De la chimie des ptérines. 15e communication. Hydroxylation non-enzymatique de la phénylalanine en tyrosine à l'aide de ptérines tétrahydrogénées

The non-enzymatic hydroxylation of phenylalanine to tyrosine has been effected by atmospheric oxygen in aqueous solution in the presence of 5,6,7,8-tetrahydropterines, Fe^II or Fe^III, and EDTA, in a phosphate buffer at pH 6,9. A possible reaction mechanism is discussed.     

De la chimie des ptérines. 19e communication [1]. Essai d'interprétation des propriétés chimiques des ptérines au moyen de calcul d'orbitales moléculaires

HMO and semi-empirical SCF calculations on pterine systems of biochemical interest have been performed. The most basic center of each molecule has been determined by correlating the perturbation effect on the transition energy and the spectroscopic data. Additional calculations attempt to show why the redox-system which interfers in hydroxylation reactions consists of 5,6,7,8-tetrahydropterine and a quinoidic form. Finally the formation of radicals in the oxidation step of hydrogenated pterines is discussed.     

Analyse Conformationnelle de Pseudoprotoberbérines Naturelles. II. Etude Structurale par RMN de 13C des Tétrahydropseudoprotoberbérines provenant de I'Isopyrum thalictroïdes

The four pseudoprotoberberins extracted from Isopyrum thalictroides L. were reduced with sodium borohydride to the corresponding tetrahydropseudoprotoberberins. Comparison between the ¹³C NMR spectra of these and of synthetic protoberberins allowed us to assign a trans-1 configuration to the four reduced alkaloids and also to provide for this particular configuration an unequivocal criterion for the differentiation (based on the chemical shift of C-8) between tetrahydroprotoberberins (9, 10 substituted) and tetrahydropseudoprotoberberins (10, 11 substituted).     

De la chimie des ptérines. 78e Communication.. Synthèse de l'ester tripolyphosphorique de la tétrahydro-5, 6, 7, 8-D-néoptérine. Essai d'interprétation de la biosynthèse de la L-sépiaptérine

Synthesis of 5, 6, 7, 8-Tetrahydro-D -neopterine tripolyphosphate. Attempt to Interpret the Biosynthesis of L -Sepiapterine The synthesis was achieved by phosphorylation of tetrahydro-5, 6, 7, 8-D -neopterine with polyphosphoric acid. The product is sensitive to light, moisture and oxidation like the other tetrahydropetrines. After oxidation in aqueous solution, D , L -sepiapterine was isolated in 5% yield. The oxidation of non-phosphorylated tetrahydro-5, 6, 7, 8-D -neopterine under the same conditions led to D -sepiapterine without inversion of the configuration. These findings were used to give a tentative explanation for the biosynthesis of natural L -sepiapterine from the D -neopterine.     

Analogues azotés de dérivés de l'acide orotique

The synthesis of two new types of compounds with 3-oxo-5-thioxo- and 3,5-dithioxo-6-ethoxycarbonyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1,2,4-triazines are described. Their reactivity towards alkylating reagents and towards hydrazine has been studied.     

Dérivés de l'hydroxyméthyl-5 furfural. I. Synthése de dérivés du di- et terfuranne

Addition of α, β-unsaturated sulfones or ketones to 5-hydroxmethyl-furaldehyde or related furanaldehydes in the presence of a thiazolium salt gives di or tetraketonic furan compounds. Dehydrative cyclizationled to di- and terfuryl derivatives.     

Radicaux libres dérivés de sucres. Partie. VII. Analogues de nucléosides marqués par un spin. Communication préliminaire

Sugar Free Radicals. VIII. Spin-Labeled Nucleosides Analogs A series of 5′-deoxy-5′-hydroxylamino derivatives of adenosine and uridine have been prepared by reduction of the corresponding oxime or nitrone. ‘Second generation’ 3′-deoxy-3′-N-aryl(or N-alkyl) hydroxylamino-β-D -xylofuranosyluracils have also been synthesized by a one-pot reaction including the following elementary steps: deblocking of the starting material, reduction of the 3′-deoxy-3′-oximinouridine, condensation of the resulting hydroxylamine with an aldehyde, reduction of the nitrone formed. The deoxy-hydroxylaminonucleosides oxidized spontaneously in the air (or in presence of traces of PbO₂) to give the corresponding nitroxide free radicals, ESR spectra of which furnished useful informations on their structures. Some of these modified nucleosides bore notable cytotoxic or antiviral activities.     

RMN du 13C de Composés Méthylés Soufrés

A ¹³C NMR study of a series of methyl sulphur compounds is described. The results are discussed in terms of the deshielding effects on the methyl carbon exerted by –SH, –SMe, –SSMe, –SSEt, –SSMe, –SC(O)Me, –SC(S)Me, –SC(S)SMe. The ¹³C NMR chemical shifts of a series of S-methyl thioesters and dithioesters are compared with corresponding esters and connected with chemical properties.     

Ionisation Chimique de Composés Aromatiques Nitrés

The collision induced dissociations of [MH – 30]⁺ ions observed in the chemical ionization (methane) mass spectra of some nitro aromatic compounds show that these ions are formed by reduction in the ion source with subsequent protonation and not by the previously reported losses of NO^· from the protonated molecular ions.     

Nouveaux exemples de radicaux libres stables de dérivés hétérocycliques de sucres. Communication préliminaire

Some more examples of stable free radicals of carbohydrate heterocyclic derivatives 2-Glycosyl-4,4,5,5-tetramethylimidazoline- 3-oxide-1-oxyls and 2-glycosyl-4,4,5,5-tetramethylimidazoline 1-oxyls have been prepared in nine carbohydrate series, which proves the generality of the method. The hyperfine coupling constant between the free electron and the α-proton of the glycosyl group is never very large (0-2.3 G) but a correlation between its value and the structure of the aglycone has been noted. Free radicals of that type, stable in aqueous solutions, are potentially interesting for biological studies.     

Reactivité de composés carbonylés avec des cétènes en présence d'alkoxydes de titane ou de zirconium. 3e communication

Reactivity of Carbonyl Compounds with Ketenes in the Presence of Titanium or Zirconium Alkoxides The reaction of ketene or dimethylketene with aldehydes or ketones in the presence of titanium or zirconium alkoxides gives essentially β-hydroxyesters. By polyinsertion of ketene and aldehydes in the Ti? O bond, di- tri- and tetraesters are formed. An excess of ketene produces acetyl derivatives of esters and 6-alkyl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2,4-pyrandiones.     

Alcoylation d'acridanone-9. Premiers exemples de O-alcoylation dans cette série de composés

The results of nucleophilic substitution of the 2-methoxy-9-acridone are discussed in terms of competition between both ionic sites N^? and O^?, of the molecule. They are the first examples of O-alkylation of substituted 9-acridone.