Characterization of Leptazolines A-D, Polar Oxazolines from the Cyanobacterium Leptolyngbya sp., Reveals a Glitch with the "Willoughby-Hoye" Scripts for Calculating NMR Chemical Shifts

Org Lett. 2019 Oct 18;21(20):8449-8453. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.9b03216. Epub 2019 Oct 8.

Abstract

The bioactivity-guided examination of a Leptolyngbya sp. led to the isolation of leptazolines A-D (1-4), from the culture media, along with two degradation products (5 and 6). Density functional theory nuclear magnetic resonance calculations established the relative configurations of 1 and 2 and revealed that the calculated shifts depended on the operating system when using the "Willoughby-Hoye" Python scripts to streamline the processing of the output files, a previously unrecognized flaw that could lead to incorrect conclusions.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Cyanobacteria / chemistry*
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / standards
  • Molecular Structure
  • Oxazoles / chemical synthesis*
  • Oxazoles / chemistry
  • Reference Standards
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Oxazoles