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• New tetracycline analogues have also been investigated which may prove to be equal to or more effective than the originally introduced tetracycline compounds. Examples include U.S. Pat. Nos. 2,980,584; 2,990,331; 3,062,717; 3,165,531; 3,454,697; 3,557,280; 3,674,859; 3,957,980; 4,018,889; 4,024,272; and 4,126,680. These patents are representative of the range of pharmaceutically active tetracycline and tetracycline analogue compositions.
• tetracyclines were found to be highly effective pharmacologically against rickettsiae; a number of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria; and the agents responsible for lymphogranuloma venereum, inclusion conjunctivitis, and psittacosis.
• tetracyclines became known as “broad spectrum” antibiotics.
• the tetracyclines as a class rapidly became widely used for therapeutic purposes.
• the invention pertains to a 7,9-substituted tetracycline compound of Formula I: wherein:
• Y′ and Y are each independently hydrogen, halogen, hydroxyl, cyano, sulfhydryl, amino, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkoxy, alkylthio, alkylsulfinyl, alkylsulfonyl, alkylamino, or an arylalkyl, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
• the invention pertains to a 9-substituted tetracycline compound of formula II: wherein:
• the invention pertains to 7-substituted tetracycline compounds of formula III: wherein:
• Y′ and Y are each independently hydrogen, halogen, hydroxyl, cyano, sulfhydryl, amino, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkoxy, alkylthio, alkylsulfinyl, alkylsulfonyl, alkylamino, or an arylalkyl, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
• the invention pertains to 8-substituted tetracycline compound of formula IV: wherein:
• a 13-substituted tetracycline compound is of formula V: wherein:
• the invention pertains, at least in part, to methods for treating subjects for tetracycline responsive states by administering to them an effective amount of a tetracycline compound of the invention, e.g., a compound of formula I, II, III, IV, V, or a tetracycline compound otherwise described herein.
• a tetracycline compound of the invention e.g., a compound of formula I, II, III, IV, V, or a tetracycline compound otherwise described herein.
• the present invention pertains, at least in part, to novel substituted tetracycline compounds.
• These tetracycline compounds can be used to treat numerous tetracycline compound-responsive states, such as bacterial infections and neoplasms, as well as other known applications for minocycline and tetracycline compounds in general, such as blocking tetracycline efflux and modulation of gene expression.
• tetracycline compound includes many compounds with a similar ring structure to tetracycline.
• examples of tetracycline compounds include: chlortetracycline, oxytetracycline, demeclocycline, methacycline, sancycline, chelocardin, rolitetracycline, lymecycline, apicycline; clomocycline, guamecycline, meglucycline, mepylcycline, penimepicycline, pipacycline, etamocycline, penimocycline, etc.
• the invention also pertains, at least in part to 7,9-substituted tetracycline compounds.
• 7,9-substituted tetracycline compounds includes tetracycline compounds with substitution at the 7 and 9-positions.
• the substitution at the 7- and 9-positions enhances the ability of the tetracycline compound to perform its intended function, e.g., treat tetracycline responsive states.
• the 7,9-substituted tetracycline compound is 7,9-substituted tetracycline (e.g., wherein R 4 is NR 4′ R 4′′ ; R 4′ and R 4′′ are methyl, R 5 is hydrogen and X is CR 6 R 6′ , wherein R 6 is methyl and R 6′ is hydroxy); 7,9-substituted doxycycline (e.g., wherein R 4 is NR 4′ R 4′′ ; R 4′ and R 4′′ are methyl, R 5 is hydroxyl and X is CR 6 R 6′ , wherein R 6 is methyl and R 6′ is hydrogen); or 7,9-substituted sancycline (wherein R 4 is NR 4′ R 4′′ ; R 4′ and R 4′′ are methyl; R 5 is hydrogen and X is CR 6 R 6′ wherein R 6 and R 6′ are hydrogen atoms.
• the invention pertains to 7,9-substituted tetracycline compounds of Formula I: wherein:
• Y′ and Y are each independently hydrogen, halogen, hydroxyl, cyano, sulfhydryl, amino, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkoxy, alkylthio, alkylsulfinyl, alkylsulfonyl, alkylamino, or an arylalkyl, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, provided that R 7 and R 9 are not both unsubstituted phenyl.
• X is CR 6 R 6′ ;
• R 2 , R 2′ , R 6 , R 6′ , R 8 , R 10 , R 11 , and R 12 are each hydrogen;
• R 4 is NR 4′ R 4′′ ;
• R 4′ and R 4′′ are lower alkyl;
• R 5 is hydroxy or hydrogen.
• R 4′′ and R 4′′ are each methyl and R 5 is hydrogen.
• R 7 is ethyl and R 9a is alkyl and R 9b is alkenyl.
• R 7 is substituted pyrazinyl
• substituents include halogens, such as fluorine.
• R 9a is alkyl and R 9b is alkenyl.
• R 9a and R 9b are linked to form a heterocycle.
• the linked heterocycle is substituted piperidinyl.
• the piperdinyl is substituted with one or more fluorines or halogenated alkyl groups, e.g., at the 2, 3, 4, or 5 position.
• the R 9 moiety is (4′trifluoromethyl-piperdin-1-yl) methyl, (4′,4′-difluoro-piperdin-1-yl) methyl, or (4′-fluoropiperdin-1-yl) methyl.
• R 9a is hydrogen and R 9b is alkyl.
• Other examples of compounds include those wherein R 7 is furanyl, and R 9a is hydrogen or alkyl and R 9b is alkenyl, e.g., 1,2,2-trifluoroethenyl.
• R 9a is hydrogen or alkyl and R 9b is alkenyl.
• R 7 is pyrazolyl and R 9a is hydrogen or alkyl and R 9b is alkenyl or alkyl.
• the invention pertains to tetracycline compounds selected from the group consisting of: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, and prodrugs thereof.
• the invention pertains to 9-substituted tetracycline compounds.
• 9-substituted tetracycline compounds includes tetracycline compounds with substitution at the 9 position.
• the substitution at the 9-position enhances the ability of the tetracycline compound to perform its intended function, e.g., treat tetracycline responsive states.
• the 9-substituted tetracycline compound is 9-substituted tetracycline (e.g., wherein R 4 is NR 4′ R 4′′ , R 4′ and R 4′′ are methyl, R 5 is hydrogen and X is CR 6 R 6′ , wherein R 6 is methyl and R 6′ is hydroxy, and R 7 is hydrogen); 9-substituted doxycycline (e.g., wherein R 4 is NR 4′′ R 4′′ , R 4′ and R 4′′ are methyl, R 5 is hydroxyl and X is CR 6 R 6′ , wherein R 6 is methyl and R 6′ is hydrogen, and R 7 is hydrogen); 9-substituted minocycline (wherein R 4 is NR 4′ R 4′′ , R 4′ and R 4′′ are methyl; R 5 is hydrogen and X is CR 6 R 6′ wherein R 6 and R 6′ are hydrogen atoms, and R 7 is dimethylamin
• the invention pertains to tetracycline compounds of formula II: wherein:
• R 4 is NR 4′ R 4′′ ;
• X is CR 6 R 6′ ;
• R 7 is NR 7′ R 7′′ , R 2′ , R 5 , R 6 , R 6′ , R 8 , R 9 , R 10 , R 11 , and R 12 are each hydrogen; and, R 4′ , R 4′′ , R 7′ , and R 7′′ are each lower alkyl.
• R 9a is alkyl, alkenyl, or arylalkyl.
• Examples of R 9b include alkoxycarbonyl, alkaminocarbonyl, aryloxycarbonyl, and arylaminocarbonyl.
• R 9a and R 9b are linked to form a heterocyle, e.g., a substituted or unsubstituted piperdinyl ring.
• the piperdinyl is substituted with one or more fluorines or halogenated alkyl groups, e.g., at the 2, 3, 4, or 5 position.
• the R 9 moiety is (4′trifluoromethyl-piperdin-1-yl) methyl, (4′,4′-difluoro-piperdin-1-yl) methyl, or (4′-fluoropiperdin-1-yl) methyl.
• R 4 is NR 4′ R 4′′ , R 4′ and R 4′′ are methyl, R 5 is hydroxyl and X is CR 6 R 6′ , wherein R 6 is methyl and R 6′ is hydrogen, and R 7 is hydrogen
• R 9a is alkyl, alkenyl, or arylalkyl.
• the piperdinyl is substituted with one or more fluorines or halogenated alkyl groups, e.g., at the 2, 3, 4, or 5 position.
• the R 9 moiety is (4′trifluoromethyl-piperdin-1-yl) methyl, (4′,4′-difluoro-piperdin-1-yl) methyl, or (4′-fluoropiperdin-1-yl) methyl.
• R 9a is substituted alkyl.
• alkoxy substituted alkyl e.g., —(CH 2 ) 2 —O—CH 3
• alkenyl substituted alkyl e.g., —CH 2 —CH ⁇ C(CH 3 ) 2 , —CH 2 —C(CH 3 ) ⁇ CHCH 3 , —CH 2 —CH ⁇ CH-phenyl, etc.
• heterocyclic substituted alkyl e.g., —CH 2 -furanyl, —CH 2 —CH ⁇ CH-furanyl, —CH 2 -pyridinyl, optionally substituted
• cyano substituted alkyl e.g., (CH 2 ) 2 —CN, etc.
• alkynyl substituted alkyl e.g., —(CH 2 ) 2 —C ⁇ CH, etc.
