Isomerization of acetylenic acids with sodium salt of 1,2-diaminoethane: a one step synthesis of megatomoic acid
作者:S. R. Abrams
DOI:10.1139/v82-182
日期:1982.5.15
isomeric tetradecynoic acids were isomerized with the sodium salt of 1,2-diaminoethane. Isomers having the triple bond near the carboxyl group rearranged to E,Z-3,5- and E,E-3,5-tetradecadienoic acids (1 and 2), the former compound being the sex pheromone of the blackcarpetbeetle. Isomers having the triple bond closer to the terminus of the chain afforded some 13-tetradecynoic acid along with 1 and 2
Synthesis and biological activity of alkynoic acids derivatives against mycobacteria
作者:Catherine Vilchèze、Lawrence W. Leung、Robert Bittman、William R. Jacobs Jr.
DOI:10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2015.08.001
日期:2016.1
2-Alkynoic acids have bactericidal activity against Mycobacterium smegmatis but their activity fall sharply as the length of the carbon chain increased. In this study, derivatives of 2-alkynoic acids were synthesized and tested against fast- and slow-growing mycobacteria. Their activity was first evaluated in M. smegmatis against their parental 2-alkynoic acids, as well as isoniazid, a first-line antituberculosis drug. The introduction of additional unsaturation or heteroatoms into the carbon chain enhanced the antimycobacterial activity of longer chain alkynoic acids (more than 19 carbons long). In contrast, although the modification of the carboxylic group did not improve the antimycobacterial activity, it significantly reduced the toxicity of the compounds against eukaryotic cells. Importantly, 4-(alkylthio) but-2-ynoic acids, had better bactericidal activity than the parental 2-alkynoic acids and on a par with isoniazid against the slow-grower Mycobacterium bovis BCG. These compounds had also low toxicity against eukaryotic cells, suggesting that they could be potential therapeutic agents against other types of topical mycobacterial infections causing skin diseases including Mycobacterium abscessus, Mycobacterium ulcerans, and Mycobacterium leprae. Moreover, they provide a possible scaffold for future drug development. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
Probing structure/affinity relationships for the Plasmodium falciparum hexose transporter with glucose derivatives
A series of 3-O-substituted glucose derivatives was prepared with alkyl, alkenyl, aromatic and ferrocenic substituents; to vary lipophilicity and hydrogen bonding ethylenedioxy and perfluorinated fragments were also introduced. Apparent affinities for the Plasmodium falciparum hexose transporter (PfHT) were determined after heterologous expression in Xenopus oocytes, with highest affinities for compounds with C8-C13 lipophilic chains. As no derivatives show significant affinity for the mammalian glucose transporter (GLUT1), these structure/affinity assays contribute to design of potent PfHT inhibitors and eventual development of antimalarials. (C) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Tuning Packing and Solubility of Donor (D)–Acceptor (A) Polymers by <i>cis</i>–<i>trans</i> Isomerization within Alkenyl Side Chains