Antiparasitic avermectin and milbemycin derivatives

Drug – bio-affecting and body treating compositions – Designated organic active ingredient containing – Having -c- – wherein x is chalcogen – bonded directly to...

Patent

Rate now

  [ 0.00 ] – not rated yet Voters 0   Comments 0

Details

514 30, 549264, 536 71, A61K 31335, A61K 3170

Patent

active

055568688

DESCRIPTION:

BRIEF SUMMARY
This application is a 371 of PCT/EP93/00423 filed Feb. 23, 1993, published as WO93/18041 Sep. 16, 1993.
This invention relates to antiparasitic agents and in particular to compounds related to the avermectins and milbemycins but having a cyano substituent at the 3-position and lacking a substituent at the 5-position.
The avermectins are a group of broad-spectrum antiparasitic agents referred to previously as the C-076 compounds. They are produced by fermenting a certain strain of microorganism Streptomyces avermitilis in an aqueous nutrient medium. The preparation and structure of these compounds obtained by fermentation are described in British Patent Specification 1573955. The milbemycins are structurally related macrolide antibiotics lacking the sugar residues at the 13-position. They may be produced by fermentation, for example as described in British Patent Specification No. 1390336 and European Patent Specification No. 0170006.
In addition to these fermentation-derived products, a large number of publications describe compounds derived semisynthetically from these products, many of which possess useful antiparasitic properties. Some of this chemistry is reviewed in Macrolide Antibiotics, Omura S., Ed., Academic Press, New York (1984) and by Davies, H. G. and Green, R. H. in Natural Product Reports (1986), 3, 87-121 and in Chem. Soc. Rev. (1991), 20, 211-269 and 271-239.
Compounds related to the original C-076 avermectins have also been prepared by fermentation of avermectin-producing micro-organisms. For example European Patent Specifications 0214731 and 0317148 describe production of compounds related to the C-076 avermectins but having a different substituent at the 25-position by fermentation in the presence, in the fermentation medium, of certain acids.
Other publications mentioning different combinations of substituents at various positions on the avermectin or milbemycin nucleus are EP-A-317148, 340932, 335541, 350187, 410615, 259779 and 254583; DE-A-2329486 and GB-A-2166436.
The avermectins and milbemycins and their derivatives have the structure: ##STR2## wherein the broken line represents an optional bond, R.sup.1 and R.sup.4 being absent when this bond is present, R.sup.1, R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and R.sup.12 are independently H, OH, halo, oxo, oximino or an organic radical, R.sup.2 and R.sup.7 are organic radicals, R.sup.6 is H or an organic radical.
These compounds include the avermectins themselves and their substituted derivatives in which R.sup.3 is a 4'-(.alpha.-L-oleandrosyl)-.alpha.-L-oleandrosyloxy group, optionally substituted at the 4" position; the avermectin monosaccharides and their derivatives in which R.sup.3 is .alpha.-L-oleandrosyloxy, optionally substituted at the 4' position; the avermectin aglycones and their derivatives in which R.sup.3 is OH or a substituent other than oleandrosyl replacing this group; and the milbemycins and their derivatives in which R.sup.3 is H.
All the avermectins and structurally related milbemycins and their derivatives hitherto known have no substituent at the 3-position with a C3-C4 double bond, neither has any process capable of producing such compounds been reported.
It has now been discovered that avermectin and milbemycin derivatives having a cyano substituent at the 3-position, with no substituent at the 5-position, may be prepared and that some of these compounds have outstanding antiparasitic properties.
According to one aspect of the invention, there are provided avermectin and milbemycin derivatives having a cyano substituent at the 3-position, a double bond between the 3-4 positions and no substituent at the 5-position of the molecule.
Compounds of the invention are of formula (I): ##STR3## wherein the broken line represents an optional bond, R.sup.1 and R.sup.4 being absent when this bond is present, R.sup.1, R.sup.3, R.sup.4 are independently H, OH, halo, oxo, oximino, or an organic radical, and R.sup.2 and R.sup.7 are organic radicals and R.sup.6 is H or an organic radical.
Compounds according to the invention include those in which the

REFERENCES:
patent: 4423209 (1983-12-01), Mrozik
patent: 4929638 (1990-05-01), Dutton et al.
patent: 4980370 (1990-12-01), Dutton et al.
patent: 4992424 (1991-02-01), Banks et al.
patent: 5030650 (1991-07-01), Buckwalter et al.
patent: 5108992 (1992-04-01), Lawrence et al.
patent: 5229415 (1993-07-01), Linn et al.
Macrolide Antibiotics, Omura, S., Ed., Academic Press, New York (1984), Chapter 14, pp. 553-606.
Davies, H. G. et al., Natural Products Reports 3:87-121 (1986).
Davies, H. G. et al., Chem. Soc. Rev. 20:211-269 (1991).
Davies, H. G. et al., Chem. Soc. Rev. 20:271-339 (1991).
Yanai, T et al CA 113: 114954 w (1990).

LandOfFree

Say what you really think

Search LandOfFree.com for the USA inventors and patents. Rate them and share your experience with other people.

Rating

Antiparasitic avermectin and milbemycin derivatives does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Antiparasitic avermectin and milbemycin derivatives, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Antiparasitic avermectin and milbemycin derivatives will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

     

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-413402

  Search
All data on this website is collected from public sources. Our data reflects the most accurate information available at the time of publication.