Synthesis and spectral studies of platinum complexes with amide-group containing ligands

Summary Complexes of platinum(II) with 2-(acetylamino)benzoic acid, 2-(benzoylamino)benzoic acid, maleanilic acid, malea-1-naphthanilic acid, 2-(phenylamino)benzoic acid, 2-[(2-aminophenylamino)carbonyl]benzoic acid, 2-(aminobenzoyl)benzoic acid, 2-[1-naphthalenylamino)-carbonyl]benzoic acid, 2-(2-aminobenzoylamino)-benzoic acid have been prepared and characterized by elemental analysis, molar conductivity measurements, thermal data and i.r., electronic and n.m.r. spectra.     

Hydroxycarboxylic and oxocarboxylic acids in urine: products from branched-chain amino acid degradation and from ketogenesis

Hydroxy- and oxomonocarboxylic acids in urine of healthy individuals and of patients with diabetic ketoacidosis are analysed as methyl esters and methyl esters/O-methyloximes, respectively, by gas chromatography and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The derivatives are pre-fractionated by thin-layer chromatography. The acids originate mainly from ketogenesis and from the metabolism of valine, leucine and isoleucine. The amino acid metabolites fall into three groups: the 2-oxocarboxylic acids (2-oxoisovaleric acid, 2-oxoisocaproic acid and 2-oxo-3-methylvaleric acid); the 2-hydroxycarboxylic acids (2-hydroxyisovaleric acid, 2-hydroxyisocaproic acid and 2-hydroxy-3-methylvaleric acid); and the 3-hydroxycarboxylic acids (3-hydroxyisobutyric acid, 3-hydroxyisovaleric acid, 3-hydroxy-2-ethylpropionic acid, threo-3-hydroxy-2-methylbutyric acid and erythro-3-hydroxy-2-methylbutyric acid). The threo form of 3-hydroxy-2-methylbutyric acid is the major constituent within the diastereomeric pair. Of the three groups of amino acid metabolites, the 3-hydroxycarboxylic acids in particular are elevated during ketoacidosis. The characteristic general features of the mass spectrometric fragmentation of the derivatives of the identified components are systematically described. The discussion of the fragmentation includes constituents of low concentrations, such as 3-oxocaproic acid, 4-oxobutyric acid and 5-oxocaproic acid, which can be detected only when the pre-fractionation technique is applied.     

Synthesis and spectral studies of copper(II) complexes with amide group ligands

Complexes of copper(II) with 2-(acetylamino)benzoic acid, 2-(benzoylamino) benzoic acid, 2-(aminocarbonyl)benzoic acid, 2-[(phenylamino)carbonyl]benzoic acid, 2-[(1-naphthalenylamino)carbonyl]benzoic acid, 2-[(2-aminophenylamino)carbonyl]benzoic acid, 2-aminobenzanilide, 2(aminobenzoyl)benzoic acid, maleanilic acid and malea-1-naphthalanilic acid have been prepared and characterized by chemical analyses, molar conductivity, magnetic susceptibility measurements, thermal data, IR, electronic and ESR spectra. The visible and ESR spectral studies of these complexes (except those of maleanilic acid and malea-1-naphthalanilic acid) indicate that they are monomeric having either square planar or distorted octahedral geometry around Cu(II). The Cu(II) complexes of maleanilic acid and malea-1-naphthalanilic acid have been tentatively assigned dimeric structures. From the ESR spectra of Cu(II) complexes various parameters have been calculated.     

Structural studies of palladium complexes with ligands containing the amide group

Summary Complexes of palladium(II) with 2-(acetylamino)benzoic acid, 2-(benzoylamino)benzoic acid, 2-[2-aminobenzoylamino]benzoic acid, 2-hydroxy benzanilide, 2-mercapto benzanilide, maleanilic acid, 2-(amino carbonyl)benzoic acid, 2-[(phenylamino)carbonyl]benzoic acid, 2-[(1-naphthalenylamino)carbonyl]benzoic acid, 2-[(2-aminophenylamino)carbonyl]benzoic acid, salicylanilide, 2-(aminobenzoyl)benzoic acid and 2-aminobenzamide have been prepared and characterized by chemical analyses, molar conductivity measurements, thermal data and i.r., electronic and n.m.r. spectra.     

