Enantiopure Trioxadecalin Derived Liquid Crystals: Influence of the Nature of the Phenyl Substituent on the Mesogenic Properties

Reaction of pseudo‐glucal 1 with Grignard reagents derived from 1‐bromo‐4‐(trimethylsilyloxy)benzene, 1‐bromo‐4‐methoxybenzene, 1‐bromo‐4‐methoxymethoxybenzene, 1‐bromo‐4‐dimethylaminobenzene, in the presence of a catalytic amount of NiCl₂(dppe), gives the corresponding unsaturated β‐C‐aryl glycosides 2. Desilylation and hydrogenation of 2 leads to β‐C‐aryl glycosides 4, which can be used as chiral precursor compounds in the synthesis of chiral liquid crystals. Combination of 4 with arylaldehydes leads to compounds 5–7, whereas reaction with p‐alkoxysubstituted phenylboronic acids gives the trioxaboradecalins 8–11. The mesogenic properties of these compounds are strongly influenced by the nature of the substituent on the phenyl ring in the molecule.     

Dereplication of known pregnane glycosides and structural characterization of novel pregnanes in Marsdenia tenacissima by high‐performance liquid chromatography and electrospray ionization‐tandem mass spectrometry

In the search for novel natural products in plants, particularly those with potential bioactivity, it is important to efficiently distinguish novel compounds from previously isolated, known compounds, a process known as dereplication. In this study, electrospray ionization‐multiple stage tandem mass spectrometry (ESI‐MSⁿ) was used to study the behaviour of 12 pregnane glycosides and genins previously isolated from Marsdenia tenacissima, a traditional Chinese medicinal plant, as a basis for dereplication of compounds in a plant extract. In addition to [M + Na]⁺ and [M + NH₄]⁺ ions, a characteristic [M‐glycosyl + H]⁺ ion was observed in full‐scan mode with in‐source fragmentation. Sequential in‐trap collision‐induced dissociation of [M + Na]⁺ ions from 11,12‐diesters revealed consistent preferred losses of substituents first from C‐12, then from C‐11, followed by losses of monosaccharide fragments from the C‐3 tri‐ and tetrasaccharide substituents. A crude methanol extract of M. tenacissima stems was analysed using high‐performance liquid chromatography coupled to ESI‐MS. Several previously isolated pregnane glycosides were dereplicated, and the presence of an additional nine novel pregnane glycosides is predicted on the basis of the primary and fragment ions observed, including two with a previously unreported C₄H₇O C‐11/C‐12 substituent of pregnane glycosides. This study is the first report of prediction of the structures of novel pregnane glycosides in a crude plant extract by a combination of in‐source fragmentation and in‐trap collision‐induced dissociation and supports the usefulness of LC‐ESI‐MSⁿ not only for dereplication of active compounds in extracts of medicinal plants but also for detecting the presence of novel related compounds. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Comprehensive characterization of C‐glycosyl flavones in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) germ using UPLC‐PDA‐ESI/HRMSn and mass defect filtering

A comprehensive characterization of C‐glycosyl flavones in wheat germ has been conducted using multi‐stage high resolution mass spectrometry (HRMSⁿ) in combination with a mass defect filtering (MDF) technique. MDF performed the initial search of raw data with defined C‐glycosyl flavone mass windows and mass defect windows to generate the noise‐reduced data focusing on targeted flavonoids. The high specificity of the exact mass measurement permits the unambiguous discrimination of acyl groups (nominal masses of 146, 162 and 176.) from sugar moieties (rhamnose, glucose or galactose and glucuronic acid). A total of 72 flavone C‐glycosyl derivatives, including 2 mono‐C‐glycosides, 34 di‐C‐glycosides, 15 tri‐glycosides, 14 acyl di‐C‐glycosides and 7 acyl tri‐glycosides, were characterized in wheat germ, some of which were considered to be important marker compounds for differentiation of whole grain and refined wheat products. The 7 acylated mono‐O‐glycosyl‐di‐C‐glycosyl flavones and some acylated di‐C‐glycosyl flavones are reported in wheat for the first time. The frequent occurrence of numerous isomers is a remarkable feature of wheat germ flavones. Both UV and mass spectra are needed to maximize the structure information obtained for data interpretation. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Synthesis and Evaluation of Four Hederagenin Glycosides as α‐Glucosidase Inhibitor

The four hederagenin glycosides 1 – 4 were efficiently synthesized through one‐pot sequential glycosylations with glycose 1‐(trichloroacetimidate)s as donors, resulting in a significantly simplified synthetic procedure without isolation of glycosylation intermediates. The activity of the synthetic hederagenin glycosides 1 – 4 against α‐glucosidase type IV was evaluated; hederagenin glycoside 4 containing an α‐L ‐rhamnopyranosyl unit showed the best activity with an IC₅₀ value of 47.9 μM .     

