Concepts for the syntheses of biotinylated steroids. Part I: Testosterone derivatives as immunochemical probes

Hauptmann, Hagen and Paulus, Birgit and Kaiser, Thomas and Herdtweck, Eberhardt and Huber, Erasmus and Luppa, Peter B. (2000) Concepts for the syntheses of biotinylated steroids. Part I: Testosterone derivatives as immunochemical probes. BIOCONJUGATE CHEMISTRY, 11 (2). pp. 239-252. ISSN 1043-1802

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Abstract

We describe synthetic strategies for the biotinylation of testosterone (T) at positions 3, 7 alpha, 17 alpha, and 19. These T probes are able to mimic ligand binding and may provide for a better understanding of the biospecific interaction with steroid-binding proteins such as the androgen receptor, anti-steroid antibodies, or steroid-binding serum globulins. For the 7 alpha- and 17 alpha-derivatives, biotinyl-N-hydroxy-succinimide esters with different types of spacer chains were used. The S-biotin hydrazone derivative was produced using N-(epsilon-biotinyl)-caproyl hydrazide, whereas for the 19-biotinylation, a biotinyl-1N-diamino-3,6-dioxaoctane-amide was applied. Key reaction for the biotinylation at position 3 is the oximation of the 3-oxo function. The 17 alpha-position is accessible by the reaction of the 3-protected 4-androsten-17-epoxide with oxygen in the beta-position, followed by nucleophilic ring opening with cyanide which provides the 17 alpha-cyanomethyl derivative. The key step is the regioselective ketal protection of the 3-oxo function of androst-4-ene-3,17-dione using a stannoxane catalyst. An alternative pathway for the insertion of biotin at the 19-position was established by the synthesis of 17 beta-hydroxy-androst-4-en-3-one-19-yl carboxymethyl ether. After activation by the carbodiimide method, the compound reacts with aminoterminal biotin derivatives. The copper(I)-catalyzed 1,6 Michael addition of 17-acetoxy-6,7-dehydro-T leads to 7 alpha-derivatives by use of omega-silyl protected hydroxylalkyl-modified Grignard reagents. A functional group interconversion using the Staudinger reaction transforms the azide function into a primary omega-amino group. The absolute configurations of the different biotinylated derivatives were investigated by H-1 NMR studies. For the 7 alpha-biotinylated T series, additionally, an X-ray analysis proved the axial position of the spacer group. This,results in a vertical orientation of the biotin moiety toward the alpha-face of the planar tetracyclic backbone. Thus, a negligible alteration of the original structure of the upper beta-face offers the feasibility of applying the 7 alpha-derivatives as optimal immunochemical tracers in competitive immunoassays. Biotinylated T derivatives should be also suitable for ligand-binding studies to the androgen receptor or to sex hormone-binding globulin.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: CORTICOSTEROID-BINDING GLOBULIN; COMPETITIVE CHEMILUMINESCENCE IMMUNOASSAY; CHEMI-LUMINESCENCE IMMUNOASSAY; LINKED-IMMUNOSORBENT-ASSAY; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; STEREOSELECTIVE SYNTHESIS; SANDWICH IMMUNOASSAY; ESTRADIOL CONJUGATE; STAUDINGER REACTION; ENZYME-IMMUNOASSAY;
Subjects: 500 Science > 540 Chemistry & allied sciences
Divisions: Chemistry and Pharmacy > Institut für Organische Chemie
Depositing User: Dr. Gernot Deinzer
Date Deposited: 24 May 2022 12:45
Last Modified: 24 May 2022 12:45
URI: https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/42767

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