PRODRUGS OF CYTOTOXIC ACTIVE AGENTS HAVING ENZYMATICALLY CLEAVABLE GROUPS
申请人:BAYER PHARMA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
公开号:US20190077752A1
公开(公告)日:2019-03-14
The invention relates to novel prodrugs or conjugates of the general formula (Ia)
in which cytotoxic drugs, for example kinesin spindle protein inhibitors, are masked with legumain-cleavable groups and hence release the drug, and to the use of these prodrugs or conjugates for treatment and/or prevention of diseases, and to the use of these prodrugs or conjugates for production of medicaments for treatment and/or prevention of diseases, especially of hyperproliferative and/or angiogenic disorders, for example cancers.
Effect of Linker Stereochemistry on the Activity of Indolinobenzodiazepine Containing Antibody–Drug Conjugates (ADCs)
作者:Emily E. Reid、Katie E. Archer、Manami Shizuka、Alan Wilhelm、Nicholas C. Yoder、Chen Bai、Nathan E. Fishkin、Luke Harris、Erin K. Maloney、Paulin Salomon、Erica Hong、Rui Wu、Olga Ab、Shan Jin、Katharine C. Lai、Surina Sikka、Ravi V. J. Chari、Michael L. Miller
DOI:10.1021/acsmedchemlett.9b00240
日期:2019.8.8
determine the role of amino acid stereochemistry on antitumor activity and tolerability, we incorporated l- and d-alanyl groups in the dipeptide, synthesized all four diastereomers, and prepared and tested the corresponding ADCs. Results of our preclinical evaluation showed that the l-Ala-l-Ala configuration provided the ADC with the highest therapeutic index (antitumor activity vs toxicity).
Tight Binding of a Dimeric Derivative of Vancomycin with Dimeric <scp>l</scp>-Lys-<scp>d</scp>-Ala-<scp>d</scp>-Ala
作者:Jianghong Rao、George M. Whitesides
DOI:10.1021/ja971225l
日期:1997.10.1
The ligand/receptor pair consisting of a synthetic dimeric derivative of vancomycin (V), linked at the C terminus by p-xylylenediamine (V-CONHCH2C6H4CH2NHCO-V), and a dimeric derivative of L-Lys-D-Ala-D-Ala, [(CH2CONH)-H-epsilon(N-alpha-Ac)-L-Lys-D-Ala-D-Ala-CO2-](2), provides a new system with which to study the influence of divalency on the strength of binding. A competitive assay using affinity capillary electrophoresis (ACE) has been developed and used to estimate the dissociation constant of the divalent complex (K-d(d) approximate to 1.1 nM) and the enhancement in binding (similar to 10(3)) relative to the corresponding monomeric interaction between unmodified monomeric vancomycin and diacetyl-L-lys-D-Ala-D-Ala.
A Mechanism-Based Inhibitor Targeting the <scp>dd</scp>-Transpeptidase Activity of Bacterial Penicillin-Binding Proteins
Penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs) are responsible for the final stages of bacterial cell wall assembly. These enzymes are targets of beta-lactam antibiotics. Two of the PBP activities include DD-transpeptidase and DD-carboxypeptidase activities, which carry out the cross-linking of the cell wall and trimming of the peptidoglycan, the major constituent of the cell wall, by an amino acid, respectively. The activity of the latter enzyme moderates the degree of cross-linking of the cell wall, which is carried out by the former. Both these enzymes go through an acyl-enzyme species in the course of their catalytic events. Compound 6, a cephalosporin derivative incorporated with structural features of the peptidoglycan was conceived as an inhibitor specific for DD-transpeptidases. On acylation of the active sites of DD-transpeptidases, the molecule would organize itself in the two active site subsites such that it mimics the two sequestered strands of the bacterial peptidoglycan en route to their cross-linking. Hence, compound 6 is the first inhibitor conceived and designed specifically for inhibition of DD-transpeptidases. The compound was synthesized in 13 steps and was tested with recombinant PBP1b and PBP5 of Escherichia coli, a DD-transpeptidase and a DD-carboxypeptidase, respectively. Compound 6 was a time-dependent and irreversible inhibitor of PBP1b. On the other hand, compound 6 did not interact with PBP5, neither as an inhibitor (reversible or irreversible) nor as a substrate.