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Synthesis of a novel category of pseudo-peptides using an Ugi three-component reaction of levulinic acid as bifunctional substrate, amines, and amino acid-based isocyanides
Khalesi, Maryam,Halimehjani, Azim Ziyaei,Martens, Jürgen
, p. 852 - 857 (2019/04/17)
The synthesis of a novel category of pseudo-peptides via intramolecular Ugi reaction of levulinic acid (4-oxopentanoic acid), aromatic and aliphatic amines, and amino acid-based isocyanides is reported. Levulinic acid was applied as a bifunctional substrate containing both carbonyl and acid moieties suitable for the Ugi reaction. This article provides a facile and convenient one-pot procedure for the synthesis of peptide-like heterocyclic molecules containing 2-pyrrolidone (γ-lactam), amide and ester functional groups with good to excellent yields.
Isocyanides as influenza A virus subtype H5N1 wild-type M2 channel inhibitors
Wu, Shuwen,Huang, Jing,Gazzarrini, Sabrina,He, Si,Chen, Lihua,Li, Jun,Xing, Li,Li, Chufang,Chen, Ling,Neochoritis, Constantinos G.,Liao, George P.,Zhou, Haibing,D?mling, Alexander,Moroni, Anna,Wang, Wei
, p. 1837 - 1845 (2015/11/10)
Basic bulky amines such as amantadine are well-characterized M2 channel blockers, useful for treating influenza. Herein we report our surprising findings that charge-neutral, bulky isocyanides exhibit activities similar to - or even higher than - that of amantadine. We also demonstrate that these isocyanides have potent growth inhibitory activity against the H5N1 virus. The -NH2 to -N≡C group replacement within current anti-influenza drugs was found to give compounds with high activities at low-micromolar concentrations. For example, a tenfold improvement in potency was observed for 1-isocyanoadamantane (27), with an EC50 value of 0.487 μm against amantadine-sensitive H5N1 virus as determined by both MTT and plaque-reduction assays, without showing cytotoxicity. Furthermore, the isocyanide analogues synthesized in this study did not inhibit the V27A or S31N mutant M2 ion channels, according to electrophysiology experiments, and did not exhibit activity against amantadine-resistant virus strains. Charge-neutral bulky isocyanides were found to exhibit antiviral activities similar to - or even higher than - that of amantadine. Moreover, we demonstrated that these isocyanides have potent growth inhibitory activity against the wild-type H5N1 virus. The NH2 to N≡C group replacement within current anti-influenza drugs was found to result in compounds with low-micromolar activities.
A cation-directed two-component cascade approach to enantioenriched pyrroloindolines
Wolstenhulme, Jamie R.,Cavell, Alex,Grediak, Matija,Driver, Russell W.,Smith, Martin D.
, p. 13585 - 13588 (2015/02/19)
A cascade approach to complex pyrroloindolines bearing all-carbon quaternary stereocentres has been developed. This two-component process uses a chiral ammonium salt to control diastereo- and enantioselectivity in the addition of isocyanides to functionalized alkenes to afford pyrroloindolines with up to three stereocentres. A mechanistic proposal involving intramolecular hydrogen bond activation of the isocyanide is described.
