Significance of melanin binding and metabolism in the activity of 5-acetoxyacetylimino-4-methyl- Δ2-1,3,4,-thiadiazoline-2-sulfonamide

5-Acetoxyacetylimino-4-methyl- Δ 2-1,3,4,-thiadiazoline-2-sulfonamide (compound (1)) is an ester prodrug that lowered intraocular pressure (IOP) in albino New Zealand rabbits, but was found to be inactive in pigmented Dutch Belt rabbits. In order to explain the differences in pharmacological activit...

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Published in:European journal of pharmaceutics and biopharmaceutics 1998, Vol.46 (1), p.39-50
Main Authors: Schoenwald, Ronald D., Tandon, Veneeta, Wurster, Dale Eric, Barfknecht, Charles F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antiglaucoma agents
Biological and medical sciences
Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors
Eye
Intraocular pressure
Medical sciences
Melanin binding
Metabolism
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Rabbits
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Summary:5-Acetoxyacetylimino-4-methyl- Δ 2-1,3,4,-thiadiazoline-2-sulfonamide (compound (1)) is an ester prodrug that lowered intraocular pressure (IOP) in albino New Zealand rabbits, but was found to be inactive in pigmented Dutch Belt rabbits. In order to explain the differences in pharmacological activity for the two rabbit species, metabolism and melanin binding were studied. Depending on the initial concentration, the binding of compound (1) to natural melanin ( Sepia officinalis) was 20–60%. The binding constant, K, at 37°C was 4.32×10 5 M −1 and the maximum moles bound to melanin, r max, was 4.5×10 −7 mol/mg of melanin. From a determination of binding at temperatures between 25°C and 47°C, a van't Hoff plot was constructed to determine enthalpy and entropy changes accompanying the binding process, Δ H and Δ S, respectively. Values calculated from the plot were −12.7 and −15.4 kcal/(mol deg), respectively. Negative values for these parameters are consistent with charge transfer interactions and therefore suggest that this may be an operative mechanism between compound (1) and melanin. The in vitro incubation of compound (1) was also studied with various ocular tissues from both albino and pigmented rabbits which were iris-ciliary body, intact cornea, stroma/endothelium and aqueous humor. A major metabolite, MET 1, was identified and also observed from in vivo analyses of the same tissues following topical application. The metabolite was isolated and subjected to mass spectroscopy and proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy analysis. From these analyses, it was hypothesized that the formation of MET 1 involved a GSH conjugation mechanism which displaced the sufonamide (-SO 2NH 2) group. The metabolism was found to be less extensive in the pigmented rabbit than in the albino rabbit and suggested that the binding affinity of compound (1) for melanin was a better explanation for the lack of IOP activity in the pigmented rabbit than differences in metabolism.
ISSN:0939-6411
1873-3441
DOI:10.1016/S0939-6411(97)00166-5