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Wang J, Shahed-Ai-Mahmud M, Chen A, Li K, Tan H, Joyce R. An Overview of Antivirals against Monkeypox Virus and Other Orthopoxviruses. J Med Chem 2023; 66:4468-4490. [PMID: 36961984 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.3c00069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/26/2023]
Abstract
The current monkeypox outbreaks during the COVID-19 pandemic have reignited interest in orthopoxvirus antivirals. Monkeypox belongs to the Orthopoxvirus genus of the Poxviridae family, which also includes the variola virus, vaccinia virus, and cowpox virus. Two orally bioavailable drugs, tecovirimat and brincidofovir, have been approved for treating smallpox infections. Given their human safety profiles and in vivo antiviral efficacy in animal models, both drugs have also been recommended to treat monkeypox infection. To facilitate the development of additional orthopoxvirus antivirals, we summarize the antiviral activity, mechanism of action, and mechanism of resistance of orthopoxvirus antivirals. This perspective covers both direct-acting and host-targeting antivirals with an emphasis on drug candidates showing in vivo antiviral efficacy in animal models. We hope to speed the orthopoxvirus antiviral drug discovery by providing medicinal chemists with insights into prioritizing proper drug targets and hits for further development.
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- Jun Wang
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United States
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Lipka E, Chadderdon AM, Harteg CC, Doherty MK, Simon ES, Domagala JM, Reyna DM, Hutchings KM, Gan X, White AD, Hartline CB, Harden EA, Keith KA, Prichard MN, James SH, Cardin RD, Bernstein DI, Spencer JF, Tollefson AE, Wold WSM, Toth K. NPP-669, a Novel Broad-Spectrum Antiviral Therapeutic with Excellent Cellular Uptake, Antiviral Potency, Oral Bioavailability, Preclinical Efficacy, and a Promising Safety Margin. Mol Pharm 2023; 20:370-382. [PMID: 36484496 PMCID: PMC9811456 DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.2c00668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
DNA viruses are responsible for many diseases in humans. Current treatments are often limited by toxicity, as in the case of cidofovir (CDV, Vistide), a compound used against cytomegalovirus (CMV) and adenovirus (AdV) infections. CDV is a polar molecule with poor bioavailability, and its overall clinical utility is limited by the high occurrence of acute nephrotoxicity. To circumvent these disadvantages, we designed nine CDV prodrug analogues. The prodrugs modulate the polarity of CDV with a long sulfonyl alkyl chain attached to one of the phosphono oxygens. We added capping groups to the end of the alkyl chain to minimize β-oxidation and focus the metabolism on the phosphoester hydrolysis, thereby tuning the rate of this reaction by altering the alkyl chain length. With these modifications, the prodrugs have excellent aqueous solubility, optimized metabolic stability, increased cellular permeability, and rapid intracellular conversion to the pharmacologically active diphosphate form (CDV-PP). The prodrugs exhibited significantly enhanced antiviral potency against a wide range of DNA viruses in infected human foreskin fibroblasts. Single-dose intravenous and oral pharmacokinetic experiments showed that the compounds maintained plasma and target tissue levels of CDV well above the EC50 for 24 h. These experiments identified a novel lead candidate, NPP-669. NPP-669 demonstrated efficacy against CMV infections in mice and AdV infections in hamsters following oral (p.o.) dosing at a dose of 1 mg/kg BID and 0.1 mg/kg QD, respectively. We further showed that NPP-669 at 30 mg/kg QD did not exhibit histological signs of toxicity in mice or hamsters. These data suggest that NPP-669 is a promising lead candidate for a broad-spectrum antiviral compound.
