- Drug delivery studies in Caco-2 monolayers. Synthesis, hydrolysis, and transport of O-cyclopropane carboxylic acid ester prodrugs of various β-blocking agents
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A series of O-cyclopropane carboxylic acid ester prodrugs of various β-blocking agents was synthesized. All prodrugs were hydrolyzed to give their parent compounds in aqueous phosphate buffer of pH 7.4 and in 80% human plasma. The half-lives in buffer solutions varied from 4 hours for the timolol prodrug to about I day for the prodrug of alprenolol. In human plasma the half-lives were shorter, ranging from 1 to 7 hours. The formation of the O-cyclopropane carboxylic acid ester derivatives significantly increased the lipophilicities of the β-blockers as measured by the distribution coefficient between n-octanol and aqueous phosphate buffer of pH 7.4. To characterize the biomembrane permeability characteristics of the β-blockers, transport properties across Caco-2 cell monolayers were investigated. An increase in lipophilicity resulted in a higher permeability of the prodrugs as compared to the parent compounds. Hence, acebutolol experienced an increment of a factor 17 on the apparent permeability coefficient, Papp, whereas Papp for the more lipophilic drug propranolol was increased by a factor of only 1.26. Some conversion of the prodrugs to their parent compounds was observed during the transport and appeared to be due to enzymatic intracellular metabolism.
- Hovgaard,Brondsted,Buur,Bundgaard
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- Continuous flow upgrading of glycerol toward oxiranes and active pharmaceutical ingredients thereof
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A robust continuous flow procedure for the transformation of bio-based glycerol into high value-added oxiranes (epichlorohydrin and glycidol) is presented. The flow procedure features a central hydrochlorination/dechlorination sequence and provides economically and environmentally favorable conditions involving an organocatalyst and aqueous solutions of hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide. Pimelic acid (10 mol%) shows an exceptional catalytic activity (>99% conversion of glycerol, a high selectivity toward 1,3-dichloro-2-propanol and 81% cumulated yield toward intermediate chlorohydrins) for the hydrochlorination of glycerol (140 °C) with 36 wt% aqueous HCl. These conditions are validated on a sample of crude bio-based glycerol. The dechlorination step is effective (quantitative conversion based on glycerol) with concentrated aqueous sodium hydroxide (20 °C) and can be directly concatenated to the hydrochlorination step, hence providing a ca. 2:3 separable mixture of glycidol and epichlorohydrin (74% cumulated yield). An in-line membrane separation unit is included downstream, providing usable streams of epichlorohydrin (in MTBE, with an optional concentrator) and glycidol (in water). The scalability of the dechlorination step is then assessed in a commercial pilot-scale continuous flow reactor. Next, bio-based epichlorohydrin is further utilized for the continuous flow preparation of β-amino alcohol active pharmaceutical ingredients including propranolol (hypertension, WHO essential), naftopidil (prostatic hyperplasia) and alprenolol (angina pectoris) within a concatenable two-step procedure using a FDA class 3 solvent (DMSO). This work provides the first example of direct upgrading of bio-based glycerol into high value-added pharmaceuticals under continuous flow conditions.
- Morodo, Romain,Gérardy, Romaric,Petit, Guillaume,Monbaliu, Jean-Christophe M.
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(2019/08/21)
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- Continuous and convergent access to vicinyl amino alcohols
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Five active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) containing the vicinyl amino alcohol moiety were synthesized using a convergent chemical assembly system. The continuous system is composed of four flow reaction modules: biphasic oxidation, Corey-Chaykovsky epoxidation, phenol alkylation, and epoxide aminolysis. Judicious choice of reagents and module order allowed for two classes of β-amino alcohols, aryl and aryloxy, to be synthesized in good (27-69%) overall yields.
- Nobuta, Tomoya,Xiao, Guozhi,Ghislieri, Diego,Gilmore, Kerry,Seeberger, Peter H.
