- Structure-Activity Relationship Studies of Pyrimidine-4-Carboxamides as Inhibitors of N-Acylphosphatidylethanolamine Phospholipase D
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N-Acylphosphatidylethanolamine phospholipase D (NAPE-PLD) is regarded as the main enzyme responsible for the biosynthesis of N-acylethanolamines (NAEs), a family of bioactive lipid mediators. Previously, we reported N-(cyclopropylmethyl)-6-((S)-3-hydroxypyrrolidin-1-yl)-2-((S)-3-phenylpiperidin-1-yl)pyrimidine-4-carboxamide (1, LEI-401) as the first potent and selective NAPE-PLD inhibitor that decreased NAEs in the brains of freely moving mice and modulated emotional behavior [ Mock et al. Nat Chem. Biol., 2020, 16, 667-675 ]. Here, we describe the structure-activity relationship (SAR) of a library of pyrimidine-4-carboxamides as inhibitors of NAPE-PLD that led to the identification of LEI-401. A high-throughput screening hit was modified at three different substituents to optimize its potency and lipophilicity. Conformational restriction of an N-methylphenethylamine group by replacement with an (S)-3-phenylpiperidine increased the inhibitory potency 3-fold. Exchange of a morpholine substituent for an (S)-3-hydroxypyrrolidine reduced the lipophilicity and further increased activity by 10-fold, affording LEI-401 as a nanomolar potent inhibitor with drug-like properties. LEI-401 is a suitable pharmacological tool compound to investigate NAPE-PLD function in vitro and in vivo.
- Mock, Elliot D.,Kotsogianni, Ioli,Driever, Wouter P. F.,Fonseca, Carmen S.,Vooijs, Jelle M.,Den Dulk, Hans,Van Boeckel, Constant A. A.,Van Der Stelt, Mario
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p. 481 - 515
(2021/02/05)
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- INHIBITORS OF N-ACYLPHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE PHOSPHOLIPASE D (NAPE-PLD)
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The invention relates to a compound of the formula (I) as novel inhibitor of N-acylphosphatidylethanolamine phospholipase D (NAPE-PLD), and to use thereof for the prophylaxis or treatment of diseases associated with NAPE-PLD. wherein in a ring A, X1 is N, or CR4; X2 is N or CR5; X3 is N or CH; with the proviso that at least one of X1 and X3 is N.
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- Structure-activity correlations for β-phenethylamines at human trace amine receptor 1
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A cell line in which RD-HGA16 cells were stably transfected with the hTAAR 1 receptor was created and utilized to carry out a systematic evaluation of a series of β-phenethylamines. Fair agreement was observed with data obtained for aryl and ethylene chain substituted analogs in an AV12-664 cell line in which hemagglutinin-tagged hTAAR 1 was stably co-expressed with rat Gαs. Analogs with multiple substituents as well as analogs with bulky groups were found to be partial agonists. Analogs in which the primary amino group was converted to a secondary or a tertiary amino group by N-methylation were also partial agonists. Comparative Molecular Field Analysis (CoMFA) using the potency data yielded a regression coefficient r2 of 0.824. The steric field contribution to the model was 61% with the balance (39%) contributed by the electrostatic field. The collective results suggest that increasing steric bulk both at the amino nitrogen, particularly by N-dimethylation, and at the 4-position of the aromatic ring leads to low efficacy ligands.
- Lewin, Anita H.,Navarro, Hernan A.,Wayne Mascarella
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p. 7415 - 7423
(2008/12/22)
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- A new class of easily activated palladium precatalysts for facile C-N cross-coupling reactions and the low temperature oxidative addition of aryl chlorides
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A new class of one-component Pd precatalysts bearing biarylphosphine ligands is described. These precatalysts are air- and thermally stable, are easily activated under normal reaction conditions at or below room temperature, and ensure the formation of the highly active monoligated Pd(0) complex necessary for oxidative addition. The use of these precatalysts as a convenient source of LPd(0) in C-N cross-coupling reactions is explored. The reactivity that is demonstrated in this study is unprecedented in palladium chemistry. Copyright
- Biscoe, Mark R.,Fors, Brett P.,Buchwald, Stephen L.
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p. 6686 - 6687
(2008/12/22)
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- Imidazole compounds
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A novel class of imidazo heterocyclic compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising them and use thereof in the treatment and/or prevention of diseases and disorders related to the histamine H3 receptor. More particularly, the compounds are useful for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases and disorders in which an interaction with the histamine H3 receptor is beneficial.
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- Formamidines in Synthesis. An Efficient One-Pot Synthesis of 7-Substituted Indolines via Intramolecular Cyclization of (2-Phenethyl)formamidines. An Asymmetric Route to Benzopyrrocoline Alkaloids.
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o-Chloro-β-phenethylamines, transformed into the N-tert-butylformamidines, were found to be excellent precursors to indolines following benzyne formation.A series of methoxy-substituted o-chlorophenethylamines containing an N-alkyl or aryl substituent wer
- Sielecki, Thais M.,Meyers, A. I.
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p. 3673 - 3676
(2007/10/02)
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