Jan J.,Abadi, Ashraf H.
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- Enantioselective inclusion of pyrene-1-sulfonate salts of α-amino acids with crystals of α-cyclodextrin
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Enantioselective inclusion of α-amino acids with crystals of α-cyclodextrin (α-CD) has been achieved by converting the amino acids into sulfonate salts with pyrene-1-sulfonic acid (PyS). For example, crystals of α-CD selectively include L-leucine/PyS (1:1) salt in a host/guest ratio of ～1 with 92%ee from a solution of the racemic salt in ethanol/N-methylformamide (91:9) at 40 °C. Under conditions optimized for individual amino acids, the PyS salts of valine, phenylalanine, and methionine are also included with good enantioselectivities (up to 86%ee). Mechanistic studies for the inclusion of leucine/PyS salt reveals that the enantioselectivity originates from the difference in stability between the inclusion complexes of D- and L-leucine/PyS salts with α-CD in crystals.
- Hattori, Tetsutaro,Kitamoto, Yuichi,Maeda, Tetsuya,Miyoshi, Ikuko,Morohashi, Naoya
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- Chiral tetraaryl-and tetraalkynylborates as chiral solvating agents for tetraalkylammonium salts
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The application of tetracarbon-substituted chiral borate sodium salts (NaBR*4) as NMR chiral solvating agents for various tetraalkylammonium salts (R4NX) has been successfully demonstrated. Ion exchange between R4NX and NaBR*4 proceeded in excellent yields and provided the corresponding dia-stereomeric salts (R4NBR*4). The ee values of the R4NX salts were determined by1H NMR analysis of R4NBR*4. Two types of chiral borates, tetraaryl-and tetraalkynylborates with optically active 1,1′-binaphthyl components were used. At the beginning of this research, we investigated the efficacy of a known chiral tetraar-ylborate developed by Pommerening et al. for R4NX. To expand the possibility of further structural design of the chiral borate, we designed chiral tetraalkynylborates as a new structure. Their synthesis and application are also described.
- Tayama, Eiji,Sugawara, Takeshi
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p. 803 - 811
(2019/01/18)
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- Expanding the chemical space of anti-HCV NS5A inhibitors by stereochemical exchange and peptidomimetic approaches
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Here we report a series of potent anti-HCV agents bearing a symmetrical benzidine l-prolinamide backbone with different capping groups including alkyl/aryl carbamates of natural and unnatural valine and leucine amino acids. All compounds were investigated for their inhibitory activity in an HCV replicon assay on genotype 1b. The novel compounds share some chemical and clinical attributes of commercially available NS5A inhibitors. Compounds 5 and 6 with unnatural capping residue and ethyl and isobutyl carbamates showed EC50 values in the picomolar range with a low toxicity profile and selectivity indices of several orders of magnitude. These findings enlarge the chemical space from which NS5A inhibitors may be discovered by adopting unnatural amino acids, amino acids other than valine and carbamates other than methyl as the capping groups.
- Ramsis, Triveena M.,Abdel Karim, Shereen E.,Vassilaki, Niki,Frakolaki, Efseveia,Kamal, Ahmed A. M.,Zoidis, Grigoris,Ahmed, Nermin S.,Abadi, Ashraf H.
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- Synthesis and evaluation of chirally defined side chain variants of 7-chloro-4-aminoquinoline to overcome drug resistance in malaria chemotherapy
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A novel 4-aminoquinoline derivative [(S)-7-chloro-N-(4-methyl-1-(4-methyl-piperazin-1-yl)pentan-2-yl)-quinolin-4-amine triphosphate] exhibiting curative activity against chloroquine-resistant malaria parasites has been identified for preclinical development as a blood schizonticidal agent. The lead molecule selected after detailed structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies has good solid-state properties and promising activity against in vitro and in vivo experimental malaria models. The in vitro absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion (ADME) parameters indicate a favorable drug-like profile.
