Keto Derivatives Research Articles

Pharmacology of bile acids and their derivatives: Absorption promoters and therapeutic agents

The role of bile acids in pharmacotherapy is reviewed in this article. The therapeutic use of bile has been recognized since ancient times. Previously bile acids were the standard treatment for gallstones where chenodeoxycholic acid and ursodeoxycholic acid were effective in promoting the dissolution of cholesterol gallstones. Today their therapeutic role looks set to expand enormously. Bile acids as absorption promoters have the potential to aid intestinal, buccal, transdermal, ocular, nasal, rectal and pulmonary absorption of various drugs at concentrations that are non-toxic. Keto derivatives of cholic acid, such as 3a,7a,dihydroxy-12-keto-5alpha-cholic acid (sodium salt and methyl ester) are potential modifiers of blood-brain barrier transport and have been shown to promote quinine uptake, enhance the analgesic effect of morphine and prolong the sleeping time induced by pentobarbital. They have also been shown to be hypoglycaemic. Bile acids as therapeutic agents have the potential to produce beneficial effects in sexually transmitted diseases, primary biliary cirrhosis, primary sclerosing cholangitis, gallstones, digestive tract diseases, cystic fibrosis, cancer and diabetes.

Phytosterol oxidation in oil-in-water emulsions and bulk oil

Dietary plants sterols (phytosterols) have been shown to lower plasma cholesterol level in humans. Since phytosterols may protect against coronary heart diseases, they are being incorporated into functional foods. However, phytosterols are susceptible to oxidative degradation. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the formation of phytosterols oxidation products (POPs) in oil-in-water emulsions and bulk corn oil. The extent of lipid oxidation was monitored by measuring the lipid hydroperoxides and hexanal, whereas 7-keto derivatives of phytosterols were determined by gas chromatography to follow sterol oxidation. A higher POPs level and formation rate was found in the oil-in-water (o/w) emulsion than in the bulk oil. Interfacial tension measurements showed that phytosterols had a high degree of surface activity, which would allow them to migrate to the oil–water interface of the emulsion droplets where oxidative stress is high.

Oxidation of ethyl benzene and diphenyl methane over ordered mesoporous M-MCM-41 (M = Ti, V, Cr): Synthesis, characterization and structure–activity correlations

Transition metals (M = Ti, V, Cr) were incorporated into the MCM-41 framework by surfactant-assisted direct hydrothermal (DHT) methods and were characterized in detail by XRD, N 2 adsorption–desorption, TG–DTG/DTA, SEM/TEM, DR UV–Vis, XPS and EPR. The structural regularity as well as the textural properties of the M-MCM-41 materials was confirmed by XRD, TEM and adsorption–desorption techniques. Nature of metal species and the percentage of framework as well as extra framework metal sites in the MCM-41 matrix are discussed in detail by various spectroscopic techniques. The catalytic activity as well as the selectivity of the M-MCM-41 catalysts were explored in the one-step liquid-phase oxidation reaction of ethyl benzene and diphenyl methane. Reaction data showed that the oxidation activity is more when H 2O 2 was used an oxidant, acetonitrile as solvent and V-MCM-41 as catalyst. However, the selectivity towards the desired keto derivatives (ethyl benzene to acetophenone and diphenyl methane to benzophenone) follows the order, Ti-MCM-41 > V-MCM-41 > Cr-MCM-41.

The biotechnological potential of the al-2 gene from Neurospra crassa for the production of monocyclic keto hydroxy carotenoids

The al-2 cDNA from Neurospora crassa was cloned, expressed and functionally characterized. The enzyme comprised the two catalytic activities of a phytoene synthase and a lycopene cyclase. In contrast to most other lycopene cyclases, single cyclizations were preferentially catalyzed. This N. crassa enzyme is the first CrtYB-type monocyclic-acting lycopene cyclase. Therefore, this cDNA has been evaluated for the heterologous synthesis of monocyclic hydroxy-keto carotenoids by combination with other carotenogenic genes in Escherichia coli. Depending on the degree of desaturation, 4-keto derivatives of γ-carotene and torulene with additional 2-hydroxy, 3-hydroxy and/or 1′-HO groups were generated and the following asymmetrical carotenoids identified and quantitated: 3-HO-4-keto-γ-carotene, 2-HO-4-keto-γ-carotene, 4-keto-1′-HO-γ-carotene, 3,1′-(HO) 2-4-keto-γ-carotene, 3-HO-4-keto-torulene and 2-HO-4-keto-torulene. Among them all the monocyclic γ-carotene derivatives with 9 conjugated double bonds were not found naturally before. Furthermore, 2-HO-4-keto-torulene with 10 conjugated double bonds is another novel carotenoid.

