Total Synthesis of Calditol: Structural Clarification of this Typical Component of Archaea OrderSulfolobales
摘要:
The original structure of calditol-that is, an open-chain branched nonitol-has recently been questioned by various research groups and cyclopentane-based structures have been proposed. To unambiguously clear up this confusion, four isomeric cyclopentane candidates 26-29 have been synthesized. Of these, compound 27 was found to be fully identical to the natural product present in Sulfolobus solfataricus (A.T.C.C. 49155). The synthesis of 27 uses a samarium-diiodide-induced pinacolization reaction of the ketoaldehyde 15 as the critical step.
Total Synthesis of Calditol: Structural Clarification of this Typical Component of Archaea OrderSulfolobales
摘要:
The original structure of calditol-that is, an open-chain branched nonitol-has recently been questioned by various research groups and cyclopentane-based structures have been proposed. To unambiguously clear up this confusion, four isomeric cyclopentane candidates 26-29 have been synthesized. Of these, compound 27 was found to be fully identical to the natural product present in Sulfolobus solfataricus (A.T.C.C. 49155). The synthesis of 27 uses a samarium-diiodide-induced pinacolization reaction of the ketoaldehyde 15 as the critical step.
The Possibility of Involvement of “Cyclase” Enzyme of the Calditol Carbocycle with Broad Substrate Specificity in<i>Sulfolobus acidcaldarius</i>, a Typical Thermophilic Archaea
The cyclopentane ring of calditol, a characteristic lipid molecule of Sulfolobus, a major thermophilic Archaea, was biosynthesized from glucose directly, and galactose was converted to calditol with a similar extent to glucose. This finding indicates the possibility of the “cyclase” enzyme of the calditol carbocycle and the involvement of catalytic oxidoreduction at the C-4 of glucose with broad specificity.