Structural scaffold of 18-crown-6 tetracarboxylic acid for optical resolution of chiral amino acid: X-ray crystal analyses and energy calculations of complexes of D- and L-isomers of tyrosine, isoleucine, methionine and phenylglycine

To clarify the structural scaffold of (+)-18-crown-6 tetracarboxylic acid ((+)-18C6H4) for the optical resolution of a chiral amino acid, the crystal structures of its equimolar complexes with L- and D-isomers of tyrosine (Tyr), isoleucine (Ile), methionine (Met) and phenylglycine (PheG) were analysed by X-ray diffraction methods. (+)-18C6H4 took very similar conformations for all complexes. Although the chemical structure of (+)-18C6H4 is C2-symmetric, it took a similar asymmetric ring conformation of radius ca. 6.0 A. In all complexes, the amino group of chiral amino acids was located near the center of the ring and formed three hydrogen bonds and five electrostatic interactions with eight oxygen atoms of the ether ring and carboxyl groups. Also, the Calpha atom of chiral amino acids participated in Calpha-H...O interaction with the oxygen atom of (+)-18C6H4. In contrast, the carboxyl group of chiral amino acids did not directly interact with (+)-18C6H4. These results indicate that the structural scaffold of (+)-18C6H4 for the optical resolution of chiral amino acids is mainly based on the mode of interaction of (+)-18C6H4 with the amino and Calpha-H groups of chiral amino acids. The differences in interaction pattern and binding energy between the L- and D-isomers of each amino acid are discussed in relation to the chiral recognition of (+)-18C6H4.     

Chiral discrimination studies of (+)-(18-crown-6)-2,3,11,12-tetracarboxylic acid by high-performance liquid chromatography and NMR spectroscopy

Chiral discrimination studies using (+)-(18-crown-6)-2,3,11,12-tetracarboxylic acid (18-C-6-TA) as a chiral selector were performed by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and NMR spectroscopy. The enantiomers of alanine (Ala) or alanine methyl ester (Ala-ME) were well separated on the chiral stationary phases (CSPs) derived from (+)-18-C-6-TA by HPLC. The chiral selector, (+)-18-C-6-TA, used in the CSP was also applied for the chiral discrimination of the Ala and Ala-ME enantiomers, and it discriminated these enantiomers successfully by NMR spectroscopy. The chemical shift differences (Delta Delta delta) of the alpha-proton of these enantiomers in the presence of an equimolecular solution of 18-C-6-TA were observed to be 0.10 ppm for Ala in methanol-d4 containing 10 mM H2SO4 and 0.11 ppm for Ala-ME in methanol-d4. The observed NMR results agreed with the chromatographic data on the (+)-18-C-6-TA-derived CSP by HPLC in terms of both the elution order and solvents effects.     

Separation of dansylated amino acid enantiomers by chiral ligand-exchange CE with a zinc(II) L-arginine complex as the selecting system

A facile chiral ligand-exchange capillary electrophoretic method has been explored for the enantioseparation and UV detection of dansyl-amino acids with Zn(II) L-arginine complex as a chiral selecting system. Successful enantioseparation of 17 pairs of amino acid enantiomers has been achieved with a buffer of 100 mM boric acid, 5 mM ammonium acetate, 3 mM ZnSO4 and 6 mM L-Arg at pH 8.0, of which 10 pairs were fully resolved with resolution in between 1.59 and 4.21. This new method was shown to be applicable to the separation of some mixed pairs of amino acids and to the quantitative analysis of some real samples such as rice vinegars, with a linear range between 0.8 and 150 microg/mL, correlation coefficient above 0.99 and recovery in between 90.1 and 112.4%. It was found that amino acids with low resistance side chain(s), low tendency to form intramolecular hydrogen bond or high tendency to form intermolecular hydrogen bonds are more easily enantioseparated than those with extra carboxyl and/or phenyl groups. By the use of the suggested buffer, the running pH should be selected at 7.4-9.0 to compromise the resolution and elution speed.     

