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Convergent evolution of bacterial ceramide synthesis
Ashley, Ben,Campopiano, Dominic J.,Chamberlain, Joshua D.,Coleman, Aimiyah,D’Emilia, Rachel,Fu, Larina,Guan, Ziqiang,Hansen, Matthew E. B.,Klein, Eric A.,Mohan, Eric C.,Nguyen, Hung,Stankeviciute, Gabriele,Tang, Peijun
, (2022/01/06)
The bacterial domain produces numerous types of sphingolipids with various physiological functions. In the human microbiome, commensal and pathogenic bacteria use these lipids to modulate the host inflammatory system. Despite their growing importance, their biosynthetic pathway remains undefined since several key eukaryotic ceramide synthesis enzymes have no bacterial homolog. Here we used genomic and biochemical approaches to identify six proteins comprising the complete pathway for bacterial ceramide synthesis. Bioinformatic analyses revealed the widespread potential for bacterial ceramide synthesis leading to our discovery of a Gram-positive species that produces ceramides. Biochemical evidence demonstrated that the bacterial pathway operates in a different order from that in eukaryotes. Furthermore, phylogenetic analyses support the hypothesis that the bacterial and eukaryotic ceramide pathways evolved independently. [Figure not available: see fulltext.]
Development of Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation with a Bifunctional Oxo-Tethered Ruthenium Catalyst in Flow for the Synthesis of a Ceramide (D-erythro-CER[NDS])
Touge, Taichiro,Kuwana, Masahiro,Komatsuki, Yasuhiro,Tanaka, Shigeru,Nara, Hideki,Matsumura, Kazuhiko,Sayo, Noboru,Kashibuchi, Yoshinobu,Saito, Takao
supporting information, p. 452 - 461 (2019/01/04)
The development of an efficient synthetic route for an optically active ceramide compound (d-erythro-CER[NDS]) is described. The route proceeds through asymmetric transfer hydrogenation in a pipes-in-series flow reactor with oxo-tethered ruthenium complex-catalyzed dynamic kinetic resolution. This synthesis was accomplished without any expensive reagents, and none of the intermediates required isolation. This resulted in a robust process that has been successfully run on a production scale.
'Chiron' approach to stereoselective synthesis of sphinganine and unnatural safingol, an antineoplastic and antipsoriatic agent
Das, Pintu,Kundooru, Somireddy,Shaw, Arun K.
, p. 14505 - 14511 (2016/02/19)
Highly stereoselective total syntheses of sphingoid bases, natural bioactive ceramide sphinganine 1 (with an overall yield of 33%) and unnatural antineoplastic and antipsoriatic drug safingol 17 (with an overall yield of 38%) starting from chirons 3,4,6-tri-O-benzyl-d-galactal and 3,4,6-tri-O-benzyl-d-glucal respectively have been demonstrated. Mitsunobu reaction and late stage olefin cross metathesis are utilized as important steps in order to complete the total synthesis of these sphingoid molecules.
