Abstract
The synthesis and biological evaluation of a novel paclitaxel photoaffinity probe is described. The synthesis involved the preparation of an azide-containing C13 side chain through a Staudinger cycloaddition followed by a lipase-mediated kinetic resolution to obtain the azetidinone in 99% ee. Coupling of the enantiopure side chain precursor to 7-TES-baccatin III and subsequent silyl ether deprotection afforded 3′-(4-azidophenyl)-3′- dephenylpaclitaxel, which was shown to be as active as paclitaxel in tubulin assembly and cytotoxicity assays.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 6459-6465 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Journal of medicinal chemistry |
Volume | 47 |
Issue number | 26 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 16 2004 |