title: Studies on 2',3'-dideoxy-2',3'-didehydropyrimidine nucleosides. II. N4-benzoyl-2',3'-dideoxy-2',3'-didehydrocytidine as a prodrug of 2',3'-dideoxy-2',3'-didehydrocytidine (DDCN).
abstract: N4-Benzoyl-2',3'-dideoxy-2',3'-didehydrocytidine (Bz-DDCN) was synthesized as a novel prodrug of 2',3'-dideoxy-2',3'-didehydrocytidine (DDCN), which is a reverse transcriptase inhibitor and is considered to be a potential anti-acquired immunodeficiency syndrome agent. Chemical and enzymatic regeneration of DDCN from the prodrug has been investigated in both in vitro and in vivo experiments. Bz-DDCN regenerated DDCN under basic conditions (greater than pH 8), while cleavage of the N-glycosidic linkage and production of N4-benzoylcytosine were observed under acidic conditions (less than pH 6). DDCN was enzymatically regenerated from the prodrug in the presence of several enzyme preparations, including human plasma. DDCN and Bz-DDCN were intravenously administered to mice and the plasma concentrations of DDCN and the prodrug were measured. Though DDCN levels following direct DDCN administration decreased exponentially with a half-life of 14.5 min, the plasma levels of DDCN following the prodrug administration were sustained above 2 microM for over 3 h.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kawaguchi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Seki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Juni
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fukushima
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakano
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D011355:Prodrugs; D016047:Zalcitabine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000493:pharmacokinetics
chemical_list: D011355:Prodrugs; C062365:N(4)-benzoyl-2',3'-dideoxy-2',3'-didehydrocytidine; D016047:Zalcitabine; C050624:2',3'-dideoxycytidinene