Abstract
MDL 18,962, 19-acetylenic androstenedione, is an enzyme-activated inhibitor of estrogen biosynthesis which is in Phase I clinical evaluations as a potential therapeutic agent for estrogen-dependent cancers. 19-Acetylenic analogs corresponding to the major metabolites of androstenedione were synthesized as potential metabolites of MDL 18,962. These compounds were 19-acetylenic testosterone, the product of 17 beta-hydroxy steroid oxidoreductase, 6 beta-hydroxy- and 6-oxo-19-acetylenic androstenedione, products of P450 steroid 6 beta-hydroxylase and alcohol dehydrogenase, respectively. All of these analogs showed time-dependent inactivation of human placental aromatase activity. The time-dependent Ki and t1/2 at infinite inhibitor concentration (tau 50) were 4.3 nM, 12.0 min for MDL 18,962; 28 nM, 7.8 min for 17-hydroxy analog; 13 nM, 37 min for 6 beta-hydroxy analog; and 167 nM, 6.1 min for the 6-oxo analog. The 19-acetylenic testosterone, a confirmed metabolite from primate studies, was 25% as efficient as MDL 18,962 for aromatase inactivation, while 6 beta-hydroxy- and 6-oxo analogs were 11% and 5%, respectively as efficient as their parent compound. These data indicate that first-pass metabolism of MDL 18,962 does not cause an...Continue Reading
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