Synthetic Studies on Sialoglycoconjugates 9: An Efficient Method for the Selective Acetolysis of 2-(Trimethylsilyl)Ethyl Glycosides Using Ferric Chloride in Acetic Anhydride

Abstract

After the first report of the synthesis and deblocking of some 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl (SE) glycosides by Lipshutz and coworkers,¹ a few more papers appeared describing facile deprotection of the SE group in such glycosides or some of their derivatives.² We have employed the SE glycosides of D-galactose,^3a,b D-glucose, D-galacto-samine, D-glucosamine,^3c D-lactose,^3d and neuraminic acid^3e very extensively in our work on oligosaccharide synthesis. We have found that the SE group possesses a useful combination of properties, namely, stability over a wide range of pH which makes many experimental manipulations possible, and easy removability under certain specific but mild conditions.     

New furostanol glycosides from Polygonatum multiflorum (L.) All.

The phytochemical investigation of the whole plant of Polygonatum multiflorum resulted in the isolation of two new steroidal glycosides, polmultoside A (4) and polmultoside B (5), along with three known glycosides protobioside (1), protodeltonin (2) and huangjiangsu A (3). The structures of the isolated compounds have been elucidated by extensive 1D (¹H, ¹³C) and 2D (COSY, HSQC, HMBC) NMR spectral data analysis, as well as high-resolution mass determinations.     

Two new polyacetylene glycosides from the roots of Codonopsis tangshen Oliv.

Two new polyacetylene glycosides, tangshenyne A (1) and tangshenyne B (2), along with six known polyacetylenes were isolated from an 85% MeOH extract of the roots of Codonopsis tangshen Oliv. The chemical structures of the new compounds were determined on the basis of extensive spectroscopic analyses, including UV, IR, 1D and 2D NMR (¹H–¹H COSY, HSQC and HMBC) and HR-ESI-MS.     

Synthetic membrane active polyelectrolytes in design of artificial immunogens and vaccines

Chemical binding or strong complexing of individual antigens (proteins, polysaccharides) or antigenic determinants with non-natural membrane active polyelectrolytes results in formation of effective immunogens with high protective properties. These artificial antigenic conjugates develop strong immunogenicity also in the absence of T-cells. The strength of the immune response is not controlled by Ir-genes. An antigenic moiety of a conjugate is responsible for its “focusing” on B-lymphocytes of the proper clone. Linear polyion moiety being adsorbed on the cell membrane surface aggregates membrane proteins and induces nonspecific transmembrane ionic permeability. K⁺-flux from the cell and Ca⁺²-flux into the cell disturb cell homeostasis and thus, pull trigger mechanism of K⁺, Na⁺-ATPase and Ca⁺²-ATPase activity. Then the cell synthesizing apparatus starts to operate. The covalent conjugates of Salmonella typhimurium and influenza A-virus individual antigens with synthetic polyelectrolytes seem to represent a new generation of vaccinating macromolecules.     

The Synthesis and Structure of Selected Methyl (3,4-Di-O-acetyl-2-deoxy-2-hydroxyimino-d-arabino-hexopyranosid)urontes

Abstract

Dimeric methyl (3,4-di-O-acetyl-2-deoxy-2-nitroso-α-d-glucopyranosyl chloride)uronate (1) reacts with nucleophiles such as: ethanol, pyrazole, methyl N-tert-butyloxycarbonyl-L-serinate to give corresponding glycosides. The stereospecifity of the glycosidation reaction depends mainly on the employed nucleophile. The configuration and conformation of the obtained glycosides were established on the basis of ¹H NMR and polarimetric data, and additionally the structure of 1-(methyl 3,4-di-O-acetyl-2-deoxy-2-(Z)-hydroxyimino-α-d-arabino-hexopyranosyluronate)pyrazole (6), was supported by X-ray diffraction data.     

Glycosidation of 3,4,6-Tri-O-Benzyl-2-Ethenyl-D-Glucal – A Route to 2-C-(β-Methyl)Methylene Glycosides

ABSTRACT

Monosaccharidic and disaccharidic 2-C-(β-methyl)methylene glycosides were synthesized by an electrophilic conjugate addition reaction of ROH-type compounds in the presence of Ph₃P⁺H Br^? to 2-ethenyl-3,4,6-tri-O-benzyl-D-glucal 1, functioning as a model glycosyl donor. This 2-vinyl glucal derivative represents a series of 2-vinyl and 2-butadienyl glycals, prepared by Wittig-type methylenation of pyranosidic conjugated enals, derived from glucal, galactal and lactal. The exo-(β-methyl)methylene group paves the way for further chemical transformations.     

