MBRI-001 is a deuterated form of plinabulin with potent anti-cancer activity. MBRI-001 demonstrated better pharmacokinetic properties than that of plinabulin. Additionally, its antitumor activity is in a low nanomolar level for a variety of cancer cell lines and high activity against human NCI-H460 xenograted in mice intravenous administration. Importantly, continuous administration of MBRI-001 exhibited lower toxicity compared to docetaxel.
Physicochemical Properties
| Molecular Formula | C19H20N4O2 |
| Molecular Weight | 337.401 |
| Exact Mass | 337.16 |
| Elemental Analysis | C, 67.64; H, 6.27; N, 16.61; O, 9.48 |
| CAS # | 2054938-28-0 |
| Related CAS # | 714272-27-2 (plinabulin); 2054938-28-0 (deuterated form) |
| PubChem CID | 137313834 |
| Appearance | Typically exists as solid at room temperature |
| LogP | 2.8 |
| Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 3 |
| Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 3 |
| Rotatable Bond Count | 3 |
| Heavy Atom Count | 25 |
| Complexity | 597 |
| Defined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| SMILES | CC(C)(C)C(NC=N1)=C1/C([2H])=C(C(N/C2=C\C3=CC=CC=C3)=O)\NC2=O |
| InChi Key | UNRCMCRRFYFGFX-JTSGUJNOSA-N |
| InChi Code | InChI=1S/C19H20N4O2/c1-19(2,3)16-13(20-11-21-16)10-15-18(25)22-14(17(24)23-15)9-12-7-5-4-6-8-12/h4-11H,1-3H3,(H,20,21)(H,22,25)(H,23,24)/b14-9-,15-10-/i10D |
| Chemical Name | (Z)-3-((Z)-benzylidene)-6-((5-(tert-butyl)-1H-imidazol-4-yl)methylene-d)piperazine-2,5-dione |
| Synonyms | MBRI-001; MBRI 001; MBRI001; BPI-2358-d; NPI-2358-d; plinabulin-d; CHEMBL4063810; SCHEMBL19858950; |
| HS Tariff Code | 2934.99.9001 |
| Storage |
Powder-20°C 3 years 4°C 2 years In solvent -80°C 6 months -20°C 1 month |
| Shipping Condition | Room temperature (This product is stable at ambient temperature for a few days during ordinary shipping and time spent in Customs) |
Biological Activity
| Targets | Tubulin; microtubule |
| ln Vivo | Plinabulin, a drug targeting microtubule of cancer cells, has been currently tried in its phase III clinical study. However, low efficacy caused by poor pharmacokinetic (PK) properties has been considered to be the main obstacle to approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Herein, we introduced a deuterium atom as an isostere in its structure to become a new compound named (MBRI-001, No. 9 in a series of deuterium-substituted compounds). The structure of MBRI-001 was characterized by HRMS, NMR, IR and a single crystal analysis. MBRI-001 exhibited better pharmacokinetic characteristics than that of plinabulin. Additionally, its antitumor activity is in a low nanomolar level for a variety of cancer cell lines and high activity against human NCI-H460 xenograted in mice intravenous administration. Importantly, continuous administration of MBRI-001 exhibited lower toxicity compared to docetaxel. We thus suggest that MBRI-001 could be developed as a promising anti-cancer agent in near future.[1] |
| References | [1]. Development of MBRI-001,a deuterium-substituted plinabulin derivative as a potent anti-cancer agent.Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2017 Mar 15;27(6):1416-1419. |
Solubility Data
| Solubility (In Vitro) | May dissolve in DMSO (in most cases), if not, try other solvents such as H2O, Ethanol, or DMF with a minute amount of products to avoid loss of samples |
| Solubility (In Vivo) |
