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HPLC/1H NMR spectroscopic studies of the reactive alpha-1-O-acyl isomer formed during acyl migration of S-naproxen beta-1-O-acyl glucuronide.
Corcoran,Mortensen,Hansen,Troke,Nicholson
, p. 1363 - 1370 (2001)
A widely held view in drug metabolism and pharmacokinetic studies is that the initial 1-isomer to 2-isomer step in the intramolecular acyl migration of drug ester glucuronides is irreversible, and that alpha-1-O-acyl isomers do not occur under physiological conditions. We investigated this hypothesis using high-performance liquid chromatography directly coupled to proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (HPLC/1H NMR) and mass spectrometry (LC/MS) to probe the migration reactions of S-naproxen beta-1-O-acyl glucuronide, in phosphate buffer at pH 7.4, 37 degrees C. We report the first direct observation of the alpha-1-O-acyl isomer of a drug ester glucuronide (S-naproxen) formed in a biosystem via the facile acyl migration of the corresponding pure beta-1-O-acyl glucuronide. The unequivocal identification of the reactive product was achieved using stopped-flow one-dimensional HPLC/1H NMR and two-dimensional 1H-1H total correlation spectroscopy (1H-1H TOCSY). Parallel LC/ion-trap mass spectrometry yielded the confirmatory glucuronide masses. Moreover, dynamic stopped-flow HPLC/1H NMR experiments revealed transacylation of the isolated alpha-1-O-acyl isomer to a mixture of alpha/beta-2-O-acyl isomers; the reverse reaction from the isolated alpha/beta-2-O-acyl isomers to the alpha-1-O-acyl isomer was also clearly demonstrated. This application of dynamic stopped-flow HPLC/1H NMR allows key kinetic data to be obtained on a reactive metabolite that would otherwise be difficult to follow by conventional HPLC and NMR methods where sample preparation and off-line separations are necessary. These data challenge the widely held view that the alpha-1-O-acyl isomers of drug ester glucuronides do not occur under physiological conditions. Furthermore, the similar formation of alpha-1-O-acyl isomers from zomepirac and diflunisal beta-1-O-acyl glucuronides has recently been confirmed (Corcoran et al., unpublished results). Such reactions are also likely to be widespread for other drugs that form ester glucuronides in biological systems. Ultimately, the presence of significant quantities of the kinetically labile alpha-1-O-acyl glucuronide isomer may also have toxicological implications in terms of reactivity toward cellular proteins.
Efficient synthesis of 1β-O-acyl glucuronides via selective acylation of allyl or benzyl d-glucuronate
Bowkett, Elizabeth R.,Harding, John R.,Maggs, James L.,Park, B. Kevin,Perrie, Jennifer A.,Stachulski, Andrew V.
, p. 7596 - 7605 (2008/02/08)
Acyl glucuronides are key metabolites for many carboxylic acid-containing drugs, notably those of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory class. In the processes of drug safety assessment and new drug development, it is essential that acyl glucuronides, if formed in vivo, should be made conveniently available for bioevaluation. We recently showed that selective acylation of allyl glucuronate is a promising method for the synthesis of these metabolites in good yield and with excellent β-anomeric selectivity. We now give fuller details of the allyl ester method and further report that benzyl glucuronate performs at least equally well in the acylation step, offering the advantage of very mild deprotection by catalytic transfer (or conventional) hydrogenation. Depending on the compatibility of other functional groups, as discussed below, this will be the method of choice for many acyl glucuronide syntheses. The value of the method is demonstrated in particular by the synthesis of several acyl glucuronides that are known metabolites of important drugs.
Synthesis of urine drug metabolites: Glucuronosyl esters of carboxymefloquine, indoprofen, (S)-naproxen, and desmethyl (S)-naproxen
Lahmann, Martina,Bergstroem, Moa,Turek, Dominika,Oscarson, Stefan
, p. 123 - 132 (2007/10/03)
A general procedure for the synthesis of 1-O-acyl-β-D-glucuronic acids using the benzyl 1-O-trichloroacetimidoyl-2,3,4-tri-O-benzyl-D- glucopyranuronate 6 as donor is exemplified by the synthesis of the urine metabolites of (S)-naproxen, desmethyl (S)-naproxen, indoprofen, and carboxymefloquine. The key intermediate benzyl 2,3,4-tri-O-benzyl-D- glucopyranuronate 5 is easily accessible in four steps (29%) from the peracetylated β-D-glucuronic acid 1. Copyright