Slowly metabolized by hydrolysis and N-acetylation; also undergoes spontaneous chemical degradation and further hydrolysis to constitutive amino acids and their degredates, including dihydroxyhomotyrosine and N-acetyl-dihydroxyhomotyrosine.
Caspofungin is slowly metabolized in the liver via hydrolysis and N-acetylation; 35 and 41% of the parent drug and metabolites were excreted in feces and urine, respectively, following a single IV radiolabeled dose.
The metabolism, excretion, and pharmacokinetics of caspofungin were investigated after administration of a single intravenous dose to mice, rats, rabbits, and monkeys. ... Excretion of radioactivity in all species studied was slow, and low levels of radioactivity were detected in daily urine and fecal samples throughout a prolonged collection period. Although urinary profiles indicated the presence of several metabolites (M0, M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, and M6), the majority of the total radioactivity was associated with the polar metabolites M1 [4(S)-hydroxy-4-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-L-threonine] and M2 (N-acetyl-4(S)-hydroxy-4-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-L-threonine). Caspofungin was thus primarily eliminated by metabolic transformation; however, the rate of metabolism was slow. ...
Caspofungin is slowly metabolized by hydrolysis and N-acetylation. Caspofungin also undergoes spontaneous chemical degradation to an open-ring peptide compound, L-747969. At later time points (> or = 5 days postdose), there is a low level (< or = 7 picomoles/mg protein, or < or = 1.3% of administered dose) of covalent binding of radiolabel in plasma following single-dose administration of (3)H caspofungin acetate, which may be due to two reactive intermediates formed during the chemical degradation of caspofungin to L-747969. Additional metabolism involves hydrolysis into constitutive amino acids and their degradates, including dihydroxyhomotyrosine and N-acetyl-dihydroxyhomotyrosine. These two tyrosine derivatives are found only in urine, suggesting rapid clearance of these derivatives by the kidneys. /Caspofungin acetate/
... Following a 1 hr IV infusion of 70 mg of (3)HCaspofungin acetate to healthy subjects, excretion of drug-related material was very slow, such that 41 and 35% of the dosed radioactivity was recovered in urine and feces, respectively, over 27 days. Plasma and urine samples collected around 24 hr postdose contained predominantly unchanged caspofungin acetate, together with trace amounts of a peptide hydrolysis product, M0, a linear peptide. However, at later sampling times, M0 proved to be the major circulating component, whereas corresponding urine specimens contained mainly the hydrolytic metabolites M1 and M2, together with M0 and unchanged MK-0991, whose cumulative urinary excretion over the first 16 days postdose represented 13, 71, 1, and 9%, respectively, of the urinary radioactivity. The major metabolite, M2, was highly polar and extremely unstable under acidic conditions when it was converted to a less polar product identified as N-acetyl-4(S)-hydroxy-4-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-L-threonine gamma-lactone. Derivatization of M2 in aqueous media led to its identification as the corresponding gamma-hydroxy acid, N-acetyl-4(S)-hydroxy-4-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-L-threonine. Metabolite M1, which was extremely polar, eluting from HPLC column just after the void volume, was identified by chemical derivatization as des-acetyl-M2. Thus, the major urinary and plasma metabolites of MK-0991 resulted from peptide hydrolysis and/or N-acetylation. /Caspofungin acetate/
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Elimination: Fecal: 35% as drug or metabolites. Renal: 41% as drug (approximately 1.4% unchanged) or metabolites. In dialysis: Not removed by hemodialysis.
Following administration of a single 70 mg irradiated dose, approximately 92% of the administered radioactivity was distributed into tissues within 36 to 48 hours. Distribution into red blood cells in minimal.
(1,3)- D -葡聚糖合成酶是真菌细胞壁合成的关键成分。卡泊芬净通过非竞争性抑制该酶发挥抗真菌作用。静脉给药后，药物在组织中的分布迅速导致血浆药物浓度下降，随后逐渐从组织中释放。随着剂量的增加，药物代谢也会增加，并且多次给药达到稳态的时间也具有剂量相关性。因此，在临床应用中需注意调整剂量，以避免不良反应。
본 발명에는 카스포펀진 유사물의 제조방법 및 그의 용도가 기재되었으며, 상기 카스포펀진 유사물의 구조식은 화학식 3으로 표시된다.
本发明涉及卡斯波芬津类似物的制备方法及其用途，并且所述卡斯波芬津类似物的结构式表示为化学式3。
INTERMEDIATE FOR SYNTHESIZING CASPOFUNGIN AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF
申请人：Zhang Fuyao
公开号：US20140058082A1
公开（公告）日：2014-02-27
The present invention relates to an intermediate, as represented by formula (I), for synthesizing caspofungin, and a preparation method thereof. The intermediate enables efficient preparation of caspofungin.
Process for preparing pharmaceutical compound and intermediates thereof
申请人：Heggelund Audun
公开号：US20090312541A1
公开（公告）日：2009-12-17
The present invention relates to novel intermediates of formula VII,
or an acid addition salt or a solvate thereof, wherein R
1
is —(CO)NH
2
, —CH
2
NH
2
or —CN; R
2
═R
3
═H or R
2
and R
3
together form a cyclic boronate or borate ester;
X is a helping group selected from the group consisting of i) a five or six membered heterocyclic aromatic ring and derivatives thereof comprising at least one N-atom being a part of an imine-group, wherein said N-atom forms the point of connection to the cyclohexapeptide ring, and ii) tetrazolyl and derivatives thereof for which a nitrogen atom forms the point of connection to the cyclohexapeptide ring, and a process for the preparation of caspofungin utilizing said intermediates.
Compounds and compositions having antifungal activity, and methods of using the antifungal compounds and compositions, are described for use in treating fungal infections.
描述了具有抗真菌活性的化合物和组合物，以及使用这些抗真菌化合物和组合物治疗真菌感染的方法。
Process and Intermediates for the Synthesis of Caspofungin
申请人：Ludescher Johannes
公开号：US20080319162A1
公开（公告）日：2008-12-25
The present invention relates to novel processes for preparing certain aza cyclohexapeptide compounds, e.g. caspofungin, novel intermediates used in said processes and a process for preparing said intermediates. In particular, the intermediates have formula (II), wherein X is amino or substituted amino and contains a cyano/nitrile functionality.
