Synthesis of the Active Stilbenoids by Photooxidation Reaction of trans-e-Viniferin

Introduction It was reported that stilbene monomers showed multi-faced biological activities, such as antioxidation, antimutagen, antibacterial, antifungal activities.1 Espe-cially, isorhapontigenin and resveratrol showed potent inhibition on biosynthesis of leukotriene and its receptor antagonist.2 Some oligostilbenes exhibited more potent bioactivities than their monomers.3 In recent years, a number of oligostilbenes were isolated from natural sources, but a few of studies on their pharmacol…     

Studies on the Total Synthesis of Crotocembreneic Acid and Neocrotocembreneic Acid:A Perchloric Acid-induced Lactonization Reaction of Epoxy Ester

Cembranoids, a large family of diterpenoid natural products characterized by the presence of fourteen-membered ring, have been isolated from various marine sources as well as some terrestrial organisms since the 1960's1. Crotocembraneic acid 1 and neocrotocembraneic acid 2 have been isolated from the stem bark of Croton oblongifolius Roxb. (Euphorbiaceae)2. In our studies on the total synthesis of 1 and 2, we find a novel perchloric acid-induced lactonization reaction of epoxy ester 9 (Scheme…     

Total Synthesis of (±)-Celaphanol A

Celaphanol A was a diterpene isolated from the stems of Celastrus stephanotifolius1, which have been the subject of continued and growing interest, due to the range of biological activities shown by many members of this family2. Some have been used in traditional medicine3 or as a stimulant4 from ancient times. In order to further study the relationship between the structure and biological activity of the diterpene compound and as an extension of diterpenoid synthesis in our laboratory5, 6, …     

Resveratrol Tetramers from the Roots of Ampelopsis sinica

Various biological activities of stilbenoids have been described, such as antifungal and antibacterial activities1, antihepatotoxic activity2-4, anti-HIV activity5. Stilbenoids mainly existed in Vitaceae, Diperocarpaceae, Gnetaceae, Cyperaceae, Leguminase1. Many oligostilbenes have been isolated from Vitaceaeous plants. But, there was no report on the stilbenoids in Ampelopsis sinica (Miq.) W. T. Wang which was traditionari- ly used to treat arthritis6. In our study on the constituen…     

Facile and Efficient Syntheses of (±)-2,6-Dimethyl-6-hydroxy-2,7-octadienoic Acid and Its Methyl Ester

IntroductionMonoterpenoid acid 7a,which is a componentof some traditional medicines such as Gymnocladuschinensis baillon in a glycoside form[1— 3 ] ,has re-cently been isolated from Artemisia sieberi in Iran ina free form[4] .The structure ofthe compound7a has been es-tablished to be( E) - 2 ,6- dimethyl- 6- hydroxy- 2 ,7-octadienoic acid by chemical and spectroscopic anal-yses.Its methyl ester derivative7b was isolatedfrom the antibacterial extracts of the leaves ofPiper aduncum as well[5]…     

Study on Ionic Organotin Compounds Ⅲ. Synthesis of Five-Coordinated Anionic Tin(Ⅳ) Complexes and Crystal Structure of [ ( i-Pr)2NH2] [ PhSn(μ2-SCH2COO)2]

The study of ionic organotin compounds is of current attention owing to their diversified molecular structures and wide range of applications, such as biological activities[1 ～3] and as catalysts in organic synthesis. [4] Recently, we synthesized some new ionic organotin compounds by dephenylation reaction. [5] In this paper, we continued to study the reaction of mercaptoacetic acid with phenyltin trichloride in the presence of organic base. The reaction equation was as follows:     

Synthesis of new penicillin derivatives as drug-like molecules for biological screening

Chemical modification of penicillin β-lactam ring was made.Six thiazolidine amides were produced through N4-C7 β-lactam ring opening of penicillin V methyl ester with various aliphatic,aromatic,and heterocyclic primary amines.Five 8-hydroxypenillic acid derivatives with side chains of methyl,propyl,benzyl,and diethylaminoethyl groups were yielded via β-lactam ring rearrangement from6-aminopenicillanic acid(6-APA).Parallel synthetic methods were used for the alkylation of8-hydroxypenillic acid and β-lactam ring opening of penicillin V methyl ester.The biological activities of the compounds were evaluated.     

The First Total Synthesis of Triprenylquinone and Hydroquinones

Marine natural products have received much attention for their attractive structural features and biological activities1. Since the isolation of the moritoside, about 10 related triprenylquinones and hydroquinones were isolated. Some of these natural products exhibit interesting biological effects including inhibit cell division of fertilized starfish eggs2 and anti-HIV3. Triprenylquinone and hydroquinones 1, 2 and 3 were recently isolated from endemic nudibranch Leminda millecra collected i…     

Efficient and Facile Synthesis of ( ± )-Salvirecognine

Salvirecognine (7) is a diterpene isolated from Salvia recognita[1] which has been the subject of continued and growing interest, due to the range of biological activities shown by many members of this family. [2] In order to study further relationships between the structure and biological activity of the diterpene compounds and as an extension of diterpenoid synthesis in our laboratory, [3,4] the first total synthesis of the title compound was achieved by an efficient and facile route (Scheme 1).     

SALVIANOLIC ACID H,A NEW DEPSIDE FROM SALVIA CAVALERIEI VAR.SIMPLICIFOLIA

A new depside named salvianolic acid H was isolated from the aqueous extract of Salviacavaleriei vat.simplicifolia,along with salvianolic acid A,B,C,isosalvianolic acid C,lithospermic acid,rosmarinic acid,R-(+)-β-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)lacticacid and protocatechualdehyde.Rosmarinic acid wasobtained as the major component.     

