Discovery through total synthesis: A retrospective on the himastatin problem
Discovery through total synthesis: A retrospective on the himastatin problem
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DOI:
10.1002/1521-3765(20010105)7:1
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发表时间:
2001-01-05
影响因子:
4.3
通讯作者:
Danishefsky, SJ
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作者:
Kamenecka, TM;Danishefsky, SJ
A total synthesis of a structure proposed for himastatin was accomplished. The non-identity of the fully synthetic material with himastatin necessitated a revision of the assigned structure. Confirmation of the revised stereostructure was subsequently confirmed through total synthesis. Among the achievements during this effort were i) stereospecific routes to both anti-cis and syn-cis pyrrolindoline substructures; ii) a practical synthesis to 5-hydroxypiperazic acid in enantiomerically pure form; iii) a Stille coupling leading to a complex bi-indole moiety, and iv) efficient protecting group management throughout the evolving depsipeptide domain. The outlines for a biological pharmacophore have been delineated. The alternating D- and L-substituents in the 6-mer as well as the biaryl linkage connecting the two identical subunits are critical for maintaining biological activity. This pattern is simulated in another antibiotic, and suggests a possible structural trend for future SAR investigations.