55304-17-1Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Role of specific cytochrome P450 enzymes in the N-oxidation of the antiarrhythmic agent mexiletine
Labbe,Abolfathi,Lessard,Pakdel,Beaune,Turgeon, Jacques
, p. 13 - 25 (2003)
1. Mexiletine is extensively metabolized in man by C- and N-oxidation and the aim of the present study was to characterize major cytochrome P450 enzyme(s) involved in the formation of N-hydroxymexiletine. 2. Incubations with genetically engineered microsomes indicated that the formation rate of N-hydroxymexiletine was highest in the presence of microsomes expressing high levels of either CYP1A2 or CYP2E1 and the formation of N-hydroxymexiletine by human liver microsomes was inhibited about 40% by antibodies directed against CYP1A1/1A2 or CYP2E1. Additional incubations demonstrated that formation of N-hydroxymexiletine was decreased 47 and 51% by furafylline, 40 μM and 120 μM, respectively, and decreased 55 and 67% by α-naphthoflavone, 1 μM and 3 μM, respectively (all p a major human cytochrome P450 enzyme involved in the formation of N-hydroxymexiletine. However, other cytochrome P450 enzymes (CYP2E1 and CYP2B6) also appear to play a role in the N-oxidation of this drug.
Addition of HO-Acids to N,N-Bis(oxy)enamines: Mechanism, Scope and Application to the Synthesis of Pharmaceuticals
Naumovich, Yana A.,Golovanov, Ivan S.,Sukhorukov, Alexey Yu.,Ioffe, Sema L.
, p. 6209 - 6227 (2017/11/15)
The regioselectivity of the addition of HO-acids to the activated π bond in N,N-bis(oxy)enamines has been found to be dramatically dependent upon the solvent. Mechanistic investigations and quantum-chemical calculations revealed that solvent affects the reaction pathway. In basic solvents (DMF, NMP, DMSO), N,N-bis(oxy)enamines were converted into nitrosoalkenes by a Lewis base promoted process followed by oxy-Michael addition of the HO-acid. In non-polar solvents (toluene, CH2Cl2), the reaction occurs by an acid-promoted SN′ substitution of the N-oxy-group via a highly reactive N-vinyl-N-alkoxynitrenium species. Based on these studies, general and efficient protocols for the oximinoalkylation of various HO-acids (carboxylic acids, phenols, hydroxamic, phosphoric and sulfonic acids) employing readily available N,N-bis(oxy)enamines were developed. These methods proved to be applicable to the post-modification of natural molecules bearing acidic OH groups (such as steroidal hormones, bile acids, protected amino acids and peptides) and ligands (BINOL). The resulting α-oxyoximes were demonstrated to be useful precursors of valuable 1,2-amino alcohol or 1,2-hydroxylamino alcohol derivatives, including the antiarrhythmic drug Mexiletine and a potent matrix metalloproteinase inhibitor.