Molecular structures of benzoic acid and 2-hydroxybenzoic acid, obtained by gas-phase electron diffraction and theoretical calculations

The structures of benzoic acid (C6H5COOH) and 2-hydroxybenzoic acid (C6H4OHCOOH) have been determined in the gas phase by electron diffraction using results from quantum chemical calculations to inform restraints used on the structural parameters. Theoretical methods (HF and MP2/6-311+G(d,p)) predict two conformers for benzoic acid, one which is 25.0 kJ mol(-1) (MP2) lower in energy than the other. In the low-energy form, the carboxyl group is coplanar with the phenyl ring and the O-H group eclipses the C=O bond. Theoretical calculations (HF and MP2/6-311+G(d,p)) carried out for 2-hydroxybenzoic acid gave evidence for seven stable conformers but one low-energy form (11.7 kJ mol(-1) lower in energy (MP2)) which again has the carboxyl group coplanar with the phenyl ring, the O-H of the carboxyl group eclipsing the C=O bond and the C=O of the carboxyl group oriented toward the O-H group of the phenyl ring. The effects of internal hydrogen bonding in 2-hydroxybenzoic acid can be clearly observed by comparison of pertinent structural parameters between the two compounds. These differences for 2-hydroxybenzoic acid include a shorter exocyclic C-C bond, a lengthening of the ring C-C bond between the substituents, and a shortening of the carboxylic single C-O bond.     

The use of chiral interaction reagents in the separation of D(−)-and L(+)-ascorbic acid by ion interaction reversed-phase HPLC

Summary An HPLC reversed-phase ion interaction reagent method is presented, which makes use of chiral compounds as the interaction reagents. By employing the optical isomeric forms of malic, tartaric and mandelic acids as the interaction reagents, a good separation of D(−) and L(+) ascorbic acid has been achieved. The method has also been applied to the identification of vitamin C in some medical formulations. The separation of te enantiomeric forms of DL malic acid has been attempted and a shor discussion is presented about the elution sequence in chromatographic separation of D- and L-enantiomers.     

A dynamic coupling model for sum frequency chiral response from liquids composed of molecules with a chiral side chain and an achiral chromophore

A theoretical formulation for optically active sum frequency generation (OA-SFG) from isotropic chiral solutions was proposed for molecules with a chiral side chain and an intrinsically achiral chromophore. Adapting an electron correlation model first proposed by H?hn and Weigang for linear optical activity, we presented a dynamic coupling model for OA-SFG near the electronic resonance of the achiral chromophore. As a demonstration, we used this model to explain the observed OA-SFG spectra of a series of amino acids near the electronic resonance of the intrinsically achiral carboxyl group. Our model shows that the nonlinear chiroptical response comes about by the through-space correlative electronic interactions between the chiral side chain and the achiral chromophore, and its magnitude is determined by the position and orientation of the bonds that make up the chiral side chain. Using the bond polarizability values in the literature and the conformations of amino acids obtained from calculation, we were able to reproduce the relative OA-SFG strength from a series of amino acids.     

Significantly contrasting solid state dynamics of the racemic and enantiomerically pure crystalline forms of an amino acid

