Synthesis,<i>In Vitro</i>Biological Stability, and Anti-HIV Activity of 5-Halo (or Methoxy)-6-Alkoxy (Azido or Hydroxy)-5,6-Dihydro-2′,3′-Didehydro-3′-Deoxythymidine Diastereomers as Potential Prodrugs of 2′,3′-Didehydro-3′-deoxythymidine (D4T)
作者:Rakesh Kumar、Lili Wang、Leonard I. Wiebe、Edward E. Knaus
DOI:10.1080/07328319608002384
日期:1996.1
A new class of 5-halo (or methoxy)-6-alkoxy (azido or hydroxy)-5,6-dihydro-2',3'-didehydro-3'-deoxythymidines (4-17) were investigated as potential anti-AIDS drugs. These 5,6-dihydro derivatives, which are also potential prodrugs of 2',3'-didehydro-3'-deoxythymidine (D4T) were designed to have properties which would enhance their duration of action, lipophilicity and cephalic delivery to the central nervous system. The 5,6-dihydro derivatives of D4T (4-15), which differ in configuration at the C-5 and C-6 positions, were synthesized by the regiospecific addition of XR (X = Br, Cl, I; R = OMe, OEt, N-3, OH) to the 5,6-olefinic bond of D4T. These 5,6-disubstituted-5,6-dihydro analogs of D4T are more lipophilic (P = 0.70 - 4.0 range) than D4T (P = 0.12) and are stable to E, coli thymidine phosphorylase. Regeneration of the 5,6-olefinic bond to give D4T, upon incubation of the 5-bromo- and 5-iodo-6-methoxy-5,6-dihydro derivatives (6, 7, 10, 11) with glutathione or a mouse liver soluble enzyme fraction, was extensive (50-95%). The most potent anti-HIV-1 agents, 5-iodo-6-methoxy (10, 11), 5-bromo-6-azido (14, 15) and 5-methoxy-6-hydroxy (16, 17) derivatives of D4T, exhibited anti-HIV activities comparable to D4T.