Synthesis of 15 alpha-hydroxyestrogen 15-N-acetylglucosaminides

Steroids. 1995 Mar;60(3):277-84. doi: 10.1016/0039-128x(94)00054-g.

Abstract

The synthesis of 15-N-acetylglucosaminides of 15 alpha-hydroxyesterone, 15 alpha-hydroxyestradiol, and 15 alpha-hydroxyestriol (estetrol) is described. The latter two were prepared by condensation of 2-acetamido-1 alpha-chloro-1,2-dideoxy-3,4,6-trio-O-acetyl-D-glucopyranose with appropriately protected 15 alpha-hydroxyestrogens by the Koenigs-Knorr reaction employing cadmium carbonate as a catalyst. Subsequent removal of protecting groups with methanolic potassium hydroxide provided the desired conjugates. 15 alpha-Hydroxyestrone 15-N-acetylglucosaminide was synthesized from the corresponding 15 alpha-hydroxyestradiol derivative by Jones oxidation followed by brief alkaline hydrolysis. These conjugates underwent enzymatic hydrolysis with beta-N-acetylglucosaminidase from Jack beans to produce 15 alpha-hydroxyestrogens.

MeSH terms

  • Acetylglucosaminidase / metabolism
  • Cadmium / chemistry
  • Carbonates / chemistry
  • Estradiol / analogs & derivatives*
  • Estradiol / chemical synthesis
  • Estriol / analogs & derivatives*
  • Estriol / chemical synthesis
  • Estrone / analogs & derivatives*
  • Estrone / chemical synthesis
  • Fabaceae / enzymology
  • Glucosamine / analogs & derivatives*
  • Glucosamine / chemical synthesis
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Hydrolysis
  • Hydroxides
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Methanol
  • Molecular Structure
  • Plants, Medicinal
  • Potassium Compounds

Substances

  • 3,16,17-trihydroxyestra-1,3,5(10)-trien-15-yl-2'-acetamido-2'-deoxyglucopyranoside
  • 3,17-dihydroxyestra-1,3,5(10)-trien-15-yl-2'-acetamido-2'-deoxyglucopyranoside
  • 3-hydroxy-17--oxoestra-1,3,5(10)-trien-15-yl-2'-acetamido-2'-deoxyglucopyranoside
  • Carbonates
  • Hydroxides
  • Potassium Compounds
  • Cadmium
  • Estrone
  • Estradiol
  • cadmium carbonate
  • Acetylglucosaminidase
  • Estriol
  • Glucosamine
  • potassium hydroxide
  • Methanol