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Valsasina B, Orsini P, Caruso M, Albanese C, Ciavolella A, Cucchi U, Fraietta I, Melillo N, Fiorentini F, Rizzi S, Salsa M, Isacchi A, Gasparri F. Novel Thienoduocarmycin-Trastuzumab ADC Demonstrates Strong Antitumor Efficacy with Favorable Safety Profile in Preclinical Studies. Mol Cancer Ther 2023; 22:1465-1478. [PMID: 37722716 DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-23-0315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2023] [Revised: 07/19/2023] [Accepted: 09/08/2023] [Indexed: 09/20/2023]
Abstract
New antibodies-drug conjugate (ADC) payloads overcoming chemoresistance and killing also poorly proliferating tumors at well-tolerated doses are much desired. Duocarmycins are a well-known class of highly potent cytotoxic agents, with DNA minor groove-binding and alkylation properties, active also in chemoresistant tumors. Although different duocarmycin derivatives have been used during the years as payloads for ADC production, unfavorable physicochemical properties impaired the production of ADCs with optimal features. Optimization of the toxin to balance reactivity and stability features and best linker selection allowed us to develop the novel duocarmycin-like payload-linker NMS-P945 suitable for conjugation to mAbs with reproducible drug-antibody ratio (DAR) >3.5. When conjugated to trastuzumab, it generated an ADC with good internalization properties, ability to induce bystander effect and immunogenic cell death. Moreover, it showed strong target-driven activity in cells and cytotoxic activity superior to trastuzumab deruxtecan tested, in parallel, in cell lines with HER2 expression. High in vivo efficacy with cured mice at well-tolerated doses in HER2-driven models was also observed. A developed pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) model based on efficacy in mice and cynomolgus monkey PK data, predicted tumor regression in patients upon administration of 2 doses of trastuzumab-NMS-P945-ADC at 0.5 mg/kg. Thus, considering the superior physicochemical features for ADC production and preclinical results obtained with the model trastuzumab ADC, including bystander effect, immunogenic cell death and activity in chemoresistant tumors, NMS-P945 represents a highly effective, innovative payload for the creation of novel, next-generation ADCs.
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- Nerviano Medical Sciences srl, Nerviano, Milan, Italy
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- Nerviano Medical Sciences srl, Nerviano, Milan, Italy
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- Nerviano Medical Sciences srl, Nerviano, Milan, Italy
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- Nerviano Medical Sciences srl, Nerviano, Milan, Italy
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- Nerviano Medical Sciences srl, Nerviano, Milan, Italy
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Li J, Zhang Z, Chen L, Li M, Zhang X, Zhang G. Base-Promoted Intramolecular Addition of Vinyl Cyclopropanecarboxamides to Access Conformationally Restricted Aza[3.1.0]bicycles. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28093691. [PMID: 37175101 PMCID: PMC10179847 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28093691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2023] [Revised: 04/22/2023] [Accepted: 04/22/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
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3-Azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes are common structural components in natural products and bioactive compounds. Traditionally, the metal-mediated cyclopropanation domino reaction of chain enzymes is the most commonly used strategy for the construction of this type of aza[3.1.0]bicycle derivative. In this study, a base-promoted intramolecular addition of alkenes used to deliver conformationally restricted highly substituted aza[3.1.0]bicycles is reported. This reaction was tailor-made for saturated aza[3.1.0] bicycle-containing fused bicyclic compounds that may be applied in the development of concise and divergent total syntheses of bioactive compounds.
