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New triterpenoids and other constituents from a special microbial-fermented tea - Fuzhuan brick tea
Ling, Tie-Jun,Wan, Xiao-Chun,Ling, Wei-Wei,Zhang, Zheng-Zhu,Xia, Tao,Li, Da-Xiang,Hou, Ru-Yan
, p. 4945 - 4950 (2010)
Fuzhuan brick tea, a special microbial-fermented tea prepared from the leaves of Camellia sinensis var. sinensis, is a traditional beverage used in China throughout history. Phytochemical investigation of this material led to the identification of three new triterpenoids, 3 ,6α,13β- trihydroxyolean-7-one (1), 3β-acetoxy-6α,13β-dihydroxyolean-7- one (2), and 3β-O-(8-hydroxyoctanoyl)-12-oleanene (3), together with 11 known compounds, friedelin (4), β-amyrone (5), β-amyrin (6), α-spinasterone (7), α-spinasterol (8), 22,23-dihydro-α- spinasterone (9), 22,23-dihydro-α-spinasterol (10), α-phytol (11), α-tocopherol (12), α-tocoquinone (13), and caffeine (14). The structures of 1-13 were determined by spectroscopic and chemical methods. Compounds 1 and 2 are the first two examples of triterpenoids possessing a 6-hydroxy-7-one function. All of the compounds, except 6, 8, 10, 11, and 14, were isolated from tea and Camellia spp. for the first time. The antibacterial activities of 1 were assessed against some enteric pathogenic microbes. Compound 1 showed no cytotoxic activity against A-549, Bel-7402, and HCT-8 cell lines.
Kinetic analysis of terminal and unactivated C-H bond oxyfunctionalization in fatty acid methyl esters by monooxygenase-based whole-cell biocatalysis
Schrewe, Manfred,Magnusson, Anders O.,Willrodt, Christian,Buehler, Bruno,Schmid, Andreas
experimental part, p. 3485 - 3495 (2012/03/26)
The alkane monooxygenase AlkBGT from Pseudomonas putida GPo1 constitutes a versatile enzyme system for the ω-oxyfunctionalization of medium chain-length alkanes. In this study, recombinant Escherichia coli W3110 expressing alkBGT was investigated as whole-cell catalyst for the regioselective biooxidation of fatty acid methyl esters to terminal alcohols. The ω-functionalized products are of general economic interest, serving as building blocks for polymer synthesis. The whole-cell catalysts proved to functionalize fatty acid methyl esters with a medium length alkyl chain specifically at the ω-position. The highest specific hydroxylation activity of 104 U gCDW-1 was obtained with nonanoic acid methyl ester as substrate using resting cells of E. coli W3110 (pBT10). In an optimized set-up, maximal 9-hydroxynonanoic acid methyl ester yields of 95% were achieved. For this specific substrate, apparent whole-cell kinetic parameters were determined with a Vmax of 204±9 U gCDW -1, a substrate uptake constant (KS) of 142±17 μM, and a specificity constant Vmax/KS of 1.4 U g CDW-1 μM-1 for the formation of the terminal alcohol. The same E. coli strain carrying additional alk genes showed a different substrate selectivity. A comparison of biocatalysis with whole cells and enriched enzyme preparations showed that both substrate availability and enzyme specificity control the efficiency of the whole-cell bioconversion of the longer and more hydrophobic substrate dodecanoic acid methyl ester. The efficient coupling of redox cofactor oxidation and product formation, as determined in vitro, combined with the high in vivo activities make E. coli W3110 (pBT10) a promising biocatalyst for the preparative synthesis of terminally functionalized fatty acid methyl esters. Copyright
Reductive Cyclization of Ketones Tethered to Activated Olefins Mediated by Magnesium in Methanol
Lee, Ge Hyeong,Choi, Eun Bok,Lee, Eun,Pak, Chwang Siek
, p. 1428 - 1443 (2007/10/02)
The reductive cyclization of various ketones tethered to activated olefins such as α,β-unsaturated esters, nitriles, sulfoxides, and sulfides mediated by magnesium in dry methanol in the presence of mercuric chloride.When traeted with magnesium in dry methanol at -23 deg C all of the ketones except nitrile 9 (42percent) and 5-oxa-8-keto-2-enoate 5 (13percent) gave excellent yields (79-98percent) of mono- and bicyclic alcohol products resulting from carbon-carbon bond formation between the β-carbon of the activated olefin and the carbonyl carbon.The reaction was accelerated by the catalytic amount of mercuric chloride, although the stereoselectivity was not affected by the catalyst.For all the substrates except 8-keto-2-enoate 3 and 5-aza-8-keto-2-enoate 6, the configuration of the major product was trans between the hydroxy and (methoxycarbonyl)methyl groups.The product isomer ratios were independent of the substrate geometry (E or Z).In contrast to the ketones, aldehydes tethered to α,β-unsaturated esters gave products of simple reduction of the double bond and/or saturated alcohols instead of the cyclized products.When the reaction temperature was lowered, the yields of cyclized product were significantly affected by the production of appreciable amounts of saturated product, but the stereoselectivity was not improved.Under the same reaction conditions α,β-unsaturated sulfoxide 16 gave deoxygenated sulfide 18 (85percent) as the major product along with a small amount (9percent) of cyclized product 19t.In contrast, sulfone 17 underwent desulfonylation instead of cyclization to give olefin 20 (54percent).With excess magnesium (15 equiv), however, α,β-unsaturated sulfoxide 16 gave cyclized sulfide 19t (95percent) via deoxygenated sulfide 18.Both 16Z and 16E afforded product 19t as a single isomer.It is suggested that the reductive cyclization of the α,β-unsaturated esters and nitriles proceed by means of nucleophilic attack of a β-carbon radical anion, formed by initial electron transfer from magnesium metal to the activated olefin, on the carbonyl group.The cyclization of the α,β-unsaturated sulfide proceeds by nucleophilic attack of the ketyl on the olefinic double bond.
