Chemical Formula: C19H28BN3O5
Molecular Weight: 389.26
- Originator VenatoRx Pharmaceuticals
- Developer National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; VenatoRx Pharmaceuticals
- Class Antibacterials; Cephalosporins; Small molecules
- Mechanism of Action Beta lactamase inhibitors; Cell wall inhibitors
Highest Development Phases
- Phase I Bacterial infections
Most Recent Events
- 19 Mar 2018 VenatoRx Pharmaceuticals plans phase III pivotal trials in mid-2018
- 03 Jan 2018 VNRX 5133 receives Fast Track designation for Bacterial infections (complicated urinary tract infections and complicated intra-abdominal infections) [IV-infusion] in USA
- 03 Jan 2018 VNRX 5133 receives Qualified Infectious Disease Product status for Intra-abdominal infections in USA
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- https://cen.acs.org/articles/96/web/2018/03/Drug-structures-made-public-New-Orleans.html
Credit: Tien Nguyen/C&EN
Presented by: Christopher J. Burns, president and chief executive officer of VenatoRx Pharmaceuticals
Target: β-lactamase enzymes, enzymes that inactivate β-lactam-based antibiotics enabling bacteria to resist their attacks
Disease: Gram-negative bacterial infections
Reporter’s notes: Another story with humble beginnings, this time with Burns and two colleagues sitting in a Panera Bread, with an idea. They wanted to offer a new compound in the class of β-lactam antibiotics, drugs which are “well-liked” by doctors, Burns said, and make up 60% of all antibiotic prescriptions. However, bacteria have developed defenses against these compounds in the form of β-lactamases, or as Burns dubbed them, “PAC-men.” These enzymes can chew up 1000 β-lactams per second, he said. VNRX-5133 was active against both serine-β-lactamases and metallo-β-lactamases in enzyme assays. It is being developed in combination with the antibiotic cefepime. VNRX-5133 fends off the PAC-men’s attacks, allowing cefepime to combat infection. The compound has gone through Phase I clinical trials and will be skipping ahead to Phase III later this year.
PATENT
WO 2014089365
| Applicants: | VENATORX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC [US/US]; 30 Spring Mill Drive Malvern, PA 19355 (US) |
| Inventors: | BURNS, Christopher, J.; (US). DAIGLE, Denis; (US). LIU, Bin; (US). MCGARRY, Daniel; (US). PEVEAR, Daniel C.; (US). TROUT, Robert E. Lee; (US) |
https://patents.google.com/patent/WO2014089365A1/en
Dr. Burns is Co-Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of VenatoRx. He brings over 25 years of corporate and R&D experience within both major (RPR/Aventis) and specialty (ViroPharma, Protez…https://www.venatorx.com/leadership/
Antibiotics are the most effective drugs for curing bacteria-infectious diseases clinically. They have a wide market due to their advantages of good antibacterial effect with limited side effects. Among them, the beta-lactam class of antibiotics (for example, penicillins,
cephalosporins, and carbapenems) are widely used because they have a strong bactericidal effect and low toxicity.
[0004] To counter the efficacy of the various beta-lactams, bacteria have evolved to produce variants of beta-lactam deactivating enzymes called beta-lactamases, and in the ability to share this tool inter- and intra-species. These beta-lactamases are categorized as “serine” or “metallo” based, respectively, on presence of a key serine or zinc in the enzyme active site. The rapid spread of this mechanism of bacterial resistance can severely limit beta-lactam treatment options in the hospital and in the community.
EXAMPLE 15 : ( R)-3-( 2-( trans-4-( 2-aminoethylamino)cvclohexyl)acetamido)-2-hvdroxy-3-,4-dihydro-2H-benzo[el [l,21oxaborinine-8-carboxylic acid
Step 1 : Synthesis of (R)-3-(2-(trans-4-(2-(tert-butoxycarbonylamino)ethylamino)cyclohexyl)acetamido)-2-hydroxy-3,4-dihydro-2H-benzo[e] [ 1 ,2]oxaborinine-8-carboxylic acid.
[00240] To (R)-3-(2-(trans-4-aminocyclohexyl)acetamido)-2-hydroxy-3,4-dihydro-2H-benzo[e][l,2]oxaborinine-8-carboxylic acid (Example 6, 15 mg) in MeOH (2 mL) was added tert-butyl 2-oxoethylcarbamate (20 mg). Pd/C (10% by weight, 10 mg) was added and the reaction mixture was stirred under ¾ balloon overnight. The reaction mixture was filtrated and the solvent was then removed under reduced pressure and the residue was carried on to the next step without further purification. ESI-MS m/z 490.1 (MH)+.
Step 2: Synthesis of (R)-3-(2-(trans-4-(2-aminoethylamino)cyclohexyl)acetamido)-2-hydroxy-3,4-dihydro-2H-benzo[e][l,2]oxaborinine-8-carboxylic acid.
[00241] To (R)-3-(2-(trans-4-(2-(tert-butoxycarbonylamino)ethylamino)cyclohexyl)acetamido)-2-hydroxy-3,4-dihydro-2H-benzo[e][l,2]oxaborinine-8-carboxylic acid (20 mg) in a flask was added 1 mL 4N HC1 in dioxane. The resulting reaction mixture was stirred at RT for 2hr. The solvent was removed in vacuo and the residue was purified by reverse phase preparative HPLC and dried using lyophilization. ESI-MS m/z 390 (MH)+.
Step 2: (R)-3-(2-(trans-4-((2-aminoethylamino)methyl)cyclohexyl)acetamido)-2-hydroxy-3,4-dihydro-2H-benzo[e] [ 1 ,2]oxaborinine-8-carboxylic acid
[00229] Prepared from 3-[2-(2-{4-[(2-tert-Butoxycarbonylamino-ethylamino)-methyl]-cyclohexyl}-acetylamino)-2-(2,9,9-trimethyl-3,5-dioxa-4-bora-tricyclo[6.1.1.02,6]dec-4-yl)-ethyl]-2-methoxy-benzoic acid tert-butyl ester and BC13 following the procedure described in Step 2 of Example 1. The crude product was purified by reverse phase preparative HPLC and dried using lyophilization. ESI-MS m/z 404 (MH)+.
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