{"title":"Prediction of Intra-individual Variability in Bioequivalence Studies of 278 Formulations: Comprehensive Analysis Using Physicochemical and Pharmacokinetic Parameters.","authors":"Masaki Higashino","doi":"10.1248/cpb.c24-00806","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1248/cpb.c24-00806","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The purpose of the present study was to predict the intra-individual variability (%CV<sub>intra</sub>) values of C<sub>max</sub> using observed parameters of physicochemical and pharmacokinetic for a variety of formulations. A database was used to summarize the parameters of clinical bioequivalence (BE) studies of oral drugs, including the highest dose tablets, orally disintegrating tablets (ODT), and capsules (278 formulations [238 compounds]). As explanatory variables, %CV<sub>intra</sub>, inter-individual variability (%CV<sub>inter</sub>), absolute bioavailability (BA), T<sub>max</sub>, t<sub>1/2</sub>, dose number (Do), and dissolution rate (D%) were selected. Explanatory variables correlated with %CV<sub>intra</sub> were identified by multivariate analysis and grouped quantitatively by K-means clustering analysis. The %CV<sub>intra</sub> predictions compared three models of multiple regression, boosting tree, and neural network. In the neural network, the coefficient of determination (R<sup>2</sup>) and the root mean square error (RMSE) were the best, with good correlation between the predicted and observed values of the test data (R<sup>2</sup> = 0.69). The explanatory variables used in this study are readily available from the literature of reference formulation and in vitro measurement. Therefore, predicting %CV<sub>intra</sub> for C<sub>max</sub> without conducting pilot studies is useful for clinical planning in the early stages of generic drug development. We believe that we could further contribute to speeding up and reducing the cost of generic drug development.</p>","PeriodicalId":9773,"journal":{"name":"Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin","volume":"73 4","pages":"349-354"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143991658","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kanami Watanabe, Yohei Saito, Shuichi Fukuyoshi, Katsunori Miyake, David J Newman, Barry R O'Keefe, Kuo-Hsiung Lee, Kyoko Nakagawa-Goto
{"title":"Two New Halimanes with a γ-Lactone from Croton argyratus.","authors":"Kanami Watanabe, Yohei Saito, Shuichi Fukuyoshi, Katsunori Miyake, David J Newman, Barry R O'Keefe, Kuo-Hsiung Lee, Kyoko Nakagawa-Goto","doi":"10.1248/cpb.c24-00734","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1248/cpb.c24-00734","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The phytochemical investigation of the rainforest plant Croton argyratus (Euphorbiaceae) led to the isolation of two halimane-type diterpenes, crotargyolides A (1) and B (2), with an uncommon γ-lactone ring at C-5 and C-9, together with a crotofolane-type diterpene, 3-hydroxylated crotofolin C (3, crokocrotogenoid A), and the known clerodane diterpenes, junceic acid (4) and epoxyjunceic acid (5). The structures of the newly isolated compounds were elucidated by various NMR techniques, high resolution (HR)MS analysis, and electronic circular dichroism (ECD) spectroscopy. The proposed biosynthetic pathway of 1 from 4 was discussed. Crotargyolide A (1) and known compounds 4 and 5 were evaluated for antiproliferative activity and displayed no growth inhibitory effect toward all tested tumor cell lines.</p>","PeriodicalId":9773,"journal":{"name":"Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin","volume":"73 3","pages":"162-167"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143584880","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Bioinspired Total Synthesis of Polycyclic Natural Products.","authors":"Hayato Ishikawa","doi":"10.1248/cpb.c24-00843","DOIUrl":"10.1248/cpb.c24-00843","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Despite the great strides in biopharmaceuticals and monoclonal antibodies today, natural products remain highly attractive as drug candidates. Therefore, building a library of natural products through total synthesis is critically important for drug discovery. This perspective article details the collective total synthesis of polycyclic natural products using \"bioinspired reactions\" that mimic natural product biosynthesis. It discusses the total syntheses of 20 natural products, including dimeric diketopiperazine alkaloids, monoterpenoid indole alkaloids, and iridoid glycosides, each achieved in fewer than 14 steps starting from commercially available materials.</p>","PeriodicalId":9773,"journal":{"name":"Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin","volume":"73 2","pages":"67-77"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143078591","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Crystalline Phase Transitions of 5'-O-Triethylsilyl-2'-deoxy-5-azacytidine under Varying Temperature and Humidity Conditions and Its Closed Storage Stability.","authors":"Masaru Sudo, Makoto Otsuka, Takahiro Matsumoto, Yoshitaka Nakata, Tetsuo Sasaki","doi":"10.1248/cpb.c24-00676","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1248/cpb.c24-00676","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>5'-O-Triethylsilyl-2'-deoxy-5-azacytidine (5'-O-TesDAC) is a prodrug developed to counteract deamination by cytidine deaminase and spontaneous hydrolytic cleavage of the triazine ring. In this study, we have evaluated the physical properties of the crystal forms to determine the optimal crystal form for solid pharmaceutical