Syntheses of Nucleoside Derivatives Containing Fmoc- or Trityl-protected Amino Acids

Facile direct esterification reactions between 2‘, 3‘-O-isopropylidene-nucleosides and Fmoc- or trityl-protected amino acids via N, N-dicyclohexyl-carbodiimide(DCC) mediated condensation are described. These reactions offer a mild and convenient method to synthesize aminoacylated nucleoside derivatives.     

Chemical Synthesis of Proteins Containing 300 Amino Acids

Chemical synthesis of proteins containing up to 300 amino acids may cover 30%-50% of all the proteins encountered in biomedical studies and may provide an alternate approach to the usually used recombinant expression technology, vastly expanding the chemical space of the latter. In the present review article, we tried to survey the recent progresses made for more rapid synthesis of increasingly long peptides and more efficient ligation of multiple peptide segments. The developments of seminal methods by many research groups have greatly contributed to the recent breakthroughs in the successful total synthesis of a number of functionally important proteins, such as oligoubiquitins, bacterial GroEL/ES chaperones, and mirror-image DNA polymerases. Through these studies, a potential bottleneck has also been recognized for the chemical synthesis of large proteins, namely, how to ensure that each peptide segment from a large protein avoids unfavorable aggregation when dissolved in aqueous solution. Many new methods, such as removable backbone modification(RBM) strategy have been developed to overcome this bottleneck, while more studies need to be carried out to develop more effective and less costly methods that ultimately, may lead to fully automatable chemical synthesis of customized proteins of 300 amino acids bearing any artificial designs.     

Asymmetric Synthesis of Chiral Trifluoromethyl Containing Heterocyclic Amino Acids

An operationally convenient, asymmetric synthesis of chiral trifluoromethyl containing heterocyclic amino acids has been developed via Michael addition reaction of chiral equivalent of Ni(II)‐complex of glycine and β ‐trifluoromethylated‐α ,β ‐unsaturated ketones. The simplicity of the experimental procedures and high stereochemical outcome of the presented method render these heterocyclic amino acids readily available for systematic medicinal chemistry studies and de novo peptide design.     

Synthesis of Novel Dendrimers Containing Amino Acids and Peptides

Dendrimers are known for their well-defined, regular, highly branched architectures with a large number of functional groups1. Recently, dendrimers have been widely researched in different fields, such as molecular light havesting, catalysts, liquid cryst…     

Ring-Opened Adducts of the Anticancer Drug Carboplatin with Sulfur Amino Acids

Reactions of the anticancer drug carboplatin ("Paraplatin") with a variety of sulfur-containing amino acids have been investigated by (1)H and (15)N NMR spectroscopy and by HPLC. Thiols react very slowly and sulfur-bridged species containing four-membered Pt(2)S(2) rings are the predominant products. In contrast, reactions with thioether ligands are much more rapid, and kinetics for the initial stages of the reaction with L-methionine have been determined (k = 2.7 x 10(-)(3) M(-)(1) s(-)(1)). Surprisingly, very stable ring-opened species are formed such as cis-[Pt(CBDCA-O)(NH(3))(2)(L-HMet-S)] which has a half-life for Met-S,N ring-closure of 28 h at 310 K. A study of the formation of the analogous product for N-acetyl-L-methionine and its subsequent ring closure is reported. Reactions such as these may play a role in the biological activity of carboplatin.     

Thermodynamic Behavior of Systems Containing Amino Acids in Aqueous-Lactose Solutions

The hydration of proteins plays a vital role in biological systems, which inspires us to study the molecular interactions in solutions containing amino acids + water + lactose at different temperatures. Therefore, in view of the biological implications of the hydration behavior of amino acids, in the present document we report the key thermodynamic properties: standard molar volumes, $$V_{2,phi }^{0}$$, and standard molar compressions, $$kappa_{S,2,phi }^{0}$$ of glycine, l-serine, l-proline, l-arginine and l-asparagine in 0.10, 0.30 and 0.50 mol·kg−1 aqueous solutions of lactose from density and ultrasonic velocity data at different temperatures, which helps us to understand the effect of lactose on the hydration of the amino acids. We have also reported refractive indices and molar refractions of the studied systems. The results reveal that lactose has a significant effect on the hydration and electrostriction behavior of the amino acids in general and has a dehydration effect in particular on the amino acids. The results have implications in the role of proteins in biological systems.     

