Novel erythromycin A 9-tritylhydrazone: selective 6-O-methylation and conformational analysis

The straightforward synthesis of the novel 9-tritylhydrazone erythromycin A and its highly regioselective O-methylation at C(6)-OH are described. Preliminary conformational data based on X-ray diffraction, ¹H NMR and molecular mechanics is also presented with the aim of understanding the observed high regioselectivity. The facile synthesis of 6,12-O-dimethylerythromycin A, a standard to assess clarithromycin purity in quality control processes, is reported as well.     

Novel erythromycin A derivatives: synthesis of 11,12-benzoxazine ketolides

A novel series of 11,12-benzoxazine ketolide derivatives of erythromycin A has been synthesized. The C11,C12-benzoxazine structure was constructed stereoselectively through an intramolecular Michael addition of a C12-O-(2-aminophenyl) group to the enone functionality of the 10,11-anhydro erythromycin A derivative 3.     

8-epi-erythronolide B and its metabolic fate in fermentations of Streptomyces erythreus

8-epi-erythronolide B (4) has been isolated as a product formed from the acid treatment of erythronolide B (3). When this compound was fed to a blocked mutant of the erythromycin producing organism, Streptomycetes erythreus (Abbott 2NU153), nearly quantitative yields of 3-O-(α-l-mycarosyl)-8-epi-erythronolide B (10) were obtained. The much desired 8-epi-erythromycins (2) were not realized.     

Synthetic studies of erythromycin derivatives: 6-O-methylation of (9S)-12,21-anhydro-9-dihydroerythromycin A derivatives

Synthetic studies on methylation of erythromycin derivatives were conducted. Methylation of 6 resulted in the formation of the C-3′ quaternary ammonium salts with a rate faster than 6-O-methylation. In dipolar aprotic solvent and under strong base conditions, 6-O-methylation, C-3′ quaternary ammonium salts formation and 2-C-methylation proceeded simultaneously to yield a mixture of three different products 7, 8 and 9. The quaternary ammonium salts were converted back to the corresponding tertiary amines 2, 10 and starting material 6 by employing sodium 4-pyridinethiolate as a N-demethylation reagent. The 6-O-methylation was eventually achieved in a good yield when a carbobenzyloxy (Cbz) group was utilized to protect the C-3′-dimethylamino group of 4. In this report, we will discuss the details of different reaction courses in the methylation of (9S)-12, 21-anhydro-9-dihydroerythromycin A derivatives.     

Clarithromycin-adenine and related conjugates

Macrolide-nucleoside and macrolide-nucleobase conjugates (chimeras) have been synthesised by linking erythromycin A oxime derivatives and clarithromycin C11,C12-oxazolidinone derivatives with 3′-amino-3′-deoxythymidine or adenine through different spacers; clarithromycin-adenine conjugate 16a is the most active species against Micrococcus luteus.     

Total synthesis of macrocyclic glycosides, clemochinenosides A and B, and berchemolide, by fluorous mixture synthesis

The total synthesis of clemochinenoside A and the first total syntheses of clemochinenoside B and berchemolide were achieved simultaneously via macrocyclization of 4-O-(4-O-^F13benzyl-β-d-glucopyranosyl)syringic acid with 4-O-(4-O-^F17benzyl-β-d-glucopyranosyl)vanillic acid by a fluorous mixture synthetic method. The spectroscopic data of the synthetic products were identical with those of the natural products, although the optical rotation of clemochinenoside A differed from the published values in sign and magnitude.     

SN2 Displacement of Carbohydrate Triflates by 9-Oximes of Erythromycin A and Of a Tylosin Derivative

ABSTRACT

The preparation of 9-O-glycosyloxime derivatives of erythromycin A (1) and tylosin (2) is reported. Access to this new class of macrolides was achieved from (E)-9-oxime of erythromycin A (3) and 9-oxime of tylosin 20-(1,3-dithiane) (4), by successful displacement of triflates of suitably protected carbohydrates.     

A highly stereoselective synthesis of d-erythrose derivatives by one-carbon homologation of 2,3-O-isopropylidene-d-glyceraldehyde with (R)-methyl p-tolyl sulfoxide

A highly diastereoselective three-step synthesis of 2-O-benzyl-3,4-O-isopropylidene-d-erythrose 9 is described (de >98%; 50% overall yield) starting from d-glyceraldehyde acetonide and (R)-methyl p-tolyl sulfoxide. Treatment of 9 with trifluoroacetic acid gives 2-O-benzyl-d-erythrofuranose.     

