2835-81-6Relevant articles and documents
CYCLOPEPTIDE ALKALOIDS FROM MELOCHIA CORCHORIFOLIA
Bhakuni, Rajendra S.,Shukla, Yogendra N.,Thakur, Raghunath S.
, p. 324 - 326 (1987)
Adouetine-y' and a new cyclopeptide alkaloide, melofoline, have been isolated from Melochia corchorifolia.The latter was characterized mainly from its mass spectrum and hydrolysis products.Melofoline has N,N-dimethyl-β-hydroxyleucine as the terminal amino acid and 2-aminobutyric acid as the ring amino acid, neither of which has been found in these positions before. Key Word Index--Melochia corchorifolia; Sterculiaceae; aerial parts; cyclopeptide alkaloids; adouetine-y'; melofoline.
Direct Synthesis of Free α-Amino Acids by Telescoping Three-Step Process from 1,2-Diols
Inada, Haruki,Shibuya, Masatoshi,Yamamoto, Yoshihiko
supporting information, p. 709 - 713 (2019/01/25)
A practical telescoping three-step process for the syntheses of α-amino acids from the corresponding 1,2-diols has been developed. This process enables the direct synthesis of free α-amino acids without any protection/deprotection step. This method was also effective for the preparation of a 15N-labeled α-amino acid. 1,2-Diols bearing α,β-unsaturated ester moieties afforded bicyclic α-amino acids through intramolecular [3 + 2] cycloadditions. A preliminary study suggests that the resultant α-amino acids are resolvable by aminoacylases with almost complete selectivity.
A metagenomics approach for new biocatalyst discovery: Application to transaminases and the synthesis of allylic amines
Baud, Damien,Jeffries, Jack W. E.,Moody, Thomas S.,Ward, John M.,Hailes, Helen C.
, p. 1134 - 1143 (2017/08/14)
Transaminase enzymes have significant potential for the sustainable synthesis of amines using mild aqueous reaction conditions. Here a metagenomics mining strategy has been used for new transaminase enzyme discovery. Starting from oral cavity microbiome samples, DNA sequencing and bioinformatics analyses were performed. Subsequent in silico mining of a library of contiguous reads built from the sequencing data identified 11 putative Class III transaminases which were cloned and overexpressed. Several screening protocols were used and three enzymes selected of interest due to activities towards substrates covering a wide structural diversity. Transamination of functionalized cinnamaldehydes was then investigated for the production of valuable amine building blocks.
FUNCTIONALIZED FLUORINE CONTAINING PHTHALOCYANINE MOLECULES
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, (2015/03/16)
Functionalized fluorine containing phthalocyanine molecules, methods of making, and methods of use in diagnostic applications and disease treatment are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the fluorine containing phthalocyanine molecules are functionalized with a reactive functional group or at least one cancer-targeting ligand (CTL). The CTL can facilitate more efficient binding and/or internalization to a cancer cell than to a healthy cell. The CTL can inhibit expression of oncoprotein in some embodiments. The pthalocyanine moiety can be used in diagnostic applications, such as fluorescence labeling of a cancer cell, and/or treatment applications, such as catalyzing formation of a reactive oxygen species (ROS) which can contribute to cell death of a cancer cell.