Reactions of Nucleophiles with Reactive Intermediates in the 3,4,6‐Tri‐O‐benzyl‐d‐glucal–TfOH–n‐Bu4NI Reaction System

The unique reactive intermediate formed in the 3,4,6‐tri‐O‐benzyl‐d‐glucal–TfOH (triflic acid)–n‐Bu₄NI reaction system (in dichloromethane) reacted with nucleophiles in a regio‐ and stereoselective manner. These selectivities resulted in hitherto unknown compounds, such as benzyl 4,6‐di‐O‐benzyl‐2,3‐dideoxy‐3‐iodo‐α‐glucopyranoside, which was obtained in the presence of an iodide ion as a nucleophile. The corresponding 2‐deoxy α‐glycosides were obtained exclusively in the corresponding reaction with hydroxylic nucleophiles.     

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.     

Structural characterization of flavonoid glycosides from leaves of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) using LC/MS/MS profiling of the target compounds

The aim of this study was to present integrated mass spectrometric methods for the structural characterization and identification of flavonoid glycoconjugates. During the liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry analyses, TriVersa NanoMate chip‐based system with nanoelectrospray ionization and fraction collection was combined to a quadrupole time‐of‐flight mass spectrometer. In the extract samples prepared from green leaves of wheat plantlets, 41 flavonoid derivatives were recognized. Part of the target natural products had the full structure being characterized after the registration of mass spectra, where m/z values for protonated [M + H]⁺ and deprotonated molecules [M ? H]^? were annotated. MS² and pseudo‐MS³ experiments were performed for [M + H]⁺ or [M ? H]^? and aglycone ions (Y₀^+/?‐type), respectively. It should be underlined that pseudo‐MS³ mass spectra were registered for aglycone product ions in the mass spectra of O‐glycosides present in the extract samples. In many cases, only tentative structural identification of aglycones was possible, mainly because of the presence of numerous C‐monoglycoside or C‐diglycoside in the samples. Acylation of the sugar moiety and/or methylation of the aglycone in the flavonoid glycosides under study was observed. The existence of isobaric and/or isomeric compounds was demonstrated in the extract studied. The collision‐induced dissociation mass spectra registered for C,O‐diglycosides and C,C‐diglycosides did not permit to draw complete structural conclusions about the compounds studied. For the investigated class of natural products, unambiguous classification of sugar moieties linked to the aglycones from the recorded mass spectra was not possible. Registration of the positive and negative ion mass spectra did not lead to the precise conclusion about the glycosylation position at C‐6 or C‐8, and O‐4′ or O‐7 atoms. It was possible, on the basis of the collected MS² spectra, to differentiate between O‐glycosides and C‐glycosides present in the samples analyzed. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Flavone Glycosides from Strobilanthes Formosanus

Two new flavone glycosides, 3′‐hydroxy‐5,7‐dimethoxyflavone 4′‐O‐β‐D‐apiofuranoside ( 1 ), and 5,7‐dimethoxyflavone 4′‐O‐[β‐D‐apiofuranosyl(1→5)‐ β‐D‐glucopyranoside] ( 2 ) along with four known compounds, 4′‐hydroxy‐5,7‐dimethoxyflavone ( 3 ), 2,6‐dimethoxy‐1,4‐benzoquinone ( 4 ), lupeol ( 5 ) and betulin ( 6 ) were isolated from the stem and roots of Strobilanthes formosanus. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of their spectroscopic evidence.     