• halogen substituted alkyl e.g., (CH 2 ) 2 —CF 3 ,
• R 9a is substituted or unsubstituted benzyl. In a further embodiment, R 9a is substituted with one or more fluorines (e.g., at the 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 positions).
• R 9b is hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl (e.g., methyl, ethyl, —CH 2 —CH ⁇ CH-furanyl, —CH 2 —CH ⁇ C(CH 3 ) 2 , —(CH 2 ) 3 —CF 3 , —(CH 2 ) 2 —CH 2 F, —CH 2 —CH 2 F, —(CH 2 ) 2 —CF 3 , —CH 2 —CF 3 , etc.).
• alkyl e.g., methyl, ethyl, —CH 2 —CH ⁇ CH-furanyl, —CH 2 —CH ⁇ C(CH 3 ) 2 , —(CH 2 ) 3 —CF 3 , —(CH 2 ) 2 —CH 2 F, —CH 2 —CH 2 F, —(CH 2 ) 2 —CF 3 , —CH 2 —CF 3 , etc.
• R 9a and R 9b may be linked to form a pyrrolidinyl, piperazinyl, piperidinyl, pyrazinyl, azapanyl, thiomorpholinyl, morpholinyl, tetrahydroquinolinyl, or a decahydroquinolinyl ring.
• the ring maybe substituted with one or more fluorines at the 2, 3, 4, or 5 position.
• the ring may also be substituted with one or more fluorinated alkyl groups (e.g., CH 2 F, —CHF 2 , CF 3 , etc.), cyano groups, hydroxy groups, alkyl groups (e.g., methyl, ethyl, spiro-cyclohexyl, t-butyl, etc.), heterocyclic (e.g., optionally substituted morpholinyl), thiol groups, alkoxy groups, alkyloxycarbonyl groups, carbonyl groups (optionally bonded directly to an atom in the ring), and exocyclic and endocyclic double bonds.
• the ring is substituted with a ⁇ CF 2 group.
• the ring may also be linked to a —O—(CH 2 ) 2 —O— group which maybe attached to the pyrollidinyl or piperidinyl ring through one carbons or through two adjacent carbons.
• R 9 When R 9 is linked to R 10 to form a furanyl ring, the ring can be further subsituted, e.g., with phenyl or other substituents which allow the compound of the invention to perform its intended function.
• the tetracycline compound is selected from the group consisting of: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, and prodrugs thereof. 3. 7-Substituted Tetracycline Compounds
• the invention pertains to novel 7-substituted tetracycline compounds.
• 7-substituted tetracycline compounds includes tetracycline compounds with substitution at the 7 position.
• the substitution at the 7-position enhances the ability of the tetracycline compound to perform its intended function, e.g., treat tetracycline responsive states.
• the 7-substituted tetracycline compound is 7-substituted tetracycline (e.g., wherein R 4 is NR 4′ R 4′′ , R 4′ and R 4′′ are methyl, R 5 is hydrogen and X is CR 6 R 6′ , wherein R 6 is methyl and R 6′ is hydroxy); 7-substituted doxycycline (e.g., wherein R 4 is NR 4′ R 4′′ , R 4′ and R 4′′ are methyl, R 5 is hydroxyl and X is CR 6 R 6′ , wherein R 6 is methyl and R 6′ is hydrogen); 7-substituted tetracycline compound, wherein X is CR 6 R 6′ , R 4 , R 5 , R 6′ , and R 6 are hydrogen; or 7-substituted sancycline (wherein R 4 is NR 4′ R 4′′ , R 4′ and R 4′′ are methyl, R 5
• the invention pertains, at least in part, to 7-substituted tetracycline compound of Formula III: wherein:
• Y′ and Y are each independently hydrogen, halogen, hydroxyl, cyano, sulfhydryl, amino, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkoxy, alkylthio, alkylsulfinyl, alkylsulfonyl, alkylamino, or an arylalkyl, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
• R 4 is N 4′ R 4′′ ;
• X is CR 6 R 6′′ , R 2 , R 2′ , R 5 , R 6 , R 6′ , R 8 , R 9 , R 10 , R 11 , and R 12 are each hydrogen; and, R 4′ , and R 4 are each lower alkyl, e.g., methyl.
• the tetracycline compound is a doxycycline compound and R 7 is substituted or unsubstituted aminomethyl (e.g., —CH 2 NR 7a R 7b ).
• R 7 is substituted (e.g., N-alkyl substituted) or unsubstituted pyrazolyl.
• R 7 is diethyl amino.
• R 7 is substituted amino methyl.
• the substituted aminomethyl is substituted with a pentyl group (e.g., —CH 2 —C(CH 3 ) 3 ), two methyl groups, or fluorinated alkyl (e.g., fluorinated propyl, e.g., —CH 2 —CH 2 —CF 3 ).
• R 7 is substituted phenyl.
• R 7 is phenyl substituted at the 5 position (of the phenyl ring) with an alkyl substituted amino methyl group (e.g., (—CH 2 —N(CH 3 ) 2 , —CH 2 —NH—CH(CH 3 ) 2 , —CH 2 —N(CH 3 )—CH(CH 3 ) 2 , —CH 2 —N-piperdinyl), —CH 2 NH—CH 3 , —CH 2 —NH-cyclopropyl, CH 2 —NH-t-butyl, —CH 2 —N(CH 3 )-benzyl, —CH 2 —N(CH 3 )—CH 2 —CH ⁇ CH 2 , CH 2 —NH—(CH 2 ) 2 —CF 3 , CH 2 —NH—CH 2 —C( ⁇ O)—NH 2 , or —CH 2 —NH-cyclohex, —CH 2
• R 7 when R 7 is a phenyl substituted at the 5 position with an alkyl substituted amino methyl group, the phenyl may also be substituted with a fluorine (e.g., at the 2, 3, 4, or 6 position) or an alkoxy (e.g., methoxy group) at the 2, 3, 4, or 6 position.
• a fluorine e.g., at the 2, 3, 4, or 6 position
• an alkoxy e.g., methoxy group
• R 7 is phenyl with a 2-position amino alkyl substituent.
• the substituent is dialkylaminomethyl (e.g., dimethylaminomethyl, —CH 2 —N-piperazinyl).
• the piperazine is substituted with one or more fluorine or methyl groups.
• the phenyl R 7 is further substituted at the 3, 4, 5, or 6 position with a methoxy group.
• the phenyl is linked to a methylene dioxy group through its 4 and 5 positions.
• R 7 is phenyl with a 4-position amino alkyl (e.g., aminomethyl) substituent.
• the aminoalkyl substituent is —CH 2 —NH—CH(CH 3 ) 2 , —C(CH 3 )—NH—(CH 2 ) 2 —CH 2 F, —CH 2 —NH—CH 2 -cyclohexenyl, —CH 2 —N-piperidinyl, —CH 2 —N(CH 3 )—CH 2 —CH ⁇ CH 2 , or —CH 2 —NH—(CH 2 ) 2 —CF 3 ).
• R 7 is phenyl substituted with a —C( ⁇ N—O—R)—R′ group, wherein R and R′ are each alkyl.
• the substituent is at the 4-position of the phenyl ring.
• R 7 is phenyl substituted at the 4-position with an alkoxyalkyl group (—CH 2 —O—CH 3 ).
• R 7 is phenyl substituted with an alkylcarbonylamino group.
• R 7 is substituted furanyl.
• the furanyl is attached at the 2-position of the furanyl ring.
• the furanyl is substituted with an amino alkyl, e.g., aminomethyl group at its 5-position. Examples of aminomethyl groups include: —CH 2 N(CH 3 )—CH 2 —C 6 H 5 , —CH 2 —N(CH 3 )—CH 2 —CH ⁇ CH 2 , —CH 2 —N(CH 3 )—CH(CH 3 ) 2 , or —CH 2 —N-piperidinyl.
• the furanyl is substituted at the 3-position, e.g., with an aminoalkyl substituent. Examples of such substituents include —CH 2 —N(CH 3 ) 2 , —CH 2 —N-piperidinyl.
• R 7 is substituted furanyl attached at its 3-position.
• the furanyl is substituted with an aminoalkyl substituent.
• the aminoalkyl substituent is —CH 2 —N-piperazinyl or —CH 2 —N—(CH 3 ) 2 .
• R 7 is substituted or unsubstituted thiophenyl. In a further embodiment R 7 is is substituted with an aminoalkyl moiety. In another further embodiment, the aminoalkyl moiety is —CH 2 —N—(CH 3 ) 2 .
• R 7 is substituted pyridinyl. In a further embodiment, R 7 is attached to the phenyl ring at its 3-position. In another further embodiment, it is substituted with a aminoalkyl moiety at its 5-position. Examples of aminoalkyl moieties include —CH 2 —N—(CH 3 ) 2 , —CH 2 —N-piperidinyl, —CH 2 —N(CH 3 )—CH 2 —CH ⁇ CH 2 , or —CH 2 —N(CH 3 )—CH(CH 3 ) 2 .
• R 7 is alkylcarbonylaminoalkyl. In another further embodiment, R 7 is —CH 2 —NH—C( ⁇ O)—CH 3 .
• R 7 is amino substituted alkenyl. In another further embodiment, R 7 is —CH ⁇ CH—CH 2 —N(CH 3 ) 2 or —CH ⁇ CH—CH 2 —N-piperidinyl. In another embodiment, R 7 is amino substituted alkynyl (e.g., —C ⁇ C—CH 2 —N(CH 3 )—(CH 2 ) 2 —CF 3 or —C ⁇ C—(CH 2 ) 2 —N-piperidinyl.
• R 7 is substituted —CH 2 —N-piperidinyl.
