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Morán-Serradilla C, Plano D, Sanmartín C, Sharma AK. Selenization of Small Molecule Drugs: A New Player on the Board. J Med Chem 2024; 67:7759-7787. [PMID: 38716896 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.3c02426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2024]
Abstract
There is an urgent need to develop safer and more effective modalities for the treatment of a wide range of pathologies due to the increasing rates of drug resistance, undesired side effects, poor clinical outcomes, etc. Throughout the years, selenium (Se) has attracted a great deal of attention due to its important role in human health. Besides, a growing body of work has unveiled that the inclusion of Se motifs into a great number of molecules is a promising strategy for obtaining novel therapeutic agents. In the current Perspective, we have gathered the most recent literature related to the incorporation of different Se moieties into the scaffolds of a wide range of known drugs and their feasible pharmaceutical applications. In addition, we highlight different representative examples as well as provide our perspective on Se drugs and the possible future directions, promises, opportunities, and challenges of this ground-breaking area of research.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Navarra, Irunlarrea 1, Pamplona E-31008, Spain
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Navarra, Irunlarrea 1, Pamplona E-31008, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology, Penn State College of Medicine, 500 University Drive, Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033, United States
- Penn State Cancer Institute, 400 University Drive,Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033, United States
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Ritere A, Jeminejs A, Bizde̅na E, Turks M, Novosjolova I. Synthesis of 6-Selanyl-2-triazolylpurine Derivatives Using 2,6-Bistriazolylpurines as Starting Materials. ACS OMEGA 2024; 9:6366-6380. [PMID: 38371834 PMCID: PMC10870272 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c04994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2023] [Revised: 12/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/17/2024] [Indexed: 02/20/2024]
Abstract
Two pathways toward 6-selanyl-2-triazolylpurine derivatives were designed. The first method involved the synthesis of 2-chloro-6-selanylpurine derivatives, further SNAr reaction with NaN3, and following CuAAC using different alkynes. The second method was based on the synthesis of 2,6-bistriazolylpurine derivatives as starting materials followed by SNAr reaction with commercial or in situ generated selenols as nucleophiles. A series of 2-chloro-6-selanylpurine derivatives were obtained in yields up to 84%. It was found that in the latter compounds, 6-selanyl moiety was the better leaving group compared to 2-chlorosubstituent in SNAr reactions. On the other hand, the SNAr reaction between 2,6-bistriazolylpurines and selenols or diselenides was successful, and 13 examples of 6-selanyl-2-triazolylpurine derivatives were obtained in yields up to 87%. This direct approach for the Se-C bond formation proved the ability of the 1,2,3-triazolyl ring at the C6 position of purine to act as a good leaving group.
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- Agnija Ritere
- Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology, Riga Technical University, P. Valdena Str. 3, Riga LV 1048, Latvia
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- Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology, Riga Technical University, P. Valdena Str. 3, Riga LV 1048, Latvia
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- Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology, Riga Technical University, P. Valdena Str. 3, Riga LV 1048, Latvia
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- Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology, Riga Technical University, P. Valdena Str. 3, Riga LV 1048, Latvia
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- Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology, Riga Technical University, P. Valdena Str. 3, Riga LV 1048, Latvia
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Lee H, Jarhad DB, Lee A, Lee C, Jeong LS. 4′‐Selenonucleosides: Regio‐ and Stereoselective Synthesis of Novel Ribavirin and Acadesine Analogs as Anti‐Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Agents. ASIAN J ORG CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ajoc.202100563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Hyejin Lee
- Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences College of Pharmacy Seoul National University Seoul 08826 (Republic of Korea
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- Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences College of Pharmacy Seoul National University Seoul 08826 (Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy Dongguk University-Seoul Goyang 10326 (Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy Dongguk University-Seoul Goyang 10326 (Republic of Korea
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- Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences College of Pharmacy Seoul National University Seoul 08826 (Republic of Korea
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Hellendahl KF, Kaspar F, Zhou X, Yang Z, Huang Z, Neubauer P, Kurreck A. Optimized Biocatalytic Synthesis of 2-Selenopyrimidine Nucleosides by Transglycosylation*. Chembiochem 2021; 22:2002-2009. [PMID: 33594780 PMCID: PMC8251958 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202100067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2021] [Revised: 02/16/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Selenium-modified nucleosides are powerful tools to study the structure and function of nucleic acids and their protein interactions. The widespread application of 2-selenopyrimidine nucleosides is currently limited by low yields in established synthetic routes. Herein, we describe the optimization of the synthesis of 2-Se-uridine and 2-Se-thymidine derivatives by thermostable nucleoside phosphorylases in transglycosylation reactions using natural uridine or thymidine as sugar donors. Reactions were performed at 60 or 80 °C and at pH 9 under hypoxic conditions to improve the solubility and stability of the 2-Se-nucleobases in aqueous media. To optimize the conversion, the reaction equilibria in analytical transglycosylation reactions were studied. The equilibrium constants of phosphorolysis of the 2-Se-pyrimidines were between 5 and 10, and therefore differ by an order of magnitude from the equilibrium constants of any other known case. Hence, the thermodynamic properties of the target nucleosides are inherently unfavorable, and this complicates their synthesis significantly. A tenfold excess of sugar donor was needed to achieve 40-48 % conversion to the target nucleoside. Scale-up of the optimized conditions provided four Se-containing nucleosides in 6-40 % isolated yield, which compares favorably to established chemical routes.
