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... (±)-Eurotone A [(±)-1], a pair of new enantiomeric polyketide dimers, as well as six known biogenetically related polyketides (2-7) were isolated from a marine-derived fungus Eurotium sp. SCSIO F452. Their structures were determined by comprehensive spectroscopic methods, X-ray diffraction and quantum chemical calculations. Compound 1 represented the first pair of spiro-dihydrobenzanthracene enant ...
Alternaria; X-ray diffraction; enantiomers; endophytes; fungi; moieties; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; probability analysis; quantum mechanics; risk
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... The enantiomers (+)- and (−)-alternarilactone A (1), the first examples of dibenzo-α-pyrones bearing a diepoxy-cage-like moiety, were isolated from the endophytic fungus Alternaria sp. hh930. The deficiency in ¹H–¹H COSY and HMBC correlations caused by the highly oxidized caged system of 1 and the deceptive and ambiguous signals such as “W” couplings in NMR data increased the risk of structure mis ...
... (+)- and (−)-Petromyroxol [(+)-1 and (−)-1, respectively], two novel tetrahydrofuran (THF)-diol fatty acid enantiomers, were isolated from water conditioned with larval sea lamprey. We herein describe their isolation and subsequent resolution using chiral chromatography. The absolute configuration of each enantiomer was determined by a combination of Mosher ester analysis and comparison with relat ...
... A pair of enantiomeric norsesquiterpenoids, (+)- and (−)-preuisolactone A (1) [(+)-1 and (−)-1)] featuring an unprecedented tricyclo[4.4.0¹,⁶.0²,⁸]decane carbon scaffold were isolated from Preussia isomera. Their structures were determined by spectroscopic and computed methods and X-ray crystallography. Compounds (+)-1 and (−)-1 are two rare naturally occurring sesquiterpenoidal enantiomers. A pla ...
... (+)- and (−)-Spongiterpene [(+)-1 and (−)-1], a pair of new valerenane sesquiterpene enantiomers, along with four known compounds (2-5) were isolated from the marine sponge Spongia sp. The structures of (+)-1 and (−)-1 including absolute configurations were determined by spectroscopic analysis, quantum chemical calculation and X-ray diffraction. Compounds (+)-1 and (−)-1 were the first examples of ...
... (±)-trichodermatrione A, a pair of cyclobutane-containing enantiomers with an undescribed tricyclic 6/4/6 skeleton, was isolated from Trichoderma sp. EFT2, an endophytic fungus from Euonymus fortunei (Turcz.) Hand.-Mazz (Celastraceae). The racemates were separated by chiral HPLC with the structures elucidated by a combination of MS, NMR, ECD calculation and X-ray crystallography analyses. (±)- tri ...
... Three pairs of isocoumarin enantiomers, (±)-prunomarin A (1), (±)-pestalactone B (2), and (±)-3, including three new compounds, (+)-/(−)-1 and (+)-2, were isolated from the endophytic fungus Phomopsis prunorum (F4-3). These enantiomeric pairs were existed as partial racemates and were achieved by chiral-HPLC separation. Their structures were elucidated by comprehensive spectroscopic data, X-ray di ...
... In our search for new fusicoccins of unique diterpene glucosides from Phomopsis amygdali, we found that a fragrant substance was formed in the early stage of fusicoccin fermentation. This fragrant constituent was isolated and identified as (+)-menthol, which is a novel fungal metabolite as the enantiomer of well-known peppermint (−)-menthol. (+)-7-Hydroxymenthol and new (+)-(6S)-hydroxymenthol wer ...
methyl jasmonate; myricetin; quercetin; kaempferol; raspberries; postharvest treatment; food processing quality; food analysis; fruit composition; fruit quality; enantiomers
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... The effect of postharvest treatment with enantiomers of methyl jasmonate (MJ) in conjunction with ethanol on bioformation of myricetin, quercetin and kaempferol in red raspberry was studied. For comparison, postharvest treatment with the commercial stereoisomeric mixture of MJ in conjunction with ethanol was simultaneously accomplished. The levels obtained were contrasted with those determined in ...
... (+)-Meyeniins A–C (1–3), a novel class of sulfur-containing hexahydroimidazo[1,5-c]thiazole derivatives, were isolated from the tubers of Lepidium meyenii (maca) cultivated in Lijiang, Yunnan province, China. Guided by their biosynthetic hypothesis, a stereocontrolled biomimetic synthesis of meyeniins A–C and their individual enantiomers was efficiently accomplished by a combination of a condensat ...
... Specificity of olfactory receptor neurones plays an important role in food and host preferences of a species, and may have become conserved or changed in the evolution of polyphagy and oligophagy. We have identified a major type of plant odour receptor neurones responding to the sesquiterpene germacrene D in three species of heliothine moths, the polyphagous Heliothis virescens and Helicoverpa arm ...
chemical reactions; enantiomers; organic compounds; salts
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... Enantioselective oxodiene Diels–Alder reactions catalyzed by (1R,2R)-DPEN-derived triazolium salts were realized successfully. With 0.5 mol % of (1R,2R)-DPEN-derived triazolium salt C and 150 mol % of Et₃N, the reactions of various α-chloroaldehydes (α-bromoaldehyde) with substituted enones led to 3,4-dihydropyridinones and their derivatives in good yields, diastereoselectivities, and enantioselec ...
Ferrisia virgata; adults; alcohols; arthropods; bioassays; carboxylic esters; enantiomers; gas chromatography-mass spectrometry; greenhouses; high performance liquid chromatography; insecticidal properties; insects; males; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; pyrethrins; sex pheromones; trapping
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... Derivatives of 2,2-dimethyl-3-(2-methylprop-1-enyl)cyclopropanecarboxylic acid (chrysanthemic acid) are classic natural pyrethroids discovered in pyrethrum plants and show insecticidal activity. Chrysanthemic acid, with two asymmetric carbons, has four possible stereoisomers, and most natural pyrethroids have the (1R,3R)-trans configuration. Interestingly, chrysanthemic acid–related structures are ...
