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Nitroxides, also known as nitroxyl radicals, are long-lived or stable radicals with the general structure R1R2N-O•. The spin distribution over the nitroxide N and O atoms contributes to the thermodynamic stability of these radicals. The presence of bulky N-substituents R1 and R2 prevents nitroxide radical dimerization, ensuring their kinetic stability. Despite their reactivity toward various transient C radicals, some nitroxides can be easily stored under air at room temperature. Furthermore, nitroxides can be oxidized to oxoammonium salts (R1R2N═O+) or reduced to anions (R1R2N-O-), enabling them to act as valuable oxidants or reductants depending on their oxidation state. Therefore, they exhibit interesting reactivity across all three oxidation states. Due to these fascinating properties, nitroxides find extensive applications in diverse fields such as biochemistry, medicinal chemistry, materials science, and organic synthesis. This review focuses on the versatile applications of nitroxides in organic synthesis. For their use in other important fields, we will refer to several review articles. The introductory part provides a brief overview of the history of nitroxide chemistry. Subsequently, the key methods for preparing nitroxides are discussed, followed by an examination of their structural diversity and physical properties. The main portion of this review is dedicated to oxidation reactions, wherein parent nitroxides or their corresponding oxoammonium salts serve as active species. It will be demonstrated that various functional groups (such as alcohols, amines, enolates, and alkanes among others) can be efficiently oxidized. These oxidations can be carried out using nitroxides as catalysts in combination with various stoichiometric terminal oxidants. By reducing nitroxides to their corresponding anions, they become effective reducing reagents with intriguing applications in organic synthesis. Nitroxides possess the ability to selectively react with transient radicals, making them useful for terminating radical cascade reactions by forming alkoxyamines. Depending on their structure, alkoxyamines exhibit weak C-O bonds, allowing for the thermal generation of C radicals through reversible C-O bond cleavage. Such thermally generated C radicals can participate in various radical transformations, as discussed toward the end of this review. Furthermore, the application of this strategy in natural product synthesis will be presented.
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- Dirk Leifert
- Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Corrensstrasse 40, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Corrensstrasse 40, 48149 Münster, Germany
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Anti-echinococcal activity of menthol and a novel prodrug, menthol-pentanol, against Echinococcus multilocularis. Acta Trop 2020; 205:105411. [PMID: 32101761 DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2020.105411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2019] [Revised: 02/14/2020] [Accepted: 02/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Alveolar echinococcosis is one of the most dangerous parasitic zoonoses. This disease, widely distributed in the northern hemisphere, is caused by the metacestode stage of the tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis. All surgical and non-surgical patients should perform chemotherapy with benzimidazoles, mainly with albendazole. However, the efficacy of albendazole is variable due to its deficient pharmacokinetic properties. Therefore, the need to find new therapeutic alternatives for the treatment of alveolar echinococcosis is evident. Menthol is a natural compound of low toxicity, used in industries such as cosmetics and gastronomy and generally recognized as safe by the Food and Drug Administration. In addition, menthol has important pharmacological effects and is effective against a wide variety of organisms. The development of prodrugs allows improving the pharmacokinetic properties of the parental drug. To improve lipophilicity and therefore the bioavailability of menthol, a novel prodrug called menthol-pentanol was developed by masking the functional polar group of menthol by linking n-pentanol by a carbonate bond. The aim of the current work was to evaluate the in vitro and in vivo efficacy of menthol and menthol-pentanol against E. multilocularis. Menthol-pentanol had a greater protoscolicidal effect than menthol. In addition, the prodrug demonstrated a similar clinical efficacy to albendazole. The increase in lipophilicity of the prodrug with respect to menthol was reflected in an increase in its antiparasitic activity against E. multilocularis. Thus, menthol-pentanol appears as a promising candidate for further evaluation as a potential alternative for the treatment of alveolar echinococcosis.
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Xiao Q, Sun J, Ju Y, Zhao YF, Cui YX. Facile Synthesis of Bivalent Ligand-Based Phosphoramidates of AZT. JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH 2019. [DOI: 10.3184/030823403103174001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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A series of bivalent ligand-based phosphoramidates of AZT were synthesised in a facile way using a modified Atherton-Todd reaction.
