Synthesis of cyclopropene analogues of ceramide and their effect on dihydroceramide desaturase

The synthesis of several analogues of the N-[(1R,2S)-2-hydroxy-1-hydroxymethyl-2-(2-tridecyl-1-cyclopropenyl)ethyl]octanamide (GT11), the first reported inhibitor of dihydroceramide desaturase, as well as their effects on this enzyme, are described. Modifications of the parent structure include variations on the cyclopropene ring, the N-acyl chain length, the configuration of the stereocenters, and the hydroxyl group at C1. The key intermediates for the synthesis are the products resulting from the addition of suitable organolithium compounds to either Garner's aldehyde or its enantiomer. The final products are obtained by TMSTf-induced cleavage of the protecting groups and N-acylation, both under specific conditions. An alternative method for N-Boc deprotection is also reported that allows us to obtain the cyclopropene analogue of sphingosine 12a, which can be transformed into GT11 upon acylation. The procedure consists of the conversion of the Garner aldehyde addition products into the bicyclic dihydrooxazolo[3,4,0]oxazol-3-ones 19 by transesterification in basic medium of the tert-butyl group with the hydroxyl function at C3. Mild cleavage of the N,O-isopropylidene cyclic acetal present in 19 affords the oxazolidin-2-one 20, which gives 12a upon saponification. Furthermore, compound 20 is also the key intermediate in the synthesis of the terminal deoxy, methoxy, and fluoro derivatives 9, 10, and 11, respectively. Determination of dihydroceramide desaturase activity in vitro showed that GT11 was a competitive inhibitor (Ki = 6 microM) and that its analogues with N-hexanoyl (6) and N-decanoyl (7) moieties inhibited the enzyme with similar potencies (IC50 = 13 and 31 microM, respectively). No decrease in dihydroceramide desaturase activity was observed with any of the other compounds tested.     

Superacid-promoted reactions of alpha-ketoamides and related systems

The superacid-promoted reactions of alpha-hydroxy and alpha-ketoamides have been studied. Ionization of these compounds leads to varied aryl-substituted oxyindole products. In some cases, electrocyclization can lead to substituted fluorene products. Dicationic, superelectrophilic intermediates are proposed as intermediates leading to the products from alpha-hydroxy and alpha-ketoamides.     

Synthesis of 2-(N-Acetylamino)-2-deoxy-C-glucopyranosyl nucleosides as potential inhibitors of chitin synthases

The C-glucopyranosyl nucleosides (1-4) containing the N-acetyl glucosaminyl and uridine units have been synthesized as nonhydrolyzable substrate analogues of UDP-GlcNAc aimed to inhibit the chitin synthases. The key intermediate, 4-(2'-(N-acetylamino)-3', 4',6'-tri-O-benzyl-2'-deoxy-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl)but-2-enoic acid (5), was prepared from the perbenzylated (N-acetylamino)-alpha-C-allylglucoside (7), by successive oxidative cleavage, Wittig olefination, and ester deprotection. The coupling of the acid 5 with the hydroxyl or amine function of the uridine derivatives (6a or 6b) afforded, respectively, the ester 12 and amide 14. The dihydroxylation of the conjugated double bond in ester 12 or amide 14 was better achieved with osmium tetraoxide/barium chlorate, leading to the expected diols 13 and 15 as a mixture of two diastereoisomers. The desired compounds 1-4 were obtained after catalytic hydrogenation of compounds 12-15.     

Benzoxazolone Carboxamides: Potent and Systemically Active Inhibitors of Intracellular Acid Ceramidase

The ceramides are a family of bioactive lipid‐derived messengers involved in the control of cellular senescence, inflammation, and apoptosis. Ceramide hydrolysis by acid ceramidase (AC) stops the biological activity of these substances and influences survival and function of normal and neoplastic cells. Because of its central role in the ceramide metabolism, AC may offer a novel molecular target in disorders with dysfunctional ceramide‐mediated signaling. Here, a class of benzoxazolone carboxamides is identified as the first potent and systemically active inhibitors of AC. Prototype members of this class inhibit AC with low nanomolar potency by covalent binding to the catalytic cysteine. Their metabolic stability and high in vivo efficacy suggest that these compounds may be used as probes to investigate the roles of ceramide in health and disease, and that this scaffold may represent a promising starting point for the development of novel therapeutic agents.     

