Preparation of gem-difluorinated retrohydroxamic-fosmidomycin

International audienceFrom several decades, some organophosphorus compounds specifically designed to alterbiological systems were introduced on market as agrochemicals (ie glyphosate and glufosinate asherbicides). Nevertheless, it becomes necessary to find new compounds in order to counter plantresistances already observed with glyphosate. Fosmidomicyn and its N-acetyl analogues FR-900098 were perceived as starting points for elaboration of new herbicide candidates, targetingthe second enzyme of the non-mevalonate pathway in plants, the 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate reductoisomerase (DOXP reductoisomerase or DXR). It is expected that theenhancement of bioactivity compared to the parent compounds, might be reached by insertion oftwo fluorine atoms close to the phosphonate function. Indeed, the presence of both fluorineatoms could improve the lipophilicity, affect the pKa of the phosphonic acid function and theninduce better activities. Herein, the synthesis of gem-difluorinated analogues of retrohydroxamicfosmidomycin and FR-900098-ester is reported using a radical addition mediated by acobaloxime comple

A field expansions method for scattering by periodic multilayered media

The interaction of acoustic and electromagnetic waves with periodic structures plays an important role in a wide range of problems of scientific and technological interest. This contribution focuses upon the robust and high-order numerical simulation of a model for the interaction of pressure waves generated within the earth incident upon layers of sediment near the surface. Herein described is a boundary perturbation method for the numerical simulation of scattering returns from irregularly shaped periodic layered media. The method requires only the discretization of the layer interfaces (so that the number of unknowns is an order of magnitude smaller than finite difference and finite element simulations), while it avoids not only the need for specialized quadrature rules but also the dense linear systems characteristic of boundary integral/element methods. The approach is a generalization to multiple layers of Bruno and Reitich’s “Method of Field Expansions” for dielectric structures with two layers. By simply considering the entire structure simultaneously, rather than solving in individual layers separately, the full field can be recovered in time proportional to the number of interfaces. As with the original field expansions method, this approach is extremely efficient and spectrally accurate

LSST: from Science Drivers to Reference Design and Anticipated Data Products

(Abridged) We describe here the most ambitious survey currently planned in the optical, the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST). A vast array of science will be enabled by a single wide-deep-fast sky survey, and LSST will have unique survey capability in the faint time domain. The LSST design is driven by four main science themes: probing dark energy and dark matter, taking an inventory of the Solar System, exploring the transient optical sky, and mapping the Milky Way. LSST will be a wide-field ground-based system sited at Cerro Pach\'{o}n in northern Chile. The telescope will have an 8.4 m (6.5 m effective) primary mirror, a 9.6 deg$^2$ field of view, and a 3.2 Gigapixel camera. The standard observing sequence will consist of pairs of 15-second exposures in a given field, with two such visits in each pointing in a given night. With these repeats, the LSST system is capable of imaging about 10,000 square degrees of sky in a single filter in three nights. The typical 5$\sigma$ point-source depth in a single visit in $r$ will be $\sim 24.5$ (AB). The project is in the construction phase and will begin regular survey operations by 2022. The survey area will be contained within 30,000 deg$^2$ with $\delta<+34.5^\circ$, and will be imaged multiple times in six bands, $ugrizy$, covering the wavelength range 320--1050 nm. About 90\% of the observing time will be devoted to a deep-wide-fast survey mode which will uniformly observe a 18,000 deg$^2$ region about 800 times (summed over all six bands) during the anticipated 10 years of operations, and yield a coadded map to $r\sim27.5$. The remaining 10\% of the observing time will be allocated to projects such as a Very Deep and Fast time domain survey. The goal is to make LSST data products, including a relational database of about 32 trillion observations of 40 billion objects, available to the public and scientists around the world.Comment: 57 pages, 32 color figures, version with high-resolution figures available from https://www.lsst.org/overvie

Targeting of the 1-Deoxy-D-Xylulose-5-Phosphate Reductoisomerase (DXR) enzyme (design and synthesis of new Fosmidomycin analogues as potential herbicides)

