US20230372449A1 - Process of making abaloparatide - Google Patents
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- the present disclosure relates to an improved process for the preparation of abaloparatide.
- Abaloparatide is a synthetic 34 amino acid peptide analog of human parathyroid hormone-related peptide, hPTHrP(1-34) having 76% homology to hPTHrP(1-34) and 41% homology to human parathyroid hormone (hPTH(1-34)).
- Abaloparatide has a molecular formula of C 17 4H 300 N 56 O 49 , a molecular weight of 3961 daltons, and the amino acid sequence:
- abaloparatide has been previously disclosed in, for example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,969,095, which is hereby incorporated by reference.
- the conventional preparative method for synthesis of abaloparatide can yield substantial amounts of deletion impurities, in which particular amino acids are missing from the growing amino acid sequence. While such impurities can be removed during downstream processing, this directly impacts product yield and cost of goods. Large batch-to-batch yield variability has been observed resulting from the formation of such deletion products. Accordingly, it would be desirable to provide a process which reduces or avoids the formation of deletion impurities.
- the preparation of abaloparatide is generally performed using solid phase synthesis methodology in which a series of sequential coupling and deprotection reactions of protected amino acids is performed, followed by global deprotection and cleavage from the solid phase resin.
- An in-process test is typically used after each coupling reaction to ensure that each amino acid has been successfully added.
- the coupling of certain amino acids is relatively more problematic, and failure to achieve quantitative coupling leads to deletion impurities (i.e., peptides missing a particular amino acid residue).
- glutamine residue 16 Gln 16 ; added as Fmoc-Gln(Trt)
- the coupling reagent comprises PyBOP, HOBt, DIC, and DIEA.
- steps b) and e) are performed using 1.5 molar equivalents of Fmoc-(Trt)Gln 16 -OH, relative to the bound peptide.
- the amine base is piperidine. In some embodiments, the piperidine is present as an approximately 20% solution by weight in DMF.
- the process further comprises:
- the coupling reagent comprises PyBOP, HOBt, DIC, and DIEA.
- each coupling step e) is performed using 1.5 molar equivalents of the Fmoc-amino acid, relative to the bound peptide.
- the amine base is piperidine. In some embodiments, the piperidine is present as an approximately 20% solution by weight in DMF.
- the process further comprises:
- performing the recoupling reaction comprises performing a coupling reaction with the Fmoc-protected amino acid one or more additional times, using from 0.15 to 1.5 molar equivalents of the respective Fmoc-amino acid relative to the bound peptide, repeating said coupling until a negative Kaiser or Chloranil test result is obtained.
- the process further comprises:
- the crude abaloparatide contains less than about 1% of des-Gln 16 -abaloparatide by weight, based on the total weight of the crude abaloparatide. In some embodiments, the crude abaloparatide contains less than about 0.5% des-Gln 16 -abaloparatide by weight, based on the total weight of the crude abaloparatide. In some embodiments, the crude abaloparatide contains less than about 0.3% des-Gln 16 -abaloparatide by weight, based on the total weight of the crude abaloparatide.
- providing the peptide bound to the solid resin comprises:
- the coupling reagent comprises PyBOP, HOBt, DIC, and DIEA.
- the amine base is piperidine. In some embodiments, the piperidine is present as an approximately 20% solution by volume in DMF.
- each coupling step n) is performed using 1.5 molar equivalents of Fmoc-amino acid, relative to the bound peptide.
- performing the recoupling reaction comprises performing a coupling reaction with the Fmoc-protected amino acid one or more additional times, using from 0.15 to 1.5 molar equivalents of the respective Fmoc-amino acid relative to the bound peptide, and repeating said coupling until a negative Kaiser or Chloranil test result is obtained.
- each initial coupling reaction is performed using 1.5 molar equivalents of the respective Fmoc-amino acid relative to the bound peptide; and any repeated couplings performed following a positive Kaiser or Chloranil test are performed using from 0.15 to 2 molar equivalents of the respective Fmoc-amino acid.
- step f) the coupling of Fmoc-protected Aib 29 -OH is repeated once prior to cleavage of the Fmoc group, without regard to the Kaiser or Chloranil test, the repeated coupling using 1.5 equivalents of the Fmoc-protected Aib 29 -OH.
- step f) the coupling of the Fmoc-protected Leu 8 -OH is repeated once prior to cleavage of the Fmoc group, without regard to the Kaiser or Chloranil test, the repeated coupling using 1.5 equivalents of the Fmoc-protected Leu 28 -OH.
- the piperidine is present as an approximately 20% solution by volume in DMF.
- the obtained crude abaloparatide contains less than about 1% of des-Gln 16 -abaloparatide by weight, based on the total weight of the crude abaloparatide. In some embodiments, the obtained crude abaloparatide contains less than about 0.5% des-Gln 16 -abaloparatide by weight, based on the total weight of the crude abaloparatide. In some embodiments, the obtained crude abaloparatide contains less than about 0.3% des-Gln 16 -abaloparatide by weight, based on the total weight of the crude abaloparatide.
- FIG. 1 is a flow chart depicting a generalized synthesis scheme according to a non-limiting embodiment of the disclosed method.
- FIG. 2 is a graph summarizing percent by weight of Gln16 deletion product in recent batches of abaloparatide prepared by the conventional method.
- FIG. 3 is an exemplary HPLC-Mass Spectroscopy (LC-MS) trace of a reference peptide sample.
- FIG. 4 is an exemplary LC-MS trace of a reference peptide sample.
- FIG. 5 is an exemplary LC-MS trace of a peptide sample according to a non-limiting embodiment of the disclosed method.
- FIG. 6 is an exemplary LC-MS trace of a peptide sample prepared according to a non-limiting embodiment of the disclosed method.
- the present disclosure provides a process for preparing abaloparatide.
- the process generally comprises sequentially coupling and deprotecting a series of Fmoc-protected amino acids utilizing solid phase peptide synthesis (SPPS) techniques, followed by cleavage of the desired peptide from the solid phase support.
- SPPS solid phase peptide synthesis
- the process relies on the surprising discovery that 1) the conventionally employed Kaiser test is often inaccurate, failing to detect the failure of complete introduction of Gln16 into the growing peptide chain; and 2) a systematic recoupling of Gln16 without regard to the Kaiser test result provides abaloparatide with greatly reduced quantities of the undesired Gln16 deletion product.
- the process generally comprises providing a peptide bound to a solid resin; coupling Fmoc-(Trt)Gln 16 -OH to the bound peptide, repeating the coupling to ensure complete incorporation of Fmoc-(Trt)Gln 16 , and selectively cleaving the Fmoc group.
- the process and each of the individual steps is described further herein below.
- the articles “a” and “an” are used herein to refer to one or to more than one (i.e., to at least one) of the grammatical object of the article.
- the term “about” used throughout this specification is used to describe and account for small fluctuations. For example, the term “about” can refer to less than or equal to ⁇ 5%, such as less than or equal to ⁇ 2%, less than or equal to ⁇ 1%, less than or equal
- solid-phase peptide synthesis refers to a process in which a peptide unit, anchored by its C-terminus to a resin, is assembled by the successive addition of protected amino acids constituting the sequence of said peptide.
- the term “Kaiser test” refers to a test commonly used to detect the presence of a primary amine (—NH 2 ) during SPPS chemistry. Specifically, the Kaiser test uses a ninhydrin-based reagent solution to provide a colorimetric indication of the completion of an amino acid coupling reaction. A colorless result or a faint blue color (“negative”) indicates complete coupling has occurred (i.e., no detectable primary amine is present), while a darker blue (“positive”) indicates an incomplete and/or failed coupling (i.e., a detectable quantity of primary amine is present). The Kaiser test is not suitable for indication of the presence of secondary amines, and is generally replaced in such instances with the Chloranil test.
- Chloranil test refers to a test commonly used to detect the presence of a secondary amine (—RNH) during SPPS chemistry. Specifically, the Chloranil test uses a p-chloranil and acetaldehyde based reagent to provide a colorimetric indication of the completion of an amino acid coupling reaction. A colorless result (“negative”) indicates complete coupling has occurred (i.e., no detectable secondary amine is present), while a dark blue color (“positive”) indicates an incomplete and/or failed coupling (i.e., a detectable quantity of secondary amine is present).
- the process for the preparation of abaloparatide as disclosed herein generally comprises:
- the coupling is generally performed with a suitable coupling reagent including, but not limited to, one or more of: hydroxybenzotriazole (HOBt), N, N′-diisopropylcarbodiimide (DIC), O-(Benzotriazol-1-yl)-N,N,N′,N′-tetramethyluronium tetrafluoroborate (TBTU), N,N,N,N-Tetramethyl-O-(1H-benzotriazol-1-yl)uronium hexafluorophosphate (HBTU), 1,3-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (DCC), 1-(dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (EDC HC), benzotriazol-1-yl-oxy-tris(dimethyl-amino)-phosphonium hexafluorophosphate (BOP), N,N-bis-(2-oxo-3-ox
- the coupling reagent comprises benzotriazol-1-yloxytripyrrolidinophosphonium hexafluorophosphate (PyBOP), 1-Hydroxybenzotriazole (HOBt), and N,N′-diisopropylcarbodiimide (DIC).
- the coupling reagent comprises PyBOP, HOBt, and DIC.
- the reaction occurs under neutral or mildly basic conditions; accordingly, an amine base is generally present in the coupling reagent mixture.
- the amine base is diisopropylethylamine (DIEA).
- DIEA diisopropylethylamine
- sufficient DIEA is added to provide a pH of 7.
- the coupling reaction generally takes place in a solvent.
- suitable solvents include DMF, DCM, THF, NMP, DMAC, dichloroethane, 1,4-dioxane, 2-methyltetrahydrofuran, ethyl acetate, acetonitrile, acetone, and mixtures of any thereof.
- the solvent is DMF.
- the quantity of Fmoc-amino acid may vary. Generally, the quantity will be stoichiometric (1:1) or greater (e.g., from about 1.05 to about 2 equivalents) relative to the molar amount of bound peptide. In some embodiments, the coupling reaction is performed using 1.5 equivalents of Fmoc-(Trt)Gln 16 -OH.
- a Kaiser test is generally utilized after each amino acid coupling to determine if amino acid residue incorporation is complete prior to deprotecting the Fmoc group and proceeding with sequential coupling reactions.
- the Kaiser test is unreliable or insensitive, and provides a false negative result.
- one or more of steric hindrance, electrostatic interactions, or peptide aggregation prevents reaction of the Kaiser reagent with the primary amine. In instances of a false negative result, proceeding with the subsequent deprotection and coupling reaction will lead to a deletion impurity.
- the Kaiser test has been eliminated following the Gln 16 coupling step. Instead, a systematic recoupling is performed in which the coupling reaction with Fmoc-Gln(Trt) 16 -OH is repeated one or more times. In some embodiments, the coupling is repeated once.
- the amount of Fmoc-Gln(Trt) 16 -OH utilized may vary, for example, from about 0.15 to about 2.0 molar equivalents relative to the bound peptide.
- the repeated coupling is performed with 1.5 molar equivalents of Fmoc-Gln(Trt) 16 -OH.
- the coupling reagent is 2 ⁇ 1.5 equivalents of DIC, 1.5 equivalents of HOBT, 0.25 equivalents of PyBOP, and DIPEA added to provide a pH of 7.
- selectively cleaving the Fmoc group comprises removing the Fmoc group with an amine base.
- Suitable amine bases include piperidine, piperazine, N-methyl morpholine, diethylamine, triethylamine, 1,8-Diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (DBU), and mixtures thereof.
- the amine base is piperidine.
- the removal is conducted in a solvent.
