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Eremophilane sesquiterpenes from capsidiol

  • Yuxin Zhao
  • , David J. Schenk
  • , Shunji Takahashi
  • , Joe Chappell
  • , Robert M. Coates

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Abstract

A series of eremophilane sesquiterpene alcohols and hydrocarbons was prepared from the phytoalexin capsidiol (1) for mechanistic studies with epiaristolochene synthase and epiaristolochene dihydroxylase. Among them, 3-deoxycapsidiol (10) was obtained through selective derivatization and reductive cleavage of the equatorial 3α hydroxyl group. Two novel isomers of aristolochene and eremophilene were accessed from the 1- and 3-deoxycapsidiol isomers. 4-Epieremophilene (17) was obtained by conjugate reduction of epiaristolochen-1-one tosylhydrazone with catecholborane followed by sulfinate elimination and diimide rearrangement. Epimerization of epiaristolochen-3-one (27a) at the C4 methyl followed by reductions led to the previously unknown aristolochene isomer, eremophila-9(10),11(12)-diene (30). Optical rotations and characteristic 1H NMR data for the related eremophilenols and dienes are collected in Tables 1 and 2. Finally, bioassays were used to assess the antifungal potencies of capsidiol and its synthetic derivatives. The minimum inhibitory concentration for capsidiol (3-10 ng) was at least 1 order of magnitude lower than that of any of the derivatives and considerably lower than those previously reported for ketoconazole, nystatin, and propiconazole.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7428-7435
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Organic Chemistry
Volume69
Issue number22
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 29 2004

Funding

FundersFunder number
National Institute of General Medical Sciences DP2GM119177 Sophie Dumont National Institute of General Medical SciencesR01GM054029
National Institute of General Medical Sciences DP2GM119177 Sophie Dumont National Institute of General Medical Sciences

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Organic Chemistry

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