Structural determination of saponins extracted from starfish by fast atom bombardment collision-induced dissociation mass spectrometry.

Three saponins were extracted and isolated from starfish by reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), and analyzed by fast atom bombardment mass spectrometry (FAB-MS). Their molecular weight information could be obtained by the presence of abundant [M+Na]+ ions and weak [M+H]+ ions in FAB-MS spectra. Moreover, high resolution mass measurements of their [M+Na]+ ions were performed at the resolution of 10000 to elucidate the element composition of extracted saponins. The collision-induced dissociation (CID) of sodium-adducted molecules [M+Na]+ yielded diverse product ions via dissociated processes. In the collision-induced dissociation (CID)-MS/MS analysis of [M+Na]+ ion, the sulfate-containing saponins produced characteristic ions such as SO4Na+, [NaHSO4+Na]+, [M+Na-sugar]+ and [M+Na-2sugar]+ ions, whereas the sulfate-free compound showed characteristic ions produced by cleavage of sugar moiety and side chain of aglycone. The fragmentation patterns could provide information on the linkage position of sugar groups in aglycone and sulfate groups.     

A study of isomeric diglycosyl flavonoids by SORI CID of fourier transform ion cyclotron mass spectrometry in negative ion mode

High-resolution Sustained off resonance irradiation (SORI) CID was employed to distinguish four pairs of isomeric diglycosyl flavonoids in the negative mode using the electrospray ionization Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (ESI FTICR MS). All of these isomers can be distinguished via MS/MS data. For these diglycosyl flavones and flavanones, the deprotonated alpha1-->6 linkage diglycosyl flavonoids produce fewer fragments than the alpha1-->2 linkage type compounds and the Retro-Diels-Alder (RDA) reaction in MS/MS only takes place when the aglycone is a flavanone and glycosylated with an alpha1-->2 intersaccharide linkage disaccharide. The deprotonation sites after collisional activation are discussed according to the high mass accuracy and high-resolution data of tandem spectrometry. Some of these high-resolution SORI CID product ions from alpha1-->2 linkage diglycosyl flavonoids involve multibond cleavages; the possible mechanism is discussed based on the computer modeling using Gaussian 03 program package at the B3LYP/6-31G level of theory. Unambiguous elementary composition data provides fragmentation information that has not been reported previously.     

Structure characterization of flavonoid O-diglycosides by positive and negative nano-electrospray ionization ion trap mass spectrometry.

Isomeric flavonoid O-diglycosides were analyzed by positive and negative nano-electrospray ionization (ESI) ion trap mass spectrometry (ITMS) in order to evaluate whether the two most common interglycosidic linkage types, i.e. 1 --> 2 and 1 --> 6, found for glycosides containing a rhamnosylglucose glycan part can be differentiated. In the positive ion mode the degree of internal glucose residue loss was found to be strongly dependent on the aglycone type and was very pronounced for aglycones of the flavanone type. The relative abundance of the Y-type ions formed by fragmentation at glycosidic bonds only allows one to infer the interglycosidic linkage types in the case of flavone O-diglycosides. In contrast, the negative ion mode makes a clear differentiation between a rutinoside (1 --> 6) and a neohesperidoside (1 --> 2) glycan residue possible for all aglycone types. The neohesperidose-containing compounds could be characterized by additional product ions. When the compounds were dissolved in pure methanol a molecular radical ion was found to be the base peak in nano-ESI.     

Degradation of amphotericin B: Cleavage of the glycosidic linkage with aluminum amalgam [Al(Hg)] of dichlorodicyanoquinone (DDQ)

After appropriate protection of the hydroxyl and other functional groups present in amphotericin B, reductive and oxidative cleavages of the glycosidic linkage are effected with Al(Hg) and DDQ to obtain the C(1)-C(19) fragment and the C(19)-ketone correspondong to the aglycone, respectively.     

Enzymatic α(1→2)-l-fucosylation: investigation of the specificity of the α(1→2)-l-galactosyltransferase from Helix pomatia

The α(1→2)-l-galactosyltransferase from Helix pomatia transfers an l-fucosyl residue from GDP-l-Fucose to a terminal, non-reducing d-galactopyranosyl moiety of an oligosaccharide. The extent of the enzyme's specificity towards the stereochemistry at the d-galactopyranosyl anomeric centre, the site of interglycosidic linkage and the nature of the subterminal oligosaccharide residue has been investigated using HPAEC-PAD and MALDI-TOF technology. This α(1→2)-l-galactosyltransferase is specific for d-galactopyranosyl β-linkages, independent of the site of the interglycosidic linkage and aglycone configuration and with limited specificity for the nature of the subterminal sugar residue.     

