A general method for synthesis of folic acid, its conjugates and analogues (author's transl)]

A general method for synthesis of folic acid, its conjugates and analogues . A new and general method for the synthesis of folic acid, folic acid conjugates and folic acid analogues is described. The key step, i.e. the condensation of N(2′)-acetyl-6-formyl-pterine (I: R¹ ? COCH₃) with aminoaryl derivatives II, is achieved by refluxing in absolute ethanol to afford the azomethines III. NaBH₄-reduction followed by basic hydrolysis gives pure V products in high yield, free from 7-isomers.     

An investigation of the chemiluminescence reaction in the sodium hypochlorite–folic acid–emicarbazide hydrochloride system

A chemiluminescence method for the determination of folic acid by the sodium hypochlorite–folic acid–semicarbazide hydrochloride system with a new flow injection technique has been established. The new method can perform simple, sensitive and rapid determinations of folic acid. The response to the concentration of folic acid, in the range of 1.0×10⁻⁷5.0×10⁻⁵ g/ml, is linear. The relative standard deviation of the method is 2.3% (C_s=4.0×10⁻⁶ g/ml, n=11). The detection limit is 2.7×10⁻⁸ g/ml. This method is suitable for automatic and continuous analysis, and has been successfully tested for the determination of folic acid in a folic acid tablet.     

Über Pterinchemie. 14. Mitteilung. Neues Verfahren zur Darstellung und Stabilisierung von Tetrahydrofolsäure und Tetrahydropterinen

A new method for preparing hydrogenated pterines by catalytic hydrogenation in halogenated acids is described. The best results are obtained with platinum or rhodium in trifluoracetic acid. By this procedure the complete and selective hydrogenation of the pyrazine nucleus of pterine, its N-methylated derivatives and of folic acid is effected in short time. For the first time the oxygen sensitive hydrogenation products have been isolated as hydrochlorides or sulphates. Some UV., NMR. and pK_a data of 5,6, 7,8-tetrahydrogenated pterines are given.     

叶酸对磁性Fe_3O_4纳米粒子的表面修饰

以FeCl3·6H2O作为单一铁源,1,6-己二胺作为胺化试剂,利用无模板的溶剂热方法制备了胺基功能化的磁性Fe3O4纳米粒子,并利用其键合叶酸分子,制备出表面修饰了叶酸的磁性Fe3O4复合纳米粒子。利用傅里叶变换红外光谱仪、X-射线衍射仪、透射电镜、差热-热重分析仪和振动样品磁强计对所得纳米粒子的形貌、粒径、化学组成和磁性能进行了表征。结果表明,叶酸分子通过化学键牢固键合在磁性纳米Fe3O4粒子表面,叶酸修饰的复合纳米粒子仍然具有良好的磁性能。     

Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Folic Acid on Carbon Paste Electrode Modified by Nickel Ions Dispersed into Poly(o‐anisidine) Film

Poly(o‐anisidine) (POA) was formed by successive cyclic voltammetry in monomer solution containing sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) at the surface of carbon paste electrode. Then Ni(II) ions were incorporated to electrode by immersion of the polymeric modified electrode having amine group in 0.1 M Ni(II) ion solution. Cyclic voltammetric and chronoamperometric experiments were used for the electrochemical study of this modified electrode; a good redox behavior of Ni(OH)₂/NiOOH couple at the surface of electrode can be observed. The capability of this modified electrode for catalytic oxidation of folic acid was demonstrated. The amount of α and surface coverage (Γ*) of the redox species and catalytic chemical reaction rate constant (k) for folic acid oxidation were calculated. The catalytic oxidation peak current of folic acid was linearly dependent on its concentration and a linear calibration curve was obtained in the range of 0.1 to 5 mM with a correlation coefficient of 0.9994. The limit of detection (3σ) was determined as 0.091 mM. This electrocatalytic oxidation was used as simple, selective and precise voltammetric method for determination of folic acid in pharmaceutical preparations.     

Development and validation of a high‐performance liquid chromatography method for the simultaneous determination of aspirin and folic acid from nano‐particulate systems