Penta-coordinate phosphorous compounds and biochemistry

The relationship between penta-coordinate phosphorus compounds and biochemistry is briefly reviewed. Some interesting phenomena such as peptide formation, ester formation, ester exchange on phosphorus and N to O migration occur at room temperature when the amino group of amino acid is associated with phosphoryl group. Serine or threonine in conjugate of nucleo-side-amino acid could recognize different nucleobases. N-phosphoryl Histine and Ser-His dipep-tide could cleavage nucleic acid, protein and ester in neutral medium. It is found that the above phenomena all undergo penta-coordinate intermediate of phosphorus atom, which is proposed as the key factor to determine their activities.     

A new iridoid glycoside from Paederia scandens

<正>A new glycoside named 6β-O-β-D-glucosylpaederosidic acid(1) was isolated from Paederia scandens and its structure was elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic and chemical evidence,together with four known iridoids,paederoside(2),paederosidic acid(3),paederosidic acid methyl ester(4),and deacetyl asperulosidic acid methyl ester(5).Compound 5 was isolated from this plant for the first time.     

Study on the Chemical Constituent from the Seed of Litchi chinensis Sonn.

Seed of Litchi chinensis Sonn. is a traditional Chinese medicine, having curative effects on gastric disease, diabetes,and relieving pain.[1] Two new compounds 4-O-p-coumaroylquinic acid butyl ester (1) and 3-O-p-coumaroylquinic acid butyl ester (2), along with five known compounds: 5-O-p-coumaroylquinic acid butyl ester (3),[2] 3-O-p-coumaroylquinic acid methyl ester (4),[3] n-butyl-1-β-D-fructopyranoside (5),[4] D-1-O-methylmyo-inositol (6)[5] and 1H-imidazole-2,3-dihydro-2-oxo-4-carboxylic acid methyl ester (7)[5] were isolated and purified from the ethanol extracts of the seed of L.chinensis Sonn. Their structures, shown in Figure 1, were elucidated by ESI-MS, 1H NMR and 13C NMR, including 2DNMR spectroscopy.     

First Total Synthesis of 7-O-Geranyl-pseudobaptigenin

Isoflavones are a class of compounds mainly occurring in species of the Leguminosae family. These compounds have received much attention recently due to their interesting biological activities1. They have been found to act as the beneficial role in the prevention of hormone based cancers and coronary heart diseases, as well as being potent antioxidant compounds2. 7-O-Geranyl-pseudobaptigenin 1 was first isolated from the root bark of Millettia griffoniana3. The synthesis of 1 has not been re…     

A New β-Carboline Alkaloid and a New Derivate of Isoferulic Acid from Anemone altaica

A new β-carboline alkaloid, 4-（9H-β-carbolin-1-yl）-4-oxobutyric acid and a new derivate of isoferulic acid, （E）-3-（3-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl）acrylic acid carboxymethyl ester, were isolated from the roots of Anemone altaica. Their structures were determined on the basis of spectral data.     

Crystal Structure of 7,3''''-Dihydroxy-4''''-methoxyisoflavone

1 INTRODUCTION Isoflavones and flavones are known to exhibit various biological activities, such as antioxidant[1～3], antiviral[4] and antibacterial[5]. The biological activi- ty of some compounds seems to depend on certain key structure and conformatio…     

Concise Synthesis of(±)-epi-Chrysotricine

Chrysotricine 1 was isolated from the Chinese herb medicine Hedyotis Chrysotricha and was shown to possess antitumor activity1. Its structure has been elucidated as a novel zwitterionic (-carboline alkaloid containing a 2,2,5-trisubstituted tetrahydrofuranyl group. The (-carboline compounds have attracted considerable attraction in recent years because of their promising and intriguing biological activities2. Recently, we have established the absolute configuration of chrysotricine by the fir…     

Enantioselective synthesis of two key intermediates for leukotrienes A_4 and B_4

Leukotrienes, arachidonic acid derived metabolites of great biological signifi-cance, are present in tissue at extremely low concentrations, so that experimentalquaatities are only accessible by chemical synthesis. In various synthetic routes,[S,S-(E)]-3-(hydroxymethyl) oxiranebutanoic acid methyl ester (1) and (S)-5-(ben-zoyloxy)-6-oxohexanoic acid methyl ester (2) have been frequently used as the C_1-C_7 fragment of LTA_4 3 and the C_1-C_6 fragment of LTB_4 4, respectively. (Scheme1)     

Minor antifungal aromatic glycosides from the roots of Gentiana rigescens （Gentianaceae）

Two new phenolic glycosides,2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid methyl ester 3-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-6)-β-D-glucopyranoside(1) and 2,5-dihydroxylbenzofuran 5-O-β-D-xylopyranosyl-(1-6)-O-β-D-glucopyranoside(2),were isolated as the minor chemical constituents from the roots of Gentiana rigescens,along with 15 known compounds.Their structures were elucidated by detailed spectroscopic analysis,including 1D,2D NMR and chemical method.All of these compounds were isolated for the first time from the title plant.Moreove...     

A new triterpene saponin from Panax japonicus C. A. Meyer var major (Burk.) C. Y. Wu et K. M. Feng

<正>One new triterpene saponin was isolated from Panaxjaponicus C.A.Meyer var major(Burk.) C.Y.Wu et K.M.Feng,and established as oleanolic acid 3-O-[β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→2)-β-D-glucuronopyranosyl-6'-O-n-butyl ester]which showed moderate antitumor activities against the A2780 cells and OVCAR-3 cells.Its structure was established by means of spectral data, particularly NMR,including HSQC and HMBC techniques.