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- Jingya Li
- Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education, Henan Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecules and Drug Innovation, Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education, Henan Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecules and Drug Innovation, Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education, Henan Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecules and Drug Innovation, Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education, Henan Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecules and Drug Innovation, Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education, Henan Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecules and Drug Innovation, Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education, Henan Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecules and Drug Innovation, Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China
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Amino DSA analogues as payloads for antibody-drug conjugates with multiple sites for conjugation. Initial studies and solid phase synthesis. Tetrahedron Lett 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2021.153058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Toyota K, Mikami S. Iodine-Containing 4,7-Dihalobenzo[b]thiophene Building Blocks and Related Iodobenzo[b]thiophenes: Promising Molecular Scaffolds for Bio-Inspired Molecular Architecture. HETEROCYCLES 2021. [DOI: 10.3987/rev-20-950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Wu ZC, Boger DL. The quest for supernatural products: the impact of total synthesis in complex natural products medicinal chemistry. Nat Prod Rep 2020; 37:1511-1531. [PMID: 33169762 PMCID: PMC7678878 DOI: 10.1039/d0np00060d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Covering: 2000 up to 2020This review presents select recent advances in the medicinal chemistry of complex natural products that are prepared by total synthesis. The underlying studies highlight enabling divergent synthetic strategies and methods that permit the systematic medicinal chemistry studies of key analogues bearing deep-seated structural changes not readily accessible by semisynthetic or biosynthetic means. Select and recent examples are detailed where the key structural changes are designed to improve defined properties or to overcome an intrinsic limitation of the natural product itself. In the examples presented, the synthetic efforts provided supernatural products, a term first introduced by our colleague Ryan Shenvi (Synlett, 2016, 27, 1145-1164), with properties superseding the parent natural product. The design principles and approaches for creating the supernatural products are highlighted with an emphasis on the properties addressed that include those that improve activity or potency, increase selectivity, enhance durability, broaden the spectrum of activity, improve chemical or metabolic stability, overcome limiting physical properties, add mechanisms of action, enhance PK properties, overcome drug resistance, and/or improve in vivo efficacy. Some such improvements may be regarded by some as iterative enhancements whereas others, we believe, truly live up to their characterization as supernatural products. Most such efforts are also accompanied by advances in synthetic organic chemistry, inspiring the development of new synthetic methodology and providing supernatural products with improved synthetic accessibility.
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- Zhi-Chen Wu
- Department of Chemistry, The Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 N. Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
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Zhang J, Shukla V, Boger DL. Inverse Electron Demand Diels-Alder Reactions of Heterocyclic Azadienes, 1-Aza-1,3-Butadienes, Cyclopropenone Ketals, and Related Systems. A Retrospective. J Org Chem 2019; 84:9397-9445. [PMID: 31062977 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.9b00834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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A summary of the investigation and applications of the inverse electron demand Diels-Alder reaction is provided that have been conducted in our laboratory over a period that now spans more than 35 years. The work, which continues to provide solutions to complex synthetic challenges, is presented in the context of more than 70 natural product total syntheses in which the reactions served as a key strategic step in the approach. The studies include the development and use of the cycloaddition reactions of heterocyclic azadienes (1,2,4,5-tetrazines; 1,2,4-, 1,3,5-, and 1,2,3-triazines; 1,2-diazines; and 1,3,4-oxadiazoles), 1-aza-1,3-butadienes, α-pyrones, and cyclopropenone ketals. Their applications illustrate the power of the methodology, often provided concise and nonobvious total syntheses of the targeted natural products, typically were extended to the synthesis of analogues that contain deep-seated structural changes in more comprehensive studies to explore or optimize their biological properties, and highlight a wealth of opportunities not yet tapped.
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- Jiajun Zhang
- Department of Chemistry and The Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology , The Scripps Research Institute , 10550 North Torrey Pines Road , La Jolla , California 92037 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and The Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology , The Scripps Research Institute , 10550 North Torrey Pines Road , La Jolla , California 92037 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and The Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology , The Scripps Research Institute , 10550 North Torrey Pines Road , La Jolla , California 92037 , United States
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Wang S, Chen B, Dragovich P, Pillow T, Staben L, Guo J, Su D, Zhang C, Bobba S, Ma Y, Wang J, Sangaraju D, Wei B, Phillips GL, Khojasteh C, Zhang D. A Novel Depurination Methodology to Assess DNA Alkylation of Chloro-Bis-Seco-Cyclopropylbenzoindoles Allowed for Comparison of Minor-Groove Reactivity. Drug Metab Dispos 2019; 47:547-555. [DOI: 10.1124/dmd.118.085209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2018] [Accepted: 01/25/2019] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Natural products (NPs) are important sources of clinical drugs due to their structural diversity and biological prevalidation. However, the structural complexity of NPs leads to synthetic difficulties, unfavorable pharmacokinetic profiles, and poor drug-likeness. Structural simplification by truncating unnecessary substructures is a powerful strategy for overcoming these limitations and improving the efficiency and success rate of NP-based drug development. Herein, we will provide a comprehensive review of the structural simplification of NPs with a focus on design strategies, case studies, and new technologies. In particular, a number of successful examples leading to marketed drugs or drug candidates will be discussed in detail to illustrate how structural simplification is applied in lead optimization of NPs.