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- Elke Lipka
- TSRL,
Inc., 540 Avis Dr., Suite
A, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108, United States,. Phone: 734-663-4233 ext. 236. Fax: 734-663-3607
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- TSRL,
Inc., 540 Avis Dr., Suite
A, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108, United States
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- TSRL,
Inc., 540 Avis Dr., Suite
A, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108, United States
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- TSRL,
Inc., 540 Avis Dr., Suite
A, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108, United States
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- TSRL,
Inc., 540 Avis Dr., Suite
A, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108, United States
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- TSRL,
Inc., 540 Avis Dr., Suite
A, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108, United States
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- College
of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- College
of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- College
of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Department
of Pediatrics, University of Alabama School
of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama 35233, United
States
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- Department
of Pediatrics, University of Alabama School
of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama 35233, United
States
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- Department
of Pediatrics, University of Alabama School
of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama 35233, United
States
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- Department
of Pediatrics, University of Alabama School
of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama 35233, United
States
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- Department
of Pediatrics, University of Alabama School
of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama 35233, United
States
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- School
of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State
University, Baton
Rouge, Louisiana 70803, United States
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- Cincinnati
Children’s Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229, United States
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- Saint Louis
University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63104, United States
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- Saint Louis
University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63104, United States
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- Saint Louis
University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63104, United States
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Krečmerová M, Majer P, Rais R, Slusher BS. Phosphonates and Phosphonate Prodrugs in Medicinal Chemistry: Past Successes and Future Prospects. Front Chem 2022; 10:889737. [PMID: 35668826 PMCID: PMC9163707 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2022.889737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2022] [Accepted: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Compounds with a phosphonate group, i.e., -P(O)(OH)2 group attached directly to the molecule via a P-C bond serve as suitable non-hydrolyzable phosphate mimics in various biomedical applications. In principle, they often inhibit enzymes utilizing various phosphates as substrates. In this review we focus mainly on biologically active phosphonates that originated from our institute (Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry in Prague); i.e., acyclic nucleoside phosphonates (ANPs, e.g., adefovir, tenofovir, and cidofovir) and derivatives of non-nucleoside phosphonates such as 2-(phosphonomethyl) pentanedioic acid (2-PMPA). Principal strategies of their syntheses and modifications to prodrugs is reported. Besides clinically used ANP antivirals, a special attention is paid to new biologically active molecules with respect to emerging infections and arising resistance of many pathogens against standard treatments. These new structures include 2,4-diamino-6-[2-(phosphonomethoxy)ethoxy]pyrimidines or so-called "open-ring" derivatives, acyclic nucleoside phosphonates with 5-azacytosine as a base moiety, side-chain fluorinated ANPs, aza/deazapurine ANPs. When transformed into an appropriate prodrug by derivatizing their charged functionalities, all these compounds show promising potential to become drug candidates for the treatment of viral infections. ANP prodrugs with suitable pharmacokinetics include amino acid phosphoramidates, pivaloyloxymethyl (POM) and isopropoxycarbonyloxymethyl (POC) esters, alkyl and alkoxyalkyl esters, salicylic esters, (methyl-2-oxo-1,3-dioxol-4-yl) methyl (ODOL) esters and peptidomimetic prodrugs. We also focus on the story of cytostatics related to 9-[2-(phosphonomethoxy)ethyl]guanine and its prodrugs which eventually led to development of the veterinary drug rabacfosadine. Various new ANP structures are also currently investigated as antiparasitics, especially antimalarial agents e.g., guanine and hypoxanthine derivatives with 2-(phosphonoethoxy)ethyl moiety, their thia-analogues and N-branched derivatives. In addition to ANPs and their analogs, we also describe prodrugs of 2-(phosphonomethyl)pentanedioic acid (2-PMPA), a potent inhibitor of the enzyme glutamate carboxypeptidase II (GCPII), also known as prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA). Glutamate carboxypeptidase II inhibitors, including 2-PMPA have been found efficacious in various preclinical models of neurological disorders which are caused by glutamatergic excitotoxicity. Unfortunately its highly polar character and hence low bioavailability severely limits its potential for clinical use. To overcome this problem, various prodrug strategies have been used to mask carboxylates and/or phosphonate functionalities with pivaloyloxymethyl, POC, ODOL and alkyl esters. Chemistry and biological characterization led to identification of prodrugs with 44-80 fold greater oral bioavailability (tetra-ODOL-2-PMPA).
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- Marcela Krečmerová
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (ASCR), Prague, Czechia
- *Correspondence: Marcela Krečmerová,
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (ASCR), Prague, Czechia
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- Departments of Neurology, Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences, Johns Hopkins Drug Discovery, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Departments of Neurology, Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Neuroscience, Medicine, Oncology, Johns Hopkins Drug Discovery, Baltimore, MD, United States
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Groaz E, De Jonghe S. Overview of Biologically Active Nucleoside Phosphonates. Front Chem 2021; 8:616863. [PMID: 33490040 PMCID: PMC7821050 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2020.616863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2020] [Accepted: 11/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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The use of the phosphonate motif featuring a carbon-phosphorous bond as bioisosteric replacement of the labile P–O bond is widely recognized as an attractive structural concept in different areas of medicinal chemistry, since it addresses the very fundamental principles of enzymatic stability and minimized metabolic activation. This review discusses the most influential successes in drug design with special emphasis on nucleoside phosphonates and their prodrugs as antiviral and cancer treatment agents. A description of structurally related analogs able to interfere with the transmission of other infectious diseases caused by pathogens like bacteria and parasites will then follow. Finally, molecules acting as agonists/antagonists of P2X and P2Y receptors along with nucleotidase inhibitors will also be covered. This review aims to guide readers through the fundamentals of nucleoside phosphonate therapeutics in order to inspire the future design of molecules to target infections that are refractory to currently available therapeutic options.
