Steroid compounds from the starfish Lysastrosoma anthosticta collected in the Sea of Japan

Six polyhydroxylated steroids and their derivatives were isolated from the starfish Lysastrosoma anthosticta collected in the Posyet Bay, Sea of Japan. These include a new glycoside of the steroid polyol, lysastroside A (1), which was identified as (25S)-26-O--d-xylopyranosyl-5-cholestane-3,6,8,15,16,26-hexaol, and the previously known pycnopodioside C monoglycoside (2), marthasterone sulfate (3), (25S)-5-cholestane-3,6,8,15,16,26-hexaol (4), (25S)-5-cholestane-3,6,7,8,15,16,26-heptaol (5), and (25S)-5-cholestane-3,6,7,8,15,16,26-heptaol (6). The compounds were tested for the haemolytic activity and the action on the embryogenesis of the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus intermedius.     

Triterpene glycosides from Pulsatilla chinensis

Four triterpene glycosides were isolated from the roots of Pulsatilla chinensis (Bunge) Regel (Ranunculaceae). Two new glycosides, chinensiosides A (1a) and B (2), were identified as 3-O-[-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(12)--L-arabinopyranosyl]-28-O-[-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(14)--D-glucopyranosyl-(16)--D-glucopyranosyl]-3,23-dihydroxylup-20(29)-en-28-oic acid and 3-O-{-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(12)-[-D-glucopyranosyl-(14)]--L-arabinopyranosyl}-28-O-[-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(14)--D-glucopyranosyl-(16)--D-glucopyranosyl]-3,23-dihydroxylup-20(29)-en-28-oic acid. The other two glycosides were identified as previously known hederasaponin C (3) from Hedera helix and glycoside III (4) from Pulsatilla cernua.     

Triterpene glycosides ofHedera canariensis. I. Structures of glycosides L-A,L-B1, L-B2, L-C,L-D,L-E1 1, L-G1, L-G2, L-G3, L-G4, L-H1, L-H2, AND L-I1 from the leaves ofHedera canariensis

From the leaves of Algerian ivyHedera canariensis Willd. (fam. Aralaceae) we have isolated 13 triterpene glycosides: the 3-O--L-arabinopyranosides of oleanolic acid (A), of echinocystic acid (B₁), and of hederagenin (B₂); the 3-O-[O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(2)--L-arabinopyranoside]s of oleanolic acid (C), of echinocystic acid (D), and of hederagenin (E₁); the 3-O--L-rhamnopyranoside] 28-O-[O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(14)--gentiobioside of hederagenin (G₁); the 3-O-[O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(12)--L-arabinopyranoside] 28-O--gentiobioside of hederagenin (G3); the 3-O-[O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(12)--L-arabinopyranoside] 28-O-[O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(14)--gentiobioside]s of oleanolic acid (G₂), of echinocystic acid (H₁), and of hederagenin (H₂); the 3-O-[O--L-rhanmopyranosyl-(12)--D-glucopyranoside] 28-O-(O--L-rhamno-pyranosyl-(14)--gentiobioside] of hederagenin (H₂); and the 3-O-(O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(12)-O-gentiobiosyl)-O-(14)--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(12)-a-L-arabinopyranoside] of hederagenin (G₄). The structures of the substances isolated have been established on the basis of chemical transformations and¹³C NMR spectroscopy.Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 377–383, May–June, 1996. Original article submitted December 3, 1995.     

Synthesis and study of L-arabinopyranosides of 5- and 6-nitroindoles

Condensation of 5- or 6-nitroindoline with L-arabinose gave 1--L-arabinopyranosyl-5 (or 6)-nitroindolines, which, after acetylation, dehydrogenation, and removal of the protective groups, are converted to 1--L-arabinopyranosyl-5(or 6)-nitroindoles and then to the corresponding amino derivatives. 1--L-Arabinopyranosyl-6-nitro-3-bromo-(iodo)indoles were obtained. The selective 2-O- and 3-O-deacetylation of 1-(2, 3, 4-tri-O-acetyl)--L-arabinopyranosyl-6-nitroindole was accomplished.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 224–229, February, 1979.     