Quantitative Determination of Digitalis Glycosides in Digitalis Purpurea Leaves by Reversed-Phase Thin-Layer Chromatography

Abstract

A densitometric reversed-phase thin-layer chromatographic(RP-TLC) method for the determination of digitalis glycosides in Digitalis purpurea leaves has been developed. The procedure involves extraction of dry leaf powder with ethanol/chloroform (2:1) and clean-up by Sep-Pak cartridges prior to RP-TLC analysis. RP-TLC was performed on an octadecylsilyl bonded silica gel plate, using a developing solvent of acetonitrile/0.5 M NaCl(1 : 1) for secondary glycosides and acetonitrile/0.5 M NaCl(2 : 3)for primary glycosides. The plate was scanned with a reflectance densitometer at 222 nm. Quantitation of these glycosides was carried out by the internal standard method. The amounts of digitoxin, gitoxin, gitaloxin, purpurea glycoside A, purpurea glycoside B, and glucogitaloxin in a leaf powder sample of Digitalis purpurea were estimated from the calibration graphs for pure glycosides.     

四种天然槲皮素-3-糖苷的合成

以芦丁为原料, 经苄基化、酸水解得到关键中间体3′,4′,7-O-三苄基槲皮素(3), 3与相应的1-溴代乙酰糖在四丁基溴化铵催化下在氯仿-0.25 mol•L^－1 K₂CO₃溶液中缩合成相应的糖苷, 脱去保护基得天然槲皮素3-糖苷类化合物 1a～1d. 其结构经IR, ¹H NMR, MS及元素分析确证.     

Isolation and identification of new anthraquinones from Rhamnus alaternus L and evaluation of their free radical scavenging activity

From the butanolic and the ethyl acetate extracts of Rhamnus alaternus L root bark and leaves, three new anthraquinone glycosides, alaternosides A-C (1,4,6,8 tetrahydroxy-3 methyl anthraquinone 1-O-ß-D-glucopyranosyl-4,6-di-O-α-L-rhamnopyranoside (1); 1,2,6,8 tetrahydroxy-3 methyl anthraquinone 8-O-ß-D-glucopyranoside (2) and 1, 6 dihydroxy-3 methyl 6 [2′-Me (heptoxy)] anthraquinone (3)) were isolated and elucidated together with the two known anthraquinone glycosides, Physcion-8-O-rutinoside (4) and emodin-6-O-α-L-rhamnoside (5) as well as with the known kaempferol-7-methylether (6), β-sitosterol (7) and β-sitosterol-3-O-glycoside (8). Their chemical structures were elucidated using spectroscopic methods (1D-, 2D-NMR and FAB-MS). Free radical scavenging activity of the isolated compounds was evaluated by their ability to scavenge DPPH^. free radicals. Compounds (3), (4) and (6) showed the highest activity with IC₅₀ values of 9.46, 27.68 and 2.35 μg/mL, respectively.     

Two new ionone glycosides from the roots of Rehmannia glutinosa Libosch.

Two new ionone glycosides, named frehmaglutoside G (1) and frehmaglutoside H (2), together with six known compounds, rehmapicroside (3), sec-hydroxyaeginetic acid (4), dihydroxy-β-ionone (5), trihydroxy-β-ionone (6), rehmaionoside A (7) and rehmaionoside C (8), were isolated from the 95% EtOH extract of the dried roots of Rehmannia glutinosa Libosch. Their structures were determined on the basis of extensive spectroscopic analyses, including HR-ESI-MS, UV, IR, 1D and 2D NMR (¹H–¹H COSY, HSQC, HMBC and NOESY) methods. The absolute configurations were confirmed via the circular dichroism spectra.     

Approach to the study of flavone di‐C‐glycosides by high performance liquid chromatography‐tandem ion trap mass spectrometry and its application to characterization of flavonoid composition in Viola yedoensis

