90-50-6Relevant articles and documents
One-Pot Biocatalytic In Vivo Methylation-Hydroamination of Bioderived Lignin Monomers to Generate a Key Precursor to L-DOPA
Birmingham, William R.,Galman, James L.,Parmeggiani, Fabio,Seibt, Lisa,Turner, Nicholas J.
, (2022/01/13)
Electron-rich phenolic substrates can be derived from the depolymerisation of lignin feedstocks. Direct biotransformations of the hydroxycinnamic acid monomers obtained can be exploited to produce high-value chemicals, such as α-amino acids, however the reaction is often hampered by the chemical autooxidation in alkaline or harsh reaction media. Regioselective O-methyltransferases (OMTs) are ubiquitous enzymes in natural secondary metabolic pathways utilising an expensive co-substrate S-adenosyl-l-methionine (SAM) as the methylating reagent altering the physicochemical properties of the hydroxycinnamic acids. In this study, we engineered an OMT to accept a variety of electron-rich phenolic substrates, modified a commercial E. coli strain BL21 (DE3) to regenerate SAM in vivo, and combined it with an engineered ammonia lyase to partake in a one-pot, two whole cell enzyme cascade to produce the l-DOPA precursor l-veratrylglycine from lignin-derived ferulic acid.
Photo-Promoted Decarboxylative Alkylation of α, β-Unsaturated Carboxylic Acids with ICH2CN for the Synthesis of β, γ-Unsaturated Nitriles
Pan, Chunxiang,Yang, Chunhui,Li, Kangkui,Zhang, Keyang,Zhu, Yuanbin,Wu, Shiyuan,Zhou, Yongyun,Fan, Baomin
supporting information, p. 7188 - 7193 (2021/10/01)
An efficient, catalyst/photocatalyst-free, and cost-effective methodology for the decarboxylative alkylation of α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acids to synthesize β,γ-unsaturated nitriles has been developed. The reaction proceeded in an environmentally benign atmosphere of blue light-emitting diode irradiation with K2CO3 and water at room temperature. The methodology worked for a wide range of substrates (22 examples) with up to 83% yield. The protocol is also compatible for gram-scale synthesis.
First synthesis of tabamides A–C and their derivatives: In vitro nitric oxide inhibitory activity
Damodar, Kongara,Jeon, Sung Ho,Lee, Jeong Tae,Shin, Sooyong
supporting information, (2021/11/10)
The first synthesis of natural phenolic amides, tabamides A–C (1–3), and their derivatives (4–12) was accomplished using Stobbe condensation and amide coupling reactions as key steps. The in vitro nitric oxide (NO) inhibitory effects of these compounds in LPS-induced RAW-264.7 macrophages were evaluated as an indicator of anti-inflammatory activity. All compounds tested had a concentration-dependent inhibitory effect on NO production by RAW-264.7 macrophages without significant cytotoxicity. Compound 6, a tabamide A derivative (IC50 = 82.6 μM), followed by tabamide A (1, IC50 = 100.7 μM), was the most potent from the series. The present study revealed that tabamide A (1) could be considered as a lead structure to develop NO production-targeted anti-inflammatory agents.
