A set of 8-methylene-, 8-methyl-, and 8-methyl-9-dihydro-oleandomycin derivatives having different combinations of stereochemistries at positions C-8 and/or C-9 have been prepared in a chemoselective and stereoselective manner and tested in vitro for antibacterial activity and inhibition of IL-6 production. Configurations of the stereocenters at C-8 and C-9 were determined using 2D NMR techniques. We have shown that change of stereochemistry at these positions can exert a major influence on antibacterial activity as well as IL-6 inhibition, providing novel macrolide derivatives with diminished antibacterial and potent anti-inflammatory activity. In addition, the anti-inflammatory activity observed in vitro was confirmed in an in vivo model of lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammation. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Synthesis of oleandomycin through the intact aglycone, oleandolide
Oleandomycin has been reconstructed by an introduction of the two sugar units onto the intact aglycone, oleandolide, which was first synthesized through the stereoselective oxidation of the 8-exo-methylene derivative.