title: Synthesis of monoacyl A-ring precursors of 1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 through selective enzymatic hydrolysis.
abstract: An efficient synthesis of monoacylated 1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 A-ring precursors 15, 16, 18, and 19 has been described through an enzymatic hydrolysis process. Candida antarctica A lipase (CAL-A) hydrolyzes the C-5 acetate ester in trans stereoisomers 9 and 13, with complete and high selectivity, respectively. In the case of cis isomers 11 and 14, Chromobacterium viscosum lipase (CVL) is the enzyme of choice, exhibiting opposite selectivity for these two enantiomers. This lipase selectively catalyzes the hydrolysis at the C-3 acetate in diester 11 and at C-5 position in diester 14. It is noteworthy that through a hydrolysis reaction CAL-A and CVL allow the synthesis of the four A-ring monoacetylated precursors of 1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3, precursors which are complementary to those obtained by the enzymatic acylation process. In addition, with excellent yield CVL selectively hydrolyzes the C-3 chloroacetate ester instead of the C-5 acetate in diester 22, a key intermediate in the synthesis of new A-ring modified 1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 analogues.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Química Orgánica e Inorgánica, Facultad de Química, Universidad de Oviedo, 33071-Oviedo, Spain.
authors.forename: Vicente
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gotor-Fernández
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ferrero
authors.forename: Susana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fernández
authors.forename: Vicente
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gotor
mesh_terms: D016956:Burkholderia cepacia / Q000201:enzymology; D002117:Calcitriol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D002175:Candida / Q000201:enzymology; D002384:Catalysis; D002625:Chemistry, Organic / Q000379:methods; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D002861:Chromobacterium / Q000201:enzymology; D005656:Fungal Proteins; D006868:Hydrolysis; D008049:Lipase / Q000378:metabolism*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D015394:Molecular Structure; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D005656:Fungal Proteins; D008049:Lipase; C431349:lipase B, Candida antarctica; C454481:lipase, Chromobacterium viscosum; D002117:Calcitriol