Thiamine （vitamin B1） is an essential compound for organisms. It contains a pyrimidine ring structure and a thiazole ring structure. These two moieties of thiamine are synthesized independently and then coupled toge...Thiamine （vitamin B1） is an essential compound for organisms. It contains a pyrimidine ring structure and a thiazole ring structure. These two moieties of thiamine are synthesized independently and then coupled together. Here we report the molecular characterization of AtTHIC, which is involved in thiamine biosynthesis in Arabidopsis. AtTHIC is similar to Escherichia coli ThiC, which is involved in pyrimidine biosynthesis in prokaryotes. Heterologous expression of AtTHIC could functionally complement the thiC knock-out mutant of E. coll. Downregulation of AtTHIC expression by T-DNA insertion at its promoter region resulted in a drastic reduction of thiamine content in plants and the knock-down mutant thicl showed albino （white leaves） and lethal phenotypes under the normal culture conditions. The thicl mutant could be rescued by supplementation of thiamine and its defect functions could be complemented by expression ofAtTHIC cDNA. Transient expression analysis revealed that the AtTHIC protein targets plastids and chloroplasts. AtTHIC was strongly expressed in leaves, flowers and siliques and the transcription of AtTHIC was downregulated by extrinsic thiamine. In conclusion, AtTHIC is a gene involved in pyrimidine synthesis in the thiamine biosynthesis pathway of Arabidopsis, and our results provide some new clues for elucidating the pathway of thiamine biosynthesis in plants.展开更多
Recombinant Escherichia coli pUDP,which overexpressed uridine phosphorylase（UPase）,was constructed.0.5 mmol·L 1lactose had a similar induction effect as the commonly used inducer IPTG during 2.5-5.5 h of cell g...Recombinant Escherichia coli pUDP,which overexpressed uridine phosphorylase（UPase）,was constructed.0.5 mmol·L 1lactose had a similar induction effect as the commonly used inducer IPTG during 2.5-5.5 h of cell growth.The lactose-induced UPase was stable at 50°C.Wet cells of pUDP was used as catalyst to biosynthesize 5-fluorouridine from 30 mmol·L 1uridine and 5-fluorouracil in phosphate buffer（pH 7.0）catalyzed at 50°C for 1.5 h and the yield of 5-fluorouridine was higher than 68%.Under the optimum reaction conditions for production of 5-fluorouridine,5-methyluridine and azauridine were synthesized from uridine by pUDP,the yield was 61.7%and 47.2%respectively.Deoxynucleosides were also synthesized by pUDP,but the yield was only about 20%.展开更多
Hydrazinolysis ofethylthiopyrimidine derivative 2 gave 2-hydrazinopyrimidine 3 which used as a convenient precursor for the synthesis of pyrazolylpyrimidines, hydrazones and pyrimidotriazines. Also, treatment of 2 wit...Hydrazinolysis ofethylthiopyrimidine derivative 2 gave 2-hydrazinopyrimidine 3 which used as a convenient precursor for the synthesis of pyrazolylpyrimidines, hydrazones and pyrimidotriazines. Also, treatment of 2 with ethyl chloroacetate yielded N^-carbethoxymethyl-2-ethylthio-pyrimidine 15, which on reaction with ethyl carbazate and hydrazine hydrate afforded pyrimidotriazine and imidazopyrimidine, respectively. Chlorination of 2 using phosphorous oxycbloride yielded 4-chloropyrimidine 18, which reacted with some heterocyclic compounds having vicinal amino cyano groups to give some new polynuclear heterocyclic system. Also, the effect of some active methylene compounds on 18 was also studied. Some of the newly synthesized compounds were tested as mollucicidal agents against Biomphlaria alexandrina snails that caused intestinal bilharzias, the national problem in Egypt.展开更多
A new series of 4,5-dihydro-lH-thiochromeno[4,3-d]pyrimidine derivatives have been designed and synthesized. The anti- tumor activities of the target compounds have been evaluated in vitro against two human cancer cel...A new series of 4,5-dihydro-lH-thiochromeno[4,3-d]pyrimidine derivatives have been designed and synthesized. The anti- tumor activities of the target compounds have been evaluated in vitro against two human cancer cell lines including A549 （human alveolar adenocarcinoma cell） and H460 （human lung cancer） by MTT assay. Most of the target compounds exhibited significant antitumor activities against A549 and H460 cancer cell lines. The most potent compound 4-（benzo[d][1,3]dioxol- 5-yl）-8,9-difluoro-2-（4-methylpiperazin-l-yl）-4,5-dihydro-1H-thiochromeno[4,3-d]pyrimidine （CH05） （IC50 = 0.44 μM, 3.07 μM） was 2.0 and 8.4 times more active than gefitinib （IC50= 0.89 μM, 16.81 μM） against A549 and H460 cell lines, respectively.展开更多
We designed a series of 2-methylpyrimidine derivatives as new BCR-ABL inhibitors using scaffold-hopping strategy.These synthetic compounds exhibited significant inhibition against a broad spectrum of Bcr-Abl mutants i...We designed a series of 2-methylpyrimidine derivatives as new BCR-ABL inhibitors using scaffold-hopping strategy.These synthetic compounds exhibited significant inhibition against a broad spectrum of Bcr-Abl mutants including the gatekeeper T315I mutant.Compound 7u showed very potent kinase inhibitory activities against Bcr-Abl WT,Bcr-Abl E255K,Bcr-Abl Q252H,Bcr-Abl G250E and Bcr-Abl T315I,with IC50 values of 0.13 nM,0.17 nM,0.24 nM,0.19 nM and 0.65μM,respectively.This compound also displayed anti-proliferation activity against K562 cell line with an IC50 value of 1.1 nM,thus representing a new lead for further optimization.展开更多
基金Acknowledgments This work was supported Science Foundation of China by the National Natural （grant numbers 30530460 and 30521001）, the Ministry of Science and Technology of China （grant numbers 2005cb20904 and 2006AA10A105） and the Chinese Academy of Sciences （grant number KSCX2-YW-N-001）.
