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A 16-step synthesis of the isoryanodane diterpene (+)-perseanol.

ABSTRACT: (+)-Perseanol is an isoryanodane diterpene that is isolated from the tropical shrub Persea indica1 and has potent antifeedant and insecticidal properties. It is structurally related to (+)-ryanodine, which is a high-affinity ligand for and modulator of ryanodine receptors-ligand-gated ion channels that are critical for intracellular Ca2+ signalling in most multicellular organisms2. Ryanodine itself modulates ryanodine-receptor-dependent Ca2+ release in many organisms, including mammals; however, preliminary data indicate that ryanodane and isoryanodane congeners that lack the pyrrole-2-carboxylate ester-such as perseanol-may have selective activity in insects3. Here we report a chemical synthesis of (+)-perseanol, which proceeds in 16 steps from commercially available (R)-pulegone. The synthesis involves a two-step annulation process that rapidly assembles the tetracyclic core from readily accessible cyclopentyl building blocks. This work demonstrates how convergent fragment coupling, when combined with strategic oxidation tactics, can enable the concise synthesis of complex and highly oxidized diterpene natural products.

SUBMITTER: Han A

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7123484 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A 16-step synthesis of the isoryanodane diterpene (+)-perseanol.

Han Arthur A Tao Yujia Y Reisman Sarah E SE

Nature 20190925 7775

(+)-Perseanol is an isoryanodane diterpene that is isolated from the tropical shrub Persea indica1 and has potent antifeedant and insecticidal properties. It is structurally related to (+)-ryanodine, which is a high-affinity ligand for and modulator of ryanodine receptors-ligand-gated ion channels that are critical for intracellular Ca2+ signalling in most multicellular organisms2. Ryanodine itself modulates ryanodine-receptor-dependent Ca2+ release in ...[more]

PMID: 31554978

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A 16-step synthesis of the isoryanodane diterpene (+)-perseanol.

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A 16-step synthesis of the isoryanodane diterpene (+)-perseanol.

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