Title of Invention

A NOVEL XANTHONE COMPOUND

Abstract This invention relates to novel xanthone compounds, their preparation and use as medicament. More particularly this invention is directed to the isolation of the novel xanthone natural product sootepenseone from Dasymaschalon sootepense Craib, Annonaceae, its identification and derivatization, and the use of sootepenseone and its derivatives as anticancer agents.
Full Text Novel xanthone compounds,
their preparation and use as medicament
Introduction
This invention relates to novel xanthone compounds, their preparation and use as a
medicament. More particularly this invention is directed to the isolation of the novel
xanthone natural product sootepenseone from Dasymaschalon sootepense Craib,
Annonaceae, its identification and derivatization, and the use of sootepenseone and
its derivatives as anticanoer aoents.
Field of Invention
Cancer is perhaps one of the most active anti-human factor operating in the world
today, and efforts are being made all over the scientific world to prevent and
eradicate it.
New agents with chemotherapeutic value in the fight against cancer is obviously a
medical problem of high importance. But the development of new drugs in the cancer
field is a difficult task given that anticancer agents must be lethal to, or incapacitate
tumor cells, but they should not cause excessive damage to normal cells. At present
the state of knowledge in cancer biology and in medical chemistry does not warrant
the designing of new classes of molecules which may be effective antitumor agents.
Despite the great progress made in cancer biology, molecular pharmacology,
pharmacokinetics, medical chemistry and allied fields, the knowledge sought after, is
still elusive.
Since the concept of chemotherapeutic treatment of malignant diseases had come to
the forefront during the last decades, plant principles and their derivatives have
been intensively investigated by scientists all over the world as new antitumor
inhibitors. Examples for important anticancer agents of plant origins are the alkaloids
vincaleukoblastine (vinblastine) and leurocristine (vincristine), both isolated from
Catharanthus roseus. A comprehensive review on natural products as anticancer
agents is given by Shradha Sinha and Audha Jain, in: Progess in Drug Research,
Vol. 42. pages 53-132 (1994) Basel (Switzerland).
Summary of invention
In accordance with the present invention there are provided novel cytotoxic xanthone
compounds of the general formula (I)

wherein
R1 is a hydrogen atom; a methyl group (-CH3), a C2-C6 alkyl residue,
a formyl group (-CHO); an acetyl residue (-COCH3), -CO-C2-6-alkyl, CO-C3-8-
cycloalkyl, -CO-C6-14-aryl or -CO-C7-24-aralkyl residue each having optionally one or
more substituents selected from the group consisting of -OH, -SH, -NH2, -NHC1-6-
alkyl, -N(C-B-alkyl)2, -NHC6-14-aryl, -N(C6-14-aryl)2, -N(C1-6-B-alkyl)(C6-14-aryl), -
NHCOR2. -NO2. -CN, -(CO)R3, -(CS)R4, -F, -Cl, -Br, -I, -O-C1-6-alkyl, -O-C6-14-aryl, -O-
(CO)R5, -S-C1-6-alkyl, -S-C6-14-aryl, -SOR6, and -SO2R7, wherein R2 to R7 stands
independently of each other for a hydrogen atom, -C1-6-alkyl, -O-C1-6-alkyl, -O-C6-14-
aryl, -NH2l -NHC1-6-alkyl, -N(C1-6alkyl)2. -NHC6-14-aryl, -N(C66-14-aryl)2, -N(C1-6-
alkyl)(C6-14-aryl), -S-C1-6-alkyl, -S-C6-14-aryl residue;
a -COO-C1-6-alkyl residue having optionally one or more substituents selected from
the group consisting of-OH, -SH, -NH2, -NH1-6-alkyl, -N(C1-6-alkyl)2, -NHC6-14-aryl, -
N(C6-14-aryl)2, -N(C1-6alkyl)(C6-14-aryl), -NHCOR8, -NO2, -CN, -(CO)R9, -(CS)R10, -F, -
CI, -Br, -I, -O1-6-alkyl, -O-C6-14--aryl, -O-(CO)R11, -S-C1-6-alkyl, -S-C6-14-aryl, -SOR12,
and -SO2R15, wherein R8 to R13 stands independently of cash other for a
