U.S. patent application number 15/798169 was filed with the patent office on 2018-10-04 for neuraminidase inhibitor compounds, compositions and methods for the use thereof in anti-viral treatments.
The applicant listed for this patent is THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. Invention is credited to Jin Hyo Kim, Andrew Graham Watts, Tom Wennekes, Stephen Withers.
Application Number | 20180282293 15/798169 |
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Family ID | 43448829 |
Filed Date | 2018-10-04 |
United States Patent
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20180282293 |
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A1 |
Withers; Stephen ; et
al. |
October 4, 2018 |
Neuraminidase Inhibitor Compounds, Compositions and Methods for the
Use Thereof in Anti-Viral Treatments
Abstract
Compounds having a structure of Formula I and compositions
comprising these compounds are provided. Uses of such compounds and
compositions are provided for treatment or prophylaxis of viral
infection. In particular, compounds and compositions may be for use
in the treatment or prophylaxis of viral influenza.
Inventors: |
Withers; Stephen;
(Vancouver, CA) ; Watts; Andrew Graham; (Bath,
GB) ; Kim; Jin Hyo; (Suwon-si, KR) ; Wennekes;
Tom; (Wageningen, NL) |
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THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA |
Vancouver |
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43448829 |
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15/798169 |
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October 30, 2017 |
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Current U.S.
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1/1 |
Current CPC
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C07H 15/12 20130101;
C07H 13/12 20130101; C07D 309/14 20130101; A61K 31/655 20130101;
A61P 31/16 20180101; C07H 13/00 20130101; A61P 43/00 20180101; C07H
13/04 20130101; C07H 15/18 20130101; C07H 1/00 20130101; A61K
31/351 20130101 |
International
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C07D 309/14 20060101
C07D309/14; A61K 31/655 20060101 A61K031/655; A61K 31/351 20060101
A61K031/351; C07H 15/12 20060101 C07H015/12; C07H 13/04 20060101
C07H013/04; C07H 1/00 20060101 C07H001/00; C07H 15/18 20060101
C07H015/18; C07H 13/12 20060101 C07H013/12; C07H 13/00 20060101
C07H013/00 |
Claims
1. A compound of formula I: ##STR00075## wherein T is C(O)NH.sub.2,
OH, COOH or COOR.sup.1, wherein R.sup.1 is a C.sub.1-20 linear,
branched or cyclic, saturated or unsaturated, optionally
substituted alkyl group, wherein the optional substituent is
selected from one or more of the group consisting of: oxo, OH, F,
Cl, Br, I, NH.sub.2, CN, SH, SO.sub.3H and NO.sub.2, and wherein
zero to ten backbone carbons of the optionally substituted alkyl
group are optionally and independently substituted with O, N or S;
Z is F, Cl, Br, COOMe, or OSO.sub.2R.sup.2, wherein R.sup.2 is a
C.sub.1-20 linear, branched or cyclic, saturated or unsaturated,
optionally substituted alkyl group, wherein the optional
substituent is selected from one or more of the group consisting
of: oxo, OH, F, Cl, Br, I, NH.sub.2, CN, SH, SO.sub.3H and
NO.sub.2, and wherein zero to ten backbone carbons of the
optionally substituted alkyl group are optionally and independently
substituted with O, N or S; A is selected from the group consisting
of: H, F, Cl, Br, OH, CN, OR.sup.3, NO.sub.2, SO.sub.2R.sup.3,
SR.sup.3 and COR.sup.3, wherein R.sup.3 is a C.sub.1-20 linear,
branched or cyclic, saturated or unsaturated, optionally
substituted alkyl group, wherein the optional substituent is
selected from one or more of the group consisting of: oxo, OH, F,
Cl, Br, I, NH.sub.2, CN, SH, SO.sub.3H and NO.sub.2, and wherein
zero to ten backbone carbons of the optionally substituted alkyl
group are optionally and independently substituted with O, N or S;
D is selected from the group consisting of: H, F, Cl, Br, OH, CN,
OR.sup.4, NO.sub.2, SO.sub.2R.sup.4, SR.sup.4 and COR.sup.4,
provided A and D are not both H, and wherein R.sup.4 is a
C.sub.1-20 linear, branched or cyclic, saturated or unsaturated,
optionally substituted alkyl group, wherein the optional
substituent is selected from one or more of the group consisting
of: oxo, OH, F, Cl, Br, I, NH.sub.2, CN, SH, SO.sub.3H and
NO.sub.2, and wherein zero to ten backbone carbons of the
optionally substituted alkyl group are optionally and independently
substituted with O, N or S; collectively, A and D, optionally form
an oxo group; X is selected from the group consisting of: N.sub.3,
NH.sub.2, NHR.sup.5, NHC(NH)NH.sub.2, NHC(NH)NHR.sup.5,
NR.sup.5R.sup.6, NHC(NR.sup.6)NR.sup.5, and
NHC(NH)N(R.sup.5)R.sup.6, wherein R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 are
independently C.sub.6H.sub.5, CH.sub.2C.sub.6H.sub.5 or a C.sub.1-8
alkyl group; E is selected from the group consisting of: NH.sub.2,
NHC(O)CH.sub.3, OR.sup.7, NHR.sup.7 and N(R.sup.7)(R.sup.8),
wherein R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 are independently a C.sub.1-20 linear,
branched or cyclic, saturated or unsaturated, optionally
substituted alkyl group, wherein the optional substituent is
selected from one or more of the group consisting of: oxo, OH, F,
Cl, Br, I, NH.sub.2, CN, SH, SO.sub.3H and NO.sub.2, and wherein
zero to ten backbone carbons of the optionally substituted alkyl
group are optionally and independently substituted with O, N or S;
Q is selected from the group consisting of: CH.sub.2OH,
CH.sub.2R.sup.9, CH(R.sup.9)(R.sup.10),
C(R.sup.9)(R.sup.10)(R.sup.11), ##STR00076## wherein R.sup.9,
R.sup.10 and R.sup.11 are independently CH.sub.3 or
CH.sub.2CH.sub.3, and each of J and G is independently selected
from the group: H, OH, OAc, OC(O)CH.sub.3, F, Cl, Br, NO.sub.2, CN,
OR.sup.12, SO.sub.2R.sup.12, COR.sup.12 and SR.sup.12, wherein
R.sup.12 is CH.sub.3, CH.sub.2CH.sub.3 or CH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.3,
and M is H, OH, OAc, OC(O)CH.sub.3, NH.sub.2, F or Cl, and L is H,
OH, OAc, OC(O)R.sup.13 or NH.sub.2, wherein R.sup.13 is a
C.sub.1-20 linear, branched or cyclic, saturated or unsaturated,
optionally substituted alkyl group, wherein the optional
substituent is selected from one or more of the group: oxo, OH, F,
Cl, Br, I, NH.sub.2, CN, SH, SO.sub.3H and NO.sub.2, and wherein
zero to ten backbone carbons of the optionally substituted alkyl
group are optionally and independently substituted with O, N or
S.
2. A compound of formula I: ##STR00077## wherein T is C(O)NH.sub.2,
COOH or COOR.sup.1, wherein R.sup.1 is a C.sub.1-20 linear,
branched or cyclic, saturated or unsaturated, optionally
substituted alkyl group, wherein the optional substituent is
selected from one or more of the group consisting of: oxo, OH, F,
Cl, Br, I, NH.sub.2, CN, SH, SO.sub.3H and NO.sub.2, and wherein
zero to ten backbone carbons of the optionally substituted alkyl
group are optionally and independently substituted with O, N or S;
Z is F or Cl; A is F or C.sub.1; D is H; X is selected from the
group consisting of: NH.sub.2, NHCH.sub.3, NHCH.sub.2CH.sub.3,
NHCH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.3, NHCH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.3, and
NHC(NH)NH.sub.2; E is NH.sub.2 or NHC(O)CH.sub.3; Q is selected
from the group consisting of: ##STR00078## wherein each of J and G
is independently selected from the group: H, OH, OAc,
OC(O)CH.sub.3, F, Cl, Br, NO.sub.2, CN, M is H, OH, OAc; and L is
H, OH, OAc.
3. The compound of claim 1, wherein T is COOH or COOR.sup.1,
wherein R.sup.1 is a C.sub.1-20 linear, branched or cyclic,
saturated or unsaturated, optionally substituted alkyl group,
wherein the optional substituent is selected from one or more of
the group consisting of: oxo, OH, F, Cl, Br, I, NH.sub.2, CN, SH,
SO.sub.3H and NO.sub.2.
4. The compound of claim 1, wherein T is C(O)OCH.sub.3,
C(O)OCH.sub.2CH.sub.3, C(O)OCH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.3,
C(O)OCH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.3,
C(O)OCH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.3,
C(O)OCH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.3,
C(O)OCH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.3,
C(O)OCH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.3,
or COOH.
5. The compound of claim 1, wherein A is selected from the group
consisting of: F, Cl, Br, OH, CN, and NO.sub.2.
6. The compound of claim 1, wherein A is selected from the group
consisting of: F, C.sub.1, and OR.sup.3, wherein R.sup.3 is a
C.sub.1-20 linear, branched or cyclic, saturated or unsaturated,
optionally substituted alkyl group, wherein the optional
substituent is selected from one or more of the group consisting
of: oxo, OH, F, Cl, Br, I, NH.sub.2, CN, SH, SO.sub.3H and
NO.sub.2.
7. The compound of claim 1, wherein A is F or Cl.
8. The compound of claim 1, wherein A is F.
9. The compound of claim 1, wherein D is selected from the group
consisting of: H, F, Cl, Br, OH, CN, and NO.sub.2, provided A and D
are not both H.
10. The compound of claim 1, wherein D is selected from the group
consisting of: H, F, and Cl, provided A and D are not both H.
11. The compound of claim 1, wherein D is F or Cl.
12. The compound of claim 1, wherein D is H, provided A and D are
not both H.
13. The compound of claim 1, wherein X is selected from the group
consisting of: NH.sub.2, NHR.sup.5, NHCH.sub.3, NHCH.sub.2CH.sub.3,
NHC(NH)NH.sub.2, NHC(NH)NHR.sup.5, NHC(NR.sup.6)NR.sup.5, and
NR.sup.5R.sup.6, wherein R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 are independently
C.sub.6H.sub.5, CH.sub.2C.sub.6H.sub.5 or a C.sub.1-8 alkyl
group.
14. The compound of claim 1, wherein X is selected from the group
consisting of: NH.sub.2, NHCH.sub.3, NHCH.sub.2CH.sub.3, and
NHC(NH)NH.sub.2.
15. The compound of claim 1, wherein X is NH.sub.2 or
NHC(NH)NH.sub.2.
16. The compound of claim 1, wherein E is selected from the group
consisting of: NH.sub.2, NHC(O)CH.sub.3, OR.sup.7, NHR.sup.7,
wherein R.sup.7 is independently a C.sub.1-10 linear, branched or
cyclic, saturated or unsaturated, optionally substituted alkyl
group, wherein the optional substituent is selected from one or
more of the group consisting of: oxo, OH, F, Cl, Br, I, NH.sub.2,
CN, SH, SO.sub.3H and NO.sub.2, and wherein zero to ten backbone
carbons of the optionally substituted alkyl group are optionally
and independently substituted with O, N or S.
17. The compound of claim 1, wherein E is NH.sub.2 or
NHC(O)CH.sub.3.
18. The compound of claim 1, wherein E is NHC(O)CH.sub.3.
19. The compound of claim 1, wherein Q is selected from the group
consisting of: CH.sub.2R.sup.9, CH(R.sup.9)(R.sup.10),
C(R.sup.9)(R.sup.10)(R.sup.11), ##STR00079## wherein R.sup.9,
R.sup.10 and R.sup.11 are independently CH.sub.3 or
CH.sub.2CH.sub.3, and each of J and G is independently selected
from the group: H, OH, OAc, OC(O)CH.sub.3, F, Cl, Br, NO.sub.2, CN,
OR.sup.12, SO.sub.2R.sup.12, COR.sup.12 and SR.sup.12, wherein
R.sup.12 is CH.sub.3, CH.sub.2CH.sub.3 or CH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.3,
and M is H, OH, OAc, OC(O)CH.sub.3, NH.sub.2, F or Cl, and L is H,
OH, OAc, OC(O)R.sup.13 or NH.sub.2, wherein R.sup.13 is a
C.sub.1-20 linear, branched or cyclic, saturated or unsaturated,
optionally substituted alkyl group, and wherein the optional
substituent is selected from one or more of the group: oxo, OH, F,
Cl, Br, I, NH.sub.2, CN, SH, SO.sub.3H and NO.sub.2.
20. The compound of claim 1, wherein Q is selected from the group
consisting of: ##STR00080## each of J and G is independently
selected from the group: H, OH, OAc, OC(O)CH.sub.3, F, Cl, Br,
NO.sub.2, CN, M is H, OH, OAc, OC(O)CH.sub.3, NH.sub.2, F or Cl,
and L is H, OH, OAc, OC(O)R.sup.13 or NH.sub.2.
21. The compound of claim 1, wherein Q is selected from the group
consisting of: ##STR00081## each of J and G is independently
selected from the group: H, OH, OAc, M is H, OH, or OAc, and L is
H, OH, or OAc.
22. The compound of claim 1, wherein Q is: ##STR00082## each of J
and G is independently selected from the group: H, OH, OAc, M is H,
OH, or OAc, and L is H, OH, or OAc.
23. The compound of claim 1, wherein Q is: ##STR00083## each of J
and G is independently selected from the group: OH, OAc, M is OH,
or OAc, and L is OH, or OAc.
24.-29. (canceled)
30. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound according to
claim 1 and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.
31. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 30 for modulating viral
neuraminidase activity.
32. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 31, wherein the viral
neuraminidase is a GH34 neuraminidase.
33. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 31, wherein modulating
viral neuraminidase activity is for the treatment of influenza in a
human subject.
34. A method of modulating viral neuraminidase activity with one or
more compounds according to claim 1 or a pharmaceutically
acceptable salt thereof.
35. The method of claim 34, wherein the viral neuraminidase is a
GH34 neuraminidase.
36. The method of claim 34, wherein modulating viral neuraminidase
activity is for the treatment of influenza in an animal.
37. The method of claim 36, wherein the animal is a human.
38. A commercial package comprising one or more compounds according
to claim 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
39. A method of preparing compound 2: ##STR00084## the method
comprising: reacting a compound SAN3: ##STR00085## with Selectfluor
in the presence of MeNO.sub.2/H.sub.2O for at least 4 days to form
compound 1: ##STR00086## reacting compound 1 with
diethylaminosulfur trifluoride (DAST), CH.sub.2CL.sub.2 at between
-30.degree. C.-0.degree. C.
40. The method according to claim 39 further comprising: mixing
compound 2 with NaOMe and MeOH; then mixing with Pd/C, H.sub.2, and
MeOH; then mixing with LiOH, H.sub.2O, and MeOH to form compound 4:
##STR00087##
41. A method of preparing compound 12: ##STR00088## the method
comprising: mixing compound 2: ##STR00089## with NaOMe and MeOH;
then mixing with AcOH until neutral; then mixing with PMe.sub.3,
H.sub.2O, and MeOH; and then reacting with compound VII:
##STR00090## in Et.sub.3N, MeOH, and DMF to produce compound VIII:
##STR00091## reacting compound VIII with LiOH, H.sub.2O, and THF;
then reacting with Pd/C, H.sub.2, H.sub.2O, and THF.
42. A compound selected from one or more of the following:
##STR00092## ##STR00093##
Description
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser.
No. 15/162,055, filed May 23, 2016, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,834,534,
which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 14/533,903,
filed Nov. 5, 2014, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,382,284, which is a
continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 13/354,254, filed Jan.
19, 2012, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,907,111 which is a
continuation-in-part application of U.S. application Ser. No.
13/382,284, filed Jul. 15, 2010, entitled "NEURAMINIDASE INHIBITOR
COMPOUNDS, COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE USE THEREOF AS
ANTI-VIRALS", now U.S. Pat. No. 8,815,941, which application is a
.sctn. 371 application of PCT/CA2010/001063, filed Jul. 15, 2010,
which application claims priority benefit of U.S. Provisional
Patent Application Ser. No. 61/213,786, filed Jul. 15, 2009, each
of which applications is incorporated herein by reference in its
entirety.
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002] This invention relates to therapeutics, their uses and
methods for the treatment or prophylaxis of viral infection. In
particular the invention relates to compounds, compositions,
therapies, and methods of treatment for viral infections such as
influenza.
BACKGROUND
[0003] Infection and invasion by influenza viruses requires the
intermediacy of sialic acid residues on the surface of the host
cell. Sialic acid and neuraminic acid are used interchangeably.
Similarly, sialidase and neuraminidase are used interchangeably.
Initial attachment of the virus to the host cell occurs via the
binding of the virus to these sialic acids (charged, 9-carbon
sugars) through the hemagglutinin protein of the virus. Once inside
the cell the virus replicates by taking advantage of the host
cellular machinery. However, in order to remain optimally
infective, the virus has evolved a neuraminidase that cuts off the
sialic acid from the host cell surface to assist the virus in
escaping the host cell to infect other cells. Failure to cut off
the sialic acid from the host cell surface, results in retention of
virus through attachment to the host cell.
[0004] The GH33 family of neuraminidases contains all the
sialidases except the viral enzymes (GH34 family). The GH33 and
GH34 families are distinct structurally and by sequence (See
Cantarel B L. et al. (2009); and Henrissat B. and Davies G J (1997)
for background on Family classifications). Previous work has
demonstrated that 2,3-difluorosialic acids are effective inhibitors
of GH33 neuraminidases and that GH33 neuraminidases proceed through
a covalent intermediate (see for example, Watts, A. et al. (2003);
Amaya, M. F. et al. (2004); Watts, A. G. and Withers, S. G. (2004);
Watts, A. G. et al. (2006); Newstead, S. et al. (2008); Damager, I.
et al. (2008); and Buchini, S. et al. (2008)).
[0005] The most probable mechanism for the GH34 sialidase (i.e.
viral sialidases) reported in the literature is one involving an
ion-pair intermediate (von Itzstein M. (2007)).
[0006] A number of compounds are known to inhibit neuraminidases.
Some well known neuraminidase inhibitors are alkene containing
sialic acid analogues (for example: Laninamivir CAS #203120-17-6;
Oseltamivir (Tamiflu) CAS #204255-11-8; and Zanamivir (Relenza) CAS
#139110-80-8; see also U.S. Pat. No. 5,360,817; and Ikeda et al.
Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry (2006) 14:7893-7897).
Fluorinated sugar derivatives with (reactive) fluoride leaving
groups have been shown to be inhibitors of a range of "retaining"
glycosidases and function via formation of particularly stable
glycosyl-enzyme intermediates (for example, Hagiwara et al. (1994);
and Buchini et al. (2008)). These reagents are quite specific with
respect to their target enzymes, have been shown to be highly
bio-available, and even capable of crossing the blood-brain
barrier. Such inhibitors are mechanism-based in their action,
making the development of resistance by viruses difficult, whereby
any mutations in the viral enzyme that reduce the inhibition must
necessarily reduce the efficiency of the enzyme on the natural
substrate, sialic acid and therefore less likely to be
tolerated.
SUMMARY
[0007] This invention is based in part on the fortuitous discovery
that compounds having a covalent intermediate, as described herein,
modulate neuraminidase. Specifically, compounds identified herein,
show inhibition of neuraminidase, which may be useful for the
treatment or prophylaxis of viral infection. In particular, the
treatment or prophylaxis of influenza.