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- Elisabetta Groaz
- Medicinal Chemistry, Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Virology and Chemotherapy, Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Phosphonates, often used as isosteric replacements for phosphates, can provide important interactions with an enzyme. Due to their high charge at physiological pH, however, permeation into cells can be a challenge. Protecting phosphonates as prodrugs has shown promise in drug delivery. Thus, a variety of structures and cleavage/activation mechanisms exist, enabling release of the active compound. This review describes the structural diversity of these pro-moieties, relevant cleavage mechanisms and recent advances in the design of phosphonate prodrugs.
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Lentini NA, Hsiao CHC, Crull GB, Wiemer AJ, Wiemer DF. Synthesis and Bioactivity of the Alanyl Phosphonamidate Stereoisomers Derived from a Butyrophilin Ligand. ACS Med Chem Lett 2019; 10:1284-1289. [PMID: 31531198 DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.9b00153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2019] [Accepted: 08/06/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Aryloxy phosphonamidate derivatives of a butyrophilin 3A1 ligand are stimulants of Vγ9 Vδ2 T cells. However, when bonded to an aryl ester and an amine, the phosphorus is stereogenic, and past compounds were studied as racemates. To determine the impact of stereochemistry on the activity, we now have prepared phosphonate derivatives of l- and d-alanine ethyl ester, separated the diastereomers, and evaluated their biological activity as single stereoisomers. The results demonstrate that phosphonamidates substituted with l-alanine stimulate Vγ9 Vδ2 T cells at lower concentrations than the racemic glycine counterpart, while those derived from d-alanine require higher concentrations. All four diastereomers are more active than charged phosphoantigens such as HMBPP. Surprisingly, only a 2-fold difference was observed between the l-alanine phosphorus isomers, with the R P isomer more potent. This suggests that the small phosphoantigen scaffold reduces but does not eliminate dependence upon phosphorus stereochemistry for cellular activity.
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- Nicholas A. Lentini
- Department of Chemistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242-1294, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269-3092, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242-1294, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269-3092, United States
- Institute for Systems Genomics, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269-3092, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242-1294, United States
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242-1109, United States
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Amino acid based prodrugs of a fosmidomycin surrogate as antimalarial and antitubercular agents. Bioorg Med Chem 2019; 27:729-747. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2019.01.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2018] [Revised: 01/03/2019] [Accepted: 01/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Luo M, Groaz E, De Jonghe S, Snoeck R, Andrei G, Herdewijn P. Amidate Prodrugs of Cyclic 9-( S)-[3-Hydroxy-2-(phosphonomethoxy)propyl]adenine with Potent Anti-Herpesvirus Activity. ACS Med Chem Lett 2018; 9:381-385. [PMID: 29670705 DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.8b00079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2018] [Accepted: 03/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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A series of amidate prodrugs of cyclic 9-[3-hydroxy-2-(phosphonomethoxy)propyl]adenine (cHPMPA) featuring different amino acid motifs were synthesized. All phosphonamidates derived from (S)-cHPMPA displayed a broad spectrum activity against herpesviruses with EC50 values in the low nanomolar range. A phosphonobisamidate prodrug of (S)-HPMPA also exhibited a remarkably potent antiviral activity. In addition, the leucine ester prodrug of (S)-cHPMPA and phosphonobisamidate valine ester prodrug of (S)-HPMPA proved stable in human plasma. These data warrant further development of cHPMPA prodrugs, especially against human cytomegalovirus (HCMV), for which there is a high need for treatment in transplant recipients.
