Stable Benzacridine Pigments by Oxidative Coupling of Chlorogenic Acid with Amino Acids and Proteins: Toward Natural Product-Based Green Food Coloring

2017 ◽  
Vol 65 (31) ◽  
pp. 6519-6528 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariagrazia Iacomino ◽  
Fabian Weber ◽  
Maike Gleichenhagen ◽  
Valeria Pistorio ◽  
Lucia Panzella ◽  
...  
Synlett ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (11) ◽  
pp. 1289-1302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Phil Servatius ◽  
Lukas Junk ◽  
Uli Kazmaier

Peptide modifications via C–C bond formation have emerged as valuable tools for the preparation and alteration of non-proteinogenic amino acids and the corresponding peptides. Modification of glycine subunits in peptides allows for the incorporation of unusual side chains, often in a highly stereoselective manner, orchestrated by the chiral peptide backbone. Moreover, modifications of peptides are not limited to the peptidic backbone. Many side-chain modifications, not only by variation of existing functional groups, but also by C–H functionalization, have been developed over the past decade. This account highlights the synthetic contributions made by our group and others to the field of peptide modifications and their application in natural product syntheses.1 Introduction2 Peptide Backbone Modifications via Peptide Enolates2.1 Chelate Enolate Claisen Rearrangements2.2 Allylic Alkylations2.3 Miscellaneous Modifications3 Side-Chain Modifications3.1 C–H Activation3.1.1 Functionalization via Csp3–H Bond Activation3.2.2 Functionalization via Csp2–H Bond Activation3.2 On Peptide Tryptophan Syntheses4 Conclusion


2021 ◽  
Vol 348 ◽  
pp. 129152
Author(s):  
Federica Moccia ◽  
María Ángeles Martín ◽  
Sonia Ramos ◽  
Luis Goya ◽  
Stefania Marzorati ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Jolanta Cieślak ◽  
Akimasa Miyanaga ◽  
Makoto Takaishi ◽  
Fumitaka Kudo ◽  
Tadashi Eguchi

Adenylation enzymes play an important role in the selective incorporation of the cognate carboxylate substrates in natural product biosynthesis. Here, the biochemical and structural characterization of the adenylation enzyme IdnL7, which is involved in the biosynthesis of the macrolactam polyketide antibiotic incednine, is reported. Biochemical analysis showed that IdnL7 selects and activates several small amino acids. The structure of IdnL7 in complex with an L-alanyl-adenylate intermediate mimic, 5′-O-[N-(L-alanyl)sulfamoyl]adenosine, was determined at 2.1 Å resolution. The structure of IdnL7 explains the broad substrate specificity of IdnL7 towards small L-amino acids.


Synthesis ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 50 (24) ◽  
pp. 4823-4828 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guillaume Vincent ◽  
Natacha Denizot ◽  
Régis Guillot ◽  
Cyrille Kouklovsky

We report our efforts to apply an N-iodosuccinimide-mediated dearomative oxidative coupling of indoles and phenols to benzo­furoindoline-containing polycyclic scaffolds related to the natural product bipleiophylline. Suitable conditions from N-substituted indoles are developed and applied to the synthesis of a hexacyclic model starting from a tetracyclic ABCE precursor.


2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 1934578X1300800 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gang Feng ◽  
Jing Zhang ◽  
Liu Yang ◽  
Ying-Qian Liu ◽  
Zhi-Wei Zhang ◽  
...  

To continue our search for natural product-based compounds for the control of Brontispa longissima larvae, eight spin-labeled podophyllotoxin derivatives (4a-h) and the intermediates 2 and 3 were tested for their insect antifeedant activity against third-instar larvae of B. longissima. Among all the tested compounds, 4a, 4c, 2 and 3 showed pronounced antifeedant activities with AFC50 values of 0.16, 0.31, 0.15 and 0.28 mg/mL, respectively. The different antifeedant activity ranges of these compounds indicated that variation of the structures of L-amino acids in these compounds markedly affected the activity profiles of this compound class, and some important SAR information has been revealed from it.


1968 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 191-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. M. REEVE

Copper chelation of nitrosotyrosine has been found useful for histochemical localization for tyrosine in thick, fresh sections of large celled plant tissues. The nitrous acid reaction for ortho-dihydroxyphenolics also has been found useful for localization of chlorogenic acid, caffeic acid and dihydroxyphenylalanine in plant tissues. Application of these tests separately to serially adjacent sections demonstrated the distribution of tyrosine and chlorogenic acid in different plant tissues. Tests tube reactions on known substances verified specificity and also demonstrated that the presence of other amino acids and phenolics did not interfere with the positive test for tyrosine. The color reactions are sufficiently intense for stereoscopic microscopy and tested sections may be measured photometrically. Further adaptability of the nitrosotyrosine-metal chelate reaction to procedures for ultrastructural localization is suggested.


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