Synthesis and absolute configuration of phyllanthurinolactone, the leaf-closing factor of a nyctinastic plant, Phyllanthus urinaria L.
摘要:
Phyllanthurinolactone (1) and its diastereoisomer 19 were synthesized, only the former of which was bioactive as the leaf-closing factor of Phyllanthus urinaria L. X-ray analysis of the tetraacetylglucoside 18 was executed, and the absolute configuration of 1 was determined as 6S, 7aR. (C) 1997, Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
We report the synthesis of fluorescence-labeled probes based on phyllanthurinolactone 1, which is a leaf-closing substance of Phyllanthus urinaria L. The fluorescence study using biologically active probe 2 and inactive probes (epi-2 and 31) revealed that the target cell for 1 is a motor cell and suggested that some receptors, which recognize the aglycon of I exist on the plasma membrane of the motor cell, as with leaf-opening substances. Moreover, binding of probe 2 was specific to the plant motor cell contained in the plants belonging to the genus Phyllanthus. These results showed that the binding of probe 2 with a motor cell is specific to the plant genus and suggested that the genus-specific receptor for the leaf-closing substance would be involved in nyctinasty. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.