Synthesis and biological activities of the 3,5-disubstituted indolizidine poison frog alkaloid 239Q and its congeners

Xu Wang, Hiroshi Tsuneki*, Noriko Urata, Yasuhiro Tezuka, Tsutomu Wada, Toshiyasu Sasaoka, Hideki Sakai, Ralph A. Saporito, Naoki Toyooka

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Abstract

The first total synthesis of the 3,5-disubstituted indolizidine toad alkaloid 239Q from the known pyrrolidine 1 has been achieved, in seven steps with a 35 % overall yield. The relative stereochemistry of natural 239Q was determined unambiguously by comparison of GC-FTIR spectra of synthetic material with the skin extracts of the toad Melanophryniscus cupreuscapularis. The C7 congeners at the 5-position (12 and 13) showed strong antagonist activities on the α4β2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7082-7092
Number of pages11
JournalEuropean Journal of Organic Chemistry
Issue number36
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012/12

Keywords

  • Alkaloids
  • Medicinal chemistry
  • Melanophryniscus cupreuscapularis
  • Melanophryniscus klappenbachi
  • Natural products
  • Total synthesis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry

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