i The thesis entitled “Uses of Pyrrole Amino Acid based Scaffolds in Peptidomimetics and Studies Directed Towards the Total Synthesis of Antascomicin A”, consists of three chapters: CHAPTER I: Deals with the synthesis and conformational studies of pyrrole amino acid based peptidomimetics. This chapter is divided into two parts: Part A: Describes the synthesis and conformational studies of linea...

Quorum sensing (QS) systems communicate bacterial population and stimulate microbial pathogenesis through signaling molecules. Inhibition of QS signals potentially suppresses microbial infections. Antimicrobial properties of Streptomyces have been extensively studied, however, less is known about quorum sensing inhibitory (QSI) activities of Streptomyces. This study explored the QSI potential o...

We prepared cocrystals of DL-2-Hydroxy-2-phenylacetic acid (D, L-H2ma) with the pyridinecarboxamide isomers, picolinamide (pic) and isonicotinamide (inam). They were characterized by elemental analysis, single crystal powder X-ray, IR spectroscopy 1H 13C NMR. The molecular structures (pic)-(D-H2ma) (1), (nam)-(L-H2ma) (2) (inam)-(L-H2ma) (3) studied. packing is stabilized primarily hydrogen bon...

Calix[4]pyrroles having extended aromatic cavities have been functionalized with 4 ureas in the para position of their meso phenyl substituents. This elaboration of the upper rim was completed in 2 synthetic steps starting from the alpha,alpha,alpha,alpha-tetranitro isomer of the calix[4]pyrrole obtained in the acid catalyzed condensation of p-nitrophenyl methyl ketone and pyrrole. In dichlorom...

Sceptrins and nakamuric acid are structurally unique antibiotics isolated from marine sponges. Recent studies suggest that the biosynthesis of these dimeric pyrrole-imidazole alkaloids involves a single-electron transfer (SET)-promoted [2+2] cycloaddition to form their cyclobutane core skeletons. We describe herein the biomimetic syntheses of racemic sceptrin and nakamuric acid. We also report ...

The title compound, C(10)H(12)N(2)O(2), was synthesized by cyclization of 3-(1-ethyl-pyrrole-2-carboxamido)propanoic acid in the presence of polyphospho-ric acid and diphospho-rus pentoxide. In the crystal structure, adjacent mol-ecules are linked by N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming chains extending along the b axis.

Oxidative cyclization of the pyrrole–imidazole alkaloids oroidin and sventrin in DMSO/TFA (1:1) yields oxazolines via nucleophilic attack of the carbonyl oxygen at the alkenyl double bond. Oxidation takes place in the benzylic position of the imidazole ring. On prolonged reaction times, the oxazoline ring is hydrolyzed yielding the corresponding ester of pyrrole-2-carboxylic acid containing a f...

Volatile aroma compounds were evaluated in USDA Top Choice and Select beef top loin steaks cut 1.3 cm (THIN) or 3.8 (THICK) cooked on a commercial flat grill at 177°C (LOW) 232°C (HIGH) surface temperature. Gas chromatography/mass spectrophotometry was used to evaluate volatile compounds. had more 2-octene less trimethyl pyrazine (P < 0.05) THIN than THICK steaks, whereas unaffected by s...

Although studies on the degradative metabolism of hydroxyproline have revealed that this amino acid is converted at least in part to glutamic acid (I-G), knowledge of the intermediates in this conversion and of other products of hydroxyproline metabolism is not yet complete. In the course of experiments on the metabolism of hydroxyproline, it was observed that incubation of hydroxyproline with ...