Solid state dynamic properties have been investigated for the racemic (DL) and enantiomerically pure (L) crystalline forms of the amino acid serine [HO x CH2 x CH(NH3(+)) x CO2(-)] using 2H NMR line shape analysis and 2H NMR spin-lattice relaxation time measurements for samples of DL-serine and L-serine deuterated in the NH3(+) and OH groups. 2H NMR line shape analysis indicates that, for both L-serine and DL-serine, the ND3(+) group undergoes a 3-site 120 degrees jump motion, with jump frequencies in the intermediate motion regime (10(3) s(-1) to 10(8) s(-1)) in the temperature range 153-313 K. However, at a given temperature, the jump frequency is substantially higher for L-serine (e.g., at 233 K, the jump frequency is 5.0 x 10(6) s(-1) for L-serine and 6.0 x 10(4) s(-1) for DL-serine). The OD group is not dynamic on the 2H NMR time scale within the temperature range studied. The results from both 2H NMR line shape analysis (LA) and 2H NMR spin-lattice relaxation time measurements (SLR) indicate that the activation energy for the 3-site 120 degree jump motion of the ND3(+) group is significantly higher for DL-serine [38.0 +/- 1.0 kJ mol(-1) (LA); 39.7 +/- 0.8 kJ mol(-1) (SLR)] than for L-serine [23.4 +/- 0.8 kJ mol(-1) (LA); 23.8 +/- 0.3 kJ mol(-1) (SLR)]. The difference in activation energies between DL-serine and L-serine is substantially greater than any reported previously for an amino acid in different crystal forms.     

磷酰化丝氨酸形成六配位磷中间体的理论研究

用MNDO方法对磷酰化丝氨酸仿生化反应机理中六配位磷中间体的形成过程进行了研究.磷酰化丝氨酸(1)形成分子内磷酸-羧酸分子内混酐的五配位磷中间体(2)后,其酸性质子解离,分子经过具有氢桥键结构的过渡态,使氨基酸侧链羟基上的氢通过氢键作用向磷上的O₁进行转移,然后再经过构型由三角双锥向八面体的转变,形成六配位磷中间体(3).氢桥键的存在使反应过渡态能量降低,其相对能量为148.5kJ/mol.理论计算较成功的解释了六配位磷中间体的形成机理以及磷酰化丝氨酸仿生化反应中羧基和侧链羟基共同参与的实验结果.     

Zwitterionic chiral stationary phases based on cinchona and chiral sulfonic acids for the direct stereoselective separation of amino acids and other amphoteric compounds

An extensive series of free amino acids and analogs were directly resolved into enantiomers (and stereoisomers where appropriate) by HPLC on zwitterionic chiral stationary phases (Chiralpak ZWIX(+) and Chiralpak ZWIX(?)). The interaction and chiral recognition mechanisms were based on the synergistic double ion‐paring process between the analyte and the chiral selectors. The chiral separation and elution order were found to be predictable for primary α‐amino acids with apolar aliphatic side chains. A systematic investigation was undertaken to gain an insight into the influence of the structural features on the enantiorecognition. The presence of polar and/or aromatic groups in the analyte structure is believed to tune the double ion‐paring equilibrium by the involvement of the secondary interaction forces such as hydrogen bonding, Van der Waals forces and π–π stacking in concert with steric parameters. The ZWIX chiral columns were able to separate enantiomers and stereoisomers of various amphoteric compounds with no need for precolumn derivatization. Column switching between ZWIX(+) and ZWIX(?) is believed to be an instrumental tool to reverse or control the enantiomers elution order, due to the complementarity of the applied chiral selectors.     

Dependence of positive binding energies on side chains--a theoretical prediction on the origin of regular ordering for the amino acid residues in the selectivity filter

The side-chain effects of metalated and protonated dipeptides, including GGH(+)M(+), GAH(+)M(+), AGH(+)M(+), AAH(+)M(+), GWH(+)M(+), GSH(+)M(+), GTH(+)M(+), GFH(+)M(+), GYH(+)M(+), and GVH(+)M(+) (G = glycine, A = alanine, W = tryptophan, S = serine, T = threonine, F = phenylalanine, and V = valine; M = Li, Na, and K), are theoretically explored in this paper on their positive binding energies (PBEs), which are derived from interactions of M+ with the carboxyl oxygen(s). The B3LYP/6-311++G(**)// B3LYP/6-31G(*) calculations suggest that the PBEs of dipeptides with side chain(s) are much smaller than those with no side chain (GGH(+)M(+)). Generally, larger side chains and smaller M(+) radii would lead to fewer PBEs for the M(+) involved systems. On the basis of the direct dependence of PBE on the electrostatic repulsion between two kinds of cations (H(+) and M(+)) in these dipeptide models, it could be reasonably expected that the side-chain effect on the electrostatic repulsion and consequently on the PBEs could offer one good insight, on a chemical-physical basis, into the origin of regular ordering of the amino acids when they form a filter in the K(+) channel protein (MacKinnon, et al. Science 1998, 280, 106).     

