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Kothapalli Y, Jones RA, Chu CK, Singh US. Synthesis of Fluorinated Nucleosides/Nucleotides and Their Antiviral Properties. Molecules 2024; 29:2390. [PMID: 38792251 PMCID: PMC11124531 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29102390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2024] [Revised: 05/10/2024] [Accepted: 05/13/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024] Open
Abstract
The FDA has approved several drugs based on the fluorinated nucleoside pharmacophore, and numerous drugs are currently in clinical trials. Fluorine-containing nucleos(t)ides offer significant antiviral and anticancer activity. The insertion of a fluorine atom, either in the base or sugar of nucleos(t)ides, alters its electronic and steric parameters and transforms the lipophilicity, pharmacodynamic, and pharmacokinetic properties of these moieties. The fluorine atom restricts the oxidative metabolism of drugs and provides enzymatic metabolic stability towards the glycosidic bond of the nucleos(t)ide. The incorporation of fluorine also demonstrates additional hydrogen bonding interactions in receptors with enhanced biological profiles. The present article discusses the synthetic methodology and antiviral activities of FDA-approved drugs and ongoing fluoro-containing nucleos(t)ide drug candidates in clinical trials.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA; (Y.K.); (R.A.J.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA; (Y.K.); (R.A.J.)
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Chen Y, Jo J, Hernandez E, Wang H, Bernardoni F. Biocatalytic cascade process of islatravir: Analytical and regulatory control strategy of minor enantiomer. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2023; 234:115536. [PMID: 37343454 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2023.115536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Revised: 05/16/2023] [Accepted: 06/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/23/2023]
Abstract
Commercial process of islatravir (MK-8591, EFdA) utilizes biocatalytic cascade reactions to construct the ribose moiety of the molecule which bears three chiral centers. However, this biocatalytic process also brought analytical challenges where all stereoisomers and process related compounds are controlled in one isolated intermediate, the final drug substance. A chiral LC method was developed to resolve all those compounds from islatravir and its minor enantiomer by thorough column screening and careful optimization. Detail of designing key method validation components such as method linearity, precision and robustness is discussed, and their results were presented. The method was successfully validated to fulfill various expectation from each individual health authority including FDA, EMA, PMDA, and ANVISA.
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- Yun Chen
- Analytical Research and Development, MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ 07065, USA.
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- Analytical Research and Development, MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ 07065, USA.
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- Analytical Research and Development, MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ 07065, USA
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- Analytical Research and Development, MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ 07065, USA
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- Analytical Research and Development, MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ 07065, USA
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Ting SI, Snelson DW, Huffman TR, Kuroo A, Sato R, Shenvi RA. Synthesis of (-)-Cotylenol, a 14-3-3 Molecular Glue Component. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:20634-20645. [PMID: 37683289 PMCID: PMC11022164 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c07849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/10/2023]
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Small molecules that modulate the 14-3-3 protein-protein interaction (PPI) network represent valuable therapeutics and tool compounds. However, access has been lost to 14-3-3 PPI molecular glues of the cotylenin class, leading to investigations into the practical chemical syntheses of congeners and analogues. Here we report a concise synthesis of (-)-cotylenol via a 10-step asymmetric entry into a diversifiable 5-8-5 core. This route features a mild Liebeskind-Srogl fragment coupling that tolerates unprecedented steric hindrance to produce a highly congested ketone, and a tandem Claisen-ene cascade that establishes the 8-membered ring. Late-stage control of stereochemistry and functionality leads to (-)-cotylenol and sets the stage for focused library synthesis.
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- Stephen I. Ting
- Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
- Skaggs Graduate School of Chemical and Biological Sciences, Scripps Research, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
- Skaggs Graduate School of Chemical and Biological Sciences, Scripps Research, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
- Skaggs Graduate School of Chemical and Biological Sciences, Scripps Research, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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Yang H, Yu H, Stolarzewicz IA, Tang W. Enantioselective Transformations in the Synthesis of Therapeutic Agents. Chem Rev 2023; 123:9397-9446. [PMID: 37417731 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/08/2023]
Abstract
The proportion of approved chiral drugs and drug candidates under medical studies has surged dramatically over the past two decades. As a consequence, the efficient synthesis of enantiopure pharmaceuticals or their synthetic intermediates poses a profound challenge to medicinal and process chemists. The significant advancement in asymmetric catalysis has provided an effective and reliable solution to this challenge. The successful application of transition metal catalysis, organocatalysis, and biocatalysis to the medicinal and pharmaceutical industries has promoted drug discovery by efficient and precise preparation of enantio-enriched therapeutic agents, and facilitated the industrial production of active pharmaceutical ingredient in an economic and environmentally friendly fashion. The present review summarizes the most recent applications (2008-2022) of asymmetric catalysis in the pharmaceutical industry ranging from process scales to pilot and industrial levels. It also showcases the latest achievements and trends in the asymmetric synthesis of therapeutic agents with state of the art technologies of asymmetric catalysis.
