Indole, 3-amino

Indole, 1-amino-reactivity, 4, 297 synthesis, 4, 361 Indole, 2-amino-oxidation, 4, 299 tautomerism, 4, 38, 74, 200 Indole, 3-amino-... 

Heterocyclization by catalytic formation of N—Car bond to give indoles, amino-pyridines, and N-aryl-substituted saturated heterocycles 98ACR805. 

The following compounds are unaffected by bis(p-methoxyphenyl) telluroxide dithi-olanes, enamines, aldehydes, ketones, alcohols, pyrroles, indoles, amino acids, aromatic amines, monohydroxyarenes, esters, hindered thiocarbonates, isonitriles, oximes, arylhy-drazones, sulphides, and selenides. ... 

On the basis of this structure, most of the reactions of apopseudoakuammigine can be satisfactorily explained. The reduction with potassium borohydride can be accounted for, as postulated by Joule and Smith, by the reverse Mannich decomposition of LXII, followed by reduction of the intermediate (LXIII) the product of this reaction would then be the indolic amino acid LXIV, a structure which is consistent with the observation that this amino acid is extremely resistant to esteri-... 

Tryptophan malabsorption (blue diaper syndrome) Indigo blue and other indoles (amino acid excretion is normal) Tryptophan Hypercalcemia, retarded growth, febrile episodes, and irritability Chromatographic separation and detection of indole derivatives (H21, S36) (D16, R9, T3a)... 

Robbers JE, Floss HG (1969) Clavicipitic Acid, a New 4-Substituted Indolic Amino Acid Obtained from Submerged Cultures of the Ergot Fungus. Tetrahedron Lett 10 1857... 

In the course of their studies on the biosynthesis of ergot alkaloids. Robbers and Floss isolated clavidpitic acid, a new indolic amino acid [89]. Based on the X-ray crystal data of the major isomer and the assumption that the stereocenter at C-5 retains its stereochemistry from L-tryptophan, the structure shown in Scheme 59 was assigned [90]. By performing feeding experiments on Claviceps sp. SD 58 with clavicipitic acid (biosynthetically labeled), the laboratories of Floss [90] and Anderson [91] independently determined that clavicipitic acid is not a precursor to elymoclavine. Instead, Floss argues that it arises from ... a derailment of the metabolism leading to the tetracyclic ergolines between the first and second pathway-specific steps, the isoprenylation of tryptophan and the N-methylation of 4-(y,y-dimethylallyl)-tryptophan (DMAT). Anderson and co-workers isolated an enzyme, DMAT oxidase, from Claviceps sp. which catalyzes the formation of clavicipitic acid from DMAT [92]. The enzyme, which requires... 

Robbers, J.E. and Floss, H.G. (1969) Clavicipitic acid, a new 4-substituted indolic amino acid obtained from submerged cultures of the ergot fungus. Tetrahedron Lett., 23, 1857-1858. 

Nichols group (25) successfully applied an acid-catalyzed intramolecular aminoalkylation reaction between an amine and alcohol to form the azepino ring system, the characteristic structure of this indolic amino acid in the route, via a functional equivalent of 10-hydroxylated DMAT 15. This hypothetical biochemical precursor of the alkaloid, which was not prepared previously, was the key intermediate for their efficient synthesis to clavicipitic acid. Nichols group first prepared the requisite alcohol 12 by the Grignard reaction of N-tosylated indole-4-carboxaldehyde 11 with 2-methyl-1-propenylmagnesium... 

Crystal stmctures of complexes of copper(II) with aromatic amine ligands and -amino acids " " and dipeptides" have been published. The stmctures of mixed ligand-copper complexes of L-tryptophan in combination with 1,10-phenanthroline and 2,2 -bipyridine and L-tyrosine in combination with 2,2 -bipyridine are shown in Figure 3.2. Note the subtle difference between the orientation of the indole ring in the two 1,10-phenanthroline complexes. The distance between the two... 

Pyrrole derivatives are prepared by the coupling and annulation of o-iodoa-nilines with internal alkynes[291]. The 4-amino-5-iodopyrimidine 428 reacts with the TMS-substituted propargyl alcohol 429 to form the heterocondensed pyrrole 430, and the TMS is removed[292]. Similarly, the tryptophane 434 is obtained by the reaction of o-iodoaniline (431) with the internal alkyne 432 and deprotection of the coupled product 433(293]. As an alternative method, the 2,3-disubstituted indole 436 is obtained directly by the coupling of the o-alky-nyltrifluoroacetanilide 435 with aryl and alkenyl halides or triflates(294]. 

The final step can involve introduction of the amino group or of the carbonyl group. o-Nitrobenzyl aldehydes and ketones are useful intermediates which undergo cyclization and aromatization upon reduction. The carbonyl group can also be introduced by oxidation of alcohols or alkenes or by ozonolysis. There are also examples of preparing indoles from o-aminophcnyl-acetonitriles by partial reduction of the cyano group. 

The mode of action is by inhibiting 5-enolpymvyl-shikimate-3-phosphate synthase. Roundup shuts down the production of the aromatic amino acids phenylalanine, tyrosine, and tryptophane (30). Whereas all these amino acids are essential to the survival of the plant, tryptophane is especially important because it is the progenitor for indole-3-acetic acid, or auxin, which plays an important role in growth and development, and controls cell extension and organogenesis. 

The indole ring is incorporated into the stmcture of the amino acid tryptophan [6912-86-3] (6) and occurs in proteins and in a wide variety of plant and animal metaboUtes. Much of the interest in the chemistry of indole is the result of efforts to understand the biological activity of indole derivatives in order to develop pharmaceutical appHcations. 

Naturally Occurring Compounds. Many derivatives of iadole are found ia plants and animals where they are derived from the amino acid tryptophan. Several of these have important biological function or activity. Serotonin [50-67-9] (12) functions as a neurotransmitter and vasoconstrictor (35). Melatonin [73-31-4] (13) production is controlled daily by the circadian cycle and its physiological level iafluences, and seasonal rhythms ia humans and other species (36). Indole-3-acetic acid [87-51-4] (14) is a plant growth stimulant used ia several horticultural appHcations (37). 

Enzymatic Process. Chemically synthesized substrates can be converted to the corresponding amino acids by the catalytic action of an enzyme or the microbial cells as an enzyme source, t - Alanine production from L-aspartic acid, L-aspartic acid production from fumaric acid, L-cysteine production from DL-2-aminothiazoline-4-catboxyhc acid, D-phenylglycine (and D-/> -hydtoxyphenylglycine) production from DL-phenyUiydantoin (and DL-/)-hydroxyphenylhydantoin), and L-tryptophan production from indole and DL-serine have been in operation as commercial processes. Some of the other processes shown in Table 10 are at a technical level high enough to be useful for commercial production (24). Representative chemical reactions used ia the enzymatic process are shown ia Figure 6. 

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