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- Shengzheng Wang
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy , Second Military Medical University , 325 Guohe Road , Shanghai , 200433 , P.R. China.,Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy , Fourth Military Medical University , 169 Changle West Road , Xi'an , 710032 , P.R. China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy , Second Military Medical University , 325 Guohe Road , Shanghai , 200433 , P.R. China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy , Second Military Medical University , 325 Guohe Road , Shanghai , 200433 , P.R. China
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Boger DL. The Difference a Single Atom Can Make: Synthesis and Design at the Chemistry-Biology Interface. J Org Chem 2017; 82:11961-11980. [PMID: 28945374 PMCID: PMC5712263 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.7b02088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2017] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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A Perspective of work in our laboratory on the examination of biologically active compounds, especially natural products, is presented. In the context of individual programs and along with a summary of our work, selected cases are presented that illustrate the impact single atom changes can have on the biological properties of the compounds. The examples were chosen to highlight single heavy atom changes that improve activity, rather than those that involve informative alterations that reduce or abolish activity. The examples were also chosen to illustrate that the impact of such single-atom changes can originate from steric, electronic, conformational, or H-bonding effects, from changes in functional reactivity, from fundamental intermolecular interactions with a biological target, from introduction of a new or altered functionalization site, or from features as simple as improvements in stability or physical properties. Nearly all the examples highlighted represent not only unusual instances of productive deep-seated natural product modifications and were introduced through total synthesis but are also remarkable in that they are derived from only a single heavy atom change in the structure.
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- Dale L. Boger
- Department of Chemistry and
The Skaggs Research Institute, The Scripps
Research Institute, 10550
North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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Chanda PB, Boyle KE, Brody DM, Shukla V, Boger DL. Synthesis and evaluation of duocarmycin SA analogs incorporating the methyl 1,2,8,8a-tetrahydrocyclopropa[c]imidazolo[4,5-e]indol-4-one-6-carboxylate (CImI) alkylation subunit. Bioorg Med Chem 2016; 24:4779-4786. [PMID: 27221071 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2016.04.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2016] [Revised: 04/18/2016] [Accepted: 04/23/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The design, synthesis, and evaluation of methyl 1,2,8,8a-tetrahydrocyclopropa[c]imidazolo[4,5-e]indol-4-one-6-carboxylate (CImI) derivatives are detailed representing analogs of duocarmycin SA and yatakemycin containing an imidazole replacement for the fused pyrrole found in the DNA alkylation subunit.
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- Prem B Chanda
- Department of Chemistry and the Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and the Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and the Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and the Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and the Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
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El-Deeb IM, Rose FJ, Healy PC, von Itzstein M. A versatile synthesis of "tafuramycin A": a potent anticancer and parasite attenuating agent. Org Biomol Chem 2016; 12:4260-4. [PMID: 24838868 DOI: 10.1039/c4ob00842a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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An improved and versatile synthesis of tafuramycin A, a potent anticancer and parasite-attenuating agent, is reported. The three major improvements that optimized yield, simplified purification and allowed the synthesis of more versatile duocarmycin analogues are: a first-time reported regioselective bromination using DMAP as catalyst; the control of the aryl radical alkene cyclization step to prevent the dechlorination side reaction; and the design of a new protection/deprotection method to avoid furan double bond reduction during the classical O-benzyl deprotection in the final step. This alternative protection/deprotection strategy provides ready access to duocarmycin seco-analogues that carry labile functionalities under reducing reaction conditions. Tafuramycin A (3) was prepared in either 8 steps from intermediate 6 or 7 steps from intermediate 17 in 52% or 37% yield respectively. Our strategy provides a significant improvement on the original procedure (11% overall yield) and greater versatility for analogue development.
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- Ibrahim M El-Deeb
- Institute for Glycomics, Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus, Queensland, 4222, Australia.
