Researches on 2, l, 3-thia- and selenadiazole

4-(,-Dicarboethoxy--acetylamino) ethyl-7-aminobenzo-2,1, 3-thiadiazole (IV) and ethylene oxide form mainly the 7-(-hydroxyethyl) amino derivative (V); the 7- di (-hydroxyethyl) amino derivative VII was isolated in low yield. Action of POCl₃ on compound VII gave the 7-di (-chloroethyl) amino derivative VIII, which was converted into 4-(-amino--carboxy)-ethyl-7 -di (-chloroethyl) aminobenzo-2, 1, 3-thiadiazole (IX). 5-(, -dicarboethoxy--acetylamino) ethyl-4-nitrobenzo-2, 1, 3-thiadiazole (XI) was converted to 5-(-carboxy--amino) ethyl-4-nitrobenzo-2, 1, 3-thiadiazole hydrochloride (XII), from which was prepared, by known routes, and in satisfactory yield, 5-(-carboxy--amino) ethyl-4-di (-chloroethyl)-aminobenzo-2, l, 3-thiadiazole hydrochloride (XVII).For Part XXXIX see [8].     

Triterpene Glycosides of Astragalus and Their Genins. LXI. Occurrence of Cycloartane 6-O-Monodesmosides

Cyclosiversigenin 6-O--L-rhamnopyranoside and 6-O--D-glucopyranoside were isolated fromAstragalus coluteocarpusBoiss. (Leguminosae) andAstragalus dissectusB. Fedtsch. et N. Ivanova, respectively. Cyclosiversigenin 5-O--L-rhamnopyranoside was shown to be an artifact forAstragalus coluteocarpus.Thus, the cyclosiversigenin 6-O--D-glucopyranoside that was isolated from certainAstragalusspecies is hypothesized also to be an artifact. Glycosylation of the 6 -hydroxyl group of cycloartanes by D-glucose and D-xylose, in contrast with other substituents, does not change the low-field position of the PMR signal of the 4-CH ₃ group (1.65 2.01 ppm) that is caused by the influence of deuteropyridine directly on the 6 -hydroxyl. Obviously one of the hydroxyls of the -D-glucopyranoside or -D-xylopyranoside residues has the same effect in this instance.     

New asterosaponins from the starfishDismolasterias nipon

Three new glycosides, D₁, D₂, and D₃, have been isolated from the Far Eastern starfishDistolasterias nipon. They have been identified by chemical and physicochemical methods as 5-cholestane÷3,6,8,15,24-pentaol 3,24-di-O--D-xylopyranoside, t-cholest-22-ene-3,6,8,15,24-pentaol 3,24-di-O--D-xylopyranoside (II), and 5-cholestane-3,6,8,15,24-pentaol 24-O--D-glucopyranoside 3-O--D-xylopyranoside (III).Pacific Ocean Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far Eastern Scientific Center, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Vladivostok. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 250–255, March–April, 1987.     

Über die Darstellung von 3β, 16α-und 3β, 16β-Diacetoxy-5α-pregnan-20-on

Zusammenfassung Die Synthese von 3, 16-Diacetoxy-5 -pregnan-20-on (VI) aus 3-Acetoxy-5 -pregn-16-en-20-on und eine verbesserte Darstellung von 3, 16-Diacetoxy-5 -pregnan-20-on (III) aus 3-Acetoxy-pregna-5, 16-dien-20-on werden beschrieben.     

GC-MS characterization and quantification of sterols and cholesterol oxidation products

Summary A GC-MS method has been studied for characterization and quantification of phytosterols, cholesterol and cholesterol oxidation products. Baseline separations have been achieved between cholesterol, cholesterol 5-6-epoxide, 5-cholestene-3-ol-7one (7-keto-cholesterol), cholestene-3-5-6-triol, 5-cholestene-3-25-diol (25-hydroxycholesterol), 5-cholestene-3-20-diol (20-hydroxycholesterol), 5-cholestene-3-7-diol (7-hydroxycholesterol) and 5-cholestene-3-19-diol (19-hydroxycholesterol) as well as between -cholestane, cholesterol, stigmasterol, campesterol and -sitosterol. Excellent linearity of response has been obtained permitting reliable quantification. The characterization of each derivatized sterol has been performed by mass-spectrometry. The results confirm the utility of combined gas chromatography-mass spectrometry in the analysis and characterization of sterols and cholesterol oxidation products.     

