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[reaction: see text] A mild, practical procedure for oxidative dehydrogenation with catalytic amounts of a Cu salt, K2CO3, and tert-butylhydroperoxide (TBHP) as a terminal oxidant has been developed. This oxidation procedure is generally applicable to dihydropyrimidinones and most dihydropyrimidines.

Escherichia coli YggS (COG0325) is a member of the highly conserved pyridoxal 5=-phosphate (PLP)-binding protein (PLPBP) family. Recent studies suggested a role for this protein family in the homeostasis of vitamin B 6 and amino acids. The deletion or mutation of a member of this protein family causes pleiotropic effects in many organisms and is causative of vitamin B 6 -dependent epilepsy in humans. To date, little has been known about the mechanism by which lack of YggS results in these diverse phenotypes. In this study, we determined that the pyridoxine (PN) sensitivity observed in yggS-deficient E. coli was caused by the pyridoxine 5=phosphate (PNP)-dependent overproduction of Val, which is toxic to E. coli. The data suggest that the yggS mutation impacts Val accumulation by perturbing the biosynthetic of Thr from homoserine (Hse). Exogenous Hse inhibited the growth of the yggS mutant, caused further accumulation of PNP, and increased the levels of some intermediates in the Thr-Ile-Val metabolic pathways. Blocking the Thr biosynthetic pathway or decreasing the intracellular PNP levels abolished the perturbations of amino acid metabolism caused by the exogenous PN and Hse. Our data showed that a high concentration of intracellular PNP is the root cause of at least some of the pleiotropic phenotypes described for a yggS mutant of E. coli. IMPORTANCE Recent studies showed that deletion or mutation of members of the YggS protein family causes pleiotropic effects in many organisms. Little is known about the causes, mechanisms, and consequences of these diverse phenotypes. It was previously shown that yggS mutations in E. coli result in the accumulation of PNP and some metabolites in the Ile/Val biosynthetic pathway. This work revealed that some exogenous stresses increase the aberrant accumulation of PNP in the yggS mutant. In addition, the current report provides evidence indicating that some, but not all, of the phenotypes of the yggS mutant in E. coli are due to the elevated PNP level. These results will contribute to continuing efforts to determine the molecular functions of the members of the YggS protein family.

Durch eine hoch konvergente Synthese gelang die Herstellung einer Reihe von Epimeren und Analoga von Radicicol (1). Biologische Tests offenbarten eine bis dahin nicht bekannte Korrelation zwischen der Stereochemie und dem Potenzial dieser Verbindungen als Tumortherapeutika. So zeigt Cycloproparadicicol (2) vielversprechende therapeutische Eigenschaften, die auf ihrer Chaperon‐inhibierenden Wirkung beruhen.