Taxol (I) is a complex deterpene which is currently considered the most exciting lead in cancer chemotherapy. Taxol possesses high cytotoxicity and strong antitumor activity against different cancers which have not been effectively treated by existing antitumor drugs. However, taxol has a problem with solubility in aqueous media, which may impose some serious limitation in its use. Taxotére (III) seems to have antitumor activity superior to taxol with better bioavailability. Taxotére has a modified taxol structure with a modified C-13 side chain. This fact strongly indicates that modification on the C-13 side chain would provide a new series of taxol and Taxotére analogues which may have higher potency, better bioavailability and less unwanted toxicity. The present invention provides efficient and practical methods for the syntheses of Taxotére and its analogues through &bgr;-lactam intermediates and their coupling with baccatin III.
Taxol (I)是一种复杂的二
萜类化合物,目前被认为是癌症化疗中最为令人兴奋的前导物。Taxol具有高细胞毒性和强烈的抗肿瘤活性,可对目前未能有效治疗的不同癌症产生作用。然而,taxol在
水介质中的溶解度存在问题,这可能会对其使用造成一些严重限制。Taxotére (III)似乎具有优于taxol的抗肿瘤活性,并具有更好的
生物利用度。Taxotére具有改性的taxol结构和改性的C-13侧链。这一事实强烈表明,对C-13侧链进行修饰将提供一系列新的taxol和Taxotére类似物,这些类似物可能具有更高的效力、更好的
生物利用度和更少的不良毒性。本发明提供了通过β-内酰胺中间体和其与baccatin III的偶联合成Taxotére及其类似物的高效实用方法。