Takeo Sakai, Masanari Ota, Miho Ito, Riho Miura, Yuto Fumimoto, Yuji Mori
{"title":"Ion-Pair Extraction with Tetracyanocyclopentadienides: A Method for Estimating Extraction Efficiency.","authors":"Takeo Sakai, Masanari Ota, Miho Ito, Riho Miura, Yuto Fumimoto, Yuji Mori","doi":"10.1248/cpb.c24-00630","DOIUrl":"10.1248/cpb.c24-00630","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Ion-pair extraction with tetracyanocyclopentadienides (TCCPs) is an effective method for isolating ammonium cations; however, predicting the extractability of ammonium-TCCP ion pairs is challenging. Herein, the measured extraction coefficients (LogK<sub>ex</sub>) of ammonium-TCCP ion pairs allowed the values of A (an index for anion extractability) for the TCCP anions to be determined (-3.1 to -1.4); these values were higher than and similar to those of perchlorate and picrate anions, respectively. The correlation between LogK<sub>ex</sub> and the sum of the values of A and the calculated Log P of ammonium cations revealed that LogK<sub>ex</sub> can be estimated by the equation LogK<sub>ex</sub> = A + CLOGP<sub>NR4</sub> + 1.6, where CLOGP<sub>NR4</sub> is the CLOGP value obtained using the \"no-plus\" ammonium structure. The LogK<sub>ex</sub> value can be used to predict the extractability of quaternary ammonium ions.</p>","PeriodicalId":9773,"journal":{"name":"Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin","volume":"73 2","pages":"121-135"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143536687","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Theoretical Study of the Substituent Effect on the Diradical Character of α-Substituted α,3-Didehydrotoluenes.","authors":"Akira Shigenaga, Ryuji Kyan","doi":"10.1248/cpb.c25-00269","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1248/cpb.c25-00269","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Enediyne anticancer antibiotics exert their bioactivity by generating reactive diradical species that cleave DNA. Singlet diradicals can exhibit zwitterionic character, therefore, the enediyne-derived singlet diradicals are sometimes inactivated via ionic reaction with water. The research group to which one of the authors belonged previously proposed the possibility that the zwitterionic character of the α,3-didehydrotoluene diradical could be suppressed by introducing an electron-withdrawing group to its benzylic position. In this paper, the correlation between the electron-withdrawing properties of the benzylic substituents and the diradical character of the α,3-didehydrotoluene was investigated based on density functional theory (DFT) calculation, and the calculation results supporting the above hypothesis were obtained. Furthermore, it was suggested that the charge in the zwitterionic intermediate can be predicted by DFT calculation.</p>","PeriodicalId":9773,"journal":{"name":"Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin","volume":"73 6","pages":"526-529"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144274275","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Molecular Modeling, Synthesis, and Preliminary Cytotoxicity Evaluation of New Indole-Based Molecules as Possible Sirtuin Inhibitors.","authors":"Ali Fakhri Al-Dalla Ali, Ayad Abed Ali Al-Hamashi","doi":"10.1248/cpb.c24-00774","DOIUrl":"10.1248/cpb.c24-00774","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Sirtuin enzymes are interesting targets for developing new drug candidates. This study aims to design new indole-based sirtuin inhibitors, filtering through molecular docking alongside molecular dynamics and pharmacokinetic property prediction, synthesizing 4 compounds with an evaluation of their cytotoxic activity alongside the sirtuin inhibitor AGK2 against the breast cancer (MCF7) cell line via 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay. The antibacterial activity of these compounds was evaluated by comparing the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) with ciprofloxacin against Staphylococcus aureus and Klebsiella pneumoniae using resazurin dye. The docking study showed a higher binding affinity for the synthesized compounds than sirtuin inhibitors AGK2 and selisistat against the sirtuin2 isoform. In addition, the molecular dynamics study showed good stability of the compound with the higher docking score in complex with sirtuin2 over 100 ns. The prediction of pharmacokinetic properties showed adherence to drug-likeness criteria. The MTT assay revealed comparable IC<sub>50</sub> values for the compounds with AGK2, as compound AFJ1 showed the highest cytotoxic activity (IC<sub>50</sub> = 2.6 μM). Among the synthesized compounds, AFJ2 showed the lowest MIC against K. pneumoniae (125 μg/mL) compared to ciprofloxacin (62.5 μg/mL).