• the piperidinyl is substituted with one or more fluorines, e.g., at the 4-position of the piperdine ring.
• the R 7 substitutuent is alkylaminocarbonyl.
• the substituent is —C( ⁇ O)—NH—(CH 2 ) 2 —N(CH 3 ) 2 .
• the R 7 substituent is aminoalkylcarbonyl.
• the substituent is —C( ⁇ O)—CH 2 —N(CH 3 ) 2 , —C( ⁇ O)—CH 2 —NH—(CH 2 ) 2 —OCH 3 , —C( ⁇ O)—CH 2 —N-piperidinyl and —C( ⁇ O)—CH 2 —N-pyrollidinyl.
• the R 7 substituent is N-piperdinyl substituted alkyl. In a further embodiment, the R 7 substituent is —(CH 2 ) 4 —N-piperdinyl or —(CH 2 ) 2 —N-piperdinyl.
• the R 7 substituted is —(CH 2 ) 2 —N(CH 3 ) 2 or C( ⁇ O)—CH 3 .
• the R 7 substituent is aminoalkyloxycarbonyl.
• aminoalkyloxycarbonyl substituents include C( ⁇ O)—O—(CH 2 ) 2 —N-piperdinyl and —C( ⁇ O)—O—(CH 2 ) 2 —N(CH 3 ) 2 .
• the compounds of the invention are: and pharmaceutically acceptable esters, prodrugs, and salts thereof. 4. 8-Substituted Tetracycline Compounds
• the invention also pertains, at least in part to 8-substituted tetracycline compounds.
• 8-substituted tetracycline compounds includes tetracycline compounds with substitution at the 8-position.
• the substitution at the 8-position enhances the ability of the tetracycline compound to perform its intended function, e.g., treat tetracycline responsive states.
• the 8-substituted tetracycline compound is 8-substituted tetracycline (e.g., wherein R 4 is NR 4′ R 4′′ ; R 4′ and R 4′′ are methyl, R 5 is hydrogen and X is CR 6 R 6′ , wherein R 6 is methyl and R 6′ is hydroxy); 8-substituted doxycycline (e.g., wherein R 4 is NR 4′ R 4′′ ; R 4′ and R 4′′ are methyl, R 5 is hydroxyl and X is CR 6 R 6′ , wherein R 6 is methyl and R 6′ is hydrogen); or 8-substituted sancycline (wherein R 4 is NR 4′ R 4′′ ; R 4′ and R 4′′ are methyl; R 5 is hydrogen and X is CR 6 R 6′′ wherein R 6 and R 6′ are hydrogen atoms.
• the 8-substituted tetracycline compound is of formula IV: wherein:
• the invention pertains to compounds wherein X is CR 6 R 6′ ; R 2 , R 2′ , R 6 , R 6′ , R 8 , R 10 , R 11 , and R 12 are each hydrogen; R 4 is NR 4′ R 4′′ ; R 4′ and R 4′′ are lower alkyl; and R 5 is hydroxy or hydrogen.
• R 8 is substituted phenyl, e.g., o-substituted phenyl, e.g., aminomethyl substituted phenyl.
• the 8-substituted tetracycline compound is: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, and prodrugs thereof.
• R 9 is substituted pyridinyl, e.g., halo-substituted pyridinyl, e.g., 6-fluoro-pyrindin-3-yl.
• R 9 is amino.
• the 8-substituted tetracycline compound is: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, and prodrugs thereof. 5. 13-Substituted Methacycline Compounds
• a 13-substituted tetracycline compound is of formula V: wherein:
• the invention pertains to compounds wherein R 2 , R 2′ , R 8 , R 10 , R 11 , and R 12 are each hydrogen; R 4 is NR 4′ R 4′′ ; R 4′ and R 4′′ are lower alkyl; and R 5 is hydroxy or hydrogen.
• the phenyl R 13 group is substituted with an aminomethyl substituent.
• the aminomethyl substituent is dimethylaminomethyl.
• the invention pertains to compounds of the formula: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, and prodrugs thereof.
• the tetracycline compounds of the invention do not include those described in U.S. Ser. No. 09/660,598, 09/823,884, 09/852,908, 10/819,343, 10/820,456, 09/894,805, 09/895,796, 09/895,812, 09/895,797, 09/895,857, 10/097,634, 10/759,484, 10/337,914, 10/636,437, 10/752,378, or 10/740,961.
• the entire contents of each of these applications are hereby incorporated herein in their entirety.
• tetracycline compounds of this invention can be synthesized using the methods described in the Schemes and/or by other techniques known to those of ordinary skill in the art.
• substituted tetracycline compounds of the invention can be synthesized using the methods described in the following schemes and by using art recognized techniques. All novel substituted tetracycline compounds described herein are included in the invention as compounds.
• 9- and 7-substituted tetracyclines can be synthesized by the method shown in Scheme 1.
• 9- and 7-substituted tetracycline compounds can be synthesized by treating a tetracycline compound (e.g., doxycycline, 1A), with sulfuric acid and sodium nitrate.
• the resulting product is a mixture of the 7-nitro and 9-nitro isomers (1B and 1C, respectively).
• the 7-nitro (1B) and 9-nitro (1C) derivatives are treated by hydrogenation using hydrogen gas and a platinum catalyst to yield amines 1D and 1E.
• the isomers are separated at this time by conventional methods.
• the 7- or 9-amino tetracycline compound (1E and 1F, respectively) is treated with HONO, to yield the diazonium salt (1G and 1H).
• the salt (1G and 1H) is treated with an appropriate reactive reagent to yield the desired compound(e.g., in Scheme 1,7-cyclopent-1-enyl doxycycline (1H) and 9-cyclopent-1-enyl doxycycline (1I)).
• tetracycline compounds of the invention wherein R 7 is a carbamate or a urea derivative can be synthesized using the following protocol.
• Sancycline (2A) is treated with NaNO 2 under acidic conditions forming 7-nitro sancycline (2B) in a mixture of positional isomers.
• 7-nitrosancycline (2B) is then treated with H 2 gas and a platinum catalyst to form the 7-amino sancycline derivative (2C).
• isocyanate (2D) is reacted with the 7-amino sancycline derivative (2C).
• carbamate (2G) the appropriate acid chloride ester (2F) is reacted with 2C.
• tetracycline compounds of the invention wherein R 7 is a heterocyclic (i.e. thiazole) substituted amino group can be synthesized using the above protocol.
• 7-amino sancycline (3A) is reacted with Fmoc-isothiocyanate (3B) to produce the protected thiourea (3C).
• the protected thiourea (3C) is then deprotected yielding the active sancycline thiourea (3D) compound.
• the sancycline thiourea (3D) is reacted with an ⁇ -haloketone (3E) to produce a thiazole substituted 7-amino sancycline (3F).
• 7-alkenyl tetracycline compounds such as 7-alkynyl sancycline (4A) and 7-alkenyl sancycline (4B), can be hydrogenated to form 7-alkyl substituted tetracycline compounds (e.g., 7-alkyl sancycline, 4C).
• Scheme 4 depicts the selective hydrogenation of the 7-position double or triple bond, in saturated methanol and hydrochloric acid solution with a palladium/carbon catalyst under pressure, to yield the product.
• a general synthetic scheme for synthesizing 7-position aryl derivatives is shown.
• a Suzuki coupling of an aryl boronic acid with an iodosancycline compound is shown.
• An iodo sancycline compound (5B) can be synthesized from sancycline by treating sancycline (5A) with at least one equivalent N-iodosuccinimide (NIS) under acidic conditions. The reaction is quenched, and the resulting 7-iodo sancycline (5B) can then be purified using standard techniques known in the art.
• NIS N-iodosuccinimide
• 7-iodo sancycline (5B) is treated with an aqueous base (e.g., Na 2 CO 3 ) and an appropriate boronic acid (5C) and under an inert atmosphere.
• the reaction is catalyzed with a palladium catalyst (e.g., Pd(OAc) 2 ).
• the product (5D) can be purified by methods known in the art (such as HPLC).
• Other 7-aryl, alkenyl, and alkynyl tetracycline compounds can be synthesized using similar protocols.
• the 7-substituted tetracycline compounds of the invention can also be synthesized using Stille cross couplings.
• Stille cross couplings can be performed using an appropriate tin reagent (e.g., R——SnBu 3 ) and a halogenated tetracycline compound, (e.g., 7-iodosancycline).
• the tin reagent and the iodosancycline compound can be treated with a palladium catalyst (e.g., Pd(PPh 3 ) 2 Cl 2 or Pd(AsPh 3 ) 2 Cl 2 ) and, optionally, with an additional copper salt, e.g., CuI.
• the resulting compound can then be purified using techniques known in the art.
• the compounds of the invention can also be synthesized using Heck-type cross coupling reactions.
• Heck-type cross-couplings can be performed by suspending a halogenated tetracycline compound (e.g., 7-iodosancycline, 6A) and an appropriate palladium or other transition metal catalyst (e.g., Pd(OAc) 2 and CuI) in an appropriate solvent (e.g., degassed acetonitrile).
• a reactive alkene (6B) or alkyne (6D), and triethylamine are then added and the mixture is heated for several hours, before being cooled to room temperature.
• the resulting 7-substituted alkenyl (6C) or 7-substituted alkynyl (6E) tetracycline compound can then be purified using techniques known in the art.
• 5-esters of 9-substituted tetracycline compounds can be formed by dissolving the 9-substituted compounds (8A) in strong acid (e.g. HF, methanesulphonic acid, and trifluoromethanesulfonic acid) and adding the appropriate carboxylic acid to yield the corresponding esters (8B).