Cerambycidae; antennae; bait traps; enantiomers; females; field experimentation; males; screening; sex attractants; sex pheromones; China
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... During field screening trials of a number of known cerambycid pheromones in China, males of Megopis costipennis (White) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Prioninae: Callipogonini) were found to be specifically attracted to racemic anti-2,3-octanediol, suggesting that one of the enantiomers of this compound might be a female-produced sex pheromone of this species. Analysis of volatiles produced by beetles ...
... The sex pheromone of the pistachio twig borer, Kermania pistaciella (Lepidoptera: Oinophilidae), one of the most important insect pests of pistachio, Pistacia vera, in Turkey and Iran, was identified. In gas chromatographic-electroantennographic detection (GC-EAD) and GC-mass spectrometric analyses of pheromone gland extracts of female K. pistaciella from Turkey, (2S,12Z)-2-acetoxy-12-heptadecene ...
Rhopalomyia; midges; sex pheromones; sex attractants; chemical composition; volatile compounds; enantiomers; antennae; electroantennography; synthesis; trapping; pheromone traps; Chrysanthemum morifolium; galls; China
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... The sex pheromone of the chrysanthemum gall midge, Rhopalomyia longicauda (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), the most important insect pest in commercial plantations of chrysanthemum, Dendranthema morifolium (Ramat.) Tzvel., in China, was identified, synthesized, and field-tested. Volatile chemicals from virgin females and males were collected on Porapak in China and sent to the United Kingdom for analysis ...
... Ouratea spectabilis is an arborous species traditionally used in Brazil as an anti-inflammatory agent. Four new (3,3″)-linked biflavanone O-methyl ethers, named ouratein A (1), B (2), C (3), and D (4), were isolated from the bark extract of the species. Ouratein A (1) is an enantiomer of neochamagesmine A, which has never been described before. The structures were elucidated by extensive spectrosc ...
Termitidae; abdomen; alcohols; antennae; eggs; enantiomers; headspace analysis; hemolymph; long term experiments; reproduction; sesquiterpenoids; social insects; tissues
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... The queens of advanced social insects maintain their reproductive monopoly by using exocrine chemicals. The chemistry of these “queen pheromones” in termites is poorly known. We show that primary queens of four higher termites from the subfamily Syntermitinae (Embiratermes neotenicus, Silvestritermes heyeri, Labiotermes labralis, and Cyrilliotermes angulariceps) emit significant amounts of the ses ...
Noctuidae; sex attractants; chemical composition; enantiomers; synergism; sex pheromones; insect control
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... Sex attractants for the geometrid moths Eufidonia convergaria and Caripeta angustiorata, and the noctuid moth Rivula propinqualis have been elucidated during field screening of a series of (3Z,6Z,9Z)-triene hydrocarbons (C17-22), and the racemic and enantiomerically enriched monoepoxydienes derived from those hydrocarbons. Biologically active compounds were identified by a combination of field tes ...
... Herein we describe a rhodium-catalyzed (4+1) cyclization between cyclobutanones and allenes, which provides a distinct [4.2.1]-bicyclic skeleton containing two quaternary carbon centers. The reaction involves C–C activation of cyclobutanones and employs allenes as a one-carbon unit. A variety of functional groups can be tolerated, and a diverse range of polycyclic scaffolds can be accessed. Excell ...
... 6,10,14-Trimethylpentadecan-2-one (Hexahydrofarnesyl acetone; HHA) previously has been found to be a major component in tibial fragrances of male orchid bees, Euglossa spp. HHA is a chiral molecule with four possible stereoisomers, (6R, 10R)-, (6R, 10S)-, (6S, 10R)-, and (6S, 10S)-6,10,14-trimethylpentadecan-2-one. In the present study, we characterized HHA extracted from Euglossa as the pure enan ...
sex pheromones; chemical composition; enantiomers; insect control
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... Gas chromatographic-electroantennographic analysis (GC-EAD) of female larch looper, Semiothisa sexmaculata (Packard), gland extracts revealed two EAD-active compounds. Retention index calculations, GC-mass spectroscopy in selected ion monitoring mode, and GC-EAD analysis of authentic standards identified the compounds as (3Z,6Z,9Z)-heptadecatriene (3Z,6Z,9Z-17:H) and (6Z,9Z)-cis-3,4-epoxy-heptadec ...
... The possibility to functionalize calcium phosphates with bioactive agents is a promising strategy to design innovative biomaterials for bone repair able to couple the bioactive properties of the inorganic compounds with the therapeutic effect of the functionalizing agent. The R enantiomer of the 9-hydroxystearic acid, (9R)-9-HSA, produced from Dimorphotheca sinuata L. seeds, has proven to act as a ...
alcohols; aldehydes; chemical reactions; enantiomers; iodine; temperature; tetrahydrofuran; zinc
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... The deprotonating ability of mixed lithium–zinc or lithium–magnesium–zinc combinations containing amido and alkyl ligands in tetrahydrofuran were compared using anisole as substrate and iodine to quantitatively trap the formed arylmetal species. The results showed that the deprotonating ability is hampered if a Grignard reagent is employed to introduce the alkyl ligand, and is reduced when 2,2,6,6 ...
