Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106-9510, USA.
J Org Chem. 2012 Nov 16;77(22):10435-40. doi: 10.1021/jo301632d. Epub 2012 Nov 6.
Pinnatoxins belong to the cyclic imine (CI) group of marine toxins with a unique toxicological profile. The need for structural integrity of the aliphatic 7-membered cyclic imine for the potent bioactivity of pinnatoxins has been experimentally demonstrated. In this study, we probe interconversion of the natural cyclic imine and its open form, pinnatoxin A amino ketone (PnTX AK), under physiologically relevant aqueous conditions. Our studies demonstrate the high stability of PnTX A. The unusual stability of the imine ring in PnTX A has implications for its oral toxicity and detoxification. These studies, as well the access to PnTX amino ketone, were enabled by the total synthesis of (+)-pinnatoxin A completed previously in our laboratory.
扇贝毒素属于海洋毒素中环胺(CI)组,具有独特的毒理学特征。实验证明,为了保持扇贝毒素的强烈生物活性,需要脂肪族 7 元环胺的结构完整性。在这项研究中,我们在生理相关的水性条件下探测天然环胺及其开环形式,扇贝毒素 A 氨基酮(PnTX AK)之间的互变。我们的研究表明 PnTX A 具有很高的稳定性。PnTX A 中环胺的不寻常稳定性对其口服毒性和解毒有影响。这些研究以及 PnTX 氨基酮的获得,得益于我们实验室之前完成的 (+)-扇贝毒素 A 的全合成。