Enzymatic Synthesis of New Acetoacetate–Ursodeoxycholic Acid Hybrids as Potential Therapeutic Agents and Useful Synthetic Scaffolds as Well

Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) and acetoacetate are natural compounds present in the human intestine and blood, respectively. A number of studies highlighted that besides their well-known primary biological roles, both compounds possess the ability to influence a variety of cellular processes involved...

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Published in:Molecules
Main Authors: Venturi, Valentina, Marchesi, Elena, Perrone, Daniela, Costa, Valentina, Catani, Martina, Aprile, Simona, Lerin, Lindomar Alberto, Zappaterra, Federico, Giovannini, Pier Paolo, Preti, Lorenzo
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2024
Subjects:
biocatalysi
ursodeoxycholic acid
ketone bodie
acetoacetate
lipase
hybrid compounds
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/11392/2543193
https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29061305
https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/29/6/1305
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Summary:Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) and acetoacetate are natural compounds present in the human intestine and blood, respectively. A number of studies highlighted that besides their well-known primary biological roles, both compounds possess the ability to influence a variety of cellular processes involved in the etiology of various diseases. These reasons suggested the potential of acetoacetate–UDCA hybrids as possible therapeutic agents and prompted us to develop a synthetic strategy to selectively derivatize the hydroxyl groups of the bile acid with acetoacetyl moieties. 3α-acetoacetoxy UDCA was obtained (60% isolated yield) via the regioselective transesterification of methyl acetoacetate with UDCA promoted by the Candida antarctica lipase B (CAL-B). 3α,7β-bis-acetoacetoxy UDCA was obtained instead by thermal condensation of methyl acetoacetate and UDCA (80% isolated yield). This bis-adduct was finally converted to the 7β-acetoacetoxy UDCA (82% isolated yield) via CAL-B catalyzed regioselective alcoholysis of the ester group on the 3α position. In order to demonstrate the value of the above new hybrids as UDCA-based scaffolds, 3α-acetoacetoxy UDCA was subjected to multicomponent Biginelli reaction with benzaldehyde and urea to obtain the corresponding 4-phenyl-3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2-(1H)-one derivative in 65% isolated yield.

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