Application of positive and negative electrospray ionization, collision-induced dissociation and tandem mass spectrometry to a study of the fragmentation of 6-hydroxyluteolin 7-O-glucoside and 7-O-glucosyl-(1 --> 3)-glucoside

Mass spectrometric methodology based on the combined use of positive and negative electrospray ionization, collision-induced dissociation (CID) and tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) has been applied to the structural characterization of 6-hydroxyluteolin 7-O-glucoside and 7-O-glucosyl-(1 --> 3)-glucoside. In-source fragmentation of both glycosides at an increased potential yielded the protonated and deprotonated aglycone, allowing CID spectra to be obtained. The differentiation between quercetin and 6-hydroxyluteolin aglycones was achieved by product ion analysis of the protonated and deprotonated aglycone (m/z 303 and 301), that showed the characteristic product ions (1,3)A at m/z 151 and 153 for quercetin, and m/z 167 and 169 for 6-hydroxyluteolin, consistent with the trihydroxylated A-ring skeleton. In the negative ion mode both glycosides were shown to undergo collision-induced homolytic and heterolytic cleavages of the O-glycosidic bond producing the aglycone radical-anion [Y0-H]-* and Y0(-) product ions. At lower collision energy, various fragmentations involving the glucose moieties were observed with a relatively higher abundance for the monoglucoside compared to the diglucoside. In the latter case both the inner and the terminal glucose residues were involved in the fragmentations, giving useful information on the 1 --> 3 interglycosidic linkage. CID MS/MS analysis of the sodiated molecules gave complementary information for the structural characterization of the studied compounds. Fragmentation mechanisms are proposed for the observed product ions.     

七叶一枝花中薯蓣皂苷的分离及结构鉴定研究

本文利用高效液相色谱-串联质谱联用方法研究了七叶一枝花中的薯蓣皂苷。实验采用高效液相色谱分离了七叶一枝花中的3种薯蓣皂苷;通过与电喷雾质谱联用获得了这几种化合物的分子量信息;再用MS/MS获得了这几种化合物进一步的结构信息。采用此方法可快速分析鉴定从七叶一枝花中分离得到的薯蓣皂苷。     

Sporolide B: Synthetic Studies

Studies directed toward the synthesis of the architecturally complex marine natural product sporolide B are described. Synthetic analysis suggested advanced hydroquinone and benzodiquinane fragments, which upon elaboration were successfully united via an ester linkage. Macrocyclization studies were then carried out, and although a novel macrocyclization product was obtained, subsequent studies revealed that the tertiary hydroxyls at C(6) and C(10) were too sterically encumbered to participate in a successful macrocyclization to furnish sporolide B.     

Alzheimer’s Disease as a Major Public Health Concern: Role of Dietary Saponins in Mitigating Neurodegenerative Disorders and Their Underlying Mechanisms

Saponins are triterpenoid or steroidal glycosides and are an important group of naturally occurring compounds of plant origin. They exhibit diverse pharmacological potentials including radical scavenging, as well as neuroprotective, anti-diabetic and anti-inflammatory activities, owing to their diverse chemical scaffolds. Saponins consist of an aglycone part (non-sugar) and a glycone part (sugar) and have at least one glycosidic (C–O sugar bond) linkage present between the glycone and aglycone mostly at C-3. On the basis of the aglycone part, saponins are classified into triterpenoid glycosides, steroid glycosides and alkaloid glycosides. Saponins exhibit neuroprotective activities against various disorders of the central nervous system (CNS) including stroke, Alzheimer’s disease (AD), Huntington’s disease (HD) and Parkinson’s disease (PD). They mediate their therapeutic effects by modulation of various pathological targets. This study highlights various neuroprotective mechanisms of saponins including free radical scavenging, modulation of neuroprotective signaling pathways, activation of neurotrophic factors, modulation of neurotransmitters, inhibition of BACE1 enzyme and tau hyper-phosphorylation. The study concludes that saponins have considerable efficacy against various pathological targets of neurological disorders, especially AD, and might be an important source of leads against neurodegenerative disorders.     

Calories from carbohydrates: energetic contribution of the carbohydrate moiety of rebeccamycin to DNA binding and the effect of its orientation on topoisomerase I inhibition.

