A new total synthesis of the mycotoxin ochratoxin A (OTA) is
presented, in which it is prepared in 9% overall yield
from commercially available substrates. The key step consists of
the condensation reaction between protected l-phenylalanine
and 5-chloro-8-hydroxy-3-methyl-1-oxoisochromane-7-carboxylic
acid (ochratoxin α, OTα). The same strategy could
be successfully applied to l-d
5-phenylalanine, leading
to the first total synthesis of d
5-OTA,
a molecular tracer for the detection and analytical quantification
of the natural mycotoxin in food samples by means of stable isotope
dilution assay (SIDA).
heterocycles - natural products - ochratoxin
A - stable isotope dilution assay - total synthesis