Starting from 3β-hydroxy-17-oxo-16,17-secoandrost-5-ene-16-nitrile (1), the new 16,17-secoandrostane derivatives 2-11 were synthesized. Protection of the 17-oxo function of compound 1 with ethylene glycol yielded compounds 2 and 3. The Oppenauer oxidation of 2 or oxidation with H2O2 in alkaline conditions gave the respective compounds 4 and 10. Epoxidation of compound 4 yielded a mixture of 4α,5α- and 4β,5β-epoxides 5 and 6 and a mixture of 4α,5α- and 4β,5β-epoxy-carboxamides 7 and 8. Opening of the oxirane ring of a mixture of compounds 5 and 6 with formic acid afforded the 4-hydroxy derivative 9. Anti-aromatase activity and in vitro cytotoxicity for three tumor cell lines (human breast adenocarcinoma ER+, MCF-7 as well as human breast adenocarcinoma ER-, MDA-MB-231, and prostate cancer, PC3) of selected compounds were evaluated. Compounds 2, 4, 9, and 10 showed a strong cytotoxicity for PC3 cells.
从3β-羟基-17-酮基-16,17-去氢雄烯-16-腈(
1)开始,合成了新的16,17-去氢雄烷衍
生物2-
11。用
乙二醇保护化合物
1的17-酮基,得到化合物
2和
3。在碱性条件下,用Oppenauer氧化剂氧化
2或用H
2O
2氧化剂氧化,得到相应的化合物
4和
10。化合物
4的环氧化反应生成了4α,5α-和4β,5β-
环氧化物5和
6的混合物,以及4α,5α-和4β,5β-环氧羧酰胺
7和
8的混合物。用
甲酸开环氧
丙烷环,得到
4-羟基衍
生物9的混合物
5和
6。选择性化合物的抗芳香化酶活性和对三种肿瘤
细胞系(人乳腺腺癌ER+,MCF-7以及人乳腺腺癌ER-,
MDA-MB-231和前列腺癌,PC3)的体外细胞毒性进行了评估。化合物
2、
4、
9和
10对PC3细胞显示出强烈的细胞毒性。