Bhakuni, Dewan S. ; Singh, Awadhesh N. ; Jain, Sudha (1981) The structure, absolute configuration and biosynthesis of nortiliacorinine a Tetrahedron, 37 (15). pp. 2651-2655. ISSN 0040-4020
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Abstract
The incorporation of (±)-norcoclaurine, (±)-coclaurine, (±)-N-methylcoclaurine and dehydro-N-methylcoclaurine into nortiliacorinine A in Tiliacora racemosa colebr has been studied and specific utilisation of the (±)-coclaurine demonstrated. The evidence supports oxidative dimerization of two coclaurine units to give nortiliacorinine A. Experiments with (±)-N-methylcoclaurine and (±)-[1-3H, N-14CH3]N-methylcoclaurine established that only one N-methylcoclaurine unit is specifically utilised to constitute that "half" of the base which had phenolic OH group in the benzylic portion and further demonstrated that the H atom at the asymmetric centre in the 1-benzylisoquinoline precursor is retained in the bioconversion into nortiliacorinine A. Double labelling experiment with (±)-[1-3H, 6,0-14CH3]N-methylcoclaurine showed that O-Me function of the precursor is lost in the bioconversion into nortiliacorinine A. Parallel feedings of (+)-(S)- and (-)-(R)-N-methyl-coclaurines and (-)-(S)-, and ( + )-(R)-coclaurines revealed that the stereo-specificity is maintained in the biosynthesis of nortiliacorinine A from 1-benzylisoquinoline precursors and established 'S,S'-configuration at the two asymmetric centres in nortiliacorinine A.
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