Asymmetric enzymatic glycosylation of mitoxantrone

Org Lett. 2011 May 20;13(10):2786-8. doi: 10.1021/ol200977u. Epub 2011 Apr 29.

Abstract

Using a uniquely promiscuous engineered glycosyltransferase (GT) derived from the macrolide-inactivating GT OleD, a single-step asymmetric glucosylation of one 'arm' of the drug mitoxantrone was efficiently achieved in high stereo- and regiospecificity. The synthesis, structural elucidation, and anticancer activity of the corresponding mitoxantrone 4'-β-D-glucoside are described.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemical synthesis*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Female
  • Glucosides / chemical synthesis*
  • Glucosides / chemistry
  • Glucosides / pharmacology
  • Glucosyltransferases / metabolism
  • Glycosylation
  • Glycosyltransferases / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • K562 Cells
  • Mitoxantrone / analogs & derivatives*
  • Mitoxantrone / chemical synthesis
  • Mitoxantrone / chemistry*
  • Mitoxantrone / pharmacology
  • Protein Engineering
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Glucosides
  • mitoxantrone 4'-beta-D-glucoside
  • Mitoxantrone
  • Glycosyltransferases
  • Glucosyltransferases
  • macrolide glycosyltransferase