hydrogen atom, -C1-6-alkyl, -O-C1-6-alkyl, -O-C6-14-aryl-NH2,-NHC1-6-
alkyl,-N(CM-alkyl)2, -NHC6-14-aryl, N(Q6-14-aryl)2, -N(C1-6-alkyl)(C6-14-
aryl),-S-C1-6-alkyl, -S-C6-14-aryl residue;
a-CONR14R15 residue wherein R14 and R15 stand independently of each other
for a hydrogen atom, -C1-6-alkyl, -O-C1-6-alkyl, -NH2, ,-NHC1-6alkyl, -N(C1-
6-alkyl)2, -NHC6-14-aryl, -N(C6-14-aryl)2, -N(C1-6-akyl)(C6-14-aryl), -S-C1-6-
alkyl, -S-C6-14-aryl residue;
or a counter cation selected from the group consisting of an alkali or earth
alkali metal such as Li, Na, K, Ca, Mg, NR16R17R18R19(+) wherein R16 to R19
stands independently of each other for a hydrogen atom or a C1-C6-alkyl
residue;
R2 and R3 either form part of the C47-C48 double bond [-C17H-C18(CH3)2]
or are each hydrogen [-C17H-C18H(CH3)2],
Or a tautomer, an aiantiomcr, an stereoisomer or a physiologically
acceptable salt or a solvate thereof or mixtures thereof.
In the case of a compound according to formula 1 above in the form of a
phenolate with a di-or multivalent counter cation, the remaining position
charge can be compensated by association with a physiologically acceptable
anion such as Cl-or OH-.
Accordingly to another aspect of the invention there is provided a process
for manufacturing a compound according to formula 1 by isolation of
sootepenseone (1) from the leaves of Dasymaschalon sootepenseone Craib,
Annonaoeae and its subsequent derivatization.
The present invention further provides the use of the compounds according
to formula (1) as medicament in particular for the treatment of cancer
diseases.
The present invention further provides pharmaceutical formulations, comprising an
effective amount of a compound according to formula (I) for treating a patient in need
thereof. As used herein, an effective amount of a compound according to formula (I)
is defined as the amount of the compound which, upon administration to a patient,
inhibits growth of tumor cells, kills malignant cells, reduces the volume or size of the
tumors or eliminates the tumor entirely in the treated patient.
Thus, the substantially pure compounds in accordance with the invention can be
formulated into dosage forms using pharmaceutically acceptable carriers for oral,
topical or parenteral administration to patients in need of oncolytic therapy.
In a preferred embodiment, the patient is a mammal, in particular a human.
The effective amount to be administered to a patient is typically based on body
surface area, patient weight, and patient condition. The interrelationship of dosages
for animals or humans (based on milligrams per meter squared of body surface) is
described by Freireich, E.J. et a!.. Cancer Chemother. Rep., 50 (4) 219 (1966). Body
surface area may be approximately determined from patient height and weight (see
e.g. Scientific Tables, Geigy Pharmaceuticals, Ardly, N.Y., pages 537-538 (1970)).
Preferred dose levels will also depend on the attending physicians assessment of
both the nature of the patient's particular cancerous condition and the overall
physical condition of the patient. Effective antitumor doses of the present xanthone
compounds range from 1 microgram per kilogram to about 5000 micrograms per
kilogram of patient body weightmilligram, more preferably between 2 micrograms to
about 1000 micrograms per kilogram of patient body weight.
Effective doses will also vary, as recognized by those skilled in the art, dependant
on route of administration, excipient usage and the posibility of co-usage with other
therapeutic treatments including other anti-tumor agents, and radiation therapy.
The present pharmaceutical formulation may be administered intravenous,
intramuscular, intradermal. subcutaneous, intraperitoneally, topical, or intravenous in
the form of a liposome.