Dryocoetes confusus; enantiomers; biosynthesis; Dendroctonus ponderosae; pheromones; metabolites; insect control
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... The ability of (E)- and (Z)-6-nonen-2-one to serve as precursors of the common scolytid pheromones endo- and exo-brevicomin was examined in vivo. When mountain pine beetles (MPB), Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins, or western balsam bark beetles (WBBB), Dryocoetes confusus Swaine, were exposed to [6,7-D2](E)-6-nonen-2-one, the endo-brevicomin produced was enriched with two deuterium atoms per molecu ...
Lewis bases; X-ray diffraction; alkynes; bromides; catalysts; copper; enantiomers; enantioselectivity; guanidinium; ligands; mass spectrometry; organobromine compounds
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... Highly enantioselective allylic alkynylation of racemic bromides under biphasic condition is furnished in this report. This approach employs functionalized terminal alkynes as pro-nucleophiles and provides 6- and 7-membered cyclic 1,4-enynes with high yields and excellent enantioselectivities (up to 96% ee) under mild conditions. Enantioretentive derivatizations highlight the synthetic utility of ...
... Experimental and theoretical studies are reported of the first two-coordinated Si⁰-isocyanide compound (SIDipp)Si═C═N–Arᴹᵉˢ (1: SIDipp (NHC) = C[N(Dipp)CH₂]₂, Arᴹᵉˢ = 2,6-dimesitylphenyl), supported by an N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC). A Si atom economic two-step synthesis of 1 involves a 2e reduction of the isocyanide-stabilized silyliumylidene salt [SiBr(CNArᴹᵉˢ)(SIDipp)][B(ArF)₄] (2[B(ArF)₄], Ar ...
... A pair of undescribed bicoumarin enantiomers, (P)/(M)-corinepalensin A, two undescribed prenylated coumarins, corinepalensins B and C, along with ten known coumarins were isolated from the twigs of Coriaria nepalensis. (P)/(M)-corinepalensin A feature a rare C-5C-5′ axially chiral linkage between two prenylated coumarin monomers. Their structures were determined by a combination of spectroscopic m ...
... The title compound C₁₈H₃₀O₃ represents an optically pure member of a class of ‘pseudosteroids’, i. e. perhydrostilbene derivatives which mimic steroidal androgens (in the way like hexestrols or stilbestrols serve to substitute natural estrogens). The molecule 2 is characterized by three consecutive chiral centers leading to eight possible stereoisomers including four diastereomers. All enantiomers ...
... We report the identification, synthesis, and field bioassays of a female-produced sex attractant pheromone for the cerambycid beetle Desmocerus californicus californicus Horn. Headspace volatiles from females contained a sex-specific compound, (R)-desmolactone [(4R,9Z)-hexadec-9-en-4-olide], which elicited strong responses from the antennae of adult males in coupled gas chromatography-electroanten ...
Dalia Barsyte-Lovejoy; Fengling Li; Menno J. Oudhoff; John H. Tatlock; Aiping Dong; Hong Zeng; Hong Wu; Spencer A. Freeman; Matthieu Schapira; Guillermo A. Senisterra; Ekaterina Kuznetsova; Richard Marcellus; Abdellah Allali-Hassani; Steven Kennedy; Jean-Philippe Lambert; Amber L. Couzens; Ahmed Aman; Anne-Claude Gingras; Rima Al-Awar; Paul V. Fish; Brian S. Gerstenberger; Lee Roberts; Caroline L. Benn; Rachel L. Grimley; Mitchell J. S. Braam; Fabio M. V. Rossi; Marius Sudol; Peter J. Brown; Mark E. Bunnage; Dafydd R. Owen; Colby Zaph; Masoud Vedadi; Cheryl H. Arrowsmith
... SET domain containing (lysine methyltransferase) 7 (SETD7) is implicated in multiple signaling and disease related pathways with a broad diversity of reported substrates. Here, we report the discovery of (R)-PFI-2—a first-in-class, potent (K ᵢᵃᵖᵖ = 0.33 nM), selective, and cell-active inhibitor of the methyltransferase activity of human SETD7—and its 500-fold less active enantiomer, (S)-PFI-2. (R) ...
... Nicotine is a chiral compound and consequently exists as two enantiomers. Since (R)-nicotine consists of less than 0.5% of total nicotine pool in tobacco, few investigations relating to (R)-nicotine have been reported. However, previous studies of nicotine demethylases suggested there was substantial amount of (R)-nicotine at synthesis in the tobacco plant. In this study, the accumulation and tran ...
... Dehydromenthofurolactone (tonkafuranone) and other bicyclic lactones are common flavour compounds and can be found in a variety of plants. Herein, we present an improved synthesis of the natural product and a series of close analogues, in combination with efficient purification methods for simple preparation from cheap and easily accessible chemicals. A two‐step, one‐pot, reaction procedure, consi ...
... In south-central British Columbia, the attraction of Ips latidens (LeConte) to its pheromone, ipsenol, was inhibited by (S)-(+)-ipsdienol, a pheromone for I. pini (Say). (R)-(-)-ipsdienol had no effect on I. latidens. (S)-(+)-ipsdienol probably plays a role in interspecific communication between the two species, facilitating reductions in interspecific competition for breeding material and/or inte ...
Resseliella; midges; females; sex pheromones; chemical composition; antennae; electrophysiology; electroantennography; enantiomers; sex attractants; pheromone blends; trapping; pheromone traps; Rubus idaeus; raspberries; England
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... The raspberry cane midge, Resseliella theobaldi, is a widespread pest of cultivated red raspberry in Europe. Pheromone-baited traps could provide a much-needed, accurate means to monitor the pest. Volatiles collected separately from virgin female and male midges were analyzed by gas chromatography (GC) coupled to mass spectrometry (MS) to reveal four female-specific components. In analyses by GC c ...