BACKGROUND: Only a few antitumor drugs inhibit the DNA breakage-reunion reaction catalyzed by topoisomerase. One is the camptothecin derivative topotecan that has recently been used clinically. Others are the glycosylated antibiotic rebeccamycin and its synthetic analog NB-506, which is presently in phase I of clinical trials. Unlike the camptothecins, rebeccamycin-type compounds bind to DNA. We set out to elucidate the molecular basis of their interaction with duplex DNA, with particular emphasis on the role of the carbohydrate residue. RESULTS: We compared the DNA-binding and topoisomerase-I-inhibition activities of two isomers of rebeccamycin that contain a galactose residue attached to the indolocarbazole chromophore via an alpha (axial) or a beta (equatorial) glycosidic linkage. The modification of the stereochemistry of the chromophore-sugar linkage results in a marked change of the DNA-binding and topoisomerase-I- poisoning activities. The inverted configuration at the C-1' of the carbohydrate residue abolishes intercalative binding of the drug to DNA thereby drastically reducing the binding affinity. Consequently, the alpha isomer has lost the capacity to induce topoisomerase-I-mediated cleavage of DNA. Comparison with the aglycone allowed us to determine the energetic contribution of the sugar residue. CONCLUSIONS: The optimal interaction of rebeccamycin analogs with DNA is controlled to a large extent by the stereochemistry of the sugar residue. The results clarify the role of carbohydrates in stereospecific drug-DNA interactions and provide valuable information for the rational design of new rebeccamycin-type antitumor agents.     

皂苷的电喷雾负离子多级串联质谱研究

皂苷作为一类结构比较复杂的糖苷类化合物 ,广泛地存在于植物和海洋生物中 .现代医学研究表明 ,皂苷类化合物具有十分广泛的药理作用 .目前 ,在我国许多以皂苷类化合物为主要有效成分的药物都具有很好的疗效 .因此研究人员对于皂苷类化合物的结构研究有着愈来愈浓厚的兴趣 .然而皂苷类化合物具有极性大、难挥发、分子量大等特点 ,给分离纯化及结构鉴定带来很大的困难 .对于这类化合物结构的研究远远落后于生物碱和黄酮 .目前采用质谱技术测定皂苷类化合物的结构已有文献报道 ,但多局限于正离子质谱[1～ 6] ,对于负离子质谱仅限于 MS/ MS质…     

Surface Functionalization of a γ-Graphyne-like Carbon Material via Click Chemistry

Surface functionalization of carbon materials is of interest in many research fields, such as electrocatalysis, interfacial engineering, and supercapacitors. As an emerging carbon material, γ-graphyne has attracted broad attention. Herein, we report that the surface functionalization of a γ-graphyne-like carbon material ( γ-G1 ) is achieved by immobilizing functional groups via the click chemistry. Texture analysis of aberration-corrected microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and electrochemistry confirm the successful surface modification of γ-G1 through a strong covalent linkage 1,2,3-triazole. The direct linkage of functional groups on γ-G1 via the click chemistry represents a general method for preparing other functional materials by using γ-graphyne-like materials as a skeleton.     

Studies on the synthesis of landomycin A. Synthesis of the originally assigned structure of the aglycone, landomycinone, and revision of structure

The originally proposed structure (2) of landomycinone, the aglycone of landomycin A, has been synthesized and shown to be nonidentical to the naturally derived landomycin A aglycone. The synthesis of 2 features the D?tz benzannulation reaction of chromium carbene 5 and alkyne 6, and the intramolecular Michael-type cyclization reaction of the phenolic naphthoquinone 20. It is proposed that natural landomycinone possesses the alternative structure 3, but attempts to access this structure via the Michael-type cyclization of the isomeric phenolic naphthoquinone 38 have been unsuccessful.     

Selective cleavage of ester type glycoside-linkages and its application to structure determination of natural oligoglycosides

On treatment with anhydrous LiI, 2,6-lutidine and anhydrous methanol, an ester type glycosyl linkage of acidic tri- and di-terpenes was selectively cleaved without decomposition of a reducing terminal of the resulting sugar moiety to give an anomeric mixture of methyl glycosides along with an aglycone or a pro-aglycone in quantitative yield. In this reaction, no hydrolysis of any other glycoside linkages took place.     

The toxic extractives from wedelia asperrima—II : The structure of wedeloside,a novel diterpenoid aminoglycoside

From chemical and spectroscopic evidence, the structure of the diterpenoid aglycone of wedeloside is proposed. The position of linkage of the previously described glycosidic moiety is established, allowing the structure of wedeloside to be formulated as (2β, 15α) - 2 - [[2 - deoxy - 2 - (3 - methyl -1 - oxobutyl)amino - 3 - 0- (1 - oxo - 3 - phenylpropyl) - β - D - glucopyranosyl]oxy] - 13, 15-dihydroxykaur -16 - ene - 18,19 - dioic acid.     

