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• 1439377-27-1 C₁₉H₃₅NO₂ 
• 765-13-9 pentadec-1-yne 
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Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Straightforward access to spisulosine and 4,5-dehydrospisulosine stereoisomers: Probes for profiling ceramide synthase activities in intact cells

A stereoselective synthesis of spisulosine (ES285) and 4,5- dehydrospisulosine stereoisomers is described. Hydrozirconation of 1-pentadecyne with Schwartz reagent, followed by diastereocontrolled addition to l- or d-alaninal afforded the required 2-amino-1,3-diol framework. The resulting sphingoid bases revealed as excellent probes for the profiling of ceramide synthase activity in intact cells. Among the sphingoid bases described in this work, spisulosine (ES285), RBM1-77, and RBM1-73 were the most suitable ones because of their highest acylation rates. These molecules should prove useful to study the role of the different ceramide synthases and the resulting N-acyl (dihydro)ceramides in cell fate.

Antitumoral compounds

New spisulosine derivatives of use in treating tumors are of the formula (I) wherein: each X is the same or different, and represents H, OH, OR′, SH, SR′, SOR′, SO2R′, NO2, NH2, NHR′, N(R′)2, CN, halogen, C(=O)H, C(=O)CH3, CO2H, CO2CH3, substituted or unsubstituted C1-C18 alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C2-C18 alkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted C2-C18 alkynyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaromatic, or two groups X may together form =O; Y is NR1, OR1, PR1, SR1, or halogen, wherein the number of substituents R1 is selected to suit the valency and each R1 is independently selected of H, OH, C(=O)R′, P(=O)R′R″, substituted or unsubstituted C1-C18 alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C2-C18 alkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted C2-C18 alkynyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, and wherein the dotted line indicates an optional double bond; each Z is the same different, and represents H, OH, OR′, SH, SR′, SOR′, SO2R′, NO2, NH2, NHR′, N(R′)2, NHC(O)R′, CN, halogen, C(=O)H, C(=O)CH3, CO2H, CO2CH3, substituted or unsubstituted C1-C18 alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C2-C18 alkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted C2-C18 alkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted C2-C18 alkynyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaromatic, or two groups Z may together form =O; z is 0 to 25; y is to 0 to 20; R2 is H, C(=O)R′, P(=O)R′R″, S(=O)R′R″, S(=O)2R′, substituted or unsubstituted C1-C18 alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C2-C18 Alkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted C2-C18 alkynyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl; R3 is H, C(=O)R′, P(=O)R′R″, S(=O)R′R″, S(=O)2R′, substituted or unsubstituted C1-C18 alklyl, substituted or unsubstituted C2-C18 alkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted C2-C18 alkynyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl; each of the R′, R″ groups is independently selected from the group consisting of H, OH, NO2, NH2, SH, CN, halogen, =O, C(=O)H, C(=O)CH3, CO2H, CO2CH3, substituted or unsubstituted C1-C18 alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C1-C18 alkoxy, substituted or unsubstituted C2-C18 alkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted C2-C18 alkynl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl; there may be one or more unsaturations in the hydrocarbon backbone defined by the chain (II) and salts thereof; with the exception of a C16-C24 2-amino-3-hydroxyalkane or a C16-C24 2-amino-3-hydroxyalkene.