Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin
Online ISSN : 1347-5223
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Volume 60, Issue 1
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Review
  • Yasumasa Hamada
    Article type: Review
    2012 Volume 60 Issue 1 Pages 1-20
    Published: January 01, 2012
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    2,6-Dimethyl-9-Aryl-9-phosphabicyclo[3.3.1]nonanes (9-PBN and 9-NapBN) and the chiral diaminophosphine oxides (DIAPHOXs) derived from aspartic acid have been introduced as useful ligands and preligands, respectively, for transition metal-catalyzed asymmetric synthesis. anti-Selective asymmetric hydrogenation 
of α-amino-β-ketoesters using Ru-, Rh-, Ir-, and Ni-catalysts through dynamic kinetic resolution have been developed for the first time, producing efficiently important anti β-hydroxy-α-amino acids. The total synthesis of several biologically active natural products was achieved by use of the transition metal-catalyzed reaction using DIAPHOX, anti-selective asymmetric hydrogenation, and reactions developed by us. Synthesis of 
tangutorine, an antitumor indole alkaloid, has been enantioselectively achieved for the first time. Enantioselective synthesis of a martinelline chiral core was accomplished using the asymmetric tandem Michael–Aldol 
reaction as a key step developed by us. This synthesis represents the formal total synthesis of martinelline and martinellic acid. Papuamide B was synthesized through the elucidation of unknown stereostructures by using the anti-selective asymmetric hydrogenation and reactions developed by us.
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Communication to the Editor
Regular Articles
  • Jialin Qu, Tianxing Gong, Bin Ma, Lin Zhang, Yoshihiro Kano, Dan Yuan
    Article type: Regular Article
    2012 Volume 60 Issue 1 Pages 23-30
    Published: January 01, 2012
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    The purpose of the study is to compare alkaloid profile of Uncaria rhynchophylla hooks and leaves. Ten oxindole alkaloids and four glycosidic indole alkaloids were identified using HPLC-diode array detection (DAD) or LC-atmospheric pressure chemical ionization (APCI)-MS method, and a HPLC-UV method for simultaneous quantification of major alkaloids was validated. The hooks are characterized by high levels of four oxindole alkaloids rhynchophylline (R), isorhynchophylline (IR), corynoxeine (C) and isocorynoxeine (IC), while the leaves contained high level of two glycosidic indole alkaloids vincoside lactam (VL) and strictosidine (S). The presented methods have proven its usefulness in chemical characterization of U. rhynchophylla hooks and leaves.
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  • Keizo Takeshita, Shota Kinoshita, Shoko Okazaki
    Article type: Regular Article
    2012 Volume 60 Issue 1 Pages 31-36
    Published: January 01, 2012
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    To develop an estimation method of gadolinium magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agents, the effect of concentration of Gd compounds on the ESR spectrum of nitroxyl radical was examined. A solution of either 4-oxo-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-N-oxyl (TEMPONE) or 4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-N-oxyl (TEMPOL) was mixed with a solution of Gd compound and the ESR spectrum was recorded. Increased concentration of gadolinium-diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid chelate (Gd-DTPA), an MRI contrast agent, increased the peak-to-peak line widths of ESR spectra of the nitroxyl radicals, in accordance with a decrease of their signal heights. A linear relationship was observed between concentration of Gd-DTPA and line width of ESR signal, up to approximately 50 mmol/L Gd-DTPA, with a high correlation coefficient. Response of TEMPONE was 1.4-times higher than that of TEMPOL as evaluated from the slopes of the lines. The response was slightly different among Gd compounds; the slopes of calibration curves for acua[N,N-bis[2-[(carboxymethyl)[(methylcarbamoyl)methyl]amino]ethyl]glycinato(3-)]gadolinium hydrate (Gd-DTPA-BMA) (6.22 μT·L/mmol) and gadolinium-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7,10-tetraacetic acid chelate (Gd-DOTA) (6.62 μT·L/mmol) were steeper than the slope for Gd-DTPA (5.45 μT·L/mmol), whereas the slope for gadolinium chloride (4.94 μT·L/mmol) was less steep than that for Gd-DTPA. This method is simple to apply. The results indicate that this method is useful for rough estimation of the concentration of Gd contrast agents if calibration is carried out with each standard compound. It was also found that the plot of the reciprocal square root of signal height against concentrations of contrast agents could be useful for the estimation if a constant volume of sample solution is taken and measured at the same position in the ESR cavity every time.