Flavonoids from Sedum japonicum subsp. oryzifolium (Crassulaceae)

Twenty-two flavonoids were isolated from the leaves and stems of Sedum japonicum subsp. oryzifolium (Crassulaceae). Of these compounds, five flavonoids were reported in nature for the first time, and identified as herbacetin 3-O-xyloside-8-O-glucoside, herbacetin 3-O-glucoside-8-O-(2′′′-acetylxyloside), gossypetin 3-O-glucoside-8-O-arabinoside, gossypetin 3-O-glucoside-8-O-(2′′′-acetylxyloside) and hibiscetin 3-O-glucoside-8-O-arabinoside via UV, HR-MS, LC-MS, acid hydrolysis and NMR. Other seventeen known flavonoids were identified as herbacetin 3-O-glucoside-8-O-arabinoside, herbacetin 3-O-glucoside-8-O-xyloside, gossypetin 3-O-glucoside-8-O-xyloside, quercetin, quercetin 3-O-glucoside, quercetin 3-O-xylosyl-(1→2)-rhamnoside-7-O-rhamnoside, quercetin 3-O-rhamnoside-7-O-glucoside, kaempferol, kaempferol 3-O-glucoside, kaempferol 7-O-rhamnoside, kaempferol 3,7-di-O-rhamnoside, kaempferol 3-O-glucoside-7-O-rhamnoside, kaempferol 3-O-glucosyl-(1→2)-rhamnoside-7-O-rhamnoside, kaempferol 3-O-xylosyl-(1→2)-rhamnoside, kaempferol 3-O-xylosyl-(1→2)-rhamnoside-7-O-rhamnoside, myricetin 3-O-glucoside and cyanidin 3-O-glucoside. Some flavonol 3,8-di-O-glycosides were found in Sedum japonicum subsp. oryzifolium as major flavonoids in this survey. They were presumed to be the diagnostic flavonoids in the species. Flavonoids were reported from S. japonicum for the first time.     

Sesterterpene metabolites from the sponge Hyatella intestinalis

The sponge Hyatella intestinalis from the Gulf of California contains the new scalarane-related sesterterpenes hyatelones A-C and hyatolides A-B, together with the new scalaranes hyatolides C-E, hyatelactam, 12-O-deacetyl-19-epi-scalarin and the new norscalarane 12-O-deacetylnorscalaral B. The structures of the new metabolites have been established by spectroscopic analysis of the natural products and, in some instances, of their acetyl derivatives. The new compounds hyatelone A, 19,20-di-O-acetylhyatelone B, hyatolide A, 20-O-acetylhyatolide C, hyatelactam, and 12-O-deacetylnorscalaral B have shown activity as growth inhibitors of several tumor cell lines.     

A new convenient method for the synthesis of cardiolipin

A novel dichlorophosphate coupling method is developed for the synthesis of the title compound. O-Chlorophenyl dichlorophosphate can be used as a mild phosphorylating reagent to effectively couple with optically active 1,2-O-diacyl-sn-glycerol and 2-O-protected glycerol to assemble cardiolipin bearing different fatty acid chains.     

Analysis and purification of O-decanoyl sucrose regio-isomers by reversed phase high pressure liquid chromatography with evaporative light scattering detection

Purification of seven regio-isomers of O-decanoyl sucrose, 2-O-, 3-O-, 4-O-, 6-O-, 3′-O-, 4′-O- and 6′-O-decanoyl sucrose, were performed by LC followed by preparative RP-HPLC with ELSD. Using an optimized gradient of acetonitrile in water 2-O-, 3-O-, 6-O- and 3′-O-decanoyl sucrose were purified in yields (w/w) of 52.5%, 34.7%, 45.0% and 36.9%, respectively. In the purified preparations of the 2-O- and 3′-O-decanoyl sucrose respectively, acyl migration was observed as a result of the drying process. Lyophilization resulted in the highest purities (w/w) of 96% and 100% for the 2-O- and the 3′-O-decanoyl sucrose, respectively.     

Separation of Flavonoids from the Leaves of Oroxylum indicum by HSCCC

A high-speed counter-current chromatography system (HPCCC) capable of rapid processing has been employed to separate seven flavonoids from a methanolic extract of the leaves of Oroxylum indicum by a one-step isocratic elution using a chloroform–methanol–water (9.5:10:5) two-phase system. LC, MS and NMR have identified the components from the extract as chrysin, baicalein, baicalein-7-O-glucoside, baicalein-7-O-diglucoside, chrysin-7-O-glucuronide, baicalein-7-O-glucuronide, and a chrysin-diglucoside. Baicalein-7-O-glucuronide and chrysin-7-O-glucuronide have been separated from this plant by HSCCC for the first time. The present study also reports a new chrysin-diglucoside from the leaf extract. The results demonstrate that HSCCC is a powerful separation tool and can contribute to identifying and quantifying plant ingredients.     