... Four chiral fluorescence sensors (S)-L1–4 incorporating boronic ester and (S)-1,1′-bi-2-naphthol (BINOL) moieties were synthesized and developed for the enantioselective recognition of α-phenylethylamine and phenylglycinol enantiomers. The sensor (S)-L1 shows an obvious fluorescence quenching “turn-off” response towards enantiomers of both α-phenylethylamine and phenylglycinol. Interestingly, the ...
... A strategy for the enantioselective synthesis of non-symmetrically substituted benzoins from (S)-mandelic acid and aromatic aldehydes has been developed. This strategy is based on a diastereoselective aldol reaction of the lithium enolate of the 1,3-dioxolan-4-one derived from (S)-mandelic acid and pivalaldehyde with aromatic aldehydes, which gives the corresponding aldols in good yields. Subseque ...
... Chiral ionic liquids containing (S)- or (R)-threonine amide and α,α-(S)-diphenylvalinol units were synthesized In the presence of the (S)-threonine-derived catalyst reactions between ketones with secondary carbon atom(s) at the α-position with respect to the carbonyl group and aromatic (heteroaromatic) aldehydes afforded the corresponding syn-aldols in high yields (up to 99%) and with high diaster ...
... (Z)-3-nonenol, (Z,Z)-3,6-nonadienol and (S,S)-(-)epianastrephin proved active as male-produced pheromones which elicited behavioral responses from virgin female Mexican fruit flies (Anastrepha ludens) (Diptera: Tephritidae) in laboratory bioassays. All three chemicals elicited attraction and/or locomotor arrest when tested individually. When tested together, (Z)-3-nonenol inhibited the behavioral ...
... This work deals with the synthesis of two mixed binary chiral selectors prepared by grafting (l)- or (d)-valine tert-butylamide on permethylated cyclodextrin macrocycle. The enantioselective properties of the new chiral selectors diluted in OV11 polysiloxane (35% phenyl- and 65% methylsiloxane) were investigated by means of injections of 117 racemic mixtures. The mixed chiral selectors with (l)-va ...
... Three pairs of meroterpenoids (±) cochlearoids N–P (1–3) were isolated from the fruiting bodies of Ganoderma cochlear. Their structures including absolute configurations were assigned by spectroscopic techniques. All the isolated compounds were tested for their inhibitory activities toward BRD4, human cancer cells, and micro-organisms. The results show that the enantiomers of (±)-1 are BRD4 inhibi ...
Ganoderma; cytotoxicity; enantiomers; fruiting bodies; human cell lines; human diseases; inhibitory concentration 50; meroterpenoids; neoplasm cells; neoplasms; spectroscopy
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... (+)- and (−)-gancochlearols A (1) and B (2), two pairs of dimeric mertoterpenoid enantiomers were isolated from the fruiting bodies of Ganoderma cochlear. Their structures were identified by spectroscopic methods. Biological assessments show that the enantiomers of 1 and 2 are cytotoxic against three human cancer cell lines (A549, K562, Huh-7) and could inhibit COX-2 expression with IC₅₀ values le ...
Lu Yuanyuan; Xue Yongbo; Liu Junjun; Yao Guangmin; Li Dongyan; Sun Bin; Zhang Jinwen; Liu Yanfei; Qi Changxing; Xiang Ming; Luo Zengwei; Du Guang; Zhang Yonghui
... Three pairs of new 8-O-4′-type dinorneolignan enantiomers, (±)-acortatarinowins A–C (1a/1b–3a/3b), a pair of new 8-O-4′-type (4a/4b) and a pair of rare C7–C8′-type (5a/5b) neolignan enantiomers, (±)-acortatarinowins D and E, and a pair of new furofuran-type lignan enantiomers, (±)-acortatarinowin F (6a/6b), along with two pairs of known lignan enantiomers (7a/7b and 8a/8b), were obtained from the ...
... Applanatumines B–D (1–3), three pairs of dimeric meroterpenoid enantiomers featuring the presence of a 6-oxo-4,4a,5,5a,6,8,8a,8b-octahydrofuro[3′,4′:4,5]cyclopenta[1,2-b]pyran-3-carbaldehyde structure core, were isolated from the fruiting bodies of Ganoderma applanatum. Their structures and absolute configurations were assigned by using spectroscopic methods and ECD calculations. Biological evalua ...
... (±)-Aspongamide A (1), an unusual trimer of N-acetyldopamine (NADA) bearing a novel tetrahydrobenzo[a]dibenzo[b,e][1,4]dioxine structure, and a pair of NADA dimeric enantiomers (2) were isolated from Aspongopus chinensis. The structures of compounds 1 and 2 were assigned using spectroscopic methods. Compound 1 was found to be an inhibitor of Smad3 phosphorylation in transforming growth factor-β1 ( ...
Corydalis yanhusuo; alkaloids; chemical reactions; enantiomers; high performance liquid chromatography; inhibitory concentration 50; spectroscopy; tubers
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... Bicoryanhunine A (1), isolated from the dried tubers of Corydalis yanhusuo, is the first novel dimeric benzylisoquinoline alkaloid with a 4,7′-coupled biaryl axis. This novel C-4-C-7′ linkage lead to the highest steric hindrance at the biaryl axis, giving rise to a pair of atropo-enantiomers that are well resolved into the anticipated enantiomers, (+)-bicoryanhunine A (1) and (−)-bicoryanhunine A ...
Euodia; X-ray diffraction; alkaloids; anti-inflammatory activity; circular dichroism spectroscopy; cytotoxicity; enantiomers; fruits; high performance liquid chromatography; mass spectrometry; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
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... (±)-Evodiakine (1a and 1b), a pair of rearranged rutaecarpine-type alkaloids with an unprecedented 6/5/5/7/6 ring system, were isolated from the nearly ripe fruits of Evodia rutaecarpa. Separation of the enantiomers have been achieved by chiral HPLC column. The structures of (±)-evodiakine were unambiguously elucidated by 1D and 2D NMR spectra, mass spectrometry, and single-crystal X-ray diffracti ...
