The Synthesis of Natural Acetylenic Compounds fromEutypa lata (Pers; F.) TUL
作者:Eric Defranq、Thierry Zesiger、Rattaele Tabacchi
DOI:10.1002/hlca.19930760126
日期:1993.2.10
The synthesis of a series of novel acetylenic compounds 1–7, isolated recently from the fungus Eutypa lata, is described. The crucial step is the coupling reaction between a protected aryl halogenide and the acetylenic chain as a cuprous acetylide (Scheme 1). A more efficient method using bis(triphenylphosphine)palladium dichloride ([Pd(PPh3)2Cl2]) as catalyst was also carried out with success.
The alkyne is a biologically significant moiety found in many naturalproducts and a versatile functional group widely used in modern chemistry. Recent studies have revealed the biosynthesis of acetylenic bonds in fatty acids and amino acids. However, the molecular basis for the alkynyl moiety in acetylenic prenyl chains occurring in a number of meroterpenoids remains obscure. Here, we identify the
highly functionalized tricyclo[4.3.1.03,7]decane or bicyclo[2.2.2]octaneskeletons. Biosynthesis of the chloropupukeananin family is triggered by the intermolecular heterodimeric Diels–Alder reaction between maldoxin and iso-A82775C; however, the enzymes involved have not yet been identified. We herein report the one-pot biomimetic synthesis of chloropupukeananin and chloropupukeanolide D. Moreover,
Synthesis of Bioactive Speciosins G and P from <i>Hexagonia speciosa</i>
作者:Guillermo A. Guerrero-Vásquez、Nuria Chinchilla、José M. G. Molinillo、Francisco A. Macías
DOI:10.1021/np500341q
日期:2014.9.26
The first total synthesis of speciosins P and G, previously isolated from Hexagonia speciosa, is reported. These compounds have been synthesized by Sonogashira coupling from readily available starting materials. Siccayne was also synthesized from the same starting material in two steps along with a number of other derivatives. The compounds were tested in the wheat coleoptile bioassay. The most active compound was the intermediate 18, followed by 29 and 17. The structural requirements for activity in these compounds are the presence of methoxy groups in the aromatic ring and a formyl or hydroxy group in the side chain.
Synthesis and Structure−Phytotoxicity Relationships of Acetylenic Phenols and Chromene Metabolites, and Their Analogues, from the Grapevine Pathogen <i>Eutypa </i><i>l</i><i>ata</i>
作者:Leverett R. Smith、Noreen Mahoney、Russell J. Molyneux
DOI:10.1021/np020415t
日期:2003.2.1
Eutypa lata, the fungus responsible for dying-arm disease in grapevines, produces a number of structurally related secondary metabolites, of which eutypine (1) has been implicated as the principal phytotoxin. However, analysis of an E. lata strain from California known to be pathogenic to grapevines showed that eutypine was not present, suggesting that other metabolites could be phytotoxic. Investigation of the relative phytotoxicities of individual metabolites has been limited by insufficient material and lack of a reliable bioassay. Metabolites of particular interest and their precursors were therefore synthesized, and a rapid, quantitative bioassay via topical application of individual compounds to disks of grape leaves and measurement of chlorophyll loss was developed to provide a relative measure of tissue damage. The recently reported metabolite eulatachromene (2) was found to have phytotoxicity greater than that of eutypine (1). The cyclization product, 5-formyl-2-methylvinyl[1]benzofuran (3), also showed significant activity, whereas the reduction product, eutypinol (4), was inactive, as was the quinol, siccayne (5). These results indicate that before strains of Eutypa are incriminated as pathogenic they must be analyzed for the presence or absence of specific constituents for which the phytotoxicity has been unequivocally established.