文摘
Salicylihalamide A is the first member of a growing class of macrocyclic salicylate natural productsthat induce a variety of interesting phenotypes in cultured mammalian cells. Salicylihalamide A was reportedto be a unique and highly differential cytotoxin and a potent inhibitor of the mammalian vacuolar (H+)-ATPase. The total synthesis of both enantiomers of salicylihalamide A, a revision of the absolute configurationassigned to the natural product, and extensive structure-function studies with synthetic salicylihalamidevariants are reported. These studies were possible only due to a highly efficient synthetic strategy thatfeatures (1) a remarkably E-selective ring-closing olefin metathesis to construct the 12-memberedbenzolactone skeleton 29, (2) a mild stereocontrolled elaboration to E-alkenyl isocyanate 41, and (3) additionof carbon, oxygen, and sulfur nucleophiles to isocyanate 41 to obtain salicylihalamide A and congeners.We demonstrate for the first time that salicylihalamide A is a potent inhibitor of fully purified reconstitutedV-ATPase from bovine brain, and have identified several similarly potent side chain modified derivatives,including salicylihalamide dimers 43-45. In combination, these studies have laid the foundation for ongoingstudies aimed at a comprehensive understanding of salicylihalamide's mode-of-action, of potential relevanceto the development of lead compounds for the treatment of osteoporosis and cancer.