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- Qiang Xiao
- The Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry. Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, School of Life Sciences and Engineering. Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P.R. China
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- National Research Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs. School of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Peking University. Beijing 100083. P.R. China
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- The Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry. Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, School of Life Sciences and Engineering. Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P.R. China
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- The Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry. Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, School of Life Sciences and Engineering. Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P.R. China
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- National Research Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs. School of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Peking University. Beijing 100083. P.R. China
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Schenfeld EM, Ribone SR, Quevedo MA. Stability and plasmatic protein binding of novel zidovudine prodrugs: Targeting site ii of human serum albumin. Eur J Pharm Sci 2018; 115:109-118. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2018.01.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2017] [Revised: 12/27/2017] [Accepted: 01/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Kang S, Watanabe M, Jacobs JC, Yamaguchi M, Dahesh S, Nizet V, Leyh TS, Silverman RB. Synthesis of mevalonate- and fluorinated mevalonate prodrugs and their in vitro human plasma stability. Eur J Med Chem 2014; 90:448-61. [PMID: 25461893 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2014.11.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2014] [Revised: 11/19/2014] [Accepted: 11/21/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The mevalonate pathway is essential for the production of many important molecules in lipid biosynthesis. Inhibition of this pathway is the mechanism of statin cholesterol-lowering drugs, as well as the target of drugs to treat osteoporosis, to combat parasites, and to inhibit tumor cell growth. Unlike the human mevalonate pathway, the bacterial pathway appears to be regulated by diphosphomevalonate (DPM). Enzymes in the mevalonate pathway act to produce isopentenyl diphosphate, the product of the DPM decarboxylase reaction, utilize phosphorylated (charged) intermediates, which are poorly bioavailable. It has been shown that fluorinated DPMs (6-fluoro- and 6,6,6-trifluoro-5-diphosphomevalonate) are excellent inhibitors of the bacterial pathway; however, highly charged DPM and analogs are not bioavailable. To increase cellular permeability of mevalonate analogs, we have synthesized various prodrugs of mevalonate and 6-fluoro- and 6,6,6-trifluoromevalonate that can be enzymatically transformed to the corresponding DPM or fluorinated DPM analogs by esterases or amidases. To probe the required stabilities as potentially bioavailable prodrugs, we measured the half-lives of esters, amides, carbonates, acetals, and ketal promoieties of mevalonate and the fluorinated mevalonate analogs in human blood plasma. Stability studies showed that the prodrugs are converted to the mevalonates in human plasma with a wide range of half-lives. These studies provide stability data for a variety of prodrug options having varying stabilities and should be very useful in the design of appropriate prodrugs of mevalonate and fluorinated mevalonates.
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- Soosung Kang
- Department of Chemistry, Department of Molecular Biosciences, Chemistry of Life Processes Institute, Center for Molecular Innovation and Drug Discovery, Northwestern University, IL, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Molecular Biosciences, Chemistry of Life Processes Institute, Center for Molecular Innovation and Drug Discovery, Northwestern University, IL, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Molecular Biosciences, Chemistry of Life Processes Institute, Center for Molecular Innovation and Drug Discovery, Northwestern University, IL, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics and Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics and Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics and Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University, Bronx, NY, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Molecular Biosciences, Chemistry of Life Processes Institute, Center for Molecular Innovation and Drug Discovery, Northwestern University, IL, United States.
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Ravetti S, De Candia CA, Gualdesi MS, Pampuro S, Turk G, Quevedo MA, Briñón MC. Biological evaluation and molecular modelling of didanosine derivatives. MEDCHEMCOMM 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4md00003j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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These prodrugs of DDI with increased lipophilicity and good antiviral performance should be of interest in HIV therapy.