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  • Tsukasa Waki, Ikuo Nakanishi, Ken-ichiro Matsumoto, Junichi Kitajima, ...
    Article type: Regular Article
    2012 Volume 60 Issue 1 Pages 37-44
    Published: January 01, 2012
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    The antioxidant activities of flavonoids and their glycosides were measured with the 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical (DPPH radical, DPPH·) scavenging method. The results show that free hydroxyl flavonoids are not necessarily more active than O-glycoside. Quercetin and kaempferol showed higher activity than apigenin. The C- and O-glycosides of flavonoids generally showed higher radical scavenging activity than aglycones; however, kaempferol C3-O-glycoside (astragalin) showed higher activity than kaempferol. In the radical scavenging activity of flavonoids, it was expected that OH substitutions at C3 and C5 and catechol substitution at C2 of B ring and intramolecular hydrogen bonding between OH at C5 and ketone at C3 would increase the activity; however, the reasons have yet to be clarified. We here show that the radical scavenging activities of flavonoids are controlled by their absolute hardness (η) and absolute electronegativity (χ) as a electronic state. Kaempferol and quercetin provide high radical scavenging activity since (i) OH substitutions at C3 and C5 strikingly decrease η of flavones, (ii) OH substitutions at C3 and C7 decrease χ and η of flavones, and (iii) phenol or o-catechol substitution at C2 of B ring decrease χ of flavones. The coordinate r(χ, η) as the electron state must be small to increase the radical scavenging activity of flavonoids. The results show that chemically soft kaempferol and quercetin have higher DPPH radical scavenging activity than chemically hard genistein and daidzein.
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  • Tetsuya Suzuki, Tetsuya Araki, Hiroaki Kitaoka, Katsuhide Terada
    Article type: Regular Article
    2012 Volume 60 Issue 1 Pages 45-55
    Published: January 01, 2012
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    Sitafloxacin (STFX) hydrate is a non-stoichiometric hydrate. The hydration state of STFX hydrate varies non-stoichiometrically depending on the relative humidity and temperature, though X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD) of STFX hydrate was not affected by storing at low and high relative humidities. The detailed properties of crystalline water of STFX hydrate were estimated in terms of hygroscopicity, thermal analysis combined with X-ray powder diffractometry, crystallography and density functional theory (DFT) calculation. STFX hydrate changed the water contents continuously and reversibly from an equivalent amount of dihydrate through that of sesquihydrate depending on the relative humidity at 25°C. Thermal analysis and X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD) simultaneous measurement also revealed that STFX hydrate dehydrated into a hydrated state equivalent to monohydrate by heating up to 100°C, whereas XRPD patterns were slightly affected. This indicated that the crystal structure of STFX hydrate was retained at the dehydration level of monohydrate. Single-crystal X-ray structural analysis showed that two STFX molecules and four water molecule sites were contained in an asymmetric unit. STFX molecules formed a channel structure where water molecules were included. At the partially dehydrated state, at least two of four water molecules were considered to be disordered in occupancy and/or coordinates. Insight into the crystal structure of STFX hydrate stored at low and high relative humidities and geometry of the hydrogen bond were helpful to estimate the origin of non-stoichiometric hydration of STFX hydrate.
