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Method for producing aliphatic carboxylic acid compound and pyridine compound adduct of aliphatic ketone compound
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Paragraph 0172; 0175-0176; 0182; 0185-0186; 0192; 0195-0196, (2020/05/02)
Provided are: a method for producing an aliphatic carboxylic acid compound safely and easily from a starting material that can be obtained or produced industrially without generating a harmful substance such as haloform; and a pyridine compound adduct of an aliphatic ketone compound. The method for producing an aliphatic carboxylic acid compound is a method for producing an aliphatic carboxylic acid compound represented by Formula (I), and comprises: a first step for obtaining a pyridine compound adduct by adding a pyridine compound to an aliphatic ketone compound having an alpha-methyl groupin the presence of an oxidizing agent; and a second step of hydrolyzing the pyridine compound adduct in the presence of a base. In the Formula, R1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted linear alkyl group having 4-8 carbon atoms or a substituted or unsubstituted branched alkyl group having 4-8 carbon atoms; M represents hydrogen, a metal belonging to Group 1 or Group 2 of the periodic table, amethyl group, an ethyl group, an n-propyl group or an isopropyl group.
Rhamnolipid inspired lipopeptides effective in preventing adhesion and biofilm formation of Candida albicans
Jovanovic, Milos,Radivojevic, Jelena,O'Connor, Kevin,Blagojevic, Stevan,Begovic, Biljana,Lukic, Vera,Nikodinovic-Runic, Jasmina,Savic, Vladimir
supporting information, p. 209 - 217 (2019/03/23)
Rhamnolipids are biodegradable low toxic biosurfactants which exert antimicrobial and anti-biofilm properties. They have attracted much attention recently due to potential applications in areas of bioremediation, therapeutics, cosmetics and agriculture, however, the full potential of these versatile molecules is yet to be explored. Based on the facts that many naturally occurring lipopeptides are potent antimicrobials, our study aimed to explore the potential of replacing rhamnose in rhamnolipids with amino acids thus creating lipopeptides that would mimic or enhance properties of the parent molecule. This would allow not only for more economical and greener production but also, due to the availability of structurally different amino acids, facile manipulation of physico-chemical and biological properties. Our synthetic efforts produced a library of 43 lipopeptides revealing biologically more potent molecules. The structural changes significantly increased, in particular, anti-biofilm properties against Candida albicans, although surface activity of the parent molecule was almost completely abolished. Our findings show that the most active compounds are leucine derivatives of 3-hydroxy acids containing benzylic ester functionality. The SAR study demonstrated a further increase in activity with aliphatic chain elongation. The most promising lipopeptides 15, 23 and 36 at 12.5 μg/mL concentration allowed only 14.3%, 5.1% and 11.2% of biofilm formation, respectively after 24 h. These compounds inhibit biofilm formation by preventing adhesion of C. albicans to abiotic and biotic surfaces.
The synthesis of medium-chain-length β-hydroxy esters via the reformatsky reaction
Sailer, Miloslav,Dubicki, Krystyn I.,Sorensen, John L.
, p. 79 - 82 (2015/02/02)
The synthesis of medium-chain-length β-hydroxy esters in good yield via the Reformatsky reaction is described. This work will be used as the basis for further investigation of hydroxyalkanoate polymers as potential feedstock for biofuel production.