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- Soledad Ravetti
- Departamento de Farmacia
- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas
- Ciudad Universitaria
- Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
- 5000 Córdoba, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas en Retrovirus y SIDA
- INBIRS
- Facultad de Medicina
- Universidad de Buenos Aires
- Argentina
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- Departamento de Farmacia
- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas
- Ciudad Universitaria
- Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
- 5000 Córdoba, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas en Retrovirus y SIDA
- INBIRS
- Facultad de Medicina
- Universidad de Buenos Aires
- Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas en Retrovirus y SIDA
- INBIRS
- Facultad de Medicina
- Universidad de Buenos Aires
- Argentina
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- Departamento de Farmacia
- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas
- Ciudad Universitaria
- Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
- 5000 Córdoba, Argentina
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- Departamento de Farmacia
- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas
- Ciudad Universitaria
- Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
- 5000 Córdoba, Argentina
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Diez-Torrubia A, Cabrera S, De Meester I, Camarasa MJ, Balzarini J, Velázquez S. Dipeptidyl peptidase IV-activated prodrugs of anti-varicella zoster virus bicyclic nucleoside analogues containing different self-cleavage spacer systems. ChemMedChem 2012; 7:1612-22. [PMID: 22887971 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.201200295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2012] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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A new type of double prodrug of the antiviral family of bicyclic nucleoside analogues (BCNA) bearing cyclization self-cleavage spacers between the Val-Pro dipeptide sequence as well as the parent compound were synthesized and evaluated with regard to activation by the DPPIV/CD26 enzyme and for their stability in human and bovine serum. In buffer solution, carbamate and ester prodrugs were found to be chemically stable. Most prodrugs containing a dipeptidyl linker efficiently converted into the BCNA parent drug. In contrast, the Val-Pro alkyldiamino prodrugs converted predominantly into their alkyldiamino prodrug intermediates in the presence of CD26 and human serum. A marked increase in water solubility was observed for all prodrugs. In contrast to the parent compound, a tetrapeptide prodrug containing the Val-Val dipeptide as a self-cleavage spacer released substantial amounts of the BCNA parent drug at the basolateral side of Caco-2 cell cultures and exhibited 15- to 20-fold increased bioavailability in mice relative to the poorly bioavailable parent compound.
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Gagey D, Ravetti S, Castro EF, Gualdesi MS, Briñon MC, Campos RH, Cavallaro LV. Antiviral activity of 5'-O-carbonate-2',3'-dideoxy-3'-thiacytidine prodrugs against hepatitis B virus in HepG2 2.2.15 cells. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2010; 36:566-9. [PMID: 20947311 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2010.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2010] [Accepted: 08/18/2010] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The antiviral activities of lamivudine (3TC; 2',3'-dideoxy-3'-thiacytidine) and six 5'-O-carbonates of 3TC were determined by inhibition of hepatitis B virus (HBV) replication in HepG2 2.2.15 cells. HBV DNA in cell supernatants was quantified by real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The results showed that 3TC-Etha was six times more active than 3TC and that 3TC-Buta, 3TC-Hexa and 3TC-Octa were approximately three times more active than 3TC. In contrast, 3TC-Penta and 3TC-Metha showed anti-HBV activity similar to that of the parent compound 3TC. In conclusion, 5'-O-carbonates of 3TC appear to be promising candidates as anti-HBV compounds. This modification could optimise the use of 3TC, a well-tolerated, effective and inexpensive drug, in monotherapy or combined therapy for chronic HBV infections as well as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/HBV co-infections.
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- Dolores Gagey
- Cátedra de Virología, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Junín 956, 4° Piso, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires 1113, Argentina
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Li W, Chang Y, Zhan P, Zhang N, Liu X, Pannecouque C, De Clercq E. Synthesis, In Vitro and In Vivo Release Kinetics, and Anti-HIV Activity of A Sustained-Release Prodrug (mPEG-AZT) of 3′-Azido-3′-deoxythymidine (AZT, Zidovudine). ChemMedChem 2010; 5:1893-8. [DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.201000352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Vaddi HK, Banks SL, Chen J, Hammell DC, Crooks PA, Stinchcomb AL. Human skin permeation of 3-O-alkyl carbamate prodrugs of naltrexone. J Pharm Sci 2010; 98:2611-25. [PMID: 18972573 DOI: 10.1002/jps.21594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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N-Monoalkyl and N,N-dialkyl carbamate prodrugs of naltrexone (NTX), an opioid antagonist, were synthesized and their in vitro permeation across human skin was determined. Relevant physicochemical properties were also determined. Most prodrugs exhibited lower melting points, lower aqueous solubilities, and higher oil solubilities than NTX. The flux values from N-monoalkyl carbamate prodrugs were significantly higher than those from NTX and N,N-dialkyl carbamates. The melting points of N-monoalkyl carbamate prodrugs were quite low compared to the N,N-dialkyl carbamate prodrugs and NTX. Heats of fusion for the N,N-dialkyl carbamate prodrugs were higher than that for NTX. N-Monoalkyl carbamate prodrugs had higher stratum corneum/vehicle partition coefficients than their N,N-dialkyl counterparts. Higher percent prodrug bioconversion to NTX in skin appeared to be related to increased skin flux. N,N-Dialkyl carbamate prodrugs were more stable in buffer and in plasma than N-monoalkyl carbamate prodrugs. In conclusion, N-monoalkyl carbamate prodrugs of NTX improved the systemic delivery of NTX across human skin in vitro. N,N-Dialkyl substitution in the prodrug moiety decreased skin permeation and plasma hydrolysis to the parent drug. The cross-sectional area of the carbamate head group was the major determinant of flux of the N-monoalkyl and N,N-dialkyl carbamate prodrugs of NTX.
