eprintid: 1446184 rev_number: 8 eprint_status: archive userid: 636 dir: disk0/01/44/61/84 datestamp: 2017-07-24 10:02:12 lastmod: 2017-07-24 10:02:12 status_changed: 2017-07-24 10:02:12 type: thesis metadata_visibility: show item_issues_count: 0 creators_name: Walters, M title: Synthesis of A83586C/citropeptin hybrid and synthetic studies toward azinothricin ispublished: unpub note: Thesis digitised by ProQuest. abstract: The Azinothricin family of cyclodepsipeptides are a class of antitumour antibiotics whose antitumour properties are attributed to their ability to selectively repress the expression of genes essential for the progression of the cell cycle from G1 to S phase. They have been shown to inhibit E2F transcription factors, which are critical regulators of mammalian cellular proliferation. This biological observation has made them a potentially important new therapeutic target for the control of proliferative diseases, such as cancer. An asymmetric total synthesis of an A83586C-citropeptin hybrid is presented in this thesis, along with a synthetic route to the azinothricin cyclodepsipeptide. The A83586C- citropeptin hybrid will serve as a useful intracellular probe that will provide valuable insights into the mechanism of the antitumour action of this class, which may contribute to a greater understanding of cancer biology. The cyclodepsipeptide components of these molecules have been assembled via a 2+2+2 -fragment condensation strategy and a HATU-mediated macrolactamisation. In the case of the A83586C-citropeptin hybrid, a chemoselective coupling was performed between the fully elaborated N-hydroxybenzotriazole activated ester and the citropeptin cyclodepsipeptide. date: 2007-04-30 id_number: PQ ETD:593515 oa_status: green full_text_type: other thesis_class: doctoral_open language: eng thesis_view: UCL_Thesis primo: open primo_central: open_green verified: verified_manual full_text_status: public pages: 506 institution: UCL (University College London) department: Department of Chemistry thesis_type: Doctoral citation: Walters, M; (2007) Synthesis of A83586C/citropeptin hybrid and synthetic studies toward azinothricin. Doctoral thesis , UCL (University College London). Green open access document_url: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1446184/1/Walters.M.Thesis.pdf