Politechnika Gdanska

Instytut Przemyslu Farmaceutycznego

Leonard S Falkowski

Edward Borowski

Barbara J Stefanska

Elzbieta Troka

Jerzy J Golik

Jan Zielinski

Andrzej B Jarzebski

Pawel Kolodziejczyk

Jan Pawlak

Ewa Jakobs

Elzbieta Bylec

Halina Dahlig

Danuta Roslik-Kaminska

Zuzanna Kowszyk-Gindifer

Zofia Plociennik

Wladyslawa Wagner

Emilia Cybulska

The present invention relates to new enamine derivatives of daunorubicin and adriamycin of the formula l: ##STR1## and formula 2: ##STR2## wherein R denotes a hydrogen atom or hydroxyl group. The inventive compounds are useful antineoplastic antibiotics utilized in the treatment of cancer, primarily leukemia. The present derivatives demonstrate a reduction in toxicity, in particular cardiotoxicity, over their parent compounds, while retaining chemotherapeutic properties.

Antineoplastic enamine derivatives of daunorubicin and adriamycin

The invention relates to amides of polyene macrolide antibiotics and their derivatives characterized by the general formula I, ##STR1## where R is the polyene macrolide, R.sub.1 is an alkyl or isoalkyl chain of from one to eighteen carbons, unsubstituted or substituted with a primary or secondary amine; where R.sub.2 is an hydrogen or R.sub.1 or R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are joined through the nitrogen to form a heterocyclic ring. The method of preparation of these substances according to our invention depends upon the reaction of the polyene macrolide or its derivative in which the carboxylic group is activated; in the environment of an organic solvent or mixture of solvents and in the presence of a substance neutralizing the acid; with a compound containing an amino group; leaving upon completion of the reaction; and precipitation of the product from the reaction mixture, by addition of ethyl ether or a mixture of ethyl ether with hydrocarbons; isolation and purification of the product by means of known methods.

Amides of amphoteric polyene macrolide antibiotics

A process for production of esters of antibiotics from the group of polyene macrolides and of N-substituted derivatives thereof, having the general Formula 1, wherein R denotes the radical of antibiotic or of its R-COOR, I N-substituted derivative, and R.sub.1 denotes an alkyl with the chain length of C.sub.1 through C.sub.5, or an aryl, consisting therein that an antibiotic from the group of polyene macrolides or its N-substituted derivative is dissolved or suspended in alcohol and/or neutral organic solvent, or in a mixture of organic solvents, in presence of dicyclohexylcarbodiimide and/or hydrocybenzotriazole, the whole is allowed to stand at room temperature, or at temperature elevated to 40.degree. C., and then the obtained product is isolated from the reaction medium after known methods.

Method of preparation of esters of antibiotics selected from the group

The invention relates to the method of preparation of N-glycosyl compounds of anthracyclin antibiotics of formula I ##STR1## where R.sub.1 is the hydrogen atom or hydroxylic group, whereas R.sub.2 is the residue of a mono- or oligosaccharide of a series of aldeses and ketoses or the derivatives reacted with the amine group of the antibiotic. The invention depends upon the reaction of the antibiotic, which is converted into the form of base, in an organic solvent by treatment with molar excess of the saccharide or its derivative at temperature from 20.degree. up to 60.degree. C., for several hours, in the presence of a catalyst, under continuous stirring. The product is precipitated from the reaction mixture upon the addition of a nonpolar solvent and subsequently is purified by known methods.

N-Glycosyl derivatives of anthracycline antibiotics and the method of

Inorganic salts of trimethylammonium derivatives of polyene macrolides, particularly the inorganic salts of methyl esters of these derivatives having the general formula: ##STR1## wherein R is the residue of a polyene macrolide and X is an anion of a salt selected from the group consisting of methylsulphate, sulphate, chloride, phosphate and acetate. The preparation of salts of formula (I) or formula (II) is also disclosed.

Water-soluble salts of trimethylammonium derivatives of polyene

The new compounds, N-methylglucamine salts of N-glycosyl derivatives of polyene macrolides particularly N-methylglucamine salts of N-glycosyl derivatives of amphotericin B, polifungin and nystatin are described herein. These compounds exhibit high pharamacological activity in some topical and sistemic fungal infections. The product is prepared by reaction of an amino group containing polyene macrolide with an aldose or ketose mono- or oligosaccharide, in an organic solvent medium or in the mixture of solvents characterized in that the formed N-glycosyl derivatives is precipitated from the reaction medium by water or with an aqueous solution of inorganic salt, preferably ammonium sulphate, and after crystallization from a higher alkanol of C.sub.3-6 atoms, preferably n-butanol transformed into a salt, preferably an N-methylglucamine salt and then crystallized from higher alkanol, preferably n-butanol.

Salts of N-glycosyl derivatives of polyene macrolides, especially

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