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- He Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Bio-Organic and Natural Products Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bio-Organic and Natural Products Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bio-Organic and Natural Products Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bio-Organic and Natural Products Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
- School of Chemistry and Material Science, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310024, China
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Merging enzymatic and synthetic chemistry with computational synthesis planning. Nat Commun 2022; 13:7747. [PMID: 36517480 PMCID: PMC9750992 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-35422-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2022] [Accepted: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Synthesis planning programs trained on chemical reaction data can design efficient routes to new molecules of interest, but are limited in their ability to leverage rare chemical transformations. This challenge is acute for enzymatic reactions, which are valuable due to their selectivity and sustainability but are few in number. We report a retrosynthetic search algorithm using two neural network models for retrosynthesis-one covering 7984 enzymatic transformations and one 163,723 synthetic transformations-that balances the exploration of enzymatic and synthetic reactions to identify hybrid synthesis plans. This approach extends the space of retrosynthetic moves by thousands of uniquely enzymatic one-step transformations, discovers routes to molecules for which synthetic or enzymatic searches find none, and designs shorter routes for others. Application to (-)-Δ9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) (dronabinol) and R,R-formoterol (arformoterol) illustrates how our strategy facilitates the replacement of metal catalysis, high step counts, or costly enantiomeric resolution with more elegant hybrid proposals.
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Observation of Hyperpositive Non-Linear Effect in Asymmetric Organozinc Alkylation in Presence of N-Pyrrolidinyl Norephedrine. MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 27:molecules27123780. [PMID: 35744906 PMCID: PMC9230045 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27123780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2022] [Revised: 06/02/2022] [Accepted: 06/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Phenomena related to asymmetric amplification are considered to be key to understanding the emergence of homochirality in life. In asymmetric catalysis, theoretical and experimental models have been studied to understand such chiral amplification, in particular based on non-linear effects. Three decades after the theoretical demonstration that a chiral catalyst, when not enantiopure, could be more enantioselective than its enantiopure counterpart, we show here a new experimental example of nonlinear hyperpositive effect. We report here our investigations in the enantioselective zinc-catalyzed alkylation of benzaldehyde with N-pyrrolidinyl norephedrine as partially resolved chiral ligand, which shows a significant hyperpositive non-linear effect. A study of the underlying mechanism was conducted, which allows us to confirm a mechanism that implies a monomeric and a dimeric complex both catalyzing the reaction at a steady state and giving different enantioselectivities.
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Gunsch MJ, Schwalm EL, Ouimet CM, Halsey HM, Hamilton SE, Bernardoni F, Jo J. Development and validation of ion-pairing HPLC-CAD chromatography for measurement of Islatravir’s phosphorylated intermediates. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2022; 213:114684. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2022.114684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2022] [Revised: 02/17/2022] [Accepted: 02/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Industrially Relevant Enzyme Cascades for Drug Synthesis and Their Ecological Assessment. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23073605. [PMID: 35408960 PMCID: PMC8998672 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23073605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Revised: 03/21/2022] [Accepted: 03/21/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Environmentally friendly and sustainable processes for the production of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) gain increasing attention. Biocatalytic synthesis routes with enzyme cascades support many stated green production principles, for example, the reduced need for solvents or the biodegradability of enzymes. Multi-enzyme reactions have even more advantages such as the shift of the equilibrium towards the product side, no intermediate isolation, and the synthesis of complex molecules in one reaction pot. Despite the intriguing benefits, only a few enzyme cascades have been applied in the pharmaceutical industry so far. However, several new enzyme cascades are currently being developed in research that could be of great importance to the pharmaceutical industry. Here, we present multi-enzymatic reactions for API synthesis that are close to an industrial application. Their performances are comparable or exceed their chemical counterparts. A few enzyme cascades that are still in development are also introduced in this review. Economic and ecological considerations are made for some example cascades to assess their environmental friendliness and applicability.
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Zhao WC, Li RP, Ma C, Liao QY, Wang M, He ZT. Stereoselective gem-C,B-Glycosylation via 1,2-Boronate Migration. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:2460-2467. [PMID: 35112837 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c11842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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A novel protocol is established for the long-standing challenge of stereoselective geminal bisglycosylations of saccharides. The merger of PPh3 as a traceless glycosidic leaving group and 1,2-boronate migration enables the simultaneous introduction of C-C and C-B bonds at the anomeric stereogenic center of furanoses and pyranoses. The power of this method is showcased by a set of site-selective modifications of glycosylation products for the construction of bioactive conjugates and skeletons. A scarce metal-free 1,1-difunctionalization process of alkenes is also concomitantly demonstrated.
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- Wei-Cheng Zhao
- CAS Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry of Natural Substances, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry of Natural Substances, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry of Natural Substances, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry of Natural Substances, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry of Natural Substances, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry of Natural Substances, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
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Wang H, Zhong YY, Xiao YC, Chen FE. Chemical and chemoenzymatic stereoselective synthesis of β-nucleosides and their analogues. Org Chem Front 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d1qo01936h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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β-Nucleosides are fundamental building blocks of biological systems that are widely used as therapeutic agents for treating cancer and viral infections among others. In the last two years, nucleoside analogues...
