Protecting-Group-Free Synthesis of GB1107: An Orally Active Galectin-3 Antagonist

Abstract

Small-molecule galectin inhibitors are useful research tools that could also be used as potential drug candidates. In that context, GB1107, a monosaccharidic galectin inhibitor, was shown to be an orally active galectin-3 antagonist that inhibits lung adenocarcinoma growth. Herein, a protecting-group-free synthesis of GB1107, along with other analogues is described. Starting from inexpensive levoglucosan, a Payne rearrangement/azidation process was used as key step. Finally, the use of a log P determination method based on ¹⁹F NMR spectroscopy was explored to assess the lipophilicity of galectin inhibitors.

Key words

synthetic inhibitors - galectins - GB1107 - TD139 - lipophilicity

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