- the solvent is N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF), methylene chloride, tetrahydrofuran, N-methyl pyrrolidine, or mixtures thereof.
- the amine base is piperidine, present as a 20% solution by volume in DMF.
- the process further comprises:
- the coupling reagent comprises PyBOP, HOBt, DIC, and DIEA.
- each coupling step e) is performed using 1.5 equivalents of the Fmoc-amino acid.
- the amine base is piperidine, present as a 20% solution by volume in DMF.
- the process further comprises:
- performing a recoupling reaction comprises performing a coupling reaction with the Fmoc-protected amino acid one or more additional times. For example, if following a given coupling reaction, a positive Kaiser test is obtained, the coupling reaction is repeated using various quantities of Fmoc-protected amino acid until a negative Kaiser or Chloranil test result is obtained.
- the quantity of Fmoc-protected amino acid relative to the bound peptide may vary from, for example, about 0.15 to about 2 molar equivalents, depending on the degree of positive result obtained in the Kaiser test. In some embodiments, the quantity of Fmoc-protected amino acid is about 0.15, about 0.25, about 0.5, about 1.0, or about 1.5 equivalents.
- the process comprises utilizing a tiered approach to the Kaiser test for introduction of amino acid 18 (AA18). In some embodiments, the process further comprises using the tiered Kaiser Test approach provided in Table 1.
- the peptide is generally cleaved from the resin under acidic conditions.
- acidic conditions generally also globally deprotect all remaining acid-labile protecting groups (e.g., BOC, tBu, Trt and Pbf).
- the cleavage of the peptide from the resin involves treating the protected peptide, anchored to the resin, with an acid in the presence of at least one scavenger.
- a particularly suitable acid is TFA.
- Suitable scavengers include TIPS, phenol, thioanisole, water, ethanedithiol (EDT), and mixtures thereof.
- the cleavage solution is TFA/H 2 O/TIPS/EDT in a volume ratio of 92.5/2.5/2.5/2.5.
- Methods disclosed herein comprise providing a peptide bound to a solid resin and having an initial N-terminus, wherein said bound peptide is NH 2 -Asp(OtBu)-Leu-Arg(Pb)-Arg 20 -(Pbf)-Arg(Pbf)-Glu(OtBu)-Leu-Leu-Glu 25 (OtBu)-Lys(Boc)-Leu-Leu-Aib-Lys 30 -(Boc)-Leu-His(Trt)-Thr(tBu)-Ala 34 -Rink Amide MBHA resin.
- providing the bound peptide comprises:
- capping the resin comprises allowing any unreacted linker present on the resin to react with an acetylation reagent to avoid any the undesired peptide chain formation.
- the acetylation reagent is acetic anhydride and pyridine in dichloromethane.
- the coupling and selective Fmoc removal are each conducted as disclosed herein above.
- the method comprises utilizing a tiered approach to the Kaiser test as described herein above. In some embodiments, the tiered approach is utilized for introduction of amino acid 18 (Leu 18 ).
- the process comprises utilizing a tiered approach to the Kaiser test as described herein above.
- the tiered approach is utilized for introduction of amino acid 18 (Leu 18 ).
- the crude abaloparatide obtained according to the disclosed methods, generally contains less than about 1% of des-Gln 16 -abaloparatide by weight, based on the total weight of the crude abaloparatide. In some embodiments, the obtained crude abaloparatide contains less than about 0.5%, or less than about 0.3%, or even about 0.1%, of des-Gln 16 abaloparatide by weight, based on the total weight of the crude abaloparatide.
- the process further comprises purification of the abaloparatide.
- purification may comprise washing, precipitation, chromatography (e.g., HPLC and/or UPLC), and combinations thereof.
- a Kaiser Test is used for monitoring completion of each coupling step during the synthesis of abaloparatide. The Test is performed according top the following protocol. At the end of each coupling sequence, samples (manually approximating 40-50 peptide resin beads) is withdrawn from the reactor to glass tubes. Four tubes are prepared in total: two tubes each containing about 40-50 peptide-resin beads; a positive blank containing the corresponding free amino acid reference standard; and a negative blank, which is an empty tube. To each tube is added sequentially:
- the samples are homogenized and the tubes held at a temperature of 100° C. for 3 minutes and 30 seconds.
- the positive blank is analyzed to be certain a blue color is obtained. If not, reagents should be replaced and the test repeated.
- a Negative test (K ⁇ ) is signified by the presence of a yellow color for the supernatant liquid and colorless resin in both test samples.
- a Lightly Positive test (Kl+) is signified by the presence of a light blue resin or supernatant color in both test samples.
- a Positive test (K+) is signified by the presence of a blue resin and/or supernatant color in both test samples.
- the couplings were performed with 1.5 equivalents of the amino acid, 2 ⁇ 1.5 eq. of DIC, 1.5 eq. of HOBT, 0.25 eq. of PyBOP, and DIPEA at pH 7.
- a Kaiser test was performed after each coupling reaction, and coupling repeated in the absence of a negative result.
- Deprotection of the Fmoc group following each coupling was performed using 20% piperidine in DMF.
- a fresh cleavage cocktail containing TFA (14.2 ml, 185.4 mmol, 412.00 equiv.), EDT (0.22 ml, 2.27 mmol, 6.00 equiv.), TIS (0.32 ml, 1.6 mmol, 3.55 equiv.) and H 2 O (0.25 ml, 13.8 mmol, 30.66 equiv.) was prepared, and the dried peptide-resin was slowly added to the cleavage cocktail at room temperature. The resulting suspension was stirred at 35° C. for 30 min. The reaction was quenched using 100 ml of DIPE. The resulting suspension was centrifuged and the supernatant removed.
- a second, third, and fourth sample was obtained from further batches of material identically prepared, and are referred to herein as H-[16-34]-NH 2 (2), H-[16-34]-NH 2 (3), and H-[16-34]-NH 2 (4), respectively.
- the solid sample was triturated with DCM, followed by trituration with isopropanol. This operation was repeated four times.
- the peptide-resin was dried for 1 hr in a vacuum oven at a temperature of 25 ⁇ 5° C.
- a fresh cleavage cocktail containing TFA (14.2 ml, 185.4 mmol, 412.00 equiv.), EDT (0.22 ml, 2.27 mmol, 6.00 equiv.), TIS (0.32 ml, 1.6 mmol, 3.55 equiv.) and H 2 O (0.25 ml, 13.8 mmol, 30.66 equiv.) was prepared, and the dried peptide-resin was slowly added to the cleavage cocktail at room temperature.
- a second, third, and fourth sample was obtained from further batches of material identically prepared, and are referred to herein as H-[16-34]-NH 2 (6-8).
- the Kaiser Test was performed to confirm complete coupling for all amino acids, except amino acids 29, 28, and 16, where a systematic recoupling was performed.
- amino acid 18 a tiered approach for the Kaiser Test was performed if a slightly positive Kaiser Test result was obtained.
- the side chain protecting groups and the peptide-resin bond were cleaved by stirring the protected peptide-resin for about 3 hours at about 20° C. in solution of TFA, TIS, water, and ethanedithiol (92.5/2.5/2.5/2.5, V/V/V/V).
- the volume of the solution was approximately 10 liters per kilogram of the peptide-resin.
- the peptide was extracted by filtration, and the resin further washed 3 times with TFA (about 2 L per kg of peptide/resin for each washing cycle).
- the combined filtrates were concentrated under reduced pressure at a temperature of 25° C. or less.
- the peptide was precipitated from the concentrated solution by addition of diisopropyl ether (DIPE).
- DIPE diisopropyl ether
- the peptide was filtered, washed with DIPE, then with DIPE/CH 3 CN (1/1), then with DIPE alone, and dried under reduced pressure.
Abstract
Disclosed herein is an improved process for preparing abaloparatide. The process generally utilizes solid phase peptide synthesis employing an Fmoc-protection scheme. Incorporating a systematic recoupling step of a glutamine residue (Gln16) has been found to minimize the formation of an undesirable des-Gln16 abaloparatide impurity, which is often obtained in significant quantities in the conventional process.
Description
- This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 63/344,375, filed May 20, 2022, the entire content of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety, including drawings.
- The instant application contains a Sequence Listing which has been submitted electronically in XML format and is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. Said CRF copy, created on Aug. 15, 2023, is named SL1240.xml and is 7,996 bytes in size.
- The present disclosure relates to an improved process for the preparation of abaloparatide.
- Abaloparatide is a synthetic 34 amino acid peptide analog of human parathyroid hormone-related peptide, hPTHrP(1-34) having 76% homology to hPTHrP(1-34) and 41% homology to human parathyroid hormone (hPTH(1-34)). Abaloparatide has a molecular formula of C174H300N56O49, a molecular weight of 3961 daltons, and the amino acid sequence:
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- Ala1-Val-Ser-Glu-His5-Gln-Leu-Leu-His-Asp10-Lys-Gly-Lys-Ser-Ile15-Gln-Asp-Leu-Arg-Arg20-Arg-Glu-Leu-Leu-Glu25-Lys-Leu-Leu-Aib-Lys30-Leu-His-Thr-Ala34-NH2 (SEQ ID NO: 1).
- The structure and preparation of abaloparatide has been previously disclosed in, for example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,969,095, which is hereby incorporated by reference. A product containing abaloparatide, formulated for subcutaneous injection and used for treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women, is available under the brand name TYMLOS, marketed by Radius Health Inc.
- The conventional preparative method for synthesis of abaloparatide can yield substantial amounts of deletion impurities, in which particular amino acids are missing from the growing amino acid sequence. While such impurities can be removed during downstream processing, this directly impacts product yield and cost of goods. Large batch-to-batch yield variability has been observed resulting from the formation of such deletion products. Accordingly, it would be desirable to provide a process which reduces or avoids the formation of deletion impurities.
- The preparation of abaloparatide is generally performed using solid phase synthesis methodology in which a series of sequential coupling and deprotection reactions of protected amino acids is performed, followed by global deprotection and cleavage from the solid phase resin. An in-process test is typically used after each coupling reaction to ensure that each amino acid has been successfully added. The coupling of certain amino acids is relatively more problematic, and failure to achieve quantitative coupling leads to deletion impurities (i.e., peptides missing a particular amino acid residue). For example, the addition of glutamine residue 16 (Gln16; added as Fmoc-Gln(Trt)) to the growing N-terminal peptide chain has been identified as particularly problematic according to the present disclosure. Compounding the issue, the in-process test (Kaiser test) used to confirm complete incorporation has surprisingly been demonstrated to provide inaccurate results according to the present disclosure.
- Without wishing to be bound by theory, it is believed that electrostatic and/or steric hindrance at the reactive site of coupling may provide the false positive result with respect to complete Gln16 incorporation. Relying on the inaccurate Kaiser test has resulted in recent batches in which the Gln16 deletion impurity comprises up to 49% by weight of the crude abaloparatide product (see, for example
FIG. 2 , which provides a graphical summary of recent preparation campaigns). The data inFIG. 2 demonstrate that the Gln16 deletion product was observed in 43% of the previous batches, despite negative Kaiser tests in each instance. While subsequent purification steps adequately remove the deletion impurity in the conventional production process, the result is low and inconsistent batch yield and significant waste. - According to the present disclosure, it has been discovered that routinely repeating the Gln16 coupling reaction, without regard to the outcome of the Kaiser test, results in a more robust, higher yielding process in which the Gln16 deletion impurity has been dramatically reduced (e.g., to levels of less than 1%).