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- Haranath K Vaddi
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy, Lexington, Kentucky 40536-0082, USA
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Wang LN, Han D, Xu FF, Meng XB, Li ZJ. Microwave-assisted efficient synthesis of glucose-based 3-acetyl-5-alkyl-2,3-dihydro-1,3,4-oxadiazole derivatives catalyzed by sodium acetate. Carbohydr Res 2009; 344:2113-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2009.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2009] [Revised: 07/15/2009] [Accepted: 07/23/2009] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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N'da DD, Breytenbach JC. Synthesis of methoxypoly(ethylene glycol) carbonate prodrugs of zidovudine and penetration through human skin in vitro. J Pharm Pharmacol 2009; 61:721-31. [PMID: 19505362 DOI: 10.1211/jpp.61.06.0004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to synthesise a series of novel methoxypoly(ethylene glycol) carbonate prodrugs of the antiretroviral drug zidovudine (azidothymidine, AZT) in an attempt to enhance the physicochemical properties for transdermal delivery, which may reduce the severe side-effects and toxicity associated with high oral doses of AZT. METHODS Methoxypoly(ethylene glycol) carbonates of AZT were synthesised in two steps: activation of the relevant methoxypoly(ethylene glycol) with p-nitrophenyl chloroformate, followed by reaction with AZT. Analysis of the hydrolytic stability in phosphate buffer at pH 5.0 and 7.4 revealed that all the carbonates were markedly more stable at pH 5.0 than at pH 7.4 (0.01 M), with half-lives ranging from 15 to 44 days at pH 5.0 and from 6 to 24 days at pH 7.4. The potential of the series to penetrate the skin was evaluated in vitro by measuring diffusion through excised abdominal female human skin at pH 5.0. KEY FINDINGS Prodrugs with 1-3 or 8 oxyethylene units in the methoxypoly(ethylene glycol) moiety were found to permeate the skin whereas those with 12 or 17 units did not. The prodrug with eight oxyethylene units was the most effective penetrant, permeating the skin with a mean flux of 53.3 +/- 46.5 nmol/cm2 per h, which is 2.4-10.1 times that of AZT (8.55 +/- 5.3 nmol/cm2 per h). CONCLUSIONS The bioreversible conjugation of the methoxypoly(ethylene glycol) promoiety to AZT appears to be a promising strategy for the transdermal delivery of AZT at a therapeutic dose.
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- David D N'da
- Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, North-West University, Potchefstroom 2520, South Africa
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El-Sabbagh OI, El-Sadek ME, El-Kalyoubi S, Ismail I. Synthesis, DNA Binding and Antiviral Activity of New Uracil, Xanthine, and Pteridine Derivatives. Arch Pharm (Weinheim) 2007; 340:26-31. [PMID: 17206606 DOI: 10.1002/ardp.200600149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Some new 6-amino-1,3-dimethyl-5-(substituted methylidene)aminouracils were synthesized. Most of them were cyclized with triethyl orthoformate as a one-carbon source to afford 1,3-dime-thyl-6-substituted pteridine derivatives. Certain uracils gave xanthine instead of the expected pteridine derivatives upon using another one-carbon source such as triethyl orthoacetate or triethyl orthobenzoate. The nucleic acid binding assay revealed that some new compounds showed high affinity, chelation, and fragmentation of nucleic acids whether DNA or RNA contrary to acyclovir that has affinity to DNA only. The antiviral activity of these novel compounds showed that compounds 2e and 2f reduced the cytopathogencity of Peste des petits ruminant virus (PPRV) on Vero cell culture by 60 and 50%, respectively.
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- Osama I El-Sabbagh
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.
