Design and synthesis of the penta(acetoxymethyl) ester of dioctanoyl phosphatidylinositol-3,5-bisphosphate.

Extracellular administration of water-soluble and membrane-permeant analogs of phosphatidylinositol phosphates (PIPs) is a useful strategy for understanding the cellular roles of PIPs as well as the mode of action of drugs whose biological activity is associated with PIPs. We herein established the synthetic route to the dioctanoyl analogue of phosphatidylinositol 3,5-bisphosphate (di-C8-PI(3,5)P2) and its penta(acetoxymethyl) ester (di-C8-PI(3,5)P2/5AM).