Preliminary Study on Health-Related Lipid Components of Bakery Products

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the presence of health-related lipid components, in particular trans fatty acids and sterol oxidation products, in four bakery products. Both types of components are known for their adverse biological effects, especially the increase of atherogenic risk, and therefore it is advisable to monitor their presence in food products. Trans fatty acids were determined by silver-ion thin-layer chromatography–gas chromatography, whereas sterol oxidation was assessed by gas chromatography and gas chromatography–mass spectrometry determination of 7-keto derivatives (tracers of sterol oxidation). The amount of trans fatty acids (0.02 to 3.13 g/100 g of product), sterols (34.9 to 128.3 mg/100 g of product), and 7-keto derivatives of sterols (1.88 to 3.14 mg/kg of product) varied considerably among samples. The supply of phytosterols (22.5 to 64.0 mg/100 g of product) was not significant, and the extent of oxidation of most phytosterols to its corresponding 7-keto derivative was low (0.29 to 0.84%), except for that of brassicasterol (2.01 to 3.11%). The quality of ingredients and raw materials seems to have greatly influenced the fatty acid profile, stability, safety, and quality of the final product; these ingredients should be chosen with extreme care to decrease their potential negative health effects and to increase safety of these products.

Modulation of Pgp Function by Boswellic Acids

Boswellic acids, the main active ingredients of Boswellia serrata, are gaining more and more importance in the treatment of peritumoural oedema and chronic inflammatory diseases. They may be even considered as alternative drugs to corticosteroids in reducing cerebral peritumoural oedema. An important focus for drugs acting in the central nervous system is achieving a high extent of brain penetration. Today there is increasing evidence for the importance of transporters, especially P-glycoprotein (Pgp), for drug disposition and resulting clinical response. Pharmacokinetic studies revealed that the concentrations of the potent keto derivatives, the 11-keto-beta-boswellic acid (KBA) and the acetyl-11-keto-beta-boswellic acid (AKBA), in proportion to boswellic acids lacking a keto group, like the beta-boswellic acid, are much lower in plasma than in the orally administered extract. Moreover the brain/plasma ratio for KBA and AKBA determined in preliminary experiments on rats was only about 0.51 and 0.81, respectively, in spite of their lipophilicity. Until now little is known about the cerebral pharmacokinetics of boswellic acids and how it may be influenced. Since many drugs are known to interact with Pgp at the level of the intestine and the blood-brain barrier the modulatory potencies of the Boswellia serrata extract of H15(R) and the major boswellic acids on the transport activity of Pgp have been determined in two in vitro assays. A human lymphocytic leukaemia cell line (VLB cells) expressing Pgp was chosen as model for human Pgp, and porcine brain capillary endothelial cells (PBCEC cells) were taken as model for the blood-brain barrier using calcein acetoxymethyl ester (calcein-AM) as Pgp substrate. It was found that the Boswellia extract, as well as the keto-boswellic acids inhibit the transport activity of Pgp in the micromolecular range in both cell types. No modulation was observed using those boswellic acids which have no keto group in their structure. The inhibition of Pgp at the blood-brain barrier by Boswellia extract is probably not relevant for the brain availability of other Pgp substrates, because of the low plasma levels determined for KBA and AKBA. However the presented data could not exclude the possibility of drug interactions caused by modulation of Pgp by extracts of Boswellia serrata on the gastrointestinal level.

Side‐Chain Modified Analogues of Histaprodifen: Asymmetric Synthesis and Histamine H1‐Receptor Activity.

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Two-way enantioselective control in the epoxidation of alkenes with the keto bile acid–Oxone® system

A number of 3-keto bile acid derivatives has been prepared and evaluated in the asymmetric epoxidation of unfunctionalized olefins with Oxone. The control of the enantioselectivity with the production of both enantiomers is strictly regulated by the bile acid inductor, as a function of substitution at carbons C(7) or C(12). Up to 98% ee has been achieved. The stereochemical outcome of the reaction may be rationalized in terms of spiro transition state model.

Synthesis of octa- and dodecamers of d-ribitol-1-phosphate and their protein conjugates

The bacterial cell-wall-associated teichoic acids contain predominantly d-ribitol residues interconnected by phosphodiester linkages. Because of their location, these antigens may be vaccine candidates as part of conjugate vaccines. Here, we describe the synthesis of extended oligomers of d-ribitol-1-phosphate linked to a spacer having an amino group at its terminus. The synthesis utilized a fully protected d-ribitol-phosphoramidite that was oligomerized in a stepwise fashion followed by deprotection. The free oligomers were connected to bovine serum albumin using oxime chemistry. Thus, the ribitol phosphate oligomers were converted into keto derivatives, and the albumin counterpart was decorated with aminooxy groups. Reaction of the functionalized saccharide and protein moieties afforded conjugates having up to 20 ribitol phosphate chains.

