- De novo design approaches targeting an envelope protein pocket to identify small molecules against dengue virus
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Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne viral disease that has become a major public health concern worldwide. This disease presents with a wide range of clinical manifestations, from a mild cold-like illness to the more serious hemorrhagic dengue fever and dengue shock syndrome. Currently, neither an approved drug nor an effective vaccine for the treatment are available to fight the disease. The envelope protein (E) is a major component of the virion surface. This protein plays a key role during the viral entry process, constituting an attractive target for the development of antiviral drugs. The crystal structure of the E protein reveals the existence of a hydrophobic pocket occupied by the detergent n-octyl-β-d-glucoside (β-OG). This pocket lies at the hinge region between domains I and II and is important for the low pH-triggered conformational rearrangement required for the fusion of the virion with the host's cell. Aiming at the design of novel molecules which bind to E and act as virus entry inhibitors, we undertook a de novo design approach by “growing” molecules inside the hydrophobic site (β-OG). From more than 240000 small-molecules generated, the 2,4 pyrimidine scaffold was selected as the best candidate, from which one synthesized compound displayed micromolar activity. Molecular dynamics-based optimization was performed on this hit, and thirty derivatives were designed in silico, synthesized and evaluated on their capacity to inhibit dengue virus entry into the host cell. Four compounds were found to be potent antiviral compounds in the low-micromolar range. The assessment of drug-like physicochemical and in vitro pharmacokinetic properties revealed that compounds 3e and 3h presented acceptable solubility values and were stable in mouse plasma, simulated gastric fluid, simulated intestinal fluid, and phosphate buffered saline solution.
- Acosta Dávila, John Alejandro,Adler, Natalia S.,Aucar, Maria G.,Battini, Leandro,Bollini, Mariela,Cavasotto, Claudio N.,Cordo, Sandra M.,Fernández, Gabriela A.,Gamarnik, Andrea V.,García, Cybele C.,Gebhard, Leopoldo G.,Hernández de los Ríos, Alejandro,Leal, Emilse S.,Monge, María Eugenia,Morell, María L.,Videla, Mariela
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supporting information
(2019/08/30)
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- Cubical Palladium Nanoparticles on C@Fe3O4 for Nitro reduction, Suzuki-Miyaura Coupling and Sequential Reactions
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Cubical Pd nanoparticles incorporated magnetically recyclable nanoreactor (Pd cNPs/C@Fe3O4) are found to be efficient catalysts for the hydrogenation or aromatic nitrocompounds, Suzuki-Miyaura coupling and the sequential reaction of [Formula presented] coupling followed by reduction of nitrobiphenyl substrates. A variety of aryl iodides, bromides and chlorides were coupled with phenylboronic acids to form corresponding biaryl products and variety of nitro aromatic compounds was hydrogenated with excellent yield and high TON. The catalytic activity of palladium cubical nanoparticles (Pd cNPs) embedded with excess of {100} surface facets are superior compared to Pd spherical nanoparticles (Pd sNPs) embedded with mixed surface facets. The catalytic efficiency remains unaltered even after five repeated cycles. The observed enhanced catalytic activity is attributed to the high density of low-coordinated Pd {100} atoms present at the surface of the Pd cNPs/C@Fe3O4 catalyst, confirmed by HR-TEM studies. Also, the catalyst is truly heterogeneous, highly stable, does not require any toxic ligands, has wide substrate scope in both nitroreduction and Suzuki-Miyaura coupling reaction along with the ability to catalyse in a sequential manner, magnetically separable from the reaction mixture and can be reused.
- Kumar, Basuvaraj Suresh,Amali, Arlin Jose,Pitchumani, Kasi
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p. 511 - 519
(2016/08/15)
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- Structure-activity relationship study of E6 as a novel necroptosis inducer
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Necroptosis inducers represent a promising potential treatment for drug-resistant cancer. We herein describe the structure modification of E6, which was identified recently as a potent and selective necroptosis inducer. The studies described herein demonstrate for the first time that functionalized biphenyl derivatives possess necroptosis inducer activity. Furthermore, these studies have led to the identification of two promising compounds (5h and 5j) that can be used for further optimization studies as well as mechanism of action investigations.
- Mou, Jianfeng,Park, Ann,Cai, Yu,Yuan, Junying,Yuan, Chengye
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supporting information
p. 3057 - 3061
(2015/06/22)
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- Rationally designing safer anilines: The challenging case of 4-aminobiphenyls
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We describe how we have been able to design 4-aminobiphenyls that are nonmutagenic (inactive in the Ames test). No such 4-aminobiphenyls were known to us, but insights provided by quantum mechanical calculations have permitted us to design and synthesize some examples. Importantly, the quantum mechanical calculations could be combined with predictions of other properties of the compounds that contained the 4-aminobiphenyls so that these remained druglike. Having found compounds that are not active, the calculations can provide insight into which factors (electronic and conformational in this case) are important. The calculations provided SAR-like information that was able guide the design of further examples of 4-aminobiphenyls that are not active in the Ames test.
