Synthesis of substituted 2-(β-d-glucopyranosyl)-benzimidazoles and their evaluation as inhibitors of glycogen phosphorylase
作者:Éva Bokor、Enikő Szilágyi、Tibor Docsa、Pál Gergely、László Somsák
DOI:10.1016/j.carres.2013.01.011
日期:2013.11
Microwave assisted condensation of O-perbenzoylated C-(beta-D-glucopyranosyl) formic acid with 1,2-diaminobenzenes in the presence of triphenylphosphite gave the corresponding O-protected 2-(beta-D-glucopyranosyl)-benzimidazoles in moderate yields. O-Perbenzoylated C-(beta-D-glucopyranosyl) formamide and -thioformamide were transformed into the corresponding ethyl C-(beta-D-glucopyranosyl) formimidate and -thioformimidate, respectively, by Et3O center dot BF4. Treatment of the formimidate with 1,2-diaminobenzenes afforded O-protected 2-(beta-D-glucopyranosyl)-benzimidazoles in good to excellent yields. Similar reaction of the thioformimidate gave these compounds in lower yields. The O-benzoyl protecting groups were removed by the Zemplen protocol. These test compounds were assayed against rabbit muscle glycogen phosphorylase (GP) b, the prototype of liver GP, the rate limiting enzyme of glycogen degradation. The best inhibitors were 2-(beta-D-glucopyranosyl)-4-methyl-benzimidazole (K-i = 2.8 mu M) and 2-(beta-D-glucopyranosyl)- naphtho[2,3-d] imidazole (K-i = 2.1 mu M) exhibiting a similar to 3-4 times stronger binding than the unsubstituted parent compound. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.