142-50-7Relevant articles and documents
Stereochemical investigations on the biosynthesis of achiral (Z)-γ-bisabolene in Cryptosporangium arvum
Rinkel, Jan,Dickschat, Jeroen S.
supporting information, p. 789 - 794 (2019/04/17)
A newly identified bacterial (Z)-γ-bisabolene synthase was used for investigating the cyclisation mechanism of the sesquiterpene. Since the stereoinformation of both chiral putative intermediates, nerolidyl diphosphate (NPP) and the bisabolyl cation, is lost during formation of the achiral product, the intriguing question of their absolute configurations was addressed by incubating both enantiomers of NPP with the recombinant enzyme, which resolved in an exclusive cyclisation of (R)-NPP, while (S)-NPP that is non-natural to the (Z)-γ-bisabolene synthase was specifically converted into (E)-β-farnesene. A hypothetical enzyme mechanistic model that explains these observations is presented.
Biomimetic total synthesis of (-)-neroplofurol and (+)-ekeberin D4triggered by hydrolysis of terminal epoxides
Kodama, Takeshi,Aoki, Shingo,Matsuo, Tomoki,Tachi, Yoshimitsu,Nishikawa, Keisuke,Morimoto, Yoshiki
supporting information, p. 1662 - 1664 (2015/02/19)
To accumulate the chemi cal basis of epoxide-opening cascade biogenesis, chemical syntheses of sesqui- and triterpenoids were performed. The biomi metic total syntheses of (-)-neroplofurol (1) and (+)-ekeberin D4(2) were accomplished by protic acid-catalyzed hydrolysis of the terminal epoxide from nerolidol diepoxide 3 and squalene tetraepoxide 4 through single and double 5-exo cyclizations in intermediates 5 and 6, respectively. This chemical reaction mimics the direct hydrolysis mechanism of epoxide hydrol ases, enzymes that catalyze an epoxide-opening reaction to finally produce vicinal diols.
Biosynthesis of the sesquiterpene antibiotic albaflavenone in streptomyces coelicolor. mechanism and stereochemistry of the enzymatic formation of epi-isozizaene
Lin, Xin,Cane, David E.
supporting information; experimental part, p. 6332 - 6333 (2009/09/26)
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