[0008] The compounds described herein may be used for in vivo or in
vitro research uses (i.e. non-clinical) to investigate the
mechanisms of neuraminidase inhibition. Furthermore, these
compounds may be used individually or as part of a kit for in vivo
or in vitro research to investigate neuraminidase inhibition using
recombinant proteins, viral strains, cells maintained in culture,
and/or animal models. Alternatively, the compounds described herein
may be combined with commercial packaging and/or instructions for
use.
[0009] This invention is also based in part on the discovery that
the compounds described herein, may also be used to modulate
neuraminidase activity either in vivo or in vitro for both research
and therapeutic uses. The compounds may be used in an effective
amount so that neuraminidase activity may be modulated. The
neuraminidase may be viral. The neuraminidase may be an influenza
neuraminidase. In particular, the compounds may be used to inhibit
neuraminidase activity. The compounds modulatory activity may be
used in either an in vivo or an in vitro model for the study of
viral infection. For example, influenza infection. Furthermore, the
compounds modulatory activity may be used for the treatment or
prophylaxis of viral infection. The viral infection may be
influenza.
[0010] Furthermore, this invention is based in part on the
appreciation that 3-fluoro-sialic acids compounds may be GH34
sialidase inhibitors provided that the compounds have a sufficient
leaving group at carbon 2 (position Z in Formula I) in addition to
the appropriate stereochemistry, as described herein. Compounds
identified herein, show inhibition of neuraminidase, which may be
useful for the treatment or prophylaxis of viral infection. In
particular the treatment or prophylaxis of influenza.
[0011] In accordance with one embodiment, there are provided
compounds having a structure of Formula I:
##STR00001##
[0012] wherein [0013] T is OH, C(O)NH.sub.2, COOH or COOR.sup.1,
[0014] wherein R.sup.1 is a C.sub.1-20 linear, branched or cyclic,
saturated or unsaturated, optionally substituted alkyl group,
[0015] wherein the optional substituent is selected from one or
more of the group including of: oxo, OH, F, Cl, Br, I, NH.sub.2,
CN, SH, SO.sub.3H and NO.sub.2, and [0016] wherein zero to ten
backbone carbons of the optionally substituted alkyl group may be
optionally and independently substituted with O, N or S; [0017] Z
is COOMe, F, Cl, Br, or OSO.sub.2R.sup.2, [0018] wherein R.sup.2 is
a C.sub.1-20 linear, branched or cyclic, saturated or unsaturated,
optionally substituted alkyl group, [0019] wherein the optional
substituent is selected from one or more of the group including of:
oxo, OH, F, Cl, Br, I, NH.sub.2, CN, SH, SO.sub.3H and NO.sub.2,
and [0020] wherein zero to ten backbone carbons of the optionally
substituted alkyl group may be optionally and independently
substituted with O, N or S; [0021] A is selected from the group
including of: H, F, Cl, Br, OH, CN, OR.sup.3, NO.sub.2,
SO.sub.2R.sup.3, SR.sup.3 and COR.sup.3, [0022] wherein R.sup.3 is
a C.sub.1-20 linear, branched or cyclic, saturated or unsaturated,
optionally substituted alkyl group, [0023] wherein the optional
substituent is selected from one or more of the group including of:
oxo, OH, F, Cl, Br, I, NH.sub.2, CN, SH, SO.sub.3H and NO.sub.2,
and [0024] wherein zero to ten backbone carbons of the optionally
substituted alkyl group may be optionally and independently
substituted with O, N or S; [0025] D may be selected from the group
including of: H, F, Cl, Br, OH, CN, OR.sup.4, NO.sub.2,
SO.sub.2R.sup.4, SR.sup.4 and COR.sup.4, provided A and D may be
not both H, and [0026] wherein R.sup.4 may be a C.sub.1-20 linear,
branched or cyclic, saturated or unsaturated, optionally
substituted alkyl group, [0027] wherein the optional substituent
may be selected from one or more of the group including of: oxo,
OH, F, Cl, Br, I, NH.sub.2, CN, SH, SO.sub.3H and NO.sub.2, and
[0028] wherein zero to ten backbone carbons of the optionally
substituted alkyl group may be optionally and independently
substituted with O, N or S; [0029] collectively, A and D,
optionally form an oxo group; [0030] X may be selected from the
group including of: N.sub.3, NH.sub.2, NHR.sup.5, NHCH.sub.3,
NHCH.sub.2CH.sub.3, NHC(NH)NH.sub.2, NHC(NH)NHR.sup.5,
NR.sup.5R.sup.6, and NHC(NH)N(R.sup.5)R.sup.6, [0031] wherein
R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 may be independently C.sub.6H.sub.5,
CH.sub.2C.sub.6H.sub.5 or a C.sub.1-8 alkyl group; [0032] E may be
selected from the group including of: NH.sub.2, NHC(O)CH.sub.3,
OR.sup.7, NHR.sup.7 and N(R.sup.7)(R.sup.8), [0033] wherein R.sup.7
and R.sup.8 may be independently a C.sub.1-20 linear, branched or
cyclic, saturated or unsaturated, optionally substituted alkyl
group, [0034] wherein the optional substituent may be selected from
one or more of the group including of: oxo, OH, F, Cl, Br, I,
NH.sub.2, CN, SH, SO.sub.3H and NO.sub.2, and [0035] wherein zero
to ten backbone carbons of the optionally substituted alkyl group
may be optionally and independently substituted with O, N or S;
[0036] Q may be selected from the group including of: CH.sub.2OH,
CH.sub.2R.sup.9, CH(R.sup.9)(R.sup.10),
C(R.sup.9)(R.sup.0)(R.sup.11),
[0036] ##STR00002## wherein [0037] R.sup.9, R.sup.10 and R.sup.11
may be independently CH.sub.3 or CH.sub.2CH.sub.3, and each of J
and G may be independently selected from the group: H, OH, OAc,
OC(O)CH.sub.3, F, Cl, Br, NO.sub.2, CN, OR.sup.12,
SO.sub.2R.sup.12, COR.sup.12 and SR.sup.12, [0038] wherein R.sup.12
may be CH.sub.3, CH.sub.2CH.sub.3 or CH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.3, and
[0039] M may be H, OH, OAc, OC(O)CH.sub.3, NH.sub.2, F or Cl, and
[0040] L may be H, OH, OAc, OC(O)R.sup.13 or NH.sub.2, [0041]
wherein R.sup.13 may be a C.sub.1-20 linear, branched or cyclic,
saturated or unsaturated, optionally substituted alkyl group,
wherein the optional substituent may be selected from one or more
of the group: oxo, OH, F, Cl, Br, I, NH.sub.2, CN, SH, SO.sub.3H
and NO.sub.2, and wherein zero to ten backbone carbons of the
optionally substituted alkyl group may be optionally and
independently substituted with O, N or S.
[0042] In accordance with a further embodiment, there are provided
compounds having a structure of formula I:
##STR00003##
[0043] wherein [0044] T may be C(O)NH.sub.2, COOH or COOR.sup.1,
[0045] wherein R.sup.1 may be a C.sub.1-20 linear, branched or
cyclic, saturated or unsaturated, optionally substituted alkyl
group, [0046] wherein the optional substituent may be selected from
one or more of the group including of: oxo, OH, F, Cl, Br, I,
NH.sub.2, CN, SH, SO.sub.3H and NO.sub.2, and [0047] wherein zero
to ten backbone carbons of the optionally substituted alkyl group
may be optionally and independently substituted with O, N or S;
[0048] Z may be F, Cl, Br, or OSO.sub.2R.sup.2, [0049] wherein
R.sup.2 may be a C.sub.1-20 linear, branched or cyclic, saturated
or unsaturated, optionally substituted alkyl group, [0050] wherein
the optional substituent may be selected from one or more of the
group including of: oxo, OH, F, Cl, Br, I, NH.sub.2, CN, SH,
SO.sub.3H and NO.sub.2, and [0051] wherein zero to ten backbone
carbons of the optionally substituted alkyl group may be optionally
and independently substituted with O, N or S; [0052] A may be F or
C.sub.1; [0053] D may be H; [0054] X may be selected from the group
including of: NH.sub.2, NHCH.sub.3, NHCH.sub.2CH.sub.3,
NHCH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.3, NHCH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.3, and
NHC(NH)NH.sub.2; [0055] E may be NH.sub.2 or NHC(O)CH.sub.3; [0056]
Q may be selected from the group including of:
[0056] ##STR00004## [0057] wherein [0058] each of J and G may be
independently selected from the group: H, OH, OAc, OC(O)CH.sub.3,
F, Cl, Br, NO.sub.2, CN, OR.sup.12, SO.sub.2R.sup.12, COR.sup.12
and SR.sup.12, [0059] wherein R.sup.12 may be CH.sub.3,
CH.sub.2CH.sub.3 or CH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.3, and [0060] M may be
H, OH, OAc, OC(O)CH.sub.3, NH.sub.2, F or Cl, and [0061] L may be
H, OH, OAc, OC(O)R.sup.13 or NH.sub.2, [0062] wherein R.sup.13 may
be a C.sub.1-10 linear, branched or cyclic, saturated or
unsaturated, optionally substituted alkyl group, wherein the
optional substituent may be selected from one or more of the group:
oxo, OH, F, Cl, Br, I, NH.sub.2, CN, SH, SO.sub.3H and NO.sub.2,
and wherein zero to ten backbone carbons of the optionally
substituted alkyl group may be optionally and independently
substituted with O, N or S.
[0063] In accordance with a further embodiment, there are provided
compounds having a structure of formula I:
##STR00005##
[0064] wherein [0065] T may be C(O)NH.sub.2, COOH or COOR.sup.1,
[0066] wherein R.sup.1 may be a C.sub.1-20 linear, branched or
cyclic, saturated or unsaturated, optionally substituted alkyl
group, [0067] wherein the optional substituent may be selected from
one or more of the group including of: oxo, OH, F, Cl, Br, I,
NH.sub.2, CN, SH, SO.sub.3H and NO.sub.2, and [0068] wherein zero
to ten backbone carbons of the optionally substituted alkyl group
may be optionally and independently substituted with O, N or S;
[0069] Z may be F or C.sub.1; [0070] A may be F or C.sub.1; [0071]
D may be H; [0072] X may be selected from the group including of:
NH.sub.2, NHCH.sub.3, NHCH.sub.2CH.sub.3,
NHCH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.3, NHCH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.3, and
NHC(NH)NH.sub.2; [0073] E may be NH.sub.2 or NHC(O)CH.sub.3; [0074]
Q may be selected from the group including of:
[0074] ##STR00006## wherein [0075] each of J and G may be
independently selected from the group: H, OH, OAc, OC(O)CH.sub.3,
F, Cl, Br, NO.sub.2, CN, [0076] M may be H, OH, OAc; and [0077] L
may be H, OH, OAc.
[0078] In accordance with a further embodiment, there are provided
compounds as described herein for modulating viral neuraminidase
activity. The viral neuraminidase may be a GH34 neuraminidase. The
modulating of viral neuraminidase activity may be for the treatment
of influenza in an animal. The animal may be a mammal. The animal
may be a human.
[0079] In accordance with a further embodiment, there are provided
compounds as described herein for use in the preparation of a
medicament for modulating viral neuraminidase activity.
[0080] The viral neuraminidase may be a GH34 neuraminidase. The
modulating of viral neuraminidase activity may be for the treatment
of influenza in an animal. The animal may be a mammal. The animal
may be a human.
[0081] In accordance with a further embodiment, there are provided
compounds as described herein for modulating viral neuraminidase
activity. The viral neuraminidase may be a GH34 neuraminidase. The
modulating of viral neuraminidase activity may be for the treatment
of influenza in an animal. The animal may be a mammal. The animal
may be a human.
[0082] In accordance with a further embodiment, there are provided
pharmaceutical compositions which may include one or more compounds
as described herein and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.
The viral neuraminidase may be a GH34 neuraminidase. The modulating
of viral neuraminidase activity may be for the treatment of
influenza in an animal. The animal may be a mammal. The animal may
be a human.
[0083] In accordance with a further embodiment, there are provided
compounds or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof as described
herein for modulating viral neuraminidase activity. The viral
neuraminidase may be a GH34 neuraminidase. The modulating of viral
neuraminidase activity may be for the treatment of influenza in an
animal. The animal may be a mammal. The animal may be a human.
[0084] In accordance with a further embodiment, there is provided a
method of modulating viral neuraminidase activity with one or more
compounds described herein or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt
thereof. The viral neuraminidase may be a GH34 neuraminidase. The
modulating of viral neuraminidase activity may be for the treatment
of influenza in an animal. The animal may be a mammal. The animal
may be a human.
[0085] In accordance with a further embodiment, there is provided a
commercial package which may contain one or more compounds
described herein or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a
pharmaceutical composition thereof. The commercial package may
optionally contain instructions for the use of the compounds or
pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or pharmaceutical
composition thereof in the treatment of influenza.
[0086] T may be C(O)NH.sub.2, COOH or COOR.sup.1, wherein R.sup.1
may be a C.sub.1-20 linear, branched or cyclic, saturated or
unsaturated, optionally substituted alkyl group, wherein the
optional substituent may be selected from one or more of the group
including of: oxo, OH, F, Cl, Br, I, NH.sub.2, CN, SH, SO.sub.3H
and NO.sub.2. Alternatively, T may be C(O)OCH.sub.3,
C(O)OCH.sub.2CH.sub.3, C(O)OCH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.3,
C(O)OCH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.3,
C(O)OCH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.3,
C(O)OCH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.3,
C(O)OCH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.3,
C(O)OCH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.3,
or COOH. Alternatively, T may be C(O)OCH.sub.3,
C(O)OCH.sub.2CH.sub.3, C(O)OCH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.3,
C(O)OCH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.3,
C(O)OCH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.3, or COOH.
[0087] A may be selected from the group including of: F, Cl, Br,
OH, CN, OR.sup.3, NO.sub.2, and COR.sup.3, wherein R.sup.3 may be a
C.sub.1-20 linear, branched or cyclic, saturated or unsaturated,
optionally substituted alkyl group, wherein the optional
substituent may be selected from one or more of the group including
of: oxo, OH, F, Cl, Br, I, NH.sub.2, CN, SH, SO.sub.3H and
NO.sub.2, and wherein zero to ten backbone carbons of the
optionally substituted alkyl group may be optionally and
independently substituted with O, N or S. Alternatively, A may be
selected from the group including of: F, Cl, Br, OH, CN, OR.sup.3,
and NO.sub.2, wherein R.sup.3 may be a C.sub.1-20 linear, branched
or cyclic, saturated or unsaturated, optionally substituted alkyl
group, wherein the optional substituent may be selected from one or
more of the group including of: oxo, OH, F, Cl, Br, I, NH.sub.2,
CN, SH, SO.sub.3H and NO.sub.2, and wherein zero to ten backbone
carbons of the optionally substituted alkyl group may be optionally
and independently substituted with O, N or S. Alternatively, A may
be selected from the group including of: F, Cl, Br, OH, CN, and
NO.sub.2. Alternatively, A may be selected from the group including
of: F, Cl, Br, OR.sup.3, and NO.sub.2, wherein R.sup.3 may be a
C.sub.1-20 linear, branched or cyclic, saturated or unsaturated,
optionally substituted alkyl group, wherein the optional
substituent may be selected from one or more of the group including
of: oxo, OH, F, Cl, Br, I, NH.sub.2, CN, SH, SO.sub.3H and
NO.sub.2. Alternatively, A may be selected from the group including
of: F, C.sub.1, and OR.sup.3, wherein R.sup.3 may be a C.sub.1-20
linear, branched or cyclic, saturated or unsaturated, optionally
substituted alkyl group, wherein the optional substituent may be
selected from one or more of the group including of: oxo, OH, F,
Cl, Br, I, NH.sub.2, CN, SH, SO.sub.3H and NO.sub.2. Alternatively,
A may be F, Cl. Alternatively, A may be F.
[0088] D may be selected from the group including of: H, F, Cl, Br,
OH, CN, OR.sup.4, NO.sub.2, and COR.sup.4, provided A and D may be
not both H, and wherein R.sup.4 may be a C.sub.1-10 linear,
branched or cyclic, saturated or unsaturated, optionally
substituted alkyl group, wherein the optional substituent may be
selected from one or more of the group including of: oxo, OH, F,
Cl, Br, I, NH.sub.2, CN, SH, SO.sub.3H and NO.sub.2, and wherein
zero to ten backbone carbons of the optionally substituted alkyl
group may be optionally and independently substituted with O, N or
S. Alternatively, D may be selected from the group including of: H,
F, Cl, Br, OH, CN, OR.sup.4, NO.sub.2, and COR.sup.4, provided A
and D may be not both H, and wherein R.sup.4 may be a C.sub.1-10
linear, branched or cyclic, saturated or unsaturated, optionally
substituted alkyl group, wherein the optional substituent may be
selected from one or more of the group including of: oxo, OH, F,
Cl, Br, I, NH.sub.2, CN, SH, SO.sub.3H and NO.sub.2. Alternatively,
D may be selected from the group including of: H, F, Cl, Br, OH,
CN, and NO.sub.2, provided A and D may be not both H.
Alternatively, D may be selected from the group including of: H, F,
Cl, Br, OH and NO.sub.2, provided A and D may be not both H.
Alternatively, D may be selected from the group including of: H, F,
Cl, Br, and OH, provided A and D may be not both H. Alternatively,
D may be selected from the group including of: H, F, C.sub.1, and
Br, provided A and D may be not both H. Alternatively, D may be
selected from the group including of: H, F, and Cl, provided A and
D may be not both H. Alternatively, D may be selected from the
group including of: H, F, and Cl, provided A and D may be not both
H. Alternatively, D may be F or Cl. Alternatively, D may be H, or
F, provided A and D may be not both H. Alternatively, D may be F.
Alternatively, D may be H, provided A and D may be not both H.
[0089] X may be selected from the group including of: NH.sub.2,
NHR.sup.5, NHCH.sub.3, NHCH.sub.2CH.sub.3, NHC(NH)NH.sub.2,
NHC(NH)NHR.sup.5, and NR.sup.5R.sup.6, wherein R.sup.5 and R.sup.6
may be independently C.sub.6H.sub.5, CH.sub.2C.sub.6H.sub.5 or a
C.sub.1-8 alkyl group. Alternatively, X may be selected from the
group including of: NH.sub.2, NHR.sup.5, NHCH.sub.3,
NHCH.sub.2CH.sub.3, NHC(NH)NH.sub.2, and NHC(NH)NHR.sup.5, wherein
R.sup.5 may be C.sub.6H.sub.5, CH.sub.2C.sub.6H.sub.5 or a
C.sub.1-8 alkyl group. Alternatively, X may be selected from the
group including of: NH.sub.2, NHR.sup.5, NHCH.sub.3,
NHCH.sub.2CH.sub.3, and NHC(NH)NH.sub.2, wherein R.sup.5 may be
C.sub.6H.sub.5, CH.sub.2C.sub.6H.sub.5 or a C.sub.1-8 alkyl group.