Synthesis and anti-HIV-1 activity of a series of 1-(alkoxymethyl)-5-alkyl-6-(arylselenenyl)uracils and -2-thiouracils

A series of 1-(alkoxymethyl)-5-alkyl-6-(phenylselenenyl)uracils and -2-thiouracils modified at the 3- and/or 5-position of the C-6 phenylselenenyl ring with methyl or fluoro substituent has been synthesized and tested for their ability to inhibit HIV-1 replication. Lithiation of the acyclic uracil and 2-thiouracil derivatives 11-14 and 27-32 with lithium diisopropylamide or lithium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide followed by reaction with an appropriate diaryl diselenide afforded 6-arylselenenyl compounds 18-26 after removal of the tert-butyldimethylsilyl protecting group and 35-47 . Compounds 48-54 were prepared from compounds 38-44 by oxidative hydrolysis of the thione function. Of these compounds, 50 inhibited HIV -1 replication in human T₄ lymphoblastoid cells at a 50% effective concentration (EC₅₀) of 0.0047 μM with a selectivity index of >42600.     

Design,synthesis and insecticidal activities of novel 1-substituted-5-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide derivatives

A series of novel 5-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide derivatives(6a–6n, 7a, 7b, and 8a-8f)were synthesised by placing the amide bond at the 4-position of the pyrazole ring. These derivatives differed from the structure of chlorantraniliprole analogues with the amide bond at the 5-position of the pyrazole ring. Preliminary bioassay results revealed that a few title compounds exhibited good insecticidal activities against lepidopteran pests, such as Plutella xylostella, Mythimna separate, Heliothis armigera, and Ostrinia nubilalis. Some title compounds also elicited broad-spectrum insecticidal activities against dipterous insects including Culex pipiens pallens after altering the amide position. Similar to pyrazole-5-carboxamide analogues, compounds 6b and 6e showed 100% insecticidal activity against P. xylostella, C. pipiens pallens, and M. separate at concentrations of 200, 2, and 200 mg/m L, respectively.This finding suggested that 5-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide derivatives are potential alternative insecticides for management of agriculture pests.     

6α-取代的(1S, 7aS)-(+)-1-叔丁氧基-7a-甲基-2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 7a-六氢茚-5- 酮的合成

用化学动力学控制的方法在化合物3的5-C上C=O与6-C发生烯醇化生成锂盐,然后可在6-C位分别引入甲基、烯丙基、苄基、溴以及羟基取代基。产物6、7、8、9a和11经鉴定,除9α外其他都是α和β构型的混合物,其中以α-构型取代物为主。     

Enzymatic desaturation of fatty acids: delta11 desaturase activity on cyclopropane acid probes

The formation of methylenecyclopropanes by enzymatic desaturation of 11-cyclopropylundecanoic acid (1) and its disubstituted derivatives cis- and trans-3-5 has been investigated using the Delta(11) desaturase of Spodoptera littoralis as model enzyme. Gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry analyses of methanolyzed lipidic extracts from tissues incubated with each probe revealed that all the cyclopropyl fatty acids were transformed into the corresponding 11-cyclopropylidene acids, except for compound trans-5 (5b), which was not desaturated at C11. The formation of methylenecyclopropane 9 as the only reaction product from 1 indicates that a potential radical intermediate is too short-lived to allow rearrangement reactions. Information on the Delta(11) desaturase substrate binding domain is provided considering the cyclopropyl probes 3-5 as conformationally restricted analogues of the straight-chain substrates.     

Amides from the stem of Capsicum annuum

7'-(4'-hydroxyphenyl)-N-[(4-methoxyphenyl)ethyl]propenamide (1), 7'-(3',4'-dihydroxyphenyl)-N-[(4-methoxyphenyl)ethyl]propenamide (2), N-p-trans-coumaroyltyramine (3), N-trans-caffeoyltyramine (4), beta-sitostenone (5), ferulic acid (6), hydroferulic acid (7), 5-hydroxy-3,4-dimethoxycinnamic acid (8), veratic acid (9), vanillic acid (10), isovanillic acid (11), syringic acid (12), (+)-syringaresinol (13), and pheophorbide a (14) were isolated from the stems of Capsicum annuum (Solanaceae). Among them, 1 is a new amide compound. The structures of these compounds were characterized and identified by spectral analyses.     

