The first asymmetric total synthesis of ophiorrhisine A (1), a new cyclic tetrapeptide isolated from Ophiorrhiza nutans, was accomplished via an intramolecular aromatic nucleophilic substitution reaction (IMSAr) of a linear tripeptide to construct a 14-membered paracyclophane ring, resulting in confirmation of its structure and absolute configuration. The structure-activity relationship study of 1 and its derivatives demonstrated that some derivatives possessed cytotoxicity toward human cancer cell lines A549, HT29, and HCT116.
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Org Biomol Chem
January 2025
Organic Chemistry Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Dr Homi Bhabha Road, Pune-411008, India.
We report the stereoselective total synthesis of kavaratamide A, a linear lipodepsipeptide from the cyanobacterium (collected in Kavaratti, India), and its unnatural C25-epimer. The convergent approach employs Keck asymmetric allylation to construct the chiral β-hydroxy carboxylic acid fragment [(3)-HDA; 3-hydroxydecanoic acid], while the peptide unit was assembled from L-Val, -Me-L-Ala, ()-Hiva, and ()-Pr--Me-pyr using well-orchestrated coupling methods to prevent racemization. Modifications to the Keck allylation conditions enabled the synthesis of the C25-epimer with good yield.
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Department of Hematology and Immunohematology, School of Biomedical and Laboratory Science, College of Medicine and Health Science, University of Gondar, P. O. Box 196, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Objectives: External quality assessment (EQA) helps evaluate and improve the quality of laboratory testing by providing unbiased reviews. The study aimed to synthesize pooled EQA performance of clinical laboratories across the African region.
Methods: The review was registered in PROSPERO (CRD42024562987) and reported based on the 2020 Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses checklist.
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Department of Ophthalmology, Pallas Kliniken, Olten/Bern/Zürich/Dübendorf, Switzerland.
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Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA.
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Kunming Institute of Botany Chinese Academy of Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Lanhei Road 132, Heilongtan, 650201, Kunming, CHINA.
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