Alternatively, X may be selected from the group including of:
NH.sub.2, NHR.sup.5, NHCH.sub.3, NHCH.sub.2CH.sub.3, and
NHC(NH)NH.sub.2, wherein R.sup.5 may be C.sub.6H.sub.5,
CH.sub.2C.sub.6H.sub.5 or a C.sub.1-8 alkyl group. Alternatively, X
may be selected from the group including of: NH.sub.2, NHR.sup.5,
NHCH.sub.3, NHCH.sub.2CH.sub.3, and NHC(NH)NH.sub.2, wherein
R.sup.5 may be a C.sub.1-8 alkyl group. Alternatively, X may be
selected from the group including of: NH.sub.2, NHCH.sub.3, and
NHC(NH)NH.sub.2. Alternatively, X may be selected from the group
including of: NH.sub.2, NHCH.sub.2CH.sub.3, and NHC(NH)NH.sub.2.
Alternatively, X may be NH.sub.2 or NHC(NH)NH.sub.2.
[0090] E may be selected from the group including of: NH.sub.2,
NHC(O)CH.sub.3, OR.sup.7, NHR.sup.7, wherein R.sup.7 may be
independently a C.sub.1-10 linear, branched or cyclic, saturated or
unsaturated, optionally substituted alkyl group, wherein the
optional substituent may be selected from one or more of the group
including of: oxo, OH, F, Cl, Br, I, NH.sub.2, CN, SH, SO.sub.3H
and NO.sub.2, and wherein zero to ten backbone carbons of the
optionally substituted alkyl group may be optionally and
independently substituted with O, N or S. Alternatively, E may be
selected from the group including of: NH.sub.2, NHC(O)CH.sub.3,
OR.sup.7, and NHR.sup.7, wherein R.sup.7 may be independently a
C.sub.1-10 linear, branched or cyclic, saturated or unsaturated,
optionally substituted alkyl group, wherein the optional
substituent may be selected from one or more of the group including
of: oxo, OH, F, Cl, Br, I, NH.sub.2, CN, SH, SO.sub.3H and
NO.sub.2. Alternatively, E may be selected from the group including
of: NH.sub.2, NHC(O)CH.sub.3, and OR.sup.7, wherein R.sup.7 may be
independently a C.sub.1-10 linear, branched or cyclic, saturated or
unsaturated, optionally substituted alkyl group, wherein the
optional substituent may be selected from one or more of the group
including of: oxo, OH, F, Cl, Br, I, NH.sub.2, CN, SH, SO.sub.3H
and NO.sub.2. Alternatively, E may be NH.sub.2 or NHC(O)CH.sub.3.
Alternatively, E may be NHC(O)CH.sub.3.
[0091] Q may be selected from the group including of:
CH.sub.2R.sup.9, CH(R.sup.9)(R.sup.10),
C(R.sup.9)(R.sup.10)(R.sup.11),
##STR00007##
wherein R.sup.9, R.sup.10 and R.sup.11 may be independently
CH.sub.3 or CH.sub.2CH.sub.3, and each of J and G may be
independently selected from the group: H, OH, OAc, OC(O)CH.sub.3,
F, Cl, Br, NO.sub.2, CN, OR.sup.12, SO.sub.2R.sup.12, COR.sup.12
and SR.sup.12, wherein R.sup.12 may be CH.sub.3, CH.sub.2CH.sub.3
or CH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.3, and M may be H, OH, OAc,
OC(O)CH.sub.3, NH.sub.2, F or Cl, and L may be H, OH, OAc,
OC(O)R.sup.13 or NH.sub.2, wherein R.sup.13 may be a C.sub.1-20
linear, branched or cyclic, saturated or unsaturated, optionally
substituted alkyl group, and wherein the optional substituent may
be selected from one or more of the group: oxo, OH, F, Cl, Br, I,
NH.sub.2, CN, SH, SO.sub.3H and NO.sub.2. Alternatively, Q may be
selected from the group including of:
##STR00008##
each of J and G may be independently selected from the group: H,
OH, OAc, OC(O)CH.sub.3, F, Cl, Br, NO.sub.2, CN, M may be H, OH,
OAc, OC(O)CH.sub.3, NH.sub.2, F or Cl, and L may be H, OH, OAc,
OC(O)R.sup.13 or NH.sub.2. Alternatively, Q may be selected from
the group including of:
##STR00009##
each of J and G may be independently selected from the group: H,
OH, OAc, M may be H, OH, or OAc, and L may be H, OH, or OAc.
Alternatively, Q may be:
##STR00010##
each of J and G may be independently selected from the group: H,
OH, OAc, M may be H, OH, or OAc, and L may be H, OH, or OAc.
Alternatively, Q may be:
##STR00011##
each of J and G may be independently selected from the group: OH,
OAc, M may be OH, or OAc, and L may be OH, or OAc.
[0092] In accordance with a further embodiment, there is provided a
method of preparing compound 2:
the method including: reacting a compound SAN3:
##STR00012##
with Selectfluor in the presence of MeNO.sub.2/H.sub.2O for at
least 4 days to form compound 1:
##STR00013##
and reacting compound 1 with diethylaminosulfur trifluoride (DAST),
CH.sub.2CL.sub.2 at between -30.degree. C.-0.degree. C.
[0093] The method may further include: mixing compound 2 with NaOMe
and MeOH; then mixing with Pd/C, H.sub.2, and MeOH; and then mixing
with LiOH, H.sub.2O, and MeOH to form compound 4:
##STR00014##
[0094] In accordance with a further embodiment, there is provided a
method of preparing compound 12, the method may include mixing
compound 2:
##STR00015##
with NaOMe and MeOH; then mixing with AcOH until neutral; then
mixing with PMe.sub.3, H.sub.2O, and MeOH; and then reacting with
compound VII:
##STR00016##
in Et.sub.3N, MeOH, and DMF to produce compound VIII:
##STR00017##
then reacting compound VIII with LiOH, H.sub.2O, and THF; and then
reacting with Pd/C, H.sub.2, H.sub.2O, and THF.
[0095] In accordance with a further embodiment, there are provided
compounds which may be selected from one or more of the compounds
set out in TABLES 2A and 2B.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0096] FIG. 1 shows a neuraminidase mechanism.
[0097] FIG. 2 shows inactivation of a neuraminidase by
2,3-difluorosialic acid (1).
[0098] FIGS. 3A & 3B show a time-dependent inactivation of
influenza sialidase (subtype N9) by compound 4, indicated by
concentration (3A), and re-plot of pseudo-first order inactivation
kinetic constants (k.sub.i obs) versus concentration of compound 4
(3B).
[0099] FIGS. 4A & 4B show DFSA-4Gu Plasma levels after IV and
IN administration.
[0100] FIGS. 5A, 5B, & 5C show DFSA-4Gu Trachea levels after IV
and IN administration.
[0101] FIGS. 6A, 6B, & 6C show DFSA-4Gu Lung levels after IV
and IN administration.
[0102] FIG. 7 shows a Zanamivir Lung levels after IV and IN
administration.
[0103] FIG. 8 shows a survival plot of mice infected with HK1H2N3
Influenza A virus and treated with neuraminidase inhibitors.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0104] As used herein, the phrase "C.sub.x-y alkyl" or
"C.sub.x-C.sub.y alkyl" is used as it is normally understood to a
person of skill in the art and often refers to a chemical entity
that has a carbon skeleton or main carbon chain comprising a number
from x to y (with all individual integers within the range
included, including integers x and y) of carbon atoms. For example
a "C.sub.1-10 alkyl" is a chemical entity that has 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 carbon atom(s) in its carbon skeleton or main
chain.
[0105] As used herein, the term "branched" is used as it is
normally understood to a person of skill in the art and often
refers to a chemical entity that comprises a skeleton or main chain
that splits off into more than one contiguous chain. The portions
of the skeleton or main chain that split off in more than one
direction may be linear, cyclic or any combination thereof.
Non-limiting examples of a branched alkyl are tert-butyl and
isopropyl.
[0106] As used herein, the term "unbranched" is used as it is
normally understood to a person of skill in the art and often
refers to a chemical entity that comprises a skeleton or main chain
that does not split off into more that one contiguous chain.
Non-limiting examples of unbranched alkyls are methyl, ethyl,
n-propyl, and n-butyl.
[0107] As used herein, the term "substituted" is used as it is
normally understood to a person of skill in the art and often
refers to a chemical entity that has one chemical group replaced
with a different chemical group that contains one or more
heteroatoms. Unless otherwise specified, a substituted alkyl is an
alkyl in which one or more hydrogen atom(s) is/are replaced with
one or more atom(s) that is/are not hydrogen(s). For example,
chloromethyl is a non-limiting example of a substituted alkyl, more
particularly an example of a substituted methyl. Aminoethyl is
another non-limiting example of a substituted alkyl, more
particularly it is a substituted ethyl. The functional groups
described herein may be substituted with, for example, and without
limitation, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 substituents.
[0108] As used herein, the term "unsubstituted" is used as it is
normally understood to a person of skill in the art and often
refers to a chemical entity that is a hydrocarbon and/or does not
contain a heteroatom. Non-limiting examples of unsubstituted alkyls
include methyl, ethyl, tert-butyl, and pentyl.
[0109] As used herein, the term "saturated" when referring to a
chemical entity is used as it is normally understood to a person of
skill in the art and often refers to a chemical entity that
comprises only single bonds. Non-limiting examples of saturated
chemical entities include ethane, tert-butyl, and N+H.sub.3.
[0110] As used herein the term "halogenated" is used as it would
normally be understood to a person of skill in the art and refers
to a moiety or chemical entity in which a hydrogen atom is replaced
with a halogen atom such as chlorine, fluorine, iodine or bromine.
For example, a fluorinated side chain refers to a side chain
wherein one or more hydrogen atoms is replaced with one or more
fluorine atoms.
[0111] Non-limiting examples of saturated C.sub.1-C.sub.10 alkyl
may include methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, i-propyl, sec-propyl, n-butyl,
i-butyl, sec-butyl, t-butyl, n-pentyl, i-pentyl, sec-pentyl,
t-pentyl, n-hexyl, i-hexyl, 1,2-dimethylpropyl, 2-ethylpropyl,
1-methyl-2-ethylpropyl, 1-ethyl-2-methylpropyl,
1,1,2-trimethylpropyl, 1,1,2-triethylpropyl, 1,1-dimethylbutyl,
2,2-dimethylbutyl, 2-ethylbutyl, 1,3-dimethylbutyl, 2-methylpentyl,
3-methylpentyl, sec-hexyl, t-hexyl, n-heptyl, i-heptyl, sec-heptyl,
t-heptyl, n-octyl, i-octyl, sec-octyl, t-octyl, n-nonyl, i-nonyl,
sec-nonyl, t-nonyl, n-decyl, i-decyl, sec-decyl and t-decyl.
Non-limiting examples of C.sub.2-C.sub.10 alkenyl may include
vinyl, allyl, isopropenyl, 1-propene-2-yl, 1-butene-1-yl,
1-butene-2-yl, 1-butene-3-yl, 2-butene-1-yl, 2-butene-2-yl, octenyl
and decenyl. Non-limiting examples of C.sub.2-C.sub.10 alkynyl may
include ethynyl, propynyl, butynyl, pentynyl, hexynyl, heptynyl,
octynyl, nonynyl and decynyl. Saturated C.sub.1-C.sub.10 alkyl,
C.sub.2-C.sub.10 alkenyl or C.sub.2-C.sub.10 alkynyl may be, for
example, and without limitation, interrupted by one or more
heteroatoms which are independently nitrogen, sulfur or oxygen.
[0112] Non-limiting examples of the C.sub.6-C.sub.10 aryl group may
include phenyl (Ph), pentalenyl, indenyl, naphthyl, and azulenyl.
The C.sub.6-9 aryl-C.sub.1-4 alkyl group may be, for example, and
without limitation, a C.sub.1-4 alkyl group as defined anywhere
above having a C.sub.6-9 aryl group as defined anywhere above as a
substituent. The C.sub.6-8 aryl-C.sub.24 alkenyl group may be, for
example, and without limitation, a C.sub.2-4 alkenyl as defined
anywhere above having a C.sub.6-8 aryl group as defined anywhere
above as a substituent. The C.sub.6-8 aryl-C.sub.24 alkynyl group
may be, for example, and without limitation, a C.sub.2-4 alkynyl
group as defined anywhere above having a C.sub.6-8 aryl group as
defined anywhere above as a substituent. Non-limiting examples of
the 4-to 10-membered non-aromatic heterocyclic group containing one
or more heteroatoms which are independently nitrogen, sulfur or
oxygen may include pyrrolidinyl, pyrrolinyl, piperidinyl,
piperazinyl, imidazolinyl, pyrazolidinyl, imidazolydinyl,
morpholinyl, tetrahydropyranyl, azetidinyl, oxetanyl, oxathiolanyl,
phthalimide and succinimide. Non-limiting examples of the 5- to
10-membered aromatic heterocyclic group containing one or more
heteroatoms which are independently nitrogen, sulfur or oxygen may
include pyrrolyl, pyridinyl, pyridazinyl, pyrimidinyl, pirazinyl,
imidazolyl, thiazolyl and oxazolyl.
[0113] The embodiments involving the formulae as described herein
include all possible stereochemical alternatives, including those
illustrated or described herein.
[0114] In some embodiments, the compounds as described herein or
acceptable salts thereof above may be used for systemic treatment
or prophylaxis of a viral infection. In some embodiments, the
compounds as described herein or acceptable salts thereof above may
be used in the preparation of a medicament or a composition for
systemic treatment or prophylaxis of a viral infection. In some
embodiments, methods of systemically treating any of the infections
described herein are also provided. Some embodiments, make use of
compositions comprising a compound described herein and a
pharmaceutically acceptable excipient or carrier. In some
embodiments, the viral infection is caused, at least in part, by an
influenza virus. Methods of treating any of the indications
described herein are also provided. Such methods may include
administering a compound as described herein or a composition of a
compound as described herein, or an effective amount of a compound
as described herein or composition of a compound as described
herein to a subject in need thereof.
[0115] Compounds as described herein may be in the free form or in
the form of a salt thereof. In some embodiments, compounds as
described herein may be in the form of a pharmaceutically
acceptable salt, which are known in the art (Berge et al., J.
Pharm. Sci. 1977, 66, 1). Pharmaceutically acceptable salt as used
herein includes, for example, salts that have the desired
pharmacological activity of the parent compound (salts which retain
the biological effectiveness and/or properties of the parent
compound and which are not biologically and/or otherwise
undesirable). Compounds as described herein having one or more
functional groups capable of forming a salt may be, for example,
formed as a pharmaceutically acceptable salt. Compounds containing
one or more basic functional groups may be capable of forming a
pharmaceutically acceptable salt with, for example, a
pharmaceutically acceptable organic or inorganic acid.
Pharmaceutically acceptable salts may be derived from, for example,
and without limitation, acetic acid, adipic acid, alginic acid,
aspartic acid, ascorbic acid, benzoic acid, benzenesulfonic acid,
butyric acid, cinnamic acid, citric acid, camphoric acid,
camphorsulfonic acid, cyclopentanepropionic acid, diethylacetic
acid, digluconic acid, dodecylsulfonic acid, ethanesulfonic acid,
formic acid, fumaric acid, glucoheptanoic acid, gluconic acid,
glycerophosphoric acid, glycolic acid, hemisulfonic acid, heptanoic
acid, hexanoic acid, hydrochloric acid, hydrobromic acid, hydriodic
acid, 2-hydroxyethanesulfonic acid, isonicotinic acid, lactic acid,
malic acid, maleic acid, malonic acid, mandelic acid,
methanesulfonic acid, 2-napthalenesulfonic acid,
naphthalenedisulphonic acid, p-toluenesulfonic acid, nicotinic
acid, nitric acid, oxalic acid, pamoic acid, pectinic acid,
3-phenylpropionic acid, phosphoric acid, picric acid, pimelic acid,
pivalic acid, propionic acid, pyruvic acid, salicylic acid,
succinic acid, sulfuric acid, sulfamic acid, tartaric acid,
thiocyanic acid or undecanoic acid. Compounds containing one or
more acidic functional groups may be capable of forming
pharmaceutically acceptable salts with a pharmaceutically
acceptable base, for example, and without limitation, inorganic
bases based on alkaline metals or alkaline earth metals or organic
bases such as primary amine compounds, secondary amine compounds,
tertiary amine compounds, quaternary amine compounds, substituted
amines, naturally occurring substituted amines, cyclic amines or
basic ion-exchange resins. Pharmaceutically acceptable salts may be
derived from, for example, and without limitation, a hydroxide,
carbonate, or bicarbonate of a pharmaceutically acceptable metal
cation such as ammonium, sodium, potassium, lithium, calcium,
magnesium, iron, zinc, copper, manganese or aluminum, ammonia,
benzathine, meglumine, methylamine, dimethylamine, trimethylamine,
ethylamine, diethylamine, triethylamine, isopropylamine,
tripropylamine, tributylamine, ethanolamine, diethanolamine,
2-dimethylaminoethanol, 2-diethylaminoethanol, dicyclohexylamine,
lysine, arginine, histidine, caffeine, hydrabamine, choline,
betaine, ethylenediamine, glucosamine, glucamine, methylglucamine,
theobromine, purines, piperazine, piperidine, procaine,
N-ethylpiperidine, theobromine, tetramethylammonium compounds,
tetraethylammonium compounds, pyridine, N,N-dimethylaniline,
N-methylpiperidine, morpholine, N-methylmorpholine,
N-ethylmorpholine, dicyclohexylamine, dibenzylamine,
N,N-dibenzylphenethylamine, 1-ephenamine,
N,N'-dibenzylethylenediamine or polyamine resins. In some
embodiments, compounds as described herein may contain both acidic
and basic groups and may be in the form of inner salts or
zwitterions, for example, and without limitation, betaines. Salts
as described herein may be prepared by conventional processes known
to a person skilled in the art, for example, and without
limitation, by reacting the free form with an organic acid, an
inorganic acid, an organic base or an inorganic base, or by anion
exchange or cation exchange from other salts. Those skilled in the
art will appreciate that preparation of salts may occur in situ
during isolation and/or purification of the compounds or
preparation of salts may occur by separately reacting an isolated
and/or purified compound.
[0116] In some embodiments, compounds and all different forms
thereof (e.g. free forms, salts, polymorphs, isomeric forms) as
described herein may be in the solvent addition form, for example,
solvates. Solvates contain either stoichiometric or
non-stoichiometric amounts of a solvent in physical association
with the compound or salt thereof. The solvent may be, for example,
and without limitation, a pharmaceutically acceptable solvent. For
example, hydrates are formed when the solvent is water or
alcoholates are formed when the solvent is an alcohol.
[0117] In some embodiments, compounds and all different forms
thereof (e.g. free forms, salts, solvates, isomeric forms) as
described herein may include crystalline and/or amorphous forms,
for example, polymorphs, pseudopolymorphs, conformational
polymorphs, amorphous forms, or a combination thereof. Polymorphs
include different crystal packing arrangements of the same
elemental composition of a compound. Polymorphs usually have
different X-ray diffraction patterns, infrared spectra, melting
points, density, hardness, crystal shape, optical and electrical
properties, stability and/or solubility. Those skilled in the art
will appreciate that various factors including recrystallization
solvent, rate of crystallization and storage temperature may cause
a single crystal form to dominate.
[0118] In some embodiments, compounds and all different forms
thereof (e.g. free forms, salts, solvates, polymorphs) as described
herein include isomers such as geometrical isomers, optical isomers
based on asymmetric carbon, stereoisomers, tautomers, individual
enantiomers, individual diastereomers, racemates, diastereomeric
mixtures and combinations thereof, and are not limited by the
description of the formula illustrated for the sake of
convenience.
