Stepwise glycosidation was adopted for the construction of glycyrrhetic acid β-glycosides (27-30) having β(1→2)-linked disaccharides such as 2-O-β-D-flucuronopyranosyl-β-D-glucopyranose, 2-O-β-D-glucuronopyranosyl-β-D-galactopyranose, 2-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-β-D-glucuronopyranose and 2-O-β-D-galactopyranosyl-β-D-glucuronopyranose. In the first glycosidation, 2-O-trichloroacety-β-D-pyranosyl chlorides (9-11) were utilized as starting sugar derivatives to react with methyl glycyrrhetinate (5) : Glycosidation of 5 with 9 and 10 gave β- and α-monoglycosides (12) and (13), and (15) and (16), respectively. Treatment of the β-glycoside 12 and 15 with ammonia-saturated ether gave products (14) and (17), respectively. The glycosidation of 5 with 11 followed by treatment with ammonia-saturated ether gave compounds (18) and (19), respectively. The second step glycosidations of 14 and 17 with methyl 2, 3, 4-tri-ο-acetyl-α-D-glucuronatopyranosyl bromide (20) gave diglycoside derivatives (23) and (24), respectively, and that of 18 with 2, 3, 4, 6-tetra-O-acetyl-α-D-glucopyranosyl bromide (21) and -α-D-galactopyranosyl bromide (22) gave deglycoside derivatives (25) and (26), respectively. The removal of the protecting groups of 23-26 gave diglycosides 27-30, respectively, having a β-D-glucuronopyranose (β-D-glcUA) as one of two sugar components in the molecules. The cytoprotective effects of the synthesized glycosides 27-30 on carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)-induced hepatotoxicity in vivo were compared with deglycosides 31-33 having only neutral sugar components, and naturally occurring glycyrrhizin (34) having two acidic sugar components (β-D-glcUA). While glycosides 31-33 had no cytoprotective effect, glycosides 27-30 showed potent effects. Especially, 27 and 28, having a β-D-glcUA as the terminal sugar component, were more effective meterials against hepatic injury than glycyrrhizin 34.
采用分步糖苷化法构建了具有β(1→2)连接的二糖的
甘草酸β-糖苷(27-30),这些二糖包括2-O-β-D-
氟尿喹喃糖基-β-
D-葡萄糖、2-O-β-D-古糖喹喃糖基-β-
D-半乳糖、2-O-β-
D-葡萄糖喹喃糖基-β-D-古糖和2-O-β-
D-半乳糖喹喃糖基-β-D-古糖。在第一次糖苷化中,使用了2-O-三
氯乙酰-β-D-
吡喃糖
氯化物(9-11)作为起始糖衍
生物,与
甘草酸甲酯(5)反应:5与9和10的糖苷化分别得到了β-和α-
单糖苷(12)和(13),以及(15)和(16)。 β-糖苷12和15与
氨饱和醚反应后分别得到产物(14)和(17)。5与11的糖苷化,再与
氨饱和醚反应,分别得到了化合物(18)和(19)。14和17与甲基2, 3, 4-三-O-乙酰-α-D-古糖喹喃糖
溴化物(20)的第二步糖苷化分别得到二糖苷衍
生物(23)和(24),而18与2, 3, 4, 6-四-O-乙酰-α-
D-葡萄糖喹喃糖
溴化物(21)和-α-
D-半乳糖喹喃糖
溴化物(22)的糖苷化分别得到去糖苷衍
生物(25)和(26)。去除23-26的保护基团分别得到二糖苷27-30,这些化合物在分子中有一个β-D-古糖喹喃糖(β-D-glcUA)作为两个糖组分之一。合成的糖苷27-30对
四氯化碳(
CCl4)诱导的肝毒性在体内的细胞保护作用与去糖苷31-33(只有中性糖组分)及天然存在的
甘草苷(34,具有两个酸性糖组分 β-D-glcUA)进行了比较。虽然糖苷31-33没有细胞保护作用,但糖苷27-30显示出显著的作用。尤其是,27和28作为末端糖组分具有β-D-glcUA,比
甘草苷34对肝损伤的保护效果更佳。