Ansamitocin Libraries by Combining Mutasynthesis with Chemical Synthesis; A New Version of Total Synthesis

Florian Taft; Simone Eichner; Tobias Knobloch; Kirsten Harmrolfs; Jekaterina Hermane; Andreas Kirschning

doi:10.1055/s-0031-1290695

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Synlett 2012; 23(10): 1416-1426
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1290695

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Ansamitocin Libraries by Combining Mutasynthesis with Chemical Synthesis; A New Version of Total Synthesis

Authors

Florian Taft

Institute of Organic Chemistry and Center of Biomolecular Drug Research (BMWZ), Leibniz Universität Hannover, Schneiderberg 1b, 30167 Hannover, Germany, Fax: +49 (511)762 3011 Email: andreas.kirschning@oci.uni-hannover.de
Simone Eichner

Institute of Organic Chemistry and Center of Biomolecular Drug Research (BMWZ), Leibniz Universität Hannover, Schneiderberg 1b, 30167 Hannover, Germany, Fax: +49 (511)762 3011 Email: andreas.kirschning@oci.uni-hannover.de
Tobias Knobloch

Institute of Organic Chemistry and Center of Biomolecular Drug Research (BMWZ), Leibniz Universität Hannover, Schneiderberg 1b, 30167 Hannover, Germany, Fax: +49 (511)762 3011 Email: andreas.kirschning@oci.uni-hannover.de
Kirsten Harmrolfs

Institute of Organic Chemistry and Center of Biomolecular Drug Research (BMWZ), Leibniz Universität Hannover, Schneiderberg 1b, 30167 Hannover, Germany, Fax: +49 (511)762 3011 Email: andreas.kirschning@oci.uni-hannover.de
Jekaterina Hermane

Institute of Organic Chemistry and Center of Biomolecular Drug Research (BMWZ), Leibniz Universität Hannover, Schneiderberg 1b, 30167 Hannover, Germany, Fax: +49 (511)762 3011 Email: andreas.kirschning@oci.uni-hannover.de
Andreas Kirschning*

Institute of Organic Chemistry and Center of Biomolecular Drug Research (BMWZ), Leibniz Universität Hannover, Schneiderberg 1b, 30167 Hannover, Germany, Fax: +49 (511)762 3011 Email: andreas.kirschning@oci.uni-hannover.de

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Abstract

Blocked mutants of Actinosynnema pretiosum, the producer of the highly cytotoxic antitumor agent ansamitocin, serve as powerful tools that allow synthetic chemists to generate natural product libraries. The power of this approach can be dramatically expanded when mutasynthesis is combined with chemical synthesis. This report provides illustrative examples of the application of this strategy to produce libraries based on the ansamycin antibiotics.

1 Introduction

2 Mutasynthesis — A Powerful Strategy for Accessing New Ansamitocin Derivatives

3 Mutasynthesis Combined with Semisynthesis; Further Generalization of a Diversity Concept

4 Mutasynthesis with Advanced Synthetic Intermediates

5 Blocked Mutants as Tools for Biosynthetic Studies of Ansamitocins

6 Conclusions

Key words

ansamitocins - antitumor agents - biosynthesis - mutasynthesis - semisynthesis

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