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Crane EA, Gademann K. Synthetisch gewonnene Naturstofffragmente in der Wirkstoffentwicklung. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201505863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Erika A. Crane
- Departement Chemie; Universität Basel; St. Johanns-Ring 19 CH-4056 Basel Schweiz
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- Departement Chemie; Universität Basel; St. Johanns-Ring 19 CH-4056 Basel Schweiz
- Institut für Chemie; Universität Zürich; Winterthurerstrasse 190 CH-8057 Zürich Schweiz
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Crane EA, Gademann K. Capturing Biological Activity in Natural Product Fragments by Chemical Synthesis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016; 55:3882-902. [PMID: 26833854 PMCID: PMC4797711 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201505863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Natural products have had an immense influence on science and have directly led to the introduction of many drugs. Organic chemistry, and its unique ability to tailor natural products through synthesis, provides an extraordinary approach to unlock the full potential of natural products. In this Review, an approach based on natural product derived fragments is presented that can successfully address some of the current challenges in drug discovery. These fragments often display significantly reduced molecular weights, reduced structural complexity, a reduced number of synthetic steps, while retaining or even improving key biological parameters such as potency or selectivity. Examples from various stages of the drug development process up to the clinic are presented. In addition, this process can be leveraged by recent developments such as genome mining, antibody–drug conjugates, and computational approaches. All these concepts have the potential to identify the next generation of drug candidates inspired by natural products.
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- Erika A Crane
- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, Switzerland. .,Department of Chemistry, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057, Zürich, Switzerland.
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Darsih C, Prachyawarakorn V, Wiyakrutta S, Mahidol C, Ruchirawat S, Kittakoop P. Cytotoxic metabolites from the endophytic fungus Penicillium chermesinum: discovery of a cysteine-targeted Michael acceptor as a pharmacophore for fragment-based drug discovery, bioconjugation and click reactions. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra13735g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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A novel tetracyclic polyketide uniquely spiro-attached with a γ-lactone ring and a potent cytotoxic agent possessing a thiol-reactive pharmacophore were isolated from the mangrove endophytic fungus Penicillium chermesinum.
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- Cici Darsih
- Chulabhorn Graduate Institute
- Chemical Biology Program
- Bangkok 10210
- Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology
- Faculty of Science
- Mahidol University
- Bangkok 10400
- Thailand
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- Chulabhorn Graduate Institute
- Chemical Biology Program
- Bangkok 10210
- Thailand
- Chulabhorn Research Institute
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- Chulabhorn Graduate Institute
- Chemical Biology Program
- Bangkok 10210
- Thailand
- Chulabhorn Research Institute
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- Chulabhorn Graduate Institute
- Chemical Biology Program
- Bangkok 10210
- Thailand
- Chulabhorn Research Institute
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Wender PA, Donnelly AC, Loy BA, Near KE, Staveness D. Rethinking the Role of Natural Products: Function-Oriented Synthesis, Bryostatin, and Bryologs. METHODS AND PRINCIPLES IN MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/9783527676545.ch14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Neo AG, López C, López A, Castedo L, Tojo G. Studies on the synthesis of a hindered analogue of the antitumour agent CC-1065. Tetrahedron 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2013.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Wolfe AL, Duncan KK, Lajiness JP, Zhu K, Duerfeldt AS, Boger DL. A fundamental relationship between hydrophobic properties and biological activity for the duocarmycin class of DNA-alkylating antitumor drugs: hydrophobic-binding-driven bonding. J Med Chem 2013; 56:6845-57. [PMID: 23944748 DOI: 10.1021/jm400665c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Two systematic series of increasingly hydrophilic derivatives of duocarmycin SA that feature the incorporation of ethylene glycol units (n = 1-5) into the methoxy substituents of the trimethoxyindole subunit are described. These derivatives exhibit progressively increasing water solubility along with progressive decreases in cell growth inhibitory activity and DNA alkylation efficiency with the incremental ethylene glycol unit incorporations. Linear relationships of cLogP with -log IC50 for cell growth inhibition and -log AE (AE = cell-free DNA alkylation efficiency) were observed, with the cLogP values spanning the productive range of 2.5-0.49 and the -log IC50 values spanning the range of 11.2-6.4, representing IC50 values that vary by a factor of 10(5) (0.008 to 370 nM). The results quantify the fundamental role played by the hydrophobic character of the compound in the expression of the biological activity of members in this class (driving the intrinsically reversible DNA alkylation reaction) and define the stunning magnitude of its effect.