Sodium 4-amino-5-hydroxy-7-sulfonaphthalene-2-sulfonate an efficient ligand for click reaction in water: Synthesis of 1,2,3-triazole pharmacophore linked-quinazolinone scaffold

Water soluble sodium 4-amino-5-hydroxy-7-sulfonaphthalene-2-sulfonate ligand was used successfully for the preparation of 1,2,3-triazoles pharmacophore linked-quinazolinone scaffold. The reaction of ethyl 4-oxo-3,4-dihydroquinazoline-2-carboxylate and related amide compounds with propargyl bromide afforded ethyl 4-oxo-3-(prop-2-yn-1-yl)-3,4-dihydroquinazoline-2-carboxylate and its amide derivatives. The reaction of propargylated compounds with azides catalyzed by copper (II) salt, in the presence of Sodium 4-amino-5-hydroxy-7-sulfonaphthalene-2-sulfonate as a ligand in water produced novel 1,2,3-triazole pharmacophore linked-quinazolinone-4-one scaffold with high-to-excellent yields. The ligand assisted in the click reaction and reduced loading of copper salt to 2 mol%. Simplicity, short reaction times, use of water as green solvent, and low catalyst loading are the main advantages of this procedure.     

Synthesis of modified peptidoglycan precursor analogues for the inhibition of glycosyltransferase

The peptidoglycan glycosyltransferases (GTs) are essential enzymes that catalyze the polymerization of glycan chains of the bacterial cell wall from lipid II and thus constitute a validated antibacterial target. Their enzymatic cavity is composed of a donor site for the growing glycan chain (where the inhibitor moenomycin binds) and an acceptor site for lipid II substrate. In order to find lead inhibitors able to fill this large active site, we have synthesized a series of substrate analogues of lipid I and lipid II with variations in the lipid, the pyrophosphate, and the peptide moieties and evaluated their biological effect on the GT activity of E. coli PBP1b and their antibacterial potential. We found several compounds able to inhibit the GT activity in vitro and cause growth defect in Bacillus subtilis . The more active was C16-phosphoglycerate-MurNAc-(L-Ala-D-Glu)-GlcNAc, which also showed antibacterial activity. These molecules are promising leads for the design of new antibacterial GT inhibitors.     

One-pot route to new alpha,alpha-difluoroamides and alpha-ketoamides

New alpha,alpha-difluoroamides (4a-d, 6a-d) and alpha-ketoamides (5a-d, 7a-d) result from one-pot reactions of alpha-ketoacids, RCOCO(2)H (R = C(6)H(5), CH(3), CH(3)CH(2), thienyl) (1a-d) with bis(2-methoxyethyl)aminosulfur trifluoride [(CH(3)OCH(2)CH(2))(2)NSF(3)] (2) (Deoxofluor) or diethylaminosulfur trifluoride [(CH(3)CH(2))(2)NSF(3))] (3) (DAST). Product yields depend on reaction times and the ratio of reagents used. Longer reaction times ( approximately 36 h) with a 1:2 ratio of alpha-ketoacids and 2 or 3 gave major yields of the alpha,alpha-difluoroamides, and shorter reaction times ( approximately l h) produced alpha-ketoamides as the major products. Reactants in a 1:1 ratio resulted in alpha-ketoamides only.     

Substituent and solvent effects on the photosensitized oxygenation of 5,6-dihydro-1,4-oxathiins. Intramolecular oxygen transfer vs normal cleavage of the dioxetane intermediates

The reaction of singlet oxygen with variously substituted oxathiins 1 affords dicarbonyl compounds 4 and/or ketosulfoxides 7 and 8 depending on the nature of the substituent at C3 and on the reaction conditions. The normal fragmentation of dioxetanes 2 to 4 competes with an intramolecular oxygen transfer to ring sulfur, which leads to 7 and 8, presumably via the labile epoxides 5. This new pathway is promoted by electron-withdrawing groups at C3 and, for unsubstituted and monosubstituted amide derivatives 1h and 1i, respectively, by the solvent basicity. Chemical experiments support the intermediacy of epoxides 5 for 7, whereas they are not conclusive for 8. However, the formation of the latter compounds appears to be favored by polar solvents and cation-stabilizing groups at C2 as phenyl or methyl, and these observations may be well accounted for by the suggested pathway from 5 through charged species as E. Direct oxidation by singlet oxygen to sulfur is unsignificant, except for the amide series and for 1g or when the oxygenation is carried out in methanol.     

