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Dhiman Saha, Gour Hari Mandal, Rajib Kumar Goswami
Summary: A convergent route has been developed for the asymmetric total synthesis of potent anticancer polyketide natural product amphirionin-2, with key features including Sharpless asymmetric dihydroxylation, cycloetherification, Wittig olefination, Julia-Kocienski olefination, and Crimmins propionate aldol reaction after the proposed structures of amphirionin-2 were revised based on a recent report.
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(2021)
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Tomoya Mashiko, Yuta Shingai, Jun Sakai, Shogo Kamo, Shinya Adachi, Akinobu Matsuzawa, Kazuyuki Sugita
Summary: In this study, the first total synthesis of cochlearol B, a meroterpenoid natural product with a unique pentacyclic structure, was described. Key steps including oxidative cyclization and subsequent intramolecular [2+2] photocycloaddition allowed efficient access to cochlearol B with a longest linear sequence of 16 steps and 9% overall yield. Single-crystal X-ray crystallographic analysis confirmed the stereochemistry of cochlearol B.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2021)
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Han Chen, Zesheng Li, Peng Shao, Haosen Yuan, Si-Cong Chen, Tuoping Luo
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JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2022)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Shota Kato, Daichi Mizukami, Tomoya Sugai, Masashi Tsuda, Haruhiko Fuwa
Summary: This study reports the first total synthesis of amphirionin-2, determination of its absolute configuration, and reassignment of certain relative configurations. The synthesis involved cobalt-catalyzed cyclization of gamma-hydroxy olefins and a late-stage Stille-type coupling, leading to the successful production and comparison of four candidate diastereomers.
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Hongxiang Wu, Yi Tan, Wai Lok Ngai, Xuechen Li
Summary: Chemical synthesis of hydrophobic proteins is challenging, but can be achieved by integrating peptide solubilizing strategies with peptide ligation. This study presents a tunable backbone modification strategy that allows for the introduction of a solubilizing tag for peptide purification and ligation processes. The effectiveness of this strategy was demonstrated by the chemical synthesis of interleukin-2.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Kyan A. D'Angelo, Carly K. Schissel, Bradley L. Pentelute, Mohammad Movassaghi
Summary: The study presents a concise total synthesis method for himastatin, a natural product with an unusual homodimeric structure. The final-stage dimerization strategy used in the synthesis was inspired by a detailed understanding of the compound's biogenesis. By combining this approach with a modular synthesis, a series of designed derivatives of himastatin, including synthetic probes to investigate its antibiotic activity, were efficiently accessed.
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Liu-Peng Zhao, Peng-Juan Li, Lijia Wang, Yong Tang
Summary: A facile method for the construction of the aspidosperma core from indoles functionalized with a nonterminal N-allenamide and dimethyl methylenemalonate is described. The annulation reaction provides straightforward access to the tetracyclic spiroindoline skeleton with substituents at the C5 position occurring in many natural products. As an application of this reaction, the total synthesis of three important natural products was possible in short routes from tryptamine.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2022)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Chi He, Yu Wang, Cheng Bi, David S. Peters, Timothy J. Gallagher, Johannes Teske, Jason S. Chen, Rachel Corsetti, Anthony D'Onofrio, Kim Lewis, Phil S. Baran
Summary: A modular total synthesis method for kibdelomycin has been disclosed, which allows for structure-activity relationship studies. This method uses simple building blocks and addresses lingering questions regarding its structural assignment and its relationship to amycolamicin. Initial antibacterial assays indicate that both C-22 epimers of the natural product exhibit similar activity, while structurally truncated analogs lose activity.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2022)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Feng-Yuan Wang, Lei Jiao
Summary: An asymmetric total synthesis of cage-like indole alkaloid arborisidine is achieved using a new synthetic strategy that involves a catalytic parallel kinetic resolution based on ambident nucleophilicity of indole and a 5-exo-trig radical cyclization.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2021)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Hao Yu, Zachary P. Sercel, Samir P. Rezgui, Jonathan Farhi, Scott C. Virgil, Brian M. Stoltz
Summary: This study describes a synthetic approach to aleutianamine and highlights its potent biological activity against human pancreatic cancer cells, making it a potential candidate for therapeutic development.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2023)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Vasil H. Vasilev, Lukas Spessert, Kuan Yu, Thomas J. Maimone
