203127-13-3Relevant articles and documents
Ester prodrugs of ampicillin tailored for intracellular accumulation
Fan,Paternotte,Vermander,Li,Beaujean,Scorneaux,Dumont,Osinski,Claesen,Tulkens,Sonveaux
, p. 3107 - 3112 (1997)
Seven new ester prodrugs of ampicillin with hydrolysis half-lives ranging from 65 to 308 min were synthesized. The cellular accumulation of two of them (in J774 mouse macrophages) and their activities against intracellular Staphylococcus aureus were determined in comparison with the pivaloyloxymethylester of ampicillin (pivampicillin) and ampicillin. The esters accumulated extensively and were more active than ampicillin in this in vitro system.
Syntheses and hydrolysis of basic and dibasic ampicillin esters tailored for intracellular accumulation
Paternotte, Isabelle,Fan, Hua Juan,Screve, Pascal,Claesen, Michel,Tulkens, Paul M,Sonveaux, Etienne
, p. 493 - 502 (2007/10/03)
Readily hydrolysable basic and dibasic esters of ampicillin were synthesised by alkylation of the carboxylate function of ampicillin to obtain prodrugs that may accumulate in cells and allow for an intracellular delivery of ampicillin (Fan et al., Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 1997, 7, 3107). We found that the β-lactam ring cleavage and the hydrolysis of the ester function were competitive reactions. The prerequisite for biological activity of compounds of this type is therefore that ester hydrolysis proceeds faster than ring opening. Some synthesised compounds show promise as prodrugs since they displayed a reasonable stability and regenerate large quantities of bioactive ampicillin in broth.