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Huang J, Ballester P. A Bimolecular Diels-Alder Reaction Mediated by Inclusion in a Polar Bis-calix[4]pyrrole Octa-Imine Cage. J Am Chem Soc 2025; 147:13962-13972. [PMID: 40198743 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c03361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/10/2025]
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We describe using a dynamically self-assembled octa-imine cage as a molecular flask to accelerate a bimolecular Diels-Alder reaction. We investigate the cage's binding properties using 1H NMR spectroscopic titrations, ITC experiments, and X-ray crystallography. We detect and characterize the formation of the ternary complex (Michaelis) in solution. A detailed kinetic analysis of the reaction data supports that the cage's acceleration is provided by including the two reactants, resulting in an effective molarity (EM) of ∼40 M. Exo-selectivity and shift of the reaction's chemical equilibrium are also encountered in the cage's confined space. Our results mimic enzymes' ability to bind two substrates in a polar cavity, using directional interactions, and accelerate their stereoselective reaction, with the potential for cavity engineering to enable other reactions.
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- Jiaming Huang
- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Avgda. Països Catalans 16, Tarragona 43007, Spain
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Avgda. Països Catalans 16, Tarragona 43007, Spain
- ICREA, Passeig Lluís Companys 23, Barcelona 08010, Spain
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Xu Q, Ren X, Hu L, Xu Q, Zhang X, Deng M, Ye Y, Zhang Y, Lu Y, Qiao Y. Uncovering a novel biosynthetic gene cluster for sordarin through genome mining in the fungus Talaromyces adpressus. BIORESOUR BIOPROCESS 2025; 12:35. [PMID: 40246774 PMCID: PMC12006653 DOI: 10.1186/s40643-025-00864-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2024] [Accepted: 03/14/2025] [Indexed: 04/19/2025] Open
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To explore the chemical and biological diversities of diterpenoids from the fungus Talaromyces adpressus, a previously unknown biosynthetic gene cluster (BGC, tdn) for sordarin (a well-known fungal antibiotics) was discovered by leveraging the genome mining method. Heterologous expressions of key genes of tdn in Aspergillus oryzae, led to the determination of one new diterpenoid, cycloaraneosene-9-ol-8-one (4), and three known diterpenoids, cycloaraneosene (1), cycloaraneosene-9-ol (2), cycloaraneosene-8,9-diol (3). The structures of 1-4 was elucidated well via detailed analysis of 1D and 2D NMR, GCMS, HRESIMS, IR data, and comparison with reported data. Structurally, compounds 1-4 were belonging to fusicoccane diterpenoids with a classical tricyclic 5/8/5 ring system, which are participated in the biosynthesis of sordarin. Compound 4 maybe a key precursor for a Baeyer-Villiger like reaction with C8-C9 bond cleavage in the biosynthetic pathway of sordarin. Moreover, all isolates were evaluated for their bioactivities, compounds 3, and 4 exhibited inhibitory activities against the human cancer cell lines with IC50 values ranging from 7.8 to 32.4 µM. 3 and 4 promote cell apoptosis of HCT-116 and HepG2 cells, and suppress cell migration of HepG2 cells. As well, 3 and 4 also decrease gene expression of cell proliferation related molecules BCL-2 and cyclin D1, while increase expression of cell apoptosis related gene BAX. Targets predication and molecular docking indicate that compound 4 exhibits stronger affinity for DBL, suggesting its excellent binding potential. This finding will be enriched the structures and bioactivities of diterpenoids with a tricyclic 5/8/5 ring system, most importantly, will provide new strategies for the synthetic biological research of sordarins.
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- Qianqian Xu
- Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Hubei Province, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430033, People's Republic of China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation, School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, People's Republic of China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation, School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, People's Republic of China
- Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM), Xiamen, 361005, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, People's Republic of China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation, School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610031, People's Republic of China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation, School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, People's Republic of China.
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation, School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, People's Republic of China.
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- Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Hubei Province, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430033, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, People's Republic of China.
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation, School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, People's Republic of China.