SO4 2- /ZrO2酸性及其催化液化性能研究

通过沉淀 浸渍法制备了一系列SO4 2－/ZrO2固体酸催化剂,利用NH3-TPD、FT-IR及间歇式高压加氢实验考察了SO4 2－/ZrO2固体酸的酸性和催化液化性能。对SO4 2－/ZrO2固体酸的结构进行了XRD、BET及TG/DTA表征。结果表明,SO4 2－/ZrO2固体酸表面酸中心强度呈非均一化、连续分布,中强酸是SO4 2－/ZrO2主要的酸中心;煤液化反应中,SO4 2－/ZrO2固体酸催化作用主要表现为催化裂解,酸中心越强,催化活性越高;提高SO4 2－/ZrO2焙烧温度,有利于提高酸中心强度及强酸中心分布、增大煤的转化率;650℃焙烧3h ,SO4 2－/ZrO2催化活性最高,煤液化转化率达到76.77%。     

Ischemic change of organic acids in kidney

Organic acids in rabbit renal tissue biopsy were analyzed by capillary column gas chromatography--mas s spectrometry. The change of these organic acids under ischemic conditions was determined over 60 min after clamping the renal artery and vein. The results showed that lactic acid, glycolic acid, 2-hydroxybutyric acid, 3-hydroxypropionic acid, 2-methyl-glyceric acid, glyceric acid and malic acid increased at 4 and 6 min after clamping, but then decreased at 15 min. Glycerol increased 2 min after clamping and then decreased. However, 3-deoxyaldonic acids of 3-deoxytetronic acid, 3-deoxy-2-C-hydroxymethyltetronic acid and 3-deoxypentonic acid decreased in the renal tissue biopsy from 2 min after clamping.     

Dual inhibition of mycobacterial fatty acid biosynthesis and degradation by 2-alkynoic acids

2-Hexadecynoic acid and 2-octadecynoic acid have cidal activity against Mycobacterium smegmatis and Mycobacterium bovis BCG. At subinhibitory concentrations, M. smegmatis rapidly transformed [1-(14)C]-2-hexadecynoic acid into endogenous fatty acids and elongated them into mycolic acids. Toxic concentrations of 2-hexadecynoic acid resulted in accumulation of 3-ketohexadecanoic acid, which blocked fatty acid biosynthesis, and 3-hexadecynoic acid, an inhibitor of fatty acid degradation. The combination of these two metabolites is necessary to achieve the inhibition of M. smegmatis. We conclude that 2- and 3-hexa/octadecynoic acids inhibit mycolic acid biosynthesis, fatty acid biosynthesis, and fatty acid degradation, pathways of significant importance for mycobacteria.     

UROCANIC ACID ANALOGUES AND THE SUPPRESSION OF THE DELAYED TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY RESPONSE TO Herpes simplex VIRUS

Ultraviolet irradiated urocanic acid (4-imidazoleacrylic acid) containing a mixture of cis- and trans-isomers has been shown previously to induce suppression of the delayed type hypersensitivity (DTH) response to Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) in a murine model of infection. The cis-isomer of urocanic acid was prepared and the cis- and trans-isomers of 2-methylurocanic acid. 2-pyrroleacrylic acid, 2-furanacrylic acid, 2-thiopheneacrylic acid, 3-thiopheneacrylic acid as well as dihydrourocanic acid and histamine. Each was applied at concentrations of 1 and 50 micrograms per mouse to the shaved dorsal skin and the mice were infected subcutaneously with HSV 5 h later. After 8-10 days the DTH response to the virus was measured by an ear swelling test. It was found that cis-urocanic acid was effective in suppressing the DTH response at levels of 1 microgram per mouse or less. The cis- and trans-isomers of 2-furanacrylic acid, 2-pyrroleacrylic acid and 2-thiopheneacrylic acid were also effective, with the cis- form generally being more active than trans, and 2-pyrroleacrylic acid being particularly potent. Cis- and trans-3-thiopheneacrylic acid, on the other hand, were only marginally immunosuppressive while neither isomer of 2-methylurocanic acid had any suppressive ability. Dihydrourocanic acid and histamine were also shown to suppress the DTH response. Thus the structural features necessary for urocanic acid and its analogues to act as mediators of UV-induced immunosuppression could be deduced and implications for their mechanism of action discussed.     