The mass spectrometric (MS) analysis of flavone di‐C‐glycosides has been a difficult task due to pure standards being unavailable commercially and to that the reported relative intensities of some diagnostic ions varied with MS instruments. In this study, five flavone di‐C‐glycoside standards from Viola yedoensis have been systematically studied by high performance liquid chromatography‐electrospray ionization‐tandem ion trap mass spectrometry (HPLC‐ESI‐IT‐MSⁿ) in the negative ion mode to analyze their fragmentation patterns. A new MS² and MS³ hierarchical fragmentation for the identification of the sugar nature (hexoses or pentoses) at C‐6 and C‐8 is presented based on previously established rules of fragmentation. Here, for the first time, we report that the MS² and MS³ structure‐diagnostic fragments about the glycosylation types and positions are highly dependent on the configuration of the sugars at C‐6 and C‐8. The base peak (^0,2X₁^0,2X₂^? ion) in MS³ spectra of di‐C‐glycosides could be used as a diagnostic ion for flavone aglycones. These newly proposed fragmentation behaviors have been successfully applied to the characterization of flavone di‐C‐glycosides found in V. yedoensis. A total of 35 flavonoid glycosides, including 1 flavone mono‐C‐hexoside, 2 flavone 6,8‐di‐C‐hexosides, 11 flavone 6,8‐di‐C‐pentosides, 13 flavone 6,8‐C‐hexosyl‐C‐pentosides, 5 acetylated flavone C‐glycosides and 3 flavonol O‐glycosides, were identified or tentatively identified on the base of their UV profiles, MS and MSⁿ (n = 5) data, or by comparing with reference substances. Among these, the acetylated flavone C‐glycosides were reported from V. yedoensis for the first time. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

玉米须中的一个新黄酮和两个尿素苷

玉米须是我国传统中药, 具有多种生物活性. 为了寻找玉米须中的生物活性成分, 对玉米须的化学成分进行了研究, 从中分离得到一个新黄酮1和两个尿素苷2和3. 应用多种波谱学方法(¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, HSQC, HMBC, ¹H-¹H COSY, ESI-MS等), 确定了3个化合物的化学结构. 化合物1为新化合物, 鉴定为6-乙酰基-木犀草素; 化合物2和3是两个新的天然产物, 分别鉴定为鼠李糖尿素苷和1,3-二鼠李糖尿素苷. 首次对两个新天然产物的氢谱和碳谱数据进行了全归属.     

A Total Synthesis of a New Class of Biazine Thioglycosides

Abstract

A new method for the synthesis of bipyridinyl S‐glycosides 11 and 12 has provided the title compounds in a higher yield. Application of a one‐pot glycosylation methodology resulted in an efficient, high‐yield synthesis of biazine S‐glycosides 17–20 An X‐ray diffraction analysis of 11 disclosed the conformation of this glycoside as the S‐glycoside and not the corresponding N‐form.     

Strategies for protein-based nanofabrication: Ni-NTA as a chemical mask to control biologically imposed symmetry

Background: Technologies that improve control of protein orientation on surfaces or in solution, through designed molecular recognition, will expand the range of proteins that are useful for biosensors, molecular devices and biomaterials. A limitation of some proteins is their biologically imposed symmetry, which results in indistinguishable recognition surfaces. Here, we have explored methods for modifying the symmetry of an oligomeric protein that exhibits useful self-assembly properties.Results:Escherichia coli glutamine synthetase (GS) contains 24 solvent-exposed histidines on two symmetry-related surfaces. These histidines drive a metal-dependent self-assembly of GS tubes. Immobilization of GS on the affinity resin Ni²⁺-NTA followed by on-column modification with diethyl pyrocarbonate affords asymmetrically modified GS that self-assembles only to the extent of ‘short’ dimeric GS tubes, as demonstrated by electron microscopy, dynamic light scattering and atomic force microscopy. The utility of Ni²⁺-NTA as a chemical mask was also demonstrated for asymmetric modification of engineered cysteines adjacent to the natural histidines.Conclusions: Current genetic methods do not provide distinguishable recognition elements on symmetry-related surfaces of biologically assembled proteins. Ni²⁺-NTA serves as a mask to control chemical modification in vitro of residues within symmetry-related pairs, on proteins containing functional Histags. This strategy may be extended to modification of a wide range of amino acids with a myriad of reagents.     

Unusual Formation of a β-linked Disaccharide in a Nis Glycosylation

Abstract

The N-halosuccinimide glycosylation is a highly selective reaction that leads to trans-configured 1-alkoxy-2-halo-glycosides (halo = bromo, iodo).²³ As an exception to the generally observed exclusive formation of α-linked glycosides in such reactions,² we obtained a 3 / 1 mixture of α- and β-disaccharide 6 and 7, when we treated the silylated glycal 4 with NIS (N-iodosuccinimide) and the glycoside 5.⁴ The similarly protected arabino glycal 9, on the other hand, gave exclusively the expected α-linked saccharide 11, when treated with NIS and the alcohol component 10.⁵ Silylated glycals 4 and 9 were obtained from L-digitoxal 1 ⁶ and L-rhamnal 8 ⁷ by treatment with tert-butyldiphenylchlorosilane⁸ and tert-butyldimethylchlorosilane,⁹ respectively. In both cases the 3-O-silylated derivatives formed in high yields. Only in case of the ribo-configuration minor amounts of a 4-O-silylated product 3 were identified.     