- Dola, Vasantha Rao,Soni, Awakash,Agarwal, Pooja,Ahmad, Hafsa,Raju, Kanumuri Siva Rama,Rashid, Mamunur,Wahajuddin, Muhammad,Srivastava, Kumkum,Haq,Dwivedi,Puri,Katti
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- Synthesis, screening and docking of small heterocycles as Glycogen Phosphorylase inhibitors
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A series of morpholine substituted amino acids (phenylalanine, leucine, lysine and glutamic acid) was synthesized. A fragment-based screening approach was then used to evaluate a series of small heterocycles, including morpholine, oxazoline, dihydro-1,3-oxazine, tetrahydro-1,3-oxazepine, thiazoline, tetrahydro-1,3-pyrimidine, tetrahydro-1,3-diazepine and hexahydro-1H-benzimidazole, as potential inhibitors of Glycogen Phosphorylase a. Thiazoline 7 displayed an improved potency (IC50 of 25 μM) and had good LE and LELP values, as compared to heterocycles 1, 5, 9e13 and 19 (IC50 values of 1.1 mM e23.9 mM). A docking study using the crystal structure of human liver Glycogen Phosphorylase, provided insight into the interactions of heterocycles 5, 7, 9e13 and 19 with Glycogen Phosphorylase.
- Schweiker, Stephanie S.,Loughlin, Wendy A.,Lohning, Anna S.,Petersson, Maria J.,Jenkins, Ian D.
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p. 584 - 594
(2015/03/14)
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- Synthesis of enantiopure free and N-benzyloxycarbonyl-protected 3-substituted homotaurines from naturally occurring amino acids
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Enantiopure N-benzyloxycarbonyl-protected and free 3-substituted homotaurines were synthesized from naturally occurring amino acids via N-benzyloxycarbonyl protection, Arndt-Eistert homologation, reduction, esterification with thioacetic acid, and oxidation with performic acid. The current method is a convenient, practical, and salt-free method for the synthesis of enantiopure 3-substituted homotaurine with moderate to good yields.
- Zheng, Yongpeng,Xu, Jiaxi
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p. 5197 - 5206
(2014/12/10)
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- A Stereoselective entry into functionalized 1,2-diamines by zinc-mediated homologation of α-aminoacids
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A general, stereoselective synthsis of 4,5-disubstituted imidazolidines-2-ones from α-aminoacids has been developed: the key steps are a Biaise reaction of bromoacetate on α-aminonitriles and further reduction. Although reduction with sodium cyanoborohydride afforded a mixture of cis and trans isomers 6a-e with moderate to good stereoselectivity, reduction with sodium in liquid ammonia gave the trans isomers 8a-e with complete stereoselectivity. Acidic hydrolysis of the urea gave 4-amino-pyrrolidinones, which can be precursors to β,γ-diaminoacids or 3-aminopyrrolidines.
- Hoang, Cam Thuy,Alezra, Valerie,Guillot, Regis,Kouklovsky, Cyrille
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p. 2521 - 2524
(2008/02/05)
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- Scope and limitations of sodium and potassium trimethylsilanolate as reagents for conversion of esters to carboxylic acids
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Sodium or potassium trimethylsilanolate act as versatile and very powerful reagents for conversion of a wide variety of esters to carboxylic acids. The reactions were performed in tetrahydrofuran under mild reaction conditions with high to quantitative yields.