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p. 15133 - 15136
(2015/10/12)
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- Asymmetric hydrolytic kinetic resolution with recyclable polymeric Co(iii)-salen complexes: A practical strategy in the preparation of (S)-metoprolol, (S)-toliprolol and (S)-alprenolol: Computational rationale for enantioselectivity
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A series of chiral polymeric Co(iii)-salen complexes based on a number of achiral and chiral linkers were synthesized and their catalytic performances were assessed in the asymmetric hydrolytic kinetic resolution of terminal epoxides. The effects of the linker were judiciously studied and it was found that in the case of the chiral BINOL-based polymeric salen complex 1, there was an enrichment in catalyst reactivity and enantioselectivity of the unreacted epoxide, particularly in the case of short as well as long chain aliphatic epoxides. Good isolated yields of the unreacted epoxide (up to 46% compared to 50% theoretical yield) along with high enantioselectivity (up to 99%) were obtained in most cases using catalyst 1. Further studies showed that catalyst 1 could retain its catalytic activity for six cycles under the present reaction conditions without any significant loss in activity or enantioselectivity. To show the practical applicability of the above synthesized catalyst we have synthesised some potent chiral β-blockers in moderate yield and high enantioselectivity using complex 1. The DFT (M06-L/6-31+G??//ONIOM(B3LYP/6-31G?:STO-3G)) calculations revealed that the chiral BINOL linker influences the enantioselectivity achieved with Co(iii)-salen complexes. Further, the transition state calculations show that the R-BINOL linker with the (S,S)-Co(iii)-salen complex is energetically preferred over the corresponding S-BINOL linker with the (S,S)-Co(iii)-salen complex for the HKR of 1,2-epoxyhexane. The role of non-covalent C-H?π interactions and steric effects has been discussed to control the HKR reaction of 1,2-epoxyhexane.
- Roy, Tamal,Barik, Sunirmal,Kumar, Manish,Kureshy, Rukhsana I.,Ganguly, Bishwajit,Khan, Noor-Ul H.,Abdi, Sayed H. R.,Bajaj, Hari C.
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p. 3899 - 3908
(2015/02/19)
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- THERAPY FOR COMPLICATIONS OF DIABETES
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A method for enhancing glycemic control and/or insulin sensitivity in a human subject having diabetic nephropathy and/or metabolic syndrome comprises administering to the subject a selective endothelin A (ETA) receptor antagonist in a glycemic control and/or insulin sensitivity enhancing effective amount. A method for treating a complex of comorbidities in an elderly diabetic human subject comprises administering to the subject a selective ETA receptor antagonist in combination or as adjunctive therapy with at least one additional agent that is (i) other than a selective ETA receptor antagonist and (ii) effective in treatment of diabetes and/or at least one of said comorbidities other than hypertension. A therapeutic combination useful in such a method comprises a selective ETA receptor antagonist and at least one antidiabetic, anti-obesity or antidyslipidemic agent other than a selective ETA receptor antagonist.
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- ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY
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A new use of darusentan is provided in preparation of a pharmaceutical composition for lowering blood pressure in a patient exhibiting resistance to a baseline antihypertensive therapy with one or more drugs. The composition comprises darusentan in an amount providing a therapeutically effective daily dose; wherein (a) the composition is orally deliverable and/or (b) the daily dose of darusentan is effective to provide a reduction of at least about 3 mmHg in one or more blood pressure parameters selected from trough sitting systolic, trough sitting diastolic, 24-hour ambulatory systolic, 24-hour ambulatory diastolic, maximum diurnal systolic and maximum diurnal diastolic blood pressures. Further provided is a new use of darusentan in preparation of a pharmaceutical composition for lowering blood pressure in a patient exhibiting resistance to a baseline antihypertensive therapy, wherein the composition is administered adjunctively with at least one diuretic and at least one antihypertensive drug selected from ACE inhibitors, angiotensin II receptor blockers, beta-adrenergic receptor blockers and calcium channel blockers.
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- FLUORESCENCE BASED DETECTION OF SUBSTANCES
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A method for the fluorescent detection of a substance, the method comprising providing particles comprising a metal or a metal oxide core, wherein one or more optionally fluorescently tagged antibodies or human specific peptide nucleic acid (PNA) oligomers for binding to a substance is/are bound, directly or indirectly, to the surface of the metal or metal oxide; contacting a substrate, which may or may not have the substance on its surface, with the particles for a time sufficient to allow the antibody/PNA oligomer to bind with the substance; removing those particles which have not bound to the substrate; if the antibodies or PNA oligomers are not fluorescently tagged, contacting the substrate with one or more fluorophores that selectively bind with the antibody and/or substance, then optionally washing the substrate to remove unbound fluorophores; and illuminating the substrate with appropriate radiation to show the fluorophores on the substrate.
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- Enteric coated mixture of 4-(2-hydroxy-3-isopropylamino-propoxy) indole and sodium lauryl sulphate
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The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition for controlled release of 4-(2-hydroxy-3-isopropylamino-propoxy) indole in the intestinal tract, admixed with sodium lauryl sulphate, and enteric coated.
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