United States Patent (19) [11] 3,843,788 Iwasa Et Al
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United States Patent (19) [11] 3,843,788 Iwasa et al. (45 Oct. 22, 1974 54 ANTI-PEPTIC ULCER SUBSTANCE FROM CORYDALISTUBERS (521 U.S. C. ................................................ 424/195 75 Inventors: Junzo Iwasa, Kyoto; Shunsuke 51 int. Cl............................................. A6 k 27/14 Naruto: Noboru Ikeda, both of 58. Field of Search..................................... 424/195 Osaka, Keiji Nakamura, Amagasaki; Yukinobu Sohji, Neyagawa, all of 56 References Cited Japan OTHER PUBLICATIONS 73 Assignee: Dainippon Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Evers, “The Chemistry of Drugs," pp. 124-127, Lon Osaka, Japan don: Ernest Benn Limited, (1926), Merck's 1907 Index, (3rd Ed.), p. 159, published by 22 Filed: Oct. 5, 1972 Merck & Co. N.Y. 21 Appl. No.: 295,163 Primary Examiner-Sam Rosen Related U.S. Application Data Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Clelle W. Upchurch 63 Continuation of Ser, No. 62,632, Aug. 10, 1970, abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of Ser. 57) ABSTRACT No. 735,162, June 7, 1968, abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 649, 103, June 27, A method of treating peptic ulcers by oral administra 1967, abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of tion of an active substance from Corydalis tubers, Ser. No. 493,267, Oct. 5, 1965, abandoned. preferably Corydalis bulbosa D.C., or dehydroco rydaline, compositions therefor and processes for the 30 Foreign Application Priority Data preparation thereof. - Oct. 20, 1964 Japan.............................. 39-0.596.33 2 Claims, No Drawings 3,843,788 2 ANT-PEPTIC ULCER SUBSTANCE FROM Another object of the present invention is to provide CORYDALISTUBERS therapeutic compositions, suitable for the aforesaid method of treatment. RELATION TO OTHERAPPLICATIONS Another object of the present invention is to provide This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 62,632, 5 a process for the formulation of the aforesaid therapeu filed Aug. 10, 1970 which is a continuation-in-part of tic composition. application Ser. No. 735,162, filed on June 7, 1968 A further object of the present invention is to provide which is, in turn, a continuation-in-part of application a substance containing anti-peptic ulcer active princi Ser. No. 649,103, filed on June 27, 1967 which is, in ples from the aforesaid tube of Corydalis genus. turn, a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 10 A still further object is to provide processes for the 493,267, filed on Oct. 5, 1965 all now abandoned. preparation of the aforesaid active substance and dehy drocorydaline. BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, it has been found This invention relates to a new therapeutic method that the substance from the tuber of Corydalis genus for the treatment of peptic ulcers and new pharmaceu 15 and dehydrocorydaline produced a strong anti-ulcer tical compositions therefor and methods for the prepa activity which was clinically proved later. Furthermore, ration thereof. no remarkable side effect, generally induced by choli More particularly, it relates to a method for the treat nolytic drugs, was encountered. ment of peptic ulcers by administering an active sub Although the principal ingredient of the said strong stance from the tuber of Corydalis genus or dehydroco action is believed to be dehydrocorydaline, the active rydaline, also to pharmaceutical compositions suitable substance of the invention apparently contains also ter for such treatment and processes for the preparation of tiary bases such as tetrahydropalmatine, protopine and the said active substance and dehydrocorydaline. the like, which enhance the anti-ulcer activity. The Some kinds of the tuber of Corydalis genus have been 25 present active substance from Corydalis tubers and de called “Yanhusuo' in China, Engosaku" in Japan and hydrocorydaline possess superior anti-ulcer activity "Corydalis tuber' in Europe. They have been used as without any anti-cholinergic activity. The mechanism an important medicament as analgesic and anti of the activity may be due to a sympathetic action. The spasmodic in Chinese Medicine and in Homeopathic activity was experimentally confirmed by suppression therapeutics. Also it was a home remedy in folk medi 30 of gastric secretion, excretion of pepsin and augmented cine in various parts of the world. However, heretofore intestinal motility. no one has discovered that a substance extracted from the tuber of Corydalis genus and dehydrocorydaline DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION which is a main active component of the said substance The active substance of the invention is obtained by are particularly useful in the treatment of gastric ulcers. 