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Ji S, Xiao Q, Ju Y, Zhao Y. Synthesis of Novel Dimeric Steroidal-nucleoside Phosphoramidates. CHEM LETT 2005. [DOI: 10.1246/cl.2005.944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Berezovskaya YV, Chudinov MV. Ester Derivatives of Nucleoside Inhibitors of Reverse Transcriptase: 1. Molecular Transport Systems for 3′-Azido-3′-Deoxythymidine and 2′,3′-Didehydro-3′-Deoxythymidine. RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY 2005. [DOI: 10.1007/s11171-005-0043-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Vaddi HK, Hamad MO, Chen J, Banks SL, Crooks PA, Stinchcomb AL. Human skin permeation of branched-chain 3-0-alkyl ester and carbonate prodrugs of naltrexone. Pharm Res 2005; 22:758-65. [PMID: 15906171 DOI: 10.1007/s11095-005-2592-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2004] [Accepted: 02/02/2005] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE Physicochemical characterization and in vitro human skin diffusion studies of branched-chain ester and carbonate prodrugs of naltrexone (NTX) were compared and contrasted with straight-chain ester and carbonate NTX prodrugs. METHODS Human skin permeation rates, thermal parameters, solubilities in mineral oil and buffer, and stabilities in buffer and plasma were determined. Partition coefficients between stratum corneum and vehicle were determined for straight- and branched-chain esters with the same number of carbon atoms. RESULTS Branched prodrugs had lower melting points, lower buffer solubilities, and higher mineral oil solubilities than NTX. The transdermal flux values from all of these branched prodrugs were significantly lower than flux values from the straight-chain ester and the methyl carbonate prodrugs. Straight-chain prodrugs had higher partition coefficient values and higher calculated thermodynamic activities than their branched-chain counterparts. The prodrug hydrolysis to NTX in buffer and plasma was slower for prodrugs with increased branching. CONCLUSIONS Branched-chain prodrugs with bulky moieties had smaller stratum corneum-vehicle partition coefficients and lower thermodynamic activities that resulted in smaller transdermal flux values than straight-chain prodrugs.
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- Haranath K Vaddi
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
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Taourirte M, Mohamed LA, Rochdi A, Vasseur JJ, Fernández S, Ferrero M, Gotor V, Pannecouque C, De Clercq E, Lazrek HB. Chemoenzymatic syntheses of homo- and heterodimers of AZT and d4T, and evaluation of their anti-HIV activity. NUCLEOSIDES NUCLEOTIDES & NUCLEIC ACIDS 2005; 23:701-14. [PMID: 15200032 DOI: 10.1081/ncn-120037749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Homo- and heterodimers of AZT and d4T, possessing carbonate and carbamate linkers, have been synthesized with the aim to enhance the antiviral activity of their components. Homo- and heterodimer carbamates showed weak anti-HIV activity. On the other hand, dinucleoside carbonates showed marked antiviral activity.
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- M Taourirte
- Faculty of Sciences and Techniques Gueliz, Marrakesh, Morocco
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Mills R, Wu GZ. Synthesis and Evaluation of Novel Prodrugs of Foscarnet and Dideoxycytidine with a Universal Carrier Compound Comprising a Chemiluminescent and a Photochromic Conjugate. J Pharm Sci 2004; 93:1320-36. [PMID: 15067708 DOI: 10.1002/jps.20026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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To facilitate intracellular delivery of hydrophilic drugs, a general lipophilic carrier molecule was designed and synthesized. The carrier comprised a chemiluminescent-photochromic conjugate that potentiates diffusion across cell membranes to enhance intracellular uptake of the drug. The designed mechanism involves activation of the chemiluminescent moiety by intracellular oxygen free radicals and intermolecular energy transfer of the excited state energy to the photochromic moiety to result in release of the drug to allow the desired pharmacological effect to occur. Prodrugs of foscarnet and dideoxycytidine with several carriers caused suppression of a human immunodeficiency virus infection in human cultured macrophages that was up to five times more effective than the drug alone. Successful in vivo efficacy testing of prodrug has been accomplished by demonstrating the suppression of a retroviral infection of Friend leukemia virus in mice. Acute toxicity studies of the carrier indicated that it was nontoxic.
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- Randell Mills
- Luminide Pharmaceutical Corporation, 493 Old Trenton Road, Cranbury, New Jersey 08512, USA.