Zur Synthese sulfonierter Derivate von 2,3-Dimethylanilin und 3,4-Dimethylanilin

On the Synthesis of Sulfonated Derivatives of 2,3-Dimethylaniline and 3,4-Dimethylaniline Baking the hydrogensulfate salt of 2,3-dimethylaniline ( 1 ) or of 3,4-dimethylaniline ( 2 ) led to 4-amino-2,3-dimethylbenzenesulfonic acid ( 4 ) and 2-amino-4,5-dimethylbenzenesulfonic acid ( 5 ), respectively (Scheme 1). The sulfonic acid 5 was also obtained by treatment of 2 with sulfuric acid or by reaction of 2 with amidosulfuric acid. 3-Amino-4,5-dimethylbenzenesulfonic acid ( 3 ) and 5-Amino-2,3-dimethylbenzenesulfonic acid ( 6 ) were prepared by sulfonation of 1,2-dimethyl-3-nitrobenzene ( 9 ) to 3,4-dimethyl-5-nitrobenzenesulfonic acid ( 11 ) and of 1,2-dimethyl-4-nitrobenzene ( 10 ) to 2,3-dimethyl-5-nitrobenzenesulfonic acid ( 12 ), respectively, with subsequent Béchamp reduction (Scheme 1). Preparations of 2-amino-3,4-dimethylbenzenesulfonic acid ( 7 ) and of 6-amino-2,3-dimethylbenzenesulfonic acid ( 8 ) were achieved by the sulfur dioxide treatment of the diazonium chlorides derived from 3,4-dimethyl-2-nitroaniline ( 24 ) and from 2,3-dimethyl-6-nitroaniline ( 31 ) to 3,4-dimethyl-2-nitrobenzenesulfonyl chloride ( 29 ) and 2,3-dimethyl-6-nitrobenzenesulfonyl chloride ( 32 ), respectively, followed by hydrolysis to 3,4-dimethyl-2-nitrobenzenesulfonic acid ( 30 ) and 2,3-dimethyl-6-nitrobenzenesulfonic acid ( 33 ), and final reduction (Scheme 3). Compound 7 was also synthesized by reaction of 4-chloro-2,3-dimethylaniline ( 23 ) with amidosulfuric acid to 2-amino-5-chloro-3,4-dimethylbenzenesulfonic acid ( 20 ) and subsequent hydrogenolysis (Scheme 2). 4′-Bromo-2′, 3′-dimethyl-acetanilide ( 13 ) and 4′-chloro-2′, 3′-dimethyl-acetanilide ( 14 ) on treatment with oleum yielded 5-acetylamino-2-bromo-3,4-dimethylbenzenesulfonic acid ( 17 ) and 5-acetylamino-2-chloro-3,4-dimethylbenzenesulfonic acid ( 18 ), respectively. Their structures were proven by hydrolysis to 5-amino-2-bromo-3,4-dimethylbenzenesulfonic acid ( 21 ) and 5-amino-2-chloro-3,4-dimethylbenzenesulfonic acid ( 22 ), followed by reductive dehalogenation to 3 .     

Copper(II)-mediated resolution of alpha-halo carboxylic acids with chiral O,O'-dibenzoyltartaric acid: spontaneous racemization and crystallization-induced dynamic resolution

Herein we present a new example of coordination-mediated resolution of racemic acids by a chiral acid. The reaction of copper(II) acetate monohydrate, optically pure O,O'-dibenzoyltartaric acid (DBTA) and racemic alpha-bromo-2-chlorophenylacetic acid (HL1) in acetonitrile solution afforded a binuclear copper(II) complex with D-DBTA dianion, alpha-bromo-2-chlorophenylacetate and acetate as ligands. After decomposition of the complex with acid, the optically active acid ((R)-HL1) was obtained. Similarly, alpha-bromo-2-fluorophenylacetic acid (HL2), alpha-bromo-2-bromophenylacetic acid (HL3), alpha-chloro-2-chlorophenylacetic acid (HL4), alpha-chloro-2-fluorophenylacetic acid (HL5), alpha-bromophenylacetic acid (HL6), alpha-bromo-4-chlorophenylacetic acid (HL7), 2-bromopropionic acid (HL8) and 2-chloropropionic acid (HL9) were resolved by the same method. Satisfactory results were obtained for HL2 to HL5. For HL6 and HL7, only racemic acids were obtained. For the two alpha-halo aliphatic acids (HL8 and HL9), poor enantioselectivity was obtained. It is more interesting that three acids (HL1, HL2 and HL3) could spontaneously racemize in acetonitrile solution, which resulted in crystallization-induced dynamic resolution (CIDR) with greater than 50% yield.     