• strong acid e.g. HF, methanesulphonic acid, and trifluoromethanesulfonic acid
• 7 and 9 aminomethyl tetracyclines may be synthesized using reagents such as hydroxymethyl-carbamic acid benzyl ester.
• alkyl includes saturated aliphatic groups, including straight-chain alkyl groups (e.g., methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, octyl, nonyl, decyl, etc.), branched-chain alkyl groups (isopropyl, tert-butyl, isobutyl, etc.), cycloalkyl (alicyclic) groups (cyclopropyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, cycloheptyl, cyclooctyl), alkyl substituted cycloalkyl groups, and cycloalkyl substituted alkyl groups.
• straight-chain alkyl groups e.g., methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, octyl, nonyl, decyl,
• alkyl further includes alkyl groups, which can further include oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur or phosphorous atoms replacing one or more carbons of the hydrocarbon backbone.
• a straight chain or branched chain alkyl has 6 or fewer carbon atoms in its backbone (e.g., C 1 -C 6 for straight chain, C 3 -C 6 for branched chain), and more preferably 4 or fewer.
• preferred cycloalkyls have from 3-8 carbon atoms in their ring structure, and more preferably have 5 or 6 carbons in the ring structure.
• C 1 -C 6 includes alkyl groups containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms.
• alkyl includes both “unsubstituted alkyls” and “substituted alkyls”, the latter of which refers to alkyl moieties having substituents replacing a hydrogen on one or more carbons of the hydrocarbon backbone.
• substituents can include, for example, alkenyl, alkynyl, halogen, hydroxyl, alkylcarbonyloxy, arylcarbonyloxy, alkoxycarbonyloxy, aryloxycarbonyloxy, carboxylate, alkylcarbonyl, arylcarbonyl, alkoxycarbonyl, aminocarbonyl, alkylaminocarbonyl, dialkylaminocarbonyl, alkylthiocarbonyl, alkoxyl, phosphate, phosphonato, phosphinato, cyano, amino (including alkyl amino, dialkylamino, arylamino, diarylamino, and alkylarylamino), acylamino (including alkylcarbonylamino, arylcarbonylamino, carbamoyl and ureido), amidino, imino, sulfhydryl, alkylthio, arylthio, thiocarboxylate, sul
• Cycloalkyls can be further substituted, e.g., with the substituents described above.
• An “alkylaryl” or an “arylalkyl” moiety is an alkyl substituted with an aryl (e.g., phenylmethyl (benzyl)).
• the term “alkyl” also includes the side chains of natural and unnatural amino acids.
• aryl includes groups, including 5- and 6-membered single-ring aromatic groups that may include from zero to four heteroatoms, for example, benzene, phenyl, pyrrole, furan, thiophene, thiazole, isothiaozole, imidazole, triazole, tetrazole, pyrazole, oxazole, isooxazole, pyridine, pyrazine, pyridazine, and pyrimidine, and the like.
• aryl includes multicyclic aryl groups, e.g., tricyclic, bicyclic, e.g., naphthalene, benzoxazole, benzodioxazole, benzothiazole, benzoimidazole, benzothiophene, methylenedioxyphenyl, quinoline, isoquinoline, napthridine, indole, benzofuran, purine, benzofuran, deazapurine, or indolizine.
• aryl groups having heteroatoms in the ring structure may also be referred to as “aryl heterocycles”, “heterocycles,” “heteroaryls” or “heteroaromatics”.
• the aromatic ring can be substituted at one or more ring positions with such substituents as described above, as for example, halogen, hydroxyl, alkoxy, alkylcarbonyloxy, arylcarbonyloxy, alkoxycarbonyloxy, aryloxycarbonyloxy, carboxylate, alkylcarbonyl, alkylaminoacarbonyl, arylalkyl aminocarbonyl, alkenylaminocarbonyl, alkylcarbonyl, arylcarbonyl, arylalkylcarbonyl, alkenylcarbonyl, alkoxycarbonyl, aminocarbonyl, alkylthiocarbonyl, phosphate, phosphonato, phosphinato, cyano, amino (including alkyl amino, dialkylamino, arylamino, diarylamino, and alkylarylamino), acylamino (including alkylcarbonylamino, arylcarbonylamino, carbamoyl and
• alkenyl includes unsaturated aliphatic groups analogous in length and possible substitution to the alkyls described above, but that contain at least one double bond.
• alkenyl includes straight-chain alkenyl groups (e.g., ethylenyl, propenyl, butenyl, pentenyl, hexenyl, heptenyl, octenyl, nonenyl, decenyl, etc.), branched-chain alkenyl groups, cycloalkenyl (alicyclic) groups (cyclopropenyl, cyclopentenyl, cyclohexenyl, cycloheptenyl, cyclooctenyl), alkyl or alkenyl substituted cycloalkenyl groups, and cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl substituted alkenyl groups.
• alkenyl includes straight-chain alkenyl groups (e.g., ethylenyl, propenyl, butenyl, pentenyl, hexenyl, heptenyl, octenyl, nonen
• alkenyl further includes alkenyl groups which include oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur or phosphorous atoms replacing one or more carbons of the hydrocarbon backbone.
• a straight chain or branched chain alkenyl group has 6 or fewer carbon atoms in its backbone (e.g., C 2 -C 6 for straight chain, C 3 -C 6 for branched chain).
• cycloalkenyl groups may have from 3-8 carbon atoms in their ring structure, and more preferably have 5 or 6 carbons in the ring structure.
• C 2 -C 6 includes alkenyl groups containing 2 to 6 carbon atoms.
• alkenyl includes both “unsubstituted alkenyls” and “substituted alkenyls”, the latter of which refers to alkenyl moieties having substituents replacing a hydrogen on one or more carbons of the hydrocarbon backbone.
• substituents can include, for example, alkyl groups, alkynyl groups, halogens, hydroxyl, alkylcarbonyloxy, arylcarbonyloxy, alkoxycarbonyloxy, aryloxycarbonyloxy, carboxylate, alkylcarbonyl, arylcarbonyl, alkoxycarbonyl, aminocarbonyl, alkylaminocarbonyl, dialkylaminocarbonyl, alkylthiocarbonyl, alkoxyl, phosphate, phosphonato, phosphinato, cyano, amino (including alkyl amino, dialkylamino, arylamino, diarylamino, and alkylarylamino), acylamino (including alkylcarbonylamino, arylcarbonylamino, carbamoyl and ureido), amidino, imino, sulfhydryl, alkylthio, arylthio, thiocarboxylate,
• alkynyl includes unsaturated aliphatic groups analogous in length and possible substitution to the alkyls described above, but which contain at least one triple bond.
• alkynyl includes straight-chain alkynyl groups (e.g., ethynyl, propynyl, butynyl, pentynyl, hexynyl, heptynyl, octynyl, nonynyl, decynyl, etc.), branched-chain alkynyl groups, and cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl substituted alkynyl groups.
• alkynyl further includes alkynyl groups which include oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur or phosphorous atoms replacing one or more carbons of the hydrocarbon backbone.
• a straight chain or branched chain alkynyl group has 6 or fewer carbon atoms in its backbone (e.g., C 2 -C 6 for straight chain, C 3 -C 6 for branched chain).
• the term C 2 -C 6 includes alkynyl groups containing 2 to 6 carbon atoms.
• alkynyl includes both “unsubstituted alkynyls” and “substituted alkynyls”, the latter of which refers to alkynyl moieties having substituents replacing a hydrogen on one or more carbons of the hydrocarbon backbone.
• substituents can include, for example, alkyl groups, alkynyl groups, halogens, hydroxyl, alkylcarbonyloxy, arylcarbonyloxy, alkoxycarbonyloxy, aryloxycarbonyloxy, carboxylate, alkylcarbonyl, arylcarbonyl, alkoxycarbonyl, aminocarbonyl, alkylaminocarbonyl, dialkylaminocarbonyl, alkylthiocarbonyl, alkoxyl, phosphate, phosphonato, phosphinato, cyano, amino (including alkyl amino, dialkylamino, arylamino, diarylamino, and alkylarylamino), acylamino (including alkylcarbonylamino, arylcarbonylamino, carbamoyl and ureido), amidino, imino, sulfhydryl, alkylthio, arylthio, thiocarboxylate,
• lower alkyl as used herein means an alkyl group, as defined above, but having from one to five carbon atoms in its backbone structure. “Lower alkenyl” and “lower alkynyl” have chain lengths of, for example, 2-5 carbon atoms.
• acyl includes compounds and moieties which contain the acyl radical (CH 3 CO—) or a carbonyl group. It includes substituted acyl moieties.
• substituted acyl includes acyl groups where one or more of the hydrogen atoms are replaced by for example, alkyl groups, alkynyl groups, halogens, hydroxyl, alkylcarbonyloxy, arylcarbonyloxy, alkoxycarbonyloxy, aryloxycarbonyloxy, carboxylate, alkylcarbonyl, arylcarbonyl, alkoxycarbonyl, aminocarbonyl, alkylaminocarbonyl, dialkylaminocarbonyl, alkylthiocarbonyl, alkoxyl, phosphate, phosphonato, phosphinato, cyano, amino (including alkyl amino, dialkylamino, arylamino, diarylamino, and alkylarylamino), acylamino (including
• acylamino includes moieties wherein an acyl moiety is bonded to an amino group.
• the term includes alkylcarbonylamino, arylcarbonylamino, carbamoyl and ureido groups.
