Synthetic Approaches to Zetekitoxin AB, a Potent Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel Inhibitor
2019
Kanna Adachi | Hayate Ishizuka | Minami Odagi | Kazuo Nagasawa
Voltage-gated sodium channels (Na<sub>V</sub>s) are membrane proteins that are involved in the generation and propagation of action potentials in neurons. Recently, the structure of a complex made of a tetrodotoxin-sensitive (TTX-s) Na<sub>V</sub> subtype with saxitoxin (STX), a shellfish toxin, was determined. STX potently inhibits TTX-s Na<sub>V</sub>, and is used as a biological tool to investigate the function of Na<sub>V</sub>s. More than 50 analogs of STX have been isolated from nature. Among them, zetekitoxin AB (ZTX) has a distinctive chemical structure, and is the most potent inhibitor of Na<sub>V</sub>s, including tetrodotoxin-resistant (TTX-r) Na<sub>V</sub>. Despite intensive synthetic studies, total synthesis of ZTX has not yet been achieved. Here, we review recent efforts directed toward the total synthesis of ZTX, including syntheses of 11-saxitoxinethanoic acid (SEA), which is considered a useful synthetic model for ZTX, since it contains a key carbon−carbon bond at the C11 position.
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