Amination of pyridylketenes: experimental and computational studies of strong amide enol stabilization by the 2-pyridyl group

Laser flash photolyses of 2-, 3-, and 4-diazoacetylpyridines 8 give the corresponding pyridylketenes 7 formed by Wolff rearrangements, as observed by time-resolved infrared spectroscopy, with ketenyl absorptions at 2127, 2125, and 2128 cm(-1), respectively. Photolysis of 2-, 3-, and 4-8 in CH(3)CN containing n-BuNH(2) results in the formation of two transients in each case, as observed by time-resolved IR and UV spectroscopy. The initial transients are assigned as the ketenes 7, and this is confirmed by IR measurements of the decay of the ketenyl absorbance. The ketenes then form the amide enols 12, whose growth and decay are monitored by UV. Similar photolysis of diazoacetophenone leads to phenylketene (5), which forms the amide enol 17. For 3- and 4-pyridylketenes and for phenylketene, the ratios of rate constants for amination of the ketene and for conversion of the amide enol to the amide are 3.1, 7.7, and 22, respectively, while for the 2-isomer the same ratio is 1.8 x 10(7). The stability of the amide enol from 2-7 is attributed to a strong intramolecular hydrogen bond to the pyridyl nitrogen, and this is supported by the DFT calculated structures of the intermediates, which indicate this enol amide is stabilized by 12.8 kcal/mol relative to the corresponding amide enol from phenylketene. Calculations of the transition states indicate a 10.9 kcal/mol higher barrier for conversion of the 2-pyridyl amide enol to the amide as compared to that from phenylketene.     

Novel chimeric scaffolds to extend the exploration of receptor space: hybrid beta-D-glucose-benzoheterodiazepine structures for broad screening. Effect of amide alkylation on the course of cyclization reactions

New molecular platforms which are hybrids of two scaffolds-namely, beta-d-glucose and benzodiazepine, each able to bind several proteins-were designed, synthesized and functionalized to serve as probes for broad biological screening. Herein, we describe the syntheses and chemical properties of these novel chimeric scaffolds. Attempted cyclization of the functionalized analogues (-)-96 and (-)-97 afforded the corresponding dimers (-)-98 and (-)-99, respectively, under a variety of reaction conditions, even at concentrations of only 0.001 N. Consideration of factors affecting the conformation of amide bonds and their effects on cyclization reactions led us to alkylate the amide bond. As expected, the cyclization of the N-methyl derivative (-)-110 afforded exclusively the unimolecular cyclization product (+)-111. These compounds are only now undergoing broad screening and represent therefore at present a "prospecting library."     

Synthesis of nitrogen analogues of salacinol and their evaluation as glycosidase inhibitors.

The syntheses of two nitrogen analogues (11 and 12) of the naturally occurring sulfonium ion, salacinol (7) are described. The latter compound is one of the active principles in the aqueous extracts of Salacia reticulata that are traditionally used in Sri Lanka and India for the treatment of diabetes. The synthetic strategy relies on the nucleophilic attack of a 1,4-dideoxy-1,4-imino-D- or L-arabinitol at the least hindered carbon of 2,4-O-benzylidene D- or L-erythritol-1,3-cyclic sulfate. The nitrogen analogues bear a permanent positive charge and serve as mimics of the sulfonium ion. We reasoned that these ammonium derivatives should function in a manner similar to that of known glycosidase inhibitors of the alkaloid class such as castanospermine (4) and deoxynojirimycin (5). Enzyme inhibition assays indicate that salacinol (7) is a weak (K(i) = 1.7 mM) inhibitor of glucoamylase, whereas compounds 11 and 12 inhibit glucoamylase with K(i) values in the range approximately 10-fold higher. The nitrogen analogues 11 and 12 showed no significant inhibitory effect of either barley alpha-amylase (AMY1) or porcine pancreatic alpha-amylase (PPA) at concentrations of 5 mM. In contrast, salacinol (7) inhibited AMY1 and PPA in the micromolar range, with K(i) values of 15 +/- 1 and 10 +/- 2 microM, respectively.     