... (±)-Ganoapplanin (1), a pair of novel meroterpenoid enantiomers featuring an unprecedented dioxaspirocyclic skeleton constructed from a 6/6/6/6 tetracyclic system and an unusual tricyclo[4.3.3.0³′,⁷′]dodecane motif, were isolated from Ganoderma applanatum. Its structure and absolute configurations were determined by spectroscopic analyses, X-ray crystallography, and ECD (electronic circular dichro ...
... A pair of racemic indolizidine enantiomers, (±)-homocrepidine A (1), and a piperidine derivative, homocrepidine B (2), were isolated from Dendrobium crepidatum along with the known alkaloid crepidine (3). The racemic mixture of 1 was separated into a pair of enantiomers, (+)-1 and (−)-1, by HPLC using a chiral chromatographic substrate, which represents the first successful example of resolving in ...
... (±)-Japonicols A–D (1a/1b–4a/4b), four pairs of new phloroglucinol-based terpenoid enantiomers, were isolated from Hypericum japonicum. Their absolute configurations were confirmed through comparison of their experimental and calculated electronic circular dichroism spectra and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses. Compounds 1a/1b, 2a/2b, and 3a/3b possess 2-oxabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane, pyrano[3, ...
Melicope; chemical reactions; enantiomers; endothelial cells; high performance liquid chromatography; humans; leaves; organic compounds; oxidative stress; spectral analysis
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... Melicolones A (1) and B (2), a pair of rearranged prenylated acetophenone epimers with an unusual 9-oxatricyclo[3.2.1.1³,⁸]nonane core, were isolated from the leaves of Melicope ptelefolia. Further chiral high-performance liquid chromatography resolution gave enantiomers (+)- and (−)-1, as well as (+)- and (−)-2, respectively. The structures and absolute configurations of the pure enantiomers were ...
Paeonia; X-ray diffraction; biogenesis; chemical reactions; circular dichroism spectroscopy; enantiomers; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; organic compounds
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... (+)-Paeoveitol and (−)-paeoveitol, a pair of new norditerpene enantiomers, were isolated from the root of Paeonia veitchii. Their structures and absolute configurations were determined on the basis of extensive analysis of 1D and 2D NMR spectra, crystal X-ray diffraction, and electronic circular dichroism (ECD). A possible biogenesis involving two molecules of paeoniflorin was postulated. ...
... (±)-Quassidine K (1), a pair of new bis-β-carboline alkaloid enantiomers, were isolated from Picrasma quassioides. Their structures were determined on the basis of detailed spectroscopic data analysis. The absolute configurations of (+)-S-quassidine K (1a) and (−)-R-quassidine K (1b) were determined by comparing with the reported experimental ECD spectra after chiral separation. The cytotoxicity a ...
... (±)-Quassidines I (1) and J (2), two pairs of new bis-β-carboline alkaloid enantiomers, were isolated from the stems of Picrasma quassioides. Their structures were determined by the analysis of spectroscopic data, including HRESIMS and 2D NMR, and confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The racemic mixtures of 1 and 2 were resolved into two pairs of enantiomers, (+)-S-1a and (−)-R- ...
Cannabis sativa; chemical reactions; cytotoxicity; enantiomers; endoplasmic reticulum; fruits; hemp; high performance liquid chromatography; organic chemistry; organic compounds; spectral analysis
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... (±)-Sativamides A (1) and B (2), two pairs of nor-lignanamide enantiomers featuring a unique benzo-angular triquinane skeleton, were isolated from the fruits of Cannabis sativa (hemp seed). Their structures were elucidated by detailed spectroscopic analysis and ECD calculations. The resolution of (+)- and (−)-sativamides A and B were achieved by chiral HPLC. Pretreatment of neuroblastoma cells wit ...
... A successive investigation of the endophytic fungus Stagonosporopsis oculihominis isolated from Dendrobium huoshanense led to the discovery of two undescribed secondary metabolites, (±)-stagonosporopsin A and stagonosporopsin B, and a new natural product, stagonosporopsin C. (±)-stagonosporopsin A is a pair of enantiomer. The structures of the isolated compounds, including their absolute configura ...
... (±)-Torreyunlignans A–D (1a/1b–4a/4b), four pairs of new 8–9′ linked neolignan enantiomers featuring a rare (E)-2-styryl-1,3-dioxane moiety, were isolated from the trunk of Torreya yunnanensis. The structures were determined by combined spectroscopic and chemical methods, and the absolute configurations were elucidated by ECD calculations. The compounds were screened by using tritium-labeled adeno ...
... Racemates of the diphenolic metabolites (±)-tylopilusin A (1) and (±)-tylopilusin B (2) were isolated from the fruiting bodies of Tylopilus eximius. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic analyses (1D and 2D NMR data and ROESY correlations) and X-ray crystallography. Each racemate was separated into its individual enantiomers, and electronic circular dichroism calculations ...
X-ray diffraction; biochemical pathways; chemical reactions; cholinesterase; circular dichroism spectroscopy; electrospray ionization mass spectrometry; enantiomers; fungi; high performance liquid chromatography; inhibitory concentration 50; metabolites; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; organic compounds
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... Two novel enantiomers named (R)-ulodione A (1a) and (S)-ulodione A (1b) possessing a new 5/6–5 spiro skeleton and a related metabolite ulodione B (2) were isolated from the endolichenic fungus Ulospora bilgramii. Enantiomeric separation was achieved by HPLC on a chiral column. The structures and absolute configurations of ulodione A were elucidated by means of 1D and 2D NMR spectra, high-resolutio ...
