Glucuronidation of bile acids under flow conditions: design of experiments and Koenigs-Knorr reaction optimization

Org Biomol Chem. 2014 Dec 21;12(47):9592-600. doi: 10.1039/c4ob01911c. Epub 2014 Oct 23.

Abstract

An efficient method for the C3-glucuronidation of bile acids is developed under flow conditions. A modular mesoreactor assisted flow set-up was combined with statistical design of experiments to speed up the optimization of the Koenigs-Knorr reaction in terms of yield, regioselectivity, costs, as well as technical and practical standpoints. Using the optimal conditions, selective glucuronidation of naturally occurring bile acids was successfully achieved offering a new, valuable route to C3-glucuronidated bile acids useful for biological, diagnostic and PK/ADMET investigations.

MeSH terms

  • Bile Acids and Salts / chemical synthesis
  • Bile Acids and Salts / chemistry*
  • Chemistry Techniques, Synthetic / instrumentation
  • Equipment Design
  • Glucuronides / chemical synthesis
  • Glucuronides / chemistry*
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Bile Acids and Salts
  • Glucuronides