</p>","PeriodicalId":9773,"journal":{"name":"Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin","volume":"73 4","pages":"307-313"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143771455","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Spiromeroterpenoids from the Higher Plants.","authors":"Yohei Saito, Tomoya Nishida, Kyoko Nakagawa-Goto","doi":"10.1248/cpb.c24-00733","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1248/cpb.c24-00733","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Meroterpenoids are a distinctive class of natural products found in various organisms, including animals, plants, bacteria, algae, and particularly fungi. Among them, spiromeroterpenoids, which have a spiro-ring connecting a terpenoid and a non-terpenoid moiety, are markedly unique. Currently, only a limited number of plants from the families Myrtaceae, Hypericaceae, Annonaceae, Asteraceae, and Lauraceae are known to biosynthesize spiromeroterpenoids. The non-terpene moiety of plant-derived spiromeroterpenoids is generally a polyketide, mainly a functionalized phloroglucinol derivative such as syncarpic acid and tasmanone. However, a flavanone, as found in the syzygioblanes isolated from Syzygium oblanceolatum (Myrtaceae), is another rare non-terpene component. The terpene moieties are restricted to monoterpenes or sesquiterpenes. The spiro-ring is generally formed by [m + n] cyclization or, in some cases, by radical or ionic cyclization.</p>","PeriodicalId":9773,"journal":{"name":"Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin","volume":"73 3","pages":"138-155"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143584878","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Solid Fat Content and Relaxation Time Measurement of Petrolatum Using Time-Domain NMR, and the Correlation with Viscosity and Crystallinity.","authors":"Kotaro Okada, Rika Matsumoto, Akane Hara, Yoshinori Onuki","doi":"10.1248/cpb.c25-00051","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1248/cpb.c25-00051","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aimed to clarify the relationship between the NMR parameters of petrolatum obtained using the time-domain NMR (TD-NMR) technique and the physical properties obtained using conventional methods. Six commercially available drug-free petrolatums were used. First, the physical properties of these samples were recorded by conventional methods: polarized light microscopy, viscometry, and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The XRD pattern showed a characteristic diffraction pattern corresponding to the crystallization of paraffin wax. Next, the TD-NMR technique estimated the solid fat content (SFC) and T<sub>2</sub> and T<sub>1</sub> relaxation times as NMR parameters. The free induction decay of petrolatum showed the characteristic biphasic decay, while the SFC value was estimated from signal intensities. Finally, a scatterplot matrix was drawn to clarify the relationship between the NMR parameters and the physical properties. Using the Spearman rank-order correlation, the SFC showed a strong and positive correlation with the crystallinity (ρ = 0.855), and the T<sub>2</sub> relaxation time showed a moderate and negative correlation with the viscosity (ρ = -0.707). In conclusion, this study clarified which NMR parameters correspond to the conventional physical properties: the SFC corresponded to the crystallinity and the T<sub>2</sub> relaxation corresponded to the viscosity. Utilization of the TD-NMR technique to evaluate molecular mobility may be useful in terms of complementing the conventional physical characterization of petrolatum.