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- Min Luo
- Medicinal Chemistry, Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Medicinal Chemistry, Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Virology and Chemotherapy, Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49 bus 1043, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Virology and Chemotherapy, Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49 bus 1043, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Virology and Chemotherapy, Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49 bus 1043, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Medicinal Chemistry, Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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Slusarczyk M, Serpi M, Pertusati F. Phosphoramidates and phosphonamidates (ProTides) with antiviral activity. Antivir Chem Chemother 2018; 26:2040206618775243. [PMID: 29792071 PMCID: PMC5971382 DOI: 10.1177/2040206618775243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2017] [Accepted: 04/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Following the first report on the nucleoside phosphoramidate (ProTide) prodrug approach in 1990 by Chris McGuigan, the extensive investigation of ProTide technology has begun in many laboratories. Designed with aim to overcome limitations and the key resistance mechanisms associated with nucleoside analogues used in the clinic (poor cellular uptake, poor conversion to the 5'-monophosphate form), the ProTide approach has been successfully applied to a vast number of nucleoside analogues with antiviral and anticancer activity. ProTides consist of a 5'-nucleoside monophosphate in which the two hydroxyl groups are masked with an amino acid ester and an aryloxy component which once in the cell is enzymatically metabolized to deliver free 5'-monophosphate, which is further transformed to the active 5'-triphosphate form of the nucleoside analogue. In this review, the seminal contribution of Chris McGuigan's research to this field is presented. His technology proved to be extremely successful in drug discovery and has led to two Food and Drug Administration-approved antiviral agents.
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- School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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Xu S, Kaltashov IA. Overcoming the Hydrolytic Lability of a Reaction Intermediate in Production of Protein/Drug Conjugates: Conjugation of an Acyclic Nucleoside Phosphonate to a Model Carrier Protein. Mol Pharm 2017; 14:2843-2851. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.7b00410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Shengsheng Xu
- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts−Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts−Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States
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Krečmerová M, Dračínský M, Snoeck R, Balzarini J, Pomeisl K, Andrei G. New prodrugs of two pyrimidine acyclic nucleoside phosphonates: Synthesis and antiviral activity. Bioorg Med Chem 2017; 25:4637-4648. [PMID: 28757102 PMCID: PMC7126465 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2017.06.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2017] [Revised: 06/21/2017] [Accepted: 06/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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New 2,4-diamino-6-[2-(phosphonomethoxy)ethoxy]pyrimidine (PMEO-DAPy) and 1-[2-(phosphonomethoxy)ethyl]-5-azacytosine (PME-5-azaC) prodrugs were prepared with a pro-moiety consisting of carbonyloxymethyl esters (POM, POC), alkoxyalkyl esters, amino acid phosphoramidates and/or tyrosine. The activity of the prodrugs was evaluated in vitro against different virus families. None of the synthesized prodrugs demonstrated activity against RNA viruses but some of them proved active against herpesviruses [including herpes simplex virus (HSV), varicella-zoster virus (VZV), and human cytomegalovirus (HCMV)]. The bis(POC) and the bis(amino acid) phosphoramidate prodrugs of PMEO-DAPy inhibited herpesvirus replication at lower doses than the parent compound although the selectivity against HSV and VZV was only slightly improved compared to PMEO-DAPy. The mono-octadecyl ester of PME-5-azaC emerged as the most potent and selective PME-5-azaC prodrug against HSV, VZV and HCMV with EC50’s of 0.15–1.12 µM while PME-5-azaC only had marginal anti-herpesvirus activity. Although the bis(hexadecylamido-l-tyrosyl) and the bis(POM) esters of PME-5-azaC were also very potent anti-herpesvirus drugs, these were less selective than the mono-octadecyl ester prodrug.
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- Marcela Krečmerová
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo nám. 2, CZ-166 10, Prague 6, Czech Republic.
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo nám. 2, CZ-166 10, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, Box 1043, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, Box 1043, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo nám. 2, CZ-166 10, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, Box 1043, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium.
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Biancalana L, Bortoluzzi M, Ferretti E, Hayatifar M, Marchetti F, Pampaloni G, Zacchini S. The reactions of α-amino acids and α-amino acid esters with high valent transition metal halides: synthesis of coordination complexes, activation processes and stabilization of α-ammonium acylchloride cations. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra00073a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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We describe the synthesis of rare coordination compounds of early transition metals with α-amino acids and α-amino acid esters, the unusual C–C dimerization ofl-proline, and the stabilization of reactive α-ammonium acylchloride cations.
