Satoshi Sunami

Synthesis and Biological Activities of Topoisomerase I Inhibitors, 6-Arylmethylamino Analogues of Edotecarin

The replacement of 1,3-dihydroxy-2-propylamino moiety at the N6-position of edotecarin (1) by arylmethylamino groups yielded a number of more potent topoisomerase I inhibitors with better cytotoxic (CTX) activities in vitro than edotecarin. Among them, the three most potent pyridylmethyl analogues, compounds 22g, 22m, and 23c, showed better antitumor activities against MKN-45 human stomach cancer or MX-1 human breast cancer xenografted mice than those of edotecarin. Furthermore, compounds 22m and 23c exhibited complete response against MX-1 cells implanted in mice.

SOLID PHASE SYNTHESIS OF ARYL AND HETEROARYL AMINES USING THE CURTIUS REARRANGEMENT

Abstract An efficient method for the solid phase synthesis of secondary aryl amines and heteroaryl amines was developed. The key step was the formation of aryl or heteroaryl carbamates using the Curtius rearrangement of aryl carboxylic acids with Wang resin as a trapping hydroxyl group. N-alkylation reactions of resin-bound carbamates under the Mitsunobu condition or using sodium hydride gave secondary aryl or heteroaryl amines in good yields. The developed method can be applied in the preparation of libraries containing aryl and heteroaryl amine structures as a pharmacophore.

A new class of type I protein geranylgeranyltransferase (GGTase I) inhibitor.

Replacement of the thiol groups in 1, a potent and highly selective Candida albicans GGTase I inhibitor discovered through screening, with an imidazole ring was achieved by using solid phase synthesis. A non-thiol compound, 7, was found as a representative of a new class of potent C. albicans GGTase I inhibitor with high selectivity against human GGTase I.