Triterpene glycosides of Pulsatilla dahurica structures of glycosides A,B, C,and D

The isolation of four triterpene glycosides from the roots of the dahurian anemonePulsatilla dahurica (Fisch. ex DC) Spreng, is described together with their identification, on the basis of chemical transformations, spectral characteristics, and literature analogies, as hederagenin 3-O--L-arabinoside, hederagenin 3-O-[O--D-glucopyranosyl-(12)--L-arabinopyranoside], hederagenin 3-O--L-arabinopyranoside 28-O-[O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(14)--D-glucopyranosyl-(16)--D-glucopyranoside], and hederagenin 3-O-[O--D-glucopyranosyl-(14)--L-arabinopyranoside] 28-O-[O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(14)--D-glucopyranosyl-(16)--D-glucopyranoside].Pacific Ocean Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, Nos. 3,4, pp. 349–356, May–August, 1992.     

Synthesis of modified amino acids containing nucleic acid purine bases

The reaction of hydrazides of adenylyl- or hypoxanthinyl-9-alkylcarboxylic acids with sodium nitrite in acid media gives reactive azides of purinyl-9-alkylcarboxylic acids which condense with ()-aminocarboxylic and ,-diaminocarboxylic acids to give N(N)-(adenylyl-9-alkanoyl) aminocarboxylic, N-(adenylyl-9-)- and N-(hypoxanthinyl-9-alkanoyl)-,-diaminocarboxylic acids. The deamination of N-(adenyl-yl-9-alkanoyl)aminocarboxylic acids gives N-(hypoxanthinyl-9-alkanoyl)aminocarboxylic acids.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 126–130, January, 1985.     

Über N-(α-Aminoacyl)-sulfonamide, 2. Mitt.

Zusammenfassung Es wird über die Synthese von N-(-Aminoacyl)-p-toluolsulfonamiden und N-(-Aminoacyl)-methansulfonamiden berichtet, deren Acylreste sich vonl-Tyrosin,d,l--Methyl-tyrosin undd,l-3,4-Dihydroxy-phenylalanin ableiten.

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The synthesis of N-(-aminoacyl)-p-toluenesulfonamides and N-(-aminoacyl)-methanesulfonamides containing the acyl groups ofl-tyrosine,d,l--methyltyrosine andd,l-3,4-dihydroxy-phenylalanine is described.

     

Essential Oils of Nepeta Species Growing in Turkey

Essential oils from 22Nepetaspecies growing in Turkey have been studied. Results of GC/MS analyses of the essential oils have shown that four Nepeta species contain 4a-7-7a-nepetalactone as the major component. 4a-7-7a-Nepetalactone was the main constituent in N. racemosa. Seven Nepeta species contained caryophyllene oxide as the main constituent in their essential oils. 1,8-Cineole/linalool were the major components in the essential oils of six species. -Pinene,-terpineol,germacrene-D,and spathulenol were the main constituents in the essential oils fromN. phyllochlamys, N. viscida, N. sorgerae, andN. trachonitica, respectively.     

Synthesis and transformations of the 20-substituted derivatives of 16α,17α-epoxy-5α-pregnane-3Β,21-diol-20-ones

A new and more effective sequence of reactions is proposed for the production of 16,17-isopropylidenedioxy-5-pregnane-3,21-diol-20-one. It uses methods previously unused for 5-H-steroids and involves 21-hydroxylation of 16,17-epoxy-5-pregnan-3-ol-20-one with diacetoxyiodobenzene and cis-opening of the obtained 21-hydroxy-16,17-epoxy-5-pregnane-3,21-diol-20-one by acetic acid in the presence of epoxycarbonylhydrazine, followed by condensation of the obtained product with acetone.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 1185–1188, May, 1991.     

Zur Kenntnis der cis-trans-Asymmetrie, 7. Mitt.

Zusammenfassung Es wird über die Umsetzungen voncis- undtrans--Phenylzimtsäurechlorid mit 1,3-Diamino-2-phenyl-propan berichtet. Aus 2-Phenyl-3-(trans--phenylcinnamoylamino)-propylamin konnten nach der Aufspaltung in Antipoden mitcis--Phenylzimtsäurechlorid optisch aktive 1-cis,3-trans-Bis-(-phenylcinnamoylamino)-2-phenyl-propane (cis,trans-III) erhalten werden.6. Mitt., Mh. Chem.92, 1197 (1961). 5. Mitt., Naturwiss.48, 500 (1961).     

