申请人:Sepracor, Inc.
公开号:US05196568A1
公开(公告)日:1993-03-23
This invention relates to novel compositions of matter which are esters with enhanced water solubility, for use in aqueous enzymatic resolution reactions of racemic mixtures of these esters for producing the separate chiral isomers of the racemic mixture. The invention also relates to novel methods for preparing these esters. The importance of the production of the separate chiral isomers of the racemic mixtures resides in the isolation of the isomers which frequently have different biological activities. Of particular significance regarding the water soluble esters of this invention is that they are derivatized with groups which enhance their aqueous solubility and their reactivity with enzymatic resolving methods which are mediated in an aqueous environment. In addition, the importance of these compounds resides in their being useful in novel methods for facilitating the enzymatic resolution reactions of racemic mixtures of esters, which are derivatized with groups which enhance the esters' aqueous solubility, in 1) a homogeneous aqueous reaction system where an extractive phase is not present, 2) a multiphase dispersion extractive reaction where an extractive phase is present, and 3) an extractive membrane reactor where the enzyme is placed alternatively either (a) in the aqueous phase, (b) in association with the membrane, or (c) in the aqueous phase and in association with the membrane, wherein the aqueous ester phase is contacted with one side of the membrane, and where an organic extractive phase is contacted with the other side of the membrane, wherein the extractive phase serves to remove the resolving reaction product.
本发明涉及具有增强水溶性的新型物质组合物,用于在水性酶解分离反应中使用这些酯类,以生产立体异构体的混合物的光学异构体。该发明还涉及制备这些酯类的新方法。生产混合物的立体异构体的重要性在于分离通常具有不同生物活性的异构体。关于本发明的水溶性酯类的重要性在于它们被衍生出具有增强水溶性和在水性环境中介导的酶解方法中的反应性的基团。此外,这些化合物的重要性在于它们可用于促进酯类的酶解反应的新方法,这些酯类被衍生出具有增强水溶性的基团,分别为:1)均相水反应体系,不含萃取相;2)多相分散萃取反应,含有萃取相;以及3)萃取膜反应器,其中酶交替放置在(a)水相中,(b)与膜结合,或(c)在水相中和与膜结合,其中水酯相与膜的一侧接触,有机萃取相与膜的另一侧接触,其中萃取相用于去除分离反应产物。