- Lovric, Marija,Cepanec, Ivica,Litvic, Mladen,Bartolincic, Anamarija,Vinkovic, Vladimir
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p. 109 - 115
(2008/02/04)
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- α-Chymotrypsin-catalyzed peptide synthesis in frozen aqueous solution using N-protected amino acid carbamoylmethyl esters as acyl donors
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A kinetically controlled peptide synthesis catalyzed by α-chymotrypsin was performed in frozen aqueous solution (ice, -24 °C). The yield of the peptide was significantly improved by the use of the carbamoylmethyl (Cam) ester as the acyl donor instead of the conventional ethyl ester. The peptide yield increased up to ca. 90% when N-benzyloxycarbonyl (CBZ)-Phe-OCam and H-Phe-NH2 were used as the acyl donor and nucleophile, respectively. Such an improvement of the peptide yield in ice was also observed in the coupling of other CBZ-amino acid Cam esters as acyl donors. Furthermore, this approach was applied to the synthesis of peptides containing d-amino acids. The peptides such as CBZ-d-Phe-Phe-NH2, CBZ-Phe-d-Phe-NH2 and CBZ-d-Phe-d-Phe-NH2 were also obtained in excellent to moderate yields in ice. A high diastereoselectivity towards the l-l peptide was observed when the racemic amino acid Cam ester was used as the acyl donor in ice.
- Salam, Sayed Mohiuddin Abdus,Kagawa, Ken-Ichi,Kawashiro, Katsuhiro
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- Circular dichroism studies on absolute configuration assignment of peptidomimetics with a terminal chiral 3-arylpropionic acid unit
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The relationship between the molecular structure of peptidomimetics 1 and their chiroptical properties has been studied using circular dichroism spectroscopy. It was demonstrated that the sign of the Cotton effects occurring around 230 and 270 nm enables the direct assignment of stereochemistry at C-1 and C-3 carbon atoms. The TD-DFT calculations of the circular dichroism (CD) spectrum of one of the model compounds confirm the absolute stereochemistry assignment made experimentally. Thus, CD spectroscopy proved to be a simple, reliable and general tool for the determination of the absolute configuration of the stereogenic centers of peptidomimetics with a terminal 3-arylpropionic group.
- Frelek, Jadwiga,Fryszkowska, Anna,Kwit, Marcin,Ostaszewski, Ryszard
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p. 2469 - 2478
(2007/10/03)
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- Resolution of non-protein amino acids via Carica papaya lipase-catalyzed enantioselective transesterification
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Carica papaya lipase-catalyzed transesterification of the 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl esters of N-benzyloxycarbonylated dl-amino acids carrying aliphatic side chains proceeded smoothly and, in almost all the cases, enantiospecifically (E = >200), affording the l-methyl esters and leaving the d-trifluoroethyl esters intact.
- Miyazawa, Toshifumi,Onishi, Kazuki,Murashima, Takashi,Yamada, Takashi,Tsai, Shau-Wei
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p. 2569 - 2573
(2007/10/03)
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- Cyclodextrin-mediated deacylation of amino acid esters with marked stereoselectivity.
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With respect to the hydrolysis (deacylation) of Z-D(L)-amino acid esters (N-(benzyloxycarbonyl)-D(L)-amino acid p-nitrophenyl esters) mediated by alpha-, beta- and gamma-cyclodextrins (CyDs), a remarkably high enantioselectivity (L/D=9.0) was observed for the deacylation of Ala substrate with gamma-CyD. The kinetic results on the basis of the Michaelis-Menten principle indicate that the enantioselectivity should be mainly originated in the deacylation process of substrates following the formation of gamma-CyD-substrate (1 : 1) complexes. The computer modeling (molecular mechanics) studies on the inclusion complexes are also described.
- Goto, Koichi,Nakashima, Kentaro,Tanoue, Osamu,Nukushina, Satoshi,Toudo, Isao,Imamura, Chikara,Ihara, Yasuji,Matsumoto, Yoko,Ueoka, Ryuichi
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p. 1283 - 1285
(2007/10/03)
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- A novel concept in combinatorial chemistry in solution with the advantages of solid-phase synthesis: Formation of N-betaines by multicomponent domino reactions
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Advantages of solid-phase and liquid-phase synthesis are combined in a new concept of combinatorial chemistry: a domino sequence comprising Knoevenagel and hetero-Diels-Alder reactions, with subsequent hydrogenation starting from protected aminoaldehydes, 1.3-dicarbonyl compounds, and enol ethers leads to N-heterocycles of high diversity with a betaine structure, which are isolated in highly pure form by precipitation with diethyl ether (see scheme), Cbz = benzylocycarbonyl, Bn = benzyl.
