Epidithiodioxopiperazine compound or its derivatives, and the use thereof
View Patent ↗The present invention relates to an epidithiodioxopiperazine derivative represented by the following Chemical Formula 1 or its reduced derivative; a method for preparing a compound represented by Chemical Formula 1 having improved intracellular permeability and mimicking the activity of 2-Cys-Prx in its reduced form in the cells; a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating vascular diseases comprising an epidithiodioxopiperazine compound or its derivatives or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof as an active ingredient; a drug delivery device for local administration including the pharmaceutical composition; and a pharmaceutical composition for inhibiting melanoma metastasis comprising the epidithiodioxopiperazine compound or its derivatives or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof as an active ingredient.
1. An epidithiodioxopiperazine derivative represented by the following Chemical Formula 1, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:
wherein, in Chemical Formula 1,
R 1 and R 3 are hydrogen,
R 2 and R 4 are each independently linear or branched C2 to C6 alkenyl or alkynyl, substituted or unsubstituted benzyl, alkoxyalkyl, one or more aryl-substituted C1 to C6 alkyl, linear or branched C1 to C6 alkylaryl, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, provided that the compound of chemical formula 1 is not the following compound of Chemical Formula 9:
2. The derivative, or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof of claim 1 , wherein R 1 and R 3 are hydrogen;
R 2 and R 4 are each independently linear or branched C2 to C6 alkenyl, C1 to C6 alkoxybenzyl, linear or branched C1 to C6 alkoxy C1 to C6 alkyl or benzhydryl.
3. The derivative, or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof of claim 1 , wherein R 1 and R 3 are hydrogen;
R 2 and R 4 are each independently allyl, 4-methoxybenzyl, 3-methoxypropyl or benzhydryl.
4. The derivative, or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof of claim 1 , wherein the derivative is any one of compounds represented by the following Chemical Formulae 10 to 12, and 14:
5. A composition comprising:
the epidithiodioxopiperazine derivative represented by the Chemical Formula 1 or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof of claim 1 .