Patents by Inventor Kwang-Chung Lee

Kwang-Chung Lee has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10899791
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for synthesizing etelcalcetide or salts thereof, comprising the steps of: (a) synthesizing the D-amino acids in the formula (I) sequentially by Fmoc solid-phase synthesis, using a solid support as a starting material in solid phase peptide synthesis and sequentially synthesizing a D-form amino acid of formula (I) by Fmoc chemistry; deprotecting Fmoc group and acetylating the amino group to obtain a sequence A comprising protecting groups (PG) in the side chain of D-Cys and D-Arg; (b) removing the protecting group in the side-chain of D-Cys of the sequence A to form a sequence B; (c) disulfide formation at D-Cys of the sequence B by (PG)-L-Cys-OH to obtain a sequence C; (d) using a cleavage solution to remove the protecting groups of the sequence C to give etelcalcetide as formula (I). The present invention can shorten the steps and time for preparing Etelcalcetide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: CHUNGHWA CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS & BIOTECH CO. LTD
    Inventors: Kwang-Chung Lee, Kuang-Chan Hsieh, Hui-Wen Cheng, Chia-Sui Kao, Ya-Ling Huang, Wei-Ssu Wang
  • Publication number: 20190100554
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for synthesizing etelcalcetide or salts thereof, comprising the steps of: (a) synthesizing the D-amino acids in the formula (I) sequentially by Fmoc solid-phase synthesis, using a solid support as a starting material in solid phase peptide synthesis and sequentially synthesizing a D-form amino acid of formula (I) by Fmoc chemistry; deprotecting Fmoc group and acetylating the amino group to obtain a sequence A comprising protecting groups (PG) in the side chain of D-Cys and D-Arg; (b) removing the protecting group in the side-chain of D-Cys of the sequence A to form a sequence B; (c) disulfide formation at D-Cys of the sequence B by (PG)-L-Cys-OH to obtain a sequence C; (d) using a cleavage solution to remove the protecting groups of the sequence C to give etelcalcetide as formula (I). The present invention can shorten the steps and time for preparing Etelcalcetide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Kwang-Chung LEE, Kuang-Chan HSIEH, Hui-Wen CHENG, Chia-Sui KAO, Ya-Ling HUANG, Wei-Ssu WANG
  • Patent number: 8722880
    Abstract: A method for preparing 42-(dimethylphosphinate) Rapamycin (Ridaforolimus) (I) is provided, which has advantages of high conversion rate and no 31,42-bis(dimethyl phosphinate) Rapamycin (III) generated. In the method of the present invention, Rapamycin (II) is firstly reacted with triethyl chlorosilane in a base condition to form 31,42-bis(triethylsilylether) Rapamycin (IV-b), followed by a selective deprotection process to obtain 31-triethylsilylether Rapamycin (V-b). Next, a phosphorylation reaction is performed by using dimethylphosphinic chloride under a base solution to obtain a crude product. Finally, a deprotection reaction is performed in a diluted sulfuric acid solution to obtain a crude product of Ridaforolimus (I). Since the conversion rate of each step of the method of the present invention is higher than 98%, it indicates that the method of the present invention is suitable for industrial production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Chunghwa Chemical Synthesis & Biotech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwang-Chung Lee, Yen-Shih Tung, Tzu-Ai Lee, Yu-Hsuan Shih
  • Publication number: 20140058081
    Abstract: A method for preparing 42-(dimethylphosphinate) Rapamycin (Ridaforolimus) (I) is provided, which has advantages of high conversion rate and no 31,42-bis(dimethyl phosphinate) Rapamycin (III) generated. In the method of the present invention, Rapamycin (II) is firstly reacted with triethyl chlorosilane in a base condition to form 31,42-bis(triethylsilylether) Rapamycin (IV-b), followed by a selective deprotection process to obtain 31-triethylsilylether Rapamycin (V-b). Next, a phosphorylation reaction is performed by using dimethylphosphinic chloride under a base solution to obtain a crude product. Finally, a deprotection reaction is performed in a diluted sulfuric acid solution to obtain a crude product of Ridaforolimus (I). Since the conversion rate of each step of the method of the present invention is higher than 98%, it indicates that the method of the present invention is suitable for industrial production.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: Chunghwa Chemical Synthesis & Biotech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwang-Chung LEE, Yen-Shih TUNG, Tzu-Ai LEE, Yu-Hsuan SHIH
  • Patent number: 8258299