Antimicrobial phenalenone derivatives from the marine-derived fungus Coniothyrium cereale

The marine-derived fungus Coniothyrium cereale was isolated from the green alga Enteromorpha sp. and found to produce the new phenalenone derivatives 1-7 as well as the known compounds lactone 8, (-) sclerodin (9), lamellicolic anhydride (10), (-) scleroderolide (11), and (-) sclerodione (12). The structures of these closely related compounds were established from extensive spectroscopic investigations on the basis of one and two dimensional NMR spectroscopic studies ((1)H, (13)C, COSY, NOESY, HSQC and HMBC) as well as mass spectrometric analysis (LC/MS, HREIMS and HRESIMS), UV and IR spectra. Compounds 5 and 11 showed the same antimicrobial activity toward Staphylococcus aureus SG 511 with an MIC value of 24 μM. The presence of a diketo-lactone ring as in compounds 5 and 11 was found to be essential for this activity. In agar diffusion assays with Mycobacterium phlei considerable inhibition zones were observed for compounds 2, 4 and 7. Compounds 1, 5 and 9 showed potent inhibition of human leukocyte elastase (HLE) with IC(50) values of 7.2, 13.3 and 10.9 μM, respectively.     

Synthesis and biological activity of cymantrene and cyrhetrene 4-aminoquinoline conjugates against malaria, leishmaniasis, and trypanosomiasis

Organometallic analogues of chloroquine show promise as new antimalarial agents capable of overcoming resistance to the parent drug chloroquine. Here, the synthesis and characterization of three new cymantrene (CpMn(CO)(3)) and cyrhetrene (CpRe(CO)(3)) 4-aminoquinoline conjugates with either an amine or amide linker are reported. The antimalarial activity of the new organometallic conjugates N-(2-(7-chloroquinolin-4-ylamino)ethyl)-4-cymantrenylbutanamide (3), N-(2-(7-chloroquinolin-4-ylamino)ethyl)-4-cyrhetrenylbutanamide (4) and N-(7-chloroquinolin-4-yl)-N'-(cymantrenylmethyl)ethane-1,2-diamine (6) was evaluated against a chloroquine-sensitive (CQS) and a chloroquine-resistant strain (CQR) of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. The cymantrene complex with an amine linker (6) showed good activity against the CQS strain but was inactive against the CQR strain. In contrast, cymantrene and cyrhetrene compounds with an amide linker were active against both the CQS and the CQR strain. In addition, the antibacterial, anti-trypanosomal and anti-leishmanial activity of the compounds was evaluated. Compound 6 showed submicromolar activity against Trypanosoma brucei at a concentration where the toxicity to normal human cells is low. No significant effect was noticed on the exchange of manganese for rhenium in the CpM(CO)(3) moiety in any of the biological assays.     

含(1-芳乙酰胺基-2-叔胺基)乙烷结构的六氢-1H-1,4-二氮(艹卓)类化合物的合成与镇痛活性

2-或5-取代的六氢-1H-1,4-二氮(艹卓)类化合物(1～3)经单酰化及酰化反应后,合成了16个带有(1-芳乙酰胺基-2-叔氨基)乙烷结构的六氢-1H-1,4-二氮(艹卓)类目标化合物(5～9,11～13,15～17,19～23),经元素分析、IR、MS和¹H NMR确证了其组成和结构。对所有目标化合物都进行了豚鼠回肠试验,初步药理试验表明,16个化合物对受试标本显示不同程度的抑制作用,对抑制率较高的两个化合物5和7测试了IC₅₀值。对在豚鼠回肠试验中显示较强激动作用的4个化合物进行了小鼠扭体法镇痛活性试验,测得了其ED₅₀值。     

1-烃基-5-取代氨基-4-吡唑(N-取代)甲酰胺的合成及生物活性研究

本文采用吡唑并[3,4-d]-1,3-噁嗪-6-酮衍生物(Ⅰ)与伯胺反应,合成了1-烃基-5-取代苯甲酰胺基-4-吡唑(N-取代)甲酰胺(Ⅱ);由LiAlH₄,对Ⅱ分子中2个酰胺基的选择性还原合成了1-烃基-5-取代氨基-4-吡唑(N-取代)甲酰胺(Ⅲ).共合成新化合物23个,通过¹HNMR、¹³CNMR、MS、IR等证明了它们的化学结构,初步生物活性测定表明化合物Ⅱ具有一定的抗癌活性和农药活性。