</p>","PeriodicalId":9773,"journal":{"name":"Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin","volume":"73 4","pages":"388-395"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143954840","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Structure-Activity Relationship of the Linker Moiety in Photoinduced Electron Transfer-Driven Nitric Oxide Releasers.","authors":"Naoya Ieda, Sho Takenaka, Mikako Ogawa, Osuke Yoshikawa, Ryoya Kawata, Yuji Hotta, Hidehiko Nakagawa","doi":"10.1248/cpb.c25-00256","DOIUrl":"10.1248/cpb.c25-00256","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Nitric oxide (NO) is involved in numerous physiological activities including vasodilation, neurotransmission, and immune system regulation. NO-releasing small compounds are used to investigate the physiological activity of NO and to treat circulatory diseases, such as hypertension and angina pectoris. Among them, light-controllable NO releasers (caged NOs) enable spatiotemporal control of NO's bioactivities. We previously reported NORD-1, a photoinduced electron transfer (PeT)-driven NO releaser that responds to red light. In the PeT-driven NO releasers, the NO release is triggered by photoinduced electron transfer from the N-nitrosoaminophenol to the light-harvesting dye. However, additional functionalization of PeT-driven NO releasers is required to enable introduction of tissue targeting groups or novel release triggers. As such, structure-activity relationship studies are needed to identify a suitable site for modification so as not to affect the NO-releasing efficiency of the PeT. Here, we investigated the functional impact of introducing substituents into the linker region connecting the light-harvesting antenna and NO releasing moiety. Although introduction of various substituents elicited only minor changes in NO-releasing efficiency and vasodilation activity, dialkylamino groups induced pH-dependent changes in NO-releasing reactivity. The structure-activity relationship of the linker moiety could provide fruitful information in further functionalizing PeT-driven NO releasers for biological applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":9773,"journal":{"name":"Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin","volume":"73 6","pages":"530-539"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144324544","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kentaro Iwata, Koji Nishimura, Kanae Otsutomo, Yasunori Oba, Kei Motonaga
{"title":"Development of Efficiently Quantitative Analysis Targeting α-Galactosylceramide in FreeStyle 293-F Cells.","authors":"Kentaro Iwata, Koji Nishimura, Kanae Otsutomo, Yasunori Oba, Kei Motonaga","doi":"10.1248/cpb.c25-00161","DOIUrl":"10.1248/cpb.c25-00161","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>α-Galactosylceramide (α-GalCer), a synthetic lipid that activates natural killer T cells, has been studied for administration as an active component of artificial adjuvant vector cells (aAVCs) for cancer therapy. A quantification method for α-GalCer content in the cells is essential to ensure the antitumor effect of aAVCs. In this study, a new analytical procedure was established using LC and tandem MS, with a lipid extraction method and internal standard method, and its analytical validation was performed. Furthermore, the procedure was applied to determine α-GalCer content in α-GalCer-loaded model cells, which are the original vector cells in aAVCs.</p>","PeriodicalId":9773,"journal":{"name":"Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin","volume":"73 6","pages":"540-546"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144367968","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Probing Iodine Atom Interactions in 4-Iodo-L-phenylalanine Crystals by X-Ray Absorption Near-Edge Structure Spectroscopy.","authors":"Zhenni Huang, Hironori Suzuki, Hiroshi Oji, Masataka Ito, Shuji Noguchi","doi":"10.1248/cpb.c25-00223","DOIUrl":"10.1248/cpb.c25-00223","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Iodine L-edge X-ray absorption near-edge structure (XANES) measurements were performed to characterize each crystal form of the compounds containing iodine atoms. 4-Iode-l-phenylalanine (4ILP) was used as a model compound. Each crystalline form had a distinctive XANES spectral shape. Complementary single-crystal X-ray structure analyses revealed diverse atomic interactions surrounding the iodine atoms, including C···I contacts and I···I halogen bonds. These different interactions influence the electronic states of the iodine atoms of 4ILP, resulting in distinct features in the XANES spectra. Notably, the spectral changes in the L<sub>1</sub> absorption edge of iodine atoms were found to be sensitive to van der Waals contacts. On the other hand, those in L<sub>2</sub> and L<sub>3</sub> were sensitive to the presence or absence of halogen bonds. This research highlights the crucial impact of weak nonconventional atomic interactions on the XANES spectra, providing valuable insights for the development and evaluation of crystalline materials.