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Single Molecule Fluorescence Energy Transfer Study of Ribosome Protein Synthesis
Published on: July 6, 2021
Synthesis of saccharocin from apramycin and evaluation of its ribosomal selectivity
Vikram A Sarpe1, Michael G Pirrone1, Klara Haldimann2
1Department of Chemistry , Wayne State University , 5101 Cass Avenue , Detroit , MI 48202 , USA . Email: vasarpe@gmail.com ;
Abstract:
We describe a straightforward synthesis of the apramycin biosynthetic precursor saccharocin from apramycin by regioselective partial azidation followed by stereoretentive oxidative deamination. Saccharocin was found to exhibit excellent selectivity for inhibition of the bacterial ribosome over the eukaryotic ribosomes indicating that its presence as a minor impurity in apramycin itself should not be problematic in the development of the latter as a clinical candidate.
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