Synthesis of the (3R, 9S, 10S)-Diastereoisomer of Panaxytriol,a Potent Antitumor Polyacetylene from Panax ginseng

In1983,panaxytriolIwasfirstisolated"'asadiacetylenicconstituentfromPanalginseng.Sincethen,thebiologicalactivityof1hasbeenextensiviyinvestigatedandrecentlyithasbeenreceivedattentionasapotentialnewtypeofantitumoragent"'.TheabsoluteconfigurationsofIwere...

Attempt to Resolute Chiral Clusters by Optically Active Hydrazide

A new kind of hydrazone (I) diastereoisomers was prepared with enantiomeric hydazide (II) and chiral cluster (III), which was characterized by HMBC. Unfortunately, the mixture could not be separated into pure diastereoisomer. This could be a direction to separate the racemic chiral clusters.

The Development of S-Equol Diastereoisomer Specific ELISA

Equol is a metabolite of soybean isoflavone, daidzein, and many health benefits are expected. Endogenous equol in urine is S-equol and mostly exists as glucuronate or sulfate conjugate. In this study we preliminary established the simple enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) without deconjugation, then developed the S-equol specific ELISA involves deconjugation showing high stereospecificity to S-equol without using stereospecific antibody. For the simple ELISA, we used a polyclonal antibody that targets the regions not influenced by inhibition by conjugation of glucuronate and sulfate and achieved the correlation coefficient;r = 0.975, but the value was 30 % lower than high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Developing upon this we invented the specific ELISA established from S-equol homogeneous combination for the standard and enzyme-labeled antigen to enhance stereospecificity. The correlation with HPLC was favorable: r = 0.986, y = 0.996x – 6. Compared to the previous method using (R,S)-equol combination, cross-reactivity with R-equol was reduced from 65 to 13 %, and that with daidzein from 0.31% to 0.08%, markedly increased in the specificity. This study is expected to be applied for both simple clinical researches, and stereospecific immunoassays in which specific antibody preparation is difficult.

Temporal–spatial distribution and diastereoisomer pattern of hexabromocyclododecane in the vicinity of a chemical plant

Hexabromocyclododecane(HBCD) is an effective brominated flame-retardant additive, which is mainly produced in the coastal area of China. This study collected soil samples from a HBCD production plant and its surrounding area in Weifang, Shandong Province, China, and analyzed the temporal–spatial distribution of HBCD and its diastereoisomers in soil. The analysis results showed that the concentration of HBCD in soil near the plant was much higher than normal values, with an annual average concentration reaching 5405 ng/g. Soils 1,2 and 4 km away from the plant were also analyzed, showing that the concentration of HBCD in soil decreased accordingly with the distance from the pollution sources. In order to investigate the effect of the season on HBCD content, the soil samples were collected in all four seasons of the year 2017–2018. According to variations in the wind direction, the concentration of HBCD in soil was also changed. The distribution trend showed that the concentration of HBCD in soil in the downwind direction of the prevailing wind was higher than that in the upwind direction. In addition, this work analyzed the distribution of HBCD in vertical soil sections. It was found that the concentration of HBCD decreased with depth in the soil vertical profile. Finally, the various diastereoisomer patterns in the soil compartments were examined, finding that α-HBCD and γ-HBCD were the predominant diastereoisomers in the soil of the study area.

Lithocarpinols A and B,a pair of diastereomeric antineoplastic tenellone derivatives from the deep-sea derived fungus Phomopsis lithocarpus FS508

Lithocarpinols A(1) and B(2), a pair of tenellone diastereoisomers with novel fused skeleton were isolated from the deep-sea derived fungus Phomopsis lithocarpus FS508. Their structures were elucidated by comprehensive spectroscopic analyses, X-ray diffraction and quantum molecular calculation. Their plausible biogenetic pathway featured an intriguing carbonyl-ene cyclization. Lithocarpinol A exhibited moderate inhibitory effect against HepG-2 and A549 tumor cell lines with IC_(50) values of 9.4 μmol/L and10.9 μmol/L,respectively.

The role of central ion in chiral recognition by taking phenylalanine as an example

Chiral recognition of phenylalanine(Phe) was achieved in the gas phase by electrospray ionization Q-TOF tandem mass spectrometry.In this method,two central ions,i.e.proton and divalent copper,were used and chiral crown ether,(+)-2,3,11,12-tetracarboxylic acid-18-crown-6(18-C-6-TCA),was used as a chiral host.Dimeric complexes were readily formed by electrospray ionization of a methanol/water(50/50,V/V) solution containing central ions,Phe and 18-C-6-TCA.The dimeric complex included proton-bound(18-C-6-TCA)(Phe)H+ and copper-bound deprotonated [Cu2+(18-C-6-TCA)(Phe)-H]+ ions were mass selected and then collided with Ar in the CID experiments.The chiral recognition capability of these complexes was evaluated using the relative abundance of daughter ion to parent ion.A higher degree of chiral recognition ability was observed with Cu2+ compared to that of H+.Different central ions exhibited distinctive dissociation pathways and unique chiral recognition characteristics.The chiral recognition mechanism was also discussed in detail with the help of the structure of copper-bound complex predicted by theoretical calculation.