Investigation of 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions of unsaturated nitrones in ionic liquids.

The effect of the media (achiral and chiral ionic liquids) on the stereochemistry of intramolecular 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions of D-galactose-derived omega-unsaturated nitrones, leading to bicyclic isoxazolidines, has been investigated.

An intramolecular 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction towards the synthesis of chiral azetidine nucleoside analogues: the D-gluco case.

The diastereoselective intramolecular 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction of unsaturated nitrones, derived from methyl alpha-D-glucopyranoside with 2-furaldehyde and 2-(benzyloxy)acetaldehyde has been studied In our pevious studies with 2-furaldehyde, the cycloaddition resulted 3 diastereoisomers in a 3:1:1 ratio. In this article, how the number of the possible isomers generated by 1,3-cycloaddition could be reduced from 4 to 1 when 2-(benzyloxy)acetaldehyde was employed as an aldehyde is shown.

Synthesis and MS analysis of thiazolium and pyridinium derivatives of peptide nucleic acids (PNAs) and peptides.

Sensitivity of ESI-MS analysis of crude PNAs is enhanced using their pyridinium or thiazolium derivatives. Identification of the molecular ion of the product is easier when the label contains bromine, based on the isotope distribution. Study of side reactions, occurred upon the synthesis and/or cleavage, is simple with labelling. Sequencing of non-polar peptides is clear as only a(n) type ions can be observed during their MS/MS analysis.

A new phenanthridine alkaloid from Hymenocallis x festalis.

Investigation of the alkaloid fraction of the bulbs of Hymenocallis x festalis yielded a new natural product, 3-methoxy-8,9-methylenedioxy-3,4-dihydrophenanthridine (1). The structure was elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic data.

Configurational analysis and relative binding affinities of 16-methyl-5alpha-androstane derivatives.

The four possible isomers 16beta-hydroxymethyl-5alpha-androstane-3beta,17beta-diol 1, 16alpha-hydroxymethyl-5alpha-androstane-3beta,17beta-diol 2, 16beta-hydroxymethyl-5alpha-androstane-3beta,17alpha-diol 3 and 16alpha-hydroxymethyl-5alpha-androstane-3beta,17alpha-diol 4 with proven configuration were converted into the corresponding 16beta-methyl-5alpha-androstane-3beta,17beta-diol 5, 16alpha-methyl-5alpha-androstane-3beta,17beta-diol 6, 16beta-methyl-5alpha-androstane-3beta,17alpha-diol 7, 16alpha-methyl-5alpha-androstane-3beta,17alpha-diol 8, furthermore into the 16beta-methyl-17beta-hydroxy-5alpha-androstane-3-one 13, 16alpha-methyl-17beta-hydroxy-5alpha-androstan-3-one 14, 16beta-methyl-17alpha-hydroxy-5alpha-androstan-3-one 15 and 16alpha-methyl-17alpha-hydroxy-5alpha-androstan-3-one 16. The steric structures of the resulting epimers were determined by means of 1H-, and 13C-NMR spectroscopy. In this way, comparison was possible with the C-16 epimers 5, 6 and 13, 14 prepared earlier by a different route, and the series of isomers could be completed with the steric structures of 16beta-methyl-17alpha-hydroxy-5alpha-androstan-3beta-ol 7 and 16alpha-methyl-17alpha-hydroxy-5alpha 8 and with their 3-keto derivatives 15 and 16. The relative binding affinities of the 16-methyl-5alpha-androstane-3beta,17-diols 5, 6, 7, 8 and 17-hydroxy-16-methyl-5alpha-androstan-3-ones 13, 14, 15, 16 were studied. The introduction of a 16-methyl substituent into 5alpha-androstane molecules substantially decreases the binding affinity to the androgen receptor and 16alpha-methyl derivatives were always bound more weakly than the 16beta-methyl isomers.

