61898-55-3Relevant articles and documents
On the total synthesis of (S)-methanophenazine and the formal synthesis of (R)-methanophenazine from a common precursor
Beifuss,Tietze
, p. 9759 - 9763 (2000)
Methanophenazine is a new cofactor from methanogenic archaea. (S)-Methanophenazine has been synthesized from three building blocks, i.e. 2-hydroxy-phenazine, ethyl (R)-3-methylglutarate and (E,E)-farnesyl acetone; a stereodivergent approach from ethyl (R)-3-methylglutarate warrants the formal synthesis of (R)-methanophenazine. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd.
Tandem intermolecular alkylation-intramolecular robinson annelation: A novel and stereoselective construction of the octalin skeleton - Expeditious synthesis of (-)-tanabalin
Watanabe, Hidenori,Onoda, Takahiro,Kitahara, Takeshi
, p. 2545 - 2548 (1999)
Tanabalin (1), an insect antifeedant, was synthesized in optically active form employing a known δ-lactone (F) as the only source of chirality. The key step is a tandem intermolecular alkylation-intramolecular Robinson annelation to construct the trans-octalin skeleton.
Biocatalytic Characterization of Human FMO5: Unearthing Baeyer-Villiger Reactions in Humans
Fiorentini, Filippo,Geier, Martina,Binda, Claudia,Winkler, Margit,Faber, Kurt,Hall, Mélanie,Mattevi, Andrea
, p. 1039 - 1048 (2016/05/19)
Flavin-containing mono-oxygenases are known as potent drug-metabolizing enzymes, providing complementary functions to the well-investigated cytochrome P450 mono-oxygenases. While human FMO isoforms are typically involved in the oxidation of soft nucleophiles, the biocatalytic activity of human FMO5 (along its physiological role) has long remained unexplored. In this study, we demonstrate the atypical in vitro activity of human FMO5 as a Baeyer-Villiger mono-oxygenase on a broad range of substrates, revealing the first example to date of a human protein catalyzing such reactions. The isolated and purified protein was active on diverse carbonyl compounds, whereas soft nucleophiles were mostly non- or poorly reactive. The absence of the typical characteristic sequence motifs sets human FMO5 apart from all characterized Baeyer-Villiger mono-oxygenases so far. These findings open new perspectives in human oxidative metabolism.
(4R,6R)-6-(hydroxymethyl)-4-methyltetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-one in the synthesis of polyfunctional compounds with the methyl-branched carbon skeleton
Mineeva
, p. 253 - 258 (2013/07/25)
A simple and efficient asymmetrical synthesis was performed of a convenient bifunctional building block, methyl (R)-5,5-dimethoxy-3-methylpentanoate and its (S)-enantiomer. The possibility was shown of its application to the synthesis of insect pheromones.