development. Therefore, the crystalline morphology of 5'-O-TesDAC was assessed using terahertz spectroscopy, in addition to conventional methods (thermal analysis, powder X-ray diffraction, IR absorption spectroscopy and dynamic vapor sorption). Terahertz spectroscopy has the feature of being able to sensitively capture structural changes between lattices and molecules because the absorptions of the terahertz region correspond to those of skeletal vibrations, intermolecular vibrations, and/or lattice vibrations. For this reason, in the evaluation of crystal polymorphism, terahertz spectroscopy was considered to complement methods that have conventionally been used. Furthermore, the metastable state evaluated in this study rapidly transitions to hemihydrate at relative humidity (RH) above 10%, so it could not be measured using attenuated total reflectance-Fourier transform IR (ATR-FTIR), which is performed under atmosphere, whereas terahertz spectroscopy allowed measurements with the sample chamber exposed to dry air easily. The chemical stability was evaluated through a stability test that measured the amount of the main degradation product of each crystalline form using HPLC. As a result, four crystalline forms of 5'-O-TesDAC were identified. The characterization of 5'-O-TesDAC in this study provides valuable information for optimizing the manufacturing parameters of the formulation and selecting appropriate packaging materials for pharmaceutical development.</p>","PeriodicalId":9773,"journal":{"name":"Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin","volume":"73 4","pages":"374-381"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143968190","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Investigation of the Relationship between the Chemical Stability of Itraconazole Adsorbed on Silica during Humidification and NMR Relaxation Using Time-Domain NMR.","authors":"Kotaro Okada, Myu Hirota, Shungo Kumada, Yoshirnori Onuki","doi":"10.1248/cpb.c25-00056","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1248/cpb.c25-00056","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Silica powder is an essential pharmaceutical ingredient, which in some combinations with drugs, causes chemical instability of the drug adsorbed on it. NMR measurements have been used to determine the drug adsorption state; however, the relationship between drug chemical stability and NMR relaxation, one of the NMR processes, is yet to be thoroughly studied. This work investigated the relationship between the chemical stability of itraconazole (ITZ)-adsorbed silica and its NMR relaxation. NMR can specifically observe <sup>1</sup>H nuclei, and this feature was exploited to study only the T<sub>1</sub> relaxation of these nuclei in the drug, excluding the silica signal composed of Si and O. ITZ, a poorly water-soluble model drug, was physically adsorbed on nonporous silica (Aerosil 200, AER), and mesoporous silica (Sylysia 320), and the <sup>1</sup>H T<sub>1</sub> relaxation was measured before storage using the time domain (TD)-NMR technique. The amount of ITZ degradant adsorbed in the silicas was also measured after storage at humidified conditions. Then, the relationship between the degradant amount of ITZ-adsorbed silica after storage and the T<sub>1</sub> relaxation rate (1/T<sub>1</sub>) before storage was investigated. The ITZ-adsorbed silicas showed a positive correlation between the degradant amount and the 1/T<sub>1</sub> value. ITZ-adsorbed AER showed a strong positive correlation (R<sup>2</sup> = 0.751). Thus, the 1/T<sub>1</sub> value may be an efficient parameter to determine the chemical stability of ITZ adsorbed on nonporous silica. The 1/T<sub>1</sub> value measurement by TD-NMR could provide new insight for evaluating the chemical stability of solid dosage forms containing silica.</p>","PeriodicalId":9773,"journal":{"name":"Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin","volume":"73 5","pages":"419-426"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143985233","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Synthesis of Glycosylated 3-(3-Amino-3-carboxypropyl)uridine: A Minimum Unit of GlycoRNA.","authors":"Kazuyuki Ishii, Hikaru Yarita, Shino Manabe","doi":"10.1248/cpb.c25-00091","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1248/cpb.c25-00091","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>N-Glycosylated RNA (glycoRNA) has been identified on the cell surface, and 3-(3-amino-3-carboxypropyl)uridine has been reported as a conjugation site of N-glycans on RNA. Although the association of glycoRNAs with various diseases has been reported, their biosynthetic mechanisms and biological roles remain unexplored. Here, we report the preparation of two species of N-glycan-conjugated 3-(3-amino-3-carboxypropyl)uridine as the minimal units of glycoRNA. Our synthesized glycoRNA unit would contribute to future biochemical research on glycoRNAs.</p>","PeriodicalId":9773,"journal":{"name":"Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin","volume":"73 5","pages":"488-490"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144172824","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Synthesis of the Tricyclic ABC-Ring System of Veratridine.","authors":"Keita Shiono, Keisuke Fukaya, Ayami Amano, Daisuke Urabe","doi":"10.1248/cpb.c25-00156","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1248/cpb.c25-00156","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Veratridine is a neurotoxic compound classified into the cevanine group of the Veratrum alkaloids and is characterized by its highly functionalized hexacyclic structure. Here, we report the synthesis of the ABC-ring system of veratridine from a known cis-decalin. The cis-decalin was synthesized from 1,5-pentanediol by modification of a literature method. A site-selective acylation of the C3-hydroxy group with 3,4-dimethoxybenzoyl chloride, a chemo- and stereoselective (allyl)<sub>2</sub>Zn-mediated C9-allylation, and ring closing metathesis were employed as key transformations to construct the ABC-ring system of veratridine.