Systematic characterization of flavonoids from Siraitia grosvenorii leaf extract using an integrated strategy of high‐speed counter‐current chromatography combined with ultra high performance liquid chromatography and electrospray ionization quadrupole time‐of‐flight mass spectrometry

The chemical constituents of the Siraitia grosvenorii leaf extract were studied. Firstly, high‐speed counter‐current chromatography was applied to the one‐step separation of four compounds from S. grosvenorii leaf extract with the solvent system composed of 0.01% acetic acid water/n‐butanol/n‐hexane/methanol (5:3:1:1, v/v/v/v). In this work, 270 mg of crude sample yielded four compounds, a new kaempferol O‐glycoside derivative, kaempferol 3‐O‐α‐L‐[4‐O‐(4‐carboxy‐3‐hydroxy‐3‐methylbutanoyl)]‐rhamnopyranoside‐7‐O‐α‐L‐rhamnopyranoside, named kaempferitrin A (2.1 mg, 90%), and three known compounds, grosvenorine (3.4 mg, 93%), kaempferitrin (14.4 mg, 99%) and afzelin (4 mg, 98%), and the structures of these compounds were identified by NMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry. Then, ultra high performance liquid chromatography with electrospray ionization quadrupole time‐of‐flight mass spectrometry was used to illustrate the dominant flavonoids in S. grosvenorii leaf extract. 34 flavonoids including 19 kaempferol O‐glycosides, 4 quercetin O‐glycosides, 6 flavanone derivatives, and 5 polymethoxyflavones, were accurately or tentatively identified by carefully comparing their retention times, UV data, precise masses, the typical fragments of the standards and literature data. Most of these compounds were reported for the first time. This study establishes a foundation for the further development and utilization of S. grosvenorii leaves in future.     

Development of a high‐performance liquid chromatography procedure to identify known and detect novel C‐13 oligosaccharide moieties in diterpene glycosides from Stevia rebaudiana (Bertoni) Bertoni (Asteraceae): Structure elucidation of rebaudiosides V and W

As an aid for structure elucidation of new steviol glycosides, reversed‐phase C18 high‐performance liquid chromatography method was developed with several previously characterized diterpene glycosides, to identify known and detect novel aglycone‐C13 oligosaccharide moieties and indirectly identify C‐19 interlinkages. Elution order of several diterpene glycosides and their aglycone‐C13 oligosaccharide substituted with different sugar arrangements were also summarized. Comparison of the retention time of a product obtained after alkaline hydrolysis with the aglycone‐C‐13 portions of known compounds reported herein allowed us to deduce the exact positions of the sugars in the C‐13 oligosaccharide portion. The elution position of several steviol glycosides with an ent‐kaurene skeleton was helpful to describe an identification key. Two previously uncharacterized diterpene glycosides together with two known compounds were isolated from a commercial Stevia rebaudiana leaf extract. One was found to be 13‐[(2‐O‐β‐d ‐xylopyranosyl‐ 3‐O‐β‐d ‐glucopyranosyl‐β‐d ‐glucopyranosyl)oxy]ent‐kaur‐16‐en‐19‐oic acid‐(2‐O‐β‐d ‐glucopyranosyl‐β‐d ‐glucopyranosyl) ester (rebaudioside V), whereas the other was determined to be 13‐[(2‐O‐β‐d ‐xylopyranosyl‐ 3‐O‐β‐d ‐glucopyranosyl‐β‐d‐ glucopyranosyl)oxy]ent‐kaur‐16‐en‐19‐oic acid‐(2‐O‐α‐l ‐rhamnopyranosyl‐3‐O‐β‐d ‐glucopyranosyl‐β‐d ‐glucopyranosyl) ester (rebaudioside W). Previously reported compounds were isolated in gram quantities and identified as rebaudioside J and rebaudioside H. In addition, a C‐19 sugar‐free derivative was also prepared from rebaudioside H to afford rebaudioside H₁. Chemical structures were partially determined by the high‐performance liquid chromatography method and unambiguously characterized by using one‐dimensional and two‐dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance experiments.     

Four New Cycloartane (=9,19‐Cyclolanostane) Saponins from the Aerial Parts of Thalictrum fortunei

The four new cycloartane (=9,19‐cyclolanostane) glycosides 1 – 4 were isolated from the aerial parts of Thalictrum fortunei (Ranunculaceae). The structures of these new glycosides were elucidated as (3β,16β,24S)‐cycloartane‐3,16,24,25,30‐pentol 3,25‐di‐β‐D ‐glucopyranoside ( 1 ), (3β,16β,24S)‐24‐(acetyloxy)cycloartane‐3,16,25,30‐tetrol 3,25‐di‐β‐D ‐glucopyranoside ( 2 ), (3β,16β,24S)‐24‐(acetyloxy)‐3‐(β‐D ‐glucopyranosyloxy)cycloartane‐16,25,30‐triol 25‐[β‐D ‐glucopyranosyl‐(1→6)‐β‐D ‐glucopyranoside] ( 3 ), and (3β,16β,24S)‐24‐(acetyloxy)‐3‐(β‐D ‐glucopyranosyloxy)cycloartane‐16,25,30‐triol 25‐[β‐D ‐glucopyranosyl‐(1→4)‐β‐D ‐glucopyranoside] ( 4 ). The structure elucidations were accomplished by 1D ‐ and 2D‐NMR methods, HR‐ESI‐MS, and hydrolysis.     

