Inhibition of human leukocyte elastase by functionalized N-aryl azetidin-2-ones: substituent effects at C-3 and benzylic positions
摘要:
A series of functionalized N-aryl azetidin-2-ones with a latent alkylating group was prepared by a flexible four-step synthesis. They met criteria expected for a suicide-type inactivation of human leukocyte elastase (HLE) and porcine pancreatic elastase (PPE), with no inactivation of trypsin- and chymotrypsin-like proteases. The inhibition potency was dependent on the halogen substituents at C-3 (F, F; Cl, Cl; Br, Br) and the nature and the position relative to nitrogen of the latent benzylic leaving group (F, Cl, Br). Better inactivations of HLE compared with PPE were observed with azetidinones gem-disubstituted by Cl and Br rather than by F. Their protio analogs, which are devoid of the latent quinoniminium methide electrophile, behave as simple substrates of elastases.
N-aryl-azetidinones, their preparation process and their use as elastase
申请人:Scientifique
公开号:US05030628A1
公开(公告)日:1991-07-09
The invention relates to N-aryl-azetidinones, their preparation process and their use as active serine elastase inhibitors. The N-aryl-azetidinones are in accordance with formula: ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 can be a halogen atom or an organic radical, R.sup.3 represents a halogen atom or another good starting group and R.sup.4 represents H or an organic radical. The compounds with R.sup.3 .dbd.Cl or OSO.sub.2 CH.sub.3, R.sup.4 .dbd.H and R.sup.1 .dbd.R.sup.2 .dbd.F or R.sup.1 .dbd.F and R.sup.2 .dbd.Br are irreversible and selective elastase inhibitors.
A series of functionalized N-aryl azetidin-2-ones with a latent alkylating group was prepared by a flexible four-step synthesis. They met criteria expected for a suicide-type inactivation of human leukocyte elastase (HLE) and porcine pancreatic elastase (PPE), with no inactivation of trypsin- and chymotrypsin-like proteases. The inhibition potency was dependent on the halogen substituents at C-3 (F, F; Cl, Cl; Br, Br) and the nature and the position relative to nitrogen of the latent benzylic leaving group (F, Cl, Br). Better inactivations of HLE compared with PPE were observed with azetidinones gem-disubstituted by Cl and Br rather than by F. Their protio analogs, which are devoid of the latent quinoniminium methide electrophile, behave as simple substrates of elastases.