Benzoylated uronic acid building blocks and synthesis of N-uronate conjugates of lamotrigine

Molecules. 2012 Jan 16;17(1):820-35. doi: 10.3390/molecules17010820.

Abstract

A chemoenzymatic approach towards benzoylated uronic acid building blocks has been investigated starting with benzoylated hexapyranosides using regioselective C-6 enzymatic hydrolysis as the key step. Two of the building blocks were reacted with the antiepileptic drug lamotrigine. Glucuronidation of lamotrigine using methyl (2,3,4-tri-O-benzoyl-α-D-glycopyranosyl bromide)uronate proceeded to give the N2-conjugate. However, lamotrigine-N2-glucuronide was most efficiently synthesised from methyl (2,3,4-tri-O-acetyl-α-D-glucopyranosyl bromide)uronate. Employing nitromethane as solvent with CdCO(3) as a base lamotrigine-N2 glucuronide was prepared in a high yield (41%). Also methyl (2,3-di-O-benzoyl-4-deoxy-4-fluoro-α-D-glucosyl bromide)uronate underwent N-glucuronidation, but the product was unstable, eliminating hydrogen fluoride to give the corresponding enoate conjugate.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Benzene / chemistry*
  • Candida / metabolism
  • Ethanol / metabolism
  • Lamotrigine
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Triazines / chemical synthesis*
  • Triazines / chemistry
  • Uronic Acids / chemical synthesis
  • Uronic Acids / chemistry*

Substances

  • Triazines
  • Uronic Acids
  • lamotrigine 2-N-glucuronide
  • Ethanol
  • Benzene
  • Lamotrigine