title: Selective treatment of cancer: synthesis, biological evaluation and structural elucidation of novel analogues of the antibiotic CC-1065 and the duocarmycins.
abstract: Novel diastereomerically pure beta-D-galactosidic prodrugs (+)-12 a-e of the cytotoxic antibiotics CC-1065 and the duocarmycins were prepared for an antibody directed enzyme prodrug therapy (ADEPT) using 4 as a substrate via a radical cyclization to give rac-5 and rac-6 followed by a chromatographic resolution of the enantiomers of rac-5, glycosidation and linkage to the DNA-binding units 10 a-e. These only slightly toxic compounds can be toxified enzymatically by an antibody-beta-D-galactosidase conjugate at the surface of malignant cells to give the cytotoxic drugs, which then alkylate DNA. The new prodrugs were tested in in vitro cytotoxicity assays showing excellent QIC(50) values of 4800 and 4300 for (+)-12 a and (+)-12 b, respectively. The absolute configuration of precursor (+)-5 was determined by comparison of the experimental CD spectrum with the theoretically predicted CD spectra and by X-ray structure analysis.
authors: Institut für Organische und Biomolekulare Chemie, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Tammannstrasse 2, 37077 Göttingen, Germany. ltietze@gwdg.de
authors: Lutz F
authors: LF
authors: Tietze
authors: Felix
authors: F
authors: Major
authors: Ingrid
authors: I
authors: Schuberth
authors: Dirk A
authors: DA
authors: Spiegl
authors: Birgit
authors: B
authors: Krewer
authors: Katja
authors: K
authors: Maksimenka
authors: Gerhard
authors: G
authors: Bringmann
authors: Jörg
authors: J
authors: Magull
mesh_terms: D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D015195:Drug Design; D004354:Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor; D000080890:Duocarmycins; D006801:Humans; D007211:Indoles / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D020128:Inhibitory Concentration 50; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011355:Prodrugs / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011758:Pyrroles / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic; D000080890:Duocarmycins; D007211:Indoles; D011355:Prodrugs; D011758:Pyrroles; C066098:duocarmycin SA; C018782:CC 1065