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  • Takafumi Naito, Yoshiaki Takashina, Tatsuya Yagi, Junichi Kawakami
    Article type: Regular Article
    2012 Volume 60 Issue 1 Pages 56-61
    Published: January 01, 2012
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    A few complicated and time-consuming methods are available for the determination of residual fentanyl in Durotep® MT transdermal patches, however, their application to clinical settings is limited. The aim of this study was to develop a simple and rapid HPLC-UV method using an ultrafine particle octadecylsilane (ODS) for the determination of residual fentanyl in applied Durotep® MT transdermal matrix patches. Patch extraction involved sonicating a shredded Durotep® MT patch in acetonitrile for 15 min. Fentanyl separation was completed within 2 min using a 2.3-μm particle ODS column (50×4.6 mm i.d.) at a flow rate of 1.5 mL/min. No peaks interfering with fentanyl (1.27 min) and papaverine (0.89 min) as an internal standard were observed. The calibration curve for fentanyl was linear over the range of 0.015—9.0 mg as a Durotep® MT patch. The intra- and inter-assay precisions and accuracies of each patch were within 5.3% and 103.9—110.5% and within 8.2% and 97.1—104.3%, respectively. The validated method was applied to determine residual fentanyl in Durotep® MT patches used in 35 cancer patients. Although the plasma fentanyl concentration was significantly correlated with its measured absorption rate, the measured absorption rate normalized fentanyl concentration showed a large inter-individual variation. The validated simple and rapid HPLC-UV method established in the present study is helpful for evaluating the absorption rate of fentanyl in patients receiving Durotep® MT patches.
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  • Saowanee Chaipech, Toshio Morikawa, Kiyofumi Ninomiya, Masayuki Yoshik ...
    Article type: Regular Article
    2012 Volume 60 Issue 1 Pages 62-69
    Published: January 01, 2012
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    Two new phenolic glycosides, kaempferiaosides A and B were isolated from the rhizomes of Kaempferia parviflora (Zingiberaceae) together with 24 known compounds. Their structures including absolute stereochemistry were elucidated on the basis of chemical and spectroscopic evidence. Among the isolates, 5,3′-dihydroxy-3,7,4′-trimethoxyflavone showed higher activity than silybin, a commercial hepatoprotective agent.
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  • Shohreh Mohebbi, Juan Manuel Falcón-Pérez, Esperanza Gon ...
    Article type: Regular Article
    2012 Volume 60 Issue 1 Pages 70-78
    Published: January 01, 2012
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    A series of 2-substituted-4,6-diaminipyrimidine derivatives were synthesized and evaluated for their dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) inhibitory activity. Saturation transfer difference (STD) 1H-NMR experiments were used to probe the binding characteristics of the compounds with human DHFR enzyme. The most potent molecules, 12 and 15, in enzyme assay study showed the best results in STD experiments indicating their intimate interaction with the receptor. The docking studies were followed to explain the structural basis for the observed interaction between the ligands and DHFR. All the compounds were also assayed in vitro for their growth inhibitory activity on MCF-7, HepG2, SKHep1, and Hela tumor cell lines. Compounds 16, 17, and 22 demonstrated the most potent in vitro anti-proliferative activity among the others.
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  • Hiroyuki Kimura, Daisuke Mori, Naoya Harada, Masahiro Ono, Yoshiro Ohm ...