Examples of dosage forms include aqueous solutions of the active agent, in an
isotonic saline, 5% glucose or other well-known pharmaceutically acceptable liquid
carrier. Additional sofubilizing agents well-known to those familiar with the art can be
utilized as pharmaceutical excipients for delivery of the active agent. Alternatively,
the present compounds can be chemically modified to enhance water solubility, for
example, by formation of pharmaceutically acceptable phenolate salts.
The present compounds can also be formulated into dosage forms for other routes of
administration utilizing well known methods. The pharmaceutical compositions can
be formulated, for example, in dosage forms for oral administration in a capsule, a
get seal or a tablet Capsules may comprise any well-known pharmaoeutically
acceptable material such as gelatin or cellulose derivatives. Tablets may be
formulated in accordance with conventional procedure by compressing mixtures of
the active agent and solid carriers, and lubricants well-known to those familiar with
the art. Examples of solid carriers include starch, sugar, bentonite. The compounds
of the present invention can also be administered in a form of a hard shell tablet or
capsule containing for example, lactose or mannitol as a binder and a conventional
fillers and tableting agents.
The terms "effective amount" and "effective dose" as referring to the treatment of
animals is defined herein to mean those quantities of alkaloid which will cause
remession or inhibition of growth of the cancer disease in the animal to which it is
administered, without imparting an (intolerable toxic response. The effective amount
may vary with the way of administration, the administration schedule, the kind of
tumor, and other related factors, all of which may be varied without departing from
the scope or operativeness of the invention. Generally an effective dose would be
one within the range of about 0.001-100.0 mg/kg of body weight/day.
The terms "cancer" or "tumor" as used herein include, but are in no way limited to,
adrenocarcinomas, glioblastomas (and other brain tumors), breast, cervical,
colorectal, endometrial, gastric, liver, lung (small cell and non-small cell), lymphomas
(including non-hodgkin's, Burkitt's, diffuse large cell,, follicular and diffuse
Hodgkin's), melanoma (metastatic), neuroblastoma, osteogenic sarcoma, ovarian,
retinoblastoma, soft tissue sarcomas, testicular and other tumors which respond to
chemotherapy.
Other objects and advantages of the invention will become readily apparent from the
ensuing description.
Detailed description of the invention
The inventive compounds according to formula (I) have a pentacyclic xanthone ring
system (see for a review. Sultanbawa, M.U.S., Xanthonoids of tropical plants,
Tetrahedron 36 (1960) 1465-1506). The following natural compounds are reported
as having a simitar ring system:
Gambooic acid (2). isolated from Garcinia hanburyi (see Amorosa, M. et al., Ann.
Chim. (Rome), 1966, 56, 232; Ahmad, A.S. et al., J. Chem. Soc. (C), 1966, 772
(structure); Amone, A. et al., Tetr. Lett., 1967, 4201 (pmr data, structure), morellin
(3) isolated from Garcinia morella (see: Rao, B.S., J. Chem. Soc, 1937, 853
(isolation); Kartha, G. et al., Tetr. Lett.. 1963, 459 (cryst. structure)); Nair, P.M. et al.,
Indian J. Chem., 1964, 2, 402 (structure)), hanburin (4) isolated from Garcinia
hanburyi (see: Asano, J. et al., Phytochemistry, 1996, 41, 815 (isolation, uv, ir, pmr,
cmr data) and forbesione (5) isolated from Garcinia forbesii (see: Yuan-Wah eong,
Leslie J. Harrison, Graham J. Bennett and Hugh T.-W. Tan, J. Chem. Research (S)
1996, 392-393).
These compounds have at C-5 an isoprenyl side chain in common with a hydrogen
bonded phenolic hydroxy group. Morellin (3) and gambogic acid (2) have a
chromene ring system in common. All compounds (2) to (5) have in common a
bicyclo{2.2.2)octene carbon skeleton fused to a 2,2-dimethyl-tetrahydrofuran ring
system (see fig. 1).