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- Amanda L Wolfe
- Department of Chemistry and The Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, The Scripps Research Institute , 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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Prechter A, Heinrich MR. Enzymatic Kinetic Resolution and Racemization of 2-(Tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl)ethanols. European J Org Chem 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201300661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Szalata C, Szymoniak J, Fabis F, Butt-Gueulle S, Rault S, Bertus P, Gérard S, Sapi J. Cyclopropyl-tryptamine analogues: synthesis and biological evaluation as 5-HT(6) receptor ligands. ChemMedChem 2012; 8:70-3. [PMID: 23129513 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.201200396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2012] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Conformational restrictions: Based on the pharmacophore model for 5-HT(6) receptor ligands (shown), tryptamine analogues bearing a cyclopropyl ring on the α-position of the tryptamine side chain were synthesized and evaluated against 5-HT receptors. N,N-Dimethyl-1-arylsulfonyltryptamine derivatives exhibited promising selectivity for 5-HT(6) over 5-HT(1a) and 5-HT(4) receptors and interesting activity against 5-HT(6) (K(i) =∼0.15 μM; IC(50) =∼0.20 μM).
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- Claude Szalata
- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de Reims, UMR CNRS 7312 (ex 6229), Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Reims-Champagne-Ardenne, 51096 Reims Cedex and UFR Sciences, 51687, Reims Cedex 2, France
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Robertson WM, Kastrinsky DB, Hwang I, Boger DL. Synthesis and evaluation of a series of C5'-substituted duocarmycin SA analogs. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2010; 20:2722-5. [PMID: 20381346 PMCID: PMC2867475 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2010.03.078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2010] [Revised: 03/17/2010] [Accepted: 03/19/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The synthesis and evaluation of a key series of analogs of duocarmycin SA, bearing a single substituent at the C5' position of the DNA binding subunit, are described.
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- William M. Robertson
- Department of Chemistry and the Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and the Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and the Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and the Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, USA
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Synthesis and evaluation of duocarmycin SA analogs incorporating the methyl 1,2,8,8a-tetrahydrocyclopropa[c]oxazolo[2,3-e]indol-4-one-6-carboxylate (COI) alkylation subunit. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2010; 20:1854-7. [PMID: 20171886 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2010.01.145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2010] [Revised: 01/26/2010] [Accepted: 01/29/2010] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The design, synthesis and evaluation of methyl 1,2,8,8a-tetrahydrocyclopropa[c]oxazolo[2,3-e]indol-4-one-6-carboxylate (COI) derivatives are detailed representing analogs of duocarmycin SA containing an oxazole replacement for the fused pyrrole found in the alkylation subunit.
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Tietze LF, Krewer B, Major F, Schuberth I. CD-spectroscopy as a powerful tool for investigating the mode of action of unmodified drugs in live cells. J Am Chem Soc 2010; 131:13031-6. [PMID: 19697908 DOI: 10.1021/ja902767f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy is a well-known method for the analysis of chiral chemical compounds and is often used for studying the structure and interaction of proteins, DNA and bioactive compounds in solution. Here we demonstrate that CD spectroscopy is also a powerful tool for investigating the cellular uptake and mode of action of drugs in live cells. By means of CD spectroscopy, we identified DNA as the cellular target of several novel anticancer agents based on the highly cytotoxic natural antibiotic CC-1065. Furthermore, time-dependent changes in the CD spectra of drug-treated cells enabled us to rationalize differences in drug cytotoxicity. The anticancer agents rapidly penetrate the cell membrane and bind to cellular DNA as their intracellular target. Thereby, the formation of a reversible noncovalent complex with the DNA is followed by a covalent binding of the drugs to the DNA and the more toxic compounds show a higher stability and a lower alkylation rate. Since no drug manipulation is necessary for this kind of investigation and achiral compounds bound to chiral biomolecules may also show induced CD signals, CD spectroscopy of live cells is not limited to the study of analogues of CC-1065. Thus, it constitutes a general approach for studying the mode of action of bioactive compounds on the cellular and molecular level.
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- Lutz F Tietze
- Department of Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, Georg-August-University of Göttingen, Tammannstrasse 2, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.
