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Synthesis and anti-tubulin activity of a 3′-(4-Azidophenyl)-3′- dephenylpaclitaxel photoaffinity probe
Spletstoser, Jared T.,Flaherty, Patrick T.,Himes, Richard H.,Georg, Gunda I.
, p. 6459 - 6465 (2007/10/03)
The synthesis and biological evaluation of a novel paclitaxel photoaffinity probe is described. The synthesis involved the preparation of an azide-containing C13 side chain through a Staudinger cycloaddition followed by a lipase-mediated kinetic resolution to obtain the azetidinone in 99% ee. Coupling of the enantiopure side chain precursor to 7-TES-baccatin III and subsequent silyl ether deprotection afforded 3′-(4-azidophenyl)-3′- dephenylpaclitaxel, which was shown to be as active as paclitaxel in tubulin assembly and cytotoxicity assays.