Chiral counter-current chromatography of gemifloxacin guided by capillary electrophoresis using (+)-(18-crown-6)-tetracarboxylic acid as a chiral selector

(+)-(18-crown-6)-tetracarboxylic acid (18C6H4) has been known as a highly efficient chiral selector for resolving primary amine enantiomers in capillary electrophoresis (CE). We investigated the chiral separation of gemifloxacin using 18C6H4 in analytical counter-current chromatography (CCC). The separation conditions for CE, including the binding constant, pH, and run buffer constituents, provided a helpful guideline for chiral CCC. A successful separation of gemifloxacin enantiomers could be achieved using a two-phase solvent system composed of 1-butanol-ethyl-acetate-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)aminotris(hydroxymethyl)methane acetate buffer with a small amount of 18C6H4. The hydrophobicity of the solvent system and the 18C6H4 concentration were varied to optimize the chiral separation.     

Comparison of highly sulfated alpha-, beta-, and gamma-cyclodextrins and 18-crown-6-tetracarboxylic acid for the enantiomeric separation of some amino acids and derivatives by capillary electrophoresis.

18-Crown-6-tetracarboxylic acid (18C6H4) and highly sulfated cyclodextrins (HS-alpha-, beta-, gamma-CDs) are highly selective chiral selectors for the enantioseparation of solutes bearing the primary amino function. Excellent resolutions were obtained for all solutes on HS-gamma-CD and on 18C6H4. The former, however, is by far the best chiral selector for the solutes studied in this work because the highest resolution is obtained with the shortest migration times. The reversal of the D- and L-migration order on HS-CDs compared to 18C6H4 is an interesting feature for the determination of enantiomeric excess.     

Design of amino acid aldehydes as transition-state analogue inhibitors of arginase

Arginase is a binuclear manganese metalloenzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of l-arginine to form l-ornithine and urea. Chiral L-amino acids bearing aldehyde side chains have been synthesized in which the electrophilic aldehyde C=O bond is isosteric with the C=N bond of L-arginine. This substitution is intended to facilitate nucleophilic attack by the metal-bridging hydroxide ion upon binding to the arginase active site. Syntheses of the amino acid aldehydes have been accomplished by reduction, oxidation, and Wittig-type reaction with a commercially available derivative of L-glutamic acid. Amino acid aldehydes exhibit inhibition in the micromolar range, and the X-ray crystal structure of arginase I complexed with one of these inhibitors, (S)-2-amino-7-oxoheptanoic acid, has been determined at 2.2 A resolution. In the enzyme-inhibitor complex, the inhibitor aldehyde moiety is hydrated to form the gem-diol: one hydroxyl group bridges the Mn(2+)(2) cluster and donates a hydrogen bond to D128, and the second hydroxyl group donates a hydrogen bond to E277. The binding mode of the neutral gem-diol may mimic the binding of the neutral tetrahedral intermediate and its flanking transition states in arginase catalysis.     

4‐Oxo­cyclo­hexane­carboxyl­ic acid: hydrogen bonding in the monohydrate of a δ‐keto acid

The title monohydrate, C₇H₁₀O₃·H₂O, aggregates as a complex hydrogen‐bonding network, in which the water mol­ecule accepts a hydrogen bond from the carboxyl group of one mol­ecule and donates hydrogen bonds to ketone and carboxyl Czdbnd;O functions in two additional mol­ecules, yielding a sheet‐like structure of parallel ribbons. The keto acid adopts a chiral conformation through rotation of the carboxyl group by 62.50 (15)° relative to the plane defined by its point of attachment and the ketone C and O atoms. Two C—H⋯O close contacts exist in the structure.     

