title: Synthesis, physicochemical characterization, and biological evaluation of 2-(1'-hydroxyalkyl)-3-hydroxypyridin-4-ones: novel iron chelators with enhanced pFe(3+) values.
abstract: The synthesis of a range of 2-(1'-hydroxyalkyl)-3-hydroxypyridin-4-ones as bidentate iron(III) chelators with potential for oral administration is described. The pK(a) values of the ligands and the stability constants of their iron(III) complexes have been determined. Results indicate that the introduction of a 1'-hydroxyalkyl group at the 2-position leads to a significant improvement in the pFe(3+) values. Such an effect was found to be greater with the hydroxyethyl substituent than with the hydroxymethyl substituent, particularly in the cases of 1-ethyl-2-(1'-hydroxyethyl)-3-hydroxypyridin-4-one (pFe(3+) = 21.4) and 1,6-dimethyl-2-(1'-hydroxyethyl)-3-hydroxypyridin-4-one (pFe(3+) = 21.5) where an enhancement on pFe(3+) values in the region of two orders of magnitude is observed, as compared with Deferiprone (1, 2-dimethyl-3-hydroxypyridin-4-one) (pFe(3+) = 19.4). The ability of these novel 3-hydroxypyridin-4-ones to facilitate the iron excretion in bile was investigated using a [(59)Fe]ferritin-loaded rat model. Chelators and prodrug chelators possessing high pFe(3+) values show great promise in their ability to remove iron under in vivo conditions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, King's College London, 150 Stamford Street, London SE1 8AW, U.K.
authors.forename: Z D
authors.initials: ZD
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Khodr
authors.forename: D Y
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Hider
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001646:Bile / Q000737:chemistry; D005293:Ferritins; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007501:Iron / Q000032:analysis; D007502:Iron Chelating Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D008024:Ligands; D011199:Potentiometry; D011725:Pyridines / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D007502:Iron Chelating Agents; D008024:Ligands; D011725:Pyridines; D005293:Ferritins; D007501:Iron