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Some electrochemical characteristics of synthetic analogs of nucleic acid components. IV. 5-Cyano-, 5-carboxy- and 5-azaderivatives, and the effect of this substitution on potential carcinogenicity.

The relation between polarographic reduction, values of half-wave potentials, and the parameter of potential carcinogenicity (tg alpha) was studied in a series of synthetic analogs of natural nucleic acid components modified by different substituents at position 5 of the base. The series included pyrimidine nucleobases (5-cyanouracil, 5-carboxycytosine, 5-azacytosine), ribofuranosyl nucleosides (5-cyanouridine, 5-carboxycytidine, 5-azacytidine) as well as 2'-deoxy-5-azacytidine and 5-carboxy-1-beta-D-arabinosylcytosine. No direct correlation was found between the reducibility of the studied compounds and the parameter of potential carcinogenicity tg alpha since event a slight alteration in the structure of these molecules markedly affected the properties of these compounds.

Aza Compounds↗

New 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1-aza-anthraquinones and 2-aminoalkyl compounds from norlapachol with molluscicidal activity.

New nitrogen derivatives from norlapachol, including four new diastereomeric 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1-aza-anthraquinones obtained from the Prins cyclization on suitable aminoacetaldehyde dimethylacetal derivatives with formic acid, were found to exhibit molluscicidal activity against Biomphalaria glabrata. These derivatives showed low to medium LC(50) values, similar to those reported previously for the homologous series of nitrogen derivatives of lapachol. The toxicity profile against Artemia salina was also determined for all compounds.

Alkylation↗

Research on potentially bioactive aza and thiaza polycyclic compounds containing a bridgehead nitrogen atom. Synthesis and antimicrobial activity of some pyrrolo[1,2,3-de]-1,4-benzothiazines, Part 2.

Acid catalyzed cyclization reactions of both 3-alkyl- and 3-aryl-substituted N-(2,2-dialkoxyethyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzothiazines (2) lead to 2,3-dihydro-pyrrolo[1,2,3-de]-1,4-benzothiazines (3). The pyrrolobenzothiazine structure was deduced on the basis of 2D 1H NMR-NOESY experiments and fully determined by X-ray data. Compounds 3a-c showed poor antibacterial activity. However, the 3-phenyl-N-(2,2-dimethoxyethyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzothiazine (2b') showed antifungal activity against Aspergillus niger 16-fold greater than miconazole.

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Preparation of potentially bioactive aza and thiaza polycyclic compounds containing a bridgehead nitrogen atom synthesis and antimicrobial activity of some pyrrolo[1,2,3-de]-1,4-benzothiazines.

The synthesis of the 2,3-dihydro-pyrrolo[1,2,3-de]-1,4-benzothiazine 1a and 11b, 12-dihydro-isoquino[1,2-c]-1,4-benzothiazine 8 has been accomplished by using a Bischler type cyclization of the N-(2,2-diethoxyethyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzothiazines 3a and 3d, respectively. The new compounds 1a and 8 together with the known pyrrolobenzothiazines 1b,c and some their derivatives and intermediates of preparation were tested in vitro for their antimicrobial activity. Compound 1b was the most active against the Gram-positive Bacillus subtilis. Compound 7b showed interesting antifungal activity when tested against Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

Anti-Bacterial Agents↗

A general approach to the synthesis of dideoxy and trideoxyiminoalditols from beta-D-glycosides.

Imino sugars (also called azasugars), a class of compounds of which the 1,5-dideoxy and 1,5,6-trideoxyiminoalditols are members, are important glycosidase inhibitors with very high potential as drugs. Their potential therapeutic applications range from the treatment of diabetes to cancer and AIDS. We present here a general method for the preparation of such compounds with the D-gluco and D-galacto configurations starting from beta-D-glycosides. The procedure is especially appealing because of its high stereoselectivity and straightforwardness. The key steps are the selective oxidation of the glycosides to hexulosonic acids and reduction of the oxime derivatives to lactams, which are further reduced to the target compounds. The C-6 position can be deoxygenated during the reduction if it bears an acetoxy group. Trideoxy imino sugars are then produced. Deacetylation prior to oxime reduction gives dideoxy compounds.