[0119] In some embodiments, pharmaceutical compositions in
accordance with this invention may comprise a salt of such a
compound, preferably a pharmaceutically or physiologically
acceptable salt. Pharmaceutical preparations will typically
comprise one or more carriers, excipients or diluents acceptable
for the mode of administration of the preparation, be it by
injection, inhalation, topical administration, lavage, or other
modes suitable for the selected treatment. Suitable carriers,
excipients or diluents include those known in the art for use in
such modes of administration.
[0120] Suitable pharmaceutical compositions may be formulated by
means known in the art and their mode of administration and dose
determined by the skilled practitioner. For parenteral
administration, a compound may be dissolved in sterile water or
saline or a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle used for
administration of non-water soluble compounds such as those used
for vitamin K. For enteral administration, the compound may be
administered in a tablet, capsule or dissolved in liquid form. The
tablet or capsule may be enteric coated, or in a formulation for
sustained release. Many suitable formulations are known, including,
polymeric or protein microparticles encapsulating a compound to be
released, ointments, pastes, gels, hydrogels, or solutions which
can be used topically or locally to administer a compound. A
sustained release patch or implant may be employed to provide
release over a prolonged period of time. Many techniques known to
one of skill in the art are described in Remington: the Science
& Practice of Pharmacy by Alfonso Gennaro, 20.sup.th ed.,
Lippencott Williams & Wilkins, (2000). Formulations for
parenteral administration may, for example, contain excipients,
polyalkylene glycols such as polyethylene glycol, oils of vegetable
origin, or hydrogenated naphthalenes. Biocompatible, biodegradable
lactide polymer, lactide/glycolide copolymer, or
polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene copolymers may be used to control
the release of the compounds. Other potentially useful parenteral
delivery systems for modulatory compounds include ethylene-vinyl
acetate copolymer particles, osmotic pumps, implantable infusion
systems, and liposomes. Formulations for inhalation may contain
excipients, for example, lactose, or may be aqueous solutions
containing, for example, polyoxyethylene-9-lauryl ether,
glycocholate and deoxycholate, or may be oily solutions for
administration in the form of nasal drops, or as a gel. The
formulations may be specifically prepared for intranasal delivery.
For example, nasal inhalation.
[0121] Compounds or pharmaceutical compositions in accordance with
this invention or for use in this invention may be administered by
means of a medical device or appliance such as an implant, graft,
prosthesis, stent, etc. Also, implants may be devised which are
intended to contain and release such compounds or compositions. An
example would be an implant made of a polymeric material adapted to
release the compound over a period of time.
[0122] An "effective amount" of a pharmaceutical composition as
described herein includes a therapeutically effective amount or a
prophylactically effective amount. A "therapeutically effective
amount" refers to an amount effective, at dosages and for periods
of time necessary, to achieve the desired therapeutic result, such
as reduced viral load, increased life span or increased life
expectancy. A therapeutically effective amount of a compound may
vary according to factors such as the disease state, age, sex, and
weight of the subject, and the ability of the compound to elicit a
desired response in the subject. Dosage regimens may be adjusted to
provide the optimum therapeutic response. A therapeutically
effective amount is also one in which any toxic or detrimental
effects of the compound are outweighed by the therapeutically
beneficial effects. A "prophylactically effective amount" refers to
an amount effective, at dosages and for periods of time necessary,
to achieve the desired prophylactic result, such as less severe
infection or delayed or no onset, increased life span, increased
life expectancy or prevention of the progression of infection.
Typically, a prophylactic dose is used in subjects prior to or at
an earlier stage of disease, so that a prophylactically effective
amount may be less than a therapeutically effective amount.
[0123] It is to be noted that dosage values may vary with the
severity of the condition to be alleviated. For any particular
subject, specific dosage regimens may be adjusted over time
according to the individual need and the professional judgment of
the person administering or supervising the administration of the
compositions. Dosage ranges set forth herein are exemplary only and
do not limit the dosage ranges that may be selected by medical
practitioners. The amount of active compound(s) in the composition
may vary according to factors such as the disease state, age, sex,
and weight of the subject. Dosage regimens may be adjusted to
provide the optimum therapeutic response. For example, a single
bolus may be administered, several divided doses may be
administered over time or the dose may be proportionally reduced or
increased as indicated by the exigencies of the therapeutic
situation. It may be advantageous to formulate parenteral
compositions in dosage unit form for ease of administration and
uniformity of dosage.
[0124] In some embodiments, compounds and all different forms
thereof as described herein may be used, for example, and without
limitation, in combination with other treatment methods.
[0125] In general, compounds described herein should be used
without causing substantial toxicity. Toxicity of the compounds of
the invention can be determined using standard techniques, for
example, by testing in cell cultures or experimental animals and
determining the therapeutic index, i.e., the ratio between the LD50
(the dose lethal to 50% of the population) and the LD100 (the dose
lethal to 100% of the population). In some circumstances, however,
such as in severe disease conditions, it may be necessary to
administer substantial excesses of the compositions. Some compounds
described herein may be toxic at some concentrations. Titration
studies may be used to determine toxic and non-toxic
concentrations. Toxicity may be evaluated by examining a particular
compound's or composition's specificity across cell lines. Animal
studies may be used to provide an indication if the compound has
any effects on other tissues.
[0126] Compounds as described herein may be administered to a
subject. As used herein, a "subject" may be a human, non-human
primate, rat, mouse, cow, horse, pig, sheep, goat, dog, cat, etc.
The subject may be suspected of having or at risk for having an
infection, such as viral infection, or suspected of having or at
risk for having viral infection. In particular, the infection may
mediated by a neuraminidase. Diagnostic methods for viral
infection, such as influenza and the clinical delineation of viral
infection, such as influenza are known to those of ordinary skill
in the art.
[0127] TABLE 1 Compounds made and tested for neuraminidase
modulatory activity.
TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 2,3-Fluorinated Glycosides Compound
Structure Compound Structure 4 (N3-100ACD) ##STR00018## 7
(N3-102ET) ##STR00019## 5 (N3-105ET) ##STR00020## 9 (N3-111AMD)
##STR00021## 12 (N3-106GU) ##STR00022## 8 (N3-109N3) ##STR00023##
13 (N3-106ET) ##STR00024## 11 (N3-107AC) ##STR00025## 23DFSA 2,3-
Difluorosialic acid ##STR00026## C4 Bn ##STR00027##
[0128] TABLE 2A Compounds having neuraminidase modulatory
activity.
TABLE-US-00002 TABLE 2A 2,3-Fluorinated Glycosides with
Neuraminidase Modulatory Activity Compound Structure Compound
Structure 4 (N3-100ACD) ##STR00028## 7 (N3-102ET) ##STR00029## 5
(N3-105ET) ##STR00030## 9 (N3-111AMD) ##STR00031## 12 (N3-106GU)
##STR00032## 13 (N3-106ET) ##STR00033## C4 Bn ##STR00034## 8
##STR00035##
[0129] TABLE 2B Compounds made and expected to have neuraminidase
modulatory activity.
TABLE-US-00003 TABLE 2B 2,3-Fluorinated Glycosides Compounds
##STR00036## ##STR00037## ##STR00038## ##STR00039## ##STR00040##
##STR00041## ##STR00042## ##STR00043## ##STR00044##
##STR00045##
[0130] Compounds described herein may also be used in assays and
for research purposes.
[0131] Compounds for use in the present methods may be synthesized
using the methods described herein.
[0132] Various alternative embodiments and examples are described
herein. These embodiments and examples are illustrative and should
not be construed as limiting the scope of the invention.
[0133] Previous published work by Hagiwara et al (1994) reported
3-fluoro-sialic acids as being only modest sialidase inhibitors.
Specifically, they report two compounds, one with an OH group at
carbon 2 (position Z in Formula I). However, the OH group is not a
sufficient leaving group to allow trapping of a covalent
intermediate. Accordingly, the Hagiwara et al. OH compound (at
C.sub.2 equivalent to Z in Formula I) showed minimal inhibition.
Furthermore, the other compound tested by Hagiwara et al., which
has a fluorine (a sufficient leaving group) at C.sub.2 (equivalent
to Z in Formula I), did not have the correct stereochemistry.
Accordingly, an appreciation of these requirements was missing in
Hagiwara et al.
General Methodologies
Synthesis
[0134] General methodologies for chemical preparation of compounds
of Formula I are described in the following non-limiting exemplary
schemes.
##STR00046##
[0135] Selectfluor (3.5 eq.) was added to a solution of SAN3 (1
eq.) in MeNO.sub.2/water (3/1.about.4/1) and the solution stirred
for 3 days or more to complete the reaction at room temperature
(Synthesis of SAN3--Chandler, M. et al. Journal of the Chemical
Society-Perkin Transactions 1, 1995; 1173-1180). The reaction
mixture was quenched with saturated NaHCO.sub.3 and extracted with
EtOAc. Presence of compound (1) can easily be confirmed via TLC.
The axial-F (1) has a lower Rf value than the starting material,
and the equitoral-F compound and any other stereoisomers (anomeric
hydroxy isomers) would have higher Rf values than the starting
material. The fluoride at C3 was detected at -204 ppm on .sup.19F
NMR experiment, and the stereochemistry was assigned on the basis
of .sup.1H- and .sup.19F-NMR coupling constants. The coupling
constants J.sub.H3/F3 (47.9 Hz) and J.sub.F3/H4 (31.0 Hz) are
indicative of an axial configuration of the fluorine atoms at C3,
respectively.
TABLE-US-00004 TABLE 3 Examination for the fluorination at C3 with
Selectfluor. Time Selectivity condition (Day) Yields
(axial/equitorial) 1 MeNO.sub.2/water (3/1), rt 3 75% 5/1 2
MeNO.sub.2/water (3/1), 60.degree. C. 2 62% 3/1 3 DMF/water (8/1),
80.degree. C. >30 40% 2/1 4 MeCN/water (8/1), 60.degree. C.
>30 40% 2/1
[0136] The reaction can be monitored for completion by UV on TLC,
because only the starting material is detected under short UV. The
reaction is considered complete upon disappearance of the UV active
compound.
##STR00047##
[0137] DAST (1.1 eq.) was added drop wise to a suspended solution
of compound 1 (1 eq.) in DCM -40.degree. C. and the solution
stirred vigorously for 30 min. After the mixture turned clear, the
reaction mixture was quenched with saturated NaHCO.sub.3 and
extracted with DCM and EtOAc to give compound 2. If the reaction
mixture doesn't turn clear after 20 min, the reaction mix is placed
in a -10.degree. C. bath for the last 10 min.
[0138] Compound 2 was hydrogenated with Pd/C in MeOH overnight at
room temperature, the catalyst was then filtered off and 6M NaOMe
was added to the reaction mixture. The mixture was then acidified
with IR120 (H+, strong) to remove the Na+. The resin was filtered
off and the filtrate was evaporated and chromatographed
(EtOAc/MeOH/water=15/2/1). The hydrogenation was monitored by
staining with ninhydrine solution. Both compounds 3 and 4 were
isolated.
##STR00048##
[0139] To a solution of compound 3 in MeCN/water (5/1) was added
acetaldehyde (2 eq) at room temperature. After 30 min, 4 eq.
NaCNBH.sub.3 was added and the reaction mixture stirred for 10 min
at the same temp. The reaction mixture was quenched with 5% citric
acid and chromatographed with EtOAc/acetone (9/1).
[0140] The monoacetylated amine (6) was deprotected with 6M NaOMe
in wet MeOH to give compound 7.
##STR00049##
[0141] Compound 4 was re-esterified with catalysis HCl (2M HCl in
Et.sub.2O) in dry EtOH at room temperature. The reaction mixture
was left over night and then evaporated. 2 eq. HCl was usually
added. The ethyl ester can be separated by silica gel
chromatography.
##STR00050##
[0142] The difluorinated compound 2 was deprotected with 6 M NaOMe
in wet MeOH at room temperature, and compound 8 was easily purified
by silica gel chromatography as 90% yields after acidification with
IR120 (strong H.sup.+).
##STR00051##
[0143] The azide 2 was hydrogenated with Pd/C to give compound 3,
then NH.sub.3(g) was bubbled to remove acetate and to give amide 4
with good yield.
##STR00052##
[0144] For the preparation of compound 11, the amine 3 was
acetylated with Ac.sub.2O in pyridine, and O-acetylates and methyl
ester were selectively removed with NaOMe. N-acetylated compound 11
was purified and obtained in 70% yield (three steps overall).
##STR00053##
[0145] The guanylated compound 12 was prepared with
3,5-dimethylpyrazole-1-carboxamidine and Et.sub.3N in MeOH at
60.degree. C. for 3 weeks. The reaction mixture was quenched after
three weeks, and 50% of the starting material 4 was successfully
recovered. The 4-guanylated 12 was isolated as 80% yield, and the
ethylester 13 was given as 80% yield after re-esterification with
catalytic HCl in EtOH at room temp for 5 hours.
[0146] Compounds of Formula I may be prepared by the chemical
methodologies described in the following non-limiting exemplary
scheme.
##STR00054##
[0147] Synthesis of 4-amino derivatives of 2,3-difluorosialic acid.
Reagents and conditions are as follows: Ref 1 is Chandler et al.
(1995) J Chem Soc. Perk. Trans 1, 1173-1180; (a) 4 eq. Selectfluor,
MeNO.sub.2/water (3/1), rt.; (b) DAST, DCM, -40.degree. C. (c)
NaOMe, wet MeOH, rt.; (d) Pd/C, H.sub.2, MeOH, rt.; (e) EtOH, cat.
HCl, rt.; (f) Acetaldehyde for 4, Benzaldehyde for 5, NaCNBH.sub.3,
acetone, rt. and (g) 3,5-dimethylpyrazole-1-carboxamidine nitrate,
MeOH, 60.degree. C.
[0148] Compounds of Formula I having an amine at C4, may
alternatively be prepared by the chemical methodologies described
in the following non-limiting exemplary scheme.
##STR00055##
[0149] Alternatively, compounds of Formula I having a guanidine at
C4, may be prepared by the chemical methodologies described in the
following non-limiting exemplary scheme.
##STR00056##
[0150] Alternatively, compounds of Formula I may be prepared by the
chemical methodologies described in the following non-limiting
exemplary scheme.
##STR00057##
[0151] Alternatively, compounds of Formula I having modifications
at C1, may be prepared by the chemical methodologies described in
the following non-limiting exemplary scheme.
##STR00058##
[0152] It will be appreciated by a person of skill in the art, that
variations in the alkyl chain length may be achieved by
substituting 1-octanol (C8--having 8 carbons) for an alternative
alcohol. For example, 1-octanol in the above scheme may be
substituted for an alternative primary alcohol, which may, for
example, be selected from one or more of the following: Propan-1-ol
(C3); Butanol (C4); 1-Pentanol (C5); 1-Hexanol (C6); 1-Heptanol
(C7); 1-Nonanol (C9); 1-Decanol (C10); Undecanol (C11); Dodecanol
(C12); 1-Tetradecanol (C14); Cetyl alcohol (C16); Stearyl alcohol
(C18); and Arachidyl alcohol (C20). Similarly, it will be
appreciated that an alternative substrate for this reaction may be
chosen. For example, instead of DFSA-4NH2 (compound 4), compound 12
(DFSA-4Gu), or compound 7, etc. may be substituted.
[0153] Alternatively, compounds of Formula I having modifications
at C1, may be prepared by the chemical methodologies described in
the following non-limiting exemplary scheme. For example, a
hydrochloric acid salt of ethyl
5-acetamido-4-guanyl-2,3,4,5,-tetradeoxy-3-fluoro-D-erythro-.beta.--
L-manno-non-2-ulopyranosylonate fluoride is shown below, which also
adds an ethyl group at C1 (R.sup.1). It will be appreciated by a
person of skill in the art, that variations in the salt produced
may be achieved by substituting an alternative acid and that the
length of the alkyl group at C1 may be adjusted by substituting an
alternative alcohol as set out above.
##STR00059##
[0154] Alternatively, compounds of Formula I having modifications
at ring C6, may be prepared by the chemical methodologies described
in the following non-limiting exemplary schemes.
##STR00060##
[0155] It will be appreciated by a person of skill in the art, that
variations in the alkyl chain length may be achieved by
substituting either Trimethyl orthooctyrate (C8--having 8 carbons)
or Trimethyl orthobutyrate (C4--having 4 carbons) for an
alternative ortho ester derivative. For example, Trimethyl
orthooctyrate or Trimethyl orthobutyrate in the above schemes may
be substituted for an alternative ortho ester derivative, which
may, for example, be selected from one or more of the following:
Trimethyl orthoacetate (C2); Trimethyl orthopropionate (C3);
Trimethyl orthopentionate (C5); Trimethyl orthohexanate (C6);
Trimethyl orthoheptanate (C7); Trimethyl orthononate (C9);
Trimethyl orthodecanate (C10). Similarly, it will be appreciated
that an alternative substrate for this reaction may be chosen.
Characterization
(2R, 3R)-4-Azido-4-deoxy-3-fluoro-7,8,9-tri-O-acetyl-sialic acid
methyl ester (1)
[0156] ESI-MS m/z 515.1 (+Na); .sup.19F-NMR (CFCl.sub.3, 282 MHz)
.delta. -204.7 (dd, J 47.9 and 31.0 Hz); .sup.1H NMR (300 MHz)
.delta. 5.32 (1H, m); 5.14 (1H, m); 5.00 (1H, dd, J 31.4 and 1.5
Hz), 4.86 (1H, dd, J 4.5 and 1.9 Hz), 4.25 (1H, m), 4.15 (1H, m),
4.04 (1H, dd, J 12.5 and 8.5 Hz), 3.83 (1H, m), 3.77 (3H, OMe),
2.02 (12H, 4 s, 4 Ac)
(2R, 3R)-4-Azido-2,4-dideoxy-2,3-difluoro-7,8,9-tri-O-acetyl-sialic
acid methyl ester (2)
[0157] ESI-MS m/z=517.0 (+Na); .sup.19F-NMR (CFCl.sub.3, 282 MHz)
.delta. -123.2 (1F, t, 8.46 Hz), -217.2 (1F, m); .sup.1H-NMR (300
MHz) .delta. 7.23 (1H, d, NH), 5.97 (1H, m), 5.37 (1H, m), 5.24
(1H, m), 5.10 (1H, dd, J 49.4 and 7.3 Hz), 4.65 (1H, dt, 28.1 and
9.4 Hz), 4.51 (1H, m), 4.27 (2H, m), 3.88 (3H, d, J 7.0 Hz, OMe),
3.39 (1H, m), 2.10 (12H, m, 4Ac). .sup.13C NMR (100 MHz) .delta.
21.6, 21.7, 21.8, 24.5, 49.1, 54.7, 57.8 (dd), 62.7, 68.5, 69.6,
71.6 (d), 78.2, 87.5 (dd), 105.5 (dd), 165.0 (dd), 170.6, 171.4,
172.2, 172.5
(2R, 3R)-4-Azido-2,4-dideoxy-2,3-difluorosialic acid (8)
[0158] ESI-MS m/z=353.2 (-H); F-NMR (CFCl.sub.3, 282 MHz) .delta.