    Article type: Regular Article
    2012 Volume 60 Issue 1 Pages 79-85
    Published: January 01, 2012
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    99mTc-tricarbonyl [99mTc(CO)3] complexes have been conventionally synthesized by heating [99mTc(CO)3(H2O)3]+ and a tridentate chelating ligand under atmospheric pressure; however, this method is poor in terms of chemical yield and reproducibility. Moreover, since the half-life of 99mTc is very short (6 h), the development of facile and rapid methods of synthesizing 99mTc-labeled compounds, which could be used as radioactive tracers for single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), is required. Thus, we initiated a study on the application of a microwave reaction to the synthesis of 99mTc(CO)3–2-picolylamine monoacetic acid (PAMA) [99mTc(CO)3–PAMA] complexes on the basis of the fact that synthesis of metal complexes proceeds rapidly by microwave irradiation owing to an efficient exothermic phenomenon and heat conduction effect. Formation of by-products could be markedly suppressed by comparison with that in conventional methods. In the present study, rhenium (Re), an element belonging to the same group in the periodic table as technetium (Tc), and which also forms bipyramidal complexes, was first used to investigate the synthetic reaction because no stable isotopes exist for Tc. As a result, when water was used as the solvent under the irradiation of microwaves within 1 min, the Re(CO)3-PAMA complex could be directly synthesized from ethyl ester of PAMA (PAMAEE) and [Re(CO)3(H2O)3]Br in one step and with a high yield (94%). Finally, the 99mTc(CO)3–PAMA complex was successfully synthesized at a high radiochemical yield (>99%) within 1 min of reaction using 99mTc instead of Re under the same conditions.
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  • Yoshinori Onuki, Mayumi Ikegami-Kawai, Kazumi Ishitsuka, Yoshihiro Hay ...
    Article type: Regular Article
    2012 Volume 60 Issue 1 Pages 86-93
    Published: January 01, 2012
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    The precipitation of phenytoin sodium injection provoked by mixing with infusion fluids renders its use in clinical practice difficult, as rapid intravenous (i.v.) push and i.v. infusion are supposed to be avoided. As some of its aspects remain unclear, this study tried to elucidate this precipitation mechanism. In particular, this study focused on the significant precipitation induced by glucose infusion fluid. The precipitation provoked by 5% glucose infusion fluid was obviously different from the precipitation that accompanied simple pH reduction, in terms of the growth mode and morphology of crystals. In addition, the effect of glucose was partially unrelated to pH reduction. NMR measurements including a two-dimensional nuclear Overhauser effect spectroscopy (2D-NOESY) spectrum indicated the specific interaction between glucose and propylene glycol, which is incorporated into phenytoin sodium injection as a solubilizing agent. These results led to the conclusion that this interaction was crucial for the precipitation of phenytoin, as it diminished the solubilizing effect of propylene glycol, resulting in the enhancement of the crystallization of phenytoin. The determination of phenytoin solubility in aqueous solutions at different pH values revealed that phenytoin incorporated in the admixture could be dissolved completely, as long as the injection was diluted with saline or water. These findings offer a profound insight into the formulation design of phenytoin sodium injection and its use in clinical practice.
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  • Sayo Nomura, Kenji Arimitsu, Satoshi Yamaguchi, Yuya Kosuga, Yuko Kaki ...
    Article type: Regular Article
    2012 Volume 60 Issue 1 Pages 94-103
    Published: January 01, 2012
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    (±)-8-Deisopropyladunctin B, the deisopropyl form of adunctin B, which was isolated from the leaves of Piper aduncum (Piperaceae) collected in Papua New Guinea, was synthesized in 0.77% overall yield in 17 steps from 5,7-dimethoxycoumarin-3-carboxylate. The key step was our original stereoconvergent skeleton transformation from 1,2,2a,8b-tetrahydro-3H-benzo[b]cyclobuta[d]pyran-3-one to 1,2,4a,9b-tetrahydrodibenzofuran-4-ol with dimethylsulfoxonium methylide.
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  • Uma Maheswara Rao Kunda, Satheesh Krishna Balam, Bakthavatchala Reddy ...
    Article type: Regular Article
    2012 Volume 60 Issue 1 Pages 104-109
    Published: January 01, 2012
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    A green and efficient preparation method for the amino bisphosphonates is accomplished by simple mixing and stirring of diethylphosphite, triethylorthoformate and various amines in the presence of amberlyst-15 as catalyst at room temperature under solvent free conditions. The title compounds are characterized by IR, 1H-, 13C-, 31P-NMR and mass spectra, also studied their antimicrobial and antioxidant activity.