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Mackman RL, Cihlar T. Prodrug Strategies in the Design of Nucleoside and Nucleotide Antiviral Therapeutics. ANNUAL REPORTS IN MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/s0065-7743(04)39023-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Ait Mohamed L, Taourirte M, Rochdi A, Lazrek HB, Vasseur JJ, Engels JW, Pannecouque C, De Clercq E. Synthesis of new homo and heterodimers of 2',3'-dideoxyinosine (ddI) using ester linkages. NUCLEOSIDES NUCLEOTIDES & NUCLEIC ACIDS 2003; 22:829-31. [PMID: 14565289 DOI: 10.1081/ncn-120022664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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A series of new homo and heterodimers of ddI has been synthesized. A glutarate diester spacer was used to covalently couple ddI onto ddI, AZT or d4T.
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- L Ait Mohamed
- Laboratoire de Chimie Bio-Organique, Faculté des Sciences, Semlalia, Marrakech, Morocco
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Anastasi C, Vlieghe P, Hantz O, Schorr O, Pannecouque C, Witvrouw M, De Clercq E, Clayette P, Dereuddre-Bosquet N, Dormont D, Gondois-Rey F, Hirsch I, Kraus JL. Are 5'-O-carbamate-2',3'-dideoxythiacytidine new anti-HIV and anti-HBV nucleoside drugs or prodrugs? Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2003; 13:2459-63. [PMID: 12852943 DOI: 10.1016/s0960-894x(03)00496-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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In contrast to 5'-O-carbonate 3TC derivatives (23, 24), which are clearly 3TC prodrugs, the corresponding 3TC carbamates (15-21 and 25), found to be very stable compounds with respect to enzymatic hydrolysis (cellular lysates and culture cell media) and still active on both HIV-1 and HBV infected cells, may not be 3TC prodrugs. The antiviral properties as well as the mechanism of action of 3TC analogues have been studied and evaluated.
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- Carole Anastasi
- Laboratoire de Chimie Biomoléculaire, INSERM U-382, IBDM, Université Méditerranée, Parc Scientifique de Luminy, 163 avenue de Luminy, case 901, 13288 Marseille Cedex 9, France
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Kim Y, You YJ, Nam NH, Ahn BZ. Prodrugs of 4'-demethyl-4-deoxypodophyllotoxin: synthesis and evaluation of the antitumor activity. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2002; 12:3435-8. [PMID: 12419378 DOI: 10.1016/s0960-894x(02)00758-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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A series of prodrugs of 4'-demethyl-4-deoxypodophyllotoxin (DDPT) including carbamates (3-8), a carbonate (9) and water-soluble amino acid derivatives (10-17) were prepared and tested for their antitumor activity. The carbamate 6 (2-hydroxyethylcarbamoyl-DDPT), carbonate 9 (2-chloroethyloxycarbonyl-DDPT), and most of amino acid prodrugs (12-17) showed enhanced antitumor activity.
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- Yong Kim
- College of Pharmacy, Chungnam National University, Taejon, South Korea
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Moroni GN, Bogdanov PM, Briñón MC. Synthesis and in vitro antibacterial activity of novel 5'-O-analog derivatives of zidovudine as potential prodrugs. NUCLEOSIDES, NUCLEOTIDES & NUCLEIC ACIDS 2002; 21:231-41. [PMID: 11991164 DOI: 10.1081/ncn-120003288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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An efficient, short synthesis of four potential prodrugs of 3'-azido-3'-deoxythymidine (AZT) and their antibacterial activity are reported. The 5'-OH group of AZT was functionalized with oxalyl chloride obtaining an acyl chloride derivative (AZT-Ox), which by further transformation with leucine, isoleucine and valine amino acids led to the corresponding AZT analogs, namely AZT-Leu, AZT-iLeu and AZT-Val. A carboxyl acid derivative (AZT-Ac) was also obtained by hydrolysis of AZT-Ox. These compounds, which exhibit anti HIV activity, have killed collection and clinical strains of some opportunistic infectious agents in AIDS-related complex. Thus, the clinical strains, K. oxytoca, S. typhi and K. pneumoniae, and collection strain K. pneumoniae ATCC 10031 showed sensitivity to antibiotics. The activity order for the studied compounds against the most sensitive strain (K. pneumoniae ATCC 10031) was AZT-Leu > AZT-iLeu > AZT-Val > AZT-Ac > AZT. On the other hand, the activity order for the second most sensitive strain (K. oxytoca) was AZT-Leu > AZT-Val = AZT-Ac > AZT-iLeu > AZT. The most effective antibacterial drug AZT-Leu, M.I.C.=0.125 microgmL(-1)) was 16 times more active than AZT (AZT, M.I.C.=2 microg mL(-1)) against K.