Synthesis of Spiro Carba‐Sugars by Ring‐Closing Metathesis

AbstractSix conformationally restricted carba‐sugars have been synthesized by ring‐closing metathesis of a readily available diallyl keto derivative of (–)‐quinic acid. The rich functionality of the resulting spiro ketone was exploited for the diastereoselective synthesis of various spiro carba‐sugars: four of them polyhydroxylated and two aminopolyhydroxylated. The results of the testing of these compounds against various commercially available glycosidases (amyloglicosidase, α‐ and β‐galactosidase, α‐ and β‐ glucosidase, α‐mannosidase, trehalase and neuraminidase) are provided. (© Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2006)

Evidence That the 11 β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase (11 β-HSD1) Is Regulated by Pentose Pathway Flux: STUDIES IN RAT ADIPOCYTES AND MICROSOMES

11 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11 beta-HSD1) catalyzes the interconversion of biologically inactive 11 keto derivatives (cortisone, 11-dehydrocorticosterone) to active glucocorticoids (cortisol, corticosterone) in fat, liver, and other tissues. It is located in the intraluminal compartment of the endoplasmic reticulum. Inasmuch as an oxo-reductase requires NADPH, we reasoned that 11 beta-HSD1 would be metabolically interconnected with the cytosolic pentose pathway because this pathway is the primary producer of reduced cellular pyridine nucleotides. To test this theory, 11 beta-HSD1 activity and pentose pathway were simultaneously measured in isolated intact rodent adipocytes. Established inhibitors of NAPDH production via the pentose pathway (dehydroandrostenedione or norepinephrine) inhibited 11 beta-HSD1 oxo-reductase while decreasing cellular NADPH content. Conversely these compounds slightly augmented the reverse, or dehydrogenase, reaction of 11 beta-HSD1. Importantly, using isolated intact microsomes, the inhibitors did not directly alter the tandem microsomal 11 beta-HSD1 and hexose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase enzyme unit. Metabolites of 11 beta-HSD1 (corticosterone or 11-dehydrocorticosterone) inhibited or increased pentose flux, respectively, demonstrating metabolic interconnectivity. Using isolated intact liver or fat microsomes, glucose-6 phosphate stimulated 11 beta-HSD1 oxo-reductase, and this effect was blocked by selective inhibitors of glucose-6-phosphate transport. In summary, we have demonstrated a metabolic interconnection between pentose pathway and 11 beta-HSD1 oxo-reductase activities that is dependent on cytosolic NADPH production. These observations link cytosolic carbohydrate flux with paracrine glucocorticoid formation. The clinical relevance of these findings may be germane to the regulation of paracrine glucocorticoid formation in disturbed nutritional states such as obesity.

Estabilidade oxidativa do colesterol em ovo integral em pó

Ovos são importantes como alimento e como matéria-prima industrial. Ao mesmo tempo, têm elevada concentração de colesterol, principalmente quando desidratado. O colesterol, por sua vez, está sujeito à oxidação durante o processamento e/ou estocagem, formando, em conseqüência, derivados oxidados com atividades tóxicas, entre as quais a aterogenicidade. Foi avaliada, neste trabalho, a estabilidade do colesterol em ovo integral em pó comercial, através da ocorrência do 7-cetocolesterol livre, quantificado por cromatografia líqüida de alta eficiência, depois da extração dos lípides totais e separação em coluna de Florisil. O 7-cetocolesterol livre ocorreu em todos os três lotes das cinco marcas analisadas de ovo integral em pó, em teor médio de 84,01±5,34 mig/g de lípides. Não foi possível indicar clara evolução da oxidação do colesterol durante a estocagem do produto por até 224 dias, à temperatura ambiente; no entanto, uma correlação significativa (r = 0,8093) pôde ser observada entre o 7-cetocolesterol livre e as substâncias reativas ao ácido tiobarbitúrico (TBARS).

Side-chain modified analogues of histaprodifen: Asymmetric synthesis and histamine H 1-receptor activity

New analogues of histaprodifen with polar side chains have been stereoselectively synthesized and evaluated as histamine H 1-receptor agonists. As a key transformation the asymmetric aminohydroxylation has been used, which was successfully realized for the first time on an imidazolyl derivative. While all chiral analogues proved to be weak H 1-receptor antagonists, an achiral keto derivative of histaprodifen turned out to be the first 2-acylated histamine congener displaying partial H 1-receptor agonism (relative potency 12%).

