Discovery of KLS-13019, a Cannabidiol-Derived Neuroprotective Agent, with Improved Potency, Safety, and Permeability
作者:William A. Kinney、Mark E. McDonnell、Hua Marlon Zhong、Chaomin Liu、Lanyi Yang、Wei Ling、Tao Qian、Yu Chen、Zhijie Cai、Dean Petkanas、Douglas E. Brenneman
DOI:10.1021/acsmedchemlett.6b00009
日期:2016.4.14
Cannabidiol is the nonpsychoactive natural component of C. sativa that has been shown to be neuroprotective in multiple animal models. Our interest is to advance a therapeutic candidate for the orphan indication hepatic encephalopathy (HE). HE is a serious neurological disorder that occurs in patients with cirrhosis or liver failure. Although cannabidiol is effective in models of HE, it has limitations in terms of safety and oral bioavailability. Herein, we describe a series of side chain modified resorcinols that were designed for greater hydrophilicity and "drug likeness", while varying hydrogen bond donors, acceptors, architecture, basicity, neutrality, acidity, and polar surface area within the pendent group. Our primary screen evaluated the ability of the test agents to prevent damage to hippocampal neurons induced by ammonium acetate and ethanol at clinically relevant concentrations. Notably, KLS-13019 was 50-fold more potent and >400-fold safer than cannabidiol and exhibited an in vitro profile consistent with improved oral bioavailability.
CROMBIE, LESLIE;CROMBIE, W. MARY L.;TUCHINDA, PATOOMRATANA, J. CHEM. SOC. PERKIN TRANS.,(1988) N 5, 1255-1262
作者:CROMBIE, LESLIE、CROMBIE, W. MARY L.、TUCHINDA, PATOOMRATANA
DOI:——
日期:——
METHOD OF PURIFYING CANNABINOIDS FROM YEAST FERMENTATION BROTH
申请人:Demetrix, Inc.
公开号:US20210189444A1
公开(公告)日:2021-06-24
Provided herein are methods of purifying cannabinoids or cannabinoid derivatives produced using modified host cells and recovering the resulting cannabinoid or cannabinoid derivative preparations. The present methods provide preparations comprising cannabinoids or cannabinoid derivatives having increased purity and amounts of the cannabinoids or cannabinoid derivatives.
OPTIMIZED CANNABINOID SYNTHASE POLYPEPTIDES
申请人:Demetrix, Inc.
公开号:US20220228130A1
公开(公告)日:2022-07-21
The present disclosure provides engineered variants of a cannabidiolic acid synthase (CBDAS) polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:3 with one or more amino acid substitutions, nucleic acids comprising nucleotide sequences encoding said engineered variants, methods of making modified host cells comprising said nucleic acids, modified host cells expressing said engineered variants, methods of producing cannabinoids or cannabinoid derivatives, and methods of screening engineered variants of the cannabidiolic acid synthase (CBDAS) polypeptide.