Total Syntheses of Casuarine and Its 6-O-alpha-Glucoside: Complementary Inhibition towards Glycoside Hydrolases of the GH31 and GH37 Families

Francesca Cardona, Camilla Parmeggiani, Enrico Faggi, Claudia Bonaccini, Paola Gratteri, Lyann Sim, Tracey M. Gloster, Shirley Roberts, Gideon J. Davies, David R. Rose, Andrea Goti

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Abstract

Total synthesis of naturally occurring casuarine (1) and the first total synthesis of casuarine 6-O-alpha-glucoside (2) were achieved through complete stereoselective nitrone cycloaddition, Tamao-Fleming oxidation and selective alpha-glucosylation as key steps. Biological assays of the two compounds proved their strong and selective inhibitory properties towards glucoamylase NtMGAM and trehalase Tre37A, respectively, which place them among the most powerful inhibitors of these enzymes. The structural determination of the complexes of NtMGAM with 1 and of Tre37A with 2 revealed interesting similarities in the catalytic sites of these two enzymes which belong to different families and clans.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1627-1636
Number of pages10
JournalChemistry - A European Journal
Volume15
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2 Feb 2009

Keywords

  • enzyme structures
  • maltase glucoamylase
  • natural products
  • total synthesis
  • trehalase
  • INTESTINAL MALTASE-GLUCOAMYLASE
  • HYDROXY GROUP
  • POLYHYDROXYLATED PYRROLIZIDINES
  • STEREOSELECTIVE-SYNTHESIS
  • PHENYLDIMETHYLSILYL GROUP
  • SILAFUNCTIONAL COMPOUNDS
  • ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESES
  • ENZYMATIC-SYNTHESIS
  • SUCRASE-ISOMALTASE
  • ORGANIC-SYNTHESIS

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