Steroids of the furostan and spirostan series from Nolina microcarpa II. structures of nolinospiroside D and nolinofurosides D, E, and F

Proofs are given of the structures of two new glycosides of the furostan series isolated from the leaves of the plantNolina microscarpa S. Wats. (family Dracaenaceae). Nolinofuroside D is (25S)-furost-5-ene-1,3,22,26-tetraol 1-O--D-galactopyranoside 26-O--D-glucopyranoside (I), and nolinofuroside F is (25S)-furost-5-ene-1,3,22,26-tetraol 1-O--D-fucopyranoside 26-O--D-glucopyranoside 3-O--L-rhamnopyranoside (VII). The latter was characterized as its 22-O-methyl ether (VIII). Nolinofuroside E (IV) has the structure of (25S)-furost-5-ene-1,3,22,26-tetraol 26-O--glucopyranoside 1-O-[O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(12)--D-fucopyranoside], which followed from the structure of the fermentation product (VI). The products of the fermentation of the above-named compounds were present in the plant in only trace amounts. Only one of them — nolinospiroside D (III) — has not been described previously. This monoside of the spirostan series is (25S)-spirost-5-ene-1,3-diol 1-O--D-galactopyranoside.M. V. Frunze Simferopol' State University. Institute of Chemistry of Plant Substances, Uzbek Academy of Sciences, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 678–686, September–October, 1991.     

The influence of second-nearest neighbor interactions on the thermodynamic properties of B2 phases with substitutional defects

In order to explain some discrepancies between the theoretical predictions and the experimental data for the thermodynamic properties of substitutional B 2 phases,Chang's theoretical model is extended by including the influence of second-nearest neighbor interactions. For this purpose a new parameter is introduced which is defined as the ratio of the interchange energies between second-nearest and first-nearest neighbors. Theoretical equations are derived for the compositional dependence of the activity and the partial molar enthalpy. Using literature data, the following phases are re-evaluated in terms of the disorder parameter and the newly introduced parameter : -AuZn, -AuCd, -AgMg, and -NiZn. Very good agreement is found between the theoretical curves and the experimental data for the four systems. The values of obtained range from 0.0 for -NiZn to 0.5 for -AuZn. The inclusion of second-nearest neighbor interactions has little influence on the values of . It is shown that the behavior of the activity curve in -AuZn can be explained in a physically more meaningful way by including interactions between all second-nearest neighbors rather than interactions between gold substitutional defects only, as was done byLibowitz.With 5 Figures     

Transformed steroids

Conclusions The addition of thioacetic acid to the ⁵ bonds of 16- and 16-mercapto-3-hydroxypregn-5-en-20-one 3,16-diacetates (II) and (III) under radical conditions gives not only trans-diaxial addition products-6,16- and 6,16-dimercapto-3-hydroxy-5o;-pregnan-20-one 3,6,16-triacetates (IV) and (V) -but also cis-addition products-6,16- and 6,16-dimercapto-3-hydroxy-5-pregnan-20-one 3,6,16-triacetates (VI) and (VII).Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 405–411, February, 1969.     

Some Pharmaceutical Properties of a New Branched Cyclodextrin, 6-O-α-(4-O- α-D-Glucuronyl)-D-glucosylβ-cyclodextrin

Some physicochemical and biological properties of a new branched cyclodextrin, 6-O--(4-O--d-glucuronyl)-d-glucosyl--cyclodextrin GUG--CyD) were investigated. Further, theinteraction of GUG--CyD with several drugs was studied by the solubility and spectroscopic methods, and compared with those of parent -CyD and 6-O--maltosyl--CyD(₂--CyD).The hemolytic activity of GUG--CyD on rabbit erythrocytes was lower than those of -CyD and ₂--CyD. GUG--CyD and ₂--CyD showed negligible cytotoxicity on Caco-2 cells up to at least 0.1 M. The inclusion ability of GUG--CyD to neutral and acidic drugs was comparable to or slightly smaller than those of -CyD and ₂--CyD, probably because of a steric hindrance of the branched sugar. On the other hand, GUG--CyD showed greater affinity for the basic drugs, compared with -CyD and ₂--CyD, owing to the electrostatic interaction of its carboxylate anion with positive charge of basic drugs. Thus GUG--CyD may be useful as a safe solubilizing agent particularly for basic drugs.     

Structures of some lilioglycosides from the bulbs ofLilium regale

Six steroid glycosides, which gave been called lilioglycosides B, C, E, F, H, and I have been isolated from fresh bulbs ofLilium regale Wills. The structure of each compound has been determined by methods of physicochemical analysis. This is the first time that lilioglycosides B, C, H, and I, have been described; they are, respectively: (25S)-spirost-5-ene-3,27-diol3-O--D-glucopyranoside; (25R)-spirost-5-ene-3,27-diol3-O--D-glucopyranoside27-(3-hydroxy-3-methylglutarate); (25S)-spirost-5-ene-3,27-diol3-O-{[O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(12)],[O--D-glucopyranosyl-(13)]--D-glucopyranoside}; and (25S)-spirost-5-ene-3,27-diol 3-O-{[O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(12)],[O--D-glucopyranosyl-(13)]-O--D-glucopyranoside} 27-[(S)-3-hydroxy-3-methylglutarate].Institute of Genetics, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Moldava, 2002, Kishinev, ul. Padurilor, 20. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 841–847, November–December, 1997.     

