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Jacek Stawinski - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • regioselective and stereospecific acylation across oxirane and silyloxy systems as a novel strategy to the synthesis of enantiomerically pure mono di and triglycerides
    Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 2007
    Co-Authors: Stephan D Stamatov, Jacek Stawinski
    Abstract:

    A trifluoroacetate-catalyzed opening of the oxirane ring of glycidyl derivatives bearing allylic acyl or alkyl functionalities with trifluoroacetic anhydride (TFAA), provides an efficient entry to configurationally homogeneous 1(3)-acyl- or 1(3)-O-alkyl-sn-Glycerols. Selective introduction of tert-butyldimethylsilyl- (TBDMS), or triisopropylsilyl- (TIPS) transient protections at the terminal sites within these key intermediates secures 1(3)-acyl- or 1(3)-O-alkyl-3(1)-O-TBDMS (or TIPS)-sn-Glycerols as general bifunctional precursors to 1,2(2,3)-diacyl-, 1(3)-O-alkyl-2-acyl- and 1,3-diacyl-sn-Glycerols and hence triester isosters. Incorporation of a requisite acyl residue at the central carbon of the silylated synthons with a subsequent Et3N·3HF-promoted, direct trichloroacetylation across the siloxy system by trichloroacetic anhydride (TCAA), followed by cleavage of the trichloroacetyl group, affords the respective 1,2(2,3)-diacyl- or 1(3)-O-alkyl-2-acyl-sn-Glycerols. Alternatively, a reaction sequence involving: (i) attachment of a trichloroacetyl fragment at the stereogenic C2-centre of the monosilylated glycerides; (ii) replacement of the silyl moiety by a short- or long-chain carboxylic acid residue by means of the acylating agent: tetra-n-butylammonium bromide (TBABr)–carboxylic acid anhydride (CAA)–trimethylsilyl bromide (TMSBr); and (iii) removal of the trichloroacetyl replacement, provides pure 1,3-diacyl-sn-Glycerols. The TBABr–CAA–TMSBr reagent system allows also a one-step conversion of 1,2-diacylglycerol silyl ethers into homochiral triglycerides with predefined asymmetry and degree of unsaturation. These compounds can also be accessed via a two-step one-pot approach where the trichloroacetyl derivatives of 1,2(2,3)- or 1,3-diacyl-sn-Glycerols serve as triester building blocks for establishing the third ester bond at preselected C3(1)- or C2-positions within the glycerol skeleton at the very last synthetic stage. In all instances, the target compounds were produced under mild conditions, in high enantiomeric purity, and in practically quantitative yields.

  • a direct transformation of o silyl groups into o trichloroacetates a novel synthetic approach to protein kinase c ligands 1 oleoyl 2 acetyl and 1 hexadecyl 2 acetyl sn Glycerols
    Tetrahedron Letters, 2005
    Co-Authors: Stephan D Stamatov, Martin Kullberg, Jacek Stawinski
    Abstract:

    A fluoride ion-promoted direct esterification of tert-butyldimethylsilyl- (TBDMS), or triisopropylsilyl (TIPS)-protected glycerol derivatives by means of trichloroacetic anhydride (TCAA), followed by removal of the trichloroacetyl transient protection, provides a new, efficient entry to stereochemically pure 1-oleoyl-2-acetyl- and 1-O-hexadecyl-2-acetyl-sn-Glycerols.

Albin Hermetter - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • new fluorogenic triacylglycerol analogs as substrates for the determination and chiral discrimination of lipase activities
    Journal of Lipid Research, 1996
    Co-Authors: M Duque, M Graupner, H Stutz, Iris Wicher, Rudolf Zechner, Fritz Paltauf, Albin Hermetter
    Abstract:

    A new type of fluorogenic and isomerically pure 1(3)-0alkyl-2,3 (3,2)diacyl Glycerols was synthesized that can be used as substrate for the determination of lipase activities. These compounds contain a fluorescent pyrene acyl chain and, as a potent quencher of pyrene fluorescence, a trini- trophenylamino acyl residue. In their intact form, the fluoro- gens show only low fluorescence intensity. Upon lipase-in- duced or chemical hydrolysis of the substrates, however, the fluorophore and quencher separate from each other. This leads to a gradual increase in pyrene fluorescence, reflecting the time-dependent progress of lipolysis and, under substrate saturation conditions, lipase activity. This lipase assay is con- tinuous and does not require separation of substrate and reaction products. Short- and long-chain homologues as well as optical isomers of the fluorogenic alkyldiacyl Glycerols were hydrolyzed by pancreatic lipase, hepatic lipase, and lipo- protein lipase at highly different rates depending on the substrate or enzyme preparation and source (e.g., postheparin plasma or cultured cells).l It is proposed that a useful set of enantiomeric and/or homologous substrates in combina- tion with appropriate reaction media might be applied to the selective determination of a lipase in a mixture of lipases, e.g., hepatic and lipoprotein lipase in PHP, for medical diagnos- tics.-Duque, M., M. Graupner, H. Stiitz, I. Wicher, R. Zech- ner, F. Paltauf, and A. Hermetter. New fluorogenic triacyl- glycerol analogs as substrates for the determination and chid discrimination of lipase activities.). Lzpid Res. 1996. 37: 868-876. Supplementary key words hepatic lipase pancreatic lipase lipo- protein lipase 0 fluorescent lipids albumin-lipid complex lipase assay alkyldiacyl Glycerols pyrene-glycerolipids post-heparin plasma glycerolipid synthesis stereoselectivity

Angelo Fontana - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

Tibor Harkany - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Targeted Lipidomics in Drosophila melanogaster Identifies Novel 2-MonoacylGlycerols and N-acyl Amides
    2016
    Co-Authors: On P. Rhodes, Sara M Takacs, Arjun Basnet, Siham Raboune, Theodore S Widlanski, Patrick Doherty, Tibor Harkany, Jordyn M. Stuart, Heather B. Bradshaw
    Abstract:

    Lipid metabolism is critical to coordinate organ development and physiology in response to tissue-autonomous signals and environmental cues. Changes to the availability and signaling of lipid mediators can limit competitiveness, adaptation to environmental stressors, and augment pathological processes. Two classes of lipids, the N-acyl amides and the 2-acyl Glycerols, have emerged as important signaling molecules in a wide range of species with important signaling properties, though most of what is known about their cellular functions is from mammalian models. Therefore, expanding available knowledge on the repertoire of these lipids in invertebrates will provide additional avenues of research aimed at elucidating biosynthetic, metabolic, and signaling properties of these molecules. Drosophila melanogaster is a commonly used organism to study intercellular communication, including the functions of bioactive lipids. However, limited information is available on the molecular identity of lipids with putative biological activities in Drosophila. Here, we used a targeted lipidomics approach to identify putative signaling lipids in third instar Drosophila larvae, possessing particularly large lipid mass in their fat body. We identified 2-linoleoyl glycerol, 2-oleoyl glycerol, and 45 N-acyl amides in larval tissues, and validated our findings by the comparative analysis of Oregon-RS, Canton-S and w1118 strains. Data here suggest that Drosophil

  • targeted lipidomics in drosophila melanogaster identifies novel 2 monoacylGlycerols and n acyl amides
    PLOS ONE, 2013
    Co-Authors: Giuseppe Tortoriello, Brandon Rhodes, Sara M Takacs, Jordyn Stuart, Arjun Basnet, Siham Raboune, Theodore S Widlanski, Patrick Doherty, Tibor Harkany
    Abstract:

    Lipid metabolism is critical to coordinate organ development and physiology in response to tissue-autonomous signals and environmental cues. Changes to the availability and signaling of lipid mediators can limit competitiveness, adaptation to environmental stressors, and augment pathological processes. Two classes of lipids, the N-acyl amides and the 2-acyl Glycerols, have emerged as important signaling molecules in a wide range of species with important signaling properties, though most of what is known about their cellular functions is from mammalian models. Therefore, expanding available knowledge on the repertoire of these lipids in invertebrates will provide additional avenues of research aimed at elucidating biosynthetic, metabolic, and signaling properties of these molecules. Drosophila melanogaster is a commonly used organism to study intercellular communication, including the functions of bioactive lipids. However, limited information is available on the molecular identity of lipids with putative biological activities in Drosophila. Here, we used a targeted lipidomics approach to identify putative signaling lipids in third instar Drosophila larvae, possessing particularly large lipid mass in their fat body. We identified 2-linoleoyl glycerol, 2-oleoyl glycerol, and 45 N-acyl amides in larval tissues, and validated our findings by the comparative analysis of Oregon-RS, Canton-S and w1118 strains. Data here suggest that Drosophila represent another model system to use for the study of 2-acyl glycerol and N-acyl amide signaling.

David Ohagan - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.