Attention has shifted from the treatment of colorectal cancer (CRC) to chemoprevention using aspirin and folic acid as agents capable of preventing the onset of colon cancer. However, no sensitive analytical method exists to simultaneously quantify the two drugs when released from polymer‐based nanoparticles. Thus, a rapid, highly sensitive method of high‐performance liquid chromatography analysis to simultaneously detect low quantities of aspirin (hydrolyzed to salicylic acid, the active moiety) and folic acid released from biodegradable polylactide‐co‐glycolide (PLGA) copolymer nanoparticles was developed. Analysis was done on a reversed‐phase C₁₈ column using a photodiode array detector at wavelengths of 233 nm (salicylic acid) and 277 nm (folic acid). The mobile phase consisted of acetonitrile–0.1% trifluoroacetic acid mixture programmed for a 30 min gradient elution analysis. In the range of 0.1–100 μg/mL, the assay showed good linearity for salicylic acid (R² = 0.9996) and folic acid (R² = 0.9998). The method demonstrated good reproducibility, intra‐ and inter‐day precision and accuracy (99.67, 100.1%) and low values of detection (0.03, 0.01 μg/mL) and quantitation (0.1 and 0.05 μg/mL) for salicylic acid and folic acid, respectively. The suitability of the method was demonstrated by simultaneously determining salicylic acid and folic acid released from PLGA nanoparticles. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Synthesis and characterization of a colloidal novel folic acid?C??-cyclodextrin conjugate for targeted drug delivery

A novel folic acid?C??-cyclodextrin (??-CD) conjugate was synthesized and preliminarily characterized by ¹H NMR, ESI-MS, and MALDI-MS. ¹H NMR shows the presence of ??- and ??-conjugates which are generated by ??-CD linkage in turn with both carboxylic functions of folic acid. Moreover ROESY evidences supramolecular interactions between the benzene ring of the folic acid and the ??-CD cavity. DOSY suggests that ethylenediamine derived ??-CD?Cfolic acid forms a colloidal dispersion difficult to purify from free folic acid. An analysis of self-diffusion coefficient (D_s) of the three species (??-, ??-conjugates, and free folic acid) and relaxation times (T₁ and T₂) is reported to tentatively explain the colloidal behaviour of the new species in an aqueous solution.     

Glycosylated Star‐Shaped Conjugated Oligomers for Targeted Two‐Photon Fluorescence Imaging

A glucopyranose functionalized star‐shaped oligomer, N‐tris{4,4′,4′′‐[(1E)‐2‐(2‐{(E)‐2‐[4‐(benzo[d]thiazol‐2‐yl)phenyl]vinyl}‐9,9‐bis(6‐2‐amido‐2‐deoxy‐1‐thio‐β‐D ‐glucopyranose‐hexyl)‐9H‐fluoren‐7‐yl)vinyl]phenyl}phenylamine (TVFVBN‐S‐NH₂), is synthesized for two‐photon fluorescence imaging. In water, TVFVBN‐S‐NH₂ self‐assembles into nanoparticles with an average diameter of ～49 nm and shows a fluorescence quantum yield of 0.21. Two‐photon fluorescence measurements reveal that TVFVBN‐S‐NH₂ has a two‐photon absorption cross‐section of ～1100 GM at 780 nm in water. The active amine group on the glucopyranose moiety allows further functionalization of TVFVBN‐S‐NH₂ with folic acid to yield TVFVBN‐S‐NH₂FA with similar optical and physical properties as those for TVFVBN‐S‐NH₂. Cellular imaging studies reveal that TVFVBN‐S‐NH₂FA has increased uptake by MCF‐7 cells relative to that for TVFVBN‐S‐NH₂, due to specific interactions between folic acid and folate receptors on the MCF‐7 cell membrane. This study demonstrates the effectiveness of glycosylation as a molecular engineering strategy to yield water‐soluble materials with a large two‐photon absorption (TPA) cross‐section for targeted cancer‐cell imaging.     

Fluorometry of hydrogen peroxide using oxidative decomposition of folic acid

Hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) is one of the most important reactive oxygen species. In the present study, a fluorometry method for detecting H₂O₂ utilizing folic acid was evaluated. Folic acid was decomposed by H₂O₂ in the presence of Cu(II) into pterine-6-carboxylic acid, leading to strong fluorescence enhancement. In the absence of the metal ion, superoxide and H₂O₂ could not decompose folic acid. Also, H₂O₂ plus sodium hypochlorite (a source of singlet oxygen) could not induce fluorescence enhancement. These results demonstrate that H₂O₂ can be selectively detected using folic acid plus Cu(II). The limit of detection (LOD; at S/N=3) for H₂O₂ is 0.5 μM. This method based on the fluorescence enhancement of folic acid was applied in order to determine small amounts of H₂O₂ generated through the autooxidation of semicarbazide (generation rate: ∼0.01 μM min⁻¹), a carcinogenic compound.      

Fluorescent carbon dots derived from lactose for assaying folic acid

The fluorescent carbon dots were successfully synthesized by simply heating the mixture of lactose and Na OH solution. The as-synthesized carbon dots had been systematically characterized by fluorescence, Fourier transform infrared(FTIR), high resolution transmission electron microscopy(HR-TEM) and ~(13)C NMR. Since the fluorescence of the carbon dots was efficiently quenched by folic acid, the carbon dots were employed as selective fluorescence probes for detecting folic acid, depending on the formation of hydrogen bond among the functional group of folic acid(–OH, –COOH and –NH_2) and –OH and –COOH of the carbon dots. Moreover, the decrease of fluorescence intensity was capable of detecting folic acid in a linear range of 6×10~(-5)–8×10~(-8) mol/L with a detection limit of 1.2×10~(-9)mol/L at a signal-to-noise ratio of 3, suggesting a promising assay for folic acid. Significantly, the practicability of this fluorescence probe to assay folic acid in human urine samples was further evaluated.     

