Synthesis of palmitoyl caprazol
7, which possesses a simple fatty acyl side chain at the 3' ''-position ofthe diazepanone moiety, was carried out and their antibacterial activity was evaluated. The key elementsof our approach include the improved synthesis of the key 5'-
-
O-aminoribosyl-glycyluridine derivative,installation of the palmitoyl side chain to the cyclization precursor, and the construction of the diazepanoneby an intramolecular reductive amination. The second generation synthesis of (+)-caprazol was alsoestablished. Palmitoyl caprazol
7 exhibited antibacterial activity against
Mycobacterium smegmatisATCC607 (MIC = 6.25
g/mL) with potency similar to that of the caprazamycins (CPZs). Palmitoylcaprazol
7 and
N6'-desmethyl palmitoyl caprazol
28 also exhibited antibacterial activity against drug-resistant bacteria including methyciline-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant
Enterococcus (VRE) strains (MIC = 3.13-12.5
g/mL).