2259-14-5Relevant articles and documents
Identification of the catalytic residues of carboxylesterase from arthrobacter globiformis by diisopropyl fluorophosphate-labeling and site-directed mutagenesis
Nishizawa, Masako,Yabusaki, Yoshiyasu,Kanaoka, Masaharu
, p. 89 - 94 (2011)
The role of amino acid residues in the enzymatic activity of carboxylesterase from Arthrobacter globiformis was analyzed by diisopropyl fluorophosphate (DFP) labeling and site-directed mutagenesis. The electrospray ionization mass spectrometric (ESI-MS) analysis of the esterase, covalently labeled by DFP, showed stoichiometric incorporation of the inhibitor into the enzyme. The further comparison of endopeptidase-digested fragments between native and DFP-labeled esterase by fast atom bombardment mass spectrometric (FAB-MS) analysis as well as site-directed mutagenesis indicated that Ser59 in the consensus sequence Ser-X-X-Lys, which is conserved exclusively in penicillin-binding proteins and some esterases, served as a catalytic nucleophile. In addition, the results obtained from analysis of the mutants at position 62 suggested the importance of the basic amino acid side chain at this position, and suggested the significance of this residue acting directly as a general base rather than its involvement in the maintenance of the optimum hydrogenbonding network at the active site.
Matsuo,T. et al.
, p. 1979 - 1982 (1976)
Total Syntheses of All Six Chiral Natural Pyrethrins: Accurate Determination of the Physical Properties, Their Insecticidal Activities, and Evaluation of Synthetic Methods
Ashida, Yuichiro,Kawamoto, Momoyo,Matsuo, Noritada,Moriyama, Mizuki,Tanabe, Yoo
, p. 2984 - 2999 (2020/03/24)
Chiral total syntheses of all six insecticidal natural pyrethrins (three pyrethrin I and three pyrethrin II compounds) contained in the chrysanthemum (pyrethrum) flower were performed. Three common alcohol components [(S)-cinerolone, (S)-jasmololone, and (S)-pyrethrolone] were synthesized: (i) straightforward Sonogashira-type cross-couplings using available (S)-4-hydroxy-3-methyl-2-(2-propynyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-ones (the prallethrin alcohol) for (S)-cinerolone (overall 52% yield, 98% ee) and (S)-pyrethrolone (overall 54% yield, 98% ee) and (ii) traditional decarboxylative-aldol condensation and lipase-catalyzed optical resolution for (S)-jasmololone (overall 16% yield, 96% ee). Two counter acid segments [(1R,3R)-chrysanthemic acid (A) and (1R,3R)-second chrysanthemic acid precursor (B)] were prepared: (i) C(1) epimerization of ethyl (±)-chrysanthemates and optical resolution using (S)-naphthylethylamine to afford A (96% ee) and (ii) concise derivatization of A to B (96% ee). All six pyrethrin esters (cinerin I/II, jasmolin I/II, and pyrethrin I/II) were successfully synthesized utilizing an accessible esterification reagent (TsCl/N-methylimidazole). To investigate the stereostructure-activity relationship, all four chiral stereoisomers of cinerin I were synthesized. Three alternative syntheses of (±)-jasmololone were investigated (methods utilizing Piancatelli rearrangement, furan transformation, and 1-nitropropene transformation). Insecticidal activity assay (KD50 and IC50) against the common mosquito (Culex pipiens pallens) revealed that (i) pyrethrin I > pyrethrin II, (ii) pyrethrin I (II) > cinerin I (II) ? jasmolin I (II), and (iii) "natural" cinerin I ? three "unnatural" cinerin I compounds (apparent chiral discrimination).
Lewis Acid Catalyzed Enantioselective Photochemical Rearrangements on the Singlet Potential Energy Surface
Leverenz, Malte,Merten, Christian,Dreuw, Andreas,Bach, Thorsten
supporting information, p. 20053 - 20057 (2019/12/30)
The oxadi-methane rearrangement of 2,4-cyclohexadienones to bicyclic ketones was found to proceed with high enantioselectivity (92-97% ee) in the presence of catalytic amounts of a chiral Lewis acid (15 examples, 52-80% yield). A notable feature of the transformation is the fact that it proceeds on the singlet hypersurface and that no triplet intermediates are involved. Rapid racemic background reactions were therefore avoided, and the catalyst loading could be kept low (10 mol %). Computational studies suggest that the enantioselectivity is determined within a Lewis acid bound singlet intermediate via a conical intersection. The utility of the method was demonstrated by a concise synthesis of the natural product trans-chrysanthemic acid.