Flavone 8‐C‐Glycosides from Haberlea rhodopensis Friv. (Gesneriaceae)

Phytochemical profiling of a MeOH extract from Haberlea rhodopensis by a combination of liquid/liquid extraction, and preparative and semi‐preparative HPLC afforded three new flavone C‐glycosides, hispidulin‐8‐C‐(2″‐O‐syringoyl)‐β‐glucopyranoside ( 3 ), hispidulin 8‐C‐(6‐O‐acetyl‐β‐glucopyranoside) ( 4 ), and hispidulin 8‐C‐(6‐O‐acetyl‐2‐O‐syringoyl‐β‐glucopyranoside) ( 5 ), along with two known phenolic glycosides, myconoside ( 1 ) and paucifloside ( 2 ). The structures were established by extensive spectroscopic analyses including 1D‐ and 2D‐NMR (COSY, HSQC, and HMBC), and HR‐ESI‐TOF‐MS, and by comparison with published data.     

Lanthanum Trifluoromethane-sulfonate‐Catalyzed Facile Synthesis of Per‐O‐acetylated Sugars and Their One‐Pot Conversion to S‐Aryl and O‐Alkyl/Aryl Glycosides†

Lanthanum trifluoromethanesulfonate‐catalyzed solvent‐free per‐O‐acetylation with stoichiometric acetic anhydride proceeds in high yield (95%–99%) to afford exclusively pyranose products as anomeric mixtures. Subsequent anomeric substitution employing borontrifluoride etherate and thiols or alcohols furnished the corresponding 1,2‐trans‐linked thioglycosides and O‐glycosides, respectively, in good to excellent overall yield (75%–85%). Alternatively, reaction of free sugars in neat alcohol employing the same catalyst at elevated temperature gives the corresponding 1,2‐cis‐linked O‐glycosides (along with 1,2‐trans‐linked glycosides as minor product) in good yield (73%–80%). Anomeric mixtures of compounds thus produced were characterized as their per‐O‐acetylated derivatives.      

Selective Synthesis of Glycoside Fatty Acid Esters and Their Antibacterial Structure‐activity Relationship against Bacterial Staphylococcus Aureus and Salmonella Agona

Fatty acid esters of glycosides and glucopyranosiduronides were regioselectively synthesized with tin‐mediated method using dibutyltin dimethoxide as the stannylating agent, these novel esters were investigated for their antibacterial activities against bacterial Staphylococcus Aureus and Salmonella Agona, the essential structural feature as antibacterial agents was probed. Antimicrobial tests showed that some laurates of trans‐ol glycosides are effective inhibitors against S. Aureus, while some laurates and myristates of cis‐ol glycosides are moderate inhibitors against both S. Aureus and S. Agona. Studies on antimicrobial structure‐activity relationship of sugar fatty acid esters showed that both the carbohydrate moiety and the length of fatty acid played a vital role on the antibacterial effect.     

Synthesis of 4-(2-chloroethoxy)phenyl glycosides and their modification

4-(2-Chloroethoxy)phenyl (CEP) aglycon belongs to the class of Janus aglycons and has already been used as a pre-spacer in the synthesis of neoglycoconjugates and as a temporary protective group in the synthesis of oligosaccharides. In the present work, a set of glycosides of various monosaccharides containing CEP aglycon was synthesized. The possibility of modification of CEP aglycon was demonstrated using the corresponding lactoside as an example.

     

Antitumor evaluation and multiple analysis on different extracted fractions of the root of Cynanchum auriculatum Royle ex Wight

The root of Cynanchum auriculatum (C. auriculatum ) Royle ex Wight has been shown to possess various pharmacological effects and has recently attracted much attention with respect to its potential role in antitumor activity. The C‐21 steroidal glycosides are commonly accepted as the major active ingredients of C. auriculatum . In this study, the antitumor abilities of different extracted fractions of the root bark and the root tuber of C. auriculatum were investigated by using a 3‐(4,5‐dimethylthiazol‐2‐yl)‐2,5‐diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay in human cancer cell lines HepG2 and SMMC‐7721. The results showed that the chloroform and ethyl acetate fractions of the root tuber suppressed tumor cell growth strongly. To identify and characterize the chemical constituents of different active fractions, an ultra high performance liquid chromatography with triple‐quadrupole tandem mass spectrometry method was developed for the simultaneous quantitation of eight C‐21 steroidal glycosides. The analysis revealed that the C‐21 steroidal glycosides were concentrated in the chloroform and ethyl acetate fractions, and the total contents of different fractions in the root tuber were significantly higher than those of corresponding ones in the root bark. Furthermore, the C‐21 steroidal glycosides based on different types of aglucones were prone in different medicinal parts of C. auriculatum .     