-122.3 (1F, d, J 11.3 Hz), -216.4 (1F, ddd, J 50.1, 29.2 and 11.3
Hz); .sup.1H-NMR (300 MHz) .delta. 5.30 (1H, dm, J 50.2 Hz), 4.34
(1H, t, J 10.8 Hz), 4.07 (1H, dd, J 29.1 and 11.2 Hz), 3.90 (1H, d,
J 10.5 Hz), 3.74 (2H, m), 3.50 (3H, m), 1.95 (3H, s, Ac). .sup.13C
NMR (100 MHz) .delta. 23.0, 45.9 (d), 61.5 (dd), 63.9, 68.7, 71.1,
74.1 (d), 88.0 (dd), 106.5 (dd), 169.2 (dd), 175.8
(2R, 3R)-4-Amino-2,4-dideoxy-2,3-difluorosialylamide (9)
[0159] ESI-MS m/z=350.1 (+Na); .sup.19F-NMR (CFCl.sub.3, 282 MHz)
.delta..quadrature. -121.1 (1F, d, J 8.46 Hz), -219.4 (1F, m);
.sup.1H-NMR (300 MHz) .delta. 5.10 (1H, dm, J 49.3 Hz), 4.20 (1H,
t, J 10.8 Hz), 3.96 (1H, d J 10.6 Hz), 3.73 (2H, m), 3.50 (3H, m),
1.95 (3H, d, J 1.2 Hz, Ac). .sup.13C NMR (100 MHz) .delta.
.quadrature.22.2, 46.1, 51.5 (dd), 63.2, 67.5, 70.1, 74.1, 87.0
(dd) 105.0 (dd), 168.2 (dd), 175.2
(2R, 3R)-4-(N-Acetyl) amino-2,4-dideoxy-2,3-difluorosialic acid
(11)
[0160] ESI-MS m/z=415.1 (+2 Na); .sup.19F-NMR (CFCl.sub.3, 282 MHz)
.delta. -121.8 (1F, d, J 11.9 Hz), -214.4 (1F, m); .sup.1H-NMR (300
MHz) .delta. 5.05 (1H, d, J 50.5 Hz), 4.50 (1H, m), 4.18 (1H, m),
4.05 (1H, d J 10.4 Hz), 3.82 (1H, d, J 10.3 Hz), 3.75 (2H m), 3.48
(2H, m), 1.89 (3H, s, Ac), 1.84 (3H, s, Ac). .sup.13C NMR (100 MHz)
.delta. 21.6, 21.8 (d), 45.2, 50.8 (m), 63.1, 68.0, 70.5, 70.6,
73.3 (d), 73.5, 169.5 (dd), 174.2, 174.8
(2R, 3R)-4-(N-Ethyl) amino-2,4-dideoxy-2,3-difluorosialic acid
(7)
[0161] ESI-MS m/z=355.3 (-H); .sup.19F-NMR (CFCl.sub.3, 282 MHz)
.delta. -121.8 (1F, d, J 11.5 Hz), -216.4 (1F, m); .sup.1H-NMR (300
MHz) .delta. 5.30 (1H, dm, J 50.2 Hz), 4.29 (1H, t, J 10.7 Hz),
3.82 (1H, d J 10.6 Hz), 3.73 (2H, m), 3.52 (3H, m), 3.00 (2H, m),
1.95 (3H, s, Ac), 1.10 (3H, t, J 7.3 Hz). .sup.13C NMR (100 MHz)
.delta. 12.4, 23.2, 41.3, 45.2, 58.0 (dd), 63.9, 64.2 (d), 68.7,
71.2, 74.2 (d), 85.5 (dd), 107.2 (dd), 170.0 (dd), 176.1
(2R, 3R)-4-Amino-2,4-dideoxy-2,3-difluorosialic acid (4)
[0162] ESI-MS m/z=351.2 (+Na); .sup.19F-NMR (CFCl.sub.3, 282 MHz)
.delta. -122.0 (1F, d, J 11.3 Hz), -217.4 (1F, m); .sup.1H-NMR (400
MHz) .delta. 5.10 (1H, ddt, J 50.4, 10.0 and 5.2 Hz), 4.16 (1H, m),
3.73 (3H m), 3.45 (3H, m), 1.91 (3H, dd, J 5.1 and 1.4 Hz, Ac).
.sup.13C NMR (100 MHz) .delta. 23.1, 46.8, 53.1 (dd), 63.9, 64.1,
68.5, 71.4, 74.4, 89.8 (dd), 108.5 (dd), 170.4 (dd), 176.0
Ethyl (2R, 3R)-4-Amino-2,4-dideoxy-2,3-difluorosialylate (5)
[0163] ESI-MS m/z=379.1 (+Na); .sup.19F-NMR (CFCl.sub.3, 282 MHz)
.delta. -122.3 (1F, d, J 5.6 Hz), -219.0 (1F, m); .sup.1H-NMR (400
MHz) .delta. 5.10 (1H, ddt, J 49.2, 10.0 and 2.8 Hz), 4.45 (2H, m),
4.14 (1H, m), 4.05 (1H, d J 10.4 Hz), 3.88 (3H m), 3.66 (3H, m),
2.10 (3H, d, J 1.6 Hz, NAc), 1.30 (3H, dt, J 70.4 and 7.2 Hz).
.sup.13C NMR (100 MHz) .delta. 13.4, 17.1, 22.4, 44.6 (dd), 52.4
(dd), 57.7, 63.2, 65.0, 67.7 (d), 70.1 (d), 73.3 (d), 86.7 (dm),
105.1 (tm), 167.0 (dm), 175.4 (d)
(2R, 3R)-4-Guanyl-2,4-dideoxy-2,3-difluorosialic acid (12)
[0164] ESI-MS m/z=370.3 (-H); .sup.19F-NMR (CFCl.sub.3, 282 MHz)
.delta. -121.3 (1F, d, J 14.4 Hz), -214.7 (1F, m); .sup.1H-NMR (300
MHz) .delta. 5.00 (1H, dm, J 50.2 Hz), 4.19 (1H, t, J 8.9 Hz), 3.81
(2H, m), 3.52 (3H, m), 3.10 (1H, q, J 7.3 Hz), 1.90 (3H, s, Ac),
1.12 (4H, m). .sup.13C NMR (100 MHz) .delta. 22.3, 43.5, 46.5,
55.1, 63.9, 68.9, 71.5, 74.2, 89.5 (dd), 107.0 (dd), 161.5, 170.1
(dd), 175.8,
Ethyl (2R, 3R)-4-Guanyl-2,4-dideoxy-2,3-difluorosialylate (13)
[0165] ESI-MS m/z=421.4 (+Na); .sup.19F-NMR (CFCl.sub.3, 282 MHz)
.delta. -122.5 (1F, d, J 12.0 Hz), -216.0 (1F, m); .sup.1H-NMR (300
MHz) .delta. 5.16 (1H, dm, J 49.5 Hz), 4.32 (2H, m), 4.18 (2H, m),
4.03 (1H, d, J 9 Hz), 3.70 (2H, m), 3.50 (3H, m), 3.09 (2H, q, J
7.1 Hz), 1.90 (3H, s, Ac), 1.23 (3H, t, J 6.2 Hz).
##STR00061##
Hydrochloric acid salt of octyl
5-acetamido-4-amino-2,3,4,5,-tetradeoxy-3-fluoro-D-erythro-.beta.-L-manno-
-non-2-ulopyranosylonate fluoride
[0166] ESI-MS m/z=463.3 (M+Na); .sup.1H-NMR (400 MHz, CH.sub.3OD)
.delta. 5.37 (1H, app dt, J 49.92, 5.04), 4.50-4.44 (1H, m),
4.38-4.27 (2H, m), 4.21-4.11 (2H, m), 3.80-3.77 (1H, m), 3.75 (1H,
dd, J 6.91, 2.30), 3.69-3.66 (1H, m), 3.60-3.55 (1H, m), 2.04 (3H,
s), 1.80-1.73 (2H, m), 1.42-1.28 (10, m), 0.91 (3H, t, J 7.00).
##STR00062##
Hydrochloric acid salt of ethyl
5-acetamido-7,8,9-tri-O-acetyl-4-amino-2,3,4,5-tetradeoxy-3-fluoro-D-eryt-
hro-.beta.-L-manno-non-2-ulopyranosylonate fluoride
[0167] ESI-MS m/z=483.3 (M+H); .sup.1H-NMR (400 MHz, CDCl.sub.3)
.delta. 6.99 (1H, s), 5.70-5.23 (3H, m), 5.02 (1H, s), 4.61-4.08
(6H, m), 2.28-1.23 (15H, m).
##STR00063##
Ethyl
5-acetamido-4-amino-2,3,4,5,-tetradeoxy-3-fluoro-D-erythro-3-L-mann-
o-non-2-ulopyranosylonate fluoride
[0168] ESI-MS m/z=379.1 (M+Na); .sup.1H-NMR (400 MHz, D.sub.2O)
.delta. 5.18 (1H, app d, J 49.34), 4.38 (2H, q, J 7.16), 4.20-4.14
(1H, m), 4.01 (1H, d, J 10.51), 3.87-3.76 (2H, m), 3.61 (1H, dd, J
11.95, 5.86), 3.55 (1H, d, J 9.29), 3.39 (1H, dd, J 30.00, 10.96),
2.03 (3H, s), 1.32 (3H, t, J 7.16).
##STR00064##
Hydrochloric acid salt of
5-acetamido-4-amino-9-butyroyl-2,3,4,5,-tetradeoxy-3-fluoro-D-erythro-.be-
ta.-L-manno-non-2-ulopyranosylonate fluoride
[0169] ESI-MS m/z=421.3 (M+Na); .sup.1H-NMR (400 MHz, MeOD) .delta.
5.34 (1H, app d, J 51.62), 4.47 (1H, app t, J 10.66), 4.36 (1H, d,
J 10.20), 4.16 (1H, dd, J 11.42, 6.24), 4.09-3.97 (3H, m), 3.55
(1H, d, J 9.14), 2.34 (2H, t, J 7.31), 2.03 (3H, s), 1.70-1.61 (2H,
m), 0.96 (3H, t, J 7.31).
##STR00065##
Hydrochloric acid salt of
5-acetamido-4-amino-9-octanoyl-2,3,4,5,-tetradeoxy-3-fluoro-D-erythro-.be-
ta.-L-manno-non-2-ulopyranosylonate fluoride
[0170] ESI-MS m/z=453.3 (M-H); .sup.1H-NMR (400 MHz, MeOD) .delta.
5.35 (1H, app d, J 45.84), 4.58-4.28 (2H, m), 4.23-3.88 (4H, m),
3.63-3.50 (1H, m), 2.48-2.26 (2H, m), 2.15-1.94 (3H, m), 1.72-1.54
(2H, m), 1.51-1.14 (8H, m), 1.03-0.88 (3H, m).
##STR00066##
Hydrochloric acid salt of ethyl
5-acetamido-4-guanyl-2,3,4,5,-tetradeoxy-3-fluoro-D-erythro-.beta.-L-mann-
o-non-2-ulopyranosylonate fluoride
[0171] ESI-MS m/z=421.4 (M+Na); .sup.1H-NMR (300 MHz, D.sub.2O)
.quadrature. 5.16 (1H, app d, J 49.5 Hz), 4.32 (2H, m), 4.18 (2H,
m), 4.03 (1H, d, J 9 Hz), 3.70 (2H, m), 3.50 (3H, m), 3.09 (2H, q,
J 7.1 Hz), 1.90 (3H, s), 1.23 (3H, t, J 6.2 Hz).
Synthesis of 3' Equatorial F Compounds
[0172] General methodologies for chemical preparation of 3'
equatorial compounds of Formula I are described in the following
non-limiting exemplary schemes. Furthermore, additional
modifications to the below exemplary schemes and alternative
syntheses are known in the art.
##STR00067##
i. CH.sub.3NO.sub.2, H.sub.2O, Selectfluor, rt, 18%. ii. DCM, DAST,
-40.degree. C., 91%. iii. EtOAc, Pd/C (10%), DIPEA, N,
N'-di-Boc-N''-trifluoromethanesulfonylguanidine, rt, 54%. iv. MeOH,
NaOMe; TFA, rt, 70%. v. MeOH, NaOMe; H.sub.2O, rt, 96%. vi. MeOH,
Pd/C, rt, 100%.
[0173] Compounds of Formula I having modifications at C.sub.1, may
be prepared by the chemical methodologies described in the
following non-limiting exemplary scheme.
##STR00068##
[0174] It will be appreciated by a person of skill in the art, that
variations in the alkyl chain length may be achieved by
substituting 1-octanol (C8--having 8 carbons) for an alternative
alcohol. For example, 1-octanol in the above scheme may be
substituted for an alternative primary alcohol, which may, for
example, be selected from one or more of the following: Propan-1-ol
(C3); Butanol (C4); 1-Pentanol (C5); 1-Hexanol (C6); 1-Heptanol
(C7); 1-Nonanol (C9); 1-Decanol (C10); Undecanol (C11); Dodecanol
(C12); 1-Tetradecanol (C14); Cetyl alcohol (C16); Stearyl alcohol
(C18); and Arachidyl alcohol (C20). Similarly, it will be
appreciated that an alternative substrate for this reaction may be
chosen. For example, instead of the 4NH2 (compound 7) the 4Gu
compound (compound 5), or etc. may be substituted.
[0175] Alternatively, compounds of Formula I having modifications
at C1, may be prepared by the chemical methodologies described in
the following non-limiting exemplary scheme. For example, the below
exemplary scheme adds an ethyl group at C1 (R.sup.1). It will be
appreciated by a person of skill in the art, that variations in the
salt produced may be achieved by substituting an alternative acid
and that the length of the alkyl group at C1 may be adjusted by
substituting an alternative alcohol as set out above.
##STR00069##
Syntheses and Characterizations of 3' Equatorial F Compounds
Methyl 5-acetamido-7, 8, 9-tri-O-acetyl-4-azido-4,
5-dideoxy-303-fluoro-D-erythro-L-gluco-nonulopyranosonate (2)
[0176] A suspension of 1 (11.1 g, 24.3 mmol), nitromethane (95 mL),
water (16 mL) and Selectfluor (34.5 g, 97.5 mmol, 4 equiv.) was
stirred for 7 days at room temperature. (The reaction may be
monitored for completion by UV on TLC, because only the starting
material is detected under short UV. The reaction is considered
complete upon disappearance of the UV active compound.). The
reaction was quenched with saturated NaHCO.sub.3 (100 mL),
extracted with EtOAc (4.times.200 mL). The organic phase was washed
with saturated NaHCO.sub.3 (300 mL) and brine (300 mL), dried over
MgSO.sub.4. After evaporation, the resulting residue was purified
by flash column chromatography (CHCl.sub.3/Acetone/EtOAc=5/1/1) to
give the desired compound 2 as a white solid (2.14 g, 18%). .sup.1H
NMR (400 MHz, CDCl.sub.3): .delta. 5.73 (d, 1H, J 9.2 Hz, NHAc),
5.30 (dd, 1H, J.sub.7,8 6.7 Hz, H-7), 5.22 (m, 1H, H-8), 4.74 (dd,
1H, J.sub.3,4 9.6 Hz, J.sub.H3,F3 49.0 Hz, H-3), 4.66 (s, 1H, OH),
4.40 (dd, 1H, J.sub.6,7 1.8 Hz, J.sub.5,6 10.5 Hz, H-6), 4.37 (dd,
1H, J.sub.8,9a 2.1 Hz, H-9a), 4.20 (m, 1H, H-4), 4.04 (dd, 1H,
J.sub.8,9b 6.3 Hz, J.sub.9a,9b 12.4 Hz, H-9b), 3.96 (s, 3H,
OCH.sub.3), 3.77 (m, 1H, H-5), 2.15 (s, 3H, CH.sub.3CO), 2.11 (s,
3H, CH.sub.3CO), 2.04 (s, 3H, CH.sub.3CO), 2.03 (s, 3H,
CH.sub.3CO). .sup.13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl.sub.3): .delta. 170.9,
170.7, 170.6 (2C), 167.8, 93.3 (d, J.sub.C2,F3 21.8 Hz, C-2), 89.2
(d, J.sub.C3, F3 193.8 Hz, C-3), 70.5, 69.6, 67.7, 62.6, 62.0 (d,
J.sub.C4, F3 17.2 Hz, C-4), 54.55, 49.9 (d, J.sub.C5, F3 6.0 Hz,
C-5), 23.6, 21.2, 21.0, 20.9. .sup.19F NMR (282 MHz, CDCl.sub.3):
.delta. -195.46 (s, F-2 eq). ESI-MS: 515.3 [(M+Na)+].
Methyl 5-acetamido-7, 8, 9-tri-O-acetyl-4-azido-2, 4,
5-trideoxy-2.alpha.,
3.beta.-difluoro-.alpha.-D-erythro-L-gluco-nonulopyranosonate
(3)
[0177] To a suspension of 2 (0.62 g, 1.3 mmol) in dry DCM (18 mL)
was added dropwise DAST (0.18 mL, 1.4 mmol, 1.1 equiv) with
stirring under N.sub.2 at -40.degree. C. After addition, the
reaction mixture was stirred for 0.5 h at -40.degree. C., and then
gradually warmed up to -10.degree. C. The reaction was quenched
with saturated NaHCO.sub.3, diluted with DCM (50 mL) and washed
with brine (30 mL). The water phase was extracted again with EtOAc
(2.times.50 mL) and washed with brine (50 mL). The combined organic
phase was dried over MgSO.sub.4. After evaporation, the resulting
residue was purified by flash column chromatography
(DCM/Acetone=8/1) to give product 3 as a white solid (0.566 g,
91%). .sup.1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl.sub.3): .delta. 5.59 (d, 1H, J 9.0
Hz, NHAc), 5.32 (m, 1H, H-8), 5.24 (dt, 1H, J.sub.7,8 8.5 Hz, H-7),
4.70 (dd, 1H, J.sub.5,6 10.7 Hz, J.sub.6,7 1.6 Hz, H-6), 4.66 (ddd,
1H, J.sub.4,5 10.7 Hz, J.sub.H4,F3 20.2 Hz, H-4), 4.47 (ddd, 1H,
J.sub.3,4 9.3 Hz, J.sub.H3,F3 48.6 Hz, J.sub.H3,F2 14.5 Hz, H-3),
4.25 (dd, 1H, J.sub.8,9a 2.6 Hz, H-9a), 4.13 (dd, 1H, J.sub.8,9b
5.2 Hz, J.sub.9a,9b 12.5 Hz, H-9b), 3.91 (s, 3H, OCH.sub.3), 3.62
(m, 1H, H-5), 2.14 (s, 3H, CH.sub.3CO), 2.08 (s, 3H, CH.sub.3CO),
2.05 (s, 3H, CH.sub.3CO), 2.04 (s, 3H, CH.sub.3CO). .sup.13C NMR
(75 MHz, CDCl.sub.3): .delta. 171.0, 170.7, 170.5, 169.7, 165.3 (d,
J.sub.C2,F2 32.8 Hz, C-1), 105.5 (dd, J.sub.C2,F2 229.1 Hz,
J.sub.C2,F3 27.2 Hz, C-2), 92.0 (dd, J.sub.C3,F3 192.2 Hz,
J.sub.C3,F2 29.0 Hz, C-3), 72.9, 68.9, 67.0, 62.2, 61.8 (dd,
J.sub.C4,F3 18.1 Hz, J.sub.C4,F2 8.4 Hz, C-4), 53.7, 49.2 (d,
J.sub.C5,F3 6.9 Hz, C-5), 23.5, 21.0 (2 C), 20.9. .sup.19F NMR (282
MHz, CDCl.sub.3): .delta.-119.4 (d, J.sub.F2,F3 12.7 Hz, F-2 eq),
-197.5 (d, F-3 eq). ESI-MS: 517.2 [(M+Na)+].
