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Prodrug forms of N-[(4-deoxy-4-amino-10-methyl)pteroyl]glutamate-γ- [ψP(O)(OH)]-glutarate, a potent inhibitor of folylpoly-γ-glutamate synthetase: Synthesis and hydrolytic stability
Feng, Yan,Coward, James K.
, p. 770 - 788 (2007/10/03)
Ester prodrugs of the phosphinate pseudopeptide N-[(4-deoxy-4-amino-10- methyl)pteroyl]glutamate-γ-[ψP-(O)(OH)]-glutarate (1a) were synthesized. H-phosphinic acids derived from N-Cbz vinyl glycine esters were converted to the desired pseudopeptides by Michael addition to α-methyleneglutarate esters. Pivaloyloxymethyl (POM) ester moieties were incorporated in both the N-terminal and C-terminal fragments prior to formation of either C-P bond, N-Alkylation of the corresponding amides derived from N-(N-methyl)aminobenzoic acid with 2,4-diamino-6-(bromomethyl)pteridine gave the target compounds. POM esters of methotrexate and the corresponding γ-glutamyl conjugate were also synthesized using the same strategy. All prodrugs were evaluated in Chinese hamster ovary cells. Although the pseudopeptide prodrugs were ineffective, prodrugs of methotrexate and the corresponding γ-glutamyl conjugate were equipotent with the parent compounds. Stability of the prodrugs was investigated in both phosphate buffer and cell line medium to provide a rationale for the observed biological data.