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Determination of the biological activity and structure activity relationships of drugs based on the highly cytotoxic duocarmycins and CC-1065. Toxins (Basel) 2009; 1:134-50. [PMID: 22069536 PMCID: PMC3202783 DOI: 10.3390/toxins1020134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2009] [Revised: 11/28/2009] [Accepted: 12/01/2009] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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The natural antibiotics CC‑1065 and the duocarmycins are highly cytotoxic compounds which however are not suitable for cancer therapy due to their general toxicity. We have developed glycosidic prodrugs of seco-analogues of these antibiotics for a selective cancer therapy using conjugates of glycohydrolases and tumour-selective monoclonal antibodies for the liberation of the drugs from the prodrugs predominantly at the tumour site. For the determination of structure activity relationships of the different seco-drugs, experiments addressing their interaction with synthetic DNA were performed. Using electrospray mass spectrometry and high performance liquid chromatography, the experiments revealed a correlation of the stability of these drugs with their cytotoxicity in cell culture investigations. Furthermore, it was shown that the drugs bind to AT-rich regions of double-stranded DNA and the more cytotoxic drugs induce DNA fragmentation at room temperature in several of the selected DNA double-strands. Finally, an explanation for the very high cytotoxicity of CC-1065, the duocarmycins and analogous drugs is given.
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Synthesis and evaluation of a thio analogue of duocarmycin SA. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2009; 19:6962-5. [PMID: 19879753 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2009.10.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2009] [Revised: 10/10/2009] [Accepted: 10/13/2009] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The design, synthesis, and preliminary evaluation of methyl 1,2,8,8a-tetrahydrocyclopropa[c]thieno[3,2-e]indol-4-one-6-carboxylate (CTI) derivatives are detailed representing a single atom change (N to S) embedded in the duocarmycin SA alkylation subunit.
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MacMillan KS, Boger DL. Fundamental relationships between structure, reactivity, and biological activity for the duocarmycins and CC-1065. J Med Chem 2009; 52:5771-80. [PMID: 19639994 PMCID: PMC2755654 DOI: 10.1021/jm9006214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Karen S MacMillan
- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037, USA
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Gauss CM, Hamasaki A, Parrish JP, Macmillan KS, Rayl TJ, Hwang I, Boger DL. Synthesis and Preliminary Evaluation of Duocarmycin Analogues Incorporating the 1,2,11,11a-Tetrahydrocyclopropa[c]naphtho[2,3-e]indol-4-one (CNI) and 1,2,11,11a-Tetrahydrocyclopropa[c]naphtho[1,2-e]indol-4-one (iso-CNI) Alkylation Subunits. Tetrahedron 2009; 65:6591-6599. [PMID: 20161204 DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2009.02.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Efficient syntheses and a preliminary evaluation of 1,2,11,11a-tetrahydrocyclopropa[c]-naphtho[2,3-e]indole (CNI) and 1,2,11,11a-tetrahydrocyclopropa[c]naphtho[1,2-e]indole (iso-CNI), and their derivatives containing an anthracene and phenanthrene variant of the CC-1065 or duocarmycin alkylation subunit are detailed.
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- Carla M Gauss
- Department of Chemistry and the Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, USA
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Cai X, Gray PJ, Von Hoff DD. DNA minor groove binders: back in the groove. Cancer Treat Rev 2009; 35:437-50. [PMID: 19328629 DOI: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2009.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2009] [Accepted: 02/16/2009] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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With recent approval of the minor groove binding agent trabectidin in Europe for the treatment of patients with soft tissue sarcomas, there has been renewed interest in minor groove binders. Though previously considered to be without clinical value due to their initial significant toxicities, new minor groove binders are emerging which are challenging that perception. Toxicities in the most recently completed and ongoing trials have been easily manageable. These agents have demonstrable anti-tumor activity against a wide variety of tumor types including leukemias, sarcomas, melanomas, breast and ovarian cancers. Applying these agents according to a particular tumor's context of vulnerability might reveal previously unconsidered applications for this diverse class of agents. This review provides a look at how minor groove binding agents have progressed from the lab through the clinic with particular emphasis on identifying the contexts of vulnerabilities of patient tumors which increase the effectiveness of these drugs.
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- Xuemei Cai
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, United States.
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Chapter 5.2: Five-membered ring systems: pyrroles and benzo analogs. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-6380(09)70010-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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MacMillan KS, Boger DL. An Additional Spirocyclization for Duocarmycin SA. J Am Chem Soc 2008; 130:16521-3. [DOI: 10.1021/ja806593w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Karen S. MacMillan
- Department of Chemistry and the Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037
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- Department of Chemistry and the Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037
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Rotzoll S, Reinke H, Langer P. Synthesis of heterospiranes by cyclization of dinucleophiles with 1,1-bis(tosyloxymethyl)cyclopropane and -cyclobutane. Tetrahedron Lett 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2007.11.123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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