- Thus, in one aspect is provided a process for the preparation of abaloparatide comprising:
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- a) providing a peptide bound to a solid resin and having an initial N-terminus, wherein said bound peptide is NH2-Asp(OtBu)-Leu-Arg(Pbf)-Arg20-(Pbf)-Arg(Pbf)-Glu(OtBu)-Leu-Leu-Glu25(OtBu)-Lys(Boc)-Leu-Leu-Aib-Lys30-(Boc)-Leu-His(Trt)-Thr(tBu)-Ala34-Rink Amide MBHA resin;
- b) coupling a carboxyl terminus of Fmoc-(Trt)Gln16-OH to the initial N-terminus of the bound peptide in the presence of a coupling reagent;
- c) repeating step b) to ensure complete incorporation of Fmoc-(Trt)Gln16;
- d) selectively cleaving the Fmoc group with a solution comprising an amine base to provide a peptide bound to a solid resin and having a new N-terminus.
- In some embodiments, the coupling reagent comprises PyBOP, HOBt, DIC, and DIEA.
- In some embodiments, steps b) and e) are performed using 1.5 molar equivalents of Fmoc-(Trt)Gln16-OH, relative to the bound peptide.
- In some embodiments, the amine base is piperidine. In some embodiments, the piperidine is present as an approximately 20% solution by weight in DMF.
- In some embodiments, the process further comprises:
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- e) coupling a carboxyl terminus of Fmoc-Ile15-OH to the new N-terminus in the presence of a coupling reagent;
- f) selectively cleaving the Fmoc group with a solution comprising an amine base to provide a peptide bound to the solid resin and having a new N-terminus; and
- g) repeating steps e) and f), wherein each step e) is performed, in sequential order, substituting the Fmoc-Ile15-OH with the following Fmoc-protected amino acids: Ser(tBu)14-OH, Lys(Boc)13-OH, Gly12-OH, Lys(Boc)11-OH, Asp10(OtBu)-OH, His(Trt)9-OH, Leu8-OH, Leu7-OH, Gln(Trt)6-OH, His5(Trt)-OH, Glu(OtBu)4-OH, Ser(tBu)3-OH, Val2-OH, and Ala1-OH, to form a thirty-four amino acid peptide sequence bound to the solid resin.
- In some embodiments, the coupling reagent comprises PyBOP, HOBt, DIC, and DIEA.
- In some embodiments, each coupling step e) is performed using 1.5 molar equivalents of the Fmoc-amino acid, relative to the bound peptide.
- In some embodiments, the amine base is piperidine. In some embodiments, the piperidine is present as an approximately 20% solution by weight in DMF.
- In some embodiments, the process further comprises:
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- h) performing a Kaiser and/or Chloranil test after each step e) but before each step f) to confirm complete incorporation of each Fmoc-protected amino acid; and
- i) performing a recoupling reaction if a positive Kaiser or Chloranil test result is obtained.
- In some embodiments, performing the recoupling reaction comprises performing a coupling reaction with the Fmoc-protected amino acid one or more additional times, using from 0.15 to 1.5 molar equivalents of the respective Fmoc-amino acid relative to the bound peptide, repeating said coupling until a negative Kaiser or Chloranil test result is obtained.
- In some embodiments, the process further comprises:
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- j) treating the thirty-four amino acid peptide sequence bound to the solid resin with a solution comprising trifluoroacetic acid to provide crude abaloparatide.
- In some embodiments, the crude abaloparatide contains less than about 1% of des-Gln16-abaloparatide by weight, based on the total weight of the crude abaloparatide. In some embodiments, the crude abaloparatide contains less than about 0.5% des-Gln16-abaloparatide by weight, based on the total weight of the crude abaloparatide. In some embodiments, the crude abaloparatide contains less than about 0.3% des-Gln16-abaloparatide by weight, based on the total weight of the crude abaloparatide.
- In some embodiments, providing the peptide bound to the solid resin comprises:
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- k) anchoring Fmoc-protected alanine (Fmoc-Ala34-OH) to Rink amide 4-methylbenzhydrylamine (MBHA) resin;
- l) capping the resin obtained in step k) by acetylation;
- m) selectively cleaving the Fmoc group with a solution comprising an amine base to provide an N-terminus;
- n) coupling a carboxyl terminus of Fmoc-Thr(tBu)33-OH to the N-terminus in the presence of a coupling reagent;
- o) performing a Kaiser and/or Chloranil test after each step n) to confirm complete incorporation of each Fmoc-protected amino acid, and performing a recoupling reaction if a positive Kaiser or Chloranil test result is obtained;
- p) selectively cleaving the Fmoc group with a solution comprising an amine base to provide an N-terminus;
- q) repeating steps n) through p) sequentially, replacing the Fmoc-Thr(tBu)33-OH with the following series of Fmoc-protected amino acids: His(Trt)32-OH, Leu31-OH, (Boc)Lys30-OH, Aib29-OH, Leu28-OH, Leu27-OH, (Boc)Lys26-OH, (OtBu)Glu23-OH, Leu24-OH, Leu23-OH, (OtBu)Glu22-OH, (Pbf)Arg21-OH, (Pbf)-Arg20-OH, (Pbf)Arg19-OH, Leu18-OH, and (OtBu)Asp17-OH.
- In some embodiments, the coupling reagent comprises PyBOP, HOBt, DIC, and DIEA.
- In some embodiments, the amine base is piperidine. In some embodiments, the piperidine is present as an approximately 20% solution by volume in DMF.
- In some embodiments, each coupling step n) is performed using 1.5 molar equivalents of Fmoc-amino acid, relative to the bound peptide.
- In some embodiments, performing the recoupling reaction comprises performing a coupling reaction with the Fmoc-protected amino acid one or more additional times, using from 0.15 to 1.5 molar equivalents of the respective Fmoc-amino acid relative to the bound peptide, and repeating said coupling until a negative Kaiser or Chloranil test result is obtained.
- In another aspect is provided a process for the preparation of abaloparatide comprising:
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- a) anchoring Fmoc-protected alanine (Fmoc-Ala34-OH) to Rink amide 4-methylbenzhydrylamine (MBHA) resin;
- b) capping the resin obtained in step a) by acetylation;
- c) selectively cleaving the Fmoc group with a solution comprising piperidine to provide an N-terminus;
- d) coupling a carboxyl terminus of Fmoc-Thr(tBu)33-OH to the N-terminus in the presence of a coupling reagent comprising benzotriazol-1-yloxytripyrrolidinophosphonium hexafluorophosphate (PyBOP), 1-Hydroxybenzotriazole (HOBt), N,N′-diisopropylcarbodiimide (DIC), and diisopropylethylamine (DIEA), performing a Kaiser and/or Chloranil test after each step
- d) to confirm complete incorporation of each Fmoc-protected amino acid, and repeating said step d) if a positive Kaiser or Chloranil test result is obtained;
- e) selectively cleaving the Fmoc group with a solution comprising piperidine to provide an N-terminus;
- f) repeating steps d) and e) sequentially, replacing the Fmoc-Thr(tBu)33-OH with the following series of Fmoc-protected amino acids: His(Trt)32-OH, Leu31-OH, (Boc)Lys30-OH, Aib29-OH, Leu28-OH, Leu27-OH, (Boc)Lys26-OH, (OtBu)Glu25-OH, Leu24-OH, Leu23-OH, (OtBu)Glu22-OH, (Pbf)Arg21-OH, (Pbf)-Arg20-OH, (Pbf)Arg19-OH, Leu18-OH, and (OtBu)Asp17-OH, and performing a Kaiser and/or Chloranil test after each step d) before each step e) to confirm complete incorporation of each Fmoc-protected amino acid, and repeating said step d) if a positive Kaiser or Chloranil test result is obtained;
- g) coupling a carboxyl terminus of Fmoc-(Trt)Gln16-OH to the N-terminus in the presence of a coupling reagent comprising PyBOP, HOBt, DIC, and DIEA;
- h) repeating step g) to ensure complete incorporation of Fmoc-(Trt)Gln16;
- i) selectively cleaving the Fmoc group with a solution comprising piperidine to provide an N-terminus;
- j) coupling a carboxyl terminus of Fmoc-Ile15-OH to the N-terminus in the presence of a coupling reagent comprising PyBOP, HOBt, DIC, and DIEA;
- k) selectively cleaving the Fmoc group with a solution comprising piperidine to provide an N-terminus;
- l) repeating steps j) and k) sequentially, replacing Fmoc-Ile15-OH with the following series of Fmoc-protected amino acids: Ser (tBu)14-OH, Lys (Boc)13-OH, Gly12-OH, Lys(Boc)11-OH, Asp(OtBu)10-OH, His(Trt)9-OH, Leu8-OH, Leu7-OH, Gln(Trt)6-OH, His (Trt)5-OH, Glu(OtBu)4-OH, Ser(tBu)3-OH, Val2-OH, and Ala1-OH;
- m) performing a Kaiser and/or Chloranil test after each step j) before each step k) to confirm complete incorporation of each Fmoc-protected amino acid, and repeating said step j) if a positive Kaiser or Chloranil test result is obtained; and
- n) treating the resulting anchored, protected abaloparatide with a solution comprising trifluoroacetic acid to provide crude abaloparatide.
- In some embodiments, each initial coupling reaction is performed using 1.5 molar equivalents of the respective Fmoc-amino acid relative to the bound peptide; and any repeated couplings performed following a positive Kaiser or Chloranil test are performed using from 0.15 to 2 molar equivalents of the respective Fmoc-amino acid.
- In some embodiments, in step f), the coupling of Fmoc-protected Aib29-OH is repeated once prior to cleavage of the Fmoc group, without regard to the Kaiser or Chloranil test, the repeated coupling using 1.5 equivalents of the Fmoc-protected Aib29-OH.
- In some embodiments, in step f), the coupling of the Fmoc-protected Leu8-OH is repeated once prior to cleavage of the Fmoc group, without regard to the Kaiser or Chloranil test, the repeated coupling using 1.5 equivalents of the Fmoc-protected Leu28-OH.
- In some embodiments, the piperidine is present as an approximately 20% solution by volume in DMF.
- In some embodiments, the obtained crude abaloparatide contains less than about 1% of des-Gln16-abaloparatide by weight, based on the total weight of the crude abaloparatide. In some embodiments, the obtained crude abaloparatide contains less than about 0.5% des-Gln16-abaloparatide by weight, based on the total weight of the crude abaloparatide. In some embodiments, the obtained crude abaloparatide contains less than about 0.3% des-Gln16-abaloparatide by weight, based on the total weight of the crude abaloparatide.
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FIG. 1 is a flow chart depicting a generalized synthesis scheme according to a non-limiting embodiment of the disclosed method. -
FIG. 2 is a graph summarizing percent by weight of Gln16 deletion product in recent batches of abaloparatide prepared by the conventional method. -
FIG. 3 is an exemplary HPLC-Mass Spectroscopy (LC-MS) trace of a reference peptide sample. -
FIG. 4 is an exemplary LC-MS trace of a reference peptide sample. -
FIG. 5 is an exemplary LC-MS trace of a peptide sample according to a non-limiting embodiment of the disclosed method. -
FIG. 6 is an exemplary LC-MS trace of a peptide sample prepared according to a non-limiting embodiment of the disclosed method. - The present disclosure provides a process for preparing abaloparatide. The process generally comprises sequentially coupling and deprotecting a series of Fmoc-protected amino acids utilizing solid phase peptide synthesis (SPPS) techniques, followed by cleavage of the desired peptide from the solid phase support. The process relies on the surprising discovery that 1) the conventionally employed Kaiser test is often inaccurate, failing to detect the failure of complete introduction of Gln16 into the growing peptide chain; and 2) a systematic recoupling of Gln16 without regard to the Kaiser test result provides abaloparatide with greatly reduced quantities of the undesired Gln16 deletion product.
