5699-78-5Relevant articles and documents
Total Synthesis and Biological Mode of Action of WAP-8294A2: A Menaquinone-Targeting Antibiotic
Itoh, Hiroaki,Tokumoto, Kotaro,Kaji, Takuya,Paudel, Atmika,Panthee, Suresh,Hamamoto, Hiroshi,Sekimizu, Kazuhisa,Inoue, Masayuki
, p. 6924 - 6935 (2018)
WAP-8294A2 (lotilibcin, 1) is a potent antibiotic with superior in vivo efficacy to vancomycin against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Despite the great medical importance, its molecular mode of action remains unknown. Here we report the total synthesis of complex macrocyclic peptide 1 comprised of 12 amino acids with a β-hydroxy fatty-acid chain, and its deoxy analogue 2. A full solid-phase synthesis of 1 and 2 enabled their rapid assembly and the first detailed investigation of their functions. Compounds 1 and 2 were equipotent against various strains of Gram-positive bacteria including MRSA. We present evidence that the antimicrobial activities of 1 and 2 are due to lysis of the bacterial membrane, and their membrane-disrupting effects depend on the presence of menaquinone, an essential factor for the bacterial respiratory chain. The established synthetic routes and the menaquinone-targeting mechanisms provide valuable information for designing and developing new antibiotics based on their structures.
Photoinduced Remote Functionalization of Amides and Amines Using Electrophilic Nitrogen Radicals
Morcillo, Sara P.,Dauncey, Elizabeth M.,Kim, Ji Hye,Douglas, James J.,Sheikh, Nadeem S.,Leonori, Daniele
supporting information, p. 12945 - 12949 (2018/09/14)
The selective functionalization of C(sp3)?H bonds at distal positions to functional groups is a challenging task in synthetic chemistry. Reported here is a photoinduced radical cascade strategy for the divergent functionalization of amides and protected amines. The process is based on the oxidative generation of electrophilic amidyl radicals and their subsequent transposition by 1,5-H-atom transfer, resulting in remote fluorination, chlorination and, for the first time, thioetherification, cyanation, and alkynylation. The process is tolerant of most common functional groups and delivers useful building blocks that can be further elaborated. The utility of this strategy is demonstrated through the late-stage functionalization of amino acids and a dipeptide.
α-Alkylidene-γ-butyrolactone synthesis via one-pot C-H insertion/olefination: substrate scope and the total synthesis of (±)-cedarmycins A and B
Lloyd, Matthew G.,D'Acunto, Mariantonietta,Taylor, Richard J.K.,Unsworth, William P.
, p. 7107 - 7123 (2015/02/19)
Abstract A system for the synthesis of α-alkylidene-γ-butyrolactones via a one-pot C-H insertion/olefination sequence is described. The process is based on the rhodium catalysed C-H insertion reaction of α-diazo-α-(diethoxyphosphoryl)acetates. The mild reaction conditions, operational simplicity and ready availability of starting materials are all key features. A wide range of successful reaction systems are reported (41 examples) highlighting the generality of the method. The application of this method in the total synthesis of the natural products (±)-cedarmycins A and B is also described.
