Current Topics in Organic Chemistry Uwe Rinner
[email protected] Vorlesungsunterlagen: rinner-group.univie.ac.at Vorlesungstermine: Dienstag, 11.03 10:15 – 12:45 MT 127 Mittwoch, 12.03 10:15 – 12:45 T 406 Dienstag, 18.03 10:15 – 12:45 T 406/1 Mittwoch, 19.03 10:15 – 12:45 T 642 Dienstag, 01.04 10:15 – 12:45 Mittwoch, 02.04 10:15 – 12:45 Empfohlene Literatur: Medicinal Natural Products: A Biosynthetic Approach. Paul M. Dewick John Wiley & Sons Ltd. ISBN: 978-0-470-74167-2 Naturstoffe der chemischen Industrie Bernd Schäfer Elsevier, Spektrum Akademischer Verlag ISBN: 978-3-8274-1614-8 Alkaloids: Nature‘s Curse or Blessing? Manfred Hesse Wiley-VCH ISBN: 3-906390-24-1 The Organic Chemistry of Biological Pathways John McMurry, Tadhg Begley Roberts and Company Publishers ISBN: 0-9747077-1-6 The Acetate Pathway Fatty Acids Prostaglandins Polyketides Polyketide Synthase Erythromycin Epothilone Statins Poison Ivy / Poison Oak Aflatoxin Tetracyclines Fatty Acid Biosynthesis Pyruvate is converted to acetyl-CoA and introduced in the Krebs cycle (citric acid cycle). Vitamine B1 (thiamine) plays a crucial role in the pyruvate decarboxylation Only synthesized by bacteria, fungi and plants; animals must obtain thiamine in their diet Rsponsible for: glucose breakdown and carbohydrate Vitamine B1 metabolism; production of neurotransmitters (Thiamine) Lack of thiamine: Korsakoff syndrome (neurological disorder with memory loss and apathy), optic neuropathy, beriberi (occurs only in individuals with serious malnutrition; apathy, memory loss, impairment of sensory, motor and reflex functions) Mechanistic explanation of thiamine-catalyzed decarboxylation of pyruvate – part 1 Mechanistic explanation of thiamine-catalyzed decarboxylation of pyruvate – part 2 Several important reactions employ persistent carbenes and follow similar mechanistic pathways.