- Accordingly, disclosed herein is a process for the preparation of abaloparatide. The process generally comprises providing a peptide bound to a solid resin; coupling Fmoc-(Trt)Gln16-OH to the bound peptide, repeating the coupling to ensure complete incorporation of Fmoc-(Trt)Gln16, and selectively cleaving the Fmoc group. The process and each of the individual steps is described further herein below.
- While the terms used herein are believed to be well understood by one of ordinary skill in the art, definitions are set forth herein to facilitate explanation of the presently-disclosed subject matter.
- The articles “a” and “an” are used herein to refer to one or to more than one (i.e., to at least one) of the grammatical object of the article. The term “about” used throughout this specification is used to describe and account for small fluctuations. For example, the term “about” can refer to less than or equal to ±5%, such as less than or equal to ±2%, less than or equal to ±1%, less than or equal
- to ±0.5%, less than or equal to ±0.2%, less than or equal to +0.1% or less than or equal to ±0.05%. All numeric values herein are modified by the term “about,” whether or not explicitly indicated. A value modified by the term “about” of course includes the specific value. For instance, “about 5.0” must include 5.0.
- As used herein, the term “solid-phase peptide synthesis (SPPS)” refers to a process in which a peptide unit, anchored by its C-terminus to a resin, is assembled by the successive addition of protected amino acids constituting the sequence of said peptide.
- As used herein, the term “Kaiser test” refers to a test commonly used to detect the presence of a primary amine (—NH2) during SPPS chemistry. Specifically, the Kaiser test uses a ninhydrin-based reagent solution to provide a colorimetric indication of the completion of an amino acid coupling reaction. A colorless result or a faint blue color (“negative”) indicates complete coupling has occurred (i.e., no detectable primary amine is present), while a darker blue (“positive”) indicates an incomplete and/or failed coupling (i.e., a detectable quantity of primary amine is present). The Kaiser test is not suitable for indication of the presence of secondary amines, and is generally replaced in such instances with the Chloranil test.
- As used herein, the term “Chloranil test” refers to a test commonly used to detect the presence of a secondary amine (—RNH) during SPPS chemistry. Specifically, the Chloranil test uses a p-chloranil and acetaldehyde based reagent to provide a colorimetric indication of the completion of an amino acid coupling reaction. A colorless result (“negative”) indicates complete coupling has occurred (i.e., no detectable secondary amine is present), while a dark blue color (“positive”) indicates an incomplete and/or failed coupling (i.e., a detectable quantity of secondary amine is present).
- The following is a list of abbreviations and their meanings
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- Aib: 2-Aminoisobutyric acid
- Ala: Alanine
- Arg: Arginine
- Asp: Aspartic acid
- Boc: Di-tert-butyl-dicarbonate
- tBu: tert-butyl
- DCM: dichloromethane
- DIC: N,N′-diisopropylcarbodiimide
- DIEA: Diisopropylethylamine
- DMF: N,N′-Dimethylformamide
- EDT: ethanedithiol
- Fmoc: 9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl
- Gln: Glutamine
- Glu: Glutamic acid
- Gly: Glycine
- HBTU: 2-(1H-Benzotriazol-1-yl)-N,N,N′,N′-tetramethyluronium hexafluorophosphate
- His: Histidine
- HOBt: N-hydroxybenzotriazole
- Ile: Isoleucine
- Leu: Leucine
- Lys: Lysine
- MBHA: methylbenzhydrylamine
- MTBE: Methyl tert-butyl ether
- NMP: N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone
- Pbf: pentmethyldihydrobenzofuransulfonyl
- Ser: Serine
- TFA: trifluoroacetic acid
- Thr: Threonine
- TIPS: triisopropylsilane
- Trt: Trityl
- Tyr: Tyrosine
- Val: Valine
- The process for the preparation of abaloparatide as disclosed herein generally comprises:
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- a) providing a peptide bound to a solid resin and having an initial N-terminus, wherein said bound peptide is NH2-Asp(OtBu)-Leu-Arg(Pbf)-Arg20-(Pbf)-Arg(Pbf)-Glu(OtBu)-Leu-Leu-Glu25(OtBu)-Lys(Boc)-Leu-Leu-Aib-Lysm-(Boc)-Leu-His(Trt)-Thr(tBu)-Ala34-Rink Amide MBHA resin.
- b) coupling a carboxyl terminus of Fmoc-(Trt)Gln16-OH to the initial N-terminus of the bound peptide in the presence of a coupling reagent comprising PyBOP, HOBt, DIC, and DIEA;
- c) repeating step b) to ensure complete incorporation of Fmoc-(Trt)Gln16; and
- d) selectively cleaving the Fmoc group with a solution comprising an amine base to provide a peptide bound to a solid resin and having a new N-terminus.
- The coupling is generally performed with a suitable coupling reagent including, but not limited to, one or more of: hydroxybenzotriazole (HOBt), N, N′-diisopropylcarbodiimide (DIC), O-(Benzotriazol-1-yl)-N,N,N′,N′-tetramethyluronium tetrafluoroborate (TBTU), N,N,N,N-Tetramethyl-O-(1H-benzotriazol-1-yl)uronium hexafluorophosphate (HBTU), 1,3-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (DCC), 1-(dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (EDC HC), benzotriazol-1-yl-oxy-tris(dimethyl-amino)-phosphonium hexafluorophosphate (BOP), N,N-bis-(2-oxo-3-oxazolidinyl)phosphonic dichloride (BOP-Cl), benzotriazol-1-yloxytri(pyrrolidino)phosphonium hexafluorophosphate (PyBOP), bromotri(pyrrolidino)phosphonium hexafluorophosphate (PyBrOP), chlorotri(pynolidino)phosphonium hexafluorophosphate (PyClOP), ethyl-2-cyano-2-(hydroxyimino) acetate (Oxyma Pure), O-(6-Chloro-1-hydrocibenzotriazol-1-yl)-1,1,3,3-tetramethyluronium tetrafluoroborate (TCTU), 2,4,5-norbornen-2,3-dicarboximido)-1,1,3,3-tetramethyluronium tetrafluoroborate (TNTU), 2-succinimido-1,1,3,3-tetramethyluronium tetrafluoro borate (TSTU), 1-Cyano-2-ethoxy-2-oxoethylidenaminooxy)dimethylamino-morpholino-carbenium hexafluorophosphate (COMU), and 3-(diethoxyphosphoryloxy)-1,2,3-benzotriazin-4(3H)-one (DEPBT). In some embodiments, the coupling reagent comprises benzotriazol-1-yloxytripyrrolidinophosphonium hexafluorophosphate (PyBOP), 1-Hydroxybenzotriazole (HOBt), and N,N′-diisopropylcarbodiimide (DIC). In some embodiments, the coupling reagent comprises PyBOP, HOBt, and DIC.
- The reaction occurs under neutral or mildly basic conditions; accordingly, an amine base is generally present in the coupling reagent mixture. In some embodiments, the amine base is diisopropylethylamine (DIEA). In some embodiments, sufficient DIEA is added to provide a pH of 7.
- The coupling reaction generally takes place in a solvent. Suitable solvents include DMF, DCM, THF, NMP, DMAC, dichloroethane, 1,4-dioxane, 2-methyltetrahydrofuran, ethyl acetate, acetonitrile, acetone, and mixtures of any thereof. In some embodiments, the solvent is DMF.
- The quantity of Fmoc-amino acid (e.g., Fmoc-(Trt)Gln16-OH) may vary. Generally, the quantity will be stoichiometric (1:1) or greater (e.g., from about 1.05 to about 2 equivalents) relative to the molar amount of bound peptide. In some embodiments, the coupling reaction is performed using 1.5 equivalents of Fmoc-(Trt)Gln16-OH.
- As described herein above, in the conventional process, a Kaiser test is generally utilized after each amino acid coupling to determine if amino acid residue incorporation is complete prior to deprotecting the Fmoc group and proceeding with sequential coupling reactions. According to the present disclosure, it has been surprisingly found that in certain instances, the Kaiser test is unreliable or insensitive, and provides a false negative result. Without wishing to be bound by theory, it is believed that one or more of steric hindrance, electrostatic interactions, or peptide aggregation prevents reaction of the Kaiser reagent with the primary amine. In instances of a false negative result, proceeding with the subsequent deprotection and coupling reaction will lead to a deletion impurity. Such deletion impurities, while removed during final purification, lower the overall yield of the peptide (i.e., abaloparatide). It has been discovered according to the present disclosure that a Kaiser test performed following coupling of trityl-protected glutamine residue 16 (Gln16) with the growing peptide chain is particularly prone to false negative results.
- In previous abaloparatide synthesis campaigns, relying on the Kaiser test result, as much as 49% of the total peptide material produced was the Gln16 deletion product, i.e., a 33-amino acid analog of abaloparatide in which glutamine residue 16 is missing. This has been observed in 43% of the recent historical production campaigns. To overcome the problem, in the present disclosure, the Kaiser test has been eliminated following the Gln16 coupling step. Instead, a systematic recoupling is performed in which the coupling reaction with Fmoc-Gln(Trt)16-OH is repeated one or more times. In some embodiments, the coupling is repeated once.
- The amount of Fmoc-Gln(Trt)16-OH utilized may vary, for example, from about 0.15 to about 2.0 molar equivalents relative to the bound peptide. In some embodiments, the repeated coupling is performed with 1.5 molar equivalents of Fmoc-Gln(Trt)16-OH. In some embodiments, the coupling reagent is 2×1.5 equivalents of DIC, 1.5 equivalents of HOBT, 0.25 equivalents of PyBOP, and DIPEA added to provide a pH of 7.
- In some embodiments, selectively cleaving the Fmoc group comprises removing the Fmoc group with an amine base. Suitable amine bases include piperidine, piperazine, N-methyl morpholine, diethylamine, triethylamine, 1,8-Diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (DBU), and mixtures thereof. In some embodiments, the amine base is piperidine.
- The removal is conducted in a solvent. In some embodiments, the solvent is N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF), methylene chloride, tetrahydrofuran, N-methyl pyrrolidine, or mixtures thereof. In some embodiments, the amine base is piperidine, present as a 20% solution by volume in DMF.
- In some embodiments, the process further comprises:
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- e) coupling a carboxyl terminus of Fmoc-Ile15-OH to the new N-terminus in the presence of a coupling reagent;
- f) selectively cleaving the Fmoc group with a solution comprising an amine base to provide a peptide bound to the solid resin and having a new N-terminus; and
- g) repeating steps e) and f), wherein each step e) is performed, in sequential order, substituting the Fmoc-Ile15-OH with the following Fmoc-protected amino acids: Ser(tBu)14-OH, Lys(Boc)13-OH, Gly12-OH, Lys(Boc)11-OH, Asp10(OtBu)-OH, His(Trt)9-OH, Leu8-OH, Leu7-OH, Gln(Trt)6-OH, His5(Trt)-OH, Glu(OtBu)4-OH, Ser(tBu)3-OH, Val2-OH, and Ala1-OH, to form a thirty-four amino acid peptide sequence bound to the solid resin.
- In some embodiments, the coupling reagent comprises PyBOP, HOBt, DIC, and DIEA.
- In some embodiments, each coupling step e) is performed using 1.5 equivalents of the Fmoc-amino acid.
- In some embodiments, the amine base is piperidine, present as a 20% solution by volume in DMF.
- In some embodiments, the process further comprises:
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- h) performing a Kaiser and/or Chloranil test after each step e) but before each step f) to confirm complete incorporation of each Fmoc-protected amino acid; and
- i) performing a recoupling reaction if a positive Kaiser or Chloranil test result is obtained.
