Synthesis of Novel 17-Oxo-17a-Aza-D-Homo-3, 5-Seco-Steroids as Potential 5α-Reductase Inhibitors
Subject Areas : Journal of the Iranian Chemical Research
Manoj
Kumar
1
(University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panjab University, Chandigarh-160014, India)
Saurabh
Aggarwal
2
(University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panjab University, Chandigarh-160014, India)
Suresh
Thareja
3
(University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panjab University, Chandigarh-160014, India)
Preeti
Arora
4
(University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panjab University, Chandigarh-160014, India)
Priyanka
Malla
5
(University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panjab University, Chandigarh-160014, India)
Tilak Raj
Bhardwaj
6
(University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panjab University, Chandigarh-160014, India)
Keywords: BPH, DHT, Diosgenin, 5α-Reductase, Seco-steroids,
Abstract :
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a non-malignant enlargement of the prostate gland. Itis a leading disorder of the elderly male population. Excessive production of dihydrotestosteronehas been implicated in this pathological condition. Steroidal 5α-reductase is a membrane boundNADPH dependent enzyme which is responsible for the conversion of testosterone (T) todihydrotestosterone (DHT). Therefore, inhibition of production of DHT by 5α-reductaseinhibitors is an important approach for the treatment of BPH. The proposed 17-oxo-17a-aza-Dhomo-3,5-seco-steroids (17-20) have been synthesized using diosgenin as the starting material.Diosgenin was converted to 17-oxo-3, 5-seco-4-nor-androstan-3-oic acid following six steps:Oppenauer oxidation, Lemieux-von Rudloff oxidation, Wolff-Kishner reduction, Markerdegradation, oximation and Beckmann rearrangement. 17-Oxo-3, 5- seco-keto acid was thenconverted to 17-oxo-17a-aza-D-homo-3, 5-seco-4-nor-androstan-3-oic acid by oximationfollowed by Beckmann rearrangement. The resulted seco-keto acid was then treated with thionylchloride and the respective amines and phenols to get the desired 3, 5-seco-steroidal amides (17-18) and esters (19-20) respectively.
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