Total syntheses of thiocoraline and BE-22179 and assessment of their DNA binding and biological properties.

J Am Chem Soc

Contribution from the Department of Chemistry and The Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, USA.

Published: January 2001

Full details of the total syntheses of thiocoraline (1) and BE-22179 (2), C(2) symmetric bicyclic octadepsipeptides possessing two pendant 3-hydroxyquinoline chromophores, are described in which their relative and absolute stereochemistry were established. Key elements of the approach include the late-stage introduction of the chromophore, symmetrical tetrapeptide coupling, macrocyclization of the 26-membered octadepsipeptide conducted at the single secondary amide site following disulfide formation, and a convergent assemblage of the tetradepsipeptide with introduction of the labile thiol ester linkage in the final coupling reaction under near racemization free conditions. By virtue of the late-stage introduction of the chromophore and despite the challenges this imposes on the synthesis, this approach provides ready access to a range of key chromophore analogues. Thiocoraline and BE-22179 were shown to bind to DNA by high-affinity bisintercalation analogous to echinomycin, but with little or no perceptible sequence selectivity. Both 1 and 2 were found to exhibit exceptional cytotoxic activity (IC(50) = 200 and 400 pM, respectively, L1210 cell line) comparable to echinomycin and one analogue, which bears the luzopeptin chromophore, was also found to be a potent cytotoxic agent.

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