Summary: The large family of daphnane diterpene orthoesters (DDOs) represents a remarkable class of natural products both in terms of structure and function. They are potent lead compounds for the treatment of pain, neurodegeneration, HIV/AIDS, and cancer. However, the synthesis of DDO natural products remains rare.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2022)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yang Wang, Yongjian Su, Yanxing Jia
Summary: In this research, the structurally intriguing diterpene (+)-aberrarone was synthesized in only 12 steps from commercially available (S,S)-carveol without protecting group manipulations. This concise synthesis includes a Cu-catalyzed asymmetric hydroboration to generate the chiral methyl group, a Ni-catalyzed reductive coupling to link two fragments, and a Mn-mediated radical cascade cyclization to construct the triquinane system.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2023)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Jiujian Ji, Jiajun Chen, Sixun Qin, Wanye Li, Jun Zhao, Guozhao Li, Hao Song, Xiao-Yu Liu, Yong Qin
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JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2023)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Stephan N. Hess, Xiaobin Mo, Conny Wirtz, Alois Fuerstner
Summary: Limaol, a marine-derived C40-polyketide, is unique in structure due to the nonthermodynamic array of four skipped methylene substituents on its hydrophobic tail. This distinctive segment was assembled using a two-directional approach and coupled to the polyether domain through an allyl/alkenyl Stille reaction under neutral conditions. The core region was prepared through several key steps, including asymmetric propargylation catalyzed by 3,3'-dibromo-BINOL, gold-catalyzed spirocyclization, and substrate-controlled allylation to introduce the southern sector.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2021)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Daria E. Kim, Yingchuan Zhu, Shingo Harada, Isaiah Aguilar, Abbigayle E. Cuomo, Minghao Wang, Timothy R. Newhouse
Summary: In this study, we successfully reported the total synthesis of the indole diterpenoid natural product shearilicine for the first time through an 11-step sequence using a generalizable precursor. The target molecule was obtained in an enantiospecific manner using a native chiral auxiliary strategy. The formation of the key carbazole substructure was achieved through a mild intramolecular Heck cyclization, which was promoted by noncovalent substrate-ligand and ligand-ligand interactions revealed by computational study.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2023)
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Chemistry, Organic
Thanh C. Ho, Naoyuki Shimoda, Marcus A. Tius, Spyros P. Nikas, Wen Zhang, Alexandros Makriyannis
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Takumi Fukazawa, Yoshio Ando, Ken Ohmori, Tamio Hayashi, Keisuke Suzuki
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Chemistry, Organic
Kyohei Matsushita, Keisuke Suzuki, Ken Ohmori
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Chemistry, Organic
Takahiro Yamada, Hiromu Takiguchi, Ken Ohmori, Keisuke Suzuki
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Takahiro Sakai, Keisuke Suzuki, Ken Ohmori
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Chemistry, Organic
Thanh C. Ho, Jonathan Congmon, Zhe Zhou, Marcus A. Tius, Lawrence M. Pratt
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Mark M. Maturi, Ken Ohmori, Keisuke Suzuki
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JOURNAL OF SYNTHETIC ORGANIC CHEMISTRY JAPAN
(2018)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Shakiru O. Alapafuja, Spyros P. Nikas, Thanh C. Ho, Fei Tong, Othman Benchama, Alexandros Makriyannis
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Yingpeng Liu, Thanh C. Ho, Mohammed Baradwan, Maria Pascual Lopez-Alberca, Christos Iliopoulos-Tsoutsouvas, Spyros P. Nikas, Alexandros Makriyannis
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Chemistry, Medicinal
Thanh C. Ho, Marcus A. Tius, Spyros P. Nikas, Ngan K. Tran, Fei Tong, Han Zhou, Nikolai Zvonok, Alexandros Makriyannis
Summary: The novel oxa-adamantyl cannabinoids are identified as high affinity ligands for CB1 and CB2 cannabinoid receptors, showing potential as potent CB1 receptor agonists. Their synthesis is convenient, amenable to scale up, and suitable for large-scale preparation.
BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
(2021)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Dimitris Spyridakos, Niki Mastrodimou, Kiran Vemuri, Thanh C. C. Ho, Spyros P. P. Nikas, Alexandros Makriyannis, Kyriaki Thermos
Summary: Oxidative stress, neurodegeneration, neuroinflammation, and vascular leakage are involved in the early stage of diabetic retinopathy (ESDR). This study investigated the therapeutic potential of blocking CB1R and activating CB2R for treating early toxic events in DR. The results suggest that CB2R activation, CB1R blockade, and dual treatment can attenuate nitrative stress induced by diabetes, protect neural elements, and reduce vascular leakage.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)