A Facile Synthesis of N-Phosphoryl Amino Acids Containing Hydroxy Group

three kinds of N-(diisopropyloxyphosphoryl) amino acids containing hydroxyl group were prepared in high yield by using diisopropyl phosphite as the phosphorylating agent, sodium hypochlorite as the chlorinating agent and tetrabutyl ammonium bromide as the phase transfer catalyst in basic aqueous media.     

Atomic Absorption Determination of Some Amino Acids Containing a Sulphur Group

Abstract

A simple and rapid atomic absorption method for the determination of some amino acids containing a sulphur group is described. The studied compounds are cysteine, cystine and methionine. The method is based on the addition of an excess of mercury (II) chloride in phosphate buffer, pH 9, forming a white precipitate; the unreacted mercury is separated by centrifugation and the mercury ions in both precipitate and filtrate are determined by atomic absorption spectrophotometry at 253.6 nm. The concentration of the studied amino acids is then indirectly determined from a calibration curve for standard mercury (II) chloride solution.

The procedure has been successfully applied to the assay of the pharmaceutical preparations of the studied drugs after thin-layer chromatographic separation. The results of the studied compounds compare favourably with the official methods.     

Redox Status of Main Urinary Sulfur Amino Acids Evaluation by Liquid Chromatography

Thiol redox status, defined as reduced-to-oxidized ratio, of main urinary aminothiols has been measured. Both forms of thiols were determined by liquid chromatography with ultraviolet detection. The analytes were derivatized with thiol-specific ultraviolet labeling reagent, 2-chloro-1-methylquinolinium tetrafluoroborate, separated chromatographically and detected at 355 nm. Oxidized forms were converted to their thiol counterparts by reductive cleavage with tris(2-carboxyethyl)phosphine hydrochloride prior to derivatization step. Redox status of cysteine and cysteinylglycine was determined in urine of 45 healthy volunteers distributed for age. There were no significant differences in cysteine redox status depending on the age (P > 0.05), whereas cysteinylglycine redox status was significantly lower in children than in adults (P < 0.01). Total cysteine and cysteinylglycine in urine, normalized on creatinine, were also studied. Excretion of these thiols showed a wide range of variation, however mean values were not significantly different (P > 0.05) between age groups.     

Chirospecific Syntheses of Conformationally Constrained 7-Azabicycloheptane Amino Acids by Transannular Alkylation

A new method is reported for the chirospecific preparation of optically pure 1-carboxy-7-azabicycloheptane amino acids for the generation of peptidomimetics as conformational probes. The method allows for the multigram preparation of these amino acid analogues through use of a thiolactam sulfide contraction and a transannular alkylation sequence as the key C-C bond-forming steps, starting from L-glutamic acid. The route provides access to two common intermediates, 7-(benzyloxycarbonyl)-1-carboxy-7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]-3-heptane and (1S,4R)-7-(benzyloxycarbonyl)-1-carboxy-7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]-3-heptanone tert-butyl ester, for elaboration to symmetrical and chiral amino acid homologues, respectively. Decarboxylation of the C-1 carboxy unit of the latter intermediate also demonstrated the applicability of the method for a short, chirospecific preparation of a (+)-epibatidine intermediate, (1S,4R)-7-(tert-butyloxycarbonyl)-1-carboxy-7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]-3-heptanone.     