Isolation,Characterization and In Silico Studies of Secondary Metabolites from the Whole Plant of Polygala inexpectata Peşmen & Erik

Polygala species are frequently used worldwide in the treatment of various diseases, such as inflammatory and autoimmune disorders as well as metabolic and neurodegenerative diseases, due to the large number of secondary metabolites they contain. The present study was performed on Polygala inexpectata, which is a narrow endemic species for the flora of Turkey, and resulted in the isolation of nine known compounds, 6,3′-disinapoyl-sucrose (1), 6-O-sinapoyl,3′-O-trimethoxy-cinnamoyl-sucrose (tenuifoliside C) (2), 3′-O-(O-methyl-feruloyl)-sucrose (3), 3′-O-(sinapoyl)-sucrose (4), 3′-O-trimethoxy-cinnamoyl-sucrose (glomeratose) (5), 3′-O-feruloyl-sucrose (sibiricose A5) (6), sinapyl alcohol 4-O-glucoside (syringin or eleutheroside B) (7), liriodendrin (8), and 7,4′-di-O-methylquercetin-3-O-β-rutinoside (ombuin 3-O-rutinoside or ombuoside) (9). The structures of the compounds were determined by the spectroscopic methods including 1D-NMR (¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, DEPT-135), 2D-NMR (COSY, NOESY, HSQC, HMBC), and HRMS. The isolated compounds were shown in an in silico setting to be accommodated well within the inhibitor-binding pockets of myeloperoxidase and inducible nitric oxide synthase and anchored mainly through hydrogen-bonding interactions and π-effects. It is therefore plausible to suggest that the previously established anti-inflammatory properties of some Polygala-derived phytochemicals may be due, in part, to the modulation of pro-inflammatory enzyme activities.     

Synthesis of lyposaccharide corresponding to fundamental structure of Salmonella-type lipid A

6-O-(2-Deoxy-2-myristoylamino-6-O-myristoyl-β-D-glucopyranosyl)-2-deoxy-2-myristoylamino-3,4-di-O-myristoyl-D-glucopyranose ($\text{2}$) was prepared in a synthetic approach to lipid A which is the active center of bacterial endotoxin.     

Two novel carbonic acid esters conjugated with oligophenyl glucosides from Rhamnus nakaharai

Two novel carbonic acid esters conjugated with oligomeric phenyl glycosides have been isolated and characterized from the wood of Rhamnus nakaharai. The structures are characterized as 5,7-dihydroxyphthalide 5-O-β-[6-O-{3″-methoxy-4″-O-β-[6?-O-(4?-O-carboxy-3?,5?-dimethoxy)phenyl]glucopyranosyl}phenyl]glucopyranoside (1) and 6-O-{3′-methoxy-4′-O-β-[6″-O-(3?-mercapto-5?-methoxy-4?-O-methylcarboxy)phenyl]glucopyranosyl}phenyl β-glucopyranose (2), namely, rhamnakoside A (1) and B (2), all by NMR and other spectral methods, respectively. They could be a novel case of phase II detoxification products and biogenetic diversity in plant kingdom.     

Stereoselective total synthesis of (+)-cardiobutanolide and (+)-3-epi-cardiobutanolide from diacetone d-glucose

A chiron approach starting with 3-O-benzyl-1,2-O-isopropylidene-α-d-xylo-pentodialdo-1,4-furanose utilizing a Grignard reaction, Mitsunobu stereoinversion, ethyl diazoacetate addition, and selective reduction of the ketone is employed as a key step for the total synthesis of (+)-cardiobutanolide described; a similar strategy is also reported for the first total synthesis of (+)-3-epi-cardiobutanolide.     

The first isolation of C-glycosylanthocyanin from the flowers of Tricyrtis formosana

A novel C-glycosylanthocyanin was isolated from the flowers of Tricyrtis formosana cultivar Fujimusume, and its structure was elucidated to be 8-C-β-d-glucopyranosylcyanidin 3-O-(6-O-malonyl)-β-d-glucopyranoside by chemical and spectroscopic methods.     

Synthesis of novel 5-O-(6′-O-modified)-desosamine 14-membered ketolides

A new and facile procedure was developed to synthesize novel 5-0- (6′-O-modified)-desosamine 14-membered ketolides by adopting different protective strategies and comparing various glycosylation conditions. Two trichloroacetimidate donors, with Lev or Ac substituent groups at the C-6 position, were synthesized to couple with the erythronolide. Several novel 5-0- (6′-O-modified)-desosamine 14-membered ketolides were obtained to verify the utility of the method.     

Two new examples of the rare C→O migration of ethoxycarbonyl groups

Two new examples of a carbon→oxygen ethoxycarbonyl group shift are described. Treatment of 3-ethoxycarbonylnitromethyl-1,2-O-isopropylidene-6-O-p-toluenesulfonyl-α-d-allofuranose (4) with Bu₄NF leads to a rearrangement to 5-O-ethoxycarbonyl-1,2-O-isopropylidene-3-nitromethyl-6-O-p-toluenesulfonyl-α-d-allofuranose (8). Similar treatment of ethyl-3-O-benzyl-6-deoxy-6-nitro-d,l-glycero-d-glucoheptofuronate (12) gives 3-O-benzyl-4-O-ethoxycarbonyl-6-deoxy-6-nitro-d-glucopyranose (16).