Theoretical studies on conformational preferences of model modified nucleic acid base N6-(N-alanylcarbonyl) adenine

Conformational preferences of model modified nucleic acid base N⁶-(N-alanylcarbonyl) adenine, ac⁶Ade, have been investigated using the quantum chemical PCILO (perturbative configuration interaction using localized orbitals) method. The multidimensional conformational space has been searched using selected grid points formed by combining the various torsion angles that take favored values derived from energy variation with respect to each torsion angle individually. The preferred molecular structure is stabilized by an intramolecular hydrogen bond from N(11)H of the amino acid to N(1) of the adenine. The observed crystal structure conformations for the naturally occurring, anticodon adjacent, threonyl analogs, tc⁶Ade, correspond to the predicted most stable conformation for the model modified base ac⁶Ade. Three stable, low energy conformations differing in the orientations of the carboxyl group and the amino acid side chain are predicted within 1 kcal/mol of the most stable structure. The possible bifurcated hydrogen bonding of N(11)H with N(1) and either of the carboxyl oxygens is of minor significance. The indicated orientational flexibility for the carboxyl group and the amino acid side chain may enable convenient probing of the molecular environment, in the vicinity of the anticodon in tRNA, by the amino acid substituent, with only modest changes in energy stabilization.     

(–)‐Parasantonic acid and its enol lactone, (+)‐parasantonide: observation of the rare acid‐to‐acid catemeric hydrogen‐bonding mode in a γ,ɛ‐diketocarboxylic acid

The title diketo acid, (−)‐,3a,7‐tri­methyl‐5,8‐dioxo‐1,4‐ethano­per­hydro­pentalene‐1‐acetic acid, CHO, is shown to aggregate in the solid state as acid‐to‐acid hydrogen‐bonded catemers, whose chains follow 2 screw axes from each carboxyl H atom to the C=O group of a neighboring carboxyl group [O⋯O = 2.672 (4) Å and O⋯H—O = 173°]. Two parallel counterdirectional screw‐related single‐strand hydrogen‐bonded chains pass through the cell in the a direction. Two intermolecular C=O⋯H—C close contacts are present in this compound. Both this diketo acid and its enol lactone, (+)‐parasantonide [systematic name: (−)‐,3a,7‐tri­methyl‐5‐oxo‐1,4‐ethenoper­hydro­pentalene‐1,8‐carbolactone], CHO, have an R configuration at the methyl­ated chiral center adjacent to the carboxyl group, unlike the precursor from which they are derived, viz. (−)‐santonic acid.     

Structural and energetic effects in the molecular recognition of amino acids by 18-crown-6

Absolute 18-crown-6 (18C6) affinities of five amino acids (AAs) are determined using guided ion beam tandem mass spectrometry techniques. The AAs examined in this work include glycine (Gly), alanine (Ala), lysine (Lys), histidine (His), and arginine (Arg). Theoretical electronic structure calculations are performed to determine stable geometries and energetics for neutral and protonated 18C6 and the AAs as well as the proton bound complexes comprised of these species, (AA)H(+)(18C6). The proton affinities (PAs) of Gly and Ala are lower than the PA of 18C6, whereas the PAs of Lys, His, and Arg exceed that of 18C6. Therefore, the collision-induced dissociation (CID) behavior of the (AA)H(+)(18C6) complexes differs markedly across these systems. CID of the complexes to Gly and Ala produces H(+)(18C6) as the dominant and lowest energy pathway. At elevated energies, H(+)(AA) was produced in competition with H(+)(18C6) as a result of the relatively favorable entropy change in the formation of H(+)(AA). In contrast, CID of the complexes to the protonated basic AAs results in the formation of H(+)(AA) as the only direct CID product. H(+)(18C6) was not observed, even at elevated energies, as a result of unfavorable enthalpy and entropy change associated with its formation. Excellent agreement between the measured and calculated (AA)H(+)-18C6 bond dissociation energies (BDEs) is found with M06 theory for all complexes except (His)H(+)(18C6), where theory overestimates the strength of binding. In contrast, B3LYP theory significantly underestimates the (AA)H(+)-18C6 BDEs in all cases. Among the basic AAs, Lys exhibits the highest binding affinity for 18C6, suggesting that the side chains of Lys residues are the preferred binding site for 18C6 complexation in peptides and proteins. Gly and Ala exhibit greater 18C6 binding affinities than Lys, suggesting that the N-terminal amino group provides another favorable binding site for 18C6. Trends in the 18C6 binding affinities among the five AAs examined here exhibit an inverse correlation with the polarizability and proton affinity of the AA. Therefore, the ability of the N-terminal amino group to compete for 18C6 complexation is best for Gly and should become increasing less favorable as the size of the side chain substituent increases.     

