Bio-catalyzed Synthesis of New Aromatase Inhibitors through Structural Modifications of Anticancer Drug Formestane

    公开(公告)号:US20210380630A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-09

    申请号:US17403899

    申请日:2021-08-17

    IPC分类号: C07J1/00

    摘要: The present invention identifies new steroidal analogues of formestane synthesized through biotransformation with significant aromatase inhibitory activity, and thus can serve as possible safe, effective, and selective anti-cancer agent towards estrogen-responsive (ER+) breast cancer. Four new derivatives of anticancer drug formestane (1), 4α,5α,7α-trihydroxyandrostane-3,17-dione (2), 3β,7β-dihydroxyandrostane-4,17-dione (3), 3β,5α,7β-trihydroxyandrostane-4,17-dione (4), and 4,11α-dihydroxyandrosta-1,4-diene-3,17-dione (5) were synthesized through bio-catalyzed structural modifications by Cunninghamella. blakesleeana and Fusarium lini. The new derivatives showed varying degree of inhibition of aromatase enzyme. Metabolite 4 (IC50=0.386±0.072 μM), showed a significant inhibitory potential, comparable to substrate 1 (IC50=0.335±0.011 μM) and standard aromatase inhibitory anti-cancer drug exemestane (IC50=0.232±0.031 μM). Metabolites 3 (IC50=1.37±0.029 μM), and 2 (IC50=5.229±0.094 μM) showed significant inhibition, while metabolite 5 (IC50=34.27±0.532 μM) showed a weak inhibitory activity as compared to standard.