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Synthesis of C-6 fluoroandrogens: Evaluation of ligands for tumor receptor imaging
Choe, Yearn Seong,Katzenellenbogen, John A.
, p. 414 - 422 (2007/10/02)
Seven androgens, substituted with fluorine at C-6, were prepared as potential imaging agents for androgen receptor-positive prostate tumors and were evaluated in vitro in terms of their lipophilicity and their relative binding affinities (RBA, relative to R1881 = 100) for the androgen receptor and for sex steroid binding protein.Introduction of a fluorine atom into the C-6 position of an androgen generally decreases binding affinity to the androgen receptor, except in the two cases: 6α-fluoro-19-nor-testosterone RBA = 41.6 versus 30.6 for the unsubstituted steroid) and 6α-fluorotestosterone (RBA = 8.9 versus 6.6).Receptor binding of the C-6 fluoro-androgens is also stereospecific, showing higher binding affinities for the α-epimers compared to the corresponding β-epimers (4:1 - 15:1).Binding affinity to sex steroid binding protein is the lowest with 19-nor-testosterone, which is also the least lipophilic androgen studied.Based on the binding properties of compounds in this series, 6α-fluoro-19-nor-testosterone appears to have the most promise as a tumor imaging agent. - Keywords: C-6-fluoroandrogens; fluorine substitution; relative binding affinity; 6α- and 6β-epimers; log Po/w; prostate tumors
Stereochemistry of the Palladium-catalyzed Hydrogenation of 3-Oxo-4-ene Steroids. V. A Kinetic Study in Basic and Acidic Media
Nishimura, Shigeo,Momma, Yasuhiro,Kawamura, Hideo,Shiota, Michio
, p. 780 - 783 (2007/10/02)
Effects of the β-methyl group at C-10 and some oxygen functions (=O, OH, OAc) at C-11, C-17, and C-20 on the rates of hydrogenation of 3-oxo-4-ene steroids have been studied with palladium catalyst in pyridine or THF/HBr as solvent.In contrast to the hydrogenation in pyridine, the rate in THF/HBr was greatly depressed by the presence of 10β-methyl group.The reactivity of the steroids was enhanced by the oxygen functions, in particular, by 11, 17-dioxo group.The effects of the substituents are discussed from a mechanistic consideration based on the obtained results.