- In some embodiments, performing a recoupling reaction comprises performing a coupling reaction with the Fmoc-protected amino acid one or more additional times. For example, if following a given coupling reaction, a positive Kaiser test is obtained, the coupling reaction is repeated using various quantities of Fmoc-protected amino acid until a negative Kaiser or Chloranil test result is obtained. The quantity of Fmoc-protected amino acid relative to the bound peptide may vary from, for example, about 0.15 to about 2 molar equivalents, depending on the degree of positive result obtained in the Kaiser test. In some embodiments, the quantity of Fmoc-protected amino acid is about 0.15, about 0.25, about 0.5, about 1.0, or about 1.5 equivalents.
- It has further been discovered according to the present disclosure that introduction of amino acid 18 (Leucine; introduced as FMOC-Leu-OH) is difficult, and the Kaiser test can potentially result in a false positive. Specifically, it was observed during several synthetic campaigns that a lightly positive Kaiser result was obtained for amino acid 18 introduction, although the reaction was complete as determined by HPLC analysis (absence of an AA18 deletion impurity). The Kaiser test did not result in a negative result, and a lightly positive test result was subsequently obtained after performing recoupling. It was further discovered that when the Kaiser test is repeated after recoupling, the reaction may be deemed complete if two subsequent slightly positive results are comparable, i.e., a Kaiser test result at t=60 mins (T2) is consistent with a t=90 min (T3) result. Accordingly, in some embodiments, the process comprises utilizing a tiered approach to the Kaiser test for introduction of amino acid 18 (AA18). In some embodiments, the process further comprises using the tiered Kaiser Test approach provided in Table 1.
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TABLE 1 Amino Acid 18 Kaiser Test Approach Kaiser Test Result Next Step T1 (t = 30 mins) Negative Reaction complete-Go to Washing step Lightly Partial completion-perform positive recoupling and repeat Kaiser test at t = 60 mins Positive Incomplete reaction- perform recoupling and repeat Kaiser test at t = 60 mins T2 (t = 60 mins) Negative Reaction complete-Go to Washing step Lightly Repeat Kaiser test at positive t = 90 mins Positive Incomplete reaction. Repeat Kaiser test at t = 90 mins. T3 (t = 90 mins) Negative Reaction complete-Go to Washing step Lightly Result (color) same as t = 60 positive mins then reaction considered as complete- Go to Washing step. If T2 and T3 are not comparable, wait for another 30 mins and repeat Kaiser Test Positive Incomplete reaction - Following complete construction of the 34-amino acid peptide bound to the Rink amide resin, the peptide is generally cleaved from the resin under acidic conditions. Such acidic conditions generally also globally deprotect all remaining acid-labile protecting groups (e.g., BOC, tBu, Trt and Pbf). The cleavage of the peptide from the resin involves treating the protected peptide, anchored to the resin, with an acid in the presence of at least one scavenger. A particularly suitable acid is TFA. Suitable scavengers include TIPS, phenol, thioanisole, water, ethanedithiol (EDT), and mixtures thereof. In some embodiments, the cleavage solution is TFA/H2O/TIPS/EDT in a volume ratio of 92.5/2.5/2.5/2.5.
- Methods disclosed herein comprise providing a peptide bound to a solid resin and having an initial N-terminus, wherein said bound peptide is NH2-Asp(OtBu)-Leu-Arg(Pb)-Arg20-(Pbf)-Arg(Pbf)-Glu(OtBu)-Leu-Leu-Glu25(OtBu)-Lys(Boc)-Leu-Leu-Aib-Lys30-(Boc)-Leu-His(Trt)-Thr(tBu)-Ala34-Rink Amide MBHA resin. In some embodiments, providing the bound peptide comprises:
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- k) anchoring Fmoc-protected alanine (Fmoc-Ala34-OH) to Rink amide 4-methylbenzhydrylamine (MBHA) resin;
- I) capping the resin obtained in step k) by acetylation;
- m) selectively cleaving the Fmoc group with a solution comprising an amine base to provide an N-terminus;
- n) coupling a carboxyl terminus of Fmoc-Thr(tBu)33-OH to the N-terminus in the presence of a coupling reagent;
- o) performing a Kaiser and/or Chloranil test after each step n) to confirm complete incorporation of each Fmoc-protected amino acid, and performing a recoupling reaction if a positive Kaiser or Chloranil test result is obtained;
- p) selectively cleaving the Fmoc group with a solution comprising an amine base to provide an N-terminus;
- q) repeating steps n) through p) sequentially, replacing the Fmoc-Thr(tBu)33-OH with the following series of Fmoc-protected amino acids: His(Trt)32-OH, Leu31-OH, (Boc)Lys30-OH, Aib29-OH, Leu28-OH, Leu27-OH, (Boc)Lys26-OH, (OtBu)Glu25-OH, Leu24-OH, Leu23-OH, (OtBu)Glu22-OH, (Pbf)Arg21-OH, (Pbf)-Arg20-OH, (Pbf)Arg19-OH, Leu18-OH, and (OtBu)Asp17-OH.
- In some embodiments, capping the resin comprises allowing any unreacted linker present on the resin to react with an acetylation reagent to avoid any the undesired peptide chain formation. In some embodiments, the acetylation reagent is acetic anhydride and pyridine in dichloromethane.
- The coupling and selective Fmoc removal are each conducted as disclosed herein above.
- Generally, a Kaiser test is performed after each coupling to ensure complete incorporation of the desired amino acid residue. If the Kaiser test is slightly positive (pale blue), the coupling reaction is repeated using 0.15 molar equivalents of the appropriate Fmoc-amino acid. If the Kaiser test is positive (dark blue), the coupling reaction is repeated using a full 1.5 molar equivalents of the appropriate Fmoc-amino acid. In some embodiments, the method comprises utilizing a tiered approach to the Kaiser test as described herein above. In some embodiments, the tiered approach is utilized for introduction of amino acid 18 (Leu18).
- Certain amino acid couplings have been routinely observed as failing to go to completion. Particularly, introduction of Fmoc-Aib-OH and Fmoc-Leu-OH, residues 29 and 28, respectively, often fail to go to completion. Accordingly, in some embodiments, each of the respective coupling reactions is repeated prior to continuing the sequential coupling reactions to ensure full incorporation of the Aib29 and Leu28 residues.
- In another aspect is provided a process for the preparation of abaloparatide comprising:
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- a) anchoring Fmoc-protected alanine (Fmoc-Ala34-OH) to Rink amide 4-methylbenzhydrylamine (MBHA) resin;
- b) capping the resin obtained in step a) by acetylation;
- c) selectively cleaving the Fmoc group with a solution comprising piperidine to provide an N-terminus;
- d) coupling a carboxyl terminus of Fmoc-Thr(tBu)33-OH to the N-terminus in the presence of a coupling reagent comprising benzotriazol-1-yloxytripyrrolidinophosphonium hexafluorophosphate (PyBOP), 1-Hydroxybenzotriazole (HOBt), N,N′-diisopropylcarbodiimide (DIC), and diisopropylethylamine (DIEA), performing a Kaiser and/or Chloranil test after each step
- d) to confirm complete incorporation of each Fmoc-protected amino acid, and repeating said step d) if a positive Kaiser or Chloranil test result is obtained;
- e) selectively cleaving the Fmoc group with a solution comprising piperidine to provide an N-terminus;
- f) repeating steps d) and e) sequentially, replacing the Fmoc-Thr(tBu)33-OH with the following series of Fmoc-protected amino acids: His(Trt)32-OH, Leu31-OH, (Boc)Lys30-OH, Aib29-OH, Leu28-OH, Leu27-OH, (Boc)Lys26-OH, (OtBu)Glu25-OH, Leu24-OH, Leu23-OH, (OtBu)Glu22-OH, (Pbf)Arg21-OH, (Pbf)-Arg20-OH, (Pbf)Arg19-OH, Leu18-OH, and (OtBu)Asp17-OH, and performing a Kaiser and/or Chloranil test after each step d) before each step e) to confirm complete incorporation of each Fmoc-protected amino acid, and repeating said step d) if a positive Kaiser or Chloranil test result is obtained;
- g) coupling a carboxyl terminus of Fmoc-(Trt)Gln16-OH to the N-terminus in the presence of a coupling reagent comprising PyBOP, HOBt, DIC, and DIEA;
- h) repeating step g) to ensure complete incorporation of Fmoc-(Trt)Gln16;
- i) selectively cleaving the Fmoc group with a solution comprising piperidine to provide an N-terminus;
- j) coupling a carboxyl terminus of Fmoc-Ile15-OH to the N-terminus in the presence of a coupling reagent comprising PyBOP, HOBt, DIC, and DIEA;
- k) selectively cleaving the Fmoc group with a solution comprising piperidine to provide an N-terminus;
- l) repeating steps j) and k) sequentially, replacing Fmoc-Ile15-OH with the following series of Fmoc-protected amino acids: Ser (tBu)14-OH, Lys (Boc)13-OH, Gly12-OH, Lys(Boc)11-OH, Asp(OtBu)10-OH, His(Trt)9-OH, Leu8-OH, Leu7-OH, Gln(Trt)6-OH, His (Trt)5-OH, Glu(OtBu)4-OH, Ser(tBu)3-OH, Val2-OH, and Ala1-OH;
- m) performing a Kaiser and/or Chloranil test after each step j) before each step k) to confirm complete incorporation of each Fmoc-protected amino acid, and repeating said step j) if a positive Kaiser or Chloranil test result is obtained; and
- n) treating the resulting anchored, protected abaloparatide with a solution comprising trifluoroacetic acid to provide crude abaloparatide.