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- Lorenzo Biancalana
- University of Pisa
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale
- I-56124 Pisa
- Italy
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- Ca' Foscari University of Venice
- Dipartimento di Scienze Molecolari e Nanosistemi
- I-30175 Mestre
- Italy
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- University of Pisa
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale
- I-56124 Pisa
- Italy
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- University of Pisa
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale
- I-56124 Pisa
- Italy
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- University of Pisa
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale
- I-56124 Pisa
- Italy
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- University of Pisa
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale
- I-56124 Pisa
- Italy
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- University of Bologna
- Dipartimento di Chimica Industriale “Toso Montanari”
- I-40136 Bologna
- Italy
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Ju T, Hu D, Xiang SH, Guo J. Sulfotyrosine dipeptide: Synthesis and evaluation as HIV-entry inhibitor. Bioorg Chem 2016; 68:105-11. [PMID: 27475281 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2016.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2016] [Revised: 07/19/2016] [Accepted: 07/25/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
Abstract
Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) is responsible for the worldwide AIDS pandemic. Due to the lack of prophylactic HIV-1 vaccine, drug treatment of the infected patients becomes essential to reduce the viral load and to slow down progression of the disease. Because of drug resistance, finding new antiviral agents is necessary for AIDS drug therapies. The interaction of gp120 and co-receptor (CCR5/CXCR4) mediates the entry of HIV-1 into host cells, which has been increasingly exploited in recent years as the target for new antiviral agents. A conserved co-receptor binding site on gp120 that recognizes sulfotyrosine (sTyr) residues represents a structural target to design novel HIV entry inhibitors. In this work, we developed an efficient synthesis of sulfotyrosine dipeptide and evaluated it as an HIV-1 entry inhibitor.
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- Tong Ju
- Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588, United States
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- Nebraska Center for Virology, School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588, United States
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- Nebraska Center for Virology, School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588, United States.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588, United States.
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Matralis AN, Tsantrizos YS. Synthesis of Benzothiophene-Containing 10- and 11-Membered Cyclic Phostones. European J Org Chem 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201600333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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- Alexios N. Matralis
- Department of Chemistry; McGill University; 801 Sherbrooke Street West H3A 0B8 Montreal QC Canada
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- Department of Chemistry; McGill University; 801 Sherbrooke Street West H3A 0B8 Montreal QC Canada
- Department of Biochemistry; McGill University; 3649 Promenade Sir William Osler H3G 0B1 Montreal QC Canada
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Sharma R, Gawande DY, Mohan C, Goel RK. Synthesis and anticonvulsant activities of functionalized 5-(isoindole-1,3-dione)-pyrimidinones. Med Chem Res 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s00044-016-1580-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Joachimiak Ł, Janczewski Ł, Ciekot J, Boratyński J, Błażewska K. Applying the prodrug strategy to α-phosphonocarboxylate inhibitors of Rab GGTase--synthesis and stability studies. Org Biomol Chem 2016; 13:6844-56. [PMID: 26018626 DOI: 10.1039/c5ob00281h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Fourteen novel prodrug-like analogs of two highly ionic phosphonocarboxylate inhibitors of Rab geranylgeranyl transferase were synthesized and preliminary assessment of their chemical and enzymatic stability was evaluated in buffers (pH 6.5 and 7.4) and rat intestinal homogenate (pH 6.5). Both acidic groups in phosphonocarboxylates were subject to modification. Phosphonic acid was protected either as bis(acyloxyalkyl) ester or phosphonodiamidate derived from amino acids. The carboxylic acid group was either left unchanged or was studied as ethyl ester. The compounds exhibited favorable stability in physiologically relevant pH (t1/2 above 18 h), while in intestinal homogenate they showed a large variety of half-lives (from 5 minutes to over 150 hours). LC MS studies have shown that the main product of decomposition under studied conditions resulted from cleavage of one of the ester (for acyloxyalkyl analogs) or amide (for phosphonodiamidate) bonds with phosphorus.
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- Łukasz Joachimiak
- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Lodz University of Technology, Żeromskiego 116, 90-924 Łódź, Poland.
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Blindauer CA, Sigel A, Operschall BP, Griesser R, Holý A, Sigel H. Extent of intramolecular π stacks in aqueous solution in mixed-ligand copper(II) complexes formed by heteroaromatic amines and the anticancer and antivirally active 9-[2-(phosphonomethoxy)ethyl]guanine (PMEG). A comparison with related acyclic nucleotide analogues. Polyhedron 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2015.02.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Bahrami F, Panahi F, Daneshgar F, Yousefi R, Shahsavani MB, Khalafi-Nezhad A. Synthesis of new α-aminophosphonate derivatives incorporating benzimidazole, theophylline and adenine nucleobases using l-cysteine functionalized magnetic nanoparticles (LCMNP) as magnetic reusable catalyst: evaluation of their anticancer properties. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra21419j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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A new class of α-aminophosphonate derivatives incorporating benzimidazole, theophylline and adenine nucleobases were synthesized in a three-step process and the anticancer activities of selected ligands were evaluated.
