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Synthesis of biotinylated xestoquinone that retains inhibitory activity against Ca2+ ATPase of skeletal muscle myosin
Nakamura, Mitsuhiro,Kakuda, Takahiko,Oba, Yuichi,Ojika, Makoto,Nakamura, Hideshi
, p. 3077 - 3082 (2003)
Xestoquinone isolated from a marine sponge binds to skeletal muscle myosin and inhibits its Ca2+ ATPase activity. In this study, we first examined xestoquinone and its analogues to assess the relationships between structure and myosin Ca2+ ATPase inhibitory activity. On the basis of the resultant data, we then designed a biotinylated xestoquinone analogue. Xestoquinone and its analogues were derived from extracts of the marine sponge Xestospongia sapra. Four xestoquinone analogues with a quinone structure significantly inhibited Ca2+ ATPase activity. In contrast, four xestoquinone analogues in which the quinone structure was converted to a quinol dimethyl ether did not inhibit Ca2+ ATPase activity. This suggests that the quinone moiety is essential for inhibitory activity. Then, we synthesized a biotinylated xestoquinone in which a biotin tag was introduced to a site far from the quinone moiety, and this molecule exhibited stronger inhibitory activity than that of xestoquinone. This biotinylated xestoquinone could be useful as a probe in studies of the xestoquinone-myosin binding mode.
Catalytic asymmetric synthesis of halenaquinone and halenaquinol
Kojima,Takemoto,Sodeoka,Shibasaki
, p. 581 - 589 (2007/10/03)
A catalytic asymmetric synthesis of halenaquinone (1) and halenaquinol (2) has been achieved using an asymmetric Heck reaction or a cascade Suzuki cross-coupling and an asymmetric Heck reaction as a key step. This synthesis also features the one-pot construction of a unique pentacyclic ring system from a tricyclic system using palladium chemistry. Moreover, the use of Ph3As as an achiral ligand has been found to enhance both the cascade Suzuki cross-coupling and also the Heck reaction to a synthetically useful extent.
HALENAQUINOL AND HALENAQUINOL SULFATE, PENTACYCLIC HYDROQUINONES FROM THE OKINAWAN MARINE SPONGE XESTOSPONGIA SAPRA
Kobayashi, Motomasa,Shimizu, Nobuyoshi,Kyogoku, Yoshimasa,Kitagawa, Isao
, p. 1305 - 1308 (2007/10/02)
Two new pentacyclic hydroquinones named halenaquinol (1) and halenaquinol sulfate (2) were isolated from the Okinawan marine sponge Xestospongia sapra and their structures were elucidated on the basis of chemical and physicochemical evidence which included a quantitative photo-oxidative conversion of 1 to halenaquinone (3).KEYWORDS - halenaquinol; halenaquinol sulfate; hydroquinone containing pentacyclic acetogenin; marine sponge; Xestospongia sapra; hydroquinone photo-oxidation