Steroid compounds from the Pacific starfish Lysastrosoma anthosticta

Two new steroid compounds, 3,6-dihydroxy-5-cholesta-9(11),24-dien-23-one 3-sulfate and 3,6-dihydroxy-5-cholest-9(11)-en-23-one 3-sulfate, were isolated from the Pacific starfish Lysastrosoma anthosticta as the corresponding sodium salts and identified. Two previously known glycosides of 24(S)-5-cholestane-3,6,8,15,24-pentol were also isolated and identified as sodium 24-O--d-glucopyranoside 6"-sulfate (pycnopodioside C) and sodium 24-O--d-xylopyranoside 4"-sulfate (luridoside A).     

Coumarin glycosides ofHaplophyllum performatum. structures of haploperosides C,D, and E

New coumarin glycosides — haploperosides C, D, and E — have been isolated from the epigeal part of theHaplophyllum performatum (MB) Kar et Kir. On the basis of chemical transformations and spectral characteristics, haploperoside D has the structure of 6-methoxy-7-[0--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 2)--D-glucopyranosyloxy]-2H-benzopyran-2-one, and haploperoside C that of 6-methoxy-7-[0--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 6)-(2-0-acetyl--D-glucopyranosyloxy)]-2H-benzopyran-2-one. The structure of haploperoside E has been established as 7-[0--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 2)-0--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 6)--D-glucopyranosyloxy]-2H-benzopyran-2-one. The structures of haploperosides A and B have been refined. An assignment has been made of the carbon signals in the¹³C NMR spectra of haploperosides A, D, C, and E.Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek SSR, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 27–35, January–February, 1985.     

Triterpene glycosides ofCauliphyllum robustum. The structures of caulosides B and C

Summary Two triterpene glycosides — caulosides b and c — have been isolated from a methanolic extract of the leaves ofCaulophyllum robustum maxim. Cauloside b has been identified as hederagenin 3--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(12)--L-arabinopyranoside, while cauloside c has the structure of hederagenin 3-0--L-arabinopyranosyl(13)--L-pyranosyl-(12)--L-arabinopyranoside.Pacific Ocean Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Scientific Center of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Vladivostok. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 174–176, March–April, 1979.     

A new steroidal glycoside phrygioside A and its aglycone from the starfish <Emphasis Type="Italic">Hippasteria phrygiana</Emphasis>

Three polyhydroxylated steroids were isolated from the Far-Eastern starfish Hippasteria phrygiana collected from the Sea of Okhotsk and were characterized as a new glycoside phrygioside A, viz., sodium (20R, 24S)-3,4,7,8,15,24-hexahydroxy-24-O-[3-O-methyl--D-xylopyranosyl-(12)--L-arabinofuranosyl]-5-cholestan-6-yl sulfate, its aglycone, and the already known marthasterone sulfate.__________Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2526–2529, November, 2004.     

Synthesis of acetals of purin-9-ylpropionaldehydes and purin-9-yl-α-aminobutyric acids

6-Chloro-, 6-mercapto-, 6-methylthio-, and 6-amino-9-(3,3-diethoxypropyl)purines, -(6-mercaptopurin-9-yl)--aminobutyric acid, and -(6-methylthiopurin-9-yl)--aminobutyric acid have been synthesized.     

Hydrogenation of heterocyclic analogs of β-nitrostyrene over palladium catalyst

A study is made of the liquid phase hydrogenation of-(-furyl)-and-(-thienyl)--nitroethylenes over Pd black. It is shown that the nature of the substituent (phenyl, furyl, thienyl) does not affect the mode of addition of the hydrogen to the nitrovinyl group. Conditions are found for catalytic synthesis of high yields of heterylacetaldehyde oximes from nitroalkenes.     

Versuche zur Darstellung von 4- Vinyltriarylmethylradikalen

Zusammenfassung Beim Versuch zur Darstellung von 4-Vinyltriarylmethylradikalen durch Umsetzung von 4-Vinyltriarylmethylchloriden mit Metallen entstehen intermediär Radikale, die jedoch sofort in einer mesomeren Form weiterreagieren, wobei Polymere mit Chinodimethan-Strukturen entstehen. Als Modell hierfür dient das gelbe 1,4-,-Diphenylchinodimethan, das aus 4-Methyltriphenylmethylchlorid und Pyridin in Lösung erhalten werden kann; es ist nicht in fester Form isolierbar und polymerisiert sich leicht zu Poly-1,4-,-diphenylxylylen, das durch IR- und NMR-Spektren identifiziert wird.