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Seshadri K, Abad AND, Nagasawa KK, Yost KM, Johnson CW, Dror MJ, Tang Y. Synthetic Biology in Natural Product Biosynthesis. Chem Rev 2025; 125:3814-3931. [PMID: 40116601 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.4c00567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/23/2025]
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Synthetic biology has played an important role in the renaissance of natural products research during the post-genomics era. The development and integration of new tools have transformed the workflow of natural product discovery and engineering, generating multidisciplinary interest in the field. In this review, we summarize recent developments in natural product biosynthesis from three different aspects. First, advances in bioinformatics, experimental, and analytical tools to identify natural products associated with predicted biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) will be covered. This will be followed by an extensive review on the heterologous expression of natural products in bacterial, fungal and plant organisms. The native host-independent paradigm to natural product identification, pathway characterization, and enzyme discovery is where synthetic biology has played the most prominent role. Lastly, strategies to engineer biosynthetic pathways for structural diversification and complexity generation will be discussed, including recent advances in assembly-line megasynthase engineering, precursor-directed structural modification, and combinatorial biosynthesis.
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- Kaushik Seshadri
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, 420 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, 420 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, 420 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, 420 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, 420 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Los Angeles, 420 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, 420 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, 420 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Los Angeles, 420 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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Fatima A, Shahzadi A, Majeed A, Al-Rawi SS, Ibrahim AH, Iqbal MA, Qaleel F. Green Catalysis: Water as a Sustainable Medium in Organocatalyzed Reactions. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2025; 41:8451-8479. [PMID: 40119848 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c05355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/24/2025]
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The use of organocatalysts has increased significantly in recent years due to their tremendous applications in green solvents. Thus, using water as a solvent has evolved as a critical factor. Organocatalysts are efficient and sustainable agents for promoting chemical reactions in water. The literature has been extensively reviewed, and the use of various organocatalysts for three fundamental C-C bond-forming processes─the Aldol, Michael, and Mannich reactions in aqueous media─have been compiled in this study. Organocatalysts can overcome the limitations of conventional organic solvents by achieving high reaction rates and regioselectivity in water. This Review highlights the advantages of organocatalysts in aqueous media for these key reactions. It discusses the principles behind designing effective organocatalysts, focusing on their impact on selectivity, sustainability, and reaction efficiency. This study also summarizes the most significant advancements in sustainable organic reactions over the past decade.
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- Anfal Fatima
- Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
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- Biology Education Department, Tishk International University, 44001 Erbil, Iraq
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- Pharmacy Department, Tishk International University, 44001 Erbil, Iraq
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
- Organometallic and Coordination Chemistry Laboratory, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
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Nagasawa KK, Yost KM, Sun Z, Tang Y. d-Galactose-Esterification of a Fungal Polyketide Catalyzed by a Carnitine Acyltransferase Domain. Chembiochem 2025; 26:e202400846. [PMID: 39714375 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202400846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2024] [Revised: 12/17/2024] [Accepted: 12/20/2024] [Indexed: 12/24/2024]
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While sugar-containing natural products are commonly biosynthesized via glycosyltranferases using sugar-UDP as the electrophile, nature has evolved alternative strategies of glyco-modification to expand the diversity of natural products. Hydroxyl groups on sugars can serve as nucleophiles in the release of polyketide products from polyketide synthases. Herein, we demonstrate a highly reducing polyketide synthase (HRPKS) from the biocontrol fungus Trichoderma afroharzianum T22, which is terminated with a carnitine acyltransferase (cAT) domain, catalyzes the biosynthesis of a d-galactose esterified polyketide named as trichogalactin. Structure-guided enzymatic assays showed that the sugar nucleophile in the esterification reaction catalyzed by cAT is α-d-galactose-1-phosphate (Gal-1-P) instead of free d-galactose. The released product, trichogalactin phosphate, is subsequently dephosphorylated by a host alkaline phosphatase to complete the biosynthesis of trichogalactin. The cAT domain is highly specific for Gal-1-P and does not accept α-d-glucose-1-phosphate or α-d-mannose-1-phosphate. Our study expands the inventory of natural products from an agriculturally important fungus and demonstrates the potential of mining cAT-containing HRPKSs to discover new glyco-esterified natural products.