- Each of the steps b-n is performed as disclosed herein above. In some embodiments, the process is performed in accordance with the description in the following Table 2:
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TABLE 2 Exemplary process for abaloparatide preparation. Amino Step # Acid # Reaction Conditions Monitoring Test 1 34 Load Fmoc-Ala-OH on Amino acid: 1.05 eq.; HPLC to Rink amid MBHA resin DIC: 2 × 1.05 eq; HOBT: 1.05 eq.; PyBOP: 1.05 eq.; DIPEA, pH 7 2 Acetylation of unreacted amine Ac2O (5 eq) and Kaiser test pyridine (5 eq) DMF 3 Fmoc deprotection 20% piperidine in DMF 4 33 Couple Fmoc-Thr(tBu)—OH Amino acid: 1.5 eq.; Kaiser test; if Kaiser test DIC 2 × 1.5 eq.; slightly positive, repeat HOBT: 1.5 eq.; coupling with 0.15 eq AA; PyBOP: 0.25 eq.; if positive, repeat with DIPEA, pH 7 1.5 eq 5 Fmoc deprotection 20% piperidine in DMF 6 32 Couple Fmoc-His(Trt)-OH Amino acid: 1.5 eq.; Kaiser test; if Kaiser test DIC 2 × 1.5 eq.; slightly positive, repeat HOBT: 1.5 eq.; coupling with 0.15 eq AA; PyBOP: 0.25 eq.; if positive, repeat with DIPEA, pH 7 1.5 eq 7 Fmoc deprotection 20% piperidine in DMF 8 41 Couple Fmoc-Leu-OH Amino acid: 1.5 eq.; Kaiser test; if Kaiser test DIC 2 × 1.5 eq.; slightly positive, repeat HOBT: 1.5 eq.; coupling with 0.15 eq AA; PyBOP: 0.25 eq.; if positive, repeat with DIPEA, pH 7 1.5 eq 9 Fmoc deprotection 20% piperidine in DMF 10 30 Couple Fmoc-Lys(Boc)—OH Amino acid: 1.5 eq.; Kaiser test; if Kaiser test DIC 2 × 1.5 eq.; slightly positive, repeat HOBT: 1.5 eq.; coupling with 0.15 eq AA; PyBOP: 0.25 eq.; if positive, repeat with DIPEA, pH 7 1.5 eq 11 Fmoc deprotection 20% piperidine in DMF 12 29 Couple Fmoc-Aib-OH Amino acid: 1.5 eq.; N/A DIC 2 × 1.5 eq.; HOBT: 1.5 eq.; PyBOP: 0.25 eq.; DIPEA, pH 7 13 29 Couple Fmoc-Aib-OH Amino acid: 1.5 eq.; DIC 2 × 1.5 eq.; HOBT: 1.5 eq.; PyBOP: 0.25 eq.; DIPEA, pH 7 14 Fmoc deprotection 20% piperidine in DMF 15 28 Couple Fmoc-Leu-OH Amino acid: 1.5 eq.; N/A DIC 2 × 1.5 eq.; HOBT: 1.5 eq.; PyBOP: 0.25 eq.; DIPEA, pH 7 16 28 Couple Fmoc-Leu-OH Amino acid: 1.5 eq.; DIC 2 × 1.5 eq.; HOBT: 1.5 eq.; PyBOP: 0.25 eq.; DIPEA, pH 7 17 Fmoc deprotection 20% piperidine in DMF 18 27 Couple Fmoc-Leu-OH Amino acid: 1.5 eq.; Kaiser test; if Kaiser test DIC 2 × 1.5 eq.; slightly positive, repeat HOBT: 1.5 eq.; coupling with 0.15 eq AA; PyBOP: 0.25 eq.; if positive, repeat with DIPEA, pH 7 1.5 eq 19 Fmoc deprotection 20% piperidine in DMF 20 26 Couple Fmoc-Lys(Boc)—OH Amino acid: 1.5 eq.; Kaiser test; if Kaiser test DIC 2 × 1.5 eq.; slightly positive, repeat HOBT: 1.5 eq.; coupling with 0.15 eq AA; PyBOP: 0.25 eq.; if positive, repeat with DIPEA, pH 7 1.5 eq 21 Fmoc deprotection 20% piperidine in DMF 22 25 Couple Fmoc-Glu(OtBu)—OH Amino acid: 1.5 eq.; Kaiser test; if Kaiser test DIC 2 × 1.5 eq.; slightly positive, repeat HOBT: 1.5 eq.; coupling with 0.15 eq AA; PyBOP: 0.25 eq.; if positive, repeat with DIPEA, pH 7 1.5 eq 23 Fmoc deprotection 20% piperidine in DMF 24 24 Couple Fmoc-Leu-OH Amino acid: 1.5 eq.; Kaiser test; if Kaiser test DIC 2 × 1.5 eq.; slightly positive, repeat HOBT: 1.5 eq.; coupling with 0.15 eq AA; PyBOP: 0.25 eq.; if positive, repeat with DIPEA, pH 7 1.5 eq 25 Fmoc deprotection 20% piperidine and 2% HOBt in DMF 26 23 Couple Fmoc-Leu-OH Amino acid: 1.5 eq.; Kaiser test; if Kaiser test DIC 2 × 1.5 eq.; slightly positive, repeat HOBT: 1.5 eq.; coupling with 0.15 eq AA; PyBOP: 0.25 eq.; if positive, repeat with DIPEA, pH 7 1.5 eq 27 Fmoc deprotection 20% piperidine and 2% HOBt in DMF 28 22 Couple Fmoc-Glu(OtBu)—OH Amino acid: 1.5 eq.; Kaiser test; if Kaiser test DIC 2 × 1.5 eq.; slightly positive, repeat HOBT: 1.5 eq.; coupling with 0.15 eq AA; PyBOP: 0.25 eq.; if positive, repeat with DIPEA, pH 7 1.5 eq 29 Fmoc deprotection 20% piperidine and 2% HOBt in DMF 30 21 Couple Fmoc-Arg(Pbf)-OH Amino acid: 1.5 eq.; Kaiser test; if Kaiser test DIC 2 × 1.5 eq.; slightly positive, repeat HOBT: 1.5 eq.; coupling with 0.15 eq AA; PyBOP: 0.25 eq.; if positive, repeat with DIPEA, pH 7 1.5 eq 31 Fmoc deprotection 20% piperidine and 2% HOBt in DMF 32 20 Couple Fmoc-Arg(Pbf)-OH Amino acid: 1.5 eq.; Kaiser test; if Kaiser test DIC 2 × 1.5 eq.; slightly positive, repeat HOBT: 1.5 eq.; coupling with 0.15 eq AA; PyBOP: 0.25 eq.; if positive, repeat with DIPEA, pH 7 1.5 eq 33 Fmoc deprotection 20% piperidine and 2% HOBt in DMF 34 19 Couple Fmoc-Arg(Pbf)-OH Amino acid: 1.5 eq.; Kaiser test; if Kaiser test DIC 2 × 1.5 eq.; slightly positive, repeat HOBT: 1.5 eq.; coupling with 0.15 eq AA; PyBOP: 0.25 eq.; if positive, repeat with DIPEA, pH 7 1.5 eq 35 Fmoc deprotection 20% piperidine and 2% HOBt in DMF 36 18 Couple Fmoc-Leu-OH Amino acid: 1.5 eq.; Kaiser test; if Kaiser test DIC 2 × 1.5 eq.; slightly positive, repeat HOBT: 1.5 eq.; coupling with 0.15 eq AA; PyBOP: 0.25 eq.; if positive, repeat with DIPEA, pH 7 1.5 eq 37 Fmoc deprotection 20% piperidine and 2% HOBt in DMF 38 17 Couple Fmoc-Asp(OtBu)—OH Amino acid: 1.5 eq.; Kaiser test; if Kaiser test DIC 2 × 1.5 eq.; slightly positive, repeat HOBT: 1.5 eq.; coupling with 0.15 eq AA; PyBOP: 0.25 eq.; if positive, repeat with DIPEA, pH 7 1.5 eq 39 Fmoc deprotection 20% piperidine and 2% HOBt in DMF 40 16 Couple Fmoc-Gln(Trt)-OH Amino acid: 1.5 eq.; N/A DIC 2 × 1.5 eq.; HOBT: 1.5 eq.; PyBOP: 0.25 eq.; DIPEA, pH 7 41 16 Couple Fmoc-Gln(Trt)-OH Amino acid: 1.5 eq.; DIC 2 × 1.5 eq.; HOBT: 1.5 eq; PyBOP: 0.25 eq.; DIPEA, pH 7 42 Fmoc deprotection 20% piperidine in DMF 43 15 Couple Fmoc-Ile-OH Amino acid: 1.5 eq.; Kaiser test; if Kaiser test DIC 2 × 1.5 eq.; slightly positive, repeat HOBT: 1.5 eq.; coupling with 0.15 eq AA; PyBOP: 0.25 eq.; if positive, repeat with DIPEA, pH 7 1.5 eq 44 Fmoc deprotection 20% piperidine and 2% HOBt in DMF 45 14 Couple Fmoc-Ser(tBu)—OH Amino acid: 1.5 eq.; Kaiser test; if Kaiser test DIC 2 × 1.5 eq.; slightly positive, repeat HOBT: 1.5 eq.; coupling with 0.15 eq AA; PyBOP: 0.25 eq.; if positive, repeat with DIPEA, pH 7 1.5 eq 46 Fmoc deprotection 20% piperidine and 2% HOBt in DMF 47 13 Couple Fmoc-Lys(Boc)—OH Amino acid: 1.5 eq.; Kaiser test; if Kaiser test DIC 2 × 1.5 eq.; slightly positive, repeat HOBT: 1.5 eq.; coupling with 0.15 eq AA; PyBOP: 0.25 eq.; if positive, repeat with DIPEA, pH 7 1.5 eq 48 Fmoc deprotection 20% piperidine and 2% HOBt in DMF 49 12 Couple Fmoc-Gly-OH Amino acid: 1.5 eq.; Kaiser test; if Kaiser test DIC 2 × 1.5 eq.; slightly positive, repeat HOBT: 1.5 eq.; coupling with 0.15 eq AA; PyBOP: 0.25 eq.; if positive, repeat with DIPEA, pH 7 1.5 eq 50 Fmoc deprotection 51 11 Couple Fmoc-Lys(Boc)—OH Amino acid: 1.5 eq.; Kaiser test; if Kaiser test DIC 2 × 1.5 eq.; slightly positive, repeat HOBT: 1.5 eq.; coupling with 0.15 eq AA; PyBOP: 0.25 eq.; if positive, repeat with DIPEA, pH 7 1.5 eq 52 Fmoc deprotection 20% piperidine and 2% HOBt in DMF 53 10 Couple Fmoc-Asp(OtBu)—OH Amino acid: 1.5 eq.; Kaiser test; if Kaiser test DIC 2 × 1.5 eq.; slightly positive, repeat HOBT: 1.5 eq.; coupling with 0.15 eq AA; PyBOP: 0.25 eq.; if positive, repeat with DIPEA, pH 7 1.5 eq 54 Fmoc deprotection 20% piperidine and 2% HOBt in DMF 55 9 Couple Fmoc-His(Trt)-OH Amino acid: 1.5 eq.; Kaiser test; if Kaiser test DIC 2 × 1.5 eq.; slightly positive, repeat HOBT: 1.5 eq.; coupling with 0.15 eq AA; PyBOP: 0.25 eq.; if positive, repeat with DIPEA, pH 7 1.5 eq 56 Fmoc deprotection 57 8 Couple Fmoc-Leu-OH Amino acid: 1.5 eq.; Kaiser test; if Kaiser test DIC 2 × 1.5 eq.; slightly positive, repeat HOBT: 1.5 eq.; coupling with 0.15 eq AA; PyBOP: 0.25 eq.; if positive, repeat with DIPEA, pH 7 1.5 eq 58 Fmoc deprotection 20% piperidine and 2% HOBt in DMF 59 7 Couple Fmoc-Leu-OH Amino acid: 1.5 eq.; Kaiser test; if Kaiser test DIC 2 × 1.5 eq.; slightly positive, repeat HOBT: 1.5 eq.; coupling with 0.15 eq AA; PyBOP: 0.25 eq.; if positive, repeat with DIPEA, pH 7 1.5 eq 60 Fmoc deprotection 20% piperidine and 2% HOBt in DMF 61 6 Couple Fmoc-Gln(Trt)-OH Amino acid: 1.5 eq.; Kaiser test; if Kaiser test DIC 2 × 1.5 eq.; slightly positive, repeat HOBT: 1.5 eq.; coupling with 0.15 eq AA; PyBOP: 0.25 eq.; if positive, repeat with DIPEA, pH 7 1.5 eq 62 Fmoc deprotection 20% piperidine and 2% HOBt in DMF 63 5 Couple Fmoc-His(Trt)-OH Amino acid: 1.5 eq; Kaiser test; if Kaiser test DIC 2 × 1.5 eq.; slightly positive, repeat HOBT: 1.5 eq.; coupling with 0.15 eq AA; PyBOP: 0.25 eq.; if positive, repeat with DIPEA, pH 7 1.5 eq 64 Fmoc deprotection 20% piperidine and 2% HOBt in DMF 65 4 Couple Fmoc-Glu(OtBu)—OH Amino acid: 1.5 eq.; Kaiser test; if Kaiser test DIC 2 × 1.5 eq.; slightly positive, repeat HOBT: 1.5 eq.; coupling with 0.15 eq AA; PyBOP: 0.25 eq.; if positive, repeat with DIPEA, pH 7 1.5 eq 66 Fmoc deprotection 20% piperidine and 2% HOBt DMF 67 3 Couple Fmoc-Ser(tBu)—OH Amino acid: 1.5 eq.; Kaiser test; if Kaiser test DIC 2 × 1.5 eq.; slightly positive, repeat HOBT: 1.5 eq.; coupling with 0.15 eq AA; PyBOP: 0.25 eq.; if positive, repeat with DIPEA, pH 7 1.5 eq 68 Fmoc deprotection 20% piperidine and 2% HOBt DMF 69 2 Couple Fmoc-Val-OH Amino acid: 1.5 eq.; Kaiser test; if Kaiser test DIC 2 × 1.5 eq.; slightly positive, repeat HOBT: 1.5 eq.; coupling with 0.15 eq AA; PyBOP: 0.25 eq.; if positive, repeat with DIPEA, pH 7 1.5 eq 70 Fmoc deprotection 20% piperidine and 2% HOBt in DMF 71 Couple Fmoc-Ala-OH Amino acid: 1.5 eq.; Kaiser test; if Kaiser test DIC 2 × 1.5 eq.; slightly positive, repeat HOBT: 1.5 eq.; coupling with 0.15 eq AA; PyBOP: 0.25 eq.; if positive, repeat with DIPEA, pH 7 1.5 eq 72 Cleave from resin and TFA/H2O/TIS/EDT: HPLC/UPLC deprotect all acid labile groups 92.5/2.5/2.5/2.5 (v/v/v/v), - In some embodiments, the process comprises utilizing a tiered approach to the Kaiser test as described herein above. In some embodiments, the tiered approach is utilized for introduction of amino acid 18 (Leu18).