Aza Compounds↗

Synthesis, topoisomerase I inhibitory activity, and in vivo evaluation of 11-azacamptothecin analogs.

A series of analogs based on a novel template, 11-aza-(20S)-camptothecin, were obtained from total synthesis and tested as potential anticancer drugs in the topoisomerase I enzyme cleavable complex assay. The parent compound 11-aza-(20S)-camptothecin (8) was derived from a Friedlander condensation between the known aminopyridine derivative 3-(3-amino-4-picolylidene)-p-toluidine and optically active tricyclic ketone 7. Compound 8 had activity approximately twice that of (20S)-camptothecin in the calf thymus topoisomerase I cleavable complex assay. Compounds were prepared wherein the 11-aza nitrogen atom was quaternized as either the corresponding N-oxide or methyl iodide. Compounds with quaternized N-11 showed improved water solubility and were equipotent to the clinically investigated camptothecin analog topotecan in the cleavable complex assay. These compounds were evaluated in vivo in nude mice bearing HT-29 human colon carcinoma xenografts. The analog 11-aza-(20S)-camptothecin 11-N-oxide was found to significantly retard tumor growth when compared to untreated controls. Finally, 7,10-disubstituted 11-azacamptothecin analogs were synthesized using Pd(0) coupling reactions of 10-bromo-7-alkyl-11-aza-(20S)-camptothecins 19 and 20, which in turn were available from a Friedlander condensation of the novel bromopyridine derivatives 17a and 17b with 7. Among the 10-substituted series, a number of analogs displayed extremely high in vitro potency against topoisomerase I and improved aqueous solubility. A significant number of the compounds were found to be active in whole cell cytotoxicity assays and several were evaluated in nude mice bearing the HT-29 tumor xenografts. The most effective of these proved to be (S)-11-aza-7-ethyl-10-(aminohydroximinomethyl)camptothecin trifluoracetic acid salt (27), a potent topoisomerase I inhibitor which demonstrated excellent efficacy in both short term and in extended in vivo assays. A comparison between in vitro enzyme data and in vivo data from nude mouse studies in other compounds in this series revealed a poor overall correlation between topoisomerase inhibition in vitro and antitumor efficacy in vivo.

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7-Deaza-2'-deoxy-7-propynylguanosine.

The title compound, C14H16N4O4, adopts the anti conformation at the glycosylic bond [chi -117.1 (5) degrees]. The sugar pucker of the 2'-deoxyribofuranosyl moiety is C2'-endo-C3'-exo, 2T3 (S-type). The orientation of the exocyclic C4'-C5' bond is +sc (gauche). The propynyl group is linear and coplanar with the nucleobase moiety. The structure of the compound is stabilized by several hydrogen bonds (N-H...O and O-H...O), leading to the formation of a multi-layered network. The nucleobases, as well as the propynyl groups, are stacked. This stacking might cause the extraordinary stability of DNA duplexes containing this compound.

Aza Compounds↗

The hepatic metabolism of two carcinogenic dimethylbenz[c]acridines in control and induced rats: the distribution and the mutagenicity of metabolites.

The major and minor metabolites of the potent polycyclic aza-aromatic carcinogens 7,9-dimethylbenz[c]acridine and 7,10-dimethylbenz[c]acridine, and the stereochemistry of the dihydrodiol metabolites have been previously described. The metabolite distributions produced in incubations of the aza-aromatic compounds with liver microsomes from phenobarbital- and 3-methylcholanthrene-pretreated and untreated rats, and the mutagenicity in the Ames test are described in this paper. The major metabolites of each were the alcohols produced by oxidation of the methyl group on the 8,9,10,11-ring for control and phenobarbital-induced preparations, while with 3-methylcholanthrene-induced preparations both the 7- and 9- (or 10-) monoalcohols were formed. Total monofunctionalized dihydrodiol metabolites, the 5,6- and 3,4-isomers for 7,9-dimethylbenz[c]acridine, and the 3,4-, 5,6- and 8,9-isomers for 7,10-dimethylbenz[c]acridine, constituted approximately 10% of total metabolites. As well, the K-region arene oxide was formed in substantial amounts with both compounds, accompanied in the case of 7,10-dimethylbenz[c]acridine with some 8,9-oxide. When incubations were carried out in the presence of the epoxide hydrase inhibitor 3,3,3-trichloropropane-1,2-oxide, dihydrodiol formation was almost completely inhibited and relative amounts of both phenols and oxides increased. Secondary metabolites were also formed to approximately 10% of the total products. The mutagenicity of synthetic alcohols and isolated purified metabolites was determined in the Salmonella mammalian microsome plate assay (Ames test) with strain TA100. Limited amounts of metabolites isolated precluded extensive testing, but high mutagenicities were noted for all 3,4-dihydrodiol derivatives isolated. These exceeded those of the parent aza-aromatic hydrocarbons. Alcohols were also active but less so than the parent compounds. The activation of these two dimethylbenz[c]acridines to mutagens appears to be through bay-region diolepoxides following patterns seen in other aza-aromatic compounds and the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.

