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Novel Pyrimidine-based Ferrocenyl substituted Organometallic Compounds: Synthesis, Characterization and Biological Evaluation
Parveen, Humaira,Alsharif, Meshari A.,Alahmdi, Mohammed I.,Mukhtar, Sayeed,Azam, Amir
, (2018)
Some novel pyrimidine-based ferrocenyl substituted organometallic compounds were synthesized via multistep reactions, well characterized by different spectroscopic techniques and elemental analyses and evaluated for in vitro antiprotozoal susceptibility against HM1: IMSS strain of Entamoeba histolytica. The results of antiprotozoal susceptibility unveiled these compounds, as new leads in protozoal chemotherapy as most of the organometallics displayed an exceptionally higher antiamoebic activity (IC50 = 0.055 μM - 0.815 μM) than the reference drug metronidazole which gave IC50 (50% inhibitory concentration) value 1.781 μM in our experiments, concluding that newly synthesized organometallic compounds have potential to be employed as effective antiamoebic agents and these organometallics can be very useful for further optimization work on amoebic chemotherapy.
2-Aminoquinazolines by Chan-Evans-Lam Coupling of Guanidines with (2-Formylphenyl)boronic Acids
Solomin, Vitalii V.,Seins, Alberts,Jirgensons, Aigars
supporting information, p. 1507 - 1510 (2020/07/24)
A new method is presented for the synthesis of 2-aminoquinazolines, which is based on a Chan-Evans-Lam coupling of (2-formylphenyl)boronic acids with guanidines. Relatively mild conditions involving the use of inexpensive CuI as a catalyst and methanol as a solvent permit the application of the method to a wide range of substrates. Nonsubstituted, N-monosubstituted, and N,N-disubstituted guanidines can be used as reactants to give the corresponding 2-aminoquinazolines in moderate yields from readily available (2-formylphenyl)boronic acids.
“Doubly Orthogonal” Labeling of Peptides and Proteins
Tessier, Romain,Ceballos, Javier,Guidotti, Nora,Simonet-Davin, Raphael,Fierz, Beat,Waser, Jerome
supporting information, p. 2243 - 2263 (2019/08/08)
Herein, we report a cysteine bioconjugation methodology for the introduction of hypervalent iodine compounds onto biomolecules. Ethynylbenziodoxolones (EBXs) engage thiols in small organic molecules and cysteine-containing peptides and proteins in a fast and selective addition onto the alkynyl triple bond, resulting in stable vinylbenziodoxolone hypervalent iodine conjugates. The conjugation occurs at room temperature in an open flask under physiological conditions. The use of an azide-bearing EBX reagent enables a “doubly orthogonal” functionalization of the bioconjugate via strain-release-driven cycloaddition and Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling of the vinyl hypervalent iodine bond. We successfully applied the methodology on relevant and complex biomolecules, such as histone proteins. Through single-molecule experiments, we illustrated the potential of this doubly reactive bioconjugate by introducing a triplet-state quencher close to a fluorophore, which extended its lifetime by suppressing photobleaching. This work is therefore expected to find broad applications for peptide and protein functionalization. Understanding the molecular basis of life is essential in the search for new medicines. Chemical biology develops molecular tools for studying biological processes, setting the basis for new diagnostics and therapeutics, and relies heavily on the ability to selectively modify biomolecules. Two approaches have been especially fruitful: (1) selective modification of natural biomolecules and (2) selective reaction between non-natural functionalities in the presence of biomolecules (the so-called orthogonal bioconjugation). In our work, we contribute to both by transferring highly reactive hypervalent iodine reagents to cysteine residues in proteins and peptides. The obtained bioconjugates retain the reactive hypervalent bonds, which can be selectively functionalized via a metal-mediated reaction. Combined with a traditional azide tag, our approach allows a doubly orthogonal functionalization of biomolecules and is hence expected to be highly useful in chemical biology. Chemical biology develops molecular tools for studying biological processes, setting the basis for new diagnostics and therapeutics, and relies heavily on the ability to modify selectively biomolecules. In our work, we introduce hypervalent iodine bonds into peptides and proteins, via functionalization of cysteine, by using unique cyclic reagents developed in our group. The hypervalent bond can then be selectively modified in the presence of both natural and synthetic functional groups, opening new opportunities for applications in chemical biology.
Using N-substituted-2-amino-4,6-dimethoxypyrimidines in the synthesis of aliphatic guanidines
Shaw, Julian W.,Barbance, Laure,Grayson, David H.,Rozas, Isabel
supporting information, p. 4990 - 4992 (2015/08/03)
Abstract The use of 2-chloro-4,6-dimethoxypyrimdine as a tool for the syntheses of substituted guanidines is presented. This method, that we had previously shown to be very useful for aromatic amines, introduces an atom economical, cost effective and environmentally safe method for the installation of the guanidine functionality in aliphatic primary and secondary amines.
Synthesis, antiplasmodial activity and mechanistic studies of pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile and quinoline hybrids
Kaur, Hardeep,Balzarini, Jan,De Kock, Carmen,Smith, Peter J.,Chibale, Kelly,Singh, Kamaljit
supporting information, p. 52 - 62 (2015/06/30)
Abstract A series of hybrids comprising of 5-cyanopyrimidine and quinoline moiety were synthesized and tested for in vitro antiplasmodial activity against NF54 and Dd2 strains of Plasmodium falciparum. Hybrid bearing m-nitrophenyl substituent at C-4 of py
Copper-free sonogashira cross-coupling for functionalization of alkyne-encoded proteins in aqueous medium and in bacterial cells
Li, Nan,Lim, Reyna K. V.,Edwardraja, Selvakumar,Lin, Qing
supporting information; experimental part, p. 15316 - 15319 (2011/11/11)
Bioorthogonal reactions suitable for functionalization of genetically or metabolically encoded alkynes, for example, copper-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition reaction ("click chemistry"), have provided chemical tools to study biomolecular dynamics and function in living systems. Despite its prominence in organic synthesis, copper-free Sonogashira cross-coupling reaction suitable for biological applications has not been reported. In this work, we report the discovery of a robust aminopyrimidine-palladium(II) complex for copper-free Sonogashira cross-coupling that enables selective functionalization of a homopropargylglycine (HPG)-encoded ubiquitin protein in aqueous medium. A wide range of aromatic groups including fluorophores and fluorinated aromatic compounds can be readily introduced into the HPG-containing ubiquitin under mild conditions with good to excellent yields. The suitability of this reaction for functionalization of HPG-encoded ubiquitin in Escherichia coli was also demonstrated. The high efficiency of this new catalytic system should greatly enhance the utility of Sonogashira cross-coupling in bioorthogonal chemistry.