    Abstract: The present invention provides two synthetic routes for the preparation of Temsirolimus (compound 1b and analog of Temsirolimus 1a). The first route includes the synthesis of CCI-779 by directly reacting rapamycin (4b) or Prolyl-rapamycin (4a) with substituent-2,2-bis(methoxy) propionic acid anhydride(11) in the presence of an organic base, followed by deprotection to give CCI-779 or Proline CCI-779. The second route includes a process involving a reaction of rapamycin-OH-31-sily ether (4d) or Prolyl-rapamycin-OH-31-sily ether (4c) with substituent-2,2-bis(methoxy) propionic acid anhydride(11) in the presence of an organic base and followed by subsequent hydrolysis step to obtain the desired CCI-779 or Proline CCI-779. Compound 11, as described in this invention, is stable at room temperature, cost effective and ease of processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Chungwa Chemical Synthesis & Biotech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwang-Chung Lee, Ting-Huei Lee, Yen-Shih Tung, Chia-Chen Kao, Tzu-Ai Lee
  • Patent number: 7872122
    Abstract: A process for making Biolimus A9 comprises reacting sirolimus (or rapamycin) with alkyl benzene sulfonate under the catalyzing of organic base and in the presence of organic solvent to undergo a nucleophilic substitution reaction to obtain the Biolimus A9 with high yield, not only for small-scale laboratory experiment, but also for rendering reproducibility of high yield even after process amplification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: Chunghwa Chemical Synthesis & Biotech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwang-Chung Lee, Ping-Shu Chen, Shu-Chuan Lin, Tzu-Ai Lee
  • Publication number: 20100249415
    Abstract: The present invention provides two synthetic routes for the preparation of Temsirolimus (compound 1b and analog of Temsirolimus 1a). The first route includes the synthesis of CCI-779 by directly reacting rapamycin (4b) or Prolyl-rapamycin (4a) with substituent-2,2-bis(methoxy) propionic acid anhydride(11) in the presence of an organic base, followed by deprotection to give CCI-779 or Proline CCI-779. The second route includes a process involving a reaction of rapamycin-OH-31-sily ether (4d) or Prolyl-rapamycin-OH-31-sily ether (4c) with substituent-2,2-bis(methoxy) propionic acid anhydride(11) in the presence of an organic base and followed by subsequent hydrolysis step to obtain the desired CCI-779 or Proline CCI-779. Compound 11, as described in this invention, is stable at room temperature, cost effective and ease of processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventors: Kwang-Chung Lee, Ting-Huei Lee, Yen-Shih Tung, Chia-Chen Kao, Tzu-Ai Lee
  • Publication number: 20100168415
    Abstract: A process for making caspofungin acetate comprising the steps of: A. selectively dehydrating pneumocandin Bo to obtain a nitrile; B. reducing the nitrile to primary amine; C. reacting the primary amine with an arylthiol in a suitable solvent to obtain a thioether; and D.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: Kwang-Chung Lee, Yen-Shih Tung, Hao-Ling Fang
  • Publication number: 20090292118
    Abstract: A process for making Biolimus A9 comprises reacting sirolimus (or rapamycin) with alkyl benzene sulfonate under the catalyzing of organic base and in the presence of organic solvent to undergo a nucleophilic substitution reaction to obtain the Biolimus A9 with high yield, not only for small-scale laboratory experiment, but also for rendering reproducibility of high yield even after process amplification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2009
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Inventors: Kwang-Chung Lee, Ping-Shu Chen, Shu-Chuan Lin, Tzu-Ai Lee
  • Patent number: 7019133
    Abstract: A process for making mycophenolate mofetil comprising: conducting a catalytic transesterification by reacting a low-carbon alkyl ester of mycophenolic acid with 2-morpholinoethanol [also named as 4-(2-hydroxyethyl) morpholine] to obtain a crude product of mycophenolate mofetil, which is then isolated and purified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: Chunghwa Chemical Synthesis & Biotech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwang-Chung Lee, Shu-Chuan Lin, Ray-Hwa Chiu
  • Publication number: 20040167130
    Abstract: A process for making mycophenolate mofetil comprising: conducting a catalytic transesterification by reacting a low-carbon alkyl ester of mycophenolic acid with 2-morpholinoethanol [also named as 4-(2-hydroxyethyl) morpholine] to obtain a crude product of mycophenolate mofetil, which is then isolated and purified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2003
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Inventors: Kwang-Chung Lee, Shu-Chuan Lin, Ray-Hwa Chiu