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- Kyle K Nagasawa
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States
- Present address: Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02188, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States
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Sadowski M, Dresler E, Wróblewska A, Jasiński R. A New Insight into the Molecular Mechanism of the Reaction between 2-Methoxyfuran and Ethyl ( Z)-3-phenyl-2-nitroprop-2-enoate: An Molecular Electron Density Theory (MEDT) Computational Study. Molecules 2024; 29:4876. [PMID: 39459242 PMCID: PMC11510463 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29204876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2024] [Revised: 10/06/2024] [Accepted: 10/08/2024] [Indexed: 10/28/2024] Open
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The molecular mechanism of the reaction between 2-methoxyfuran and ethyl (Z)-3-phenyl-2-nitroprop-2-enoate was investigated using wb97xd/6-311+G(d,p)(PCM) quantum chemical calculations. It was found that the most probable reaction mechanism is fundamentally different from what was previously postulated. In particular, six possible zwitterionic intermediates were detected on the reaction pathway. Their formation is determined by the nature of local nucleophile/electrophile interactions. Additionally, the channel involving the formation of the exo-nitro Diels-Alder cycloadduct was completely ruled out. Finally, the electronic nature of the five- and six-membered nitronates as potential TACs was evaluated.
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- Mikołaj Sadowski
- Department of Organic Chemistry and Technology, Cracow University of Technology, Warszawska 24, 31-155 Kraków, Poland;
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- Łukasiewicz Research Network—Institute of Heavy Organic Synthesis “Blachownia”, Energetyków 9, 47-225 Kedzierzyn-Kozle, Poland;
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Lodz, Tamka 12, 91-403 Lodz, Poland;
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- Department of Organic Chemistry and Technology, Cracow University of Technology, Warszawska 24, 31-155 Kraków, Poland;
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Jin DJ, Yang ZH, Qiu YG, Zheng YM, Cui ZN, Gu W. Design, synthesis, antifungal evaluation and mechanism study of novel norbornene derivatives as potential laccase inhibitors. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2024; 80:4273-4285. [PMID: 38625031 DOI: 10.1002/ps.8133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2023] [Revised: 03/09/2024] [Accepted: 04/16/2024] [Indexed: 04/17/2024]
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BACKGROUND To discover novel fungicide candidates, five series of novel norbornene hydrazide, bishydrazide, oxadiazole, carboxamide and acylthiourea derivatives (2a-2t, 3a-3f, 4a-4f, 5a-5f and 7a-7f) were designed, synthesized and assayed for their antifungal activity toward seven representative plant fungal pathogens. RESULTS In the in vitro antifungal assay, some title norbornene derivatives presented good antifungal activity against Botryosphaeria dothidea, Sclerotinia sclerotiorum and Fusarium graminearum. Especially, compound 2b exhibited the best inhibitory activity toward B. dothidea with the median effective concentration (EC50) of 0.17 mg L-1, substantially stronger than those of the reference fungicides boscalid and carbendazim. The in vivo antifungal assay on apples revealed that 2b had significant curative and protective effects, both of which were superior to boscalid. In the preliminary antifungal mechanism study, 2b was able to injure the surface morphology of hyphae, destroy the cell membrane integrity and increase the intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) level of B. dothidea. In addition, 2b could considerably inhibit the laccase activity with the median inhibitory concentration (IC50) of 1.02 μM, much stronger than that of positive control cysteine (IC50 = 35.50 μM). The binding affinity and interaction mode of 2b with laccase were also confirmed by molecular docking. CONCLUSION This study presented a promising lead compound for the study of novel laccase inhibitors as fungicidal agrochemicals, which demonstrate significant anti-B. dothidea activity and laccase inhibitory activity. © 2024 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Dao-Jun Jin
- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for the Chemistry and Utilization of Agro-forest Biomass, Jiangsu Key Lab of Biomass-based Green Fuels and Chemicals, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for the Chemistry and Utilization of Agro-forest Biomass, Jiangsu Key Lab of Biomass-based Green Fuels and Chemicals, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for the Chemistry and Utilization of Agro-forest Biomass, Jiangsu Key Lab of Biomass-based Green Fuels and Chemicals, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for the Chemistry and Utilization of Agro-forest Biomass, Jiangsu Key Lab of Biomass-based Green Fuels and Chemicals, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for the Chemistry and Utilization of Agro-forest Biomass, Jiangsu Key Lab of Biomass-based Green Fuels and Chemicals, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for the Chemistry and Utilization of Agro-forest Biomass, Jiangsu Key Lab of Biomass-based Green Fuels and Chemicals, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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Gao L, Ding Q, Lei X. Hunting for the Intermolecular Diels-Alderase. Acc Chem Res 2024; 57:2166-2183. [PMID: 38994670 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.4c00315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/13/2024]