• aroyl includes compounds and moieties with an aryl or heteroaromatic moiety bound to a carbonyl group. Examples of aroyl groups include phenylcarboxy, naphthyl carboxy, etc.
• alkoxyalkyl examples include alkyl groups, as described above, which further include oxygen, nitrogen or sulfur atoms replacing one or more carbons of the hydrocarbon backbone, e.g., oxygen, nitrogen or sulfur atoms.
• alkoxy includes substituted and unsubstituted alkyl, alkenyl, and alkynyl groups covalently linked to an oxygen atom.
• alkoxy groups include methoxy, ethoxy, isopropyloxy, propoxy, butoxy, and pentoxy groups.
• substituted alkoxy groups include halogenated alkoxy groups.
• the alkoxy groups can be substituted with groups such as alkenyl, alkynyl, halogen, hydroxyl, alkylcarbonyloxy, arylcarbonyloxy, alkoxycarbonyloxy, aryloxycarbonyloxy, carboxylate, alkylcarbonyl, arylcarbonyl, alkoxycarbonyl, aminocarbonyl, alkylaminocarbonyl, dialkylaminocarbonyl, alkylthiocarbonyl, alkoxyl, phosphate, phosphonato, phosphinato, cyano, amino (including alkyl amino, dialkylamino, arylamino, diarylamino, and alkylarylamino), acylamino (including alkylcarbonylamino, arylcarbonylamino, carbamoyl and ureido), amidino, imino, sulfhydryl, alkylthio, arylthio, thiocarboxylate
• amine or “amino” includes compounds where a nitrogen atom is covalently bonded to at least one carbon or heteroatom.
• the term includes “alkyl amino” which comprises groups and compounds wherein the nitrogen is bound to at least one additional alkyl group.
• dialkyl amino includes groups wherein the nitrogen atom is bound to at least two additional alkyl groups.
• arylamino and “diarylamino” include groups wherein the nitrogen is bound to at least one or two aryl groups, respectively.
• alkylarylamino “alkylaminoaryl” or “arylaminoalkyl” refers to an amino group which is bound to at least one alkyl group and at least one aryl group.
• alkaminoalkyl refers to an alkyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl group bound to a nitrogen atom which is also bound to an alkyl group.
• amide includes compounds or moieties which contain a nitrogen atom which is bound to the carbon of a carbonyl or a thiocarbonyl group.
• the term includes “alkaminocarbonyl” or “alkylaminocarbonyl” groups which include alkyl, alkenyl, aryl or alkynyl groups bound to an amino group bound to a carbonyl group. It includes arylaminocarbonyl and arylcarbonylamino groups which include aryl or heteroaryl moieties bound to an amino group which is bound to the carbon of a carbonyl or thiocarbonyl group.
• alkylaminocarbonyl “alkenylaminocarbonyl,” “alkynylaminocarbonyl,” “arylaminocarbonyl,” “alkylcarbonylamino,” “alkenylcarbonylamino,” “alkynylcarbonylamino,” and “arylcarbonylamino” are included in term “amide.” Amides also include urea groups (aminocarbonylamino) and carbamates (oxycarbonylamino).
• carbonyl or “carboxy” includes compounds and moieties which contain a carbon connected with a double bond to an oxygen atom.
• the carbonyl can be further substituted with any moiety which allows the compounds of the invention to perform its intended function.
• carbonyl moieties may be substituted with alkyls, alkenyls, alkynyls, aryls, alkoxy, aminos, etc.
• moieties which contain a carbonyl include aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, amides, esters, anhydrides, etc.
• thiocarbonyl or “thiocarboxy” includes compounds and moieties which contain a carbon connected with a double bond to a sulfur atom.
• ether includes compounds or moieties which contain an oxygen bonded to two different carbon atoms or heteroatoms.
• alkoxyalkyl which refers to an alkyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl group covalently bonded to an oxygen atom which is covalently bonded to another alkyl group.
• esters includes compounds and moieties which contain a carbon or a heteroatom bound to an oxygen atom which is bonded to the carbon of a carbonyl group.
• ester includes alkoxycarboxy groups such as methoxycarbonyl, ethoxycarbonyl, propoxycarbonyl, butoxycarbonyl, pentoxycarbonyl, etc.
• alkyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl groups are as defined above.
• thioether includes compounds and moieties which contain a sulfur atom bonded to two different carbon or hetero atoms.
• Examples of thioethers include, but are not limited to alkthioalkyls, alkthioalkenyls, and alkthioalkynyls.
• alkthioalkyls include compounds with an alkyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl group bonded to a sulfur atom which is bonded to an alkyl group.
• alkthioalkenyls and alkthioalkynyls refer to compounds or moieties wherein an alkyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl group is bonded to a sulfur atom which is covalently bonded to an alkynyl group.
• hydroxy or “hydroxyl” includes groups with an —OH or —O.
• halogen includes fluorine, bromine, chlorine, iodine, etc.
• perhalogenated generally refers to a moiety wherein all hydrogens are replaced by halogen atoms.
• polycyclyl or “polycyclic radical” refer to two or more cyclic rings (e.g., cycloalkyls, cycloalkenyls, cycloalkynyls, aryls and/or heterocyclyls) in which two or more carbons are common to two adjoining rings, e.g., the rings are “fused rings”. Rings that are joined through non-adjacent atoms are termed “bridged” rings.
• Each of the rings of the polycycle can be substituted with such substituents as described above, as for example, halogen, hydroxyl, alkylcarbonyloxy, arylcarbonyloxy, alkoxycarbonyloxy, aryloxycarbonyloxy, carboxylate, alkylcarbonyl, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylaminoacarbonyl, arylalkylaminocarbonyl, alkenylaminocarbonyl, alkylcarbonyl, arylcarbonyl, arylalkyl carbonyl, alkenylcarbonyl, aminocarbonyl, alkylthiocarbonyl, alkoxyl, phosphate, phosphonato, phosphinato, cyano, amido, amino (including alkyl amino, dialkylamino, arylamino, diarylamino, and alkylarylamino), acylamino (including alkylcarbonylamino, arylcarbonylamino, carbamoy
• heteroatom includes atoms of any element other than carbon or hydrogen. Preferred heteroatoms are nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur and phosphorus.
• prodrug moiety includes moieties which can be metabolized in vivo to a hydroxyl group and moieties which may advantageously remain esterified in vivo.
• the prodrugs moieties are metabolized in vivo by esterases or by other mechanisms to hydroxyl groups or other advantageous groups.
• Examples of prodrugs and their uses are well known in the art (See, e.g., Berge et al. (1977) “Pharmaceutical Salts”, J. Pharm. Sci. 66: 1-19).
• the prodrugs can be prepared in situ during the final isolation and purification of the compounds, or by separately reacting the purified compound in its free acid form or hydroxyl with a suitable esterifying agent.
• Hydroxyl groups can be converted into esters via treatment with a carboxylic acid.
• prodrug moieties include substituted and unsubstituted, branch or unbranched lower alkyl ester moieties, (e.g., propionoic acid esters), lower alkenyl esters, di-lower alkyl-amino lower-alkyl esters (e.g., dimethylaminoethyl ester), acylamino lower alkyl esters (e.g., acetyloxymethyl ester), acyloxy lower alkyl esters (e.g., pivaloyloxymethyl ester), aryl esters (phenyl ester), aryl-lower alkyl esters (e.g., benzyl ester), substituted (e.g., with methyl, halo, or methoxy substituents) aryl and aryl-lower alkyl esters, amides, lower-alkyl amides,
• the structure of some of the tetracycline compounds of this invention includes asymmetric carbon atoms. It is to be understood accordingly that the isomers arising from such asymmetry (e.g., all enantiomers and diastereomers) are included within the scope of this invention, unless indicated otherwise. Such isomers can be obtained in substantially pure form by classical separation techniques and by stereochemically controlled synthesis. Furthermore, the structures and other compounds and moieties discussed in this application also include all tautomers thereof.
• the invention also pertains to methods for treating a tetracycline responsive states in subjects, by administering to a subject an effective amount of a tetracycline compound of the invention (e.g., a compound of Formula I, II, III, IV, V or otherwise described herein), such that the tetracycline responsive state is treated.
• a tetracycline compound of the invention e.g., a compound of Formula I, II, III, IV, V or otherwise described herein
• treating includes curing as well as ameliorating at least one symptom of the state, disease or disorder, e.g., the tetracycline compound responsive state.
• tetracycline compound responsive state or “tetracycline responsive state” includes states which can be treated, prevented, or otherwise ameliorated by the administration of a tetracycline compound of the invention, e.g., a 3, 10, and/or 12a substituted tetracycline compound.
• Tetracycline compound responsive states include bacterial, viral, and fungal infections (including those which are resistant to other tetracycline compounds), cancer (e.g., prostate, breast, colon, lung melanoma and lymph cancers and other disorders charboatized by unwanted cellular proliferation, including, but not limited to, those described in U.S. Pat. No.
• Compounds of the invention can be used to prevent or control important mammalian and veterinary diseases such as diarrhea, urinary tract infections, infections of skin and skin structure, ear, nose and throat infections, wound infection, mastitis and the like.
• tetracycline responsive state is not a bacterial infection.
• the tetracycline compounds of the invention are essentially non-antibacterial.
• non-antibacterial tetracycline compounds of the invention may have MIC values greater than about 4 ⁇ g/ml (as measured by assays known in the art and/or the assay given in Example 2).
• Tetracycline compound responsive states also include inflammatory process associated states (IPAS).