Photocatalytic Organic Syntheses: Selective Cyclization of Amino Acids in Aqueous Suspensions

Photocatalytic reactions occurring at semiconductor particles/solution interfaces can be applied to organic syntheses. In this review article, examples of photocatalytic syntheses of cyclic amino acids by suspended semiconductor particles, e.g., titanium(IV) oxide or cadmium(II) sulfide are introduced and interpreted. Different from the photocatalytic decomposition of pollutants under aerobic conditions, selective conversion of organic compounds can be driven by the photocatalytic reactions under deaerated conditions.     

含手性双环胍的氨基酸受体的合成

报道含有手性双环胍，氮杂冠醚及萘甲酰基３个分子识别点的芳香族氨基酸人工受体的合成。     

Enzymatic Synthesis of Dipeptide Derivatives Containing Non-coded Amino Acids in Organic Solvents

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O-二异丙氧磷酰基丝氨酸(或苏氨酸或酪氨酸)的合成

介绍一种简单方便地合成O-二异丙氧磷酰基丝氨酸(或苏氨酸或酪氨酸)的方法.其中O-二异丙氧磷酰基-L-丝氨酸(或苏氨酸)可从对应的N-磷酰化-L-丝氨酸(或苏氨酸)利用磷酰基N→0迁移的性质并在超声辅助下合成,而N-二异丙氧磷酰基-L-丝氨酸(或苏氨酸)的合成由L-丝氨酸(或苏氨酸)在次氯酸钠的水溶液中高收率地获得.O-二异丙氧磷酰基酪氨酸的合成可通过铜盐同时保护氨基和羧基,使用二异丙基磷酰氯为磷酰化试剂磷酰化,用硫化氢脱铜保护制备.     

Enantioselective Syntheses of Conformationally Rigid,Highly Lipophilic Mesityl‐Substituted Amino Acids

Three N‐Boc‐protected amino acids substituted with a mesityl (=2,4,6‐trimethylphenyl) group were synthesized in enantiomerically pure form, either by asymmetric epoxidation or by aminohydroxylation as the source of chirality. The 3‐mesityloxirane‐2‐methanol 7 , easily available in high enantiomer purity by Sharpless epoxidation, was converted into 3‐{[(tert‐butoxy)carbonyl]amino}‐3‐mesitylpropane‐1,2‐diol 9 by a regio‐ and stereoselective ring opening with an ammonia equivalent (sodium azide or benzhydrylamine), followed by hydrogenation and in situ treatment with (Boc)₂O (Boc=[(tert‐butoxy)carbonyl]) (Scheme 3). Oxidative cleavage of the diol fragment in 9 afforded N‐[(tert‐butoxy)carbonyl]‐α‐mesitylglycine 1 of >99% ee. This amino acid was also prepared in enantiomerically pure form starting from 2,4,6‐trimethylstyrene ( 11 ) by a regioselective Sharpless asymmetric aminohydroxylation, followed by a 2,2,6,6‐tetramethylpiperidin‐1‐yloxyl (TEMPO)‐catalyzed oxidation (Scheme 4). On the other hand, 1‐[(tert‐butoxy)carbonyl]‐2‐{{[(tert‐butyl)dimethylsilyl]oxy}methyl}‐3‐mesitylaziridine 14 was prepared from 9 by a sequence involving selective protection of the primary alcohol (as a silyl ether), activation of the secondary alcohol as a mesylate, and base‐induced (NaH) cyclization (Scheme 5). The reductive cleavage of the aziridine ring (H₂, Pd/C), followed by alcohol deprotection (Bu₄NF/THF) and oxidation (pyridinium dichromate (PDC)/DMF or (TEMPO)/NaClO) provided, in high yield and enantiomeric purity, N‐[(tert‐butoxy)carbonyl]‐β‐mesitylalanine 2 . Alternatively, the regioselective ring opening of the aziridine ring of 14 with lithium dimethylcuprate, followed by silyl‐ether cleavage and oxidation lead to N‐[(tert‐butoxy)carbonyl]‐β‐mesityl‐β‐methylalanine 3 . A conformational study of the methyl esters of the N‐Boc‐protected amino acids 1 and 3 carried out by variable‐temperature ¹H‐NMR and semi‐empirical (AM1) calculations shows the strong rotational restriction imposed by the mesityl group.     