However, these compounds show significant structural differences as compared to
the compounds according to formula 1 of the present invention:
1.) the C-5 isoprenyl side chain is oxidized to an aldehyde as in (3) or to a
carboxyclic acid as in (2);
2.) the condensed dihydrofuran ring in 3,4-position is missing as in (4) or instead a
pyranone ring is present in the 2,3-position as in (3)
3.) the ring system is substituted with an additional isoprenyl side chain at C-5 as in
(3) and (5)
By contrast, the compounds of the present invention contain fully substituted
dihydrofuran rings except at carbon 2', fused to the modified xanthone ring system.
For the taxonomy of Dasymaschalon sootepense Craib see V.H. Heywood,
"Flowering Plants of the World", University Press, Oxford, 1978.
Surprisingly, the compounds of the present invention show remarkable antitumor
activity. Moreover, the present compounds have a low toxicity.
Thus the xanthone compounds according to the present invention are new and
involve an inventive step.
The structures of (2) to (5) are summarized below:
Example 1
Isolation of sootepenseone (1; VR-3016, 0-25637) from Dasymaschalon sooteoense
Plant material has been collected in November 1994 in Doitung, Chiangrai province,
northern Thailand. Leaves were air sun dried (about 30-35'C) for three days and
stored in a cloth bag. Dry powdered leaves (6.4 kg) of D. sootepense were
sequentially extracted with hexane (110 litre), chloroform (107 litre) and methanol
(180 litre) to give the corresponding crude extracts in 204.2, 192.7 and 1187.0 gm,
respectively. The crude methanol extract was further partitioned with ethyl
acetate(12 litre)-water(4.35 litre) and n-butanol(10 litre)-water to give ethyl acetate,
n-butanol and water fractions in 103.6, 388.7 and 401.8 gm, respectively.
The ethyl acetate fraction (100 gm) was chromatographed on silica gel (Merck no.
7734,1.62 kg, the extract was premixed with 180 g of the silica gel), editing with
mixtures of hexane-ethyl acetate and ethyl acetate-methanol. Fractions (300 ml,
each) were combined on the basis of TLC to give a total of 19 fractions (F1 to F19).
Fractions F7 (1.10 g) and F8 (0.84 gm) eluting with 7-8 % ethyl acetate-hexane, were
repeatedly chromatographed on silica gel employing hexane-ethyl acetate as eluting
solvents. The fraction eiuted with 30% ethyl acetate-hexane gave a light yellow solid
which was further purified by radial chromatography (silica gel, 20% ethyl acetate-
hexane) and recrystallization from methylene chloride-methanol to give VR-3016
(0.2373 gm). The mother liquor was purified by HPLC (methylene chloride), followed
recrystallization in the same solvent to give additional 0.1103 g of VR-3016. The
compound has been identified as a new modified xanthone derivative, which has
been given the name sootepenseone 1, on the basis of spectral data and single
crystal x-ray diffraction analysis.
Physico-chemical data of sootepenseone (1):
m.p. 192-193°C
[a]D -8.00, c=0.075 in CHCI3
Elemental analysis: Found: C.72.32; H, 6.89.
C28H32O6 requires: C.72.39, H, 6.94.
IR. lmax CHCl3 cm-1: 3560. 3033. 3011, 2980, 2932. 1740, 1638, 1590, 1470. 1428.
1382.
UV, lmax EtOH nm (log e): 213(3.06). 263(2.18). 326(sh)(2.66), 355(2.74).
Mass Spectrum: m/z (70eV) 464(2%), 436(100), 421(45), 367(17), 339(60), 297(40),
281(8), 241(7), 215(28), 69(90).
NMR assignments. 1H and 13C NMR (300 and 400 Mhz. CDCI3):
see separate page
The described isolation procedure is summarized in scheme 1.
Characterization of the structure of sootepenseone (1)
The identity of sootepenseone was revealed by analysis of its spectral data i.e. the
infrared spectrum, ultraviolet spectrum, mass spectrum and particularly the 1H n.m.r
and 13C n.m.r spectra.
