The efficient copper-mediated oxidative C–H alkynylation of benzhydrazides was accomplished with terminal alkynes. Thus, a heteroaromatic removable N -2-pyridylhydrazide allowed for domino C–H/N–H functionalization. approach featured remarkable functional group compatibility and ample substrate scope. Thereby, highly functionalized aromatic isoindolin-1-ones were accessed high efficacy rate-lim...

Oxidative alkene cleavage is a highly interesting reaction to obtain aldehydes and ketones. The Mn-dependent protein TM1459 from Thermotoga maritima can catalyse of styrene derivatives in the presence tert-butyl hydroperoxide. Despite high thermal stability enzyme, it gets inactivated during reaction. data reported here indicate that auto-oxidation responsible for low oxidative environment requ...

The majority of chronic liver diseases are accompanied by oxidative stress, which induces apoptosis in hepatocytes and liver injury. Recent studies suggest that oxidative stress and insulin resistance are important in the pathogenesis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and the pathophysiology of diabetes complications. Metformin has been shown to be hepatoprotective in the insulin-resi...

The key regulatory step in the biosynthesis of abscisic acid (ABA), a hormone central to the regulation of several important processes in plants, is the oxidative cleavage of the 11,12 double bond of a 9-cis-epoxycarotenoid. The enzyme viviparous14 (VP14) performs this cleavage in maize (Zea mays), making it a target for the rational design of novel chemical agents and genetic modifications tha...

The plant growth regulator, abscisic acid (ABA), is synthesized via the oxidative cleavage of an epoxy-carotenoid. Specifically, a double bond is cleaved by molecular oxygen and an aldehyde is formed at the site of cleavage in both products. The Vp14 gene from maize encodes an oxidative cleavage enzyme for ABA biosynthesis and the recombinant VP14 protein catalyzes the cleavage reaction in vitr...

The cellular prion protein (PrP(C)) is critical for the development of prion diseases. However, the physiological role of PrP(C) is less clear, although a role in the cellular resistance to oxidative stress has been proposed. PrP(C) is cleaved at the end of the copper-binding octapeptide repeats through the action of reactive oxygen species (ROS), a process termed beta-cleavage. Here we show th...

Treatment of aryl-fused bicyclo[4.2.0]octanols with an oxidant such as phenyliodine diacetate (PIDA) or hypochlorous acid gave dihydrofuran-containing polycyclic aromatic compounds by selective β-cleavage the cyclobutanol moiety. Mechanistic studies suggest that oxygen atom hydrofuran ring is incorporated from hydroxy group substrate via intramolecular addition. The oxidative transformation sho...