Biosynthesis of verrucarins and roridins. 2. Incorporation of acetate in cis-transmuconic acid and of mevalonate in roridinic acid]

Incorporation experiments using sodium [1-¹⁴C]-acetate and sodium [2-¹⁴C]- and [2-¹⁴C,2-³H₂]-mevalonate and degradations of the verrucarin A ( 1 ) and roridin A ( 2 ) so produced demonstrate that cis,trans-muconic acid ( 3 ) is formed from 3 acetate units. The cis,trans-muconic acid and the C₂-side-chain structural elements of roridinic acid ( 6 ) are built up from 4 acetate units; the cis-oricntcd C(11)-carboxyl group of 6 originates from C(1) of acctic acid. The structural moiety of roridinic acid ( 6 ) corresponding to verrucarinic, acid ( 7 ) originates from mevalonate, as does 7 . A new degradation scheme was devised for roridinic acid ( 6 ); the oxime 23 of its 13 dehydro-detrahydro derivative 21 underwent cleavage with SOCl₂ and subsequent hydrolysis to yield verrucarinolactone ( 8 ), acetonitrile ( 26 ) and methyl adipaldohydate ( 27 ) by a heterolytic Beckmann fragmentation reaction.     

Novel Copper(II)-Selective Potentiometric Sensor Based on a Folic Acid-Functionalized Carbon Nanotube Material

Abstract

A folic acid-functionalized carbon nanotube nanomaterial was prepared by immobilizing folic acid molecules on the carbon nanotubes through covalent bonds. The material was characterized using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy confirmed that folic acid molecules were grafted on the carbon nanotube surfaces through the amide bonds between the carboxylic acid functional groups of the oxidized carbon nanotubes and the amine groups of the folic acid molecules. The folic acid molecules bonded to carbon nanotube surfaces led to appreciable changes in the morphology. By using currently obtained folic acid-functionalized carbon nanotube nanomaterial as electroactive material in a polyvinyl chloride membrane, a potentiometric copper (II)-selective sensor was developed. Membrane optimization studies showed that the composition exhibiting the best potentiometric properties was 4.0% (w/w) folic acid–carbon nanotube, 64.0% (w/w) o-nitrophenyl octylether, and 32.0% (w/w) polyvinyl chloride. The developed sensor displayed a linear response in the copper (II) concentration ranging from 1.0?×?10^–6 to 1.0?×?10^–1 M with a correlation coefficient of 0.9993 and a slope of 29.8?±?0.6?mV/decade of activity. The response time, detection limit, and pH working range were determined to be 4?s, 3.8?×?10^–7 M and 4.0–8.0, respectively. The developed sensor showed highly selective and satisfactory potentiometric response for the determination of copper (II) in a Turkish coin.     

Synthesis, structure and thermal analysis of the gallium complex of 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclo-dodecane-N,N′,N″,N-tetraacetic acid (DOTA)

As part of our efforts to synthesize gallium bioconjugates based on folic acid and thiamin we have utilized 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclo-dodecane-N,N′,N″,N-tetraacetic acid (DOTA) as the chelating ligand for gallium(III). The reaction of gallium chloride with DOTA at room temperature in aqueous solution affords the complex [Ga(HDOTA) · 5.5H₂O] (1), which is characterized by single-crystal X-ray spectroscopy, electrospray mass spectrometry and thermal gravimetric analysis. Gallium displays 6-coordinate distorted octahedral geometry within a puckered macrocyclic DOTA framework. The equatorial plane comprises two nitrogens of the DOTA ring and two oxygens from two of the four pendant carboxylic acid groups. The axial positions are comprised of the remaining two transannular nitrogens of the DOTA ring.     

N2′-acetyl-6-diacetoxymethylpterin

Treatment of folic acid with bromine in 48% hydrobromic acid gives the hydrobromide salt of 6-formylpterin ( 1 ), and acetylation of 1 with recovered acetic anhydride leads to N^2′-acetyl-6-diacetoxymethylpterin ( 3 ).     

