76140-18-6Relevant articles and documents
A Potent Mimetic of the Siglec-8 Ligand 6’-Sulfo-Sialyl Lewisx
Conti, Gabriele,Cramer, Jonathan,Ernst, Beat,Girardi, Benedetta,Jiang, Xiaohua,Kokot, Maja,Kroezen, Blijke S.,Luisoni, Enrico,Müller, Jennifer,Rabbani, Said,Ricklin, Daniel,Schwardt, Oliver
supporting information, p. 1706 - 1719 (2020/09/02)
Siglecs are members of the immunoglobulin gene family containing sialic acid binding N-terminal domains. Among them, Siglec-8 is expressed on various cell types of the immune system such as eosinophils, mast cells and weakly on basophils. Cross-linking of Siglec-8 with monoclonal antibodies triggers apoptosis in eosinophils and inhibits degranulation of mast cells, making Siglec-8 a promising target for the treatment of eosinophil- and mast cell-associated diseases such as asthma. The tetrasaccharide 6’-sulfo-sialyl Lewisx has been identified as a specific Siglec-8 ligand in glycan array screening. Here, we describe an extended study enlightening the pharmacophores of 6’-sulfo-sialyl Lewisx and the successful development of a high-affinity mimetic. Retaining the neuraminic acid core, the introduction of a carbocyclic mimetic of the Gal moiety and a sulfonamide substituent in the 9-position gave a 20-fold improved binding affinity. Finally, the residence time, which usually is the Achilles tendon of carbohydrate/lectin interactions, could be improved.
Dehydroxymethylation of Alcohols Enabled by Cerium Photocatalysis
Zhang, Kaining,Chang, Liang,An, Qing,Wang, Xin,Zuo, Zhiwei
supporting information, p. 10556 - 10564 (2019/08/28)
Dehydroxymethylation, the direct conversion of alcohol feedstocks as alkyl synthons containing one less carbon atom, is an unconventional and underexplored strategy to exploit the ubiquity and robustness of alcohol materials. Under mild and redox-neutral reaction conditions, utilizing inexpensive cerium catalyst, the photocatalytic dehydroxymethylation platform has been furnished. Enabled by ligand-to-metal charge transfer catalysis, an alcohol functionality has been reliably transferred into nucleophilic radicals with the loss of one molecule of formaldehyde. Intriguingly, we found that the dehydroxymethylation process can be significantly promoted by the cerium catalyst, and the stabilization effect of the fragmented radicals also plays a significant role. This operationally simple protocol has enabled the direct utilization of primary alcohols as unconventional alkyl nucleophiles for radical-mediated 1,4-conjugate additions with Michael acceptors. A broad range of alcohols, from simple ethanol to complex nucleosides and steroids, have been successfully applied to this fragment coupling transformation. Furthermore, the modularity of this catalytic system has been demonstrated in diversified radical-mediated transformations including hydrogenation, amination, alkenylation, and oxidation.
Glutaminase inhibitors as well as compositions and applications thereof
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Paragraph 0415; 0417; 0432, (2018/01/09)
The invention provides a series of heterocyclic compounds expressed in a formula I. The compound comprises glutaminase inhibition activity, and can be used for treating diseases and symptoms related to dysfunction of glutaminase or raising activity of glutaminase.