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- Guillermo N Moroni
- Departamento de Farmacia, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Ciudad Universitaria, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina
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Turk G, Moroni G, Pampuro S, Briñón MC, Salomón H. Antiretroviral activity and cytotoxicity of novel zidovudine (AZT) derivatives and the relation to their chemical structure. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2002; 20:282-8. [PMID: 12385685 DOI: 10.1016/s0924-8579(02)00191-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Zidovudine (AZT) was the first nucleoside analogue licensed for the treatment of HIV infection. Efforts have continuously been made to improve the therapeutic characteristics of this drug, most of them focussed on prodrugs design. Here we describe the anti-HIV-1 activity and cytotoxicity of six novel AZT derivatives namely 3'-azido-3'-deoxy-5'-O-oxalyl-N-valinethymidine, 3'-azido-3'-deoxy-5'-O-oxalyl-N-leucinethymidine, 3'-azido-3'-deoxy-5'-O-oxalyl-N-isoleucinethymidine, 3'-azido-3'-deoxy-5'-O-oxalyl-N-phenylalaninethymidine, 3'-azido-3'-deoxy-5'-O-oxalylthymidine acid, 3'-azido-3'-deoxy-5'-O-isonicotinoylthymidine and 5-chloro-6-hydroxy-5,6-dihydro-3'-azido-3'-deoxythymidine which were perfectly characterized. AZT-Val, AZT-Leu, AZT-iLeu, AZT-Phen, AZT-Ac and AZT-Iso have shown a similar or higher selectivity index than that of AZT itself, in one or both of the different cell cultures used (PBMC and MT2). However, AZT-ClOH showed no anti-HIV activity. These results suggest that using amino acids in the design of AZT derivatives improves AZT activity.
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- Gabriela Turk
- National Reference Center for AIDS, Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Buenos Aires, Paraguay 2155-Piso 11, C1121ABG, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Rouquayrol M, Gaucher B, Greiner J, Aubertin AM, Vierling P, Guedj R. Synthesis and anti-HIV activity of glucose-containing prodrugs derived from saquinavir, indinavir and nelfinavir. Carbohydr Res 2001; 336:161-80. [PMID: 11705466 DOI: 10.1016/s0008-6215(01)00260-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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With the aim at improving the transport of the current HIV protease inhibitors across the intestinal and blood brain barriers and their penetration into the central nervous system, the synthesis of various acyl and carbamatoyl glucose-containing prodrugs derived from saquinavir, indinavir and nelfinavir, their in vitro stability with respect to hydrolysis, and their anti-HIV activity have been investigated. D-Glucose, which is actively transported across these barriers, was connected through its 3-hydroxyl to these antiproteases via a linker. The liberation of the active free drug during the incubation time of the prodrugs with the cells was found to be crucial for HIV inhibition. The labile ester linking of the glucose-containing moiety to the peptidomimetic hydroxyl of saquinavir or to the indinavir C-8 hydroxyl, which is not part of the transition state isostere, is not an obstacle for anti-HIV activity. This is not the case for its stable carbamate linking to the peptidomimetic hydroxyl of saquinavir, indinavir and nelfinavir. The chemical stability with respect to hydrolysis of some of the saquinavir and indinavir prodrugs reported here, the liberation rate of the active free drug and the HIV inhibitory potency are acceptable for an in vivo use of these prodrugs. These glucose-linked ester and carbamate prodrugs display a promising therapeutic potential provided that their bioavailability, penetration into the HIV sanctuaries, and/or the liberation of the active free drug from the carbamate prodrugs are improved. Furthermore, no cytotoxicity was detected for the prodrugs for concentrations as high as 10 or even 100 microM, thus indicating an encouraging therapeutic index.
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- M Rouquayrol
- Laboratoire de Chimie Bio-Organique, UMR 6001 CNRS, Université de Nice Sophia-Antipolis, Parc Valrose, F-06108 Nice, France
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