Synthesis,Characterization and Photocleavage of Bis-decyl Pteroic Acid: A Folate Derivative with Affinity to Biomembranes†

Here, we provide mechanistic insight to the photocleavage of a compound in the folate family, namely pteroic acid. A bis-decyl chain derivative of pteroic acid was synthesized, structurally characterized and photochemically investigated. We showed that, like folic acid, pteroic acid and the decylated derivative undergo a photocleavage reaction in the presence of H₂O, while no reaction was observed in methanol solution. Furthermore, density functional theory calculations were carried out to predict relative stabilities of hypothetical mono-, bis- and tris-decylated pteroic acid derivatives to help rationalize the regioselectivity of the bis-decyl pteroic acid product. Additionally, the lipophilicity of the bis-decyl pteroic acid appears to confer a hydrophobic property enabling an interaction with biomembranes.     

Anti-Influenza a virus of a new oligosaccharide citric acid derivative isolated from Vigna angularis (ohwi et ohashi. var. Dainagon) Seeds

A new oligosaccharide citric acid derivative was isolated by hot aqueous extraction at 85?°C from Vigna angularis seeds, and it was purified using anion exchange chromatography DE-52. The structure was inferred by using UV, 1?D and 2?D NMR spectroscopy and HR-MALDI/MS, and identified as α-D-galactopyranosyl-(1→6)-α-D-galactopyranosyl-(1→6)-α-D-glucopyranosyle-(1→2)-β-D-fructofuranosyle citric acid. The isolated oligosaccharide citric acid derivative revealed promising anti-influenza A virus with 50% inhibition concentration (IC₅₀) of 0.162?nM/mL and 50% cytotoxic dose (CC₅₀) of >2.38?nM/mL.     

The glycosides of Marsdenia erecta R. Br. I. Isolation, glycoside and aglycone. 325

Dried leaves of Marsdenia erecta R. Br. gave over 6% of a crude glycoside mixture, the main portion of which consisted of weakly polar material, soluble in ether or chloroform. By mild acid hydrolysis it yielded crude sugars and aglycones. The following four crist. sugars were isolated: D -cymarose, D -oleandrose and two bioses: pachybiose and marsectobiose (C₁₄H₂₄O₈, new). By PC. and TLC. the presence of digitoxose, canarose, thevetose and 3-O-methyl-6-deoxyallose could be demonstrated. The crude acyl-genin mixture contained β-sitosteryl-β-D -glucopyranoside and three highly hydroxylated pregnane derivatives: drevogenin-P, 17 β-marsdenin (C₂₁H₃₂O₆, new) and marsectohexol (C₂₁H₃₄O₆, new), all partly esterified with acetic, tiglic and benzoic acid. Five crist. acyl-genins (A1–A5) were isolated by chromatography, but most of them still were mixtures. After alkaline hydrolysis of the crude acyl-genins 6 acyl-free compounds were obtained. 4 of them were identical with the above mentioned substances, the other two: 17-iso-drevogenin-P and marsdenin (17 α-marsdenin) are formed from drevogenin-P and 17 β-marsdenin by isomerisation.     

Über Pterinchemie. 69 Mitteilung [1]. Konformationsanalyse von 5,6,7,8-Tetrahydropteroinsäure und 5,6,7,8-Tetrahydro-L-folsäure

Conformational analysis of 5,6,7,8-tetrahydropteroic acid and 5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-L -folic acid In the 360-MHz-¹H-NMR.-spectrum of (6R, S)-9,9-dideuterio-5, 6, 7, 8-tetrahydropteroic acid (racemic) (XIII) (AMX-System, Fig. 4) and (6R, S)-9,9-dideuterio-5, 6, 7, 8-tetrahydro-L -folic acid (diastereomeric) (XVI) the H_a–C(6) and H_a–C(7) show a vicinal coupling constant of 6,7 Hz and the H_a–C(6) and H_e–C(7) one of 3,2 Hz. The first coupling constant provides evidence for an approximate trans-diaxal arrangement of H_a–C(6) and H_a–C(7), and the second for a gauche conformation of H_a–C(6) and H_e–C(7). The tetrahydropyrazine ring in the racemic 5, 6, 7, 8-tetrahydropteroic acid (III) and in the diastereomeric 5, 6, 7, 8-tetrahydro-L -folic acid (XVII) exists therefore in a half-chair conformation with a pseudoequatorial position of the side chain at C(6) (Fig.5).     

Pterin chemistry. 45. A new and clear synthesis of isomer-free pteroyl-gamma-L-glutamyl-L-glutamic acid

A new and unequivocal synthesis of pteroyl-λ-L-glutamyl-L-glutamic acid free of isomers is described. A melt of N(2′)-acetyl-6-formylpterine and trimethyl-N-(p-amino-benzoyl)-λ-L-glutamyl-L-glutamate was quantitatively converted to 6-azomethin-pterine-trimethylester XI. NaBH₄-reduction followed by basic hydrolysis of acetyl and methyl ester groups gives pure pteroyl-λ-glutamyl-glutamic acid in good yield.