- The crude abaloparatide, obtained according to the disclosed methods, generally contains less than about 1% of des-Gln16-abaloparatide by weight, based on the total weight of the crude abaloparatide. In some embodiments, the obtained crude abaloparatide contains less than about 0.5%, or less than about 0.3%, or even about 0.1%, of des-Gln16 abaloparatide by weight, based on the total weight of the crude abaloparatide.
- In some embodiments, the process further comprises purification of the abaloparatide. Such purification may comprise washing, precipitation, chromatography (e.g., HPLC and/or UPLC), and combinations thereof.
- Embodiments of the present disclosure can be further defined by reference to the following non-limiting examples. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that many modifications, both to materials and methods, can be practiced without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.
- A Kaiser Test is used for monitoring completion of each coupling step during the synthesis of abaloparatide. The Test is performed according top the following protocol. At the end of each coupling sequence, samples (manually approximating 40-50 peptide resin beads) is withdrawn from the reactor to glass tubes. Four tubes are prepared in total: two tubes each containing about 40-50 peptide-resin beads; a positive blank containing the corresponding free amino acid reference standard; and a negative blank, which is an empty tube. To each tube is added sequentially:
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- 3 drops phenol reagent
- 3 drops KCN reagent
- 3 drops ninhydrin
- The samples are homogenized and the tubes held at a temperature of 100° C. for 3 minutes and 30 seconds. The positive blank is analyzed to be certain a blue color is obtained. If not, reagents should be replaced and the test repeated. A Negative test (K−) is signified by the presence of a yellow color for the supernatant liquid and colorless resin in both test samples. A Lightly Positive test (Kl+) is signified by the presence of a light blue resin or supernatant color in both test samples. A Positive test (K+) is signified by the presence of a blue resin and/or supernatant color in both test samples.
- A batch of the 19-amino acid peptide, NH2-Gln16(Trt)-Asp17(OtBu)-Leu-Arg(Pbf)-Arg20-(Pbf)-Arg(Pbf)-Glu(OtBu)-Leu-Leu-Glu25-(OtBu)-Lys(Boc)-Leu-Leu-Aib-Lys30-(Boc)-Leu-His(Trt)-Thr(tBu)-Ala34 (H-[16-34]-NH2), bound to Rink amide MBHA resin, was prepared by successively coupling and Fmoc-deprotecting a series of Fmoc-protected amino acids to alanine bound to Rink amide resin. The couplings were performed with 1.5 equivalents of the amino acid, 2×1.5 eq. of DIC, 1.5 eq. of HOBT, 0.25 eq. of PyBOP, and DIPEA at
pH 7. A Kaiser test was performed after each coupling reaction, and coupling repeated in the absence of a negative result. Deprotection of the Fmoc group following each coupling was performed using 20% piperidine in DMF. - A 1 g sample of the batch was triturated with DCM, followed by trituration with isopropanol. This operation was repeated four times. The peptide-resin was dried for 1 hr in a vacuum oven at a temperature of 25±5° C. A fresh cleavage cocktail containing TFA (14.2 ml, 185.4 mmol, 412.00 equiv.), EDT (0.22 ml, 2.27 mmol, 6.00 equiv.), TIS (0.32 ml, 1.6 mmol, 3.55 equiv.) and H2O (0.25 ml, 13.8 mmol, 30.66 equiv.) was prepared, and the dried peptide-resin was slowly added to the cleavage cocktail at room temperature. The resulting suspension was stirred at 35° C. for 30 min. The reaction was quenched using 100 ml of DIPE. The resulting suspension was centrifuged and the supernatant removed. The remaining pellet was suspended in 100 ml of DIPE. The resulting suspension was centrifuged and the supernatant removed. The pellet was dissolved in HPLC injection solvent for analysis. This sample is referred to herein as H-[16-34]-NH2 (1).
- A second, third, and fourth sample was obtained from further batches of material identically prepared, and are referred to herein as H-[16-34]-NH2 (2), H-[16-34]-NH2 (3), and H-[16-34]-NH2 (4), respectively.
- Each sample was analyzed by HPLC. The results are provided in Table 3,
FIG. 3 andFIG. 4 . A Gln16 deletion was observed at a level of 5.45% (MS rel.) for H-[16-34]-NH2 (1) (FIG. 3), while it was observed at a level of 49.44% (MS rel.) for H-[16-34]-NH2 (2) (FIG. 4 ). The deletion impurity was observed at 22.9% and 0.25% inbatches 3 and 4, respectively. -
TABLE 3 Relative retention time (RRT) and % of Gln16 deletion product for H-[17-34]-NH2 peptides prepared according to reference method Sample RRT MS rel % Identification H-[16-34]-NH2 (1) 0.885 5.45 H-[17-34]-NH2 H-[16-34]-NH2 (2) 0.883 49.44 Mw = 2187.33 g/mol H-[16-34]-NH2 (3) 1.062 22.9 H-[16-34]-NH2 (4) 1.067 0.25 - In order to determine if a recoupling of Gln16 would avoid a deletion, the following experiment was performed.
- To a suspension of the peptide-resin of Example 1 (H-[17-34]-NH2, bound to Rink amide MBHA resin; 1 g, target substitution: 0.45 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) in DMF (6.5 ml) was added dropwise at room temperature a freshly prepared solution of Fmoc-Gln(trt)-OH (1.05 equiv.) and PyBOP (0.25 equiv.) in DMF (3.0 ml). The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature and its pH was adjusted to
pH 7 using a solution of DIPEA/DMF (20:80). After 30 minutes of reaction with a pH stable at a value of 7, the suspension was filtered and the solids triturated and washed 5 times with DMF (2.0 ml). - The solid sample was triturated with DCM, followed by trituration with isopropanol. This operation was repeated four times. The peptide-resin was dried for 1 hr in a vacuum oven at a temperature of 25±5° C. A fresh cleavage cocktail containing TFA (14.2 ml, 185.4 mmol, 412.00 equiv.), EDT (0.22 ml, 2.27 mmol, 6.00 equiv.), TIS (0.32 ml, 1.6 mmol, 3.55 equiv.) and H2O (0.25 ml, 13.8 mmol, 30.66 equiv.) was prepared, and the dried peptide-resin was slowly added to the cleavage cocktail at room temperature. The resulting suspension was stirred at 35° C. for 30 min. The reaction was quenched using 100 ml of DIPE. The resulting suspension was centrifuged and the supernatant removed. The remaining pellet was suspended in 100 ml of DIPE. The resulting suspension was centrifuged and the supernatant removed. The pellet was dissolved in HPLC injection solvent for analysis. This sample is referred to herein as H-[16-34]-NH2 (5).
- A second, third, and fourth sample was obtained from further batches of material identically prepared, and are referred to herein as H-[16-34]-NH2 (6-8).
- Each sample was analyzed by HPLC. The results are provided in Table 4,
FIG. 5 andFIG. 6 . A Gln16 deletion was observed at a level of 0.35% (MS rel.) for H-[16-34]-NH2 (3) (FIG. 5 ), while it was observed at a level of 0.96% (MS rel.) for H-[16-34]-NH2 (4) (FIG. 6 ). -
TABLE 4 Relative retention time (RRT) and % of Gln16 deletion product for H-[17-34]-NH2 peptides prepared according to inventive method. Sample RRT MS rel % Identification H-[16-34]-NH2 (5) 0.892 0.35 H-[17-34]-NH2 H-[16-34]-NH2 (6) 0.885 0.96 Mw = 2187.33 g/mol H-[16-34]-NH2 (7) 1.067 0.40 H-[16-34]-NH2 (8) 1.070 0.23 - The results indicate that performing a recoupling reaction of Gln16 without regard to Kaiser test outcome leads to a tremendous reduction in undesired Gln16 deletion product, relative to the deletion product present when no recoupling is performed, and/or when performing such recoupling relies on the often false-negative Kaiser test result.
- Batches of the 34-amino acid peptide abaloparatide (Ala1-Val-Ser-Glu-His5-Gln-Leu-Leu-His-Asp10-Lys-Gly-Lys-Ser-Ile15-Gln-Asp-Leu-Arg-Arg20-Arg-Glu-Leu-Leu-Glu25-Lys-Leu-Leu-Aib-Lys30-Leu-His-Thr-Ala34-NH2; SEQ ID NO: 1) were prepared on 250 mmol and 826 mmol scales (230 to 320 grains and 1000 to 1400 grams, respectively) using the preparative methods described herein and in Example 2. In each instance, the Kaiser Test was performed to confirm complete coupling for all amino acids, except amino acids 29, 28, and 16, where a systematic recoupling was performed. For amino acid 18, a tiered approach for the Kaiser Test was performed if a slightly positive Kaiser Test result was obtained.
- Following the final coupling and washing step, the side chain protecting groups and the peptide-resin bond were cleaved by stirring the protected peptide-resin for about 3 hours at about 20° C. in solution of TFA, TIS, water, and ethanedithiol (92.5/2.5/2.5/2.5, V/V/V/V). The volume of the solution was approximately 10 liters per kilogram of the peptide-resin. The peptide was extracted by filtration, and the resin further washed 3 times with TFA (about 2 L per kg of peptide/resin for each washing cycle). The combined filtrates were concentrated under reduced pressure at a temperature of 25° C. or less. The peptide was precipitated from the concentrated solution by addition of diisopropyl ether (DIPE). The peptide was filtered, washed with DIPE, then with DIPE/CH3CN (1/1), then with DIPE alone, and dried under reduced pressure.
- The crude peptide was dissolved in AcOH/H2O/CH3CN 10/88/2% V/V/V and filtered on a 5 μm cut-off cartridge, then on a 0.6 μm cut-off cartridge prior to purification by preparative HPLC using the following conditions:
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- Stationary phase:
C18 Silica 10 μm-100 Å (Kromasil or equivalent) - Mobile phase A: TFA/H2O/CH3CN: 0.1/97.9/2.0 (VNN)
- Mobile phase B: TFA/H2O/CH3CN: 0.1/49.9/50.0 (VNN)
- Loading: ≤34 g crude powder/kg stationary phase
- Purification gradient:
- 0% B during 15 min,
- 0% B to 35% B over 5 min
- 35% to 65% B over 60 min
- Flow rate: 3.3±0.1 cm/min
- UV detection: 220 nm
- Stationary phase:
- Collected fractions were pooled and concentrated to give the purified product. Further secondary and/or tertiary purifications were performed as necessary. The isolated product from each batch met the appropriate acceptance criteria.