35 the following procedure. A tuber of Corydalis genus is repeatedly extracted with a solvent including water, a The present invention results from a study of the lower alcohol such as methanol, ethanol and propanol, tuber of Corydalis genus. It has now been discovered or mixtures thereof. The combined extract is concen that the tuber of Corydalis genus includes an anti 40 trated by evaporation under reduced pressure and the peptic ulcer active substance, and then the processes of concentrated extract is acidified to a pH value between preparing this product at low cost have been discov 1 and 4 by addition of dilute organic or mineral acid, ered too. such as acetic, tartaric, citric, hydrochloric, hydro The tuber of Corydalis genus of the present invention bromic or sulphuric acid. The fat present in the aque is a tuber of a plant belonging to the genus Corydalis, 45 ous solution is removed by extracting with a hydrocar including Corydalis bulbosa D.C., Corydalis bulbosa bon solvent such as the so-called petroleum ether or D.C. var. typica Regel, Corydalis ambigua Cham, et petroleum benzin. The defatted acidic layer is made al Schlecht., Corydalis aurea Will., Corydalis Nakai kaline to a pH value between 7.5 and 12, preferably be Ishidoya, Corydalis decunbens Pers., Corydalis remota tween 9 and 10, with ammonia, alkali metal hydroxide Fisch. var. genuina Maxim., Corydalis ambigua Cham. 50 such as sodium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide, al et Schlecht. var.amurensis Maxim. and Corydalis tuber kali metal carbonate such as sodium carbonate and po osa D.C. Among these varieties, Corydalis bulbosa D.C., tassium carbonate or alkali metal bicarbonate such as Corydalis ambigua Cham. et Schlecht., Corydalis am sodium bicarbonate and potassium bicarbonate. The bigua Cham. et Schlecht, var. amurensis Maxim. and resulting precipitate is filtered off from the defatted al Corydalis tuberosa D.C., more particularly, Corydalis 55 kaline solution and the filtrate is extracted with a halo bulbosa D.C. and Corydalis ambigua Cham. et Schlecht. genated hydrocarbon such as chloroform, dichloro are preferred. These tubers contain a large amount of methane, trichloroethane and carbon tetrachloride. alkaloid, more particularly dehydrocorydaline. Being separated from the mixture and then being pref Corydalis bulbosa D.C. and Corydalis ambigua Cham. erably acidified or neutralized with alcoholic hydrogen et Schlecht. are called "Chinese Corydalis.' The com 60 chloride, the halogenated hydrocarbon layer is evapo mercial article, however, may include tubers of other rated to dryness under reduced pressure to give an ac varieties. tive fraction A. One object of the present invention is to provide the The active substance may be also prepared by direct medical profession with an improved method of treat extraction from the defatted alkaline solution with the ing peptic ulcers by the administration of an active 65 halogenated hydrocarbon above-mentioned without therapeutic substance extracted from Corydalis tubers filtration step. The active fraction obtained in this way and dehydrocorydaline. is designated fraction B. 3,843,788 3 Each of the fractions A and B thus obtained possesses strong anti-ulcer properties and is valuable for clinical CHO use, as shown below. The dehydrocorydaline used in the present invention CIG N/NS-- z may be in a form of its salts such as mineral acid salts, Fifth step e.g., chloride, bromide, iodide, nitrate or sulphate or --d organic acid salts, e.g., tannate, glycyrrhizate, anisate, CI gallate, benzilate, D-glucuronate or citrate having the following formula: --OC, O N/ CHO (vii) CHO N: A CII, O- r 5 CIO N/N CH3 O CH f CIICOCl, sixth step CH -OCH3 -OCH (I) 20 -OCH3 wherein A is an anion. This compound may be prepared by extracting from (VIII) tubers of Corydalis genus, but may be more commer cially prepared by a synthetic method, i.e., by the fol lowing procedure. 25 CHO ?^ CIO - C s First steps 30 N -OCII -O CH (I) 35 In the above scheme, X is a halogen atom, Y is a hal ogen atom or sulphate anion, Z is a halogen atom, Sul phate anion or methylsulphate anion, R and R2 are each hydrogen atom or methyl group and A is the same 40 as defined above. CH3COCH3 second step In the first step, berberine halide (II) is reacted with acetone in the presence of alkali such as sodium hy -CO, droxide, potassium hydroxide, sodium methoxide, so OCH dium ethoxide, potassium methoxide or potassium 45 ethoxide to give 8-acetonylberberine (III). -OCH The resulting 8-acetonylberberine (III) is reacted with a methyl halide, e.g., methyl chloride, methyl bro mide or methyl iodide to give 13-methylberberine hal ide (IV) in the second step. The reaction may be car 50 ried out by heating at approximately 80 - 120°C. for several minutes to several hours, preferably 30 minutes to 3 hours in an autoclave or in a sealed tube. Although the obtained 13-methylberberine halide (IV) is in a -OCH3 state of admixture with berberine halide (V), it can be 55 readily purified by utilizing their difference of solubility -OCH3 into organic solvents, that is, 13-methylberberine hal ide (IV) can be separated from the mixture by extract (IV) V) ing with an organic solvent such as dichloromethane or chloroform.