- Tietze, Lutz F.
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p. 903 - 905
(2007/10/03)
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- Synthesis and biological evaluation of didemnin photoaffinity analogues
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The synthesis of four benzophenone-containing analogues of the antiproliferative natural product didemnin B is presented. In vitro protein biosynthesis inhibition potency and antitumor activity were evaluated. The results indicate that all four analogues are biologically active and could serve as photoaffinity reagents for the study of receptor-binding interactions of didemnins. These analogues could also be useful in studying antitumor effects of didemnins.
- Vera, Matthew D.,Pfizenmayer, Amy J.,Ding, Xiaobin,Ahuja, Deepika,Toogood, Peter L.,Joullie, Madeleine M.
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p. 1871 - 1874
(2007/10/03)
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- Simple and efficient preparation of (R)- and (S)-enantiomers of α-carbon deuterium-labelled α-amino acids
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A procedure for the synthesis of (R)- and (S)-enantiomers of α-carbon deuterium-labelled α-amino acids, exemplified for (R)- and (S)-[2-2H1]-Leu is described. Starting from the respective (S)- or (R)-enantiomer or from the racemic mixture of an α-amino acid the selective proton exchange at the α-carbon is carried out by racemization via a Schiff base in monodeuterated acetic acid as solvent which serves as deuterium source. After N-protection the racemic mixture is liquid chromatographically separated into the individual (R)- and (S)-enantiomers on preparative scale employing a chiral anion exchanger based on carbamoylated quinine as chiral selector. After deprotection the enantiomerically pure products can be obtained in good yields.
- Mitulovi, Goran,Laemmerhofer, Michael,Maier,Lindner, Wolfgang
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p. 449 - 461
(2007/10/03)
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- Chiral oxime ethers in asymmetric synthesis. 3. Asymmetric synthesis of (R)-N-protected α-amino acids by the addition of organometallic reagents to the ROPHy oxime of cinnamaldehyde
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A new asymmetric synthesis of α-amino acids is described in which the key step is the diastereoselective addition of organometallic reagents to (R)-O-(1-phenylbutyl)cinnamaldoxime 5 to give hydroxylamines 6. Subsequent reductive cleavage of the N-O bond in the hydroxylamine 6 followed by N- protection gave the carbamates 7, which upon oxidation with ruthenium(III) chloride/periodate gave the N-protected amino acids 8. The method was also adapted to the synthesis of a quaternary amino acid 15 from the ketoxime ether 9.
- Moody, Christopher J.,Gallagher, Peter T.,Lightfoot, Andrew P.,Slawin, Alexandra M. Z.
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p. 4419 - 4425
(2007/10/03)
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- New synthetic routes to α-amino acids and γ-oxygenated α-amino acids. Reductive denitration and oxidative transformations of γ-nitro-α-amino acids
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Transformation of γ-nitro-α-amino acid derivatives into α-amino acids by reductive denitration, into the γ-oxo-α-amino acids by ozonolysis of the corresponding amino acid ester nitronate derivatives, and into γ-hydroxy-α-amino acid derivatives by subsequent reduction of the oxo functionality, can be achieved in good yields. As the γ-nitro-α-amino acid derivatives are prepared from N,O-protected dehydroalanines derivable from the corresponding alanine, serine and cysteine derivatives by specific routes, the overall procedures provide a means for selective conversion of these simple α-amino acids into more complex ones.
- Crossley, Maxwell J.,Fung, Yik M.,Kyriakopoulos, Efstathia,Potter, Jeffrey J.