Methyl 5-acetamido-7, 8, 9-tri-O-acetyl-4-[(N.
N''-di-tert-butoxycarbonyl) guanidine]-2, 4, 5-trideoxy-2.alpha.,
3.beta.-difluoro-.alpha.-D-erythro-L-gluco-nonulpyranosonate
(4)
[0178] A mixture of 3 (260 mg, 0.53 mmol), EtOAc (10 mL), Pd/C
(10%, 60 mg), N, N'-di-Boc-N''-trifluoromethanesulfonylguanidine
(350 mg, 0.9 mmol, 1.7 equiv) and DIPEA (0.2 mL) was placed under
vacuum and then filled with hydrogen three times, and the mixture
was stirred under a H.sub.2 atmosphere for 24 h at room
temperature. The reaction mixture was filtered through a short pad
of Celite and washed with EtOAc. After evaporation, the resulting
residue was purified by flash column chromatography
(DCM/Acetone=15/1) to give the product 4 as a white solid (0.311 g,
83%). .sup.1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl.sub.3): .delta. 11.37 (s, 1H,
NHBoc), 8.67 (d, 1H, J 7.8 Hz, NHGuanidine), 6.45 (d, 1H, J 9.0 Hz,
NHAc), 5.32 (m, 1H, H-8), 5.25 (brd, 1H, J.sub.7,8 7.7 Hz, H-7),
4.90 (m, 1H, H-4), 4.71 (ddd, 1H, J.sub.3,4 8.8 Hz, J.sub.H3,F3
48.5 Hz, J.sub.H3,F2 12.5 Hz, H-3), 4.50 (brd, 1H, H-6), 4.32 (dd,
1H, J.sub.8,9a 2.6 Hz, H-9a), 4.28 (m, 1H, H-5), 4.07 (dd, 1H,
J.sub.8,9b 6.2 Hz, J.sub.9a,9b 12.4 Hz, H-9b), 3.90 (s, 3H,
OCH.sub.3), 2.15 (s, 3H, CH.sub.3CO), 2.09 (s, 3H, CH.sub.3CO),
2.04 (s, 3H, CH.sub.3CO), 1.88 (s, 3H, CH.sub.3CO), 0.99 (s, 18H,
2.times.Boc). .sup.13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl.sub.3): .delta. 171.2,
171.1, 170.2, 169.8, 165.1 (d, J.sub.C2,F2 32.8 Hz, C-1), 162.7,
157.5, 152.9, 105.7 (dd, J.sub.C2,F2 226.7 Hz, J.sub.C2,F3 27.8 Hz,
C-2), 90.4 (dd, J.sub.C3,F3 191.8 Hz, J.sub.C3,F2 31.9 Hz, C-3),
84.4, 80.3, 74.7, 69.3, 67.2, 62.5, 53.7, 52.8 (dd, J.sub.C4,F3
20.3 Hz, J.sub.C4,F2 6.2 Hz, C-4), 49.0 (d, J.sub.C5,F3 5.0 Hz,
C-5), 28.3 (3 C), 28.1 93 C), 23.1, 21.0 (2 C), 20.9. .sup.19F NMR
(282 MHz, CDCl.sub.3): .delta.-115.6 (d, J.sub.F2,F3 11.3 Hz, F-2
eq), -195.8 (d, F-3 eq). ESI-MS: 733.4 [(M+Na).sup.+].
5-Acetamido-2, 4, 5-trideoxy-2.alpha.,
3.beta.-difluoro-4-guanidino-.alpha.-D-erythro-L-gluco-nonulopyranosonate
(5)
[0179] To a solution of 4 (71 mg, 0.1 mmol) in dry methanol (6 mL)
was added sodium methylate solution (5.4 M, 0.1 mL) under N.sub.2,
and the reaction mixture was stirred overnight at room temperature.
The reaction was neutralized with Amberlite (IR-120), filtered and
washed with methanol, evaporated to give a residue. The resulting
residue was dissolved into TFA (1 mL) and stirred for 2 h at room
temperature, evaporated and co-evaporated with toluene three times.
The crude product was purified by flash column chromatography
(EtOAc/MeOH/H.sub.2O=7/2/1) to give compound 5 as a white solid (26
mg, 92%). .sup.1H NMR (400 MHz, D.sub.2O): .delta. 4.71 (ddd, 1H,
J.sub.3,4 8.9 Hz, J.sub.H3,F3 48.8 Hz, J.sub.H3,F2 13.4 Hz, H-3),
4.56 (ddd, 1H, J.sub.H4,F3 19.0 Hz, H-4), 4.49 (brd, 1H, H-6), 4.36
(t, 1H, J.sub.4,5=J.sub.5,6 10.5 Hz, H-5), 3.84 (dd, 1H, J.sub.8,9a
2.6 Hz, H-9a), 3.79 (m, 1H, H-8), 3.62 (dd, 1H, J.sub.8,9b 6.0 Hz,
J.sub.9a,9b 11.5 Hz, H-9b), 3.56 (brd, 1H, J.sub.7,8 9.1 Hz, H-7).
.sup.13C NMR (75 MHz, D.sub.2O): .delta. 174.6, 169.6 (d,
J.sub.C2,F2 30.8 Hz, C-1), 157.6, 106.8 (dd, J.sub.C2,F2 222.1 Hz,
J.sub.C2,F3 27.8 Hz, C-2), 91.5 (dd, J.sub.C3,F3 188.1 Hz,
J.sub.C3,F2 31.5 Hz, C-3), 73.5, 69.9, 67.9, 63.2, 55.7 (dd,
J.sub.C4,F3 18.8 Hz, J.sub.C4,F2 8.2 Hz, C-4), 48.4 (d, J.sub.C5,F3
6.4 Hz, C-5), 21.9. .sup.19F NMR (282 MHz, D.sub.2O): .delta.-112.7
(d, J.sub.F2,F3 12.7 Hz, F-2 eq), -199.2 (d, F-3 eq). ESI-MS: 369.4
[(M-H).sup.-].
5-Acetamido-2, 4, 5-trideoxy-4-azido-2.alpha.,
3.beta.-difluoro-.alpha.-D-erythro-L-gluco-nonulopyranosonate
(6)
[0180] To a solution of 3 (50 mg, 0.1 mmol) in dry methanol (5 mL)
was added sodium methylate solution (5.4 M, 50 .mu.L) under
N.sub.2, and the reaction mixture was stirred for 2 h at room
temperature. To the reaction mixture was added a couple drops of
water, and stirred for another an hour at room temperature. The
reaction was neutralized with Amberlite (IR-120), filtered and
washed with methanol, and evaporated to give a residue. The
resulting residue was purified by flash column chromatography
(EtOAc/MeOH/H.sub.2O=12/2/1) to give product 6 as a white solid (34
mg, 96%). .sup.1H NMR (400 MHz, CD.sub.3OD): .delta. 4.69 (ddd, 1H,
J.sub.H4,F3 19.7 Hz, H-4), 4.43 (ddd, 1H, J.sub.3,4 9.0 Hz,
J.sub.H3,F3 50.0 Hz, J.sub.H3,F2 13.5 Hz, H-3), 4.39 (brd, 1H,
H-6), 4.11 (t, 1H, J.sub.4,5=J.sub.5,6 10.6 Hz, H-5), 3.79 (dd, 1H,
J.sub.8,9a 2.8 Hz, H-9a), 3.77 (m, 1H, H-8), 3.64 (dd, 1H,
J.sub.8,9b 5.2 Hz, J.sub.9a,9b 11.3 Hz, H-9b), 3.49 (brd, 1H,
J.sub.7,8 9.1 Hz, H-7). .sup.13C NMR (75 MHz, CD.sub.3OD): .delta.
173.2, 169.0 (d, J.sub.C2,F2 45.4 Hz, C-1), 106.5 (dd, J.sub.C2,F2
222.6 Hz, J.sub.C2,F3 28.0 Hz, C-2), 92.6 (dd, J.sub.C3,F3 188.8
Hz, J.sub.C3,F2 30.3 Hz, C-3), 73.9, 70.4, 68.4, 63.4, 63.1 (dd,
J.sub.C4,F3 24.8 Hz, J.sub.C4,F2 8.0 Hz, C-4), 49.1 (d, J.sub.C5,F3
6.3 Hz, C-5), 21.4. .sup.19F NMR (282 MHz, CD.sub.3OD):
.delta.-115.7 (d, J.sub.F2,F3 11.3 Hz, F-2 eq), -199.6 (d, F-3 eq).
ESI-MS: 353.2 [(M-H).sup.-]. 5-Acetamido-2, 4,
5-trideoxy-4-amino-2.alpha.,
3.beta.-difluoro-.alpha.-D-erythro-L-gluco-nonulopyranosonate (7):
A suspension of 6 (39 mg, 0.11 mmol) and Pd/C (10%, 12 mg) in dry
methanol (8 mL) was vacuumed and filled with hydrogen for three
times, and stirred overnight under H.sub.2 atmosphere at room
temperature. The reaction mixture was filtered through a short pad
of Celite and washed with methanol. The organic solvent was
evaporated to give a solid. The solid was dissolved in distilled
water and filtered with MILLEX-GP filter unit (pore size: 0.22 m),
and then lyophilized to give compound 7 as a white solid (36 mg,
100%). .sup.1H NMR (400 MHz, D.sub.2O): .delta. 4.83 (ddd, 1H,
J.sub.3,4 9.1 Hz, J.sub.H3,F3 49.6 Hz, J.sub.H3,F2 13.2 Hz, H-3),
4.46-4.28 (m, 3H, H-4, H-5 & H-6), 3.84 (dd, 1H, J.sub.8,9a 2.5
Hz, H-9a), 3.79 (m, 1H, H-8), 3.62 (dd, 1H, J.sub.8,9b 6.0 Hz,
J.sub.9a,9b 11.7 Hz, H-9b), 3.54 (brd, 1H, J.sub.7,8 9.0 Hz, H-7).
.sup.13C NMR (100 MHz, D.sub.2O): .delta. 175.1, 169.2 (d,
J.sub.C2,F2 30.0 Hz, C-1), 106.4 (dd, J.sub.C2,F2 222.0 Hz,
J.sub.C2,F3 28.0 Hz, C-2), 90.1 (dd, J.sub.C3,F3 186.0 Hz,
J.sub.C3,F2 33.0 Hz, C-3), 73.6, 69.9, 67.7, 63.2, 54.0 (dd,
J.sub.C4,F3 18.0 Hz, J.sub.C4,F2 7.0 Hz, C-4), 46.9 (d, J.sub.C5,F3
6.0 Hz, C-5), 22.2. .sup.19F NMR (282 MHz, D.sub.2O): .delta.-113.6
(d, J.sub.F2,F3 14.1 Hz, F-2 eq), -199.9 (d, F-3 eq). ESI-MS: 327.3
[(M-H).sup.- ].
Enzyme Kinetics
[0181] All experiments were carried out in 20 mM Tris/50 mM
CaCl.sub.2 buffer, pH 7.6 containing 0.1% BSA. Cuvettes had a path
length of 1 cm and were used in either Cary 4000 or Cary 300
UV/visible spectrophotometer connected to a circulating water bath.
The data were analyzed using the program GraFit 4.0 (Erithacus
software). Time-dependent inactivations were performed by
pre-incubating the enzyme at 30.degree. C. in the presence of
several concentrations of inactivator. Residual enzyme activity was
determined at appropriate time intervals by the addition of an
aliquot of the inactivation mixture to an assay solution containing
0.5 mM 4-trifluoromethylumbelliferyl sialic acid (CF3MUSA). Kinetic
parameters were determined by measuring the initial linear increase
in absorbance at 385 nm. The initial rates at each time point were
plotted as a function of time to obtain time-dependent exponential
decay curves from which k.sub.i obs could be obtained for each
inactivator concentration using the equation:
(rate).sub.t=(rate).sub.t=0e.sup.(ki obs t)+offset.
[0182] The offset was used because the rates did not decay to zero.
The inactivation rate constant (k.sub.i) and the reversible
dissociation constant for the inactivator (K.sub.d) were determined
by plotting k.sub.i obs versus inactivator concentration to the
equation:
k.sub.i obs=k.sub.i[I]/(K.sub.d+[I]).
[0183] In the case [I]<<K.sub.d, a second-order rate constant
(k.sub.i/K.sub.d) was determined by fitting the data to the
equation:
k.sub.i obs=k.sub.i[I]/K.sub.d.
[0184] Time-dependent reactivations were performed by applying the
inactivated enzyme solution (50 .mu.l) to Amicon.TM. 10 K filter
(Millipore.TM.) to remove excess inactivator. The filter was washed
5-times with 150 .mu.L buffer at 4.degree. C. Enzyme activity was
assayed at time intervals by the addition of an aliquot of eluted
enzyme to an assay solution containing 0.5 mM CF3MUSA. First-order
rate constants for reactivation at each acceptor concentration
(k.sub.r obs) were determined by direct fit of the activity versus
time data to a first-order equation. Reactivation experiments were
attempted but no significant enzyme activity could be detected over
time, suggesting that the hydrolysis of the sialyl-enzyme
intermediate is very slow. The Ki was determined by fitting the
data to the equation:
K.sub.i=K.sub.d(k.sub.hyd/k.sub.i).
Cell-Based Assay of Influenza Anti-Viral Activity
[0185] Compounds were tested for antiviral activity using a cell
based assay, which consists of making serial 2-fold dilutions of
the antiviral compounds (from 1:2 to 1:4096 in MegaVir medium in
enough volume for the number of viruses tested--60 uL per virus),
to which is added 100 infectious units of the specific influenza
virus and the preparations are transferred to monolayers of MDCK
cells in a microtitre plate. The assay was carried out on a 96-well
microtitre plate. The plate is monitored for the development of
influenza cytopathic effects from days 3 to 5 post infection.
Antiviral activity is determined by the inhibition of development
of cytopathic effects. The highest dilution of the compound at
which the monolayers are intact is taken as the end-point.
Zanamivir was used as a positive control.
Dilution Preparations:
[0186] 1. In row A on a clean 96-well microtitre plate, prepare
2-fold serial dilutions of antiviral compounds from 1:2 to 1:4096
in MegaVir medium in enough volume for the number of viruses tested
(60 uL per virus). [0187] 2. Transfer 55 uL of the 2-fold dilution
series to a clean row in the 96-well microtitre plate. [0188] 3. To
the 55 uL dilution series, add 55 uL of diluted influenza virus (at
100 TCID.sub.50 per 25 ul). Also add virus to positive control
wells. [0189] 4. To the now 110 uL mixture, add 55 uL of
4.times.TPCK-treated trypsin. Add trypsin also to positive and
negative control wells. Mix well. [0190] 5. Prepare also 2-fold
serial dilutions from 1:2 to 1:256 for the inoculating virus in
MegaVir medium for back titration.
Plate Inoculation:
[0190] [0191] 6. In a 96-well microtitre plate containing confluent
monolayers of MDCK cells in .about.200 uL MegaVir medium, transfer
75 uL of the mixture to 2 respective rows as duplicates. [0192] 7.
Transfer 50 uL of the positive control, and 25 uL of negative
controls to respective wells. [0193] 8. Transfer also 25 uL of the
virus back titration in duplicates. [0194] 9. Therefore in each
well: [0195] a. Samples: 25 uL compounds+25 uL virus+25 uL trypsin
[0196] b. Positive control: 25 uL virus+25 uL trypsin (no
compounds) [0197] c. Negative control: 25 uL trypsin (no compounds
or virus) [0198] d. Back titration: 25 uL virus [0199] 10. The
plates are incubated at 37 C in a CO.sub.2 incubator for 3 days,
then observed for the appearance of cytopathic effects on day 3 and
day 5.
In Vivo Pharmacokinetic (PK) Profile Study
Dose Administration
[0200] Intravenous (IV) injections--Mice were injected with the
required volume to administer the prescribed dose (mg/kg) to the
animals based on individual mouse weight using a 28 G needle. The
injection volume was 200 .mu.L/20 g mouse. The mice were briefly
restrained during IV injections for approx. 1 minute. Dilation of
the vein was achieved by holding the animals under a heating lamp
for a period of between 1-2 minutes.
[0201] Intra-nasal (IN) administration--Mice were anesthetized with
isoflurane 2% and 2 L/02/min until the absence of a toe pinch
reflex. Animals were restrained in an upright position and using a
micropipette, animals were instilled with 10 .mu.L of the compounds
into each nostril per 15 g of body weight. The mice were briefly
restrained during the instillation procedure for approx. 20 seconds
and the rate of release was adjusted to allow the mice to inhale
the compounds without forming bubbles. The mouse was placed back in
the anesthetic chamber in an inverted position for an additional 2
minutes or until breathing returned to normal.
Pharmacokinetic Sampling
[0202] Mice were individually weighed and evenly distributed into
groups according to weight. Mice (n=20/group and n=4/time point)
were injected with the test articles as described in the dose
administration section.
[0203] Blood collection: Blood was collected at the time points
indicated in the study grouping table. For blood collection, mice
were terminated by CO.sub.2 inhalation and blood was collected by
cardiac puncture. Upon last breath, mice were removed from
inhalation chamber and approx 500-700 .mu.L of blood was collected
by cardiac puncture with a 25 G needle and placed into the
appropriate EDTA microtainer tube. Each tube was inverted several
times to ensure even mixing of blood and EDTA to prevent
coagulation. Blood samples were stored on ice until all samples
were collected for a particular time point and will then further
processed to generate plasma.
[0204] Plasma preparation: Plasma was prepared by centrifuging
samples at 2500 rpm for 15 minutes at 4.degree. C. (rpm based on
Beckman G H 3.8 A rotor, RCF.sub.avg 250.times.g), then pipetted
off and placed into labelled vials on ice and then frozen at
-80.degree. C. Samples were shipped on dry ice.
[0205] Tissue Collections: After blood collection the trachea and
lung tissue were harvested. Briefly, the ventral side of the neck
was cut to expose the thyroid and sternothyroid muscles. The
muscles were gently teased apart to expose the larynx and trachea,
A hemostat was used to close off the trachea (near the larynx)
which then was cut just posterior to the larynx and the entire
trachea, bronchial tree was removed with the lungs attached. The
trachea was separated from the lungs. Tissue was not rinsed in
saline. Each tissue sample was transferred to an individual labeled
vial on ice and then frozen at -80.degree. C. Samples were shipped
on dry ice.
Observation of Animals
[0206] Mice were continually monitored for acute signs of toxicity
for the first two hours following test compound administration. For
groups of mice in the last time point (7 days), mice were monitored
2.times. daily prior to sacrifice and tissue collection. Body
weights of individual mice were measured every Monday, Wednesday
and Friday over the course of the study.
