Assessment of chemoselective neoglycosylation methods using chlorambucil as a model

J Med Chem. 2010 Nov 25;53(22):8129-39. doi: 10.1021/jm101024j. Epub 2010 Oct 25.

Abstract

To systematically assess the impact of glycosylation and the corresponding chemoselective linker upon the anticancer activity/selectivity of the drug chlorambucil, herein we report the synthesis and anticancer activities of a 63-member library of chlorambucil-based neoglycosides. A comparison of N-alkoxyamine-, N-acylhydrazine-, and N-hydroxyamine-based chemoselective glycosylation of chlorambucil revealed sugar- and linker-dependent partitioning among open- and closed-ring neoglycosides and corresponding sugar-dependent variant biological activity. Cumulatively, this study represents the first neoglycorandomization of a synthetic drug and expands our understanding of the impact of sugar structure upon product distribution/equilibria in the context of N-alkoxyamino-, N-hydroxyamino-, and N-acylhydrazine-based chemoselective glycosylation. This study also revealed several analogues with increased in vitro anticancer activity, most notably D-threoside 60 (NSC 748747), which displayed much broader tumor specificity and notably increased potency over the parent drug.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amines / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemical synthesis*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Chlorambucil / analogs & derivatives*
  • Chlorambucil / chemical synthesis*
  • Chlorambucil / pharmacology
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Glycosides / chemical synthesis*
  • Glycosides / pharmacology
  • Glycosylation
  • Humans
  • Hydrazines / chemistry
  • Structure-Activity Relationship

Substances

  • Amines
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Glycosides
  • Hydrazines
  • Chlorambucil