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p. 1123 - 1130
(2007/10/03)
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- New facile alkoxycarbonylating agent, alkyl pyrazole-1-carboxylates. The preparation and the utilities
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Alkyl pyrazole-1-carboxylates (2), which were readily prepared from alkyl chloroformate or carbazate in good yields, were provided as the new facile alkoxycarbonylating agents toward the Grignard reagents for the synthesis of one carbon higher carboxylic esters. Also amines were alkoxycarbonylated by 2 to produce the corresponding urethanes even in an aqueous medium. Benzyl 3,5-dimethylpyrazole-1-carboxylate (2d) could be utilized for the Cbz-protection of amino acids and esters in good yield without any racemization.
- Kashima, Choji,Tsuruoka, Shiro,Mizuhara, Saori
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p. 14679 - 14688
(2007/10/03)
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- Addition of Organolithiums to the (R)-O-(1-Phenylbutyl)hydroxylamine (ROPHy) Oxime of Cinnamaldehyde. Asymmetric Synthesis of α-Aminoacids
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A new asymmetric synthesis of α-aminoacids is described in which the key step is the diastereoselective addition of organolithium reagents to (R)-O-(1-phenylbutyl) cinnamaldoxime.
- Moody, Christopher J.,Lightfoot, Andrew P.,Gallagher, Peter T.
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p. 659 - 660
(2007/10/03)
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- Relaxing substrate specificity in antibody-catalyzed reactions: Enantioselective hydrolysis of N-Cbz-amino acid esters
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For a catalytic antibody to be generally useful for organic synthetic chemistry, it must be able to accept a broad range of substrates, yet retain high selectivity. In this work, we propose a hapten design to endow antibody catalysts with two opposing qualities, such as high enantioselectivity and broad substrate specificity. Racemic hapten 2 induced two separate classes of catalytic antibodies to hydrolyze either the L- or D-isomers of N-Cbz-amino acid esters 1. In the kinetic resolution of racemic ester 9, antibodies 7G12 and 3G2 gave 96% ee of L-10 and 94% ee of D-10, respectively. In addition, antibody 7G12 displayed broad substrate specificity, hydrolyzing the L-esters of Ala (1a), Leu (1b), Norleu (1c), Met (1d), Phe (1e), Val (1f), and phenylglycine (1g) with high enantioselectivity. Antibody 3G2 also hydrolyzed the D-isomers of these esters without sacrificing the enantioselectivity. This observation suggests that the use of haptens that fit snugly into the antigen-combining site, and leave the linker moiety outside, is an effective approach for the generation of catalytic antibodies with high selectivity and broad substrate applicability.
- Tanaka, Fujie,Kinoshita, Keiko,Tanimura, Ryuji,Fujii, Ikuo
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p. 2332 - 2339
(2007/10/03)
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- Porcine Pancreatic Lipase Catalyzed Enantioselective Hydrolysis of Esters of N-Protected Unusual Amino Acids
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Porcine pancreatic lipase catalyzed the highly enantioselective hydrolysis of a kind of α-substituted carboxylic esters, i.e., the 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl esters of the N-benzyloxycarbonyl derivatives of unusual amino acids.
- Miyazawa, Toshifumi,Iwanaga, Hitoshi,Ueji, Shinichi,Yamada,Takashi,Kuwata, Shigeru
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p. 2219 - 2222
(2007/10/02)
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- Amino alcohols as C-Terminal Protecting Groups in Peptide Synthesis
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The synthesis of peptides using amino alcohols as C-terminal protecting groups is described.C-Terminal protection of amino acid could be accomplished by reduction of the terminal carboxyl group to a hydroxymethyl group, and regeneration of the carboxyl group could be achieved by Jones' oxidation.This method was applied to the formation of di- and tripeptides.
- Kashima, Choji,Harada, Kazuo,Fujioka, Yoko,Maruyama, Tatsuya,Omote, Yoshimori
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p. 535 - 540
(2007/10/02)
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- PAPAIN-ASSISTED RESOLUTION OF NATURAL AND XENOBIOTIC α-AMINO ACIDS
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A new and convenient method for the preparation of pure enantiomers of α-amino acids is described.Industrial papain, catalyzes the synthesis of L-Z-amino acid ethyl esters in ethanolic medium, with good yields.These esters are obtained from DL-Z-amino acids with 100percent optical purity.Unreactive D-Z-amino acids are readily isolated from reaction medium.Physical constants of natural and xenobiotic L-Z-amino acid esters and D-Z-amino acids are described.