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  • Fatma Abd El-Fattah Ragab, Nahed Mahmoud Eid, Ghaneya Sayed Hassan, Ya ...
    Article type: Regular Article
    2012 Volume 60 Issue 1 Pages 110-120
    Published: January 01, 2012
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    New series of furosalicylic acids 3a—c, furosalicylanilides 6a—n, furobenzoxazines 8a—f, 1-benzofuran-3-arylprop-2-en-1-ones 12a,b, 6-(aryl-3-oxoprop-1-enyl)-4H-chromen-4-ones 16a—c and 6-[6-aryl-2-thioxo-2,5-dihydropyrimidin-4-yl]-4H-chromen-4-ones 17a—c were synthesized. Anti-inflammatory activity evaluation was performed using carrageenan-induced paw edema model in rats and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) synthesis inhibition activity. Some of the tested compounds revealed comparable activity with less ulcerogenic effect than Diclofenac at a dose 100 mg/kg. All the synthesized compounds were docked on the active site of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) enzyme and most of them showed good interactions with the amino acids of the active site comparable to the interactions exhibited by Diclofenac.
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  • Toshihiro Murata, Toshio Miyase, Fumihiko Yoshizaki
    Article type: Regular Article
    2012 Volume 60 Issue 1 Pages 121-128
    Published: January 01, 2012
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    An extract of Keiskea japonica MIQ. showed an inhibitory effect on hyaluronidase activity. From the extract, four new phenylpropanoids, two new maltol glycosides, two new monoterpene glycosides, and two new phenolic compounds were isolated together with 19 known compounds. Among these constituents, two phenylpropanoids and a flavone glucuronide were revealed as hyaluronidase inhibitors.
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  • Tadahiro Yahagi, Akihiro Daikonya, Susumu Kitanaka
    Article type: Regular Article
    2012 Volume 60 Issue 1 Pages 129-136
    Published: January 01, 2012
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    Obesity is a serious health problem worldwide. We investigated the anti-obesity effect of the flower of Albizia julibrissin DURAZZ. (Leguminosae). A 90% EtOH extract of the flower inhibited adipogenesis in 3T3-L1 preadipocytes, as well as the activity of glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GPDH) activity. New flavonol acylglycosides (14) and eighteen known compounds (522) were isolated by bioassay-directed fractionation. These new glycosides were elucidated to be 3″-(E)-p-coumaroylquercitrin (1), 3″-(E)-feruloylquercitrin (2), 3″-(E)-cinnamoylquercitrin (3), and 2″-(E)-cinnamoylquercitrin (4) on the basis of spectroscopic and chemical analysis. These compounds inhibited adipogenesis in 3T3-L1 preadipocytes. In particular, 2 exhibited potent inhibitory effects on triglyceride accumulation. Furthermore, GPDH activity was inhibited by 2. Additionally, 2 inhibited glucose uptake in 3T3-L1 adipocytes. These results indicate that the 90% EtOH extract and compounds isolated from the flower of A. julibrissin inhibit adipogenesis in 3T3-L1 preadipocytes and may have anti-obesity effect through the inhibition of preadipocyte differentiation.
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  • Hayato Hosoi, Nobuyuki Kawai, Hideki Hagiwara, Takahiro Suzuki, Atsuo ...
    Article type: Regular Article
    2012 Volume 60 Issue 1 Pages 137-143
    Published: January 01, 2012
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    We describe the total synthesis and structural determination of (+)-akaterpin (1), an inhibitor of phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase C (PI-PLC). The key features of the synthetic strategy include the resolution of β,γ-unsaturated ketone (±)-2a with chiral sulfoximine 6. The absolute stereochemistry was determined by comparison of the specific optical rotation data of (+)-1 and (−)-1 with that of natural akaterpin.
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