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The attempted preparation of 4- vinyltriarylmethyl radicals

The attempted preparation of 4-vinyltriarylmethyl radicals by interaction of 4-vinyltriarylmethylchlorides with metals yielded unstable radical intermediates immediately undergoing further reaction to give polymers of a quinodimethane structuretype. 1,4-,-Diphenylquinodimethane, obtained from 4-methyltriphenylmethyl chloride and pyridine in solution, was used as a model compound. It cannot be isolated and readily polymerizes to give poly-1,4-,-diphenylxylylene identified by IR and NMR spectra.

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Triterpene glycosides ofHedera canariensis IV. Structures of glycosides L-F3, L-G0, and L-Gla from the leaves of Algerian ivy

Three minor partially acetylated glycosides have been isolated from the leaves of Algerian ivy, Hedera canariensis Willd. (Araliaceae) — the previously known {3-O-[-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(12)-O--L-arabinopyranoside] 28-O-[-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(14)-O-(6-acetyl--D-glucopyranosyl)-(16)-O--D-glucopyranoside}s of oleanolic acid and of hederagenin (ciwujianoside C₄ and kizuta saponin K₁₁) and the new 3-O-[-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(12)--O-L-arabinopyranoside] 28-O-[-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(14)-O-(6-O-acetyl--D-glucopyranosyl)-(16)-O--D-glucopyranoside of echinocystic acid (glycoside L-G₀). The structures of the glycosides isolated have been established on the basis of chemical transformations and¹H and¹³C NMR spectroscopy.Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 81–86, January–February, 1999.     

Unusual oxidation reactions of 7α-methyl- and 7α-phenylcholest-5-ene-3β,7β-diol

Summary Ozonation of 7-methyl (or 7-phenyl) cholest-5-ene-3,7-diol 3-TBDMS ether afforded the corresponding 5,6-epoxy derivatives. The same product was formed byMCPBA oxidation. The reaction of 7-phenylcholest-5-ene-3,7-diol with CrO₃ yielded 3,7-dioxo-6,7-seco-7-phenylcholest-4-ene-5-carboxaldehyde. An analogous B-seco aldehyde was obtained from 7-methylcholest-5-ene-3,7-diol in addition to 7-methylcholesta-4,6-dien-3-one.Jones oxidation of 7-phenylcholest-5-ene-3,7-diol or B-seco-aldehyde gave 3,7-dioxo-6,7-seco-7-phenylcholest-4-en-6-oic acid isolated as its methyl ester upon treatment with diazomethane.

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Ungewöhnliche Oxidation von 7-Methyl- und 7-Phenylcholest-3-en-3,7-diol

Zusammenfassung Ozonolyse von 7-Methyl- bzw. 7-Phenyl-cholest-3-en-3,7-diol-3-TBDMS-ether ergab die entsprechenden 5,6-Epoxy-Derivate.MCPBA-Oxidation führte zum gleichen Ergebnis. Bei der Reaktion von 7-Phenyl-cholest-5-en-3,7-diol mit CrO₃ wurde 3,7-Dioxo-6,7-seco-7-phenyl-cholest-4-en-5-carbaldehyd gebildet. Einen analogen B-seco-Aldehyd erhält man neben 7-Methyl-cholesta-4,6-dien-3-on auch aus 7-Methyl-cholest-5-en-3,7-diol. DurchJones-Oxidation von 7-Phenyl-cholest-5-en-3,7-diol oder B-seco-Aldehyd erhält man 3,7-Dioxo-6,7-seco-7-phenylcholest-4-en-6-carbonsäure, die nach Behandlung mit Diazomethan als ihr Methylester isoliert wurde.

     

Steroid compounds from the Pacific starfishesLuidia quinaria andDistolasterias elegans

One new and four previously known steroid compounds were identified from the Pacific starfishesLuidia quinaria andDistolasterias elegans. The structure of the new steroid was established from spectral data and chemical correlations with other steroids such as 5-cholestane-3,5,6,15,16,26-hexaol 3-sulfate (1). The previously known compounds were identified as 5-cholestane-3,5,6,15,26-pentaol 15-sulfate (2) fromLuidia quinaria and sodium (24S)-O-(-d-giucopyranosyll-5-cholestane-3,6,8,15,24-pentaol 6-sulfate (3), sodium (24S)-5-cholestane-3,6,8,15,24-pentaol 24-sulfate (4), and sodium tornasterol A sulfate (5).Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 473–476, February, 1996.