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Exploring the synthetic potential of a marine transaminase including discrimination at a remote stereocentre
Schwarz, Maria,Murphy, Edel J.,Foley, Aoife M.,Woods, David F.,Castilla, Ignacio Abreu,Reen, F. Jerry,Collins, Stuart G.,O'gara, Fergal,Maguire, Anita R.
, p. 188 - 198 (2021/01/18)
The marine transaminase, P-ω-TA, can be employed for the transamination from 1-aminotetralins and 1-aminoindanes with differentiation of stereochemistry at both the site of reaction and at a remote stereocentre resulting in formation of ketone products with up to 93% ee. While 4-substituents are tolerated on the tetralin core, the presence of 3- or 8-substituents is not tolerated by the transaminase. In general P-ω-TA shows capacity for remote diastereoselectivity, although both the stereoselectivity and efficiency are dependent on the specific substrate structure. Optimum efficiency and selectivity are seen with 4-haloaryl-1-aminotetralins and 3-haloaryl-1-aminoindanes, which may be associated with the marine origin of this enzyme. This journal is
Weinreb Amide as Secondary Station for the Dibenzo-24-crown-8 in a Molecular Shuttle
Gauthier, Maxime,Coutrot, Frédéric
, p. 3391 - 3395 (2019/02/19)
Here is reported the synthesis of a new molecular shuttle: it consists of a dibenzo-24-crown-8 (DB24C8) that surrounds a molecular axle containing an ammonium group and a newly considered Weinreb amide as stations. At the protonated state the DB24C8 is localized around the best ammonium station, while deprotonation-carbamoylation of the ammonium triggers the shuttling of the macrocycle around the Weinreb amide site. Further post-interlocking modification of the [2]rotaxane was attempted through the cleavage of the Weinreb amide bond using a Grignard reagent. While the non-interlocked molecular axle was cleaved after a short time in mild conditions, the Weinreb amide bond remained unaltered in the [2]rotaxane species over time, even in the presence of a larger amount of Grignard and at a higher temperature, highlighting the protection shield of the macrocycle around the encircled axle.
Potent heterocyclic ligands for human complement C3a receptor
Reid, Robert C.,Yau, Mei-Kwan,Singh, Ranee,Hamidon, Johan K.,Lim, Junxian,Stoermer, Martin J.,Fairlie, David P.
, p. 8459 - 8470 (2014/12/11)
The G-protein coupled receptor (C3aR) for human inflammatory protein complement C3a is an important component of immune, inflammatory, and metabolic diseases. A flexible compound (N2-[(2,2-diphenylethoxy)acetyl]-l-arginine, 4), known as a weak C3aR antagonist (IC50 μM), was transformed here into potent agonists (EC50 nM) of human macrophages (Ca2+ release in HMDM) by incorporating aromatic heterocycles. Antagonists were also identified. A linear correlation between binding affinity for C3aR and calculated hydrogen-bond interaction energy of the heteroatom indicated that its hydrogen-bonding capacity influenced ligand affinity and function mediated by C3aR. Hydrogen-bond accepting heterocycles (e.g., imidazole) conferred the highest affinity and agonist potency (e.g., 21, EC50 24 nM, Ca2+, HMDM) with comparable efficacy and immunostimulatory activity as that of C3a in activating human macrophages (Ca2+, IL1β, TNFα, CCL3). These potent and selective modulators of C3aR, inactivated by a C3aR antagonist, are stable C3a surrogates for interrogating roles for C3aR in physiology and disease.