High-field NMR studies of 3beta-tetrahydropyranyloxy steroids.

Comprehensive NMR studies were carried out on 3beta-hydroxy-pregnene and cholestene analogs, each containing a tetrahydropyranyl ether group at the 3-position. Two-dimensional NMR experiments (COSY, TOCSY, HSQC, and HSQC-TOCSY) permitted the complete assignments of both the (1)H and (13)C resonances of these derivatives in deuterated benzene or chloroform. The aromatic solvent-induced NMR signal shifts (ASIS) were also investigated.

Selectively monomodified cyclodextrins. Synthetic strategies

Monomodifications of cyclodextrins to give selectively 2-, 3-, or 6-substituted product is a challenging task because of the number of hydroxyl groups that can potentially react with the incoming reagent. The principles and the methods involved in manipulations of the differences in the chemistry of these hydroxyl groups to control the outcome of an electrophilic reaction with them to produce monoalkylated (ether-linkaged) cyclodextrin derivatives are discussed and illustrated.

[Synthesis and reactivity of debenzorutaecarpine derivatives]. / Debenzorutekarpin származékok szintézise és reaktivitása.

A series of 7,12-dihydropyrimido[1',2';1,2]pyrido[3,4-b]indol-4(6H)-ones was prepared by Fischer indolization of 9-arylhydrazono-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-4H-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidin-4-one s. Quantumchemical calculations (ab initio and AM1) indicate that position 3 of 7,12-dihydro-pyrimido[1',2';1,2]pyrido[3,4-b]indol-4(6H)-one can be involved in electrophilic substitutions, while position 2 is sensitive towards nucleophilic attack. Bromination of 6-methyl-7,12-dihydropyrimido[1',2';1,2]pyrido[3,4-b]indol-4(6H)-o ne (16) with bromine afforded 3-bromo derivative (25), which was reacted with cyclic amines to give 2-amino-7,12-dihydro-pyrimido[1',2';1,2]pyrido[3,4-b]indol-4(6H)-ones (26-30) in an addition-elimination reaction. Vielsmeier-Haack formylation of compound (16) give 12-formyl (31) and 3,12-diformyl (32) derivatives (an N-formyl-1-aza derivative of nauclefidine alkaloid (34) at 60 degrees C and 100 degrees C, respectively. 3,12-dformyl compound (32) was oxidized to 3-carboxyl derivative (33). The quaternary salt (35), obtained from compound (16) with dimethyl sulphate, suffered a ring opening on the action of aqueous sodium hydroxide. The new compounds have been characterized by elemental analyses uv, 1H nmr and in some cases by 13C ruler, CD spectra and X-ray investigations.

The application of selective ROE experiments to study solution structures of cyclomaltooligosacharide derivatives and complexes.

Selective one-dimensional ROE experiments were applied to study the host-guest interactions of cyclomaltohexaose with p-nitrophenol and the solution structure of 3A-(4-methylamino-3-nitrobenzyl)-cyclomaltoheptaose. The line selective excitation of the aromatic signals of p-nitrophenol gave intense ROE enhancements on the cyclomaltohexaose multiplets (H3 and H5), indicating deep complexation inside the cavity. The results on 3A-(4-methylamino-3-nitrobenzyl)-cyclomaltopheptose showed that the aromatic moiety covers the wider base of the cyclomaltoheptaose cone. The rotational correlation time for this compound was calculated to be 2.9 x 10-(-10)s using carbon-13 spin-lattice relaxation data. Quantitative analysis of the measured enhancements was performed and proton-proton distances were obtained between the aromatic and cyclomaltoheptoase protons as well as interglycosidic distances inside the cyclomaltoheptaose moiety.

Metabolism of [3-13C]pyruvate and [3-13C]propionate in normal and ischaemic rat heart in vivo: 1H- and 13C-NMR studies.