Data Collection
[0207] Actual time of blood collection (time of day), body weights
and behavioural parameters as described in Experimental Design:
Pharmacokinetic Sampling. The following records were collected:
[0208] Manual Randomization by body weight [0209] Individual body
weights [0210] Observations [0211] Comments [0212] Actual time of
blood & tissue collection [0213] Identity of tissue samples
[0214] Reasons/findings related to any premature termination of
animals
Observations of Animals
[0215] Evaluation of Drug-Induced Stress--All animals were observed
post administration, and at least once a day, more if deemed
necessary, during the pre-treatment and treatment periods for
mortality and morbidity. In particular, signs of ill health were
based on body weight loss, change in appetite, and behavioral
changes such as altered gait, lethargy and gross manifestations of
stress. When signs of severe toxicity were seen, the animals were
terminated (CO.sub.2 asphyxiation) and a necropsy was performed to
assess other signs of toxicity. The following organs were examined:
liver, gall bladder, spleen, lung, kidney, heart, intestine, lymph
nodes and bladder. Any other unusual findings were also noted.
[0216] Moribund animals were terminated for humane reasons and the
decision to terminate was at the discretion of the animal care
technician and the study director. These findings were recorded as
raw data and the time of death will be logged on the following
day.
In Vivo Mouse Model of Influenza
Animals
[0217] A mouse model of influenza was used for this study. 6-7 week
old female mice (Balb/C--Mus musculus), Mice were given adapted HK1
influenza virus at 1250 pfu per mouse. Challenge doses were
3.times.LD50 determined in in vivo titration studies. Animals were
housed in level 2 containment.
Sequence of Activities in the Study
TABLE-US-00005 [0218] Time Week Day Hour Activity 1 1 -2 First
treatment 0 Inoculate with virus 4 Second treatment Observe animals
twice daily 2 16 Third treatment 24 Fourth treatment Observe
animals twice daily 3 40 Fifth treatment 48 Sixth treatment Observe
animals twice daily 4 64 Seventh treatment 72 Eighth treatment
Observe animals twice daily 5 88 Ninth treatment 96 Tenth treatment
Observe animals twice daily 6 112 Eleventh treatment 120 Twelfth
treatment Observe animals twice daily 2 7-14 Observe animals daily
3 14-21 Observe animals daily
Intranasal Dose Administration
[0219] Mice were anesthetized with isoflurane 2% and 2 L/O2/min
until the absence of a toe pinch reflex. Animals were restrained in
an upright position and using a micropipette, animals were
instilled with 10 .mu.L of the compounds into each nostril. The
mice were briefly restrained during the instillation procedure for
approx. 20 seconds and the rate of release should be adjusted to
allow the mice to inhale the compounds without forming bubbles. The
mice were placed back in the anesthetic chamber in an inverted
position for an additional 2 minutes or until their breathing
returned to normal.
Intranasal Virus Inoculation
[0220] Mice were anesthetized with isoflurane 2% and 2 L/O2/min
until the absence of a toe pinch reflex. Animals were restrained in
an upright position and using a micropipette, animals were
instilled with 10 .mu.L of a virus preparation containing 3,000 pfu
of influenza A virus, A/HK/1/68 (H3N2) in to each nostril (total
inoculum of 1,250 pfu per animal). The virus was prepared as a
suspension in serum-free DMEM. The mice were briefly restrained
during the instillation procedure for approx. 20 seconds and the
rate of release should be adjusted to allow the mice to inhale the
compounds without forming bubbles. The mice were placed back in the
anesthetic chamber in an inverted position for an additional 2
minutes or until breathing returned to normal.
Data Collection
[0221] The following records were collected: [0222] Manual
randomization by body weight [0223] Individual body weights [0224]
Observations [0225] Comments [0226] Reasons/findings related to any
premature termination of animals
Evaluation of Drug or Disease Induced Stress
[0227] All animals were observed post administration, twice a day
during treatment periods and once every day thereafter for
mortality and morbidity. Signs of ill health included body weight
loss, change in appetite, difficulty in breathing and behavioral
changes such as altered gait/posture, lethargy and gross
manifestations of stress. At the sign of severe illness (determined
by >15% weight loss), the animals were called endpoint and
terminated (CO.sub.2 asphyxiation).
[0228] Moribund animals were terminated for humane reasons and the
decision to terminate was at the discretion of the animal care
technician and the study director. These findings were recorded as
raw data and the time of death were logged on the following
day.
Cell-Based Assay of Influenza Anti-Viral Activity for 3' Equatorial
F Compounds
[0229] Compounds were tested for antiviral activity using a cell
based assay, which consists of making serial 2-fold dilutions of
the antiviral compounds (from 1:2 to 1:4096 in MegaVir medium in
enough volume for the number of viruses tested--60 uL per virus),
to which is added 100 infectious units of the specific influenza
virus and the preparations are transferred to monolayers of MDCK
cells in a microtitre plate. The assay was carried out on a 96-well
microtitre plate. The plate is monitored for the development of
influenza cytopathic effects from days 3 to 5 post infection.
Antiviral activity is determined by the inhibition of development
of cytopathic effects. The highest dilution of the compound at
which the monolayers are intact is taken as the end-point. 4-G diF
SA, Zanamivir, Oseltamivir, and Peramivir were used as
controls.
Dilution Preparations:
[0230] 11. In row A on a clean 96-well microtitre plate, prepare
2-fold serial dilutions of antiviral compounds from 1:2 to 1:4096
in MegaVir medium in enough volume for the number of viruses tested
(60 uL per virus). [0231] 12. Transfer 55 uL of the 2-fold dilution
series to a clean row in the 96-well microtitre plate. [0232] 13.
To the 55 uL dilution series, add 55 uL of diluted influenza virus
(at 100 TCID.sub.50 per 25 ul). Also add virus to positive control
wells. [0233] 14. To the now 110 uL mixture, add 55 uL of
4.times.TPCK-treated trypsin. Add trypsin also to positive and
negative control wells. Mix well. [0234] 15. Prepare also 2-fold
serial dilutions from 1:2 to 1:256 for the inoculating virus in
MegaVir medium for back titration.
Plate Inoculation:
[0234] [0235] 16. In a 96-well microtitre plate containing
confluent monolayers of MDCK cells in .about.200 uL MegaVir medium,
transfer 75 uL of the mixture to 2 respective rows as duplicates.
[0236] 17. Transfer 50 uL of the positive control, and 25 uL of
negative controls to respective wells. [0237] 18. Transfer also 25
uL of the virus back titration in duplicates. [0238] 19. Therefore
in each well: [0239] a. Samples: 25 uL compounds+25 uL virus+25 uL
trypsin [0240] b. Positive control: 25 uL virus+25 uL trypsin (no
compounds) [0241] c. Negative control: 25 uL trypsin (no compounds
or virus) [0242] d. Back titration: 25 uL virus [0243] 20. The
plates are incubated at 37 C in a CO.sub.2 incubator for 3 days,
then observed for the appearance of cytopathic effects on day 3 and
day 5.
Viruses for 3' Equatorial F Compounds
[0244] The mutants were generated by producing viruses in
derivatives of Zanamivir, all of which still had the 4-guanidinium
group. Each of the mutants have mutations at E119. E119
interactions are significant for high affinity binding of NAIs, but
each substitution often only affects binding of a subset of the
inhibitors. It is already known that E119G confers Zanamivir and
peramivir resistance, but not Oseltamivir, which is though to be
due to altered interactions with the guanidinium group, and E119V
confers Oseltamivir and 4-aminoNeu5Ac2en resistance, but not to
Zanamivir or Peramivir.
Wild Type Viruses:
[0245] A/Auckland/March 2009 (pandemic H1N1) [0246] B/Florida/April
2006 [0247] A/Solomon Islands/March 2006 (seasonal H1N1)
G70C H1N9 wt
E119G Fukui H3N2 wt
[0248] sH1N1/01 H274Y sH1N1/08 wt
B/Perth wt
Mutant Viruses:
[0249] A/Auckland/March 2009 mutant 1 E119K [0250] B/Florida/April
2006 mutant 1 E117D (E119D N2 numbering) [0251] A/Solomon
Islands/March 2006 mutant E119A
G70C H1N9
Fukui H.sub.3N2 E119V
[0252] sH1N1/01 H274Y sH1N1/08 H274Y
B/Perth D197E
[0253] provided by Biota Holdings Limited
EXAMPLES
[0254] Further embodiments are described with reference to the
following, non-limiting, examples.
Example 1: Viral Sialidase Enzyme Assays
[0255] Incubation of influenza sialidase with different
concentrations of the various compounds resulted in time-dependent
decreases in enzyme activity, as expected for mechanism-based
inhibitors, and as shown for compound 4 in FIGS. 3A and B. FIGS. 3A
and 3B show time-dependent inactivation of influenza sialidase
(subtype N9) by compound 4. The enzyme was incubated with the
indicated concentrations of compound 4, and aliquots assayed with
0.5 mM CF3MUSA. Inactivation by compound 4 at indicated
concentration (3A), and re-plot of pseudo-first order inactivation
kinetic constants (ki obs) versus concentration of compound 4
(3B).
[0256] All 3-fluorosialyl fluorides showed excellent inactivation
profiles against influenza sialidase at 30.degree. C. except
compound 8, and the half time for the full inactivation of the
sialidase was estimated as ca. 10 min for all amine derivatives
(compounds 4, 7, 9, 11, and 12) (summary in Table 4).
Interestingly, 4-aminated compound 4 and 4-guanylated compound 12
showed good inactivation values (k.sub.i/K.sub.d=25 min.sup.-1
mM.sup.-1 for compound 4 and k.sub.i/K.sub.d=24 min.sup.-1
mM.sup.-1 for compound 12). Furthermore, compounds 4 and 12 showed
slow reactivation in buffer solution at the same temperature with
the half time for the full reactivation of the inactivated
sialidase being determined as 4.8 h for compound 4 and 6.7 h for
compound 12. Accordingly, the 3-fluorosialylenzyme intermediate
very stably blocked the active site in influenza sialidase and
their effective K.sub.is were in the nanomolar range (93 nM for
compound 4 and 70 nM for compound 12).
[0257] Inactivation parameters for 2,3-Difluorosialic acid,
(23DFSA) and the 4-azide compound 8 could not be measured at
30.degree. C. due to fast hydrolysis of sialylenzyme intermediate.
Thus, the kinetic values for these two inhibitors were measured at
4.degree. C., and the estimated inactivation numbers were given.
The k.sub.i/K.sub.d value of compound 23DFSA was determined as 196
min.sup.-1 mM.sup.-1, and 4-azide compound 8 and 4-amine compound 4
showed 26-fold lower kinetic values at 4.degree. C.
(k.sub.i/K.sub.d=7.5 min.sup.-1 mM.sup.-1 for compound 8 and 7.3
min.sup.-1 mM.sup.-1 for compound 4). Although the 4-amine
derivatives showed lower inactivation kinetic values, these
compounds were revealed as much better inhibitors than the
4-hydroxylated derivative (23DFSA) due to their very slow
reactivation.
TABLE-US-00006 TABLE 4 Kinetic parameters for the reaction of
influenza sialidase with 3-fluorosialyl fluorides..sup.a
k.sub.i/K.sub.d K.sub.d t.sub.1/2 (inactivation) k.sub.hyd K.sub.i
Compound (min.sup.-1mM.sup.-1) (mM) (min) (min.sup.-1) (nM) 23DFSA
196.sup.b .sup. ND.sup.b ND.sup.b .sup. ND.sup.b .sup. ND.sup.b C4
Bn 0.61 0.306 3.7 0.0025 4080 8 7.5.sup.b 0.240.sup.b 0.4.sup.b
.sup. ND.sup.b .sup. ND.sup.b 9 0.34 1.016 1.9 ND ND 11 0.53 0.397
3.2 ND ND 7 4.1 0.014 11.7 ND ND 4 25 (7.3).sup.b 0.004 6.4 0.0024
93.2 12 24 0.009 3.1 0.0017 70.4 .sup.aAll the experiments were
carried out in 20 mM TRIS/50 mM CaCl.sub.2 buffer, pH 7.6
containing 0.1% BSA at 30.degree. C. .sup.bThe kinetic values were
collected at 4.degree. C. ND = not determined.
Example 2: Human Sialidase Enzyme Assays
[0258] Incubation of different concentrations of each compound with
human sialidase resulted in no inactivation of the human sialidase
even at very high concentrations (10 mM) of compound demonstrating
the specificity of the compounds for influenza sialidases.
Example 3: Cytoprotection Assays with Influenza A Strains
[0259] The candidate inhibitors (compounds 4, 5, 7-9 and 11-13)
were tested against Zanamivir and/or 2,3-DFSA for their cytopathic
effect (CPE) against two influenza A strains. It is important to
note that, although the present Cytoprotection assay is a good
qualitative indicator of antiviral activity, the results are often
variable (as note by others, Tisdale M. (2000)) and caution
exercised when doing a quantitative analysis.
TABLE-US-00007 TABLE 5 The activity of compounds against influenza
A/Brisbane/10/2007 (H3N2) Replicate 1 Replicate 2 Toxicity Cyto-
Cyto- protective protective effect Relative effect Relative
Relative Compound (ng/mL) activity (ng/mL) activity (ug/mL)
toxicity Zanamivir 277.4 1.0 369.9 1.0 568 1.0 4 (DFSA- 6.9 40.0
9.2 40.2 3.6 160.0 4NH2) 5 (N3- 7.6 36.4 7.6 48.6 125.0 4.5 105ET)
7 (N3- 122 2.3 61.0 6.1 7.8 72.7 102ET) 12 (DFSA- 55.5 5.0 74 5.0
0.9 640.0 4Gu) 13 (N3- 44.4 6.3 44.4 8.3 1.4 400.0 106ET) 11 (N3-
1598 0.2 -- -- 102.3 5.6 107AC) 8 (N3-) 104.3 2.7 -- -- 53.4 10.6
109N3 9 (N3- 117.6 2.4 -- -- 7.5 75.5 111AMD)
TABLE-US-00008 TABLE 6 The activity of compounds against influenza
A/Denver/1/57 (H1N1) Cytoprotective effect Relative Compound
(ng/mL) activity Zanamivir 4.3 1.0 4 (DFSA-4NH2) 887.8 0.005 7
(N3-102ET) 3906.3 0.001 5 (N3-105ET) 488.3 0.009 12 (DFSA-4Gu)
887.8 0.005 13 (N3-106ET) 710.2 0.006 9 (N3-111AMD) 3764.2 0.001
23DFSA 4261.4 0.001
TABLE-US-00009 TABLE 7 The activity of compounds 4 and 12 against a
variety of influenza A viruses and an Oseltamivir resistant strain
(OsR) Antiviral compound DFSA-4NH2 DFSA-4Gu Virus Zanamivir
(compound 4) (compound 12) (100 .times. TCID.sub.50) Trials [.mu.M]
[.mu.M] [.mu.M] A/Brisbane NML 1 0.834.sup.B 51.415.sup.B
12.215.sup.B (H3N2) A/Hong Kong 1 20.026.sup.B 1028.306.sup.B
73.288.sup.B (H3N2) 2 5.007.sup.B 64.269.sup.B 4.581.sup.B 3
6.413.sup.B >115.519.sup.C 42.183.sup.C A/Denver (H1N1) 1
<0.209.sup.A <12.854.sup.A <3.054.sup.A A/New Caledonia 1
0.417.sup.A <12.854.sup.A <3.054.sup.A (H1N1) A/Brisbane NML
1 6.675.sup.A 102.831.sup.A 6.107.sup.A (H1N1) 2 8.344.sup.B
411.323.sup.B 3.054.sup.B 3 2.138.sup.B >115.519.sup.C
4.474.sup.C A/Brisbane 6770 1 <0.209.sup.A 12.854.sup.A
<3.054.sup.A (H1N1-OsR) 2 0.039.sup.B 9.640.sup.B 0.382.sup.B 3
0.013.sup.B 2.410.sup.B 0.382.sup.B 4 0.025.sup.B 3.971.sup.C
0.300.sup.C Multiple experiments were performed on different days
on some strains .sup.ASingle measurement; .sup.BMean of dual
measurements; .sup.CMean of six measurements
[0260] TABLE 7 shows the concentration of antiviral (.mu.M) at
which a confluent monolayer of MDCK cells was protected over a 5
day period from cytopathic viral infection.
Example 4: Cytoprotection Assays with Influenza B Strains
[0261] The candidate inhibitors were tested against Zanamivir for
their cytopathic effect (CPE) against two influenza B strains. It
is important to note that, although the present Cytoprotection
assay is a good qualitative indicator of antiviral activity, the
results are often variable (as noted by others, Tisdale M. (2000))
and caution exercised when doing a quantitative analysis.
TABLE-US-00010 TABLE 8 The activity of compounds against influenza
B/HongKong/5/72 Cytoprotective effect Relative Compound (ng/mL)
activity Zanamivir 2219 1.0 4 (DFSA-4NH2) 1775.6 1.25 7 (N3-102ET)
3906.3 0.57 5 (N3-105ET) 976.6 2.27 12 (DFSA-4Gu) 1775.6 1.25 13
(N3-106ET) 710.2 3.13 9 (N3-111AMD) 15056.8 0.15 23DFSA 34090.9
0.07
TABLE-US-00011 TABLE 9 The activity of compounds against influenza
B/Florida/04/06 Replicate 1 Replicate 2 Cytoprotective
Cytoprotective effect Relative effect Relative Compound (ng/mL)
activity (ng/mL) activity Zanamivir 2219 1.0 887 1.0 4 (DFSA-4NH2)
947 2.3 1074 0.83 7 (N3-102ET) 3267 0.67 3267 0.27 5 (N3-105ET) 290
7.7 290 3.1
Example 5: In Vivo Pharmacokinetic (PK) Profile Study
[0262] The purpose of the study was to evaluate the pharmacokinetic
profile of a novel fluorosialic compound (DFSA-4Gu), in comparison
with Zanamivir by the intranasal route and to compare the
pharmacokinetic profile of DFSA-4Gu when dosed by the intranasal
and intravenous routes in the Balb/C mouse (Mus musculus).
TABLE-US-00012 TABLE 10 Study Parameters Dose N per Gp Group # of
Dose Admin. Volume time # Name Animals (mg/kg) Route (.mu.L) point
Time-point 1 DFSA-IV 23 1 Intravenous 200/20 g 4 5, 15, 30 min, (10
.mu.L/g) 1, 2 hr 3 7 d 2 DFSA-IN 23 1 Intranasal 10 .mu.L/ 4 5, 15,
30 min, nostril/ 1, 2 hr 15 g 3 7 d (0.67 .mu.L/ nostril/g) 3
ZAN-IN 23 1 Intranasal 10 .mu.L/ 4 5, 15, 30 min, nostril/ 1, 2 hr
15 g 3 7 d (0.67 .mu.L/ nostril/g)
[0263] A PK study was conducted to evaluate DFSA-4Gu in mice,
administered by IN and IV routes, and to evaluate Zanamivir
administered by the IN route, all at 1 mg/kg in a single dose.
Tissue levels and plasma levels for DFSA-4Gu were obtained and lung
tissue levels for Zanamivir were obtained. Levels declined with
apparent first order kinetics in all tissues by both routes.
Comparison of DFSA-4Gu and Zanamivir by the IN routes showed that
comparable compound exposure in the lung was observed with both
agents.
Calculated PK Parameters
[0264] PK parameters calculated for DFSA-4Gu and Zanamivir after
intranasal dosing with a single 1 mg/kg dose.
TABLE-US-00013 TABLE 11A Calculated PK Values AUC T.sub.1/2
C.sub.initial Tissue Compound (ng .times. min/L) (min) (ng/mL)
Plasma DFSA-4Gu 76433 17.3 4954 Trachea DFSA-4Gu 421865 28.1 Lung
DFSA-4Gu 236814 22.2 Lung Zanamivir 254089 19.1
[0265] PK parameters calculated for DFSA-4Gu after intravenous
dosing with a single 1 mg/kg dose.