Porphyrins. 9. New data on the polyformylation of metal complexes of etioporphyrin I

The structures of the products of the polyformylation of Cu, Ni, and Co complexes of etioporphyrin (EP) as monoformyl-, ,-diformyl-, ,-diformyl-, and ,,-triformyl-EP were established by electronic, IR, and PMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry. -Formyl--(N-methylformaldimine)-EP and porphyrins that contain a cyclopentane ring can be formed by alkaline treatment of the Vilsmeier formylation products.See [1] for communication 8.See [2] for our preliminary communication.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 767–775, June, 1979.     

Triterpene glycosides ofAstragalus and their genins XLV. The chemical transformation of cycloartanes 1. Synthesis of 25-norglycosides

Literature information is given on the current state of the study of the chemical transformation of cycloartane triterpenoids. A method has been developed for the transformation of the genin part of glycosides of 20,24-epoxycycloartan-25-ols with retention of the carbohydrate constituents. Three 25-norglycosides have been synthesized from natural cyclosieversigenin glycosides, namely 16-acetoxy-3,6-dihydroxy-20R,25-norcycloartan-20,24-olide 3-O-[O--L-arabinopyranosyl-(12)--D-xylopyranoside] 6-O--D-xylopyranoside (VIII), sodium 3,6,16,20-tetrahydroxy-20R,25-norcycloartan-24-oate 6-O--D-glucopyranoside 3-O--D-xylopyranoside (XII), and 20R,25-norcycloartane-3,6,16,20,24-pentaol 6-O--D-glucopyranoside 3-O--D-xylopyranoside (XIII).Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 710–718, September–October, 1993.     

Sulfated steroid compounds from the starfish Aphelasterias japonica of the Kuril population

Four sulfated steroid compounds were isolated from the Kuril population of the starfish Aphelasterias japonica. The structure of a new glycoside, aphelasteroside D, was elucidated as (24R)-29-O-[2-O-sulfo--D-glucopyranosyl]-24-ethyl-5-cholestane-3,5,6,8,15,29-hexol sodium salt. Other three substances were identified as the known pycnopodioside C, 3-O-sulfo-24,25-dihydromarthasterone, and 3-O-sulfothornasterol A, the latter compound being isolated as a tyrammonium salt for the first time.     

Triterpene glycosides ofFatsia japonica. I. Isolation and structure of glycosides fromFatsia japonica seeds

The known triterpene glycosides hederagenin 3-O--L-arabinopyranoside, hederagenin 3-O-\-D-glucopyranoside, oleanolic acid 3-O--sophoroside, hederagenin 3-O--sophoroside, and their 28-O--gentiobiosyl esters, respectively, in addition to the new triterpene glycoside 3-O--sophorosyl-28-O--L-rhamnopyranosyl-(14)-O--gentiobiosyl hederagenin are isolated fromFatsia japonica (Araliaceae) seeds. The structures of these glycosides are established using chemical and spectral methods.Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 131–133, March–April, 2000.     

Cyanoethylation of 2,5-dimethyltetrahydro-4-thiopyranone isomers and selective reduction of 2,5-dimethyl-5-(β-cyanoethyl)tetrahydro-4-thiopyranone and — 4-pi pe ridone

It has been found that only the cis isomer (liquid) of 2,5-dimethyltetrahydro-4-thiopyranone is cyanoethylated under the usual conditions. 2,5-Dimethyl-5-(-carboxyethyl)tetrahydro-4-thiopyranone was synthesized by the acid hydrolysis of 2,5-dimethyl-5-(-cyanoethyl)-tetrahydro-4-thiopyranone. The selective reduction with aluminum isopropoxide of 2,5-dimethyl-5-(-eyanoethyl) tetrahydro-4-thiopyranone and of the individual isomers of 2,5-dimethyl-5-(-cyanoethyl)-4-piperidone gave the isomeric 2,5-dimethyl-5-(-cyanoethyl)-tetrahydro-4-thiopyranols and -4-piperidols. The reaction of the isomeric 5-cyanoethyl-4-piperidols with allyl bromide gave the corresponding 1-allyl-2,5-dimethyl-5(-cyanoethyl)-4-piperidols.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 12–14, January, 1972.     

