Androsterone 3α-Ether-3β-Substituted and Androsterone 3β-Substituted Derivatives as Inhibitors of Type 3 17β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase: Chemical Synthesis and Structure−Activity Relationship
摘要:
Type 3 17 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (17 beta-HSD) is involved in the biosynthesis of androgen testosterone. To produce potent inhibitors of this key steroidogenic enzyme, we prepared a series of androsterone (ADT) derivatives by adding a variety of substituents at position 3. The 3 beta-substituted ADT derivatives proved to be good inhibitors (IC50 = 57-147 nM) with better inhibitory activities obtained for compounds bearing a propyl, s-butyl, cyclohexylalkyl, or phenylalkyl group. With an IC50 value of 57 nM, the 3 beta-phenylmethyl-ADT was 6-fold more potent than ADT, the lead compound, and 13-fold more potent than 4-androstene-3,17-dione, the natural enzyme substrate used itself as inhibitor. The 3 alpha-ether-3 beta-substituted ADT derivatives had a lower inhibitory activity compared to the 3 beta-substituted ADT analogues except for the 3 beta-phenylethyl-3 alpha-methl-O-ADT (IC50 = 73 nM), which proved to be a more potent inhibitor than 3 beta-phenylethyl-ADT (IC50 = 99 nM). The results of our study identified potent type 3 17 beta-HSD inhibitors for potential use in the treatment of androgen-sensitive diseases.
Androsterone 3α-Ether-3β-Substituted and Androsterone 3β-Substituted Derivatives as Inhibitors of Type 3 17β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase: Chemical Synthesis and Structure−Activity Relationship
摘要:
Type 3 17 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (17 beta-HSD) is involved in the biosynthesis of androgen testosterone. To produce potent inhibitors of this key steroidogenic enzyme, we prepared a series of androsterone (ADT) derivatives by adding a variety of substituents at position 3. The 3 beta-substituted ADT derivatives proved to be good inhibitors (IC50 = 57-147 nM) with better inhibitory activities obtained for compounds bearing a propyl, s-butyl, cyclohexylalkyl, or phenylalkyl group. With an IC50 value of 57 nM, the 3 beta-phenylmethyl-ADT was 6-fold more potent than ADT, the lead compound, and 13-fold more potent than 4-androstene-3,17-dione, the natural enzyme substrate used itself as inhibitor. The 3 alpha-ether-3 beta-substituted ADT derivatives had a lower inhibitory activity compared to the 3 beta-substituted ADT analogues except for the 3 beta-phenylethyl-3 alpha-methl-O-ADT (IC50 = 73 nM), which proved to be a more potent inhibitor than 3 beta-phenylethyl-ADT (IC50 = 99 nM). The results of our study identified potent type 3 17 beta-HSD inhibitors for potential use in the treatment of androgen-sensitive diseases.
Construction of a quaternary carbon at the carbonyl carbon of the cyclohexane ring
作者:Yuki Kaneko、Yohei Kiyotsuka、Hukum P. Acharya、Yuichi Kobayashi
DOI:10.1039/c0cc00653j
日期:——
High S(N)2' selectivity in the allylicsubstitution of cyclohexylidene ethyl picolinates with copper reagents prepared from RMgBr and CuBr.Me(2)S was realized by addition of ZnX(2) (X = I, Br, Cl). Furthermore, ZnX(2) accelerated the reaction with the bulky iPr reagent.