Claims (29)
1. A process for the preparation of abaloparatide comprising:
a) providing a peptide bound to a solid resin and having an initial N-terminus, wherein said bound peptide is NH2-Asp(OtBu)-Leu-Arg(Pbf)-Arg20(Pbf)-Arg(Pbf)-Glu(OtBu)-Leu-Leu-Glu25(OtBu)-Lys(Boc)-Leu-Leu-Aib-Lys30(Boc)-Leu-His(Trt)-Thr(tBu)-Ala34-Rink Amide MBHA resin (SEQ ID NO: 2);
b) coupling a carboxyl terminus of Fmoc-(Trt)Gln16-OH to the initial N-terminus of the bound peptide, wherein coupling comprises adding to a suspension of the bound peptide in dimethylformamide from about 1.05 to about 2 molar equivalents of Fmoc-(Trt)Gln16-OH, relative to the bound peptide, in the presence of benzotriazol-1-yloxytripyrrolidinophosphonium hexafluorophosphate (PyBOP), 1-Hydroxybenzotriazole (HOBt), N,N′-diisopropylcarbodiimide (DIC), and diisopropylethylamine (DIEA), and allowing the mixture to react for a period of time a coupling reagent;
c) adding to the mixture a further from about 1.05 to about 2 molar equivalents of Fmoc-(Trt)Gln16-OH, relative to the bound peptide, in the presence of additional PyBOP, HOBt, DIC, and DIEA;
d) selectively cleaving the Fmoc group with a solution comprising an amine base to provide a peptide bound to a solid resin and having a new N-terminus.
2-3. (canceled)
4. The process of claim 1 , wherein the amine base is piperidine.
5. The process of claim 4 , wherein the piperidine is present as an approximately 20% solution by weight in DMF.
6. The process of claim 1 , further comprising
e) coupling a carboxyl terminus of Fmoc-Ile15-OH to the new N-terminus in the presence of a coupling reagent;
f) selectively cleaving the Fmoc group with a solution comprising an amine base to provide a peptide bound to the solid resin and having a new N-terminus; and
g) repeating steps e) and f), wherein each step e) is performed, in sequential order, substituting the Fmoc-Ile15-OH with the following Fmoc-protected amino acids: Ser(tBu)14-OH, Lys(Boc)13-OH, Gly12-OH, Lys(Boc)11-OH, Asp10(OtBu)-OH, His(Trt)9-OH, Leu8-OH, Leu7-OH, Gln(Trt)6-OH, His5(Trt)-OH, Glu(OtBu)4-OH, Ser(tBu)3-OH, Val2-OH, and Ala1-OH, to form a thirty-four amino acid peptide sequence bound to the solid resin.
7. The process of claim 6 , wherein the coupling reagent comprises PyBOP, HOBt, DIC, and DIEA.
8. The process of claim 6 , wherein each coupling step e) is performed using from about 1.05 to about 2 molar equivalents of the Fmoc-amino acid, relative to the bound peptide.
9. The process of claim 6 , wherein the amine base is piperidine.
10. The process of claim 9 , wherein the piperidine is present as an approximately 20% solution by weight in DMF.
11. The process of claim 6 , further comprising:
performing a Kaiser and/or Chloranil test after each step e) but before each step f) to confirm complete incorporation of each Fmoc-protected amino acid; and
performing a recoupling reaction if a positive Kaiser or Chloranil test result is obtained.
12. The process of claim 11 , wherein performing the recoupling reaction comprises performing a coupling reaction with the Fmoc-protected amino acid one or more additional times, using from 0.15 to 1.5 molar equivalents of the respective Fmoc-amino acid relative to the bound peptide, repeating said coupling until a negative Kaiser or Chloranil test result is obtained.
13. The process of claim 6 , further comprising:
treating the thirty-four amino acid peptide sequence bound to the solid resin with a solution comprising trifluoroacetic acid to provide crude abaloparatide.
14. The process of claim 13 , wherein the crude abaloparatide contains less than about 1% of des-Gln16-abaloparatide by weight, based on the total weight of the crude abaloparatide.
15. The process of claim 13 , wherein the crude abaloparatide contains less than about 0.5% des-Gln16-abaloparatide by weight, based on the total weight of the crude abaloparatide.
16. The process of claim 13 , wherein the crude abaloparatide contains less than about 0.3% des-Gln16-abaloparatide by weight, based on the total weight of the crude abaloparatide.
17. The process of claim 6 , wherein providing the peptide bound to the solid resin comprises:
anchoring Fmoc-protected alanine (Fmoc-Ala34-OH) to Rink amide 4-methylbenzhydrylamine (MBHA) resin;
capping the resin obtained in step k) by acetylation;
selectively cleaving the Fmoc group with a solution comprising an amine base to provide an N-terminus;
coupling a carboxyl terminus of Fmoc-Thr(tBu)33-OH to the N-terminus in the presence of a coupling reagent;
performing a Kaiser and/or Chloranil test after each step n) to confirm complete incorporation of each Fmoc-protected amino acid, and performing a recoupling reaction if a positive Kaiser or Chloranil test result is obtained;
selectively cleaving the Fmoc group with a solution comprising an amine base to provide an N-terminus; and
repeating sequentially each of the coupling, performing a Kaiser and/or Chloranil test, and selectively cleaving the Fmoc group steps, in each instance replacing the Fmoc-Thr(tBu)33-OH with the following series of Fmoc-protected amino acids: His(Trt)32-OH, Leu31-OH, (Boc)Lys30-OH, Aib29-OH, Leu28-OH, Leu27-OH, (Boc)Lys26-OH, (OtBu)Glu25-OH, Leu24-OH, Leu23-OH, (OtBu)Glu22-OH, (Pbf)Arg21-OH, (Pbf)-Arg20-OH, (Pbf)Arg19-OH, Leu18-OH, and (OtBu)Asp17-OH.
18. The process of claim 17 , wherein the coupling reagent comprises PyBOP, HOBt, DIC, and DIEA.
19. The process of claim 17 , wherein the amine base is piperidine.
20. The process of claim 19 , wherein the piperidine is present as an approximately 20% solution by volume in DMF.
21. The process of claim 17 , wherein each coupling step n) is performed using from about 1.05 to about 2 molar equivalents of Fmoc-amino acid, relative to the bound peptide.
22. The process of claim 17 , wherein performing the recoupling reaction comprises performing a coupling reaction with the Fmoc-protected amino acid one or more additional times, using from 0.15 to 1.5 molar equivalents of the respective Fmoc-amino acid relative to the bound peptide, and repeating said coupling until a negative Kaiser or Chloranil test result is obtained.
23. A process for the preparation of abaloparatide comprising:
a) anchoring Fmoc-protected alanine (Fmoc-Ala34-OH) to Rink amide 4-methylbenzhydrylamine (MBHA) resin;
b) capping the resin obtained in step a) by acetylation;
c) selectively cleaving the Fmoc group with a solution comprising piperidine to provide an N-terminus;
d) coupling a carboxyl terminus of Fmoc-Thr(tBu)33-OH to the N-terminus in the presence of a coupling reagent comprising benzotriazol-1-yloxytripyrrolidinophosphonium hexafluorophosphate (PyBOP), 1-Hydroxybenzotriazole (HOBt), N,N′-diisopropylcarbodiimide (DIC), and diisopropylethylamine (DIEA), performing a Kaiser and/or Chloranil test after each step d) to confirm complete incorporation of each Fmoc-protected amino acid, and repeating said step d) if a positive Kaiser or Chloranil test result is obtained;
e) selectively cleaving the Fmoc group with a solution comprising piperidine to provide an N-terminus;
f) repeating steps d) and e) sequentially, replacing the Fmoc-Thr(tBu)33-OH with the following series of Fmoc-protected amino acids: His(Trt)32-OH, Leu31-OH, (Boc)Lys30-OH, Aib29-OH, Leu28-OH, Leu27-OH, (Boc)Lys26-OH, (OtBu)Glu25-OH, Leu24-OH, Leu23-OH, (OtBu)Glu22-OH, (Pbf)Arg21-OH, (Pbf)-Arg20-OH, (Pbf)Arg19-OH, Leu18-OH, and (OtBu)Asp17-OH, and performing a Kaiser and/or Chloranil test after each step d) before each step e) to confirm complete incorporation of each Fmoc-protected amino acid, and repeating said step d) if a positive Kaiser or Chloranil test result is obtained;
g) coupling a carboxyl terminus of Fmoc-(Trt)Gln16-OH to the N-terminus, wherein coupling comprises adding to a suspension of the bound peptide in dimethylformamide from about 1.05 to about 2 molar equivalents of Fmoc-(Trt)Gln16-OH, relative to the bound peptide, in the presence of a coupling reagent comprising PyBOP, HOBt, DIC, and DIEA, and allowing the mixture to react for a period of time;
h) adding to the mixture a further from about 1.05 to about 2 molar equivalents of Fmoc-(Trt)Gln16-OH, relative to the bound peptide, in the presence of additional PyBOP, HOBt, DIC, and DIEA;
i) selectively cleaving the Fmoc group with a solution comprising piperidine to provide an N-terminus;
j) coupling a carboxyl terminus of Fmoc-Ile15-OH to the N-terminus in the presence of a coupling reagent comprising PyBOP, HOBt, DIC, and DIEA;
k) selectively cleaving the Fmoc group with a solution comprising piperidine to provide an N-terminus;
l) repeating steps j) and k) sequentially, replacing Fmoc-Ile15-OH with the following series of Fmoc-protected amino acids: Ser (tBu)14-OH, Lys (Boc)13-OH, Gly12-OH, Lys(Boc)11-OH, Asp(OtBu)10-OH, His(Trt)9-OH, Leu8-OH, Leu7-OH, Gln(Trt)6-OH, His (Trt)5-OH, Glu(OtBu)4-OH, Ser(tBu)3-OH, Val2-OH, and Ala1-OH;
m) performing a Kaiser and/or Chloranil test after each step j) before each step k) to confirm complete incorporation of each Fmoc-protected amino acid, and repeating said step j) if a positive Kaiser or Chloranil test result is obtained; and
n) treating the resulting anchored, protected abaloparatide with a solution comprising trifluoroacetic acid to provide crude abaloparatide.
24. The process of claim 23 , wherein:
each initial coupling reaction is performed using from about 1.05 to about 2 molar equivalents of the respective Fmoc-amino acid relative to the bound peptide; and
any repeated couplings performed following a positive Kaiser or Chloranil test are performed using from 0.15 to 2 molar equivalents of the respective Fmoc-amino acid.
25. The process of claim 23 , wherein in step f), the coupling of Fmoc-protected Aib29-OH is repeated once prior to cleavage of the Fmoc group, without regard to the Kaiser or Chloranil test, the repeated coupling using from about 1.05 to about 2 equivalents of the Fmoc-protected Aib29-OH.
26. The process of claim 23 , wherein in step f), the coupling of the Fmoc-protected Leu28-OH is repeated once prior to cleavage of the Fmoc group, without regard to the Kaiser or Chloranil test, the repeated coupling using from about 1.05 to about 2 equivalents of the Fmoc-protected Leu28-OH.
27. The process of claim 23 , wherein the piperidine is present as an approximately 20% solution by volume in DMF.
28. The process of claim 23 , wherein the obtained crude abaloparatide contains less than about 1% of des-Gln16-abaloparatide by weight, based on the total weight of the crude abaloparatide.
29. The process of claim 23 , wherein the obtained crude abaloparatide contains less than about 0.5% des-Gln16-abaloparatide by weight, based on the total weight of the crude abaloparatide.
30. The process of claim 23 , wherein the obtained crude abaloparatide contains less than about 0.3% des-Gln16-abaloparatide by weight, based on the total weight of the crude abaloparatide.
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