A Simple and Efficient Synthesis ofN‐[2‐{(4‐Propionyloxyphenyl)thio}ethyl]propionamide (DIPCAP), a Tyrosine‐Dependent Cytotoxic Agent as a Topical Antimelanoma Therapy
摘要:
The synthesis of N-[2-{(4-propionyloxyphenyl)thio}ethyl]propionamide (DIPCAP), a tyrosine-dependent cytotoxic agent that is currently being evaluated as a topical antimelanoma treatment is described. Problems encountered in scaling up the original patent procedure have been eliminated and DIPCAP was obtained in an overall yield of 65% from commercially available starting materials.
Synthesis and Antitumour Effect of the Melanogenesis-based Antimelanoma Agent N-Propionyl-4-S-cysteaminylphenol
摘要:
Chemotherapy of malignant melanoma is still a great challenge, as no effective drugs are available. The development of melanogenesis-based drugs is a promising area of research because melanogenesis is a unique biochemical pathway operating only in melanoma cells (and their normal counterparts) so that the tumour can be targeted. We have been using cysteinylphenol, a sulphur containing analogue of tyrosine, and derivatives for that purpose. N-Acetyl-4-S-cysteaminylphenol was found to have the best antimelanoma effect in cell culture systems and in mice bearing B16 melanoma rumours. It also caused depigmentation of the skin, suggesting the possibility of use as a hypopigmenting agent. To improve the efficiency of the drug, we thought of replacing the acetyl group in N-acetyl-4-S-cysteaminylphenol with a propionyl group in the hope that increased hydrophobicity would increase the cellular uptake of the drug. N-Propionyl-4-S-cysteaminylphenol was synthesized by condensing 4-hydroxythiophenol with 2-ethyl-2-oxazoline. The drug showed both cytostatic and cytocidal effects in a human melanotic melanoma cell line. The drug was found to be a good depigmenting agent for the black hair follicles of C57 black mice when given s.c. for 14 days. A 10-day treatment with N-propionyl-4-S-cysteaininylphenol at 300 mg/kg body weight reduced the growth rate of B16 melanoma s.c. rumours in mice by 36%. The propionyl derivative was found to increase the life span of mice bearing melanoma more effectively than did the acetyl derivative. BIOCHEM PHARMACOL 55;12:2023-2029, 1998. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Inc.
Synthesis and Antitumour Effect of the Melanogenesis-based Antimelanoma Agent N-Propionyl-4-S-cysteaminylphenol
作者:Manju Tandon、Panakkezhum D Thomas、Mohammed Shokravi、Shradha Singh、Satinder Samra、Daniel Chang、Kowichi Jimbow
DOI:10.1016/s0006-2952(98)00090-2
日期:1998.6
Chemotherapy of malignant melanoma is still a great challenge, as no effective drugs are available. The development of melanogenesis-based drugs is a promising area of research because melanogenesis is a unique biochemical pathway operating only in melanoma cells (and their normal counterparts) so that the tumour can be targeted. We have been using cysteinylphenol, a sulphur containing analogue of tyrosine, and derivatives for that purpose. N-Acetyl-4-S-cysteaminylphenol was found to have the best antimelanoma effect in cell culture systems and in mice bearing B16 melanoma rumours. It also caused depigmentation of the skin, suggesting the possibility of use as a hypopigmenting agent. To improve the efficiency of the drug, we thought of replacing the acetyl group in N-acetyl-4-S-cysteaminylphenol with a propionyl group in the hope that increased hydrophobicity would increase the cellular uptake of the drug. N-Propionyl-4-S-cysteaminylphenol was synthesized by condensing 4-hydroxythiophenol with 2-ethyl-2-oxazoline. The drug showed both cytostatic and cytocidal effects in a human melanotic melanoma cell line. The drug was found to be a good depigmenting agent for the black hair follicles of C57 black mice when given s.c. for 14 days. A 10-day treatment with N-propionyl-4-S-cysteaininylphenol at 300 mg/kg body weight reduced the growth rate of B16 melanoma s.c. rumours in mice by 36%. The propionyl derivative was found to increase the life span of mice bearing melanoma more effectively than did the acetyl derivative. BIOCHEM PHARMACOL 55;12:2023-2029, 1998. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Inc.
A Simple and Efficient Synthesis of<i>N</i>‐[2‐{(4‐Propionyloxyphenyl)thio}ethyl]propionamide (DIPCAP), a Tyrosine‐Dependent Cytotoxic Agent as a Topical Antimelanoma Therapy
作者:Lisa D. Coutts、Harold Meckler、Karl F. Popp
DOI:10.1081/scc-200026188
日期:2004.1
The synthesis of N-[2-(4-propionyloxyphenyl)thio}ethyl]propionamide (DIPCAP), a tyrosine-dependent cytotoxic agent that is currently being evaluated as a topical antimelanoma treatment is described. Problems encountered in scaling up the original patent procedure have been eliminated and DIPCAP was obtained in an overall yield of 65% from commercially available starting materials.