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- Foroogh Bahrami
- Department of Chemistry
- College of Sciences
- Shiraz University
- Shiraz 71454
- Iran
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- Department of Chemistry
- College of Sciences
- Shiraz University
- Shiraz 71454
- Iran
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- Department of Chemistry
- College of Sciences
- Shiraz University
- Shiraz 71454
- Iran
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- Protein Chemistry Laboratory (PCL)
- Department of Biology
- College of Sciences
- Shiraz University
- Shiraz 71454
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- Department of Chemistry
- College of Sciences
- Shiraz University
- Shiraz 71454
- Iran
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Volle JN, Guillon R, Bancel F, Bekro YA, Pirat JL, Virieux D. Phosphono- and Phosphinolactones in the Life Sciences. ADVANCES IN HETEROCYCLIC CHEMISTRY 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.aihch.2015.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Nielsen DS, Lohman RJ, Hoang HN, Hill TA, Jones A, Lucke AJ, Fairlie DP. Flexibility versus Rigidity for Orally Bioavailable Cyclic Hexapeptides. Chembiochem 2015; 16:2289-93. [DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201500441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2015] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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- Daniel S. Nielsen
- Division of Chemistry and Structural Biology; University of Queensland; Brisbane QLD 4072 Australia
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- Division of Chemistry and Structural Biology; University of Queensland; Brisbane QLD 4072 Australia
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- Division of Chemistry and Structural Biology; University of Queensland; Brisbane QLD 4072 Australia
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- Division of Chemistry and Structural Biology; University of Queensland; Brisbane QLD 4072 Australia
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- Division of Chemistry and Structural Biology; University of Queensland; Brisbane QLD 4072 Australia
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- Division of Chemistry and Structural Biology; University of Queensland; Brisbane QLD 4072 Australia
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- Division of Chemistry and Structural Biology; University of Queensland; Brisbane QLD 4072 Australia
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A substantial portion of metabolism involves transformation of phosphate esters, including pathways leading to nucleotides and oligonucleotides, carbohydrates, isoprenoids and steroids, and phosphorylated proteins. Because the natural substrates bear one or more negative charges, drugs that target these enzymes generally must be charged as well, but small charged molecules can have difficulty traversing the cell membrane by means other than endocytosis. The resulting dichotomy has stimulated a great deal of effort to develop effective prodrugs, compounds that carry little or no charge to enable them to transit biological membranes, but able to release the parent drug once inside the target cell. This chapter presents recent studies on advances in prodrug forms, along with representative examples of their application to marketed and developmental drugs.
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- Andrew J Wiemer
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA
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Gómez-Coca RB, Sigel A, Operschall BP, Holý A, Sigel H. Solution properties of metal ion complexes formed with the antiviral and cytostatic nucleotide analogue 9-[2-(phosphonomethoxy)ethyl]-2-amino-6-dimethylaminopurine (PME2A6DMAP). CAN J CHEM 2014. [DOI: 10.1139/cjc-2014-0041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The acidity constants of protonated 9-[2-(phosphonomethoxy)ethyl]-2-amino-6-dimethylaminopurine (H3(PME2A6DMAP)+) are considered, and the stability constants of the M(H;PME2A6DMAP)+ and M(PME2A6DMAP) complexes (M2+ = Mg2+, Ca2+, Sr2+, Ba2+, Mn2+, Co2+, Ni2+, Cu2+, Zn2+, or Cd2+) were measured by potentiometric pH titrations in aqueous solution (25 °C; I = 0.1 mol/L, NaNO3). In the M(H;PME2A6DMAP)+ species, H+ and M2+ (mainly outersphere) are at the phosphonate group; this is relevant for phosphoryl-diester bridges in nucleic acids because, in the present system, there is no indication for a M2+–purine binding. This contrasts, for example, with the complexes formed by 9-[2-(phosphonomethoxy)ethyl]adenine, M(H;PMEA)+, where M2+ is mainly situated at the adenine residue. Application of log [Formula: see text] vs. [Formula: see text] plots for simple phosph(on)ate ligands, R–PO32− (R being a residue that does not affect M2+ binding), proves that all M(PME2A6DMAP) complexes have larger stabilities than what would be expected for a M2+–phosphonate coordination. Comparisons with M(PME–R) complexes, where R is a noncoordinating residue of the (phosphonomethoxy)ethane chain, allow one to conclude that the increased stability is due to the formation of five-membered chelates involving the ether–oxygen of the –CH2–O–CH2–PO32− residue: the percentages of formation of these M(PME2A6DMAP)cl/O chelates, which occur in intramolecular equilibria, vary between 20% (Sr2+, Ba2+) and 50% (Zn2+, Cd2+), up to a maximum of 67% (Cu2+). Any M2+ interaction with N3 or N7 of the purine moiety, as in the parent M(PMEA) complexes, is suppressed by the (C2)NH2 and (C6)N(CH3)2 substituents. This observation, together with the previously determined stacking properties, offers an explanation why PME2A6DMAP2– has remarkable therapeutic effects.
