Wang Na, Liu Bo Kai, Wu Qi, Wang Jun Liang, Lin Xian Fu
Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, 310027, Hangzhou, P.R. China.
Biotechnol Lett. 2005 Jun;27(11):789-92. doi: 10.1007/s10529-005-5799-2.
Enzymatic transesterification of glucose with the vinyl ester of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) was in organic media performed for synthesis of novel NSAIDs-glucose conjugates. Glucose was regioselectively acylated at the 6-hydroxyl group. The indomethacin-glucose conjugate and ketoprofen-glucose conjugate were produced by the catalysis of alkaline protease from Bacillus subtilis in the respective yields of 42% (over 48 h) and 63% (over 40 h). The etodolac-glucose conjugate was obtained in 26% yield (over 144 h) by lipase from Candida antarctica.