An Efficient Conversion of Taxinine to Taxinine NN-1, an Anticancer Agent and a Modulator of Multidrug-Resistant Tumor Cells
摘要:
Taxinine NN-1 (1), which shows significant activities as a modulator of multidrug-resistant cancer cells and as an anticancer agent in an in vitro assay based on a HCC panel, was synthesized in order to obtain sufficient material for a higher order bioassay from easily available taxinine (2). The synthesis was achieved via intermediate 8, which was derived from 2 by the stepwise protection of a 9, 10-dihydroxyl group as acetonide and a 2-hydroxyl group as a MOM protecting group. The temporary elimination of a cinnamoyl group at C-5 of 8 and successive reduction of a C-13 carbonyl group of the resulting 9 gave 10 and the undesired 13-epimer 11. The latter was recycled to 9 by oxidation with MnO2. Stepwise acetylation and cinnamoylation at C-13 and C-5 of 10 and successive deprotection of the acetonide protecting group at C-9,10 of the resulting 13 gave diol 14. Diacetylation of 14 and deprotection of the MOM protecting group at C-2 of the resulting 15 gave 1. The overall yield of 1 was 45% in 11 steps from 2.
Taxinine NN-1 (1), which shows significant activities as a modulator of multidrug-resistant cancer cells and as an anticancer agent in an in vitro assay based on a HCC panel, was synthesized in order to obtain sufficient material for a higher order bioassay from easily available taxinine (2). The synthesis was achieved via intermediate 8, which was derived from 2 by the stepwise protection of a 9, 10-dihydroxyl group as acetonide and a 2-hydroxyl group as a MOM protecting group. The temporary elimination of a cinnamoyl group at C-5 of 8 and successive reduction of a C-13 carbonyl group of the resulting 9 gave 10 and the undesired 13-epimer 11. The latter was recycled to 9 by oxidation with MnO2. Stepwise acetylation and cinnamoylation at C-13 and C-5 of 10 and successive deprotection of the acetonide protecting group at C-9,10 of the resulting 13 gave diol 14. Diacetylation of 14 and deprotection of the MOM protecting group at C-2 of the resulting 15 gave 1. The overall yield of 1 was 45% in 11 steps from 2.