Kulokekahilide-1, a Cytotoxic Depsipeptide from the Cephalaspidean Mollusk Philinopsis speciosa
摘要:
The cytotoxic depsipeptide kulokekahilide-1, which contains two unusual amino acids, 4-phenylvaline and 3-amino-2-methylhexanoic acid, was isolated from the cephalaspidean mollusk Philinopsis speciosa. Structure elucidation of kulokekahilide-1 was carried out by spectroscopic analysis and chemical degradation. The absolute stereochemistry was determined by Marfey analysis for amino acids and chiral HPLC analysis for hydroxy acids. All four stereoisomers of 4-phenylvaline and 3-amino-2-methylhexanoic acid, which were necessary for Marfey analysis, were synthesized by use of the Heck reaction and Evans's method, respectively. Kulokekahilide-1 showed cytotoxicity against P388 murine leukemia cells with an IC50 value of 2.1 mug/mL.
Neighbouring group effects promote substitution reactions over elimination and provide a stereocontrolled route to chloramphenicol
作者:Christopher J. Easton、Craig A. Hutton、Martin C. Merrett、Edward R.T. Tiekink
DOI:10.1016/0040-4020(96)00307-9
日期:1996.5
In reactions of β-brominated valine and p-nitrophenylalanine derivatives to give β-hydroxy amino acid derivatives the carboxyl group, when protected as an amide, exerts a neighbouringgroup effect to facilitate the substitution process, and reduce competing eliminationreactions. As a consequence of the effect, the (2R,3R)- and (2R,3S)-stereoisomers of 3-bromo-N-tert-butyl-Nα-phthaloyl-p-nitrophenylalaninamide