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- Raquel B. Gómez-Coca
- Department of Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, University of Basel, Spitalstrasse 51, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
- Department of Food Characterization and Analysis, Instituto de la Grasa, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Avda. Padre García Tejero 4, E-41012 Seville, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, University of Basel, Spitalstrasse 51, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, University of Basel, Spitalstrasse 51, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Centre of Novel Antivirals and Antineoplastics, Academy of Sciences, CZ-16610 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, University of Basel, Spitalstrasse 51, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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Wang C, Zhou J, Lv X, Wen J, He H. Solvent-Free Synthesis of Tertiaryα-Hydroxyphosphates by the Triethylamine-Catalyzed Hydrophosphonylation of Ketones. PHOSPHORUS SULFUR 2013. [DOI: 10.1080/10426507.2013.765874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- Chubei Wang
- a Institute of Energy and Fuel , Xinxiang University , Xinxiang , Henan , P. R. China
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- a Institute of Energy and Fuel , Xinxiang University , Xinxiang , Henan , P. R. China
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- a Institute of Energy and Fuel , Xinxiang University , Xinxiang , Henan , P. R. China
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- a Institute of Energy and Fuel , Xinxiang University , Xinxiang , Henan , P. R. China
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- b Key Laboratory of Pesticide and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry , Central China Normal University , Wuhan , Hubei , P. R. China
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Blindauer CA, Sigel A, Operschall BP, Holý A, Sigel H. Extent of Intramolecular π Stacks in Aqueous Solution in Mixed-Ligand Copper(II) Complexes Formed by Heteroaromatic Amines and 1-[2-(Phosphonomethoxy)ethyl]cytosine (PMEC), a Relative of Antivirally Active Acyclic Nucleotide Analogues (Part 72) [1, 2]. Z Anorg Allg Chem 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/zaac.201300095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Hamon N, Quintiliani M, Balzarini J, McGuigan C. Synthesis and biological evaluation of prodrugs of 2-fluoro-2-deoxyribose-1-phosphate and 2,2-difluoro-2-deoxyribose-1-phosphate. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2013; 23:2555-9. [PMID: 23541671 PMCID: PMC7127338 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2013.02.117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2013] [Revised: 02/26/2013] [Accepted: 02/28/2013] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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We report in this Letter the synthesis of prodrugs of 2-fluoro-2-deoxyarabinose-1-phosphate and 2,2-difluoro-2-deoxyribose-1-phosphate. We demonstrate the difficulty of realising a phosphorylation step on the anomeric position of 2-deoxyribose, and we discover that introduction of fluorine atoms on the 2 position of 2-deoxyribose enables the phosphorylation step: in fact, the stability of the prodrugs increases with the degree of 2-fluorination. Stability studies of produgs of 2-fluoro-2-deoxyribose-1-phosphate and 2,2-difluoro-2-deoxyribose-1-phosphate in acidic and neutral conditions were conducted to confirm our observation. Biological evaluation of prodrugs of 2,2-difluoro-2-deoxyribose-1-phosphate for antiviral and cytotoxic activity is reported.
