Title:The Synthesis of Australine and its Stereoisomers as Naturally Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids
Volume: 21
Issue: 1
Author(s): Ghodsi Mohammadi Ziarani*, Negar Jamasbi and Fatemeh Mohajer
Affiliation:
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Physics and Chemistry, Alzahra University, Tehran, P. O. Box 1993893973, Iran
Keywords:
Polyhydroxylated pyrrolizidine, alkaloids, australine, natural products, castanospermum austral, stereoisomers.
Abstract: Natural products are important from the researchers’ perspectives due to their importance
and applicability. Polyhydroxylated pyrrolizidine alkaloids are sugar mimics and received a growing
interest in the last few years. Australine is a naturally polyhydroxylated pyrrolizidine, which was isolated
from the seeds of Castanospermum austral, and exhibits potent biological activities such as inhibited
glycosidases, as well as anti-virus, and anti-HIV activities. Thus, there is a considerable deal
of interest in the synthesis of these classes of compounds. Different synthetic strategies and methodologies
for the preparation of Australine and its stereoisomers were considered.