The synthesis of enantiomerically pure inositol derivatives: from resolution to enzymatic desymmetrisation

<p>Many naturally occurring inositol derivatives are fundamental regulators of signalling, metabolism, and many other important cellular processes. Synthetic inositols and probes based on such scaffolds are essential to understanding these biological processes. It is thus important to develop...

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Үндсэн зохиолч: Joffrin, AM
Бусад зохиолчид: Conway, S
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Хэвлэсэн: 2017
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author Joffrin, AM
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description <p>Many naturally occurring inositol derivatives are fundamental regulators of signalling, metabolism, and many other important cellular processes. Synthetic inositols and probes based on such scaffolds are essential to understanding these biological processes. It is thus important to develop efficient regio- and enantioselective syntheses of inositol derivatives. Our research focused on the syntheses of phosphatidylinositol phosphates (PtdInsP) and rhizopines. PtdIns<em>P</em><sub>n</sub>s possess distinct functions and sub-cellular distributions, which are tightly mediated by kinases and phosphatases. Dysregulation of the phosphoinositide metabolism has been implicated in diseases such as cancer. PtdIns<em>P</em><sub>n</sub> probes that fully retain their biological activity are essential to understanding these processes. We have developed a robust enantioselective synthesis of deuterated PtdIns4<em>P</em> and PtdIns5<em>P</em>. D6 4,6-di-O-Benzyl-myo-inositol was desymmetrised using Lipozyme TL-IM®, to provide the corresponding 1D-1-O-acetylated product in 98% yield and >99% e.e. From this intermediate, the synthesis of D<sub>41</sub> PtdIns4<em>P</em> (9 steps) and D<sub>6</sub> PtdIns5<em>P</em> (4 steps) was achieved. Rhizopines were identified as ideal signalling molecules for application in biotechnology. scyllo-inosamine and 3-O-methyl <em>scyllo</em>-inosamine were synthesised from myo-inositol, and their biosynthetic pathways proposed. In addition, we have completed the first enantioselective synthesis of (−)-1L- and (+)-1D-3-O methyl-<em>scyllo</em>-inosamine, in 13 steps, using a novel diastereoisomeric protection-resolution strategy. This enabled this identification of (−)-1L-3-O-methyl-<em>scyllo</em>-inosamine as the naturally active enantiomer of 3-O-methyl-<em>scyllo</em>-inosamine, using a rhizopine catabolism assay.</p> <p>The synthetic routes developed will be invaluable for the synthesis of unsaturated and metabolically stable PtdIns<em>P</em><sub>n</sub>, but also for the synthesis of similar enantiomerically pure inositol derivatives.</p>
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spelling oxford-uuid:b9ff8907-6740-4649-bbf9-8ef2e4ae237f2022-03-27T05:06:50ZThe synthesis of enantiomerically pure inositol derivatives: from resolution to enzymatic desymmetrisation Thesishttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_db06uuid:b9ff8907-6740-4649-bbf9-8ef2e4ae237fEnglishHyrax Deposit2017Joffrin, AMConway, S<p>Many naturally occurring inositol derivatives are fundamental regulators of signalling, metabolism, and many other important cellular processes. Synthetic inositols and probes based on such scaffolds are essential to understanding these biological processes. It is thus important to develop efficient regio- and enantioselective syntheses of inositol derivatives. Our research focused on the syntheses of phosphatidylinositol phosphates (PtdInsP) and rhizopines. PtdIns<em>P</em><sub>n</sub>s possess distinct functions and sub-cellular distributions, which are tightly mediated by kinases and phosphatases. Dysregulation of the phosphoinositide metabolism has been implicated in diseases such as cancer. PtdIns<em>P</em><sub>n</sub> probes that fully retain their biological activity are essential to understanding these processes. We have developed a robust enantioselective synthesis of deuterated PtdIns4<em>P</em> and PtdIns5<em>P</em>. D6 4,6-di-O-Benzyl-myo-inositol was desymmetrised using Lipozyme TL-IM®, to provide the corresponding 1D-1-O-acetylated product in 98% yield and >99% e.e. From this intermediate, the synthesis of D<sub>41</sub> PtdIns4<em>P</em> (9 steps) and D<sub>6</sub> PtdIns5<em>P</em> (4 steps) was achieved. Rhizopines were identified as ideal signalling molecules for application in biotechnology. scyllo-inosamine and 3-O-methyl <em>scyllo</em>-inosamine were synthesised from myo-inositol, and their biosynthetic pathways proposed. In addition, we have completed the first enantioselective synthesis of (−)-1L- and (+)-1D-3-O methyl-<em>scyllo</em>-inosamine, in 13 steps, using a novel diastereoisomeric protection-resolution strategy. This enabled this identification of (−)-1L-3-O-methyl-<em>scyllo</em>-inosamine as the naturally active enantiomer of 3-O-methyl-<em>scyllo</em>-inosamine, using a rhizopine catabolism assay.</p> <p>The synthetic routes developed will be invaluable for the synthesis of unsaturated and metabolically stable PtdIns<em>P</em><sub>n</sub>, but also for the synthesis of similar enantiomerically pure inositol derivatives.</p>
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The synthesis of enantiomerically pure inositol derivatives: from resolution to enzymatic desymmetrisation
title The synthesis of enantiomerically pure inositol derivatives: from resolution to enzymatic desymmetrisation
title_full The synthesis of enantiomerically pure inositol derivatives: from resolution to enzymatic desymmetrisation
title_fullStr The synthesis of enantiomerically pure inositol derivatives: from resolution to enzymatic desymmetrisation
title_full_unstemmed The synthesis of enantiomerically pure inositol derivatives: from resolution to enzymatic desymmetrisation
title_short The synthesis of enantiomerically pure inositol derivatives: from resolution to enzymatic desymmetrisation
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