Preparative isolation of flavonoid glycosides from Sphaerophysa salsula using hydrophilic interaction solid‐phase extraction coupled with two‐dimensional preparative liquid chromatography

An offline preparative two‐dimensional reversed‐phase liquid chromatography/hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography coupled with hydrophilic interaction solid‐phase extraction method was developed for the preparative isolation of flavonoid glycosides from a crude sample of Sphaerophysa salsula . First, the non‐flavonoids were removed using an XAmide solid‐phase extraction cartridge. Based on the separation results of three different chromatographic stationary phases, the first‐dimensional preparation was performed on an XAqua C18 prep column, and 15 fractions were obtained from the 5.2 g target sample. Then, three representative fractions were selected for additional purification on an XAmide preparative column to further isolate the flavonoid glycosides. In all, eight flavonoid glycosides were isolated in purities over 97%. The results demonstrated that the two‐dimensional liquid chromatography method used in this study was effective for the preparative separation of flavonoid glycosides from Sphaerophysa salsula . Additionally, this method showed great potential for the separation of flavonoid glycosides from other plant materials.     

Palladium-Mediated Cyclization on Carbohydrate Templates. 3. Extension of The Cyclization to the Threo Series.

ABSTRACT

The palladium(0)-catalyzed Heck-type cyclization-β-alkoxy elimination reaction leading to enantiopure bicyclic compounds in the case of erythro 2,3-unsaturated glycosides has been successfully extended to the threo stereoisomer by only changing the aglycon moiety from an ethoxy group to an aryloxy moiety.     

Cross‐metathesis of C‐Glycosides and Peptides

Peptides bearing an acryloyl residue at their N‐terminus were coupled with various C‐glycosides in an equimolar ratio via cross‐metathesis. The newly formed olefin was obtained with high E/Z selectivity in satisfying to high yields with low homodimerization of the starting materials. The posttranslational cross‐metathesis approach was shown to be suitable for the combinatorial synthesis of a small library of C‐glycopeptides.     

Exploring the Effect of Bioisosteric Replacement of Carboxamide by a Sulfonamide Moiety on N‐Glycosidic Torsions and Molecular Assembly: Synthesis and X‐ray Crystallographic Investigation of N‐(β‐D‐Glycosyl)sulfonamides as N‐Glycoprotein Linkage Region Analogues

N‐Glycoprotein linkage region constituents, 2‐acetamido‐2‐deoxy‐β‐D ‐glucopyranose (GlcNAc) and asparagine (Asn) are conserved among all the eukaryotes. To gain a better understanding for nature’s choice of GlcNAcβAsn as linkage region constituents and inter‐ and intramolecular carbohydrate–protein interactions, a detailed systemic structural study of the linkage region conformation is essential. Earlier crystallographic studies of several N‐(β‐glycopyranosyl)alkanamides showed that N‐glycosidic torsion, ?_N, is influenced to a larger extent by structural variation in the sugar part than that of the aglycon moiety. To explore the effect of the bioisosteric replacement of a carboxamide group by a sulfonamide moiety on the N‐glycosidic torsions as well as on molecular assembly, several glycosyl methanesulfonamides and glycosyl chloromethanesulfonamides were synthesized as analogues of the N‐glycoprotein linkage region, and crystal structures of seven of these compounds have been solved. A comparative analysis of this series of crystal structures as well as with those of the corresponding alkanamido derivatives revealed that N‐glycosidic torsion, ?_N, does not alter significantly. Methanesulfonamido and chloromethanesulfonamido derivatives of GlcNAc display a different aglycon conformation compared to other sulfonamido analogues. This may be due to the cumulative effect of the direct hydrogen bonding between N1 and O1′ and C? H???O interactions of the aglycon chain, revealing the uniqueness of the GlcNAc as the linkage sugar.