Selective Derivatization of N-Terminal Cysteines Using Cyclopentenediones
摘要:
The outcome of the Michael-type reaction between thiols and 2,2-disubstituted cyclopentenediones varies depending on the thiol. Stable compounds with two fused rings were formed upon reaction with 1,2-aminothiols (such as N-terminal cysteines in peptides). Other thiols gave reversibly Michael-type adducts that were in equilibrium with the starting materials. This differential reactivity allows differently placed cysteines to be distinguished and has been exploited to prepare bioconjugates incorporating two or three different moieties.
Reductive condensation of the amine (5) with the acid (2), followed by reduction of the carbonyl group and pyridine ring gave the cis-seco-8, 10-diazasteroid (12). Reductive cyclization of 12 with lithium aluminum hydride afforded two configurational isomers (14a, b) of 8, 10-diaza-estran. The stereochemistry of both isomers is discussed.
The outcome of the Michael-type reaction between thiols and 2,2-disubstituted cyclopentenediones varies depending on the thiol. Stable compounds with two fused rings were formed upon reaction with 1,2-aminothiols (such as N-terminal cysteines in peptides). Other thiols gave reversibly Michael-type adducts that were in equilibrium with the starting materials. This differential reactivity allows differently placed cysteines to be distinguished and has been exploited to prepare bioconjugates incorporating two or three different moieties.
Schick,H. et al., Journal fur praktische Chemie (Leipzig 1954), 1977, vol. 319, p. 213 - 218