Steroid saponins and sapogenins ofAllium XIV. The structure of karatavoiside A

Summary From a methanolic extract of the inflorescences ofAllium karataviense Rgl. we have isolated a new steroid glycoside of the spirostan series - karatavioside A, which is (25R)-spirost-5-ene-2,3-diol 3-0-{[0--D-xylopyranosyl-(13)-][O--D-glucopyranosyl-(12)-]-0--D-glucopyranosyl-(l4)--D-galactopyranoside}.Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 740–746, November-December, 1978. Original article submitted June 30, 1978.     

Steroids of the spirostan and furostan series from Nolina microcarpa I. Structures of nolinospiroside C and nolinofurosides A and C

In addition to the know steroid sapogenin (25S)-ruscogenin (I), three new glycosides have been isolated from the leaves ofNolina microcarpa S. Wats. (family Dracaenacea), and the following structures are suggested for them: (25S)-spirost-5-ene-1,3-diol 1-O--D-fucopyranoside (nolinospiroside C, II), (25S)-furost-5-ene-1,3,22,26-tetraol 1-O--D-fucopyranoside (nolinofuroside A, III), and (25S)-furost-5-ene-1, 3, 22, 26-tetraol 1-O--D-fucopyranoside 26-O--D-glucopyranoside (nolinofuroside C, V).M. V. Frunze Simferopol' State University. Institute of Chemistry of Plant Substances, Uzbek Academy of Sciences, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 672–678, September–October, 1991.     

New insight into the mechanism of cellulose and callose biosynthesis: proteases may regulate callose biosynthesis upon wounding

Using a silver-enhanced, gold-secondary antibody immuno-location approach, we investigated the mechanisms for the switch from -1,4- to -1,3-glucan biosynthesis upon wounding. Antibodies against -1,4- and -1,3-glucan synthases were used to locate these synthases before and after wounding of Mung bean (Vigna radiata var Berken) hypocotyls. Within 5 min of wounding, -1,4-glucan synthases which were densely localized on plasma membranes adjacent to the secondary walls at the wound site completely disappeared, and -1,3-glucan synthases became labeled. The immuno-location of the -1,3-glucan synthases in the secondary walls was in good accordance with the region where the -1,4-glucan synthases were localized before wounding. Aniline blue was also utilized to visualize the deposition of callose upon wounding. Within 5 min of wounding, callose had accumulated in the corresponding region where the immuno-labeling of -1,3-glucan synthase was detected after wounding. The -1,3-glucan synthases were always detected from the sieve plate and plasmodesmata which are known to have constitutive synthesis of callose regardless of wounding. Secondary walls located distantly into the tissue away from the wound site were consistently labeled by the -1,4-glucan synthase antibody even after wounding. Immuno-blot analysis clearly shows that the levels of -1,4-glucan synthase subunit Ces A decreased dramatically within 30 min, whereas the -1,3-glucan synthase subunit CFL1 levels increased significantly after wounding. The intensity of labeling reached a maximum at the wound site, and gradually decreased in correspondence with the distance from the wound site. When a protease inhibitor cocktail was applied upon wounding, neither the -1,3-glucan synthase appeared nor callose was deposited during the first 5 min of wounding. On the other hand, -1,4-glucan synthase was detected at the wound site, implying that activation of -1,3-glucan synthase may rely on the degradation of the -1,4-glucan synthase. Our study may provide new insight into -glucan synthesis in higher plants.     

Direction of nucleophilic substitution in α, β-unsaturated imino compounds with a donor substituent in the beta position

A mechanism of conversion of -aminovinyl ketones into -aminovinylimines is disclosed. It has been found that in this and a series of other reactions (various conversions of -aminovinyl ketones, -aminovinylimines, and -alkoxyvinylimino salts and their vinyl analogs, cyano compounds, etc.), the intermediate determining the course of the reaction is an ,-unsaturated imino cation. The result of the reaction depends on the site and efficiency of the nucleophilic attack by tautomeric imino salt compounds possessing an unshared electron pair distributed over the various electrophilic sites of the molecule.     

Binding of vitamin A byβ-cyclodextrin and heptakis(2,6-O-dimethyl)-β-cyclodextrin

Inclusion complexation of all-trans-retinol, retinal and retinoic acid with -cyclodextrin (-CD) and heptakis(2,6-O-dimethyl)--cyclodextrin (DM--CD) were investigated by means of UV-vis spectroscopy. The association constants (K _a) obtained for vitamin A with DM--CD is greater than with -CD. On the other hand, for the same host compoundK _a values of retinol, retinal and retinoic acid are very close to each other.