Relative stereochemistry:
The relative stereochemistry of sootepenseone (1) has been confirmed by single
crystal x-ray diffraction analysis. Hence the absolute configuration is either the
stereochemistry as depicted below
or the corresponding enantiomeric form thereof. The relative stereochemistry as
depicted above for sootepenseone (1) is also valid for the sootepenseone
derivatives according to formula (I), except for those derivatives where inversion or
racemization occured under the selected reaction conditions at one or more of the
chiral centers at C-5, C-7, C-10a, C-12 and C-22.
Preparation of the compounds 6 to 13 can be accomplished starting from
sootepenseone (1) by organic chemistry standard derivatization procedures which
are well-known to the person skilled in the art.
Example 2
Preparation of 1-O-Acetyl-sootepenseone (6)
A solution of 1 mg of sootepensione (1) in 1ml anhydrous acetic acid anhydride was
stirred at room temperature for 1 h. The solvent was evaporated in a water bath
under reduced pressure. Yield: 1 mg of (6) as a crude residue.
For example, salts of sootepenseone (7) can be prepared according to methods and
reagents as described in Houben-Weyl, Methoden der Organischen Chemie
(methods in organic chemistry), 4th edition 1963, volume 6/2,
"Sauerstoffverbindungen I (oxygen compounds I), part 2", pages 35 ff.
So, for example, one eqivalent of a suitable base can be reacted with one equivalent
of sootepenseone in a suitable solvent and then evaporating off the solvent or
filtrating off the precipitated salt (7). A suitable base, for example, can be selected
from the group consisting of alkali or earth alkali hydroxides or an organic amine.
Methylation of the OH-group (compound no. 9) can be accomplished starting from
sootepenseone (1) with diazomethan in analogy to the method as described by
Mustafa; Hishmat; JOCEAH; J.Org.Chem.; 22; 1957; 1644, 1646.
Acylation of the OH-group (compounds no. 6, 8, 11 and 12) can be accomplished *
starting from sootepenseone (1) in analogy to the method and reagents as described
in Houben-Weyl, Methoden der Organischen Chemie (methods in organic
chemistry), 4th edition 1985. volume E5, "CarbonsSuren und Carbonsaure-Derivate
(carboxyclic acids and their derivatives)", pages 691 ff.
Alkylation of the OH-group at C-1 (compound no. 10) can be accomplished starting
from sootepenseone (1) in analogy to the standard procedures and by using
standard reagents as described in Houben-Weyl, Methoden der Organischen
Chemie (methods in organic chemistry), 4th edition, volume VI/3,
"Sauerstoffverbindungen (oxygen compounds), part 3", Georg Thieme Veriag
Stuttgart, 1965, pages 49 ff.
Hydrogenation of the isoprenyl C17-C18 double bound to the Cf7-C17 single bound
(wherein R2 and R3 in the formula (I) are each a hydrogen atom; compound no. 13)
can be performed by standard procedures as described for example in Houben-
Weyl, Methoden der Organischen Chemie (methods in organic chemistry), 4th
edition, volume IV/1c, "Reduktion (reduction), part I", Georg Thieme Veriag Stuttgart,
1981, pages 15 ff.
Biological activity
The compound according to the invention are less toxic than the standard
compounds (see table 1). On the other hand, sootepenseone (1; D-25637) is more
active in the hollow-fiber test as the standard compounds (see table 3).

Discussion of the results:
Sootepenseone is at teast 100 times less toxic than Actinomycin O, about 16 times
less toxic than Vinblastin, and 60% and 20% less toxic than Adriamycin resp.
Bleomycin.
2. In vitro antitumor activity (XTT proliferation/cytotoxicity test)
The XTT-assay was carried out as described by D.A. Scudiero et al., Cancer Res
48 (September 1, 1988), pp. 4827-4833. The results of this procedure are expressed
as that dose which inhibits growth by 50% as compared to control growth after 45
hours following application of the substance. The dose value as obtained is referred
to as ED 50 and activity is indicated for ED 50 levels of ED 50 level, the more active is the test material. The activities of sootepenseone (1)
obtained in Example 1 ore reported below in Table 2.
