Echinocandin derivatives, their method of preparation and their application as anti-fungal agents
Compounds of the formula wherein the substituents are as defined in the application useful as antifungal agents.
1. A compound of the formula
wherein R is selected from the group consisting of alkyl and cycloalkyl of up to 30 carbon atoms optionally containing at least one heteroatom selected from the group consisting of oxygen, sulfur and nitrogen, at least one heterocycle and at least one acyl of up to 30 carbon atoms optionally containing at least one heteroatom selected from the group consisting of oxygen, sulfur and nitrogen and/or at least one heterocycle,
R 3 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl and —OH,
R 4 is hydrogen or —OH,
Y is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, —OH, halogen and —OSO 3 H and salts thereof,
Z is hydrogen or methyl; or a non-toxic, pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof.
2. A compound of claim 1 of the following formula:
3. A compound of claim 1 wherein R is C(O)—Ph—Ph—OC 8 H 17 .
4. A compound of claim 1 wherein Z is methyl.
5. A compound of claim 1 wherein Y is hydrogen.
6. A compound of claim 1 wherein R 3 is methyl.
7. A compound of claim 1 wherein R 4 is hydroxyl.
8. A compound of the formula
wherein R 3 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl and —OH,
R 4 is hydrogen or —OH,
Y is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, —OH, halogen and —OSO 3 H and salts thereof,
Z is hydrogen or methyl; or a non-toxic pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof.
9. A compound of claim 8 of the formula
10. A compound of the formula
wherein R is selected form the group consisting of alkyl and cycloalkyl of up to 30 carbon atoms optionally containing at least one heteroatom selected from the group consisting of oxygen, sulfur and nitrogen, at least one heterocycle and acyl of up to 30 carbon atoms optionally containing at least one heteroatom selected from the group consisting of oxygen, sulfur and nitrogen and/or at least one heterocycle, R 3 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl and —OH,
R 4 is hydrogen or —OH,
T is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl, —CH 2 —CONH 2 —, —CH 2 —CN, —(CH 2 ) 2 —NH 2 and —(CH 2 ) 2 -Nalk 2 + X − , alk is alkyl of 1 to 8 carbon atoms, X − is halogen, Y is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, —OH, halogen and —OSO 3 H and salts thereof,
W is hydrogen, or —OH,
Z is hydrogen or methyl; or a non-toxic, pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof.
11. A compound of claim 10 selected from the group consisting of
1-([-4-oxo-N2-(12-methyl-1-oxotetradecyl)-L-ornithine]-4-[4-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-L-threonine]-5-L-serine-echinocandin B,
1-[N2-[[4′-octyloxy)-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl]-carbonyl]-4-oxo-L-ornithine]-4-[4-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-L-threonine]-5-L-serine-echinocandin B,
1-[N2-[[4-[4-[4-(pentyloxy)phenyl]-1-piperazinyl]-phenyl]-carbonyl]4-oxo-L-ornithine]-4-[4-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-L-threonine]-5-L-serine-echinocandin B.