Non-enzymic tetramisation of ethyl 3-(4-ethoxycarbonylmethyl-1H-pyrrol-3-yl)propionate with formaldehyde follows a similar course to the non-enzymic tetramisation of porphobilinogen
作者:Kwai-Ming Cheung、Peter M Shoolingin-Jordan
DOI:10.1016/s0040-4039(01)01160-1
日期:2001.8
The octaethyl esters of uroporphyrins were formed directly from ethyl 3-(4-ethoxy-earbonylmethyl-1H-pyrrol-3-yl)propionate and formalin in a yield of ca. 30% with the isomers I, II III and IV being formed in the ratio 1:1:4:2. Under anaerobic conditions, the colourless uroporphyrinogen esters were formed in a similar ratio. These observations parallel the non-enzymic formation of uroporphyrinogens from the naturally occurring tetrapyrrole precursor, porphobilinogen, highlighting the similarity in both tetramisation and isomerisation reactions. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.