Synthesis of gallic acid: Cu(2+)-mediated oxidation of 3-dehydroshikimic acid

With the elaboration of high-yielding, high-titer syntheses of 3-dehydroshikimic acid from glucose using recombinant Escherichia coli, oxidation of this hydroaromatic becomes a potential route for synthesis of gallic acid. Conversion of 3-dehydroshikimic acid into gallic acid likely proceeds via initial enolization of an alpha-hydroxycarbonyl and oxidation of the resulting enediol. 3-Dehydroshikimate enolization in water was catalyzed by inorganic phosphate while Zn(2+) was used to catalyze enolization in acetic acid. Enediol oxidation employed Cu(2+) as either the stoichiometric oxidant or as a catalyst in the presence of a cooxidant. Gallic acid was produced in a yield of 36% when 3-dehydroshikimic acid in phosphate-buffered water reacted for 35 h with H2O2 and catalytic amounts of CuSO(4). 3-Dehydroshikimate-containing, phosphate-buffered culture supernatants reacted with stoichiometric amounts of CuCO(3)Cu(OH)(2) and Cu(x)(H(3-x)(PO4)(2) to give gallic acid in yields of 51% in 5 h and 43% in 12 h, respectively. Solutions of 3-dehydroshikimic acid in acetic acid reacted with stoichiometric amounts of Cu(OAc)(2) to afford a 74% yield of gallic acid in 36 h. Acetic acid solutions of 3-dehydroshikimic acid could also be oxidized by air using catalytic quantities of Cu(OAc)(2). ZnO accelerated these oxidations leading to a 67% yield of gallic acid in 4 h when an acetic acid solution of 3-dehydroshikimic acid was reacted with O(2) and a catalytic amount of Cu(OAc)(2).     

High-speed liquid chromatographic determination of phenylpyruvic acid.

A high-speed liquid chromatographic method has been developed for the determination of urinary phenylpyruvic acid. This acid is converted by treatment with naphthalene-2,3-diamine into 3-benzyl-2-hydroxybenzoquinoxaline, which is extracted into carbon tetrachloride for separation. 2-Mercaptoethanol is a useful stabilizer, and 2-chlorothioxanthone is a suitable internal standard. The method is specific, and the results are not affected by the presence of such 2-oxo-acids as pyruvic acid, 2-oxobutyric acid, 2-oxoglutaric acid, and 4-hydroxphenylpyruvic acid.     

Functionalized pyridylboronic acids and their Suzuki cross-coupling reactions to yield novel heteroarylpyridines

2-Bromo-5-pyridylboronic acid 2a, 2-chloro-5-pyridylboronic acid 2b, 2-methoxy-5-pyridylboronic acid 2c, and 5-chloro-2-methoxy-4-pyridylboronic acid 4 have been synthesized and shown to undergo palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions with heteroaryl bromides to yield novel heteroarylpyridine derivatives. The X-ray crystal structures of 2a and 2b have been obtained.     

Zur Synthese sulfonierter Derivate von 2-Fluoranilin

Syntheses of Sulfonated Derivatives of 2-Fluoroaniline Synthesis of 4-amino-3-fluorobenzenesulfonic acid ( 3 ) was achieved in two ways: reaction of 2-fluoroaniline ( 1 ) with amidosulfonic acid and by first conventionally converting 4-nitro-3-fluoroaniline ( 8 ) to 4-nitro-3-fluorobenzenesulfonyl chloride ( 9 ) followed subsequently by hydrolysis to 3-fluoro-4-nitrobenzenesulfonic acid ( 10 ) and reduction. Hydrogenolysis of 3 gave sulfanilic acid ( 7 ). Both, sulfonation of fluorobenzene ( 6 ) to 4-fluorobenzenesulfonic acid ( 11 ) followed by nitration and sulfonation of 1-fluoro-2-nitrobenzene ( 12 ) led to 4-fluoro-3-nitrobenzenesulfonic acid ( 13 ). Reduction of 13 gave the isomeric 3-amino-4-fluorobenzenesulfonic acid ( 4 ), which was also obtained both by sulfonation of 1 and by sulfonation of o-fluoroacetanilide ( 14 ) followed by hydrolysis. Selective hydrogenolyses of 2-amino-5-bromo-3-fluorobenzenesulfonic acid ( 15 ), prepared by reaction of 4-bromo-2-fluoroaniline ( 16 ) with amidosulfonic acid, and of 4-amino-2-bromo-5-fluorobenzenesulfonic acid ( 20 ), obtained by sulfonation of 5-bromo-2-fluoroaniline ( 19 ) yielded the isomers 2-amino-3-fluorobenzenesulfonic acid ( 5 ) and 3 , respectively. The fourth isomer, 3-amino-2-fluorobenzenesulfonic acid ( 2 ), was synthesized by sulfur dioxide treatment of the diazonium chloride derived from 2-fluoro-3-nitroaniline ( 21 ) to 2-fluoro-3-nitrobenzenesulfonyl chloride ( 22 ), followed by hydrolysis to 2-fluoro-3-nitrobenzenesulfonic acid ( 23 ) and final Béchamp-reduction.     