... (±)-Uncarilins A and B (1a/1b and 2a/2b), two pairs of unusual dimeric isoechinulin-type enantiomers with a symmetric four-membered core, were isolated from Uncaria rhynchophylla driven by LCMS-IT-TOF analyses. Their structures were elucidated by extensive 1D and 2D NMR spectra, X-ray diffraction, and ECD spectroscopic data. (−)-Uncarilin B (2a) showed activities on MT₁ and MT₂ receptors with agon ...
... Two highly conjugated alkaloids xylaridines A (1) and B (2) were obtained as racemates from the fungus Xylaria longipes. They were resoluted into optically pure enantiomers, respectively. Their structures were determined by extensive spectroscopic analyses, X-ray diffraction, and equivalent circulating density (ECD) calculations. Compound 1 possesses a 5/6/6/5/5 fused ring system with unique 2-aza ...
... Merrilliaquinone (1), a new racemic quinone was isolated from the branches and leaves of Illicium merrillianum. Chiral separation of 1 gave two enantiomers (−)-merrilliaquinone (1a) and (+)-merrilliaquinone (1b). The structure of 1 was established by comprehensive spectroscopic analysis, and the absolute configurations of 1a and 1b were determined by quantum mechanical calculation of ECD spectra. ...
X-ray diffraction; bromine; chemical reactions; copper; enantiomers; organic compounds
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... The preparation of new chiral 1,3-diamine ligand systems based on the 1,1′-methylene-bis(1,1′,2,2′,3,3′,4,4′-octahydroisoquinoline) framework is described. Synthesis of various mono-, di-, and bridged N-alkyl derivatives are presented. Resolution of one compound, its Cu(I)Br X-ray crystallographic structure and the preliminary results on its application in the enantioselective Henry and Aldol reac ...
... Annulated corannulenes 3–5 form via distinct synthetic pathways: (i) Pd-catalyzed sp³ CH insertion, (ii) Pd-catalyzed aryl coupling, and (iii) silyl cation-promoted C–F activation/CH insertion. Crystal structure, redox, and photophysical studies elucidate the differing influence of 1,2,3- versus 1,2-indeno ring fusions. Mono and dianions of 3–5 are characterized. Resolution of 4 gives enantiopure ...
... The 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction of 2-methyl-N-confused porphyrin with 2,6-dichlorobenzonitrile oxide yielded four isomeric monoadducts of carbachlorin type and one diadduct of carbabacteriochlorin type. Two major carbachlorin products, constituting 82% of the monoadducts, were shown to be structural precursors of the unique 2-aza-21-carbabacteriochlorin. Enantiomers of the most abundant iso ...
... Expanded porphyrins represent emerging structures in realizing topological chirality; however, their inherent flexibility has hampered the effective chiral resolution. Herein, we rationally designed a decaphyrin 9, which could be separated into its enantiomers in the free-base form. The enantiomers showed noteworthy chiroptical properties, e.g., the intense circular dichroism response in the visib ...
... Benzosultams are synthesized in an enantiopure form starting from α-amino acids through a rhodium-catalyzed rearrangement reaction of N-arenesulfonylazetidin-3-ols. Mechanistically, this reaction involves C–C bond cleavage by β-carbon elimination and C–H bond cleavage by a 1,5-rhodium shift. ...
... 2-Arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG) is the most potent and abundant endocannabinoid that acts as a full agonist at the cannabinoid 1 (CB1) and 2 (CB2) receptors. It serves as a substrate for several serine hydrolases, including monoacylglycerol lipase (MGL), α/β hydrolase domain 6 (ABHD6) and fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH). However, 2-AG's rapid conversion to 1-AG (the S stereoisomer) and 3-AG (the R ...
tomatoes; chemical composition; enantiomers; indoles; ripening; storage
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... 1,2,3,4-Tetrahydro-beta-carboline-3-carboxylic acid (THCA) and 1-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-beta-carboline -3-carboxylic acid (MTCA), as two diastereoisomers (1S,3S and 1R,3S), occurred in commercial fruits. Citrus fruits exhibited the highest content; other fruits contained very low levels or none at all. The content of MTCA was as follows: orange, 0.35-2.47 micrograms/g; lemon, 0.15-2.05 microgra ...
... An expedient, practical, and enantioselective route to the highly congested ent-kaurane diterpene maoecrystal V is presented. This route, which has been several years in the making, is loosely modeled after a key pinacol shift in the proposed biosynthesis. Only 11 steps, many of which are strategic in that they build key skeletal bonds and incorporate critical functionalities, are required to acce ...
... Jasmonates are ubiquitously occurring plant growth regulators with high structural diversity that mediate numerous developmental processes and stress responses. We have recently identified 12-O-β-D-glucopyranosyljasmonic acid as the bioactive metabolite, leaf-closing factor (LCF), which induced nyctinastic leaf closure of Samanea saman. We demonstrate that leaf closure of isolated Samanea pinnae i ...
crystal structure; enantiomers; peptides; protein folding; protein secondary structure; stereoisomerism; temperature
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... We present the first examples of atomic-resolution crystal data for the β-peptide 12/10-helix from oligomers of cis-2-aminocyclohexane carboxylic acid (cis-ACHC) with alternating chirality. The local conformations of two enantiomeric cis-ACHC dimer units suggested that a chiral β-peptide may adopt both right-handed and left-handed helical conformations in solution. To probe the conformational beha ...