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The Diels-Alder reaction is well known as a concerted [4 + 2] cycloaddition governed by the Woodward-Hoffmann rules. Since Prof. Otto Diels and his student Kurt Alder initially reported the intermolecular [4 + 2] cycloaddition between cyclopentadiene and quinone in 1928, it has been recognized as one of the most powerful chemical transformations to build C-C bonds and construct cyclic structures. This named reaction has been widely used in synthesizing natural products and drug molecules. Driven by the synthetic importance of the Diels-Alder reaction, identifying the enzyme that stereoselectively catalyzes the Diels-Alder reaction has become an intriguing research area in natural product biosynthesis and biocatalysis. With significant progress in sequencing and bioinformatics, dozens of Diels-Alderases have been characterized in microbial natural product biosynthesis. However, few are evolutionally dedicated to catalyzing an intermolecular Diels-Alder reaction with a concerted mechanism. This Account summarizes our endeavors to hunt for the naturally occurring intermolecular Diels-Alderase from plants. Our research journey started from the biomimetic syntheses of D-A-type terpenoids and flavonoids, showing that plants use both nonenzymatic and enzymatic intermolecular [4 + 2] cycloadditions to create complex molecules. Inspired by the biomimetic syntheses, we identify an intermolecular Diels-Alderase hidden in the biosynthetic pathway of mulberry Diels-Alder-type cycloadducts using a biosynthetic intermediate probe-based target identification strategy. This enzyme, MaDA, is an endo-selective Diels-Alderase and is then functionally characterized as a standalone intermolecular Diels-Alderase with a concerted but asynchronous mechanism. We also discover the exo-selective intermolecular Diels-Alderases in Morus plants. Both the endo- and exo-selective Diels-Alderases feature a broad substrate scope, but their mechanisms for controlling the endo/exo pathway are different. These unique intermolecular Diels-Alderases phylogenetically form a subgroup of FAD-dependent enzymes that can be found only in moraceous plants, explaining why this type of [4 + 2] cycloadduct is unique to moraceous plants. Further studies of the evolutionary mechanism reveal that an FAD-dependent oxidocyclase could acquire the Diels-Alderase activity via four critical amino acid mutations and then gradually lose its original oxidative activity to become a standalone Diels-Alderase during the natural evolution. Based on these insights, we designed new Diels-Alderases and achieved the diversity-oriented chemoenzymatic synthesis of D-A products using either naturally occurring or engineered Diels-Alderases. Overall, this Account describes our decade-long efforts to discover the intermolecular Diels-Alderases in Morus plants, particularly highlighting the importance of biomimetic synthesis and chemical proteomics in discovering new intermolecular Diels-Alderases from plants. Meanwhile, this Account also covers the evolutionary and catalytic mechanism study of intermolecular Diels-Alderases that may provide new insights into how to discover and design new Diels-Alderases as powerful biocatalysts for organic synthesis.
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- Lei Gao
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- School of Life Science, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, and Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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Liu J, Hu Y. Discovery and evolution of [4 + 2] cyclases. Curr Opin Chem Biol 2024; 81:102504. [PMID: 39068821 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2024.102504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2024] [Revised: 07/05/2024] [Accepted: 07/05/2024] [Indexed: 07/30/2024]
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[4 + 2] Cyclases are potent biocatalysts that have been bestowed upon microorganisms and plants by nature, equipping them with the powerful tools to utilize and implement the [4 + 2] cycloaddition reaction for constructing the cyclohexene core in synthesizing valuable molecules. Over the past two years, eleven new enzymes have joined this pericyclase club and undergone extensive investigation. In this review, we present a comprehensive overview of recent advancements in characterizing [4 + 2] cyclases with regard to their catalytic mechanism and stereoselectivity. We particularly focus on insights gained from enzyme co-crystal structures, cofactors, as well as the effects of glycosylation. Advancements in understanding the mechanisms of natural [4 + 2] cyclases offer the potential to mimic evolutionary processes and engineer artificial enzymes for the development of valuable and practical biocatalysts.
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- Jiawang Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, PR China.
