1. NicOx Research Institute, Via Ariosto 21, 20091 Bresso (Milan), Italy;2. Pfizer Global Research and Development-La Jolla, 10770 Science Center Drive, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
Abstract:
A novel class of timolol derivatives with nitric oxide (NO)-donating moieties achieved chemical stability yet under physiologically relevant conditions released timolol and NO. Hindered esters A were designed and synthesized, whose ‘triggered’ release relied on enzymatic hydrolysis of the nitrate ester in A to B, that in turn cyclized to liberate timolol.