Total synthesis and biological evaluation of pederin, psymberin, and highly potent analogs |
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Authors: | Wan Shuangyi Wu Fanghui Rech Jason C Green Michael E Balachandran Raghavan Horne W Seth Day Billy W Floreancig Paul E |
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Affiliation: | Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, USA. |
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Abstract: | The potent cytotoxins pederin and psymberin have been prepared through concise synthetic routes (10 and 14 steps in the longest linear sequences, respectively) that proceed via a late-stage multicomponent approach to construct the N-acyl aminal linkages. This route allowed for the facile preparation of a number of analogs that were designed to explore the importance of the alkoxy group in the N-acyl aminal and functional groups in the two major subunits on biological activity. These analogs, including a pederin/psymberin chimera, were analyzed for their growth inhibitory effects, revealing several new potent cytotoxins and leading to postulates regarding the molecular conformational and hydrogen bonding patterns that are required for biological activity. Second generation analogs have been prepared based on the results of the initial assays and a structure-based model for the binding of these compounds to the ribosome. The growth inhibitory properties of these compounds are reported. These studies show the profound role that organic chemistry in general and specifically late-stage multicomponent reactions can play in the development of unique and potent effectors for biological responses. |
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