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Song Y, Wang W, Yang J, Gao D, Billingsley JM, Wang S, Zhu Y, Wang J, Ju J, Yan Y, Tang Y. β-Terrecyclene synthase constructs the quadrane backbone in terrecyclic acid biosynthesis. Chem Sci 2024; 15:8750-8755. [PMID: 38873062 PMCID: PMC11168084 DOI: 10.1039/d4sc01208a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2024] [Accepted: 04/18/2024] [Indexed: 06/15/2024] Open
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Quadrane sesquiterpenes featuring a distinctive tricyclic skeleton exhibit potent antimicrobial and anticancer activities. Although extensive studies have attempted to reveal the multistep carbocation rearrangement involved in the formation of the tricyclic quadrane scaffold, the exact biosynthetic pathway and chemical logic to generate the quadrane structure remains mysterious. Here we identified a novel sesquiterpene synthase that is capable of generating β-terrecyclene possessing the quadrane scaffold and characterized the biosynthetic pathway of a representative fungal quadrane terrecyclic acid. Further mutagenesis coupled with isotopically sensitive branching studies of this β-terrecyclene synthase provided insight into the mechanism involved in the formation of the quadrane scaffold.
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- Yongxiang Song
- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, Innovation Academy of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences 164 West Xingang Road Guangzhou 510301 China
- Sanya Institute of Oceanology Eco-Environmental Engineering Yazhou Scientific Bay Sanya 572000 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Science 19 Yuquan Road Beijing 100049 China
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California Los Angeles CA 90095 USA
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan 336 West Road of Nan Xinzhuang Jinan 250022 China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, Innovation Academy of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences 164 West Xingang Road Guangzhou 510301 China
- Sanya Institute of Oceanology Eco-Environmental Engineering Yazhou Scientific Bay Sanya 572000 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Science 19 Yuquan Road Beijing 100049 China
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California Los Angeles CA 90095 USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California Los Angeles CA 90095 USA
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, Innovation Academy of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences 164 West Xingang Road Guangzhou 510301 China
- Sanya Institute of Oceanology Eco-Environmental Engineering Yazhou Scientific Bay Sanya 572000 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Science 19 Yuquan Road Beijing 100049 China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, Innovation Academy of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences 164 West Xingang Road Guangzhou 510301 China
- Sanya Institute of Oceanology Eco-Environmental Engineering Yazhou Scientific Bay Sanya 572000 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Science 19 Yuquan Road Beijing 100049 China
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California Los Angeles CA 90095 USA
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, Innovation Academy of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences 164 West Xingang Road Guangzhou 510301 China
- Sanya Institute of Oceanology Eco-Environmental Engineering Yazhou Scientific Bay Sanya 572000 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Science 19 Yuquan Road Beijing 100049 China
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California Los Angeles CA 90095 USA
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, Innovation Academy of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences 164 West Xingang Road Guangzhou 510301 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Science 19 Yuquan Road Beijing 100049 China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, Innovation Academy of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences 164 West Xingang Road Guangzhou 510301 China
- Sanya Institute of Oceanology Eco-Environmental Engineering Yazhou Scientific Bay Sanya 572000 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Science 19 Yuquan Road Beijing 100049 China
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California Los Angeles CA 90095 USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California Los Angeles CA 90095 USA
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California Los Angeles CA 90095 USA
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Kries H, Trottmann F, Hertweck C. Novel Biocatalysts from Specialized Metabolism. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202309284. [PMID: 37737720 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202309284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2023] [Revised: 09/21/2023] [Accepted: 09/22/2023] [Indexed: 09/23/2023]
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Enzymes are increasingly recognized as valuable (bio)catalysts that complement existing synthetic methods. However, the range of biotransformations used in the laboratory is limited. Here we give an overview on the biosynthesis-inspired discovery of novel biocatalysts that address various synthetic challenges. Prominent examples from this dynamic field highlight remarkable enzymes for protecting-group-free amide formation and modification, control of pericyclic reactions, stereoselective hetero- and polycyclizations, atroposelective aryl couplings, site-selective C-H activations, introduction of ring strain, and N-N bond formation. We also explore unusual functions of cytochrome P450 monooxygenases, radical SAM-dependent enzymes, flavoproteins, and enzymes recruited from primary metabolism, which offer opportunities for synthetic biology, enzyme engineering, directed evolution, and catalyst design.
