title: Electrochemical reduction of desmycosin, structure investigation and antibacterial evaluation of the resulting products.
abstract: Electrochemical reduction of desmycosin at the mercury electrode in aqueous medium was investigated by cyclic voltammetry and preparative scale electrolysis was carried out for the isolation and identification of products. Structure analyses of the resulting products were accomplished by MS, 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy. The results obtained show that dimerization and two electron reduction of desmycosin occur in parallel yielding a symmetric dimer at position C13 and 10,11-dihydrodesmycosin as the end products. 10,11-dihydrodesmycosin shows decreased antibacterial activity in vitro in comparison with desmycosin, while the dimer is inactive.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for General and Inorganic Chemistry and Electroanalysis, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb, Pierottijeva 6, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia. damir.ivekovic@public.srce.hr
authors.forename: Damir
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Iveković
authors.forename: Nevenka
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lopotar
authors.forename: Karmen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Brajsa
authors.forename: Zoran
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Mandić
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019281:Dimerization; D004563:Electrochemistry; D004572:Electrolysis; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D008628:Mercury; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D015645:Tylosin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: C481482:10,11-dihydrodesmycosin; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; C052318:tylosin B; D008628:Mercury; D015645:Tylosin