• inflammatory process associated state includes states in which inflammation or inflammatory factors (e.g., matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), nitric oxide (NO), TNF, interleukins, plasma proteins, cellular defense systems, cytokines, lipid metabolites, proteases, toxic radicals, adhesion molecules, etc.) are involved or are present in an area in aberrant amounts, e.g., in amounts which may be advantageous to alter, e.g., to benefit the subject.
• MMPs matrix metalloproteinases
• NO nitric oxide
• TNF interleukins
• plasma proteins e.g., plasma proteins
• cellular defense systems e.g., cytokines, lipid metabolites, proteases, toxic radicals, adhesion molecules, etc.
• the inflammatory process is the response of living tissue to damage.
• the cause of inflammation may be due to physical damage, chemical substances, micro-organ
• IPAF's include inflammatory disorders. Inflammatory disorders are generally characterized by heat, redness, swelling, pain and loss of function. Examples of causes of inflammatory disorders include, but are not limited to, microbial infections (e.g., bacterial and fungal infections), physical agents (e.g., burns, radiation, and trauma), chemical agents (e.g., toxins and caustic substances), tissue necrosis and various types of immunologic reactions.
• microbial infections e.g., bacterial and fungal infections
• physical agents e.g., burns, radiation, and trauma
• chemical agents e.g., toxins and caustic substances
• inflammatory disorders include, but are not limited to, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, acute and chronic infections (bacterial and fungal, including diphtheria and pertussis); acute and chronic bronchitis, sinusitis, and upper respiratory infections, including the common cold; acute and chronic gastroenteritis and colitis; acute and chronic cystitis and urethritis; acute and chronic dermatitis; acute and chronic conjunctivitis; acute and chronic serositis (pericarditis, peritonitis, synovitis, pleuritis and tendinitis); uremic pericarditis; acute and chronic cholecystis; acute and chronic vaginitis; acute and chronic uveitis; drug reactions; insect bites; burns (thermal, chemical, and electrical); and sunburn.
• osteoarthritis bacterial and fungal, including diphtheria and pertussis
• acute and chronic bronchitis sinusitis, and upper respiratory infections, including the common cold
• Tetracycline compound responsive states also include NO associated states.
• NO associated state includes states which involve or are associated with nitric oxide (NO) or inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS).
• NO associated state includes states which are characterized by aberrant amounts of NO and/or iNOS.
• the NO associated state can be treated by administering tetracycline compounds of the invention, e.g., a 3, 10, and/or 12a substituted tetracycline compound.
• tetracycline compounds of the invention e.g., a 3, 10, and/or 12a substituted tetracycline compound.
• the disorders, diseases and states described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,231,894; 6,015,804; 5,919,774; and 5,789,395 are also included as NO associated states. The entire contents of each of these patents are hereby incorporated herein by reference.
• NO associated states include, but are not limited to, malaria, senescence, diabetes, vascular stroke, neurodegenerative disorders (Alzheimer's disease & Huntington's disease), cardiac disease (reperfusion-associated injury following infarction), juvenile diabetes, inflammatory disorders, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, acute, recurrent and chronic infections (bacterial, viral and fungal); acute and chronic bronchitis, sinusitis, and respiratory infections, including the common cold; acute and chronic gastroenteritis and colitis; acute and chronic cystitis and urethritis; acute and chronic dermatitis; acute and chronic conjunctivitis; acute and chronic serositis (pericarditis, peritonitis, synovitis, pleuritis and tendonitis); uremic pericarditis; acute and chronic cholecystis; cystic fibrosis, acute and chronic vaginitis; acute and chronic uveitis; drug reactions; insect bites; burns (therm
• MMPAS matrix metalloproteinase associated states
• MMPAS include states charachterized by abberrant amounts of MMPs or MMP activity. These are also include as tetracycline compound responsive states which may be treated using compounds of the invention, e.g., 3, 10, and/or 12a substituted tetracycline compounds.
• MMPs matrix metalloproteinase associated states
• arteriosclerosis arteriosclerosis
• corneal ulceration emphysema
• osteoarthritis multiple sclerosis
• multiple sclerosis Liedtke et al., Ann. Neurol. 1998, 44: 35-46; Chandler et al., J. Neuroimmunol. 1997, 72: 155-71
• osteosarcoma osteomyelitis
• bronchiectasis chronic pulmonary obstructive disease
• skin and eye diseases periodontitis
• osteoporosis rheumatoid arthritis
• ulcerative colitis inflammatory disorders, tumor growth and invasion
• MMPAS include those described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,459,135; 5,321,017; 5,308,839; 5,258,371; 4,935,412; 4,704,383, 4,666,897, and RE 34,656, incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
• the tetracycline compound responsive state is cancer.
• cancers which the tetracycline compounds of the invention may be useful to treat include all solid tumors, i.e., carcinomas e.g., adenocarcinomas, and sarcomas.
• Adenocarcinomas are carcinomas derived from glandular tissue or in which the tumor cells form recognizable glandular structures.
• Sarcomas broadly include tumors whose cells are embedded in a fibrillar or homogeneous substance like embryonic connective tissue.
• carcinomas which may be treated using the methods of the invention include, but are not limited to, carcinomas of the prostate, breast, ovary, testis, lung, colon, and breast.
• the methods of the invention are not limited to the treatment of these tumor types, but extend to any solid tumor derived from any organ system.
• treatable cancers include, but are not limited to, colon cancer, bladder cancer, breast cancer, melanoma, ovarian carcinoma, prostatic carcinoma, lung cancer, and a variety of other cancers as well.
• the methods of the invention also cause the inhibition of cancer growth in adenocarcinomas, such as, for example, those of the prostate, breast, kidney, ovary, testes, and colon.
• the tetracycline responsive state of the invention is cancer.
• the invention pertains to a method for treating a subject suffering or at risk of suffering from cancer, by administering an effective amount of a substituted tetracycline compound, such that inhibition cancer cell growth occurs, i.e., cellular proliferation, invasiveness, metastasis, or tumor incidence is decreased, slowed, or stopped.
• the inhibition may result from inhibition of an inflammatory process, down-regulation of an inflammatory process, some other mechanism, or a combination of mechanisms.
• the tetracycline compounds may be useful for preventing cancer recurrence, for example, to treat residual cancer following surgical resection or radiation therapy.
• the tetracycline compounds useful according to the invention are especially advantageous as they are substantially non-toxic compared to other cancer treatments.
• the compounds of the invention are administered in combination with standard cancer therapy, such as, but not limited to, chemotherapy.
• Examples of tetracycline responsive states also include neurological disorders which include both neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders, but are not limited to, such as Alzheimer's disease, dementias related to Alzheimer's disease (such as Pick's disease), Parkinson's and other Lewy diffuse body diseases, senile dementia, Huntington's disease, Gilles de la Tourette's syndrome, multiple sclerosis, amylotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), progressive supranuclear palsy, epilepsy, and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease; autonomic function disorders such as hypertension and sleep disorders, and neuropsychiatric disorders, such as depression, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, Korsakoff's psychosis, mania, anxiety disorders, or phobic disorders; learning or memory disorders, e.g., amnesia or age-related memory loss, attention deficit disorder, dysthymic disorder, major depressive disorder, mania, obsessive-compulsive disorder, psychoactive substance use disorders, anxiety,
• combination with includes co-administration of the tetracycline compound, (e.g., inhibitor) and with the other therapeutic agent or treatment, administration of the tetracycline compound first, followed by the other therapeutic agent or treatment and administration of the other therapeutic agent or treatment first, followed by the tetracycline compound.
• the other therapeutic agent may be any agent which is known in the art to treat, prevent, or reduce the symptoms of an IPAS.
• the other therapeutic agent may be any agent of benefit to the patient when administered in combination with the administration of an tetracycline compound.
• the cancers treated by methods of the invention include those described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,100,248; 5,843,925; 5,837,696; or 5,668,122, incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
• the tetracycline compound responsive state is diabetes, e.g., juvenile diabetes, diabetes mellitus, diabetes type I, or diabetes type II.
• protein glycosylation is not affected by the administration of the tetracycline compounds of the invention.
• the tetracycline compound of the invention is administered in combination with standard diabetic therapies, such as, but not limited to insulin therapy.
• the IPAS includes disorders described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,929,055; and 5,532,227, incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
• the tetracycline compound responsive state is a bone mass disorder.
• Bone mass disorders include disorders where a subjects bones are disorders and states where the formation, repair or remodeling of bone is advantageous.
• bone mass disorders include osteoporosis (e.g., a decrease in bone strength and density), bone fractures, bone formation associated with surgical procedures (e.g., facial reconstruction), osteogenesis imperfecta (brittle bone disease), hypophosphatasia, Paget's disease, fibrous dysplasia, osteopetrosis, myeloma bone disease, and the depletion of calcium in bone, such as that which is related to primary hyperparathyroidism.
• Bone mass disorders include all states in which the formation, repair or remodeling of bone is advantageous to the subject as well as all other disorders associated with the bones or skeletal system of a subject which can be treated with the tetracycline compounds of the invention.
• the bone mass disorders include those described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,459,135; 5,231,017; 5,998,390; 5,770,588; RE 34,656; 5,308,839; 4,925,833; 3,304,227; and 4,666,897, each of which is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
• the tetracycline compound responsive state is acute lung injury.
• Acute lung injuries include adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), post-pump syndrome (PPS), and trauma.
• Trauma includes any injury to living tissue caused by an extrinsic agent or event. Examples of trauma include, but are not limited to, crush injuries, contact with a hard surface, or cutting or other damage to the lungs.
