The biosynthesis of dimeric pyrrole-imidazole alkaloids is likely mediated by enzyme-catalyzed reversible single-electron transfer (SET) cycloaddition. We now show that Ir(ppy)3 can promote SET-mediated formal [2+2] and [4+2] cycloaddition reactions of pyrrole-imidazole alkaloids-related substrates under photolytic conditions. This biomimetic approach is useful for the construction of the core ...

One pot synthesis of terpyrromethanes (3a) and [di(1H-pyrrol-2-yl)methyl]heteroarenes (3b-m) has been delineated by Amberlyst 15 catalyzed condensation of pyrrole and heterocyclic aldehydes (2), not reported earlier. The compounds 3a and 3b have been formylated to 5-[di(5-formyl-1H-pyrrol-2-yl)methyl]-1H-pyrrole-2-carbaldehyde (4a) and 5[(5-formyl-1H-pyrrol-2-yl)(3-pyridinyl)methyl]-1H-pyrrole-...

The aminocoumarin antibiotic clorobiocin contains a 5-methylpyrrole-2-carboxylic acid unit, attached via an ester bond to the 3-OH group of the deoxysugar moiety. To investigate candidate genes responsible for the formation of this ester bond, a gene inactivation experiment was carried out in the clorobiocin producer Streptomyces roseochromogenes var. oscitans DS 12.976. An in-frame deletion wa...

The biosynthesis of the pyrrolyl moiety of the fungal metabolite rumbrin originates from pyrrole-2-carboxylic acid. In an effort to produce novel derivatives with enhanced biological activity a series of substituted pyrrole-2-carboxylates were synthesised and incubated with the producing organism, Auxarthron umbrinum. Several 4-halo-pyrrole-2-carboxylic acids were incorporated into the metaboli...

Diarrhetic shellfish poisoning (DSP) is a gastrointestinal disease caused by lipid soluble polyether toxins produced by dinoflagellates and accumulated in shellfish. Diarrhetic shellfish poisoning is a worldwide threat to public health and the shellfish industry. To date, only four lipid soluble polyethers have been known as diarrhetic shellfish toxins. Among them, Okadaic acid (OA), Dinophysis...

Carbon catalyst consisting of a hybrid structure made up of amorphous carbon and nanographite was prepared from the leaves of Pinus Roxburghii. The catalyst was prepared through sodium hydroxide and hydrochloric acid treatment of the dried pine leaves; and further functionalized with sulfuric acid treatment to incorporate the acidic functionalities. The synthesized catalyst was characterized by...

The title compound, C(11)H(14)N(2)O(5), was synthesized by condensation of (RS)-2-amino-succinic acid dimethyl ester with 2-trichloro-acetyl-pyrrole at room temperature. The amide group is twisted by 7.4 (1)° from the plane of the pyrrole ring. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked by inter-molecular N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds into chains extending along the c axis.

A glucose sensor was developed by electrocopolymerization using pyrroles containing a tris-bipyridine (bpy) osmium complex (Os-py), pyrrole (py), pyrrole propanoic acid (PPA) and glucose oxidase (GOx) to improve the key performance characteristics, such as the sensitivity, selectivity, and long-term stability. Tris-bipyridine osmium pyrrole complexes with four different methylene moieties were ...

BODIPY dyes were synthesized from pyrrole-2-carbaldehyde derivatives in high yields; this constitutes a new approach to this dye framework.