Author: W & D
Introduction
Influenza (referred to as influenza) is an acute respiratory infection caused by influenza virus, and it is also a disease that is highly contagious and spreads rapidly. It is mainly transmitted by droplets in the air, contact between people or contact with contaminated objects.
At the beginning of the year, an article "Beijing Middle Age under the Influenza" caused widespread concern in the whole society. Let us realize that sometimes it is also a fatal blow to think of "small illnesses and catastrophes" and "cold". The flu is a common disease that can pose a serious threat to public health. Its virus is highly variable and prone to drug resistance. About 3 to 5 million patients worldwide are severely affected by the flu each year, millions of patients need hospitalization, and about 650,000 patients die.
At present, drugs for the treatment of influenza can be roughly classified into two types according to their targets: M2 inhibitors (amantadine hydrochloride, rimantadine hydrochloride) and neuraminidase inhibitors (zanamivir, phosphate ose Hewei, Palamivir, etc.) Among these drugs, there are 79 companies producing amantadine hydrochloride, 7 companies in ruthenium HCl, 3 in oseltamivir phosphate, and only Roche. 1 home. The effective rate of the above two types of inhibitors for influenza chemoprevention is 70% to 90%. Due to the long-term, high-volume use of M2 inhibitors, drug resistance is becoming more and more serious, and it is expected that neuraminidase inhibitors will not escape serious drug resistance problems. This puts urgent demands on the emergence of new targets and new mechanisms of action. Baloxavir marboxil, which was approved as a new mechanism of action, was qualified for listing in Japan in February this year. It was recently applied by Roche and obtained the FDA's priority for evaluation. The drug was developed by Japan's Yan Yeyi and will be removed from Japan and China in 2016. The development rights outside Taiwan were transferred to Roche. Due to the large number of influenza infections each year, the drug market has great market potential, and compared with oseltamivir, the drug is simple to use, one tablet at a time, no need for treatment, clinical trials show that the drug's effect is Better than oseltamivir, it is expected to reach and surpass oseltamivir in sales. It is expected that Roche will be able to obtain the approval conclusion given by the FDA by the end of this year. The drug is expected to become a trump card in the field that Roche continues to lead in the future.
➠ Basic information about drugs:
English name: Baloxavir marboxil (S-033188)
Molecular formula: C27H23F2N3O7S
Structure:
Mechanism of drug action: Unlike the mechanism of action of M2 inhibitors and neuraminidase inhibitors, this drug is a new mechanism of action in recent years. The figure on the right reveals the mechanism of action of the anti-influenza virus. Baloxavir marboxil inhibits the CAP structure of the 5' end of the mRNA from the host cell during the replication process by interacting with the CAP-dependent endonuclease, thereby achieving the inability of the viral mRNA to be transcribed. The purpose is not to affect the host cell.
➠ Compound preparation method
The structural formula of the compound is relatively complicated. From the literature review, the reported synthetic route is also complicated, and the number of reaction steps is large.
First, compound 6 is reacted with allyl chloroformate under the action of n-butyllithium at -78 ° C to obtain compound 7, which is then reduced and etherified to give fragment compound 4; chloromethyl chloroformate and compound 10 at room temperature. The esterification reaction is carried out for 1 h to obtain the fragment compound 3; then the synthesis of the key compound 19 is carried out, and the compound 11 is reacted with ethyl iodide to obtain the compound 12 in a solution of dimethylacetamide with pyridinium p-toluenesulfonate and Boc肼 was reacted at 60 ° C for 14 h to obtain compound 13, and then Boc was obtained to obtain compound 14, and then compound 4 was obtained in the same manner. In the acetonitrile at -25 ° C, tin tetrachloride was added dropwise and stirred for 45 min. Compound 15 is obtained, followed by the addition of morpholine and tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium to give compound 16 which is chirally resolved to give compound 19 which is further combined with 7,8-difluoro-6,11 - Dihydrodibenzothiazepine-11-ol is reacted to give compound 20, which is deprotected to give compound 2, which is then reacted with compound 3 previously obtained to give compound 1 - Baloxavir marboxil. The above content is a synthetic route compiled according to the WO2016175224 patent. As can be seen from the above, the synthesis method is complicated, and the methods of the remaining two patent reports are not described herein.
➠ Summary
As the only new antiviral drug with a new mechanism of action in recent years, its approval in Japan and the FDA's priority review in June this year have shown its good treatment and market prospects. With the increased risk of drug resistance, Roche has shown sufficient confidence in the drug that it will replace oseltamivir in the future and become the next star drug against influenza. Whether it is exactly what it says, it will be known in the near future.
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