title: Decomposition of the telomere-targeting agent BRACO19 in physiological media results in products with decreased inhibitory potential.
abstract: The stability of the acridine-based telomere-targeting agent BRACO19, a G-quadruplex stabilizing substance, was tested at different pH, temperature and in different dissolution media. Analysis was performed by HPLC. Decomposition products were examined by LC/MS and NMR. The TRAP assay was used to determine the inhibitory potential of the decomposition products on telomerase activity. The results show that the stability of BRACO19 strongly depends on pH and temperature. Decomposition was fastest at physiological pH and temperature while the type of dissolution medium had no major influence on stability. The most probable mechanism for this decomposition seems to be a hydrolysis of the amide bonds in position 3 and 6 of the acridine ring and/or a deamination of the phenyl ring. The decomposition products showed a reduced inhibitory potential compared to the parent compound BRACO19. The results demonstrate that the preparation of dosage forms and their storage conditions will have an important influence on the stability--and hence biological efficacy--of BRACO19 and related substances.
authors.affiliation: Biopharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Saarland University, Campus, Building A 4.1, Saarbrücken 66123, Germany.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Taetz
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Mürdter
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zapp
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Boettcher
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Baldes
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kleideiter
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Piotrowska
authors.forename: U F
authors.initials: UF
authors.lastname: Schaefer
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Klotz
authors.forename: C-M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Lehr
mesh_terms: D000166:Acridines / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002021:Buffers; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D004355:Drug Stability; D005784:Gene Amplification; D006207:Half-Life; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D006868:Hydrolysis; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D012995:Solubility; D012997:Solvents; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D016615:Telomere / Q000187:drug effects*; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D000166:Acridines; D002021:Buffers; D012997:Solvents; C454064:BRACO-19