3. In vivo antitumor activity of sootepenseone (D-25637) (hollow fiber assay)
The hollow-fiber test was carried out as described by Melinda G. Holiingshead et al.
in Life Sciences, Vol. 57, No. 2, pp. 131-141,1995. The results are shown in table 3.
Discussion of the results:
D-25637 is more active (49% inhibition) against the KB tumor cell line than
Vinblastin (13%) and Actinomycin D (40%), and nearly as active as Bleomycin
(53%). Moreover, against the MCF-7 cell line D-25637 showed an as strong
anticancer activity (41%) as adriamycin, while Actinomycin D, Bleomycin and
Vinblastin enhanced tumor growth (negative inhibition values indicate increase in
cell growth compared to untreated control group).
Claims:
1. A compound according to general formula.
R1 is a methyl group (-CH3), a C2-C6 alkyl residue, a formyl group (-CHO); an acatyl
residue (-COCH3), -CO-C2-6-cycloalkyl, -CO-C6-12-aryl or -CO-C7-24-
arkyl residue each having optionally one or more substituents selected from the group
consisting of -OH, -SH, -NH2, -NHC1-6-alkyl, -N(C1-6-alkyl)2, -NHC6-14-alkyl, -N(C6-
14-aryl)2, -N(C1-6-aryl), -NHCOR2, -NO2, -CN, -(CO)R3, -(CS)R4, -F, -C1, -Br,-
1, -O-C1-6-alkyl, -O-C6-14-alkyl, -O-(CO)R5, -S-C1-6-alkyl, -S-C6-14-alkyl, -SOR6, and -
SO2R7, wherein R2 to R7 stands independently of each other for a hydrogen storm, -C1-
6-alkyl, -O-C1-6-alkyl,-O-C6-14-aryl, -NH2, -NHC1-4-alkyl,-N(C1-6-alkyl)2, -NHC6-14-aryl, -
N(C6-14-aryl)2, -N(C1-6-alkyl)(C6-14-aryl), -S-C1-6-alkyl, -S-C6-14-aryl residuer,
a-COO-C1-6-alkyl residue having optionally one or more substituents selected from the
group consisting of -OH, -OH, -SH, -NH2, -NHC1-6-alkyl, -N(C1-6-alkyl)2, NHC6-14-aryl, -
N(C6-14-aryl)2, -N(C1-6-alkyl)(C6-14-aryl), -NHCOR8, -NO2, -CN, -(CO)R9, -(CS)R10, -F, -
Cl, -Br, -1, -O-C1-4-alkyl, -O-C6-14-aryl, -O-(CO)R11, -S-C1-6-alkyl, -S-6-14-aryl, -SOR12,
and -SO2R13, wherein R8 to R13 stands independently of each other for a hydrogen atom,
-C1-6-alkyl, -O-C1-4-alkyl, -O-C6-14-aryl, NH2, -NHC1-6-alkyl, -N(C1-6-alkyl, -N(C1-6-alkyl)2, -NHC6-14-
aryl, -N(C6-14-aryl)2, -N(C1-6-alkyl)(C6-14-aryl), -S-C1-6-alkyl, -S-C6-14-aryl residue;
a CONR14R15 residue wherein R14 and R15 stands independently of each other for a
hydrogen stom, -C1-4-alkyl, -O-C1-6-alkyl, -O-C6-14-aryl, -NH2, -NHC1-4-alkyl, -N(C1-4-
alkyl)2, -NHC6-14-aryl, -N(C6-14-aryl)2, -N(C1-6-alkyl)(C6-14-aryl), -S-
C1-6-alkyl, -S-C6-14-aryl residue;
or a counter cation selected from the group consisting of an alkali or
earth alkali metal ion such as Li+, Na+, K+, Ca++, Mg++,
NR16R17R18R19(+) wherein R16 to R19 stands independently of each
other for a hydrogen atom or a C1-C6-alkyl residue;
R2 and R3 either form part of the Cl7=C18-double bond [-
Cl7H=C18(CH3)2] or are each hydrogen [-C17H2-C18H(CH3)2],
or a tautomer, an enantiomer or a stereoisomer thereof or a
physiologically acceptable salt or solvate thereof or mixtures thereof.
