Strategies for the modulation of phase II metabolism in a series of PKCε inhibitors
作者:Jeremy J. Clemens、Timothy Coon、Brett B. Busch、Juliana L. Asgian、Sarah Hudson、Andreas Termin、Tina B. Flores、Dao Tran、Peggy Chiang、Sam Sperry、Ray Gross、Jeffrey Abt、Roger Heim、Sandra Lechner、Heather Twin、John Studley、Guy Brenchley、Philip N. Collier、Francoise Pierard、Andrew Miller、Chau Mak、Vadims Dvornikovs、Juan-Miguel Jimenez、Dean Stamos
DOI:10.1016/j.bmcl.2014.05.082
日期:2014.8
Extensive phase II metabolism of an advanced PKC epsilon inhibitor resulted in sub-optimal pharmacokinetics in rat marked by elevated clearance. Synthesis of the O-glucuronide metabolite as a standard was followed by three distinct strategies to specifically temper phase II metabolic degradation of the parent molecule. In this study, it was determined that the introduction of proximal polarity to the primary alcohol generally curbed O-glucuronidation and improved PR and physical chemical properties while maintaining potency against the target. Utilization of a Jacobsen hydrolytic kinetic resolution to obtain optically enriched final compounds is also discussed. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.