Industrialization possibilities of purified pig sperm hyaluronidase.

The goals of the present study were to develop a simple method for obtain highly purified pig sperm hyaluronidase (pHyase) and to assess its activity, function, and safety. In mammals, sperm-specific glycophosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored Hyase assists sperm penetration through the cumulus mass surrounding the egg and aids in the dispersal of the cumulus-oocyte complex. Recently, Purified bovine sperm hyaluronidase (bHyase) has been shown to enhance therapeutic drug transport by breaking down the hyaluronan barrier to the lymphatic and capillary vessels, thereby facilitating tissue absorption.

Recent advances in the total synthesis of polyhydroxylated alkaloids chiral oxazines.

This review summarizes recently established methodologies developed for the enantioselective and diastereoselective synthesis of chiral 1,3-oxazines. These compounds are of interest as advanced synthetic intermediates in the total synthesis of structurally complex and biologically active polyhydroxylated alkaloids such as (+)-1-deoxynojirimycin, (-)-anisomycin, (+)-castanospermine, (+)-casuarine, (-)-conduramine F-1, (-)-sphingofungin B, Neu5Ac methyl ester, and other natural products. The devised synthetic approach aims to offer a direct, efficient, and adaptable method for obtaining both pure enantiomers and pure diastereomers.

Total Synthesis of (-)-Voacinol and (-)-Voacandimine C.

We describe the first total synthesis of complex aspidosperma alkaloids (-)-voacinol and (-)-voacandimine C via a late-stage C7-methylenation strategy inspired by a biogenetic hypothesis. We envisioned rapid access to these natural alkaloids from a common, symmetrical precursor assembled by methylenation of a D-ring-oxidized variant of the structurally related natural product (-)-deoxoapodine. Chemoselective N9-oxidation of a pentacyclic deoxoapodine precursor enabled the synthesis of the corresponding hexacyclic C8-aminonitrile.

Total Synthesis of (-)-Kopsifoline A and (+)-Kopsifoline E.

We report the first total synthesis of (-)-kopsifoline A and (+)-kopsifoline E. Our synthetic strategy features a biogenetically inspired regioselective C17-functionalization of a versatile intermediate containing the pentacyclic core of aspidosperma alkaloids. The vinylogous urethane substructure of this intermediate affords (-)-kopsifoline D via C3-C21 bond formation under the Mitsunobu reaction conditions, while it enables selective C17-functionalization en route to (-)-kopsifoline A and (+)-kopsifoline E.

Stereoselective Total Syntheses of (+)-Castanospermine and Neu5Ac Methyl Ester.

Concise and stereocontrolled total syntheses of (+)-castanospermine and N-acetylneuraminic acid methyl ester were achieved from diastereomerically enriched anti, syn, syn-1,3-oxazine and anti, syn, anti-1,3-oxazine, respectively. The key step in this strategy was the stereoselective BF·OEt-mediated allylation.

Stereoselective Chirality Extension of syn,anti- and syn,syn-Oxazine and Stereochemical Analysis of Chiral 1,3-Oxazines: Stereoselective Total Syntheses of (+)-1-Deoxygalactonojirimycin and (-)-1-Deoxygulonojirimycin.

This paper describes the stereoselective total syntheses of (+)-1-deoxygalactonojirimycin and (-)-1-deoxygulonojirimycin via new chiral building blocks syn,anti,syn-oxazine 11a and syn,syn,anti-oxazine 13a. These were accomplished in four steps in 44.1 and 33.