Synthesis of 2-amino-4-hydroxy-1,3,5-triazanaphthalenes

The synthesis of 2-amino-4-hydroxy-6-amyl-1,3,5-triazanaphthalene (8) is described as a model sequence pertinent to preparation of 8-deazafolic acid and its analogs. Condensation of 2-acet-amido-4-hydroxy-6-pyrimidinealdehyde (3) with dimethyl 2-oxoheptylphosphonate afforded 1-(2′-acetamido-4′-hydroxy-6′-pyrimidinyl)-1-octene-3-one (4) as a key intermediate. Conversion of 4 to 1-(2′-amino-4′-hydroxy-5′ -phenylazo-6′ pyrimidinyl)-3-octanone (7) followed by reductive cyclization yielded 8 or its tetrahydro derivative (9) .     

A photoactive isoprenoid diphosphate analogue containing a stable phosphonate linkage: synthesis and biochemical studies with prenyltransferases

A number of biochemical processes rely on isoprenoids, including the post-translational modification of signaling proteins and the biosynthesis of a wide array of compounds. Photoactivatable analogues have been developed to study isoprenoid utilizing enzymes such as the isoprenoid synthases and prenyltransferases. While these initial analogues proved to be excellent structural analogues with good cross-linking capability, they lack the stability needed when the goals include isolation of cross-linked species, tryptic digestion, and subsequent peptide sequencing. Here, the synthesis of a benzophenone-based farnesyl diphosphate analogue containing a stable phosphonophosphate group is described. Inhibition kinetics, photolabeling experiments, as well as X-ray crystallographic analysis with a protein prenyltransferase are described, verifying this compound as a good isoprenoid mimetic. In addition, the utility of this new analogue was explored by using it to photoaffinity label crude protein extracts obtained from Hevea brasiliensis latex. Those experiments suggest that a small protein, rubber elongation factor, interacts directly with farnesyl diphosphate during rubber biosynthesis. These results indicate that this benzophenone-based isoprenoid analogue will be useful for identifying enzymes that utilize farnesyl diphosphate as a substrate.     

Copper and iron interactions with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors. A study by fast-atom bombardment tandem mass spectrometry

Fast atom bombardment, combined with high-energy collision-induced tandem mass spectrometry, has been used to investigate gas-phase metal-ion interactions with captopril, enalaprilat and lisinopril, all angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors.Suggestions for the location of metal-binding sites are presented. For captopril, metal binding occurs most likely at both the sulphur and the nitrogen atom. For enalaprilat and lisinopril, binding preferably occurs at the amine nitrogen. Copyright 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Synthesis of morphine-d5 and codeine-d8

The synthesis of morphine labeled with deuterium in the N-methyl group and at positions 1 and 6 is described. Reduction of N-carboethoxy-1-bromonorcodeinone (IV) with lithium aluminum deuteride in tetrahydrofuran-d₅ yielded the codeine-d₅. O-Demethylation with sodium propylmercaptide-dimethyl formamide afforded morphine-d₅, which could be remethylated with perdeuterioiodomethane to give codeine-d₈. The labeled compounds are useful as standards for field ionization mass spectrometric analysis.