The metabolism of chenodeoxycholic acid by Pseudomonas sp. NCIB 10590 under strict anaerobic conditions was studied. A range of unsaturated acidic and neutral metabolites were isolated and identified. The major acidic product was chola-4,6-dien-3-one-24-oic acid whilst the major neutral product was androsta-4,6-dien-3,17-dione. The major acidic products were 7 alpha-hydroxy-5 beta-cholan-3-oxo-...

Pyrroles are important compounds present in biological systems, used for drug synthesis and material chemistry. A typical strategy the pyrrolic ring formation is centered on Paal–Knorr reaction, where 1,4-dicarbonyl react with amines giving N-substituted pyrrole derivatives. Often, main problem of this approach availability appropriate carbonyl compounds. Here, we report a sustainable carboxyli...

The 1-hydroxy-1-methyl-6,6-diphenyl-5-hexenyl radical (4a) and the 1-hydroxy-1-methyl-7,7-diphenyl-6-heptenyl radical (4b) were prepared from the corresponding PTOC esters (anhydrides of a carboxylic acid and N-hydroxypyridine-2-thione). The key step in the synthetic method for the precursors was a coupling reaction of the respective carboxylic acids with the thiohydroxamic acid, which was cond...