Acridines↗

Solid-phase synthesis of chiral 3,4-diazaphospholanes and their application to catalytic asymmetric allylic alkylation.

Functionalized chiral diazaphospholanes ligate to a variety of transition metals, yielding chiral, catalytically active, metal complexes. Previous work has established that amino acid derivatization of the carboxyl groups of (R,R)-N,N'-phthaloyl-2,3-(2-carboxyphenyl)-phenyl-3,4-diazaphospholane (1) yields phosphines that are excellent ligands for palladium-catalyzed asymmetric allylic alkylation reactions. Alanine functionalization is particularly effective for allylic alkylation of 1,3-dimethylallyl acetate. Standard Merrifield resins and amino acid coupling methods are used to synthesize the bead-attached phosphine having the topology bead-linker-LAla-(R,R)-1-LAla-OMe, as a 1:1 mixture of linkage isomers. Use of this supported phosphine in Pd-catalyzed asymmetric allylic alkylation yields 92% enantiomeric excess, matching prior solution-phase results. A 20-member collection of amino acid-functionalized phosphines on beads with the topology bead-linker-AA(2)-AA(1)-1-AA(1)-AA(2) was synthesized by using parallel solid-state methods and screened for efficacy in allylic alkylation. Resulting enantioselectivities indicate that the AA(1) position has the strongest effect on the reaction. Catalyst activities can vary widely with the nature of the phosphine ligand and the reaction conditions. Meaningful analysis of intrinsic catalytic activities awaits identification of the structure and abundance of the active catalyst.

Alkylation↗

Synthesis and characterization of a novel functionalized azanonaborane cluster for boron neutron capture therapy.

The reactivity of an azanonaborane cluster containing free amino groups {H2N(CH2)4H2NB8H11NH(CH2)4NH2} towards ketones and aldehydes is investigated. In a one step reaction, the reductive amination of some ketones and aldehydes (namely acetone, benzaldehyde, 3-hydroxybenzaldehyde, 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde, 4-nitrobenzaldehyde, 4-acetoxybenzaldehyde, and 4-acetamidobenzaldehyde) with an azanonaborane cluster in the presence of H3BNH2(CH2)4NH2 gives monoalkylamino derivatives of the azanonaborane cluster {RHN(CH2)4H2NB8H11NH(CH2)4NHR} where (R =(Me)2CH-, C6H5CH2-, 3-OHC6H4CH2-, 4-OHC6H4CH2-, 4-NO2C6H4CH2-, 4-MeOCOC6H4CH2-, or 4-NH2COC6H4CH2-). The functionalized derivatives of the {B8N} cluster can be used in boron neutron capture therapy for tumors (BNCT). Similarly, the reductive amination of 5-(4"-formylphenyl)-10,15,20-triphenylporphyrin with the {B8N} cluster gave a porphyrin bearing azanonaborane cluster, while a porphyrin dimer linked by an azanonaborane moiety was obtained following the same method, starting with a 2:1 molar ratio of porphyrin:{B8N} cluster. 5,10,15,20-Tetraformylphenylporphyrin gave the chance to increase the percentage of boron in the resulting boronated porphyrin, which is considered an important factor for a BNCT delivery agent. With these compounds, the cell toxicity using V79 cells was carried out to determine whether these compounds would have favorable biological properties.