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- Katja F. Hellendahl
- Technische Universität Berlin Faculty III Process Sciences, Institute of Biotechnology Chair of Bioprocess EngineeringAckerstraße 7613355BerlinGermany
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- Technische Universität Berlin Faculty III Process Sciences, Institute of Biotechnology Chair of Bioprocess EngineeringAckerstraße 7613355BerlinGermany
- BioNukleo GmbHAckerstraße 7613355BerlinGermany
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- Sichuan University, College of Life Sciences Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment Ministry of EducationNo. 17 People's South Road Section 3610041ChengduP. R. China
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- Sichuan University, College of Life Sciences Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment Ministry of EducationNo. 17 People's South Road Section 3610041ChengduP. R. China
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- Sichuan University, College of Life Sciences Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment Ministry of EducationNo. 17 People's South Road Section 3610041ChengduP. R. China
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- Technische Universität Berlin Faculty III Process Sciences, Institute of Biotechnology Chair of Bioprocess EngineeringAckerstraße 7613355BerlinGermany
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- Technische Universität Berlin Faculty III Process Sciences, Institute of Biotechnology Chair of Bioprocess EngineeringAckerstraße 7613355BerlinGermany
- BioNukleo GmbHAckerstraße 7613355BerlinGermany
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Ju Han H, Sub Byun W, Ho Lee G, Kyung Kim W, Jang K, Yang S, Yang J, Woo Ha M, Hong S, Lee J, Shin J, Bong Oh K, Kook Lee S, Park HG. Synthesis and biological activity of selenopsammaplin A and its analogues as antitumor agents with DOT1L inhibitory activity. Bioorg Med Chem 2021; 35:116072. [PMID: 33636429 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2021.116072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2021] [Revised: 02/03/2021] [Accepted: 02/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Disruptor of telomeric silencing-1 like (DOT1L) is a histone H3 methyltransferase which specifically catalyzes the methylation of histone H3 lysine-79 residue. Recent findings demonstrate that DOT1L is abnormally overexpressed and the upregulated DOT1L evokes the proliferation and metastasis in human breast cancer cells. Therefore, the DOT1L inhibitor is considered a promising strategy to treat breast cancers. Non-nucleoside DOT1L inhibitors, selenopsammaplin A and its analogues, were firstly reported in the present study. Selenopsammaplin A was newly designed and synthesized with 25% overall yield in 8 steps from 3-bromo-4-hydroxybenzaldahyde, and thirteen analogues of selenopsammaplin A were prepared for structure-activity relationship studies of their cytotoxicity against cancer cells and inhibitory activity toward DOT1L for antitumor potential. All synthetic selenopsammaplin A analogues exhibited the higher cytotoxicity compared to psammaplin A with up to 6 - 60 times depending on cancer cells, and most analogues showed significant inhibitory activities against DOT1L. Among the prepared analogues, the phenyl analogue (10) possessed the most potent activity with both cytotoxicity and inhibition of DOT1L. Compound 10 also exhibited the antitumor and antimetastatic activity in an orthotopic mouse metastasis model implanted with MDA-MB-231 human breast cancer cells. These biological findings suggest that analogue 10 is a promising candidate for development as a cancer chemotherapeutic agent in breast cancers.
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- Hae Ju Han
- Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea.
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- Natural Products Research Institute, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea.
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- Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea
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- Natural Products Research Institute, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea
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- Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea
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- Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea
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- Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Jeju National University, 102 Jejudaehak-ro, Jeju 63243, Republic of Korea; Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Advanced Convergence Technology & Science, Jeju National University, 102 Jejudaehak-ro, Jeju, 63243, Republic of Korea
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- Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea
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- Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea
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- Natural Products Research Institute, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Republic of Korea
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- Natural Products Research Institute, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea.
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- Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea.
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Lim YJ, Shin NH, Kim C, Kim YE, Cho H, Park MS, Lee SH. An efficient and practical method for the selective synthesis of sodium diselenide and diorganyl diselenides through selenium reduction. Tetrahedron 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2020.131720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Niu Y, Bai P, Lou Q, Yang S. Generation of a Key Synthon of Indole Alkaloid Synthesis by Palladium(II)‐Catalyzed Indole 2‐Methylenephosphorylation. ChemCatChem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202000415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Yuan Niu
- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic ChemistryLanzhou University Lanzhou 730000 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic ChemistryLanzhou University Lanzhou 730000 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic ChemistryLanzhou University Lanzhou 730000 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic ChemistryLanzhou University Lanzhou 730000 P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory for Oxo Synthesis and Selective Oxidation Lanzhou Institute of Chemical PhysicsChinese Academy of Sciences Lanzhou 730000 P. R. China
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