Copper(II) diamino acid complexes: quantum chemical computations regarding diastereomeric effects on the energy of complexation

[reaction: see text] Quantum chemical calculations were used to rationalize the observed enantiodifferentiation in the complexation of alpha-amino acids to chiral Cu(II) complexes. Apart from Cu(II)[bond]pi interactions and steric repulsions between the anchoring cholesteryl-Glu moiety and an aromatic amino acid R group, hydrogen bonding also plays a role. In fact, in the case of tryptophan, C[double bond]O...H[bond]N hydrogen bonding between the glutamate moiety and the tryptophan N[bond]H group compensates for the loss of intramolecular hydrogen-bonding and diminished Cu(II)[bond]pi interactions.     

Investigation of Non-covalent Interactions of 18-Crown-6 with Amino Acids in Gas Phase by Mass Spectrometry

The non-covalent interactions between 18-Crown-6 (18c6) and 20 common types of protonated amino acids were explored by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. The mass spectra showed that 18c6 could react with amino acids to form a non-covalent complexe in a stoichiometric ratio of 1:1. The calibration curves and linear equations for the complexes of L-Phe, L-Tyr, L-Lys and L-Asp with 18c6 were established by mass spectrometric titration and used as reference values for competitive ESI-MS. Through competitive equilibria, the binding constants for the complexes of 18c6 with other L-amino acids and their D-isomers were derived. It was found that, as a general trend, lgK_a for the complexes of 18c6 with the basic amino acid and the amino acid with alkyl side chain were larger than other complexes, and among the amino acid with alkyl side chain, Gly and Ala exhibited greater 18c6 binding affinities. As for Ser and Thr, the intramolecular hydrogen bond between the nitrogen atom from terminal –NH₂ and the oxygen atom from carboxyl might impede their protonated amino-group to attack the 18c6. Furthermore, Gln and Asn exhibited lower binding affinities to 18c6, probably due to effects of electron-withdrawing group of acylamide. Finally, the chiral selectivity of 18c6 for L-amino or D-amino acids were measured by ESI-MS, and the result showed that 18c6 could only recognize some neutral amino acid isomers.     

Chiral separation of gemifloxacin in sodium-containing media using chiral crown ether as a chiral selector by capillary and microchip electrophoresis

Chiral crown ether, (+)-(18-crown-6)-tetracarboxylic acid (18C6H(4)), is an effective chiral selector for resolving enantiomeric primary amines owing to the difference in affinities between 18C6H(4) and each of the amine enantiomers. In addition to the destacking effect of sodium ion in the sample solution, the strong affinity of sodium ion to the polyether ring of crown ether is unfavorable to chiral capillary electrophoresis using 18C6H(4) as a chiral selector. In this report, the chiral separation of gemifloxacin dissolved in a saline sample matrix using 18C6H(4) was investigated. Adding a chelating agent, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), to the run buffer greatly improved the separation efficiencies and peak shapes. The successful chiral separation of gemifloxacin in a urinary solution was demonstrated for both capillary and microchip electrophoresis.