Note: Listed below are some common formulations that may be used to formulate products with low water solubility (e.g. < 1 mg/mL), you may test these formulations using a minute amount of products to avoid loss of samples. Injection Formulations (e.g. IP/IV/IM/SC) Injection Formulation 1: DMSO : Tween 80: Saline = 10 : 5 : 85 (i.e. 100 μL DMSO stock solution → 50 μL Tween 80 → 850 μL Saline) *Preparation of saline: Dissolve 0.9 g of sodium chloride in 100 mL ddH ₂ O to obtain a clear solution. Injection Formulation 2: DMSO : PEG300 :Tween 80 : Saline = 10 : 40 : 5 : 45 (i.e. 100 μL DMSO → 400 μLPEG300 → 50 μL Tween 80 → 450 μL Saline) Injection Formulation 3: DMSO : Corn oil = 10 : 90 (i.e. 100 μL DMSO → 900 μL Corn oil) Example: Take the Injection Formulation 3 (DMSO : Corn oil = 10 : 90) as an example, if 1 mL of 2.5 mg/mL working solution is to be prepared, you can take 100 μL 25 mg/mL DMSO stock solution and add to 900 μL corn oil, mix well to obtain a clear or suspension solution (2.5 mg/mL, ready for use in animals). Injection Formulation 4: DMSO : 20% SBE-β-CD in saline = 10 : 90 [i.e. 100 μL DMSO → 900 μL (20% SBE-β-CD in saline)] *Preparation of 20% SBE-β-CD in Saline (4°C,1 week): Dissolve 2 g SBE-β-CD in 10 mL saline to obtain a clear solution. Injection Formulation 5: 2-Hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin : Saline = 50 : 50 (i.e. 500 μL 2-Hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin → 500 μL Saline) Injection Formulation 6: DMSO : PEG300 : castor oil : Saline = 5 : 10 : 20 : 65 (i.e. 50 μL DMSO → 100 μLPEG300 → 200 μL castor oil → 650 μL Saline) Injection Formulation 7: Ethanol : Cremophor : Saline = 10: 10 : 80 (i.e. 100 μL Ethanol → 100 μL Cremophor → 800 μL Saline) Injection Formulation 8: Dissolve in Cremophor/Ethanol (50 : 50), then diluted by Saline Injection Formulation 9: EtOH : Corn oil = 10 : 90 (i.e. 100 μL EtOH → 900 μL Corn oil) Injection Formulation 10: EtOH : PEG300:Tween 80 : Saline = 10 : 40 : 5 : 45 (i.e. 100 μL EtOH → 400 μLPEG300 → 50 μL Tween 80 → 450 μL Saline) Oral Formulations Oral Formulation 1: Suspend in 0.5% CMC Na (carboxymethylcellulose sodium) Oral Formulation 2: Suspend in 0.5% Carboxymethyl cellulose Example: Take the Oral Formulation 1 (Suspend in 0.5% CMC Na) as an example, if 100 mL of 2.5 mg/mL working solution is to be prepared, you can first prepare 0.5% CMC Na solution by measuring 0.5 g CMC Na and dissolve it in 100 mL ddH2O to obtain a clear solution; then add 250 mg of the product to 100 mL 0.5% CMC Na solution, to make the suspension solution (2.5 mg/mL, ready for use in animals). Oral Formulation 3: Dissolved in PEG400 Oral Formulation 4: Suspend in 0.2% Carboxymethyl cellulose Oral Formulation 5: Dissolve in 0.25% Tween 80 and 0.5% Carboxymethyl cellulose Oral Formulation 6: Mixing with food powders Note: Please be aware that the above formulations are for reference only. InvivoChem strongly recommends customers to read literature methods/protocols carefully before determining which formulation you should use for in vivo studies, as different compounds have different solubility properties and have to be formulated differently.  (Please use freshly prepared in vivo formulations for optimal results.) |
| Preparing Stock Solutions | 1 mg | 5 mg | 10 mg | |
| 1 mM | 2.9638 mL | 14.8192 mL | 29.6384 mL | |
| 5 mM | 0.5928 mL | 2.9638 mL | 5.9277 mL | |
| 10 mM | 0.2964 mL | 1.4819 mL | 2.9638 mL |