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A novel target-promoted DNA alkylation system was designed, which consists of a DNA intercalating/alkylating quinone methide (QM) precursor, a removable amine linker, and a sequence-specific delivery. The QM in this system was regenerated by eliminating the amino linker promoted by the hydrophobic interaction between the target DNA and the intercalating QM precursor. Three alkylation model systems (methoxyl polycyclic system, intramolecular hydrogen bonding system and biaryl system) were proposed and synthesized. The potential DNA QM alkylation was investigated by deoxyadenosine (dA) and deoxyguanosine (dG) alkylation with the biaryl system. Only one deoxynucleoside adduct was observed when dA or dG reacted with quinoline or naphthalene QM precursor, in which both dA adducts degraded with time, while dG adducts remained unchanged after 72h at room temperature. The quinoline dG adduct was fully characterized as quinoline dG N1 adduct by NMR techniques. Naphthalene dG was found as a 1:1 mixture of diastereomers.

This Thesis aims to examine the effects of substituents on the adjacent proton accepting phenyl ring with respect to a new type of excited state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) process discovered by Wan and co-workers. Therefore, a number of 2-phenylphenols 23-28 were synthesized with electron-donor and electron-acceptor substituents such as methyl, methoxy, and ketone moieties on the adjacent proton accepting phenyl ring. The results obtained from examination of photochemical deuterium exchange showed that all derivatives except for ketone 27 underwent deuterium exchange (Фex = 0.019 - 0.079), primarily at the 2’-position on photolysis in D2O-CH3CN. In general, compounds with methoxy moiety (ies) on the adjacent proton accepting ring showed higher deuterium exchange yields. Diol 28 has the potential to undergo photosolvolysis as well as ESIPT process since it has both a benzyl alcohol and a phenol chromophore on the same molecule. Irradiation of 28 in 1:1 H2O-CH3OH gave the corresponding methyl ether product in high yield. Photolysis of 28 in 1:1 D2O-CH3OH also showed that ESIPT competes very well with photosolvolysis. Thus, this work has established that ESIPT can compete efficiently with photosolvolysis. Semi-empirical AM1 (examination of HOMOs and LUMOs) calculations show a large degree of charge transfer in the electronic excited state (except 27), from the phenol ring to the attached phenyl ring of the studied compounds. The AM1 calculation for ketone 27 showed that the carbonyl oxygen is more basic than the carbon atoms of the benzene ring, which explains the lack of deuterium exchange observed for 27.

Cancer cell esterases are often overexpressed and can have chiral specificities different from that of the corresponding normal cells and can, therefore, be useful targets for activating chemotherapeutic prodrug esters. Prodrug esters are inactive compounds that can be preferentially activated by esterase enzymes. Moreover, cancer cells often exhibit a high level of intrinsic oxidative stress due to an increased formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and a decreased expression of some enzymatic antioxidants. Prodrugs designed to induce additional oxidative stress can selectively induce apoptosis in cancer cells already exhibiting a high level of intrinsic oxidative stress. This study focused on the in vitro evaluation of four novel prodrug esters: the R- and S- chiral esters of 4-[(nitrooxy)methyl]phenyl N-acetylalaninate (R- and S-NPAA) and the R- and S- chiral esters of 4-[(nitrooxy)methyl]naphth-1-yl N-acetylalaninate (R- and S-NQM), which are activated, to varying extents, by oxidized protein hydrolase (OPH, EC 3.4.19.1) yielding a quinone methide (QM) intermediate capable of depleting glutathione (GSH), a key intracellular antioxidant. OPH is a serine esterase/protease that is overexpressed in some human tumors and cancer cell lines.Methods: To evaluate the chiral ester prodrugs, we monitored cellular GSH depletion, cellular protein carbonyl levels (an oxidative stress biomarker) and cell viability in tumorigenic and nontumorigenic prostate cancer cell lines.Results: We found that the prodrugs were activated by OPH and subsequently depleted GSH. The S-chiral ester of NPAA (S-NPAA) was two-fold more effective than the R-chiral ester (R-NPAA) in depleting GSH, increasing oxidative stress, inducing apoptosis, and decreasing cell viability in tumorigenic prostate LNCaP cells but had little effect on non-tumorigenic RWPE-1 cells. In addition, we found that that S-NPAA induced apoptosis and decreased cell viability in tumorigenic DU145 and PC3 prostate cell lines. Similar results were found in a COS-7 model that overexpressed active human OPH (COS-7-OPH).Conclusions: Our results suggest that prostate tumors overexpressing OPH and/or exhibiting a high level of intrinsic oxidative stress may be susceptible to QM generating prodrug esters that are targeted to OPH with little effect on non-tumorigenic prostate cells.

