Synthesis of 2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinones with higher gamma-glutamyl carboxylase activity than MK-4 both in vitro and in vivo
作者:Cees Vermeer、Cynthia van 't Hoofd、Marjo H.J. Knapen、Sofia Xanthoulea
DOI:10.1016/j.bmcl.2016.11.073
日期:2017.1
cells than menaquinone-4 (MK-4, form of vitamin K2). Longer side chain lengths resulted in lower bioactivity. The in vivo vitamin K activity of the C-14 tail derivative was further tested in WKY rats receiving a vitamin K-deficient diet that resulted in a 40% decrease of prothrombin activity. The C-14 tail derivative was able to counteract the effects on vitamin K deficiency induced by the diet and resulted
维生素K是共有2-甲基-1,4-萘醌环但在3位侧链不同的化合物的总称。我们合成了3-位不同侧链长度的新型2-甲基-1,4-萘醌衍生物。具有C-14和C-16尾巴的衍生物显示出最高的体外生物活性,从而导致MG63细胞中羧化骨钙素的合成比甲萘醌4(MK-4,维生素K2的形式)高2.5到2倍。较长的侧链长度导致较低的生物活性。在体内在接受维生素K缺乏饮食的WKY大鼠中进一步测试了C-14尾部衍生物的维生素K活性,从而导致凝血酶原活性降低了40%。C-14尾部衍生物能够抵消饮食对维生素K缺乏症的影响,并导致凝血酶原活性的完全恢复。与天然形式的维生素K相比,合成维生素K衍生物可能具有更高的生物活性和不同的药理特性,因此更适合用作补充剂或用于临床环境。