Aza Compounds↗

Synthesis and analgesic activity of a series of new azaalkane bis-guanidinium and bis(2-aminoimidazolinium) compounds.

In the present paper, we wish to report the synthesis and antinociceptive activity of a series of new azaalkane bis(2-aminoimidazolinium) compounds from which, N,N'-di(4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-yl)-3-aza-1,6-hexanediamine 2a has shown the best analgesic properties in vivo in two different assays (i.e., acetic acid-induced writhing test and hot-plate test in mice), as well as oral bioavailability.

Acetic Acid↗

Antifungal antibiotics from Calcarisporium thermophilum: a new source of 15-azahomosterol derivatives.

Two antifungal metabolites isolated from Calcarisporium thermophilum were identified as 15-azahomosterols related to the compounds previously isolated from Geotrichum flavo-brunneum. By full spectral comparison with authentic 15-aza-24-methylene-D-homocholesta-8,14-dien-3 beta-ol (A 25822 B) from G. flavo-brunneum, the Calcarisporium metabolites were characterized as the 4 alpha-methyl- and 4,4-dimethyl-analogues of A 25822 B. Several minor members of the series were also detected, and tentatively identified by MS analysis. The 15-azahomosterols exhibited good antifungal activity towards Candida parapsiliosis, though the activities were somewhat lower than that of the 4-demethyl derivative A25822 B. Calcarisporium thermophilum is the second microorganism known to synthesize these unusual 15-azahomosterol derivatives.

Antifungal Agents↗

[New developments in pharmacology of antibiotics].

NEW IN VITRO MODELS: Numerous posters at the ICAAC were devoted to in vitro models simulating plasma kinetics, including many concerning new molecules, especially fluoroquinolones. Gatifloxacine, for example, has been found to be very active against Gram positive and intracellular germs. The performance of clinafloxacine against Gram negatives was also announced. Moxifloxacine was studied with a novel dynamic in vitro model against penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae. In this model, the bactericidal effect was very rapid and complete, with no regrowth. ADVANCES IN THE PRECLINICAL PHASE: There was much discussion concerning in vitro models and experimental infections which are being used to further accelerate preclinical investigations of new compounds.

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Characterization of anthracenediones and their photoaffinity analogs.

In an attempt to overcome the cardiotoxicity and cross-resistance problems caused by the anticancer drugs anthracyclines and anthracenediones during chemotherapy, we have developed a series of aza-anthracenedione compounds by modifying the chromophore and the side arms of anthracyclines and anthracenediones. One of these aza-anthracenediones, 6,9-bis[(2-aminoethyl)amino]benzo[g]isoquinoline-5,10-dione (BBR 2778), which is currently under phase II clinical trials, showed remarkable antitumor activity and appeared to lack a cardiotoxic effect in preclinical studies. However, it was still cross-resistant against multidrug resistance (MDR) cells expressing P-glycoprotein (P-gp). In contrast, another aza-anthracenedione, 6,9-bis[[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]amino]benzo[g]isoquinoline-5,10-dione, which has side arm structures different from those of BBR 2778, was highly active against MDR cells. In this study, BBR 2778, BBR 2378, and an anthracenedione compound, 1,4-bis[(2-aminoethyl)amino]-5,8-dimethyl-9,10-anthracenedione, were used to assess the relationship between the chemical structures of these drugs and their interactions with DNA and P-gp. In addition, the biological and pharmacological influences of photoaffinity labeling were also studied for BBR 2778 and DEH. As the results indicate, the photolabeled analogs of BBR 2778 and DEH were less DNA-reactive and less cytotoxic. The more lipophilic compound, BBR 2378, and the photolabeled analogs of BBR 2778 and DEH inhibited P-gp labeling by azidopine better than did the more hydrophilic parental compounds. These studies suggested that the DNA binding affinity of BBR 2778 and DEH could be important in determining their cytotoxicity, and that the chemical structure of the side arms and the lipophilicity of these drugs are critical in determining their cross-resistance.

ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Mem↗