2. A process for the manufacture of a compound as claimed in formula I
of claim 1, wherein R is a hydrogen atom and R2 and R3 form part of
the C17=C18 double bond (Sootepenseone), comprising the steps of
(a) extracting leaves of Dasymaschalon sootepenseone Graib,
Annonaceae successively with organic solvents in an order
of increasing polarity,
(b) partitioning the crude extract of the highest polarity with a
mixture of water and slightly miscible polar organic solvent,
(c) purification of the organic extract by chromatography with
suitable solvents,
(d) optionally repeating step c) with fractions containing
sootepenseone, and
(e) optionally purification by recrystallization.
3. A process for the manufacture of a compound as claimed in formula I
of claim 1, wherein R1 is a counter cation selected from the group
consisting of an alkali or earth alkali metal ion such as Li+, Na+, K+,
Ca++, Mg++, NR16R17R18R19(+), wherein R16 to R19 stands
independently of each other for a hydrogen atom or a C1-C6-alkyl
residue a hydrogen atom and R2 and R3 form part of the C17=C18
double bond, comprising reacting a compound as claimed in formula
1 of claim 1, wherein R1 is a hydrogen anion, with at least one
equivalent of a suitable inorganic or organic base by a known method
to obtain the corresponding phenolate salt.
4. A process for the manufacture of a compound as claimed in formula I
of claim 1, wherein R1 has the meaning as defined in claim 1 and
wherein R2 and R3 are each a hydrogen atom, comprising the step of
reacting a compound as claimed in claim 1, wherein R1 has the
meaning as defined in claim 1 and wherein R2 and R3 form part of the
C17=C18 double bond, with hydrogen in the presence or absence of a
suitable catalyst by a known method.
5. A process for the manufacture of a compound as claimed in formula I
of claim 1, wherein R1 is a methyl group (-CH3), a C2-C6 alkyl
residue, a formyl group (-CHO); an acetyl residue (-COCH3), -CO-C2-
6-alkyl, CO-C3-8-cycloalkyl, -CO-C6-18-aryl or - CO-C7-24-aralkyl
residue each having optionally one or more substituents selected from
the group consisting of -OH, -SH, -NH2, -NHC1-6-alkyl, -N(C1-6-
alkyl)2, -NHC6-14-aryl, -N(C6-14-aryl)2, -N1-6-alkyl)(C6-14-aryl), -
NHCOR2, -NO2, -CH, -(CO)R3, -(CS)R4, -F, -Cl, -Br, -I, -O-C1-6-
alkyl, -O-C6-14-aryl, -O-(CO)R5, -S-C1-6-alkyl, -S-C6-14-aryl, -SOR6,
and -SO2R7, wherein R2 to R7 stands independently of each other for
a hydrogen atom, -C1-6-alkyl, -O-C1-6-alkyl, -O-C6-14-aryl, -NH2, -
NHC1-6-alkyl, -N(C1-6-alkyl)2, -NHC6-14-alkyl, -N(C6-14-aryl)2, -N(C1-6-
alkyl)(C6-14-alkyl), -S-C1-6-alkyl, -S-C6-14-aryl residue;
a -COO-C1-6-alkyl residue having optionally one or more substituents
selected from the group consisting of-OH, -SH, -NH2, -NHC1-6-alkyl,
-N(C1-6-alkyl)2, -NHC6-14-aryl, -N(C6-14-aryl)2, -N(C1-6-alkyl)(C6-14-
aryl), -NHCOR8, -NO2, -CN, -(CO)R9, -(CS)R10, -F, -Cl, -Br, -I, -O-
C)1-6-alkyl, -O-C6-14-aryl, -O-(CO)R11, -S-C6-14-alkyl, -S-C6-14-aryl, -
