Surface properties of new virginiamycin M1 derivatives

Three kinds of derivatives of the M₁ factor of virginiamycin have been synthesised: esters with long chain fatty acids, oximes with modified polar amino acids and bis-derivatives with both the ester and oxime function. The study of the surface tension time dependence of M₁ and its derivatives has shown that it is necessary to enhance simultaneously the hydrophobicity and the hydrophilicity of M₁ to render M₁ surface-active. A structure/function relationship study of the surface-active bis-derivatives has shown that enhancing the hydrophobicity of the molecule led to slower adsorption kinetics, higher stability of the monolayers formed and a better capacity to penetrate a membrane model. The repulsive electrostatic forces due to the presence of charges on the amino acids linked to M₁ lead to higher surface tensions, a greater molecular area at the interface and lower penetration into a membrane model.This study has demonstrated that modifying systematically the hydrophobicity and hydrophilicity of a non surface-active molecule allows the production of surface-active derivatives.     

A chemoselective ligation for the synthesis of amino acid derivatives of virginiamycin M1

An efficient chemoselective ligation approach using an oxime bond was developed for the synthesis of amino acid derivatives of virginiamycin M₁, a highly sensitive streptogramin antibiotic.     

A progressive synthetic strategy for class B synergimycins

Described are the syntheses of four macrocyclic peptides that are the core structure of class B synergimycins, and the synthesis of a final class B derivative. Our synthetic route to these synergimycin derivatives allows the incorporation of amino acid substitutions at all points in the macrocycle, leading to structurally diverse class B analogs.     

A fast and reliable chromatographic procedure for the purification of virginiamycin M1 factor

Summary The goal of this study was to develop a simple, fast and reliable procedure for the preparation of highly purified virginiamycin M₁ factor using readily available and low cost laboratory equipment. This was achieved by purifying M₁ by reversed-phase flash chromatography after clean-up of the bulk sample by filtration on a silica gel cake. The purity of the final product determined by RP-HPLC was 99% and its identity was confirmed by IR spectroscopy and ESI mass spectrometry.     

A concise route to virginiamycin M2

Modular, fully synthetic routes to structurally complex natural products provide useful avenues to access chemical diversity. Herein we report a concise route to virginiamycin M2, a member of the group A streptogramin class of natural products that inhibits bacterial protein synthesis. Our approach features a longest linear sequence of six steps from 7 simple building blocks, and is the shortest and highest yielding synthesis of any member of the streptogramin class reported to date. We believe this route will enable access to unexplored structural diversity and may serve as a useful tool to improve the therapeutic potential of the streptogramin class of antibiotics.     

液相色谱-电喷雾电离三重四级杆质谱测定畜禽肝脏中维吉尼亚霉素M1的残留量

建立了动物肝脏组织中维吉尼亚霉素M1残留的液相色谱-电喷雾电离三重四级杆质谱(LC-ESI-MS/MS)的测定方法。样品经0.2 mol/L NH4H2PO4和乙酸乙酯提取,分散型固相萃取PSA填料净化,采用正离子扫描多反应监测(MRM)模式下液质联用仪进行定性和定量分析。该方法省去耗时的固相萃取过程,回收率在67.2%～90.3%之间,RSD<10.0%;检测限为0.5μg/kg,定量限为1.0μg/kg。