ENANTIOPURE TRIOXADECALIN DERIVED LIQUID CRYSTALS: INFLUENCE OF PHENYL SUBSTITUTION ON THE MESOGENIC PROPERTIES

Nickel(0)-catalyzed reaction of pseudo-glucal 1 with Grignard reagents derived from bromobenzene and 1-bromo-4-phenylbenzene gives the corresponding β-C-aryl glycosides 2. Desilylation and hydrogenation of 2 leads to saturated β-C-aryl glycosides 4, which can be used as chiral intermediates in the synthesis of chiral liquid crystals. The combination with p-alkoxy-substituted benzaldehyde leads to compounds 5–6. Alternatively, reaction with p-alkoxy-substituted phenylboronic acids gives the bora analogues 7–9. The mesogenic properties of these compounds are strongly influenced by the presence of an additional phenyl ring in the molecule.     

Study of the characteristic fragmentation behavior of hydroquinone glycosides by electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry with optimization of collision energy

The fragmentation behavior of hydroquinone glycosides involving one or two sugar groups from Fraxinus sieboldiana and their analogue arbutin was investigated systematically by electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry in negative ion mode. The characteristic fragmentation reaction of these compounds was through the homolytic and heterolytic cleavage of the O‐glycosidic bond to produce radical aglycone ion ([Y₀ ? H]^??) and aglycone ion (Y₀^?), respectively. Unambiguous differentiation between the mono‐O‐glycoside isomers which differ in glycosylation position was achieved by comparing the relative abundance of [Y₀ ? H]^?? and Y₀^? ions with the optimized collision energy. In the fragmentation of 1, 4‐di‐O‐glycosides, only the Y₀^? ion was produced when the first glucosyl residue was expelled. However, both the [Y₀ ? H]^?? and Y₀^? ions were present when the second glucosyl residue was eliminated. In addition, an interesting [Y₀‐2H]^? ion was present in the product ion spectra of hydroquinone glycosides with methoxy group(s) substituted at C‐3 or/and C‐5 positions of the benzene ring. The results of this study can facilitate the rapid determination of hydroquinone glycosides in crude plant extracts and also reveal that the systematic investigation and optimization of collision energy play an important role in the differentiation of isomers which have subtle differences in structures. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

α-Tetralone glycosides from the green walnut husks of Juglans mandshurica Maxim. and their cytotoxic activities

Abstract

Five new α-tetralone glycosides, juglanbiosides A-E (1–5), together with an α-tetralone derivative (15) and nine known 1,4-naphthoquinones (6–14) were isolated from the 95% EtOH extract of green walnut husks of Juglans mandshurica Maxim. Their structures were elucidated by comprehensive spectroscopic methods (¹H, ¹³C NMR, DEPT, HSQC, HMBC, CD, HR-ESI-MS). In vitro cytotoxicities of all the isolated compounds were evaluated against BGC-823, HCT-15 and K562 cancer cell lines.

     

A Simplified,One-Pot Preparation of Acetobromosugars from Reducing Sugars

ABSTRACT

Acetobromoglycoses continue to be important as glycosyl donors in the synthesis of simple glycosides as well as complex oligosaccharides. From reducing sugars they are usually prepared via their peracetates in two steps. In the first step, sugars are converted to their peracetates using pyridine and acetic anhydride^1,2 and the acetates are then converted in a second step to acetobromosugars using a solution of hydrogen bromide in glacial acetic acid(HBr/HOAc).² Although not in use very often Redemann and Niemann³ as well as Lemieux⁴ have described one-pot methods for the preparation of acetobromoglucose wherein the reducing sugar is first treated with acetic anhydride in the presence of sulfuric acid³ or perchloric acid⁴ respectively to afford the peracetate. Direct conversion of the peracetate to its 1-bromo-derivative, in yields ranging from 80-87%, was then achieved by either treating the solution of the peracetate with gaseous HBr³ or with bromine in the presence of red phosphorus.⁴ In another approach to a one-pot method Humoller⁵ prepared tri-O-acetyl-β-L-arabinopyranosyl bromide in 40% yield by passing anhydrous HBr gas through a suspension of L-arabinose in acetic anhydride. By an essentially similar method Dale⁶ obtained acetobromosugars in yields ranging from 26-77% depending upon the sugar. Because acetobromosugars are the compounds most frequently used for synthesizing numerous other sugar derivatives, we thought it would be worthwhile to report our recent observation that acetic anhydride and HBr/HOAc can be used with advantage for the preparation of acetobromosugars.