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Bile acid sulfates. II. Synthesis of 3-monosulfates of bile acids and their conjugates

Journal Article · · Lipids; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02533617· OSTI ID:5163403

Bile acid 3-monosulfates were synthesized by the sulfation of 3-hydroxy formyloxy bile acids with sulfur trioxide-triethylamine in dimethylformamide at 25 C for 0.5 h. The protecting formyl groups were then hydrolyzed under mild alkaline conditions, and the deformylated products were isolated as p-toluidinium salts. These p-toluidinium salts were converted easily to the corresponding disodium salts by methanolic sodium hydroxide. Disodium salts were then isolated by precipitation from methanol-ether. The corresponding glycine conjugates were similarly synthesized by the sulfation of ethyl esters of 3-hydroxy formyloxy bile acid glycine conjugates. However, the taurine-conjugated bile acid sulfates were obtained by conjugating bile acid 3-monosulfates, either as triethylammonium salt or as disodium salt, with taurine in dimethylformamide in the presence of N-ethoxycarbonyl-2-ethoxy-1,2-dihydroquinoline. These procedures produced the desired bile acid sulfates in high yield (typically above 90%) with minimum manipulation. No time-consuming and capacity-limited chromatographic purification was needed to isolate the pure sulfates. The thin layer chromatographic mobilities, the ir spectra, and some of the preliminary studies of the properties of these synthesized 3-monosulfates are also discussed. 3 figures, 2 tables.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Lab., IL
OSTI ID:
5163403
Journal Information:
Lipids; (United States), Journal Name: Lipids; (United States) Vol. 13:7; ISSN LPDSA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English