SOR12, and -SO2R13, wherein R8 to R13 stands independently of each
other for a hydrogen atom, -C1-6-alkyl, -O-C1-6-alkyl, -O-C6-14-aryl, -
NH2, -NHC1-6-alkyl, -N(C1-6-alkyl)2, -NHC6-14-aryl, -N(C6-14-aryl)2, -
N(C1-6-alkyl)(C6-14-aryl), -S-C1-6-alkyl, -S-C6-14-aryl residue;
a -CONR14R15 residue wherein R14 and R15 stands independently of
each other for a hydrogen atom, -C1-6-alkyl, -O-C1-6-alkyl, -O-C6-14-
aryl, -NH2, -NHC1-6-alkyl, -N(C1-6-alkyl)2, -NHC6-14-alkyl, -N(C6-14-
aryl)2, -N(C1-6-alkyl)(C6-14-alkyl), -S-C1-6-alkyl, -S-C6-14-aryl residue
and wherein R2 and R3 either form part of the Cl7=Cl8-double bond or
are each a hydrogen atom, comprising the step of reacting a
compound as claimed in claim 1, wherein R1 is a hydrogen atom or a
counter cation selected from the group consisting of an alkali or earth
alkali metal ion such as Li+, Na+, K+, Ca++, Mg++,
NRl6Rl7R18R19(+) wherein R16 to R19 stands independently of each
other for a hydrogen atom or a C1-C6-alkyl residue with a suitable
alkylating or acylating reagent in the presence or absence of a base by
a known method.
6. A process for the manufacture of a medicament as claimed in claim 1,
wherein one or more compounds as claimed in formula I of claim 1
are processed, optionally together with commonly used
physiologically acceptable carriers, diluents and/or excipients, into an
appropriate pharmaceutical form.
7. A compound as claimed in formula I of claim 1 optionally by the
process as claimed in anyone of claim 2 to 6.
This invention relates to novel xanthone compounds, their preparation and
use as medicament. More particularly this invention is directed to the
isolation of the novel xanthone natural product sootepenseone from
Dasymaschalon sootepense Craib, Annonaceae, its identification and
derivatization, and the use of sootepenseone and its derivatives as
anticancer agents.

Documents:


Patent Number 223906
Indian Patent Application Number IN/PCT/2001/01355/KOL
PG Journal Number 39/2008
Publication Date 26-Sep-2008
Grant Date 23-Sep-2008
Date of Filing 24-Dec-2001
Name of Patentee ZENTARIS GMBH
Applicant Address WEISMULLERSTRASSE 45, 60314 FRANKFURT
Inventors:
# Inventor's Name Inventor's Address
1 NOESSNER, GERHARD ODENWALDRING 7, 63069 OFFENBACH A.M
2 SCHMIDT, JUERGEN AM ROGGERSBERG 20, 88690 UHLDINGEN MUEHLHOFEN
3 SANTISUK, THAIWATCHAI THE HERBARIUM, ROYAL FOREST DEPT., BANGKOK 10400
4 KLENNER, THOMAS IM KANNENGIESSER 4 55218 INGELHEIM
5 HOSE SEBATIAN ERNST-REUTER STRASSE 12, 97080 WUERZBURG
6 REUTRAKUL, VICHAI DEPT. OF CHEMISTRY, FACULTY OF SCIENCE, MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY, RAMA 6 ROAD, BANGKOK 10400
7 NICKEL, BERND ALLEESTRASSE 35, 64367 MUEHLTAL
PCT International Classification Number C07D 493/22
PCT International Application Number PCT/EP00/05973
PCT International Filing date 2000-06-27
PCT Conventions:
# PCT Application Number Date of Convention Priority Country
1 99112553.5 1999-07-01 EUROPEAN UNION