Study of the collision-induced radical cleavage of flavonoid glycosides using negative electrospray ionization tandem quadrupole mass spectrometry

Negative electrospray ionization tandem quadrupole mass spectrometry was used to study the collision-induced dissociation (CID) of the O-glycosidic bond from different commercially available flavonoid glycosides. Depending on the structure, flavonoid glycosides can undergo both a collision-induced homolytic and heterolytic cleavage of the O-glycosidic bond producing deprotonated radical aglycone ((Y(0) - H)(-*)) and aglycone (Y(0) (-)) product ions. The relative abundance of the radical aglycone to the aglycone fragment from flavonol-3-O-glycosides increased with increasing number of hydroxyl substituents in the B ring and in the order kaempferol - 相似文献   

In-source fragmentation and accurate mass analysis of multiclass flavonoid conjugates by electrospray ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry

In-source collision-induced dissociation (CID) fragmentation features of multiclass flavonoid glycoconjugates were examined using liquid chromatography electrospray time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Systematic experiments were performed to search for optimal conditions for in-source fragmentation in both positive and negative ion modes. The objective of the study was to attain uniformly appropriate conditions for a wide range of analytes independently of the aglycone, the attached sugar part and the type of bond between the aglycone and the glycan moieties (O- or C-glycosides). Studied substances included representatives of flavonols, flavones, flavanones and anthocyanins and, regarding their glycan parts, mono-, di- and triglycosides with varying distribution of carbohydrate moieties (di-O-glycosides, O-diglycosides, O,C-diglycosides). The breakdown properties of the analytes along with the abundances of the characteristic diagnostic ions required for structural elucidation of complex flavonoid derivatives were evaluated. An optimized value was found for the instrument parameter (fragmentor voltage) affecting the in-source CID fragmentation of the analytes [230 V (ESI+) and 330 V (ESI-)]. Thus, appropriate performance in terms of both highly sensitive full-scan acquisition and fragmentation information was obtained for all the investigated flavonoids. In addition, singularities in the abundance of selected diagnostic ions (e.g. Y(0), Y(1) and Y*) due to variations in the interglycosidic linkage (rutinoside-neohesperidoside) in the glycan part were found and are also evaluated and discussed in detail. The combination of in-source CID fragmentation with high mass accuracy MS detection establishes a working basis for the development of versatile and useful LC-MS methods for wide-scope screening, non-targeted detection and tentative identification of flavonoid derivatives.     

电喷雾离子源正离子模式下环烯醚萜苷的质谱裂解行为

利用高分辨率四极杆-飞行时间串联质谱(Q-TOF MS/MS)对环烯醚萜苷同系组分7,8-环戊烯型和环戊烷型环烯醚萜苷在电喷雾正离子(ESI⁺)模式下的质谱裂解行为进行了研究. 在ESI⁺模式下, 环烯醚萜苷主要的质谱裂解途径是脱去母环上的功能基团, 如丢失H₂O, CO₂, CH₃OH, CH₃COOH和糖单元部分等, 由于它们均为葡萄糖苷, 所以共有碎片离子[Glc+Na]⁺(m/z 185.0). 环烯醚萜苷母核环上半缩醛结构的异构化造成二氢吡喃环的断裂, 但未发现与苷元部分在负离子(ESI^-)模式下相同的其它断裂. 环烯醚萜苷在ESI⁺模式下的断裂途径特征性不如其在ESI^-模式下的明显, 且灵敏度比后者低.     

Metal ion adducts in the structural analysis of ginsenosides by electrospray ionization with multi-stage mass spectrometry

The effect of metal (Li+, Na+, K+, Ag+) cationization on collision-induced dissociation of ginsenosides was investigated by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry combined with multi-stage mass spectrometry (ESI-MS(n)). The fragments of sodiated and lithiated molecules give valuable structural information regarding the nature of the aglycone and the sequence and linkage information of sugar moieties. However, the number and relative abundances of fragment ions from lithiated ginsenosides are significantly greater than for the sodiated species. The K+ adducts undergo glycosidic cleavages and very limited cross-ring reactions. The silver ion adducts fragment mainly through glycosidic cleavages.     

AknT is an activating protein for the glycosyltransferase AknS in L-aminodeoxysugar transfer to the aglycone of aclacinomycin A

During biosynthesis of the anthracycline antitumor agents daunomycin, adriamycin, and aclacinomycin, the polyketide-derived tetracyclic aglycone is enzymatically glycosylated at the C7-OH by dedicated glycosyltransferases (Gtfs) that transfer L-2,3,6-trideoxy-3-aminohexoses. In aclacinomycins, the first deoxyhexose is predicted to be transferred via AknS action, then subjected to further elongation to a trisaccharide by the subsequent Gtf, AknK. We report here that purified AknS has very low activity in the absence of the adjacently encoded AknT; however, at a 3:1 ratio, AknT stimulates AknS k(cat) by 40-fold up to 0.22 min(-1) for transfer of L-2-deoxyfucose (2-dF) to the aglycone aklavinone. It is likely that several other Gtfs that glycosylate polyketide aglycones also act as two-component catalytic systems. Incubations of purified AknS/AknT/AknK with two aglycones and two dTDP-2-deoxyhexoses produced previously uncharacterized anthracycline disaccharides.