A ce jour, les anticoagulants commerciaux souffrent de deux inconvénients majeurs : leur rémanence avec, pour certains d’entre eux, une demi-vie hépatique proche des 300 jours causant des intoxications secondaires sur les prédateurs des rongeurs, ainsi que le développement de nombreuses mutations génétiques causé par l’utilisation intensive de ces composés, rendant inopérant l’utilisation de certains AVKs commerciaux. Face à ce constat, l’Union Européenne envisage d’interdire l’utilisation de tels composés. La mission prioritaire est donc de trouver un anticoagulant capable de gérer les populations de rongeurs sans affecter leurs prédateurs. Les recherches mises en avant par Adrien Montagut (Thèse 2011-2014) ont permis d’aboutir à une structure type d’anticoagulants, dérivés de la 4-hydroxycoumarine. Actuellement, AMR361 a été testé in vitro sur l’ensemble des mutations de VKORC1 et in vivo sur rats sauvages, et constitue le premier AVK développé qui répond à l’ensemble des caractéristiques du cahier des charges initial. La première partie de mon projet de thèse consistait à compléter l’étude biologique sur le noyau 4-hydroxycoumarine en amenant de la diversité fonctionnelle sur la position para du noyau aromatique. D’un point de vue biologique, l’allongement du bras espaceur sur la chaîne latérale par l’utilisation de fonctions telles que les amides ou amides inversés ou l’introduction d’un groupement diméthyle sur le pont méthylène ont été étudiés afin d’analyser les paramètres d’efficacité et de rémanence. Cependant, la plupart des composés synthétisés appartenant à la famille des 4-hydroxycoumarines font déjà l’objet d’un brevet déposé par l’entreprise Liphatech en 1999. L’étude de nouveaux noyaux, dont certains sont analogues à la 4-hydroxycoumarine, de même que la fonctionnalisation du noyau 4-hydroxycoumarine sur la partie aromatique, a permis l’accès à des structures plus diverses. Ces perspectives originales pour l’innovation ont été introduites pour contourner les brevets déjà existants. / To date, commercial anticoagulants suffer from two major inconveniences: their persistence causing secondary poisoning of rodent predators and the development of many genetic mutations caused by the intensive use of these compounds. As a result, the European Union plans to prohibit the use of such compounds. Consequently, the priority task is to find an anticoagulant that can control the rodent populations without affecting their predators. The research of Dr. Adrien Montagut (PhD, 2011-2014) have led to the structure type of an anticoagulant derived from 4-hydroxycoumarin. Currently, AMR361 was tested in vitro on all VKORC1 mutations and in vivo on wild rats. It is the first AVK developed that responds to all the characteristics of the initial specification. The first part of my PhD was to complete the biological study on 4-hydroxycoumarin core by bringing functional diversity on the para position of the aromatic ring. From a biological point of view, the lengthening of the spacer arm on the side chain by use of various functions or the introduction of a dimethyl group on the methylene bridge were studied in order to analyze the effectiveness and persistence parameters. However, most of the synthesized compounds belonging to the family of 4-hydroxycoumarins are already described in a patent filed by Liphatech company in 1999. The study of new cores which are similar to the 4-hydroxycoumarin or the functionalization of the aromatic part of the 4-hydroxycoumarin has provided access to more diverse structures. These original possibilities for innovation have been introduced to circumvent existing patents.

Im Fokus dieser Arbeit stand die Methode Zwillingspolymerisation zur Synthese organisch-anorganischer Hybridmaterialien. Die simultane Zwillingspolymerisation wird als neues Konzept zur gezielten Herstellung homogener, nanostrukturierter Hybridmaterialien unterschiedlicher Zusammensetzung vorgestellt. Hierfür wurden die Zwillingsmonomere 2,2’-Spirobi[4H-1,3,2-benzodioxasilin] und 2,2 Dimethyl-4H-1,3,2-benzodioxasilin in einem Arbeitsschritt gemeinsam polymerisiert. Die erhaltenen Phenolharz-Siliciumdioxid/Dimethylsiloxan-Hybridmaterialien weisen aufgrund einstellbarer Syntheseparameter unterschiedliche Eigenschaftsprofile auf, die systematisch analysiert wurden. Die Charakterisierung der Produkte erfolgte mit Hilfe der Festkörper-NMR-Spektroskopie, Elektronenmikroskopie, DSC, TGA-MS, sowie durch Extraktionsversuche und die Erzeugung und Analyse poröser Materialien. Neben der simultanen Zwillingspolymerisation wird die Synthese, Charakterisierung und thermisch induzierte Polymerisation literaturunbekannter Silicium-Spiroverbindungen mit einfach- oder zweifach substituierter Salicylalkohol-Einheit beschrieben. Hierbei wurden nanostrukturierte Hybridmaterialien mit teils hohem löslichen Anteil erhalten. Die Produktbildung wird in Abhängigkeit von der Entstehung und Weiterreaktion gefundener Chinonmethid-Strukturen diskutiert.

Im Fokus dieser Arbeit stand die Methode Zwillingspolymerisation zur Synthese organisch-anorganischer Hybridmaterialien. Die simultane Zwillingspolymerisation wird als neues Konzept zur gezielten Herstellung homogener, nanostrukturierter Hybridmaterialien unterschiedlicher Zusammensetzung vorgestellt. Hierfür wurden die Zwillingsmonomere 2,2’-Spirobi[4H-1,3,2-benzodioxasilin] und 2,2 Dimethyl-4H-1,3,2-benzodioxasilin in einem Arbeitsschritt gemeinsam polymerisiert. Die erhaltenen Phenolharz-Siliciumdioxid/Dimethylsiloxan-Hybridmaterialien weisen aufgrund einstellbarer Syntheseparameter unterschiedliche Eigenschaftsprofile auf, die systematisch analysiert wurden. Die Charakterisierung der Produkte erfolgte mit Hilfe der Festkörper-NMR-Spektroskopie, Elektronenmikroskopie, DSC, TGA-MS, sowie durch Extraktionsversuche und die Erzeugung und Analyse poröser Materialien. Neben der simultanen Zwillingspolymerisation wird die Synthese, Charakterisierung und thermisch induzierte Polymerisation literaturunbekannter Silicium-Spiroverbindungen mit einfach- oder zweifach substituierter Salicylalkohol-Einheit beschrieben. Hierbei wurden nanostrukturierte Hybridmaterialien mit teils hohem löslichen Anteil erhalten. Die Produktbildung wird in Abhängigkeit von der Entstehung und Weiterreaktion gefundener Chinonmethid-Strukturen diskutiert.