Enantioselective Total Synthesis of the Archaeal Lipid Parallel GDGT‐0 (Isocaldarchaeol)**
作者:Isaac D. Falk、Bálint Gál、Ahanjit Bhattacharya、Jeremy H. Wei、Paula V. Welander、Steven G. Boxer、Noah Z. Burns
DOI:10.1002/anie.202104051
日期:2021.8.2
Archaeal glycerol dibiphytanyl glycerol tetraethers (GDGT) are some of the most unusual membrane lipids identified in nature. These amphiphiles are the major constituents of the membranes of numerous Archaea, some of which are extremophilic organisms. Due to their unique structures, there has been significant interest in studying both the biophysical properties and the biosynthesis of these molecules
古菌甘油二联植烷甘油四醚 (GDGT) 是自然界中发现的一些最不寻常的膜脂。这些两亲物是许多古细菌膜的主要成分,其中一些是嗜极生物。由于它们独特的结构,人们对研究这些分子的生物物理特性和生物合成产生了浓厚的兴趣。然而,迄今为止,这些研究因难以获得化学纯样品而受到阻碍。在此,我们报告了古菌四醚脂质平行 GDGT-0 的简洁立体选择性合成以及带有不同极性基团的衍生物的合成和自组装。