Corydalis yanhusuo; Western blotting; active sites; anti-inflammatory activity; bioassays; enantiomers; inducible nitric oxide synthase; interleukin-6; lipopolysaccharides; molecular dynamics; nitric oxide; plant biochemistry; skeleton; spectral analysis; transcription factor NF-kappa B
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... Six undescribed protoberberine derivatives including two pairs of enantiomers, named yanhusanines G-L, along with fifteen reported protoberberine alkaloids, were isolated from the tubers of Corydalis yanhusuo. Among them, yanhusanines H-L feature a unique 13,13a-seco skeleton which is rare in nature. Their structural elucidations were achieved by extensive spectroscopic analysis and quantum chemis ...
drugs; enantiomers; metabolites; metabolomics; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; stable isotopes
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... The utility of ¹³C NMR spectroscopy for the differentiation of enantiomers using chiral solvating agents (CSA) is stated. Three examples involving the enantiodifferentiation of a drug, a metabolite and a reactant in aqueous and organic solutions have been chosen to show it. The intrinsic high dispersion of ¹³C nucleus, as well as the singlet nature of the signals in standard experiments makes ¹³C ...
... Under the guidance of MS/MS-based molecular networking and HPLC-UV, two new alkaloid racemates, (±)-17-hydroxybrevianamide N (1) and (±)-N1-methyl-17-hydroxybrevianamide N (2), featuring a rare o-hydroxyphenylalanine residue and an imide subunit, were isolated from a soft-coral-derived Aspergillus sp. fungus. The true natural products (+)-1 and (+)-2 were further monitored and obtained from the fr ...
... E1 and E2 are considered as the parent natural estrogens (NEs) in human metabolism pathways of NEs, while the enantiomer of E2, αE2 was not included and ignored. In this study, αE2 along with the other eleven NEs with estrogenic activities were found in six healthy human urines with the total concentration levels of 62.9–99.3 μg/L. The concentration contributed ratios (CCRs) of αE2 to the total tw ...
... Nuclear Magnetic Resonance in chiral liquid crystalline media is a powerful tool for deciphering mixtures of enantiomers. ¹H NMR appears to be the most sensitive technique for analyzing enantiomers but remains very challenging for the analysis of chiral solutes interacting with weakly orienting media. Indeed, probing ¹H networks even for small sized molecules is difficult because in oriented media ...
amino acids; carbon; enantiomers; esters; high performance liquid chromatography; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; protons; solvents
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... Amino acid benzyl esters are very useful chiral synthons, whose enantiomeric purity needs to be carefully verified because of their susceptibility to easy racemization. Alternative to chiral HPLC, ¹H NMR in the presence of a chiral solvating agent (CSA) can allow a more rapid and acceptably accurate determination of the enantiomeric composition, if explicit spectral non-equivalence of one or more ...
... As a systemic triazole fungicide, limited information is known about diniconazole. In this study, toxicological effects and bioaccumulation behavior of diniconazole in zebrafish were both evaluated to perform an overall assessment of its environmental risk towards aquatic organisms. The 1H NMR-based metabolomics analysis revealed that 70 μg L−1 diniconazole exposure increased valine, leucine, isol ...
... A new class of reagents is described for C–H functionalization by means of C–H insertion using donor/acceptor-substituted rhodium(II) carbene intermediates. The 2,2,2-trichloroethyl aryl and heteroaryl diazoacetates, together with the dirhodium triarylcyclopropane carboxylate catalyst Rh₂(R-BPCP)₄, enabled the enantioselective intermolecular C–H functionalization of a range of methyl ethers with h ...
... A chiral 2,2′-bipyridine ligand (1) bearing α,α′-trifluoromethyl-alcohols at 6,6′-positions was designed in five steps affording either the R,R or S,S enantiomer with excellent stereoselectivities, i.e. 97% de, >99% ee and >99.5% de, >99.5% ee, respectively. The key step for reaching high levels of stereoselectivity was demonstrated to be the resolution of the α-CF₃-alcohol using (S)-ibuprofen as ...
... 2,2′-Distannyl derivatives of dodecafluorobinaphthalene are converted to a novel D₂ symmetric borane dimer, which can be oxidized to (±)-F₁₂BINOL; resolution using (S)-acetoxypropanoyl chloride affords enantiopure material. ...
... Pentabromocyclododecanols (PBCDOHs) are potential environmental transformation products of hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDs). They are also potential stage one metabolites of biological HBCD transformations. Herein, we present analytical evidence that PBCDOHs are also constituents of technical HBCDs and flame-proofed polystyrenes (FP-PSs). PBCDOHs are possibly formed during the synthesis of technica ...
... Twelve undescribed 2-(2-phenylethyl)chromone derivatives, including one pair of enantiomers, together with eleven known ones, were isolated from the EtOAc extract of agarwood originating from Aquilaria filaria. All structures were elucidated by spectroscopic (NMR, UV, IR, MS) methods and compared with reported data in literatures. Twenty-one compounds were assessed for α-glucosidase inhibitory act ...
... Sexually deceptive orchids achieve pollination by luring male insects to flowers through chemical and sometimes visual mimicry of females. An extreme example of this deception occurs in Cryptostylis, one of only two genera where sexual deception is known to induce pollinator ejaculation. In the present study, bioassay-guided fractionations of Cryptostylis solvent extracts in combination with field ...
... 2-Acetyldimedone and 12 related compounds were employed as UV-active pre-column derivatizing agents for amino acids. Direct enantioseparation of the products was achieved using chiral anion exchanger stationary phases in polar-organic mobile phase mode. Under basic conditions, the reagents´ cyclic β-tricarbonyl motifs can give rise to exo- and endocyclic enols through tautomerization. However, wit ...