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- Hajo Kries
- Junior Research Group Biosynthetic Design of Natural Products, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology (HKI), Beutenbergstr. 11a, 07745, Jena, Germany
- Department of Chemistry, University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstr. 30, 95440, Bayreuth, Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology (HKI), Beutenbergstr. 11a, 07745, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology (HKI), Beutenbergstr. 11a, 07745, Jena, Germany
- Faculty of Biological Sciences, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, 07743, Jena, Germany
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Zhang X, Pang W, Li T, Lin T, Yuan J, Xu S. Design, synthesis, and biological activity evaluation of new tankyrase-2 directed inhibitors. Chem Biol Drug Des 2024; 103:e14360. [PMID: 37814809 DOI: 10.1111/cbdd.14360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2023] [Revised: 09/05/2023] [Accepted: 09/12/2023] [Indexed: 10/11/2023]
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A new series of flavonoids and quinolone derivatives were designed, synthesized and, evaluated for their biological activity. Among them, compound 14e showed better inhibition potency against TNKS2 in comparison with G007-LK, one of the most potent preclinical stage TNKS inhibitor. Molecular docking results showed that 14e occupied both the adenosine and nicotinamide pockets and formed a hydrogen bond with Met1054 of TNKS2. This study provides a lead for the design and discovery of potent and selective TNKS2 inhibitors.
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- Xiaoli Zhang
- College of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai, China
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- College of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai, China
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- College of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai, China
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- College of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai, China
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- College of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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Han W, Wu Z, Zhong Z, Williams J, Jacobsen SE, Sun Z, Tang Y. Assessing the Biosynthetic Inventory of the Biocontrol Fungus Trichoderma afroharzianum T22. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2023. [PMID: 37471583 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c03240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/22/2023]
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Natural products biosynthesized from biocontrol fungi in the rhizosphere can have both beneficial and deleterious effects on plants. Herein, we performed a comprehensive analysis of natural product biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) from the widely used biocontrol fungus Trichoderma afroharzianum T22 (ThT22). This fungus encodes at least 64 BGCs, yet only seven compounds and four BGCs were previously characterized or mined. We correlated 21 BGCs of ThT22 with known primary and secondary metabolites through homologous BGC comparison and characterized one unknown BGC involved in the biosynthesis of eujavanicol A using heterologous expression. In addition, we performed untargeted transcriptomics and metabolic analysis to demonstrate the activation of silent ThT22 BGCs via the "one strain many compound" (OSMAC) approach. Collectively, our analysis showcases the biosynthetic capacity of ThT22 and paves the way for fully exploring the roles of natural products of ThT22.
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- Wenyu Han
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department of Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department of Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department of Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
- Eli & Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine & Stem Cell Research, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
- Department of Biological Chemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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Niwa K, Ohashi M, Xie K, Chiang CY, Jamieson CS, Sato M, Watanabe K, Liu F, Houk K, Tang Y. Biosynthesis of Polycyclic Natural Products from Conjugated Polyenes via Tandem Isomerization and Pericyclic Reactions. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:13520-13525. [PMID: 37310230 PMCID: PMC10871872 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c02380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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We report biosynthetic pathways that can synthesize and transform conjugated octaenes and nonaenes to complex natural products. The biosynthesis of (-)-PF1018 involves an enzyme PfB that can control the regio-, stereo-, and periselectivity of multiple reactions starting from a conjugated octaene. Using PfB as a lead, we discovered a homologous enzyme, BruB, that facilitates diene isomerization, tandem 8π-6π-electrocyclization, and a 1,2-divinylcyclobutane Cope rearrangement to generate a new-to-nature compound.