• the invention also pertains to a method for treating acute lung injury by administering a substituted tetracycline compound of the invention.
• the tetracycline responsive states of the invention also include chronic lung disorders.
• the invention pertains to methods for treating chronic lung disorders by administering a tetracycline compound, such as those described herein.
• the method includes administering to a subject an effective amount of a substituted tetracycline compound such that the chronic lung disorder is treated.
• chronic lung disorders include, but are not limited, to asthma, cystic fibrosis, and emphesema.
• the tetracycline compounds of the invention used to treat acute and/or chronic lung disorders such as those described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,977,091; 6,043,231; 5,523,297; and 5,773,430, each of which is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
• the tetracycline compound responsive state is ischemia, stroke, or ischemic stroke.
• the invention also pertains to a method for treating ischemia, stroke, or ischemic stroke by administering an effective amount of a substituted tetracycline compound of the invention.
• the tetracycline compounds of the invention are used to treat such disorders as described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,231,894; 5,773,430; 5,919,775 or 5,789,395, incorporated herein by reference.
• the tetracycline compound responsive state is a skin wound.
• the invention also pertains, at least in part, to a method for improving the healing response of the epithelialized tissue (e.g., skin, mucusae) to acute traumatic injury (e.g., cut, burn, scrape, etc.).
• the method may include using a tetracycline compound of the invention (which may or may not have antibacterial activity) to improve the capacity of the epithelialized tissue to heal acute wounds.
• the method may increase the rate of collagen accumulation of the healing tissue.
• the method may also decrease the proteolytic activity in the epthithelialized tissue by decreasing the collagenolytic and/or gellatinolytic activity of MMPs.
• the tetracycline compound of the invention is administered to the surface of the skin (e.g., topically).
• the tetracycline compound of the invention used to treat a skin wound, and other such disorders as described in, for example, U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,827,840; 4,704,383; 4,935,412; 5,258,371; 5,308,8391 5,459,135; 5,532,227; and 6,015,804; each of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
• the tetracycline compound responsive state is an aortic or vascular aneurysm in vascular tissue of a subject (e.g., a subject having or at risk of having an aortic or vascular aneurysm, etc.).
• the tetracycline compound may by effective to reduce the size of the vascular aneurysm or it may be administered to the subject prior to the onset of the vascular aneurysm such that the aneurysm is prevented.
• the vascular tissue is an artery, e.g., the aorta, e.g., the abdominal aorta.
• the tetracycline compounds of the invention are used to treat disorders described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,043,225 and 5,834,449, incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
• Bacterial infections may be caused by a wide variety of gram positive and gram negative bacteria.
• the compounds of the invention are useful as antibiotics against organisms which are resistant to other tetracycline compounds.
• the antibiotic activity of the tetracycline compounds of the invention may be determined using the method discussed in Example 2, or by using the in vitro standard broth dilution method described in Waitz, J. A., National Commission for Clinical Laboratory Standards, Document M 7- A 2, vol. 10, no. 8, pp. 13-20, 2 nd edition, Villanova, Pa. (1990).
• the tetracycline compounds may also be used to treat infections traditionally treated with tetracycline compounds such as, for example, rickettsiae; a number of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria; and the agents responsible for lymphogranuloma venereum, inclusion conjunctivitis, psittacosis.
• the tetracycline compounds may be used to treat infections of, e.g., K. pneumoniae, Salmonella, E. hirae, A. baumanii, B. catarrhalis, H. influenzae, P. aeruginosa, E. faecium, E. coli, S. aureus or E. faecalis .
• the tetracycline compound is used to treat a bacterial infection that is resistant to other tetracycline antibiotic compounds.
• the tetracycline compound of the invention may be administered with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
• the language “effective amount” of the compound is that amount necessary or sufficient to treat or prevent a tetracycline compound responsive state.
• the effective amount can vary depending on such factors as the size and weight of the subject, the type of illness, or the particular tetracycline compound. For example, the choice of the tetracycline compound can affect what constitutes an “effective amount”.
• One of ordinary skill in the art would be able to study the aforementioned factors and make the determination regarding the effective amount of the tetracycline compound without undue experimentation.
• the invention also pertains to methods of treatment against microorganism infections and associated diseases.
• the methods include administration of an effective amount of one or more tetracycline compounds to a subject.
• the subject can be either a plant or, advantageously, an animal, e.g., a mammal, e.g., a human.
• one or more tetracycline compounds of the invention may be administered alone to a subject, or more typically a compound of the invention will be administered as part of a pharmaceutical composition in mixture with conventional excipient, i.e., pharmaceutically acceptable organic or inorganic carrier substances suitable for parenteral, oral or other desired administration and which do not deleteriously react with the active compounds and are not deleterious to the recipient thereof.
• conventional excipient i.e., pharmaceutically acceptable organic or inorganic carrier substances suitable for parenteral, oral or other desired administration and which do not deleteriously react with the active compounds and are not deleterious to the recipient thereof.
• compositions comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a tetracycline compound (e.g., a compound of Formula I, II, III, IV, V or any other compound described herein) and, optionally, a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
• a tetracycline compound e.g., a compound of Formula I, II, III, IV, V or any other compound described herein
• a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier e.g., a compound of Formula I, II, III, IV, V or any other compound described herein.
• pharmaceutically acceptable carrier includes substances capable of being coadministered with the tetracycline compound(s), and which allow both to perform their intended function, e.g., treat or prevent a tetracycline responsive state.
• Suitable pharmaceutically acceptable carriers include but are not limited to water, salt solutions, alcohol, vegetable oils, polyethylene glycols, gelatin, lactose, amylose, magnesium stearate, talc, silicic acid, viscous paraffin, perfume oil, fatty acid monoglycerides and diglycerides, petroethral fatty acid esters, hydroxymethyl-cellulose, polyvinylpyrrolidone, etc.
• the pharmaceutical preparations can be sterilized and if desired mixed with auxiliary agents, e.g., lubricants, preservatives, stabilizers, wetting agents, emulsifiers, salts for influencing osmotic pressure, buffers, colorings, flavorings and/or aromatic substances and the like which do not deleteriously react with the active compounds of the invention.
• auxiliary agents e.g., lubricants, preservatives, stabilizers, wetting agents, emulsifiers, salts for influencing osmotic pressure, buffers, colorings, flavorings and/or aromatic substances and the like which do not deleteriously react with the active compounds of the invention.
• the tetracycline compounds of the invention that are basic in nature are capable of forming a wide variety of salts with various inorganic and organic acids.
• the acids that may be used to prepare pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts of the tetracycline compounds of the invention that are basic in nature are those that form non-toxic acid addition salts, i.e., salts containing pharmaceutically acceptable anions, such as the hydrochloride, hydrobromide, hydroiodide, nitrate, sulfate, bisulfate, phosphate, acid phosphate, isonicotinate, acetate, lactate, salicylate, citrate, acid citrate, tartrate, pantothenate, bitartrate, ascorbate, succinate, maleate, gentisinate, fumarate, gluconate, glucaronate, saccharate, formate, benzoate, glutamate, methanesulfonate, ethanesulfonate, benzenesulfonate
• salts must be pharmaceutically acceptable for administration to a subject, e.g., a mammal
• the acid addition salts of the base compounds of this invention are readily prepared by treating the base compound with a substantially equivalent amount of the chosen mineral or organic acid in an aqueous solvent medium or in a suitable organic solvent, such as methanol or ethanol. Upon careful evaporation of the solvent, the desired solid salt is readily obtained.
• the preparation of other tetracycline compounds of the invention not specifically described in the foregoing experimental section can be accomplished using combinations of the reactions described above that will be apparent to those skilled in the art.
• the tetracycline compounds of the invention that are acidic in nature are capable of forming a wide variety of base salts.
• the chemical bases that may be used as reagents to prepare pharmaceutically acceptable base salts of those tetracycline compounds of the invention that are acidic in nature are those that form non-toxic base salts with such compounds.
• Such non-toxic base salts include, but are not limited to those derived from such pharmaceutically acceptable cations such as alkali metal cations (e.g., potassium and sodium) and alkaline earth metal cations (e.g., calcium and magnesium), ammonium or water-soluble amine addition salts such as N-methylglucamine-(meglumine), and the lower alkanolammonium and other base salts of pharmaceutically acceptable organic amines.
• the pharmaceutically acceptable base addition salts of tetracycline compounds of the invention that are acidic in nature may be formed with pharmaceutically acceptable cations by conventional methods.
• these salts may be readily prepared by treating the tetracycline compound of the invention with an aqueous solution of the desired pharmaceutically acceptable cation and evaporating the resulting solution to dryness, preferably under reduced pressure.
• a lower alkyl alcohol solution of the tetracycline compound of the invention may be mixed with an alkoxide of the desired metal and the solution subsequently evaporated to dryness.
• tetracycline compounds of the invention and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof can be administered via either the oral, parenteral or topical routes.
• these compounds are most desirably administered in effective dosages, depending upon the weight and condition of the subject being treated and the particular route of administration chosen. Variations may occur depending upon the species of the subject being treated and its individual response to said medicament, as well as on the type of pharmaceutical formulation chosen and the time period and interval at which such administration is carried out.
• compositions of the invention may be administered alone or in combination with other known compositions for treating tetracycline responsive states in a subject, e.g., a mammal.
• Preferred mammals include pets (e.g., cats, dogs, ferrets, etc.), farm animals (cows, sheep, pigs, horses, goats, etc.), lab animals (rats, mice, monkeys, etc.), and primates (chimpanzees, humans, gorillas).
