Synthesis of 5-epi-trehazolin (trehalostatin)

A comprehensive review of glycosylated bacterial natural products

A systematic analysis of all naturally-occurring glycosylated bacterial secondary metabolites reported in the scientific literature up through early 2013 is presented. This comprehensive analysis of 15 940 bacterial natural products revealed 3426 glycosides containing 344 distinct appended carbohydrates and highlights a range of unique opportunities for future biosynthetic study and glycodiversification efforts.

Potential trehalase inhibitors: syntheses of trehazolin and its analogues

Trehazolin is a natural pseudodisaccharide obtained from Micromonospora strain SANK 62390 and Amycolaptosis trehalostatica, and later on it was found to be widely distributed in microorganisms, insects, plants, and animals. It has received much attention because of its importance as an inhibitor of the enzyme trehalase. This article is focused on the synthesis of natural trehazolin and its analogues, with details of the synthetic methods. Sufficient information is given to permit the selection of a suitable synthetic route for trehazolin and/or its analogues. Various approaches are provided for the synthesis of natural trehazolin and its analogues in a way that enables the researcher to decide whether to use a certain procedure, modify it, or propose a new synthetic methodology.

Synthesis of aminocyclopentitols from chromium carbene complex derived aminocyclobutanones

Functionalized cyclopentenones were synthesized by the diazomethane ring expansion of cyclobutanones, produced by the photochemical reaction of vinyl oxazolidinones with chromium carbene complexes.

A Highly Efficient Pinacol Coupling Approach to Trehazolamine Starting from D-Glucose

A short and very efficient synthesis of trehazolamine (3), the aglycon of the potent trehalase inhibitor trehazolin (2), has been achieved starting from D-glucose. The key transformation in this approach is a high-yielding two-step, one-pot sequence consisting of a Swern oxidation of a 1,5-diol followed by a reductive carbocyclization of the resultant 1,5-dicarbonyl compound promoted by samarium diiodide. The overall yield of 3 is 39% over nine steps from 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-benzyl-D-glucose (5). An even shorter synthesis of 30, a diastereoisomeric analogue of 3, is also described starting from 5. The key transformation in this second route is a highly stereoselective ketone oxime ether reductive carbocyclization promoted also by samarium diiodide. The overall yield of 30 is 57% over four steps from 5.