文摘Thiamine （vitamin B1） is an essential compound for organisms. It contains a pyrimidine ring structure and a thiazole ring structure. These two moieties of thiamine are synthesized independently and then coupled together. Here we report the molecular characterization of AtTHIC, which is involved in thiamine biosynthesis in Arabidopsis. AtTHIC is similar to Escherichia coli ThiC, which is involved in pyrimidine biosynthesis in prokaryotes. Heterologous expression of AtTHIC could functionally complement the thiC knock-out mutant of E. coll. Downregulation of AtTHIC expression by T-DNA insertion at its promoter region resulted in a drastic reduction of thiamine content in plants and the knock-down mutant thicl showed albino （white leaves） and lethal phenotypes under the normal culture conditions. The thicl mutant could be rescued by supplementation of thiamine and its defect functions could be complemented by expression ofAtTHIC cDNA. Transient expression analysis revealed that the AtTHIC protein targets plastids and chloroplasts. AtTHIC was strongly expressed in leaves, flowers and siliques and the transcription of AtTHIC was downregulated by extrinsic thiamine. In conclusion, AtTHIC is a gene involved in pyrimidine synthesis in the thiamine biosynthesis pathway of Arabidopsis, and our results provide some new clues for elucidating the pathway of thiamine biosynthesis in plants.
基金Supported by"Production,Education&Research"item of Shanghai Baoshan(08-H-4)
文摘Recombinant Escherichia coli pUDP,which overexpressed uridine phosphorylase（UPase）,was constructed.0.5 mmol·L 1lactose had a similar induction effect as the commonly used inducer IPTG during 2.5-5.5 h of cell growth.The lactose-induced UPase was stable at 50°C.Wet cells of pUDP was used as catalyst to biosynthesize 5-fluorouridine from 30 mmol·L 1uridine and 5-fluorouracil in phosphate buffer（pH 7.0）catalyzed at 50°C for 1.5 h and the yield of 5-fluorouridine was higher than 68%.Under the optimum reaction conditions for production of 5-fluorouridine,5-methyluridine and azauridine were synthesized from uridine by pUDP,the yield was 61.7%and 47.2%respectively.Deoxynucleosides were also synthesized by pUDP,but the yield was only about 20%.
文摘Hydrazinolysis ofethylthiopyrimidine derivative 2 gave 2-hydrazinopyrimidine 3 which used as a convenient precursor for the synthesis of pyrazolylpyrimidines, hydrazones and pyrimidotriazines. Also, treatment of 2 with ethyl chloroacetate yielded N^-carbethoxymethyl-2-ethylthio-pyrimidine 15, which on reaction with ethyl carbazate and hydrazine hydrate afforded pyrimidotriazine and imidazopyrimidine, respectively. Chlorination of 2 using phosphorous oxycbloride yielded 4-chloropyrimidine 18, which reacted with some heterocyclic compounds having vicinal amino cyano groups to give some new polynuclear heterocyclic system. Also, the effect of some active methylene compounds on 18 was also studied. Some of the newly synthesized compounds were tested as mollucicidal agents against Biomphlaria alexandrina snails that caused intestinal bilharzias, the national problem in Egypt.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (20474053)
文摘A new series of 4,5-dihydro-lH-thiochromeno[4,3-d]pyrimidine derivatives have been designed and synthesized. The anti- tumor activities of the target compounds have been evaluated in vitro against two human cancer cell lines including A549 （human alveolar adenocarcinoma cell） and H460 （human lung cancer） by MTT assay. Most of the target compounds exhibited significant antitumor activities against A549 and H460 cancer cell lines. The most potent compound 4-（benzo[d][1,3]dioxol- 5-yl）-8,9-difluoro-2-（4-methylpiperazin-l-yl）-4,5-dihydro-1H-thiochromeno[4,3-d]pyrimidine （CH05） （IC50 = 0.44 μM, 3.07 μM） was 2.0 and 8.4 times more active than gefitinib （IC50= 0.89 μM, 16.81 μM） against A549 and H460 cell lines, respectively.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21172220)the National Basic Research Program of China(2009CB940900)
文摘We designed a series of 2-methylpyrimidine derivatives as new BCR-ABL inhibitors using scaffold-hopping strategy.These synthetic compounds exhibited significant inhibition against a broad spectrum of Bcr-Abl mutants including the gatekeeper T315I mutant.Compound 7u showed very potent kinase inhibitory activities against Bcr-Abl WT,Bcr-Abl E255K,Bcr-Abl Q252H,Bcr-Abl G250E and Bcr-Abl T315I,with IC50 values of 0.13 nM,0.17 nM,0.24 nM,0.19 nM and 0.65μM,respectively.This compound also displayed anti-proliferation activity against K562 cell line with an IC50 value of 1.1 nM,thus representing a new lead for further optimization.