La synthèse enzymatique de terpénoides chez les mammifères provient de la voie mevalonique. Récemment une voie différente a été découverte et s'est révélée être prépondérante pour de nombreux organismes comme les plantes et bactéries. L'identification d'un inhibiteur de cette cascade enzymatique permettrait le développement d'une nouvelle famille d'herbicide. Les caractéristiques de la 1-déoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate réductoisomérase (DXR) font de cette enzyme très spécifique une cible pour la synthèse de nouveaux composés. La Fosmidomycine ainsi que son analogue acétylé le plus proche, FR-900098 restent des références pour l'inhibition de la DXR. Dans ce contexte, l'ensemble des molécules décrites dans la littérature en tant qu'inhibiteurs a été classé en fonction des modifications apportées sur le substrat naturel ou la Fosmidomycine. A partir de l'ensemble de ces informations, cinq familles ont été synthétisées pour trouver un nouveau motif complexant. Pour deux d'entre elles, le squelette de base contient un acide phosphonique et un acide phosphinique sur lequel a été introduit la diversité moléculaire grâce aux réactions de Pudovik et de couplage pallado-catalysé. Les autres motifs complexant originaux sont constitués d'une fonction carbonyle et d'un hétérocycle en a ou b. Après optimisation de la synthèse des précurseurs, la diversité a été introduite à l'aide, par exemple, d'une réaction de trois composantes permettant la préparation d'hétérocycle. Enfin, deux modifications ont été faites sur le bras espaceur : l'introduction d'atomes de fluor pour modifier les propriétés physicochimiques ou d'un atome d'azote, point d'attache de nouveaux groupements.The non-mevalonate pathway is widely found in higher plants and in many eubacteria, including pathogenic ones, but not in mammals. Identifying a non-mevalonate pathway inhibitor would greatly contribute to the search for new herbicides. The unique properties of 1-Deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate reductoisomerase make it remarkable and rational target for drug design. The phosphonohydroxamic acid Fosmidomycin, which acts through inhibition of DXR, is a natural compound produced in the fermentation of Streptomyces and still remains, with its N-acetyl homologue FR900098, one of the most active compounds. First of all, the enzyme and all the potential inhibitors tested in literature were classified in order to understand the global quest for therapeutically useful compounds. In this context, we designed and synthesized five different families of Fosmidomycin analogues containing a new chelating unit. Two targets molecules families bearing a phosphinophonic acid as common core were imagined. Divergent approach allowed the introduction of the chemical diversity thank to powerful pallado-catalyzed coupling reaction. The other families containing carbonyl group and heterocycle in a and b position were regarded as highly potent complexing units. Chemical diversity was introduced mainly at the end of the synthesis. For one of them convergent ring formation using three-components reaction was developed. Finally two modifications of the Fosmidomycin linker were performed by the introduction of fluorine atoms on the parent structure as well as the replacement of a carbon by a nitrogen atom in order to create a new point of modifications.MONTPELLIER-Ecole Nat.Chimie (341722204) / SudocSudocFranceF

Développement de phosphasucres inédits pour la synthèse d'analogues de nucléosides à visée antivirale

De par leur grande diversité chimique et leur implication dans de nombreux mécanismes biologiques, les molécules phosphorées font l'objet de nombreuses recherches scientifiques. Depuis près de 30 ans, plusieurs composés phosphorés ont été développés et utilisés pour leurs propriétés médicinales ou phytosanitaires. Les dérivés de type phosphinates ou phosphonates se sont révélés être des composés de choix, grâce à leur grande stabilité chimique et enzymatique. Par ailleurs, les sucres et leurs analogues ont largement démontré leur potentiel biologique en raison de leur implication dans de nombreux processus biologiques. Dans ce contexte, il a été envisagé de développer des analogues de sucres phosphorés possédant un atome de phosphore endocyclique. Il s'agit de structures totalement inédites obtenues à partir de précurseurs phosphorés simples et par des réactions de type : P-alkylation, Pudovik, ouverture d'époxyde, cyclisation par transacétalisation ou transestérification. Grâce à des synthèses en 4 à 7 étapes, deux familles de phosphinosucres ont été préparées ainsi qu'une famille de phosphonosucres en tant qu'analogues de sucre. En parallèle, la synthèse d'analogues de nucléosides phosphorés a également été étudiée par introduction de nucléobases sur les analogues de sucres phosphorés précédemment cités. Ces travaux ont mis en jeu des réactions issues à la fois de la chimie de nucléosides mais également de la chimie du phosphore, permettant d'accéder à des analogues de nucléosides totalement inédits dont l'activité antivirale a pu être évaluée. Enfin, une nouvelle famille de phosphonates nucléosidiques acycliques a été synthétisée en 6 ou 7 étapes en série pyrimidique. Deux prodrogues dérivées de la cytosine et de l'uracile ont également été préparées avec des groupements enzymolabiles de type Bis-(S-acyl-2-thioéthyle). L'ensemble des analogues de nucléotides synthétisés ont été évalués pour leurs propriétés antivirales contre les virus de l'hépatite C et du SIDA. Ainsi, à travers ce projet, trois grandes familles de nouvelles molécules phosphorées ont été développées : les hétérocycles phosphorés oxygénés en tant qu'analogues de sucres, des analogues de nucléosides phosphorés, une nouvelle classe de phosphonates nucléosidiques acycliques.According to their wide chemical diversity and their implication in many biological processes, phosphorus compounds are intensively studied by organic chemists. Since 30 years, many phosphorus molecules have been developed and used for their biological properties in medicine or agrochemistry. Chemically and enzymatically stable compounds, phosphonates and phosphoninates are potential derivatives for drug design. Besides, sugars are an important biological family involved in numerous biological pathways which have widely revealed a high therapeutic potential. In this context, the first objective of these works was to develop sugar analogues with an endocyclic phosphorus atom (phosphasugars) to synthesize unpublished families of phosphinosugars and phosphonosugars. Their synthesis were carried out in 4 to 7 steps, using as key reactions : P-alkylation, Pudovik, epoxyde ring-opening reaction, cyclisation by transacetalisation or transesterification. Moreover, these phosphasugars were extended to the synthesis of new nucleoside analogues by introducing nucleobase on phosphasugar moiety. The antiviral activity of these new compounds was evaluated. Finally, a new class of acyclic nucleoside phosphonates was prepared in pyrimidinyl series. Different nucleotide analogues and prodrugs were synthesized in 6-7 steps with uracil, thymine and cytosine and evaluated against HCV and HIV.MONTPELLIER-Ecole Nat.Chimie (341722204) / SudocSudocFranceF