Biosynthetic studies on the α-glucosidase inhibitor acarbose: the chemical synthesis of isotopically labeled 2-epi-5-epi-valiolone analogs
摘要:
2-epi-5-epi-Valiolone is a cyclization product of the C-7 sugar phosphate, sedoheptulose 7-phosphate, involved in the biosynthesis of the aminocyclitol moieties of acarbose, validamycin, and pyralomicin. As part of our investigation into the pathway from 2-epi-5-epi-valiolone to the valienamine moiety of acarbose, we prepared 1-epi-5-epi-(6-H-2(2))valiolol [(6-H-2(2))-6], 5-epi-(6-H-2(2))valiolol [(6-H-2(2))-17], 1-epi-2-epi-5-epi-(6-H-2(2))valiolol [(6-H-2(2))-12] and 2-epi-5-epi-(6-H-2(2))valiolamine [(6-H-2(2))-11]. Compounds (6-H-2(2))-6 and (6-H-2(2))-17 were synthesized from 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-benzyl-D-glucopyranose in 10 and seven steps, respectively, whereas (6-H-2(2))-12 and (6-H-2(2))-11 were synthesized from 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-benzyl-D-mannopyranose in eight and 10 steps, respectively. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Biosynthetic Studies on the α-Glucosidase Inhibitor Acarbose in Actinoplanes sp.: 2-epi-5-epi-Valiolone Is the Direct Precursor of the Valienamine Moiety
摘要:
The biosynthetic pathway leading to the mC(7)N cyclitol (valienamine) moiety of acarbose (1) in Actinoplanes sp. strain SN 223/29 has been studied using H-3-, H-2-, and C-13-labeled cyclitols. These precursors were synthesized from D-glucose or D-mannose as starting materials. The feeding experiments demonstrated that cyclitols having the same stereochemistry at C-2 as the valienamine moiety of acarbose; i.e., valienone, valienamine, valiolone, valiolamine, and 1-epi-valienol, were not incorporated and thus are not plausible intermediates in 1 biosynthesis. 2-epi-Valiolone (10b), which has the same stereochemistry as the presumed open-chain precursor, sedoheptulose 7-phosphate, was also not incorporated. However, its C-5 epimer (10a) was incorporated efficiently and specifically into the valienamine moiety of 1. Surprisingly, the dehydrated form of 2-epi-5-epi-valiolone, 2-epi-valienone, was not incorporated. This suggests that 2-epi-5-epi-valiolone must be converted directly into the pseudodisaccharide moiety of acarbose without the intervention of other free cyclitol intermediates. This may occur by linkage to the amino group of TDP-4-amino-4,6-dideoxyglucose to form. the imine, epimerization at C-2 to the correct stereochemistry, dehydration between C-5 and C-6 aided by enamine formation, and finally reduction to the amine. It is proposed that these reaction steps all take place on a single enzyme without free intermediates. Alternative mechanistic possibilities are also discussed.