Steroids complexes

Scheme 14. Sequential DoM using oxazolinyl DMG towards the synthesis of co-steroidal complexes.

First-order rate constant for conversion of enzyme-steroid complex to enzyme-steroid covalent conjugate as defined in Equation 1. This was calculated from k0b8 and from the Km values of the steroids assuming that Km = Kr. 

The CMIA work with steroids marked with Re(CO)3 led to the early recognition of the potential of this class of compounds for the diagnosis and therapy of steroid receptorpositive breast cancer. Complex (184) shows higher binding to estrogen receptors than the parent steroid. Complex (185) also binds to the tamoxyfen receptor and shows an antiproliferative action comparable to hydroxytamoxifen, a potent breast cancer drug. ... 

The general mechanism of receptor-mediated action of steroid hormones is very similar for each of the five classes. Briefly, the steroid enters the cell and binds to an intraceUnar protein. The resnlting receptor-steroid complex is converted in a poorly nn-derstood step called activation to a form that binds to specific, biologically active DNA seqnences (called hormone response elements, or HREs) of the nnclear chromatin. These HRE-bonnd receptor-steroid complexes recrnit various cofactors and then interact with the transcription complex containing RNA polymerase 11 to modify the rates of transcription of a nearby DNA sequence coding for an expressed protein (Fig. 2). This alteration of transcription rate is typically fast (15-30 min) (14). 

Figure 2 General steps in steroid hormone action and their assays. The basic model depicts steroid (S) binding to its receptor molecule (R) to form receptor-steroid complexes (RS), which attach to biologically active DNA binding sites (HRE) to eventually produce changes in the levels of specific proteins. Experimental techniques to follow R at various stages in this pathway are indicated at the first point that each method can detect a signal. Most methods can also be used to detect receptors at any step downstream of the one for which it is first used.

Regardless of whether the initially formed receptor-steroid complex is cytoplasmic or nuclear, a still poorly understood process called activation (or transformation) converts the complex into a species with increased affinity for DNA and for nnclei. The term activation was defined before it was possible to examine receptor binding to the promoter regions of endogenons genes. This definition may need revision becanse it is now clear... 

Simons SS Jr. Factors influencing association of glucocorticoid 95. receptor-steroid complexes with nuclei, chromatin, and DNA interpretation of binding data. In Glucocorticoid Hormone Action. 

Brief mention should be made of some of the other biochemical areas in which H bonds are potentially important. Emphasizing the brevity of our list, we suggest enzymes (1499) genetic duplication (2143, 1928) antibodies and their proposed lock and key structure (1584, 1511) surfaces, either within the cell or outside it (378) optical rotation of helical molecules (2216, 547) the steroid complexes recently proposed by Rich and Blow (1711b). See Chapter 11, where some of these topics are discussed. 

The steroid molecule is hydrophobic and is able to diffuse through the cell membrane and finds its receptor waiting for it in the cytoplasm of the cell. Receptor and steroid combine and the complex travels across the nuclear membrane into the nucleus whereupon it binds (still as the receptor/steroid complex) to an acceptor site on the cell s DNA. This binding then switches on transcription and the synthesis of mRNA. 

Arevalo JH, Hassig CA, Stura EA, Sims MJ, Taussig MJ, Wilson IA. Structural analysis of antibody specificity. Detailed comparison of five Fab -steroid complexes. J Mol Biol 1994 241 663-690. 

Of the two clinical types of weeping eczema, one responds to most treatments the second is resistant to almost all efforts. Patients in the last category were selected after they had failed to respond after two years of therapy. The appropriate antibiotic was determined in vitro by culturing the scrapings of the lesions of these patients. If an antibiotic-steroid complex did not help in vivo, patients were given local applications of 3% of the appropriate antibiotic, 2.5 % of cortisone, and 1 % heparin. Of 63 patients so treated, the eczema cleared in all but three. One of these three responded when repeated cultures revealed that another antibiotic was more effective in vitro. The eczema recurred as soon as the medication was stopped in two patients who responded to the antibiotic-steroid complex. 

H. A. Carlson and W. L. Jorgensen, Tetrahedron, SI, 449 (1995). Investigations into the Stereochemistry of Cyclophane-Steroid Complexes Via Monte Carlo Simulations. 

A typical photometric reaction is, for example, the interaction between hydrogen peroxide and 2-phe-nylenediamine, leading to the colored quinonedi-imine with an absorption maximum at 492 nm. This reaction is catalyzed by the above-mentioned peroxidase enzyme and, hence, the absorbance is proportional to the concentration of the unbound enzyme steroid complex in the equilibrium mixture. 

Rl = BuMejSi Rj = CH3, CHMej, n-CijHjj, CHjOH Scheme 2.1 Regiospecific nucleophilic attack at position Q of chromium steroid complexes. 

The first organometallic steroid complexed by a radioactive metal was synthesized by Riesselmann and Wenzel in 1977 [164]. This was 17p-estradiol labeled with radioactive Ru-ruthenocene 32 (Scheme 2.5). It was obtained by a metal... 

Compounds 34 and 35 were among the first-known steroid complexes of " Tc and Re (Scheme 2.6) [166,167]. These chelates, the classic forms of " Tc radiopharmaceuticals, possess good affinity for the progesterone receptor, better than progesterone itself. A biodistribution test showed that these two compounds become concentrated in the uterus as target organ, with uterus/ muscle and uterus/blood uptake ratios in the order of 3-4, 6h after injection of the product into yoimg female rats. 

We wish to thank all those who contributed to this research, and whose names appear in the references. We thank Professor I.S. Butler (McGill University) for his contribution to the development of organometallic steroid complexes, and Professor R. Alberto (University of Zurich) for the collaborative work on radiopharmaceuticals. A. Vessi res and M. Salmain, who participated in the work, and B. McGlinchey for her valuable linguistic expertise are also gratefully acknowledged. 

It was earlier thought that the S. bind to specific receptors in the cytosol of target tissues, followed by entry of the receptor-steroid complex into the nucleus. This widely held hypothesis appears to be no longer tenable. The receptor is bound in the nuclear matrix. Cytosolic receptors represent a reproducible artifact, due to release of the nuclear receptor by homogenization and dilution of the cell contents with homogenizing buffer. 

There is still disagreement concerning the relative merits of continuous and hand extraction. Those workers whose major interest is in isolation of the trace constituents of the urinary steroid complex prefer continuous extraction. However, the cost of the equipment and considerations of space would appear to make it less desirable in laboratories where the aim is routine assays. Continuous extraction devices have been described both for solvents lighter than urine and those heavier than urine (28,38,61). For most purposes, however, hand extraction in separatory funnels is satisfactory. Some authors have recommended simultaneous hydrolysis and extraction, the aim being to remove the liberated steroids from the highly acid medium as quickly as possible. It is claimed that this procedure diminishes the proportion of transformation products. 

Aromatic compounds, based on the benzene ring structure, with the general formula C H2 6, occur in petroleums in amounts usually less than 10%. Aromatics are al their most concentrated in the denser grade heavy oHs, bitumens and asphalts. Other minor constiments are acycHc isoprenoids (a series based on isoprene, C5Hg, from which synthetic rubbers are derived), steroids (complex ring alcohols based on cyclohexane) and triterpenoid alcohols (with general formifla, [CsHg] ). 

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