Casuarine stereoisomers from achiral substrates: chemoenzymatic synthesis and inhibitory properties

J Org Chem. 2014 Jun 6;79(11):5386-9. doi: 10.1021/jo500991p. Epub 2014 May 14.

Abstract

A straightforward chemoenzymatic synthesis of four uncovered casuarine stereoisomers is described. The strategy consists of L-fuculose-1-phosphate aldolase F131A-variant-catalyzed aldol addition of dihydroxyacetone phosphate to aldehyde derivatives of 1,4-dideoxy-1,4-imino-D-arabinitol (DAB) and its enantiomer (LAB) and subsequent one-pot catalytic deprotection-reductive amination. DAB and LAB were obtained from dihydroxyacetone and aminoethanol using D-fructose-6-phosphate aldolase and L-rhamnulose-1-phosphate aldolase catalysts, respectively. The new ent-3-epi-casuarine is a strong inhibitor of α-d-glucosidase from rice and of rat intestinal sucrase.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aldehyde-Lyases / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Aldehyde-Lyases / chemistry*
  • Alkaloids / chemical synthesis*
  • Alkaloids / chemistry
  • Alkaloids / pharmacology*
  • Animals
  • Arabinose / chemistry*
  • Dihydroxyacetone Phosphate / chemistry*
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / chemical synthesis*
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / chemistry
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / pharmacology*
  • Ethanolamine / chemistry*
  • Fructose-Bisphosphate Aldolase / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Fructose-Bisphosphate Aldolase / chemistry
  • Glycoside Hydrolase Inhibitors / chemical synthesis*
  • Glycoside Hydrolase Inhibitors / chemistry
  • Glycoside Hydrolase Inhibitors / pharmacology*
  • Imino Furanoses / chemistry*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Oryza / chemistry*
  • Pyrroles / chemical synthesis*
  • Pyrroles / chemistry
  • Pyrroles / pharmacology*
  • Rats
  • Stereoisomerism
  • Sucrase / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Sucrase / chemistry*
  • Sugar Alcohols / chemistry*

Substances

  • Alkaloids
  • Enzyme Inhibitors
  • Glycoside Hydrolase Inhibitors
  • Imino Furanoses
  • Pyrroles
  • Sugar Alcohols
  • casuarine
  • 1,4-dideoxy-1,4-iminoarabinitol
  • Dihydroxyacetone Phosphate
  • Ethanolamine
  • Arabinose
  • Sucrase
  • Aldehyde-Lyases
  • Fructose-Bisphosphate Aldolase
  • L-fuculosephosphate aldolase
  • rhamnulose-1-phosphate adolase