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Kendomycin

Kendomycin is an anticancer macrolide first isolated from Streptomyces violaceoruber. It has potent activity as an endothelin receptor antagonist and anti-osteoporosis agent. It also has strong cytotoxicity against various tumor cell lines.

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Kendomycin1
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Names
IUPAC name
(1R,9S,10S,12S,14E,16S,19R,20R,21S,22R)-3,9,21-Trihydroxy-5,10,12,14,16,20,22-heptamethyl-23,24-dioxatetracyclo[17.3.1.16,9.02,7]tetracosa-2,5,7,14-tetraen-4-one
Systematic IUPAC name
(1R,9S,10S,12S,14E,16S,19R,20R,21S,22R)-3,9,21-Trihydroxy-5,10,12,14,16,20,22-heptamethyl-23,24-dioxatetracyclo[17.3.1.16,9.02,7]tetracosa-2,5,7,14-tetraen-4-one
Other names
(-)-TAN 2162
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
MeSH C485395
  • InChI=1S/C29H42O6/c1-14-8-9-22-18(5)24(30)19(6)28(34-22)23-21-13-29(33,17(4)12-16(3)11-15(2)10-14)35-27(21)20(7)25(31)26(23)32/h10,13-14,16-19,22,24,28,30,32-33H,8-9,11-12H2,1-7H3/b15-10+/t14-,16+,17-,18-,19+,22+,24-,28+,29+/m0/s1 ☒N
    Key: HKLDUJXJTQJSEJ-OLXNOMCWSA-N ☒N
  • InChI=1/C29H42O6/c1-14-8-9-22-18(5)24(30)19(6)28(34-22)23-21-13-29(33,17(4)12-16(3)11-15(2)10-14)35-27(21)20(7)25(31)26(23)32/h10,13-14,16-19,22,24,28,30,32-33H,8-9,11-12H2,1-7H3/b15-10+/t14-,16+,17-,18-,19+,22+,24-,28+,29+/m0/s1
    Key: HKLDUJXJTQJSEJ-OLXNOMCWBE
  • C[C@H]\1CC[C@@H]2[C@@H]([C@@H]([C@H]([C@@H](O2)C3=C(C(=O)C(=C4C3=C[C@@](O4)([C@H](C[C@@H](C/C(=C1)/C)C)C)O)C)O)C)O)C
Properties
C29H42O6
Molar mass 486.64 g/mol
Appearance Yellow powder
Solubility in DMSO, methanol Soluble
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
Toxic
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Kendomycin is an anticancer macrolide first isolated from Streptomyces violaceoruber.2 It has potent activity as an endothelin receptor antagonist and anti-osteoporosis agent.3 It also has strong cytotoxicity against various tumor cell lines.2

Total synthesis

Because of its potent biological activities, kendomycin has attracted interest as a target of total synthesis. The first total synthesis of kendomycin was accomplished by Lee and Yuan in 2004.4 The total number of syntheses stands at 6.56789

References

References

  1. Kendomycin Archived 2008-05-16 at the Wayback Machine at Alexis-Biochemicals
  2. H B Bode; A Zeeck (2000). "Structure and biosynthesis of kendomycin, a carbocyclic ansa-compound from Streptomyces". J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. 1. 323 (3): 323–328. doi:10.1039/a908387a.
  3. Burke Research Group Archived 2006-08-29 at the Wayback Machine University of Wisconsin
  4. Yu Yuan; Hongbin Men; Chulbom Lee (2004). "Total Synthesis of Kendomycin: A Macro−C−Glycosidation Approach". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 126 (45): 14720–14721. doi:10.1021/ja0447154. PMC 1785127. PMID 15535687.
  5. A B Smith III; E F Mesaros; E Meyer (2006). "Evolution of a Total Synthesis of (−)-Kendomycin Exploiting a Petasis−Ferrier Rearrangement/Ring-Closing Olefin Metathesis Strategy". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128 (15): 5292–9. doi:10.1021/ja060369+. PMID 16608366.
  6. J T Lowe; J S Panek (2008). "Total Synthesis of (−)-Kendomycin". Org. Lett. 10 (17): 3813–6. doi:10.1021/ol801499s. PMID 18698784.
  7. K B Bahnck; S D Rychnovsky (2008). "Formal Synthesis of (−)-Kendomycin Featuring a Prins-Cyclization to Construct the Macrocycle". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 130 (13): 13177–81. doi:10.1021/ja805187p. PMC 2697922. PMID 18767844.
  8. Magauer, Thomas; Martin, Harry J.; Mulzer, Johann (2009). "Total Synthesis of the Antibiotic Kendomycin by Macrocyclization using Photo-Fries Rearrangement and Ring-Closing Metathesis". Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 48 (33): 6032–6. doi:10.1002/anie.200900522. PMID 19350596.
  9. Martin, Harry J.; Magauer, Thomas; Mulzer, Johann (2010). "In Pursuit of a Competitive Target: Total Synthesis of the Antibiotic Kendomycin". Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 49 (33): 5614–26. doi:10.1002/anie.201000227. PMID 20818753.