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Simić S, Zukić E, Schmermund L, Faber K, Winkler CK, Kroutil W. Shortening Synthetic Routes to Small Molecule Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Employing Biocatalytic Methods. Chem Rev 2021; 122:1052-1126. [PMID: 34846124 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Biocatalysis, using enzymes for organic synthesis, has emerged as powerful tool for the synthesis of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). The first industrial biocatalytic processes launched in the first half of the last century exploited whole-cell microorganisms where the specific enzyme at work was not known. In the meantime, novel molecular biology methods, such as efficient gene sequencing and synthesis, triggered breakthroughs in directed evolution for the rapid development of process-stable enzymes with broad substrate scope and good selectivities tailored for specific substrates. To date, enzymes are employed to enable shorter, more efficient, and more sustainable alternative routes toward (established) small molecule APIs, and are additionally used to perform standard reactions in API synthesis more efficiently. Herein, large-scale synthetic routes containing biocatalytic key steps toward >130 APIs of approved drugs and drug candidates are compared with the corresponding chemical protocols (if available) regarding the steps, reaction conditions, and scale. The review is structured according to the functional group formed in the reaction.
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- Stefan Simić
- Institute of Chemistry, University of Graz, NAWI Graz, Heinrichstraße 28, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Graz, NAWI Graz, Heinrichstraße 28, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Graz, NAWI Graz, Heinrichstraße 28, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Graz, NAWI Graz, Heinrichstraße 28, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Graz, NAWI Graz, Heinrichstraße 28, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Graz, NAWI Graz, Heinrichstraße 28, 8010 Graz, Austria.,Field of Excellence BioHealth─University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria.,BioTechMed Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
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Wohlgemuth R. Key advances in biocatalytic phosphorylations in the last two decades: Biocatalytic syntheses in vitro and biotransformations in vivo (in humans). Biotechnol J 2020; 16:e2000090. [PMID: 33283467 DOI: 10.1002/biot.202000090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2020] [Revised: 11/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Biocatalytic phosphorylation reactions provide several benefits, such as more direct, milder, more selective, and shorter access routes to phosphorylated products. Favorable characteristics of biocatalytic methodologies represent advantages for in vitro as well as for in vivo phosphorylation reactions, leading to important advances in the science of synthesis towards bioactive phosphorylated compounds in various areas. The scope of this review covers key advances of biocatalytic phosphorylation reactions over the last two decades, for biocatalytic syntheses in vitro and for biotransformations in vivo (in humans). From the origins of probiotic life to in vitro synthetic applications and in vivo formation of bioactive pharmaceuticals, the common purpose is to outline the importance, relevance, and underlying connections of biocatalytic phosphorylations of small molecules. Asymmetric phosphorylations attracting increased attention are highlighted. Phosphohydrolases, phosphotransferases, phosphorylases, phosphomutases, and other enzymes involved in phosphorus chemistry provide powerful toolboxes for resource-efficient and selective in vitro biocatalytic syntheses of phosphorylated metabolites, chiral building blocks, pharmaceuticals as well as in vivo enzymatic formation of biologically active forms of pharmaceuticals. Nature's large diversity of phosphoryl-group-transferring enzymes, advanced enzyme and reaction engineering toolboxes make biocatalytic asymmetric phosphorylations using enzymes a powerful and privileged phosphorylation methodology.
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- Roland Wohlgemuth
- Institute of Molecular and Industrial Biotechnology, Lodz University of Technology, Lodz, Poland.,Swiss Coordination Committee Biotechnology, Zurich, Switzerland
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Patel NR, Huffman MA, Wang X, Ding B, McLaughlin M, Newman JA, Andreani T, Maloney KM, Johnson HC, Whittaker AM. Five-Step Enantioselective Synthesis of Islatravir via Asymmetric Ketone Alkynylation and an Ozonolysis Cascade. Chemistry 2020; 26:14118-14123. [PMID: 32710473 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202003091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2020] [Revised: 07/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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A 5-step enantioselective synthesis of the potent anti-HIV nucleoside islatravir is reported. The highly efficient route was enabled by a novel enantioselective alkynylation of an α,β-unsaturated ketone, a unique ozonolysis-dealkylation cascade in water, and an enzymatic aldol-glycosylation cascade.
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- Niki R Patel
- Department of Process Research and Development, MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, 07065, USA
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- Department of Process Research and Development, MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, 07065, USA
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- Department of Process Research and Development, MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, 07065, USA
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- Department of Process Research and Development, MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, 07065, USA
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- Department of Process Research and Development, MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, 07065, USA
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- Department of Process Research and Development, MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, 07065, USA
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- Department of Process Research and Development, MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, 07065, USA
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- Department of Process Research and Development, MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, 07065, USA
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- Department of Process Research and Development, MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, 07065, USA
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- Department of Process Research and Development, MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, 07065, USA
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