The oxidation of [3-13C]pyruvate and [3-13C]propionate was studied in vivo in infused rats. The infused [3-13C]pyruvate was quickly converted to [3-13C]lactate in the blood, and the [3-13C]lactate formed was well metabolized in both normoxic and ischaemic hearts. Large differences (200-600%) in the 13C enrichment of alanine (C-3) and acetyl-CoA (C-2) compared with lactate (C-3) were found in both normoxic and ischaemic hearts, suggesting that the extracellular [3-13C]lactate preferentially entered a region of the cytoplasm which specifically transfers the labelled pyruvate (formed from [3-13C]lactate) to the mitochondria. The highly enriched mitochondrial pyruvate gave high enrichment in alanine and acetyl-CoA, which was detected by 1H- and 13C-NMR spectroscopy. Ischaemia increased 13C incorporation into the main cytoplasmic lactate pool and decreased 13C incorporation into citric acid cycle intermediates, mainly decreasing the pyruvate anaplerosis. Isoprenaline-induced ischaemia of the heart caused only a slight decrease in pyruvate oxidation. In contrast to the decreased anaplerosis of pyruvate, the anaplerosis of propionate (and propionyl-carnitine) increased significantly in ischaemic hearts, which may contribute to the protective effect of propionyl-carnitine seen in ischaemia. In addition, we found that [3-13C]propionate preferentially labelled aspartate C-3 in rat heart, suggesting incomplete randomization of label in the succinyl-CoA-malate span of the citric acid cycle. These data show that proton observed 13C edited spectroscopic methods, i.e. heteronuclear spin-echo and the one-dimensional heteronuclear multiple quantum coherence sequence, can be successfully used to study heart metabolism in vivo.

Complete 1H and 13C NMR spectra of pregnenolone.

Assignments for signals from 1H and 13C in the NMR spectra of pregnenolone (1), 16-dehydropregnenolone (2), and the 3-acetate of 1 (3) were validated by two-dimensional correlated spectroscopy (2D COSY) and heteronuclear single quantum coherence (HSQC). The narrow band of overlapping signals from H-7, H-2, and H-4 was resolved by exploiting three-bond coupling in the 2D COSY spectra and heteronuclear correlation. Assignments were based on high intensity cross peaks from long-range coupling by H-18 with H-17 and H-12 (axial). Similar cross peaks were observed for H-17 with H-21. Low intensity cross peaks were seen for H-4 coupled with H-6 and H-7, and also H-16 (quasi-axial) with H-14 of 1 and 3. Assignments based on 2D COSY spectra were confirmed by correlation peaks from HSQC. This now corrects the earlier conflicts among assignments reported for 13C signals of 1 and 3. Accurate assignments were similarly derived for signals from C-2, C-7, C-8, and C-21 of 1 and 3, and C-15 and C-16 of 1, 2, and 3. The complete sets of 1H and 13C NMR data for pregnenolone, pregnenolone 3-acetate, and 16-dehydropregnenolone serve as reference standards.

Enzyme-inhibitor complexes of lysozyme with glucosamine inhibitors. A molecular dynamics study through 2H-NMR.

2H relaxation measurements coupled with multiple specific 2H labeling have provided insight into the molecular dynamics of N-acetyl-D-glucosamine (GlcNAc) inhibitors bound to lysozyme. Deuteron T1 and T2 data for the bound state of methyl alpha- and -beta-GlcNAc 2H-labeled in the glycosidic methyl and C2 positions have been derived from measurements at different enzyme/inhibitor ratios. Rotational correlation times calculated therefrom for the labeled sites indicate, in both cases, tight binding for the sugar ring (tau(b) = 3.0 x 10(-9) s) accompanied by fast internal rotation, about one axis, of the glycosidic methyl groups (tau(r) = 5.5-7.6 x 10(-11) s). The small but consistent difference in the rates of internal rotation for the alpha- and beta-anomeric inhibitors may be indicative of different solution structures of the enzyme-inhibitor complexes.