... The synthesis of 2-bromo[6]helicene was revised and improved up to 51% yield. Its reactivity was thoroughly investigated, and a library of 17 different carbon, boron, nitrogen, phosphorus, oxygen and sulfur substituted derivatives was prepared. The racemization barrier for 2-bromo[6]helicene was determined, and the usage of enantiomers in the synthesis of optically pure helicenes was rationalized. ...
acetates; alcohols; bananas; enantiomers; gamma-cyclodextrin; gas chromatography; odors; red wines; sensory evaluation; white wines
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... Enantiomers of 2-methylbutyl acetate were assayed in red and white commercial wines from various vintages and origins, using chiral gas chromatography (γ-cyclodextrin), revealing the exclusive presence of the S-enantiomeric form. Results also confirmed that (S)-2-methylbutyl acetate levels were generally higher in red than white wines of the same age, and that acetate levels increased gradually du ...
... GPR119 receptor has been proposed as a metabolic regulator playing a pivotal role in the modulation of glucose homeostasis in type 2 diabetes. GPR119 was identified on pancreatic β cells and its ligands have the ability to enhance glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS). Lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC) was shown to potentiate GSIS and our present studies indicate that 2-methoxy-lysophosphatidylc ...
... Chiral 2-pyridylsulfinamides were shown to be effective catalysts in the alkylation of aryl and alkyl aldehydes with diethylzinc providing the corresponding alcohols in excellent enantioselectivity. Sulfinamide catalysts possessing solitary chirality at the sulfur center produced the product phenethyl alcohol in good enantioselectivity. Diastereomeric sulfinamides possessing chirality at the carbo ...
... In Escherichia coli and Aspergillus nidulans, propionate is oxidized to pyruvate via the methylcitrate cycle. The last step of this cycle, the cleavage of 2âmethylisocitrate to succinate and pyruvate is catalysed by 2âmethylisocitrate lyase. The enzymes from both organisms were assayed with chemically synthesized threoâ2âmethylisocitrate; the erythroâdiastereomer was not active. 2âMeth ...
aniline; antineoplastic activity; chemical reactions; enantiomers; high performance liquid chromatography; humans; neoplasms; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; phytoalexins; solvents
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... A method for the synthesis of new 2′-aminoanalogues of spiroindoline phytoalexins is reported. 2′-Aminonalogues of spirobrassinin, 1-methoxyspirobrassinin and 2,2′-diamino analogues of 1-methoxyspirobrassinol methyl ether were prepared by substitution of the methylsulphanyl group on the dihydrothiazole ring of corresponding phytoalexins. Final products were obtained by heating the phytoalexins wit ...
... A 3-phosphonated N-confused phlorin 3 was synthesized by the reaction of N-confused porphyrin 1 and trimethyl or triethyl phosphite 2 in the presence of acetic acid in good yield. The presence of hydrogen and aryl substituents in one of the meso positions (C5) generates a stereogenic center, resulting in configurationally stable enantiomers. The enantiomers were separated by HPLC and characterized ...
... Chiral stationary phases (CSPs) based on amylose (3,5-dimethylphenylcarbamate) (ADMPC) exhibit a wide-range of enantioselectivity in high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC). Although this class of CSPs has been extensively used, chiral discriminations at receptorial level, which are useful to develop predictive molecular models, have been rarely r ...
alcohols; amylose; carbon; chromatography; enantiomers; oxygen; temperature
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... The enantiomers of five chiral compounds incorporating the 3-(phenyl-4-oxy)-5-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-(1H)-pyrazole scaffold and differing only in the linear alkyl chain (varying in length from 1 to 5 carbon atoms) linked to the oxygen atom were directly separated on the amylose (3,5-dimethylphenylcarbamate) based Chiralpak AD-3 chiral stationary phase. The effects of the mobile phase composition, the ...
... A pair of 3-arylisoindolinone enantiomers: (+)-asperglactam A (1), (−)-asperglactam A (1) and a pair of nor-bisabolane enantiomers: (+)-1-hydroxyboivinianic acid (2), (−)-1-hydroxyboivinianic acid (2), along with seven known compounds (3−8) were obtained from the mangrove endophytic fungus Aspergillus versicolor SYSU-SKS025. Their structures were determined on the basis of HRESIMS and NMR spectros ...
aspartic acid; bones; cleaning; enantiomers; fossils; gas chromatography; gelatin; mass spectrometry; polymers; stable isotopes
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... Gelatin in fossil bones is the most important source for radiocarbon, stable isotopes, ZooMS (Zooarchaeology by Mass Spectrometry) and Amino Acid Racemization (AAR) studies. The isolation and cleaning of fossil gelatin is a time consuming procedure and can introduce contaminations, which, as a consequence, can produce erroneous results.By synthesizing and optimizing a “Molecularly Imprinted Polyme ...
Cinchona; bioactive properties; blood serum; carboxylic acids; chemical species; colorectal neoplasms; detection limit; enantiomers; energy metabolism; humans; liquid chromatography; mass spectrometry; noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus; pathogenesis; patients; primary amines; signal transduction
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... Chiral carboxylic acids play important roles in energy metabolism and signal transduction in the human body. These enantiomers usually possess different bioactivities and are also associated with the development of some diseases. Therefore, simultaneous determination of multiple chiral carboxylic acids is vital for study of the pathogenesis of related diseases. However, it is still challenging to ...
... Paraoxonase 1 (PON1) is an antiatherogenic high density lipoprotein-associated lactonase. Recent findings revealed that PON1 knockout mice have low blood pressure, which is negatively correlated with the level of 5,6-epoxyeicosatrienoic acid (5,6-EET), a cytochrome P450 -derived arachidonic acid metabolite. 5,6-EET is an endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor that causes arterial dilation. Und ...