Low-temperature synthesis of niobium oxide nanoparticles from peroxo niobic acid sol

A peroxo niobic acid sol was prepared by peptization of the niobic acid precipitate (Nb2O5.nH2O) with a H2O2 aqueous solution. Crystallized Nb2O5 nanoparticles and niobic acid nanoparticles were obtained by heating the peroxo niobic acid sol. When peroxo niobic acid sol prepared by peptization of the niobic acid precipitate ([NH3]=0.3 mol/l) was heated at 348 K for 1 week, Nb2O5 nanoparticles with a diameter of 4.5 nm and a S(BET) of 275 m2/g were obtained. When peroxo niobic acid sol prepared by peptization of the niobic acid precipitate ([NH3]=1 mol/l) was heated at 348 K for 1 week, niobic acid nanoparticles with a diameter of less than 2 nm were obtained. The pore structure and degree of crystallinity of the nanoparticles prepared by heating the peroxo niobic acid sol greatly depended on the concentration of the ammonia solution used for preparing the niobic acid precipitate.     

DFT,CBS‐Q,W1BD and G4MP2 calculation of the proton and electron affinities,gas phase basicities and ionization energies of saturated and unsaturated carboxylic acids (C1–C4)

The proton affinities, gas phase basicities and ionization energies of formic acid, acetic acid, propanoic acid, 2‐propenoic acid, propiolic acid, butanoic acid, 2‐butenoic acid, 3‐botenoic acid, 2‐methyl‐propanoic acid and 2‐methyl‐2‐propenoic acid were calculated using the computational methods including B3LYP/6‐311++G(2df,p), CBS‐Q and G4MP2. Also, the considered properties were calculated using W1BD method only for formic and acetic acids. In addition, the electron affinities of the acids were calculated using B3LYP, CBS‐Q, G4MP2 and G2MP2 methods, separately. The calculations showed that the PA and gas phase basicity increase with the increase in the number of carbon atoms. The calculated Ionization energies of the unsaturated carboxylic acids are less than the corresponding saturated acids, which are in good agreement with the experimental results. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

FT-IR, Raman and DFT study of 2-amino-5-fluorobenzoic acid and its biological activity with other halogen (Cl, Br) substitution

The Fourier-transform Raman and infrared spectra of 2-amino-5-fluoro benzoic acid has been recorded and analyzed. The optimized geometry of the other halogen substitution (Cl, Br) have been computed with the help of density functional theory. The detailed interpretation of vibrational spectra of 2-amino-5-fluoro benzoic acid have performed in terms of potential energy distribution analysis. Natural bond orbital analysis on 2-amino-5-fluoro benzoic acid, 2-amino-5-chloro benzoic acid and 2-amino-5-bromo benzoic acid has been carried out for various intramolecular interactions that are responsible for the stabilization of the molecule. The pKa values of 2-amino-5-fluoro benzoic acid, 2-amino-5-chloro benzoic acid and 2-amino-5-bromo benzoic acid are computed using MOPAC and it is related with HOMO-LUMO energy difference obtained from Gaussian 03 software. The biological activity of 2-amino-5-fluoro benzoic acid has been predicted based on these values. The inhibition activity of 2-amino-5-bromo benzoic acid with the protein tyrosine kinase 3LQ8 is simulated by using Autodock software.     