</p>","PeriodicalId":9773,"journal":{"name":"Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin","volume":"73 7","pages":"627-638"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144682046","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Theoretical Framework for Novel Catalytic Biomolecules Composed of Multiple Peptides","authors":"Akihiro Ambo, Shiho Ohno, Yoshiki Yamaguchi, Masayuki Seki","doi":"10.1248/cpb.c24-00155","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1248/cpb.c24-00155","url":null,"abstract":"</p><p>Protein-based enzymes are among the most efficient catalysts on our planet. A common feature of protein enzymes is that all catalytic amino acids occupy a limited, narrow space and face each other. In this study, we created a theoretical novel biomimetic molecule containing different multiple catalytic peptides. Although single peptides are far less catalytically efficient than protein enzymes, Octopus-arms-mimicking biomolecules containing eight different peptides (Octopuzymes) can efficiently catalyze organic reactions. Since structural information for extant protein enzymes, predicted enzymes based on genome data, and artificially designed enzymes is available for designing Octopuzymes, they could in theory mimic all protein enzyme reactions on our planet. Moreover, besides L-amino acids, peptides can contain D-amino acids, non-natural amino acids, chemically modified amino acids, nucleotides, vitamins, and manmade catalysts, leading to a huge expansion of catalytic space compared with extant protein enzymes. Once a reaction catalyzed by an Octopuzyme is defined, it could be rapidly evolvable <i>via</i> multiple amino acid substitutions on the eight peptides of Octopuzymes.</p>\u0000<p></p>\u0000<img alt=\"\" src=\"https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/pub/cpb/72/9/72_c24-00155/figure/72_c24-00155.png\"/>\u0000<span style=\"padding-left:5px;\">Fullsize Image</span>","PeriodicalId":9773,"journal":{"name":"Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin","volume":"8 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142211630","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Two Preparation Methods for Peptide Thioester Containing Tyr(SO3H) Residue(s) without the Use of Protecting Group for Sulfate Moiety","authors":"Yumi Sekigawa, Shinichi Asada, Yurie Ichikawa, Kazuaki Tsubokawa, Shoh Watanabe, Shinobu Honzawa, Kouki Kitagawa","doi":"10.1248/cpb.c24-00212","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1248/cpb.c24-00212","url":null,"abstract":"</p><p>We report two methods for the preparation of peptide thioesters containing Tyr(SO<sub>3</sub>H) residue(s), <i>without use of a protecting group for the sulfate moiety</i>. The first was based on direct thioesterification using carbodiimide on a fully protected peptide acid, prepared on a 2-chlorotrityl (Clt) resin with fluoren-9-ylmethoxycarbonyl (Fmoc)-based solid-phase peptide synthesis (Fmoc-SPPS). Subsequent deprotection of the protecting groups with trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) (0 °C, 4 h) yielded peptide thioesters containing Tyr(SO<sub>3</sub>H) residue(s). Peptide thioesters containing one to three Tyr(SO<sub>3</sub>H) residue(s), prepared by this method, were used as building blocks for the synthesis of the <i>N</i><sup>α</sup>-Fmoc-protected N-terminal part of P-selectin glycoprotein ligand 1 (PSGL-1) (Fmoc-PSGL-1(43–74)) <i>via</i> silver-ion mediated thioester segment condensation. The other method was based on the thioesterification of peptide azide, derived from a peptide hydrazide prepared on a NH<sub>2</sub>NH-Clt-resin with Fmoc-SPPS. Peptide thioester containing two Tyr(SO<sub>3</sub>H) residues, prepared <i>via</i> this alternative method, was used as a building block for the one-pot synthesis of the N-terminal extracellular portion of CC-chemokine receptor 5 (CCR5(9–26)) by native chemical ligation (NCL). The two methods for the preparation of peptide thioesters containing Tyr(SO<sub>3</sub>H) residue(s) described herein are applicable to the synthesis of various types of sulfopeptides.</p>\u0000<p></p>\u0000<img alt=\"\" src=\"https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/pub/cpb/72/7/72_c24-00212/figure/72_c24-00212.png\"/>\u0000<span style=\"padding-left:5px;\">Fullsize Image</span>","PeriodicalId":9773,"journal":{"name":"Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin","volume":"55 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141772423","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}