• the language “in combination with” a known composition is intended to include simultaneous administration of the composition of the invention and the known composition, administration of the composition of the invention first, followed by the known composition and administration of the known composition first, followed by the composition of the invention. Any of the therapeutically composition known in the art for treating tetracycline responsive states can be used in the methods of the invention.
• the tetracycline compounds of the invention may be administered alone or in combination with pharmaceutically acceptable carriers or diluents by any of the routes previously mentioned, and the administration may be carried out in single or multiple doses.
• the novel therapeutic agents of this invention can be administered advantageously in a wide variety of different dosage forms, i.e., they may be combined with various pharmaceutically acceptable inert carriers in the form of tablets, capsules, lozenges, troches, hard candies, powders, sprays (e.g., aerosols, etc.), creams, salves, suppositories, jellies, gels, pastes, lotions, ointments, aqueous suspensions, injectable solutions, elixirs, syrups, and the like.
• Such carriers include solid diluents or fillers, sterile aqueous media and various non-toxic organic solvents, etc.
• oral pharmaceutical compositions can be suitably sweetened and/or flavored.
• the therapeutically-effective compounds of this invention are present in such dosage forms at concentration levels ranging from about 5.0% to about 70% by weight.
• tablets containing various excipients such as microcrystalline cellulose, sodium citrate, calcium carbonate, dicalcium phosphate and glycine may be employed along with various disintegrants such as starch (and preferably corn, potato or tapioca starch), alginic acid and certain complex silicates, together with granulation binders like polyvinylpyrrolidone, sucrose, gelatin and acacia.
• disintegrants such as starch (and preferably corn, potato or tapioca starch), alginic acid and certain complex silicates, together with granulation binders like polyvinylpyrrolidone, sucrose, gelatin and acacia.
• lubricating agents such as magnesium stearate, sodium lauryl sulfate and talc are often very useful for tabletting purposes.
• compositions of a similar type may also be employed as fillers in gelatin capsules; preferred materials in this connection also include lactose or milk sugar as well as high molecular weight polyethylene glycols.
• the active ingredient may be combined with various sweetening or flavoring agents, coloring matter or dyes, and, if so desired, emulsifying and/or suspending agents as well, together with such diluents as water, ethanol, propylene glycol, glycerin and various like combinations thereof.
• the compositions of the invention may be formulated such that the tetracycline compositions are released over a period of time after administration.
• solutions of a therapeutic compound of the present invention in either sesame or peanut oil or in aqueous propylene glycol may be employed.
• the aqueous solutions should be suitably buffered (preferably pH greater than 8) if necessary and the liquid diluent first rendered isotonic.
• These aqueous solutions are suitable for intravenous injection purposes.
• the oily solutions are suitable for intraarticular, intramuscular and subcutaneous injection purposes. The preparation of all these solutions under sterile conditions is readily accomplished by standard pharmaceutical techniques well known to those skilled in the art.
• suitable preparations include solutions, preferably oily or aqueous solutions as well as suspensions, emulsions, or implants, including suppositories.
• Therapeutic compounds may be formulated in sterile form in multiple or single dose formats such as being dispersed in a fluid carrier such as sterile physiological saline or 5% saline dextrose solutions commonly used with injectables.
• topical administration examples include transdermal, buccal or sublingual application.
• therapeutic compounds can be suitably admixed in a pharmacologically inert topical carrier such as a gel, an ointment, a lotion or a cream.
• topical carriers include water, glycerol, alcohol, propylene glycol, fatty alcohols, triglycerides, fatty acid esters, or mineral oils.
• topical carriers are liquid petrolatum, isopropylpalmitate, polyethylene glycol, ethanol 95%, polyoxyethylene monolauriate 5% in water, sodium lauryl sulfate 5% in water, and the like.
• materials such as anti-oxidants, humectants, viscosity stabilizers and the like also may be added if desired.
• tablets, dragees or capsules having talc and/or carbohydrate carrier binder or the like are particularly suitable, the carrier preferably being lactose and/or corn starch and/or potato starch.
• a syrup, elixir or the like can be used wherein a sweetened vehicle is employed.
• Sustained release compositions can be formulated including those wherein the active component is protected with differentially degradable coatings, e.g., by microencapsulation, multiple coatings, etc.
• the therapeutic methods of the invention also will have significant veterinary applications, e.g. for treatment of livestock such as cattle, sheep, goats, cows, swine and the like; poultry such as chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys and the like; horses; and pets such as dogs and cats.
• livestock such as cattle, sheep, goats, cows, swine and the like
• poultry such as chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys and the like
• horses such as dogs and cats.
• the compounds of the invention may be used to treat non-animal subjects, such as plants.
• compounds of the invention for treatment can be administered to a subject in dosages used in prior tetracycline therapies. See, for example, the Physicians' Desk Reference .
• a suitable effective dose of one or more compounds of the invention will be in the range of from 0.01 to 100 milligrams per kilogram of body weight of recipient per day, preferably in the range of from 0.1 to 50 milligrams per kilogram body weight of recipient per day, more preferably in the range of 1 to 20 milligrams per kilogram body weight of recipient per day.
• the desired dose is suitably administered once daily, or several sub-doses, e.g. 2 to 5 sub-doses, are administered at appropriate intervals through the day, or other appropriate schedule.
• the invention also pertains to the use of a tetracycline compound of formula I, II, III, IV, V, or any other compound described herein, for the preparation of a medicament.
• the medicament may include a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and the tetracycline compound is an effective amount, e.g., an effective amount to treat a tetracycline responsive state.
• the compound was prepared from 7-ethyl-9-formyl-sancycline (0.23 g, 0.49 mmol) combined with InCl 3 (0.011 g, 0.049 mmol), 4,4-difluoropiperidine.HCl (0.17 g, 0.98 mmol), Et 3 N (0.099 g, 0.98 mmol), and DMF (8 mL) in a glass vial. Stirred under argon at room temperature 30 min. NaCNBH 3 (0.043 g, 0.69 mmol) was added to reaction vial and continued to stir at room temperature under argon. Reaction was monitored by LC/MS and HPLC and shown to be complete in 2 hrs.
• the reaction was monitored by HPLC and LC/MS and shown to be complete by morning.
• the mixture was filtered through celite and solvent evaporated in vacuo.
• the residue was redissolved in water (1 L) and the pH was adjusted with Et 3 N to pH ⁇ 5.
• the mixture was filtered again through celite and loaded onto a DVB column.
• the compound eluted at 15% CH 3 CN. Clean fractions were evaporated and dried overnight under vacuum. A yellow/brown solid (7-diethylamino sancycline) was isolated in 40% yield.
• Anhydrous tetrahydrofuran (THF, 200 mL) was placed in a flame-dried 500 mL round bottom flask at 0° C. in an ice bath.
• Dibromodifluoromethane (97%, Aldrich, 10.00 mL, 106.19 mmol, 4.3 eq.) was added via syringe.
• Hexamethylphosphorous triamide (HMPT, 97%, Aldrich, 19.50 mL, 104.07 mmol, 4.2 eq.) was added dropwise. The clear solution turned milky white and was stirred for 1 hour at 0° C.
• the amine (350 mg, 2.06 mmol, 2.0 eq.) was added in anhydrous DMF (2 mL), followed by Triethylamine (NEt 3 , 99.5%, Alfa-Aesar, 290 ⁇ L, 2.08 mmol, 2.0 eq.). The mixture was then stirred at 30° C. for 1 hour and Sodium triacetoxyborohydride (NaBH(OAc) 3 , 95%, Aldrich, 220 mg, 1.04 mmol, 1.0 eq.) was added followed by more NEt 3 (300 ⁇ L). After 2 hours, the reaction was done and the solvent evaporated under reduced pressure.
• NaBH(OAc) 3 Sodium triacetoxyborohydride
• the compound was prepared from Doxycycline (2.5 g, 5.0 mmol) dissolved in MeOH (anhydrous) (25 mL) and combined with AgSO4 (3.7 g, 11 mmol) and 12 (3.1 g, 11 mmol) in a 100 mL round bottom flask. H 2 SO 4conc (2 drops) was added to the reaction solution and stirred at room temperature under argon for 1 hour. The reaction solution turned bright yellow after 30 minutes and the reaction was monitored by LC/MS and shown to be complete in 1 hour. Sodium sulfite (sat) (8 mL) was added to the reaction solution and a thick yellow precipitate was formed. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 20 minutes. The mixture was diluted with CH 3 CN (75 mL), filtered through celite and evaporated solvent in vacuo to yield 1.7 g of crude 9-iodo-doxycycline material.
• H 2 SO 4conc (2 drops) was added to the reaction solution and stirred at room temperature under arg
• the product was washed with water (500 mL) before it was eluted with MeCN and reduced by rotary evaporation.
• the crude material was purified by reverse phase HPLC to give the tert-butyl-ketone intermediate (680 mg, 1.90 mmol, 50% yield).
• To a stirred solution of the tert-butyl-ketone intermediate (68 mg, 0.190 mmol) in formamide (1.0 mL) was added triethyl-amine (0.020 mL, 28 mg, 0.27 mmol) to adjust the pH to 8.
• the reaction was heated to 100° C. for 5 minutes in a pressure vesicle using microwave irradiation.
• the final cell density should be approximately 5 ⁇ 10 5 CFU/ml.
• These plates are incubated at 35° C. in an ambient air incubator for approximately 18 hr. The plates are read with a microplate reader and are visually inspected when necessary.
• the MIC is defined as the lowest concentration of the tetracycline compound that inhibits growth.

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