</p>","PeriodicalId":9773,"journal":{"name":"Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin","volume":"73 5","pages":"491-496"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144172922","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Total Synthesis and Antibacterial Activity of 5-Geranyloxy-7-hydroxycoumarin and Murrayacoumarin A.","authors":"Takahito Kuribara, Honoka Yuba, Hina Saito, Akiko Takaya, Masami Ishibashi, Tetsuhiro Nemoto","doi":"10.1248/cpb.c25-00127","DOIUrl":"10.1248/cpb.c25-00127","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Coumarins are widely found in medicinal plants and exhibit diverse biological properties, including antibacterial activities. Herein, we report the total synthesis of 5-geranyloxy-7-hydroxycoumarin, 5-geranyloxy-7-methoxycoumarin, and Murrayacoumarin A. The asymmetric synthesis of (+)-Murrayacoumarin A was achieved via regioselective asymmetric dihydroxylation, allowing the determination of absolute configuration at the C7'-position. In addition, the antibacterial activities of the synthesized natural products and their derivatives were evaluated.</p>","PeriodicalId":9773,"journal":{"name":"Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin","volume":"73 5","pages":"484-487"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144141550","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Photo-Enhanced Aqueous Solubilization of Azobenzene-Incorporated Lipids.","authors":"Shusuke Tomoshige, Yushi Kawasaki, Junki Morimoto, Naohiro Sato, Yuichi Hashimoto, Minoru Ishikawa","doi":"10.1248/cpb.c25-00252","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1248/cpb.c25-00252","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Lipids, including fatty acids and phospholipids, play crucial roles in biological systems and are widely utilized in pharmaceutical and biomedical applications. However, their inherent hydrophobicity poses significant challenges for formulation and administration. In this study, we aimed to enhance the aqueous solubility of lipidic compounds by leveraging light-responsive molecular design. We synthesized azo-lipids by incorporating azobenzene units into a fatty acid and phosphatidylcholine, hypothesizing that light-induced trans-cis isomerization would improve solubility. The synthesized compounds exhibited reversible photoisomerization upon alternating UV (365 nm) and visible light irradiation, as confirmed by UV-vis spectroscopy and reverse-phase HPLC. The solubilization of these azo-lipids was quantified under UV-unirradiated and irradiated conditions. Azobenzene-incorporated phosphatidylcholine 2 exhibited a drastic increase in solubilization from 2.030 to 1008 µM (496-fold) after UV irradiation. This significant improvement was attributed to efficient photoisomerization and molecular bending in the cis, cis conformation, reducing intermolecular interactions. Our findings suggest that this on-demand aqueous solubilization strategy offers a novel approach for improving the handling, storage, and potential therapeutic administration of lipid-based compounds.</p>","PeriodicalId":9773,"journal":{"name":"Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin","volume":"73 6","pages":"568-573"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144526590","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Takuya Oishi, Takuya Nagato, Chikara Tsujikawa, Takuya Minamiguchi, Sanghong Kim
{"title":"Highly Precise Anomaly Detection Using Multivariate Statistical Process Control with Appropriate Scaling of Input Variables in Pharmaceutical Continuous Manufacturing.","authors":"Takuya Oishi, Takuya Nagato, Chikara Tsujikawa, Takuya Minamiguchi, Sanghong Kim","doi":"10.1248/cpb.c24-00652","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1248/cpb.c24-00652","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Multivariate statistical process control (MSPC) has attracted considerable attention as a monitoring method for pharmaceutical continuous manufacturing. However, there are few examples of its application in pharmaceutical manufacturing, and previous studies have shown high false-positive rates. One of the reasons is the use of inappropriate scaling factors. In pharmaceutical processes, the number of experiments for MSPC modeling tends to be small because the active pharmaceutical ingredients are expensive. Subsequently, the standard deviation, a common scaling factor for some variables, becomes too small, and the model may become sensitive to small variations. In this study, we have proposed methods for determining the appropriate scaling factors. These methods were applied to granulation and drying processes in pharmaceutical continuous manufacturing. The MSPC model can detect changes in the process parameters and raw materials used during continuous wet granulation and fluidized bed drying using the proposed scaling method.</p>","PeriodicalId":9773,"journal":{"name":"Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin","volume":"73 3","pages":"234-245"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143750108","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}