Synthesis of amino acid conjugates to 2-imino-3-methylene-5-carboxypyrrolidine and 2-imino-3-methylene-6-carboxypiperidine
作者:Robin E. Mitchell
DOI:10.1016/j.bmcl.2010.01.128
日期:2010.3
The four stereomers of 2-imino-3-methylene-5-L(carboxy-L-valyl)pyrrolidine, a bacterial metabolite that is inhibitory to the fire blight bacterium Erwinia amylovora, were synthesised and compared for antibacterial activity. Several alternative amino acid conjugates with L,L-stereochemistry were also prepared, and the synthesis was extended to 3-methylenepiperidine-6-L-carboxylic acid and a selection of 2-imino-3-methylenepiperidine-6-L-carboxy-L-amino acid conjugates. All synthetic amino acid conjugates (L,L-stereomers) were inhibitory to the growth of E. amylovora. The likely participation of the conjugated iminomethylene moiety as a Michael acceptor is implicated. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.