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- Kanji Niwa
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- College of Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210095, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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Kokina TE, Shekhovtsov NA, Vasilyev ES, Glinskaya LA, Mikheylis AV, Plyusnin VF, Tkachev AV, Bushuev MB. Efficient emission of Zn(II) and Cd(II) complexes with nopinane-annelated 4,5-diazafluorene and 4,5-diazafluoren-9-one ligands: how slight structural modification alters fluorescence mechanism. Dalton Trans 2023. [PMID: 37183960 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt00904a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Zinc(II) and cadmium(II) chlorido complexes with an N,N-chelating nopinane-annelated 4,5-diazafluoren-9-one ligand (LO) were synthesized. While the zinc(II) complex is mononuclear and adopts a tetrahedral ZnN2Cl2 coordination geometry, its cadmium(II) analogue features a 1D polymeric structure due to the bridging coordination of chlorido ligands with Cd2+ ions having an octahedral CdN2Cl4 coordination geometry. The photophysical properties of the oxygen-containing LO ligand and its zinc(II) and cadmium(II) complexes were studied in solution and in the solid state and matched against the properties of its oxygen-free 4,5-diazafluorene congener L and its complexes of the same metal ions. Comprehensive experimental and theoretical studies revealed the impact of the oxygen atom in the ligand core on the luminescence of the ligands and the complexes. For the oxygen-free L ligand and L-based complexes, the structural differences between the S0 and S1 geometries are small, which leads to fluorescence with extraordinarily small Stokes shifts. The emission of these compounds is of locally excited character for L and of mixed locally excited + ligand-to-halide charge transfer character for the L-based complexes. The introduction of the oxygen atom in the ligand core results in a drastic red-shift of the emission band due to short-range charge transfer. The differences between the S0 and S1 geometries are much more pronounced for LO and LO-based compounds than those of their oxygen-free analogues, leading to an order of magnitude larger Stokes shifts. On going from solution to the solid state, LO and its complexes exhibit aggregation-induced emission (AIE) behaviour with photoluminescence quantum yields (PLQYs) reaching tens of percent.
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- Tatyana E Kokina
- Nikolaev Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 3, Acad. Lavrentiev Ave., Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia.
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- Nikolaev Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 3, Acad. Lavrentiev Ave., Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia.
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- N. N. Vorozhtsov Novosibirsk Institute of Organic Chemistry, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 9, Acad. Lavrentiev Ave., Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia.
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- Nikolaev Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 3, Acad. Lavrentiev Ave., Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia.
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- Voevodsky Institute of Chemical Kinetics and Combustion, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 3, Institutskaya str., Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia.
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- Voevodsky Institute of Chemical Kinetics and Combustion, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 3, Institutskaya str., Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia.
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- N. N. Vorozhtsov Novosibirsk Institute of Organic Chemistry, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 9, Acad. Lavrentiev Ave., Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia.
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- Nikolaev Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 3, Acad. Lavrentiev Ave., Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia.
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Zhang A, Pak G, Yu SY, Yang S, Kim J. Synthesis of (+)-Xylogiblactones B and C through a Kinetic Resolution of the Allenoate γ-Addition: Stereochemical Establishment. J Org Chem 2023; 88:2605-2611. [PMID: 36723434 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c02711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Concise syntheses of naturally occurring γ-butenolides (+)-xylogiblactones B and C have been achieved for the first time starting from commercial methyl crotonate in 5-8 steps. The synthetic course involves allenoate γ-addition to racemic aldehydes through a kinetic resolution to establish the required stereochemical framework as center and axial chirality and subsequent oxacyclization via gold catalysis to complete the (+)-xylogiblactone skeleton. Both key transformations proceed in a regio- and stereospecific manner. This outcome relies on finding an efficient synthetic method for racemic aldehydes as precursors for the kinetic resolution. Completion of the synthesis provides stereochemical clarification for (+)-xylogiblactones B and C.
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- Aimin Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Korea
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Biosynthesis of fusicoccane-type diterpenoids featuring a 5–8–5 tricyclic carbon skeleton. Tetrahedron Lett 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2022.154224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Platts K, Hota M, Blencowe C, Blencowe A. Exploring the versatility of pentafulvene–maleimide cycloaddition as a ligation strategy: buffer and pH effects. Org Biomol Chem 2022; 20:8538-8544. [DOI: 10.1039/d2ob01453j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Pentafulvene–maleimide cycloadditions proceed efficiently in a range of biological buffers of varying pH, highlighting the potential of this strategy as an efficient ligation strategy for the preparation of conjugates.
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- Kirsten Platts
- Applied Chemistry and Translational Biomaterials Group, Clinical and Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, 5000, Australia
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- Applied Chemistry and Translational Biomaterials Group, Clinical and Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, 5000, Australia
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- Fleet Bioprocessing, Hartley Whitney, Hampshire, RG27 8DH, UK
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- Applied Chemistry and Translational Biomaterials Group, Clinical and Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, 5000, Australia
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