A Potentiometric Study of the AgI Complexes of Some Sulphur Containing Amino Acids

The complex formation of silver(I) with some sulphur-containing amino acids was studied in aqueous solution by simultaneous pH and pM measurements at 25°C and at an ionic strength of 0.5M (K)NO₃. In acid medium complex formation occurs only through the thioether group and the carboxylate group is not involved. In alkaline medium both the thioether and the amino group are bound in either the tetrahedral AgL and AgL₂^? chelates or the linear dinuclear Ag₂L₂ species.     

基于萘酰亚胺的生物硫醇探针的合成及对含硫醇氨基酸的检测

合成了以4-羟基萘酰亚胺为荧光团,2,4-二硝基苯磺酰氧基为特异性识别基团的生物硫醇探针4-(2,4-二硝基苯磺酰氧基)-正丁基-1,8-萘酰亚胺(DNSBN).吸收光谱和荧光光谱结果表明, DNSBN对半胱氨酸(Cys)、同型半胱氨酸(Hcy)和谷胱甘肽(GSH)3种生物硫醇分子具有高效的检测识别能力,不受其它17种天然氨基酸的干扰.同时,通过荧光滴定实验证实了此探针是一种比率型探针,555 nm处的荧光强度与溶液中的生物硫醇分子浓度在0 ~ 20 μmol/L范围内呈良好的线性关系,对Cys、Hcy和GSH的检出限(3σ)分别为25.9、92.0和77.9 nmol/L.而吸收光谱、荧光光谱和质谱表征数据显示,生物硫醇与2,4-二硝基苯磺酸酯发生亲核取代反应并导致磺酸酯的分解.随着识别基团的解离,探针分子的d-PeT (donor-excited photoinduced electron transfer) 效应被解除,并出现非常明显的比色与荧光变化.HeLa细胞成像实验表明,探针DNSBN具有良好的生物相容性,能够对细胞外源性生物硫醇分子进行检测.     

Syntheses of Pyrethroid Acids

In the course of the last decade the chemistry of insecticides was expanded with the discovery of new cyclopropanecarboxylic acid esters of specific structure, far superior in action to the hitherto known insecticides of other substance classes or the natural prototypes from the group of pyrethrum constituents. The discovery quickly precipitated a host of wide-ranging studies on the synthesis of these compounds. The development of selective methods of synthesizing complicated small rings called for a comprehensive repertoire: thus, synthesis of the compounds on an industrial scale makes use of sigmatropic rearrangement, radical addition, and nucleophilic ring closure with carbanions. These new industrial syntheses have acquired particular topicality because of their use of stereospecific and enantioselective methods.     

含不同氨基酸反相微乳体系中胆红素钙的形成与稳定性

在聚乙二醇辛基苯基醚(OP)/正己醇/环己烷/水反相微乳液和甘氨酸、精氨酸、组氨酸3种含不同氨基酸的反相微乳液体系中成功地制备了胆红素钙,考察了氨基酸对胆红素钙的组成、形貌、配位方式及稳定性的影响。采用透射电子显微镜、表面Zeta电位、红外光谱和紫外光谱等测试技术对样品进行了表征。结果表明,此反相微乳体系中所得球形颗粒为中性胆红素钙,平均粒径80nm,在水分散体系中颗粒的稳定性随分散体系pH值的升高而先降低后增加,当pH=4.9时,颗粒表面Zeta电位值为0。3种亲水性氨基酸的加入促进胆红素钙颗粒的成核,最终影响胆红素钙的微结构、颗粒形貌和稳定性。当加入的氨基酸为组氨酸、甘氨酸时,所得胆红素钙球形颗粒形貌无明显变化,但平均粒径依次减小至60和40nm,其水分散体系中的稳定性明显增加;当加入的氨基酸为精氨酸时,所得胆红素钙颗粒形貌不规则,粒径非常小,不稳定,易形成聚集体。