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- Nadege Hamon
- School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cardiff University, King Edward VII Avenue, Cardiff CF10 3NB, UK
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Krylov IS, Kashemirov BA, Hilfinger JM, McKenna CE. Evolution of an amino acid based prodrug approach: stay tuned. Mol Pharm 2013; 10:445-58. [PMID: 23339402 PMCID: PMC3788118 DOI: 10.1021/mp300663j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Certain acyclic nucleoside phosphonates (ANPs) such as (S)-HPMPC (cidofovir, Vistide) and (S)-HPMPA have been shown to be active against a broad spectrum of DNA and retroviruses. However, their poor absorption as well as their toxicity limit the utilization of these therapeutics in the clinic. Nucleoside phosphonates are poorly absorbed primarily due to the presence of the phosphonic acid group, which ionizes at physiological pH. When dosed intravenously they display dose-limiting nephrotoxicity due to their accumulation in the kidney. To overcome these limitations, nucleoside phosphonate prodrug strategies have taken center stage in the development pathway and a number of different approaches are at various stages of development. Our efforts have focused on the development of ANP prodrugs in which a benign amino acid promoiety masks a phosphonate P-OH via a hydroxyl side chain. The design of these prodrugs incorporates multiple chemical groups (the P-X-C linkage, the amino acid stereochemistry, the C-terminal and N-terminal functional groups) that can be tuned to modify absorption, pharmacokinetic and efficacy properties with the goal of improving overall prodrug performance.
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- Ivan S. Krylov
- Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0744 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0744 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0744 USA
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Zhang P, Hu L, Yin Q, Feng L, Li Y. Transferrin-modified c[RGDfK]-paclitaxel loaded hybrid micelle for sequential blood-brain barrier penetration and glioma targeting therapy. Mol Pharm 2012; 9:1590-8. [PMID: 22497485 DOI: 10.1021/mp200600t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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The effective chemotherapy for glioblastoma multiform (GBM) requires a nanomedicine that can both penetrate the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and target the glioma cells subsequently. In this study, Transferrin (Tf) modified cyclo-[Arg-Gly-Asp-d-Phe-Lys] (c[RGDfK])-paclitaxel conjugate (RP) loaded micelle (TRPM) was prepared and evaluated for its targeting efficiency, antiglioma activity, and toxicity in vitro and in vivo. Tf modification significantly enhanced the cellular uptake of TRPM by primary brain microvascular endothelial cells (BMEC) to 2.4-fold of RP loaded micelle (RPM) through Tf receptor mediated endocytosis, resulting in a high drug accumulation in the brain after intravenous injection.The c[RGDfK] modified paclitaxel (PTX) was released from micelle subsequently and targeted to integrin overexpressed glioma cells in vitro, and showed significantly prolonged retention in glioma tumor and peritumoral tissue. Most importantly, TRPM exhibited the strongest antiglioma activity, as the mean survival time of mice bearing intracranial U-87 MG glioma treated with TRPM (42.8 days) was significantly longer than those treated with Tf modified PTX loaded micelle (TPM) (39.5 days), PTX loaded micelle (PM) (34.8 days), Taxol (33.6 days), and saline (34.5 days). Noteworthy, TRPM did not lead to body weight loss compared with saline and was less toxic than TPM. These results indicated that TRPM could be a promising nanomedicine for glioma chemotherapy.
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- Pengcheng Zhang
- Center of Pharmaceutics, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
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Pertusat F, Serpi M, McGuigan C. Medicinal Chemistry of Nucleoside Phosphonate Prodrugs for Antiviral Therapy. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 22:181-203. [DOI: 10.3851/imp2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/23/2011] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Considerable attention has been focused on the development of phosphonate-containing drugs for application in many therapeutic areas. However, phosphonate diacids are deprotonated at physiological pH and thus phosphonate-containing drugs are not ideal for oral administration, an extremely desirable requisite for the treatment of chronic diseases. To overcome this limitation several prodrug structures of biologically active phosphonate analogues have been developed. The rationale behind the design of such agents is to achieve temporary blockade of the free phosphonic functional group until their systemic absorption and delivery, allowing the release of the active drug only once at the target. In this paper, an overview of acyclic and cyclic nucleoside phosphonate prodrugs, designed as antiviral agents, is presented.
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- Welsh School of Pharmacy, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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Krylov IS, Zakharova VM, Serpi M, Haiges R, Kashemirov BA, McKenna CE. Structure of Cyclic Nucleoside Phosphonate Ester Prodrugs: An Inquiry. J Org Chem 2012; 77:684-9. [DOI: 10.1021/jo201735f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Ivan S. Krylov
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089-0744,
United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089-0744,
United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089-0744,
United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089-0744,
United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089-0744,
United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089-0744,
United States
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