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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-10-8
pubmed:abstractText
The phosphoramidate triester prodrugs of anti-human HIV 2', 3'-dideoxynucleoside analogs (ddN) represent a convenient approach to bypass the first phosphorylation to ddN 5'-monophosphate (ddNMP), resulting in an improved formation of ddN 5'-triphosphate and, hence, higher antiviral efficacy. Although phosphoramidate derivatization markedly increases the anti-HIV activity of 2',3'-didehydro-2', 3'-dideoxythymidine (d4T) in both wild-type and thymidine kinase-deficient CEM cells, the concept is far less successful for the 3'-azido-2',3'-dideoxythymidine (AZT) triesters. We now investigated the metabolism of triester prodrugs of d4T and AZT using pure enzymes or different biological media. The efficiency of the first activation step, mediated by carboxylesterases, consists of the formation of the amino acyl ddNMP metabolite. The efficiency of this step was shown to be dependent on the amino acid, alkyl ester, and ddN moiety. Triesters that showed no conversion to the amino acyl ddNMP accumulated as the phenyl-containing intermediate and had poor, if any, anti-HIV activity. In contrast to the relative stability of the triesters in human serum, carboxylesterase-mediated cleavage of the prodrugs was found to be remarkably high in mouse serum. The subsequent conversion of the amino acyl ddNMP metabolite to ddNMP or ddN was highest in rat liver cytosolic enzyme preparations. Although L-alaninyl-d4TMP was efficiently converted to d4TMP, the main metabolite formed from L-alaninyl-AZTMP was the free nucleoside (AZT), thus explaining why d4T prodrugs, but not AZT prodrugs, retain anti-HIV activity in HIV-infected thymidine kinase-deficient cell cultures. The rat liver phosphoramidase responsible for the formation of ddNMP was shown to be distinct from creatine kinase, alkaline phosphatase, and phosphodiesterase.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/2',3'-dideoxy-2',3'-didehydrothymidi..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/3'-azido-3'-deoxythymidine..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Amino Acids, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Anti-HIV Agents, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Dideoxynucleotides, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Esterases, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Esters, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Nucleosides, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Prodrugs, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Stavudine, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Thymine Nucleotides, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Zidovudine
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0026-895X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
56
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
693-704
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10496951-Amino Acids, pubmed-meshheading:10496951-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:10496951-Anti-HIV Agents, pubmed-meshheading:10496951-Biotransformation, pubmed-meshheading:10496951-Dideoxynucleotides, pubmed-meshheading:10496951-Drug Design, pubmed-meshheading:10496951-Esterases, pubmed-meshheading:10496951-Esters, pubmed-meshheading:10496951-HIV, pubmed-meshheading:10496951-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10496951-Liver, pubmed-meshheading:10496951-Male, pubmed-meshheading:10496951-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:10496951-Nucleosides, pubmed-meshheading:10496951-Prodrugs, pubmed-meshheading:10496951-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:10496951-Rats, Wistar, pubmed-meshheading:10496951-Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:10496951-Stavudine, pubmed-meshheading:10496951-Thymine Nucleotides, pubmed-meshheading:10496951-Tumor Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:10496951-Zidovudine
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Characterization of the activation pathway of phosphoramidate triester prodrugs of stavudine and zidovudine.
pubmed:affiliation
Rega Institute for Medical Research, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't