- Moriniere, J. L.,Danree, B.,Lemoine, J.,Guy, A.
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p. 441 - 444
(2007/10/02)
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- Direct Optical Resolution of Carboxylic Acids by Chyral HPLC on Tris(3,5-dimethylphenylcarbamate)s of Cellulose and Amylose
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A variety of racemic carboxylic acids have been for the first time directly resolved by normal-phase, high-performance liquid chromatography using a hexane-2-propanol eluting system containing a small amount (ca. 1percent) of a strong carboxylic acid, like formic acid, trichloroacetic acid, and trifluoroacetic acid.
- Okamoto, Yoshio,Aburatani, Ryo,Kaida, Yuriko,Hatada, Koichi
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p. 1125 - 1128
(2007/10/02)
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- Composition containing a penem or carbapenem antibiotic and the use of the same
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Administration of an N-acylated amino acid in association with a penem or carbapenem antibiotic relieves or eliminates the renal problems associated with administration of the antibiotic alone. The amino acid derivative and antibiotic may be formulated together as a composition or administered separately, either simultaneously or sequentially.
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- UTILISATION DES HYDROLASES EN CHIMIE ORGANIQUE: SYNTHESE DE LIAISONS ESTER ET AMIDE CATALYSEE PAR LA PAPAINE INDUSTRIELLE
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The use of hydrolases in organic chemistry: synthesis of amide and ester bonds catalyzed by industrial papain.Industrial papain, which is readily available, catalyzed the synthesis of L-Z-alanine ethyl ester (L-ZAEt) in organic medium, under different conditions, with good yields.L-ZAEt was obtained from DL-Z-alanine with 100 percent optical purity.We studied the effects of pH, the solvent/substrate and papain/substrate ratios and the type of organic solvent added, on the L-ZAEt yield.Unreactive D-ZA was also easily isolated from the aqueous phase with good optical purity.This attractive method has been applied to other N-Z-amino acid esters with the same succes.This procedure has been developed for the preparation of peptides using carboxylic or phosphonic substrates.These peptides have anti-bacterial activity. enzymatic catalysis / papain / chymopapain / stereospecific esterification of carboxylic amino acids / dipeptides / phosphonopeptides / anti-bacterial activity
- Moriniere, Jean-Luc,Danree, Bernard,Guy, Alain
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p. 347 - 358
(2007/10/02)
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- HYDROLYSE ENANTIOSELECTIVE D'ESTERS D'AMINOACIDE CATALYSEE PAR L'IMIDAZOLE DANS DES MICELLES INVERSES CHIRALES.1300
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This paper reports the study of the imidazole catalyzed hydrolysis of enantiomeric pairs of three aminoacid esters in reversed micelles prepared from water, heptane and a combination of both racemic or chiral surfactants and of both racemic or chiral (S)2-octanol as cosurfactants.The enantioselectivity observed is important in the combination of chiral surfactant with racemic cosurfactant, and small in the combination of racemic surfactant with chiral cosurfactant, when ω = 20 (ω = / ).This enantioselectivity is also affected by the nature of the cosurfactant, the size of micelles and the nature of the substrate.The results prove that the reaction occurs effectively in a chiral microenvironment, the micelle membrane, and indicate that the cosurfactant is actually present in this membrane.
- Andriamanampisoa, R.,Boyer, B.,Lamity, G.,Roque, J. P.
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- Composition containing a penem or carbapenem antibiotic
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Administration of an N-acylated amino acid in association with a penem or carbapenem antibiotic relieves or eliminates the renal problems associated with administration of the antibiotic alone. The amino acid derivative and antibiotic may be formulated together as a composition or administered separately, either simultaneously or sequentially. The composition may be prepared by simple mixing.