TABLE-US-00014 TABLE 11B Calculated PK Values AUC T.sub.1/2
C.sub.initial Tissue Compound (ng .times. min/L) (min) (ng/mL)
Plasma DFSA-4Gu 88202 8.3 9480 Trachea DFSA-4Gu 24749 9.4 Lung
DFSA-4Gu 25307 14.2
[0266] The apparent half-life for the compounds was longer after
intranasal dosing than after intravenous dosing. As well the
exposure, expressed as AUC for DFSA-4Gu was increased in trachea
and lung by intranasal dosing, relative to intravenous dosing with
AUC ratios (IN/IV) for lung=9.3 and for trachea=17.0.
[0267] The AUC in lung after intranasal dosing of Zanamivir and
DFSA-4Gu were similar, AUC(Lung) (Zanamivir/DFSA-4Gu)=1.07. The
apparent half-lives of the two agents in the lung after intranasal
dosing were also similar.
Example 6: In Vivo Murine Model of Influenza Infection
[0268] The in vivo efficacy of Zanamivir, DFSA-4Gu & DFSA-4NH2
was tested in a mouse model of influenza (HK1). Compounds were
compared to Zanamavir, whereby animals received a single intranasal
dose of drug prior to infection and were given follow-up doses
twice per day for a total of six days. Mortality due to infection
was set at 15% weight loss after which animals were euthanized.
Survival of animals was significantly extended in groups that
received a 1 mg/Kg dose of DFSA-4GU and Zanamavir, as compared to
the untreated control group. Similarly, treatment with DFSA-4NH2
did somewhat extend survival as compared to the untreated control
group. However, drug treatments did not prevent mortality as all
treated animals eventually reached endpoint due to influenza
infection. Although these results are promising, the use of a
different virus strain or an increased dose of drugs may alter the
survival.
TABLE-US-00015 TABLE 12 Experimental Groups and Treatments Gp Doses
Virus # Group Name Test Article N (mg/kg/d) Strain 1 PR8-DFSA-4Gu
DFSA-4Gu 10 1 A/Hong 2 PR8-DFSA-4NH2 DFSA-4NH2 10 1 Kong/1/68 3
PR8-ZAN Zanamivir 10 0.1 (H3N2) 4 PR8-ZAN Zanamivir 10 1 5
PR8-Untreated Saline 10 N/A 6 DFSA-4NH2-Control DFSA-4NH2 5.dagger.
1 None 7 DFSA-4Gu-Control DFSA-4Gu 5 1 Total N: 60 .dagger.The
original protocol called for N = 3 for each healthy control group
(Groups 6 and 7 in Table 6). In the execution of the study, N = 5
were used in these groups, increasing the total animal number to
60.
TABLE-US-00016 TABLE 13 Survival rates of animals on days 3, 4, 5,
6, 7 and 8 post infection. TABLE 13 shows the number of animals
remaining in each group. N = 10 for all groups except groups 6 and
7 (n = 5). Day Day Day Day Day Day Day Day Day Day Day 8 3 pm 4 am
4 pm 5 am 5 pm 6 am 6 pm 7 am 7 pm 8 am pm Group 1 10 10 8 7 6 5 4
3 1 1 0 HK1-DFSA-Gu- ( 1 mg/kg) Group 2 10 10 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
HK1-DFSA-4NH2- (1 mg/kg) Group 3 10 9 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 HK1-ZAN-
(0.1 mg/kg) Group 4- 10 10 9 5 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 HK1-ZAN- (1 mg/kg)
Group 5 10 10 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Untreated Group 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
5 5 DFSA-4NH2- Control Group 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 DFSA-4GU-
Control
TABLE-US-00017 TABLE 14 Mean % weight loss per group on day 4 (am)
post infection. This time point was selected because many animals
were on the verge of reaching endpoint, but most groups still had
10 animals. P-value.sup.1 % weight loss mean +/- SD Group 1
HK1-DFSA-4Gu-1.0 0.01 10.75 +/- 4.87 Group 2 HK1-DFSA-4NH2-1.0 0.14
16.02 +/- 2.07 Group 3 HK1-ZAN-0.1 0.06 16.73 +/- 2.62 Group
4-HK1-ZAN-1.0 0.01 12.24 +- 2.34 Group 6 DFSA-4NH2-Control 0.00
2.68 +/- 1.76 Group 7 DFSA-4GU-Control 0.00 4.72 +/- 2.78 Group 5
Untreated 15 +/- 2.06 .sup.1P-value determined by student's T-test
in which each group was individually compared to the mean of
untreated group #7. A p-value below 0.05 was considered
statistically significant.
[0269] With regards to the above results, and the potential
alteration in protocol, the use of a different virus strain, a
different end point, or an increased dose of drugs may be
justified. For example, another mouse adapted virus strain such as
A/PR/8/34 may produce different results. Also, an endpoint of 15%
weight loss may be too low, whereby animals may still recover after
losing 20% or more. For example Bantia et al. (2001) reported
recovery of Zanamavir treated animals after more than 20 percent
weight loss. Similarly, a higher dose of drug may be required to
achieve complete protection. For example, Levena et al. (2001), the
authors required doses of Zanamavir at 10 and 50 mg/kg/day before
they observed a protective effect.
[0270] Fluorinated compounds of the class described in this
invention are inhibitors of a range of glycosidases, and specific
with respect to their target enzymes. These compounds are
mechanism-based in their inhibitory action. They bind to the enzyme
like the normal substrate and undergo the first step of catalysis
(intermediate formation) like the natural substrate, but then only
very slowly undergo the second step (turnover via hydrolysis).
Importantly, this mechanism-basis inhibition should make resistance
formation by viruses more difficult. Since the inhibitors are
mechanism-based, any mutations in the viral enzyme that reduce the
inhibition must necessarily reduce the efficiency of the enzyme on
the natural substrate. FIG. 2 shows an example of neuraminidase
inhibition by 3-fluorosialyl fluoride (1, 23DFSA) (note: sialic
acid numbering is different from that of normal sugars due to the
anomeric carboxylate).
[0271] The fluorosialics differ fundamentally from Zanamivir and
Oseltamivir in two major ways. Zanamivir and Oseltamivir are
reversibly binding inhibitors that interact with the enzyme active
site very tightly due to their flattened, cyclic conformation.
Their binding mode likely imitates the transition state
conformation of the sugar during hydrolysis. They are therefore
transition state mimics. The fluorosialics, by contrast, contain no
double bond thus adopt a regular chair conformation. They react
with the enzyme as if they are substrates and form a covalent bond
with the active site nucleophile, and only hydrolyse to products
very slowly. They derive their very high efficacies from the
long-lived nature of the intermediate formed.
[0272] Due to this completely different mode of action it was not
evident that incorporation of an amine or guanidine substituent
would increase their effectiveness since the sugar ring has a very
different conformation in the two cases: the amine/guanidine would
be presented in a very different manner in the two cases, thus
likely interacts quite differently. Even more importantly, the
major efficacy of the fluorosialics derives from the formation of a
relatively long-lived covalent intermediate. It was not at all
evident that incorporation of the 4-amine/guanidine in place of the
4-hydroxyl would slow down the hydrolysis of this intermediate
(deglycosylation) much more than it slowed the formation of the
intermediate (glycosylation) with the result of a much longer-lived
intermediate thus a higher efficacy inhibitor.
[0273] Furthermore, comparative binding of these wild type and
mutant viruses against Zanamivir, Oseltamivir, 4-G diF SA and
4-G3Feq diF SA was conducted. Based on IC.sub.50 kinetics and
reactivation experiments previously conducted, it was known that
these mutant viruses showed resistance to Zanamivir, but also to
Peramivir and Oseltamivir, with rapid binding/dissociation of
all.
TABLE-US-00018 TABLE 15 2,3-Fluorinated Glycosides having both a 3
equatorial Fluorines Compound Structure 4-G 3 F equatorial diF SA
(4-G 3Feq diFSA) Compound 4G3Feq ##STR00070## ##STR00071##
4-NH.sub.2 3 F equatorial diF SA (2F3F4NH.sub.2) Compound
4NH.sub.23Feq ##STR00072## ##STR00073## ##STR00074##
[0274] Even though the tested viruses were the most resistant
viruses handled to date, the viruses were surprisingly fit.
Although the NA activity of each is very low, <10% of wild
types, they still showed sufficient NA to grow to high titres in
cell culture. Fitness in animals is yet to be determined.
[0275] Since some of the promising diF SA compounds have a
4-guanidino group it was of interest whether the viruses would also
show resistance to our 4-guanidino compounds. Furthermore, this
would potentially provide an indication of the relative roles of
the formation of the covalent linkage and the interactions with the
guanidinium group in terms of high affinity binding of the 4-G diF
(control) and 4-G3Feq diF SA (test) compounds.
Example 7: Cytoprotection Assays with Various Viral Strains
[0276] TABLES 16-19 show the concentrations of control and test
antivirals (.mu.M) at which a confluent monolayer of MDCK cells was
protected over a 5 day period from cytopathic viral infection by a
variety of viral strains. The test antiviral for the below tables
is 4-G3Feq diF SA with a 3' equatorial F.
TABLE-US-00019 TABLE 16 Effects of mutations at E119A, D, K on
sensitivity to inhibitors (IC.sub.50 .mu.M) Sol Isl Sol Isl
Auckland Auckland B/Florida B/Florida Fold sH1N1 sH1N1 Fold pH1N1
pH1N1 Fold nM wt E119D Res wt E119A Res wt E119K Res Zanamivir 3.9
>10,000 .gtoreq.10,000 2.2 .gtoreq.10,000 .gtoreq.10,000 0.6
>100,000 .gtoreq.100,000 Oseltamivir 22.6 1205 53 1.0 419 419
0.2 147 613 4-G diF SA 6.6 1515 229 181 >10,000 >1000 284
>100,000 >1000 4-G3Feq 2.0 27 13 4.7 130 27 4.0 >100,000
.gtoreq.10,000 diF SA
[0277] The results shown in TABLE 16 are consistent with previous
testing of other panels of viruses with 4-G diF SA. However, the
4-G3Feq SA has a lower IC.sub.50 than the 4-G diF SA for many of
the resistant strains.
[0278] The E119K mutation appears to confer some resistance to both
4-G diF SA and 4-G3Feq diF SA, but less so to Oseltamivir
(4-NH.sub.2), suggesting that the interactions of the 4-guanidinium
group are potentially significant to high affinity binding of not
only the established NAIs but also to both 4-G diF SAs. The most
significant difference in resistance profiles was seen for the
4-G3Feq SA with the E119A mutation, there is >10,000-fold
resistance to the other 3 drugs, but only 27-fold to the 4-G3Feq.
Thus the 3F in the equatorial position results in significantly
different binding behaviour for the 4-G diF SA compared to the
other inhibitors with a 4-G group.
[0279] For the E119D there is lower resistance with the 4-G3Feq SA
than the 4-G diF SA, and importantly also several orders of
magnitude lower resistance than to Zanamivir. Since the E119D is
significantly less resistant to 4-G diFeq SA than to Zanamivir,
this suggests the guanidinium in the fluorosialics is less likely
to select for resistant strains than that in zanamivir, likely due
to the different (transient covalent) mode of action.
TABLE-US-00020 TABLE 17 Effects of mutations at E119G, V on
sensitivity to inhibitors (IC.sub.50 .mu.M) G70C G70C Fukui Fukui
H1N9 H1N9 Fold H3N2 H3N2 Fold wt E119G resistance wt E119V
resistance Zanamivir 2.7 678 248 3.8 3.4 0.9 Oseltamivir 2.8 2.9
1.1 1.7 260 155 4-G diF SA 66.7 1433 21 2006 998 0.5 4-G3Feq diF
136 17.3 0.1 24.9 2.4 0.1 SA
[0280] The E119G mutation appears to confer a high level resistance
to Zanamivir only, confers 20-fold resistance to 4 G diF SA,
whereas the 4-G3Feq SA actually appears to bind better in the
mutant than in the wild type.
[0281] The E119V mutation appears to confer a high level resistance
to Oseltamivir, but does not confer resistance to the 4 G diF SA,
Zanamivir, or 4-G3Feq diF SA.
TABLE-US-00021 TABLE 18 Effects of H274Y mutation on sensitivity to
inhibitors (IC.sub.50 nM) sH1N1/01 sH1N/01 Fold sH1N1/08 sH1N1/08
Fold wt H274Y resistance wt H274Y resistance Zanamivir 1.9 2.2 1.2
1.0 2.0 2.0 Oseltamivir 3.1 2440 781 3.0 2000 667 4-G diF SA 115.4
217 1.9 136 265 1.9 4-G3Feq diF SA 12.6 43.5 3.5 6.8 43.2 6.4
[0282] 4 G diF SA or 4-G3Feq SA appear to still be effective
against the H274Y mutation which confers high level Oseltamivir
resistance, but not to Zanamivir.
TABLE-US-00022 TABLE 19 Effects of D197E mutation on sensitivity to
inhibitors (nM) B/Perth wt B/Perth D197E Fold resistance Zanamivir
8.9 257.5 28.9 Oseltamivir 104.4 708.0 6.8 4-G diF SA 54.0 161.9
3.0 4-G3Feq diF SA 4.5 8.0 1.8
[0283] Mutations at D197 appear to confer cross resistance to known
NAIs due to altered interactions with the adjacent R152 and the
N-acetyl group on the ring. However, the 4-G3Feq SA does not appear
to be affected by this interaction.
Example 8: Comparison of 3' Axial with 3' Equatorial Compounds on
H1N1 Viral Strains
TABLE-US-00023 [0284] TABLE 20 Comparison of 2 Equatorial/3 Axial
and 2 Equatorial/3 Equatorial Compounds with Both 4 Gu and 4
NH.sub.2 in H1N1. H1N1 OsR H1N1 2F3F4Gu 2F3F4NH.sub.2 2F3F4Gu
2F3F4NH.sub.2 2eq3ax 2eq3eq 2eq3eq 2eq3ax 2eq3eq 2eq3eq 2eq3ax ki
(min.sup.-1) 0.075 .+-. 0.002 1.5 .+-. 0.16 4.7 .+-. 0.1 0.094 .+-.
0.002 2.0 .+-. 0.3 0.79 .+-. 0.27 0.50 .+-. 0.03 Ki (.mu.M) 0.47
.+-. 0.06 0.50 .+-. 0.08 5.5 .+-. 0.2 0.25 .+-. 0.026 0.35 .+-.
0.19 0.23 .+-. 0.17 2.90 .+-. 0.72 ki/Ki 0.16 3.0 0.85 0.37 5.8 3.5
0.18 (min.sup.-1/.mu.M) the ki/Ki
TABLE-US-00024 TABLE 21 Shows Reactivation Data for 2 Equatorial 3
Axial and 2 Equatorial 3 Equatorial Compounds with Both 4 Gu and 4
NH.sub.2. Strain Inactivator Half life for reactivation (hours)
H1N1 OsR 2eq3ax4Gu 116 H1N1 OsR 2eq3eq4Gu 9 H1N1 OsR 2eq3eq4NH2 2
H1N1 NML 2eq3eq4NH2 4
[0285] TABLE 20 shows formal kinetic data for inactivation of H1N1
and its Oseltamivir resistant mutant. The ki/Ki value is generally
known as the specificity parameter, thus is the most readily
interpreted. For both strains the 2 equatorial/3 axial guanidine,
the 2 equatorial/3 equatorial-fluoro guanidine, and the 2
equatorial/3 equatorial-fluoro amine derivatives were tested, but
the 2 equatorial/3 axial-fluoro amine derivative was only tested
against H1N1 and not against the Oseltamivir resistant mutant.
Interestingly, the 3Feq 4-amine inactivates H1N1 approximately 20
fold faster than does the 3Fax 4-amine, which is approximately the
same ratio as we see for the 3F equatorial versus the 3 axial
guanidines on both strains. Accordingly, inactivation by the 3Feq
4-amine is faster than by the 3Fax 4-guanidine. One possible
concern was that reactivation (turnover) of the intermediate formed
by the 3-F-equatorial compounds would be too fast to be useful.
However, while TABLE 21 shows that reactivation is indeed faster,
the half lives of 2-4 hours are expected to be sufficient for these
compounds to function well in vivo.
[0286] As seen above, the 3' equatorial compounds are better at
maintaining potency against some viral strains than the 3' axial
counterparts. Furthermore, various resistant strains of virus
appear to remain sensitive to the 3' equatorial compounds even when
sensitivity diminishes for the 3' axial compounds. In addition, the
amine is generally expected to have better oral bioavailability
than the guanidine.
[0287] The enzyme IC.sub.50 kinetics, reactivation, plaque
reduction assays and cross-resistance data all suggest the 4-G3Feq
diF SA is a superior inhibitor to the 4-G diF SA. Resistance data
also supports the 4-G3Feq SA as having a different resistance
profile than Zanamivir, Oseltamivir, and 4-G diF SA. Thus the 3'
equatorial F leads to novel interactions of the 4-G group at the
ground and transition states, thus avoiding resistance seen with
many mutations at E119.
[0288] Fluorinated compounds of the class described herein are
inhibitors of a range of glycosidases, and specific with respect to
their target enzymes. These compounds are mechanism-based in their
inhibitory action. They bind to the enzyme like the normal
substrate and undergo the first step of catalysis (intermediate
formation) like the natural substrate, but then only very slowly
undergo the second step (turnover via hydrolysis). Importantly,
this mechanism-basis inhibition should make resistance formation by
viruses more difficult. Since the inhibitors are mechanism-based,
any mutations in the viral enzyme that reduce the inhibition must
necessarily reduce the efficiency of the enzyme on the natural
substrate. Please note that the sialic acid numbering is different
from that of aldose-sugars due to the anomeric carboxylate.
[0289] The fluorosialics described herein differ fundamentally from
Zanamivir and Oseltamivir in two major ways. Zanamivir and
Oseltamivir are reversibly binding inhibitors that interact with
the enzyme active site very tightly due to their flattened, cyclic
conformation. Their binding mode likely imitates the transition
state conformation of the sugar during hydrolysis. They are
therefore transition state mimics. The fluorosialics described
herein, by contrast, contain no double bond thus adopt a regular
chair conformation. They react with the enzyme as if they are
substrates and form a covalent bond with the active site
nucleophile, and only hydrolyse to products very slowly. They
derive their very high efficacies primarily from the long-lived
nature of the intermediate formed.
[0290] It was not evident that a 3' equatorial F substituent would
increase the effectiveness of these compounds against resistant
viral strains as compared to stereoisomers having 3' axial F
configuration.
[0291] Although various embodiments of the invention are disclosed
herein, many adaptations and modifications may be made within the
scope of the invention in accordance with the common general
knowledge of those skilled in this art. Such modifications include
the substitution of known equivalents for any aspect of the
invention in order to achieve the same result in substantially the
same way. Numeric ranges are inclusive of the numbers defining the
range. The word "comprising" is used herein as an open-ended term,
substantially equivalent to the phrase "including, but not limited
to", and the word "comprises" has a corresponding meaning. As used
herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" include plural
referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Thus, for
example, reference to "a thing" includes more than one such thing.
Citation of references herein is not an admission that such
references are prior art to the present invention.
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