Étude comparative de la décarboxylation des acides (benzothiazolyl-2)-acétique, -3-propionique, -glyoxylique et -pyruvique

Benzothiazol-2-yl glyoxylic acid and α-amino-benzothiazol-2-yl acetic acid hydrochloride undergo decarboxylation at room temperature. This facile decarboxylation seems to depend on the following requirements: (a) the formation of a planar zwitterion; (b) a distance of about 2.2 Å between the charges of the zwitterion; (c) the stabilisation of the intermediate carbanion. In fact the following compounds which do not fulfil these three conditions do not decarboxylate at room temperature: α-hydroximino benzothiazol-2-yl acetic acid, α-amino benzothiazol-2-yl acetic acid as internal salt, benzothiazol-2-yl acetic acid, 3-(benzothiazol-2-yl)-propionic acid and benzothiazol-2-yl pyruvic acid.     

Zur Synthese sulfonierter Derivate von 4-Amino-1,3-dimethylbenzol und 2-Amino-1,3-dimethylbenzol

Syntheses of Sulfonated Derivatives of 4-Amino-1, 3-dimethylbenzene and 2-Amino-1, 3-dimethylbenzene Direct sulfonation of 4-amino-1, 3-dimethylbenzene (1) and sulfonation of 4-nitro-1,3-dimethylbenzene ( 4 ) to 4-nitro-1,3-dimethylbenzene-6-sulfonic acid ( 3 ) followed by reduction yield 4-amino-1,3-dimethylbenzene-6-sulfonic acid ( 2 ). The isomeric 5-sulfonic acid ( 5 ) however is prepared solely by baking the acid sulfate salt of 1 . Reaction of sulfur dioxide with the diazonium chloride derived from 2-amino-4-nitro-1,3-dimethylbenzene ( 7 ) leads to 4-nitro-1,3-dimethylbenzene-2-sulfonyl chloride ( 8 ), which is successively hydrolyzed to 4-nitro-1,3-dimethylbenzene-2-sulfonic acid ( 9 ) and reduced to 4-amino-1, 3-dimethylbenzene-2-sulfonic acid ( 6 ). Treatment of 4-amino-6-bromo-1,3-dimethylbenzene ( 12 ) and 4-amino-6-chloro-1, 3-dimethylbenzene ( 13 ), the former obtained by reduction of 4-chloro-6-nitro-1,3-dimethyl-benzene ( 10 ) and the latter from 4-chloro-6-nitro-1, 3-dimethylbenzene ( 11 ), with oleum yield 4-amino-6-bromo-1,3-dimethylbenzene-2-sulfonic acid ( 14 ) and 4-amino-6-chloro-1,3-dimethylbenzene-2-sulfonic acid ( 15 ) respectively; subsequent carbon-halogen hydrogenolyses of 14 and 15 lead also to 6 (Scheme 1). Baking the acid sulfate salt of 2-amino-1, 3-dimethylbenzene ( 17 ) gives 2-amino-1, 3-dimethylbenzene-5-sulfonic acid ( 16 ), whereas the isomeric 4-sulfonic acid ( 18 ) can be prepared by either of the following three possible pathways: Sulfonation of 2-nitro-1,3-dimethylbenzene ( 20 ) to 2-nitro-1,3-dimethylbenzene-4-sulfonic acid ( 21 ) followed by reduction or sulfonation of 2-acetylamino-1,3-dimethylbenzene ( 19 ) to 2-acetylamino-1,3-dimethylbenzene-4-sulfonic acid ( 22 ) with subsequent hydrolysis or direct sulfonation of 17 . Further sulfonation of 18 yields 2-amino 1,3-dimethylbenzene-4,6-disulfonic acid ( 23 ), the structure of which is independently confirmed by reduction of unequivocally prepared 2-nitro- 1,:3-dimethylbenzene-4,6-disulfonic acid ( 24 )(Scheme 2).     

Cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitory cerebrosides from phytolaccae radix

A mixture of cerebrosides, called poke-weed cerebrosides, was purified from Phytolaccae Radix (Phytolaccaceae) and characterized as 1-O-beta-D-glucopyranosides of phytosphingosine type ceramides comprised of a common long chain base (2S,3S,4R,8Z)-2-amino-8-octadecene-1,3,4-triol and fatty acids. The fatty acyl chain of ceramide moieties was determined as (2R)-2-hydroxypentacosanoic acid, (2R)-2-hydroxylignoceric acid, (2R)-2-hydroxytricosanoic acid, (2R)-2-hydroxybehenic acid, (2R)-2-hydroxypalmitic acid, and palmitic acid. The pokeweed cerebroside inhibited the cyclooxygenase-2 dependent phase of prostaglandin D2 generation in bone marrow-derived mast cells in a concentration dependent manner with an IC50 of 6.2 microg/ml.