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- Conversion of Serine β-Lactones to Chiral α-Amino Acids by Copper-Containing Organolithium and Organomagnesium Reagents
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A method for the synthesis of optically pure α-amino acids has been developed.Mono- and di-N-protected α-amino-β-lactones 3a (L, R1=H, R2=COOCH2Ph (Z)), 3b (D, R1=H, R2=Z), 3c (L, R1=CH2Ph, R2=Z), and 3d (D, R1=CH2Ph, R2=Z) are readily produced by cyclization of the corresponding serine derivatives 2 under modified Mitsunobu conditions without loss of optical purity.Stereochemical integrity was demonstrated by conversion of 3 to 2-methoxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)phenylacetate esters 6 and analysis by HPLC, (19)F NMR, and (1)H NMR.Reaction of 3 with organolithium-derived cuprate reagents (R2CuLi or R2Cu(CN)Li2) at low temperature produces N-protected α-amino acids by attack at the β-methylene group.Yields of di-N-protected amino acids are generally higher (ca. 50-75percent), but some decrease in enantiomeric excess (ee) can occur (0-27percent).In contrast, the mono-N-protected β-lactones 3a and 3b give slightly lower yields (ca. 44-62percent) but negligible decrease in ee (0-1.7percent) with the exception of Ph2Cu(CN)Li2 (67percent loss of ee).However, the use of Cu(I)-catalyzed Grignard (RMgCl) additions gives better yields (44-83percent), complete retention of optical purity ( 99.4percent), and fewer side products.Reductive removal of the protecting groups in a single step (H2/Pd-C or Na/NH3) affords the free α-amino acids in 91-99percent yield.Their stereochemical purity was determined by conversion to the corresponding N-(-)-camphanoyl methyl esters and analysis by gas chromatography and (1)H NMR spectroscopy.
- Arnold, Lee D.,Drover, John C. G.,Vederas, John C.
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p. 4649 - 4659
(2007/10/02)
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- Enantioselectivity in Chiral Inverted Micelles and Co-surfactant Localization in Microemulsion
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The enantioselectivity observed in a study of the imidazole-catalysed hydrolysis of enantiomeric pairs of three amino acids in chiral reversed micelles proves that the reaction takes place in the micelle membrane.
- Andriamanampisoa, Ramarofidy,Boyer, Bernard,Lamaty, Gerard,Roque, Jean Pierre
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p. 597 - 598
(2007/10/02)
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- Allylic Selenides in Organic Synthesis: New Methods for the Synthesis of Allylic Amines
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Oxidative rearrangement of allylic selenides in the presence of various amine nucleophiles provides synthetic access to a variety of allylic amine derivatives.The stereochemical outcome of these reactions has been investigated, and is consistent with a -sigmatropic rearrangement mechanism.Several D-α-amino acids and racemic β,γ-unsaturated α-amino acids were prepared in this manner.A variant of this process employing an achiral allylic selenide and chiral amide afforded protected allylic amines in low diastereoisomeric excess.
- Shea, Regan G.,Fitzner, Jeffrey N.,Fankhauser, John E.,Spaltenstein, Andreas,Carpino, Philip A.,et al.
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p. 5243 - 5252
(2007/10/02)
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- Asymmetric Carbon to Nitrogen Bond Formation Using Optically Active Allylic Selenides: A New General Method for the Synthesis of N-Protected Optically Active α-Amino Acids
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Optically active allylic selenides undergo oxidative sigmatropic rearrangement to afford optically active, protected allylic amines.The synthetic utility of this process is demonstrated by the synthesis of several N-protected D-α-amino acids in 78-84percent enantiomeric excess.
- Fitzner, Jeffrey N.,Shea, Regan G.,Fankhauser, John E.,Hopkins, Paul B.
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p. 417 - 419
(2007/10/02)
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