Levels of Phytosterol Oxides in Enriched and Nonenriched Spreads: Application of a Thin-Layer Chromatography−Gas Chromatography Methodology

The content of phytosterol oxidation products (POPs) in enriched and nonenriched commercial spreads was evaluated by thin-layer chromatography-gas chromatography (TLC-GC). Oxides of beta-sitosterol, campesterol, and stigmasterol were produced by thermo-oxidation (7-hydroxy, 7-keto, and epoxy derivatives) and chemical synthesis (triol derivatives), which were then separated and identified by TLC-GC. Their identification was further confirmed by GC-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The total amounts of phytosterols found were 6.07 and 0.33 g/100 g of sample in phytosterol-enriched and nonenriched spread, respectively, whereas the total POPs contents were 45.60 and 13.31 mg/kg of sample in the enriched and nonenriched products. The main POPs found were the 7-keto derivatives of all phytosterols analyzed; 7-ketositosterol was the most abundant one (14.96 and 5.93 mg/kg of sample in phytosterol-enriched and nonenriched spread). No beta-epoxy and triol derivatives were detected in both types of samples. The enriched spread presented a lower phytosterol oxidation rate (0.07%) than the nonenriched one (0.41%).

Identification of Putative Metabolites of Docosahexaenoic Acid as Potent PPARγ Agonists and Antidiabetic Agents.

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Zinc Metal Promoted Nucleophilic Addition of Azetidin‐2‐ones to Aldehydes and Nitriles.

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The Preparation and Some Chemistry of 2,2‐Dimethyl‐1,2‐dihydroquinolines.

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Identification of putative metabolites of docosahexaenoic acid as potent PPARγ agonists and antidiabetic agents

We found that putative metabolites of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) are strong PPARγ activators and potential antidiabetic agents. We designed DHA derivatives based on the crystal structure of PPARγ, synthesized them and evaluated their activities in vitro and in vivo. The efficacy of 5 E-4-hydroxy-DHA 2a as a PPARγ activator was about fourfold stronger than that of pioglitazone. Furthermore, the 4-keto derivative ( 10b) showed antidiabetic activity in animal models without producing undesirable effects such as obesity and hepatotoxicity.

Separation of peroxidation products of diacyl‐phosphatidylcholines by reversed‐phase liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry

Lipid peroxidation process has attracted much attention due to the growing evidence of its involvement in the pathogenesis of age-related diseases. The monitoring of the lipid peroxidation products in phospholipids, formed under oxidative stress conditions, may provide new markers for oxidative stress signaling and for disease states, giving new insights in the pathogenesis process. Reversed-phase liquid chromatographic method coupled to mass spectrometry was developed for the separation of oxidized glycero-phosphatidylcholine (GPC) peroxidation products formed by the Fenton reaction that mimic in vivo oxidative stress conditions. The LC-MS conditions were applied for the separation of peroxidation products of oleoyl- (POPC), lineloyl- (PLPC) and arachidonoyl-palmitoyl phosphatidylcholine (PAPC). The peroxidation products separated included products resulting from the insertion of oxygen atoms in the sn-2 chain (long-chain), and products with the sn-2 chain shortened resulting from cleavage of oxygen-centered radicals (short-chain). Among long-chain products were the keto, hydroxy, hydroperoxide and poly-hydroxy derivatives, while short-chain products included dicarboxylic acids, aldehydes and hydroxy-aldehydes. Separation of long-chain products formed in each phosphatidylcholine was observed, and the reconstructed ion chromatogram of each ion showed an increase in the number of peaks with the increase in the number of oxygen atoms inserted into the phospholipid. Separation of short-chain products took place according to the functional group present at the sn-2 moiety that allowed the elution of dicarboxylic acids distinct from aldehydes. Separation between isomeric structures that were present in short- and long-chain products was also achieved.

The preparation and some chemistry of 2,2-dimethyl-1,2-dihydroquinolines

The cyclisation of N-(1,1-dimethylpropargyl) anilines, using cuprous chloride in refluxing toluene, yields 6-substituted-2,2-dimethyl-1,2-dihydroquinolines. The reactivity of the double bond in the heterocyclic ring of these products is exemplified by chlorination, to yield 6-substituted-3,4- cis-dichloro-2,2-dimethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolines which can be selectively dechlorinated to provide 6-substituted-3-chloro-2,2-dimethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolines; epoxidation to yield an epoxide, which can be hydrogenolysed to the corresponding 3-hydroxy product and in turn oxidised to the 3-keto derivative; and oxymercuration to provide a 4-hydroxy product and hence a 4-keto derivative. Dehydrochlorination of a 3,4-dichloro product provides a 3-chloro-1,2-dihydroquinoline which can be hydrolysed to a 3-keto system. The formation of cis 3,4-dichloro products from the chlorination, as well as the formation of a cis chlorohydrin from the chlorination of N-acetyl-2,2,6-trimethyl-1,2-dihydroquinoline in partially aqueous solution, suggests that N-acetyl, or N-trifluoroacetyl groups, participate in the addition process.