- Birch, Alan M.,Groombridge, Sam,Law, Robert,Leach, Andrew G.,Mee, Christine D.,Schramm, Carolin
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supporting information; experimental part
p. 3923 - 3933
(2012/07/13)
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- Synthesis and evaluation of non-basic inhibitors of urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA)
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Recent drug discovery programs targeting urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA) have resulted in nonpeptidic inhibitors consisting of amidine or guanidine functional groups attached to aromatic or heteroaromatic scaffolds. There is a general problem of poor oral bioavailability of these charged inhibitors. In this paper, we report the synthesis and evaluation of a series of naphthamide and naphthalene sulfonamides as uPA inhibitors containing non-basic groups as substitute for amidine or guanidine groups.
- Venkatraj, Muthusamy,Messagie, Jonas,Joossens, Jurgen,Lambeir, Anne-Marie,Haemers, Achiel,Van Der Veken, Pieter,Augustyns, Koen
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supporting information; experimental part
p. 1557 - 1568
(2012/04/17)
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- NOVEL HETEROCYCLIC AMIDE DERIVATIVES HAVING DIHYDROOROTATE DEHYDROGENASE INHIBITING ACTIVITY
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Novel heterocyclic amide derivatives having pharmacological effects, that is, compounds represented by the general formula (1) or salts thereof: (1) wherein X1-X2 is S-CH2 or the like; R1 is alkyl or the like; p is 0 to 7; R2 is hydrogen, alkyl, or the like; R3 is hydrogen, alkyl, or the like; Y1-Y2 is CH=CH or the like; R4 is halogeno, alkyl, or the like; q is 0 to 4; and R5 is halogeno, hydrogen, alkyl, or the like.
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- One step hair coloring compositions using salts
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A hair coloring composition comprising the following two compositions which are mixed just prior to application to the hair: (a) a composition comprising a water-soluble peroxygen oxidizing agent; and (b) a composition comprising one or more oxidative hair coloring agents selected from the group consisting of an aromatic diamine, an amino phenol, a naphthol, a polyhydric phenol, a catechol and mixtures thereof; wherein the composition comprising one or more oxidative hair coloring agents further comprises al least one water soluble carbonate releasing salts; and optionally a water soluble ammonium salt, is described.
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- Transition metal complexes as dye forming catalysts in hair coloring compositions
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A hair coloring composition comprising a first composition which comprises: (a) a dye forming transition metal salt or complex; which is first applied to the hair; and a second composition which comprises the following two compositions which are mixed just prior to application to the hair: (a) a composition comprising a water-soluble peroxygen oxidizing agent; and (b) a composition comprising one or more oxidative hair coloring agents selected from the group consisting of an aromatic diamine, an aminophenol, a polyhydric phenol a catechol and mixtures thereof.
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- Hair colouring and conditioning compositions
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A hair colouring and conditioning composition comprising: (a) a hair colouring agent; and (b) a hair conditioning agent; wherein the composition provides an Average Combing Index Value of greater than 1.2 as measured by the Combing Technical Test Method. The products can provide excellent hair colouring together with excellent conditioning, reduced hair damage, brittleness and dryness, and is convenient and easy to use.
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- Hair conditioning compositions and their use in hair colouring compositions
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The present invention relates to a hair care composition comprising a aminofunctional polysiloxane having a specified average effective particle size which provides improved durable conditioning particularly when utilised in conjunction with a hair colouring composition.
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A hair coloring composition comprising: (a) from about 0.0003 moles (per 100 g of composition) to less than about 0.09 moles (per 100 g of composition) of an inorganic peroxygen oxidizing agent; and (b) an oxidative hair coloring agent; wherein the pH of each of (a) and (b) is in the range of from about 1 to about 6 and wherein the combined mixture of (a) and (b) has a pH in the range of from about 1 to about 6. The products can provide excellent hair coloring and in-use efficacy benefits including excellent initial color and good wash fastness in combination with reduced hair damage at low pH.
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A hair coloring composition comprising: (a) a preformed organic peroxyacid oxidising agent; and (b) an oxidative hair coloring agent; wherein the pH of each of components (a) and (b) is in the range of from about pH 1 to less than about pH 7 and wherein the pH of the composition is in the range of from about pH 1 to less than about pH 7. The products can provide excellent hair coloring and in-use efficacy benefits including excellent initial color and good wash fastness in combination with reduced hair damage at low pH.
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- Carbocation-like reactivity patterns in X′-substituted-4-biphenylylnitrenium ions
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4-Azido-X′-substituted biphenyls (X′ = 4′-MeO, 4′-Me, 4′-F, 3′-Me, 4′-Cl, H, 3′-MeO, 3′-Cl, 4′-CF3) have been prepared and subjected to 248 nm flash photolysis irradiation in 20:80 acetonitrile:water. Transient X′-substituted 4-biphenylylnitrenium ions 10 (Ar-C6H4-N+H) are observed, with lifetimes ranging from 0.6 ms (4′-MeO) to 26 ns (4′-CF3). These cations are quenched by azide ion, with values of kaz ranging from 6 to 10×109 M-1 s-1, with the majority in the range (9-10)×109. This near constant kaz provides further evidence that arylnitrenium ions are quenched by azide ion at the diffusion limit. The solvent reactivities, plotted in a single-parameter Hammett plot against σ+(X), exhibit a poor correlation, with the points for the para π-electron donors deviating from the correlation line based on the other substituents in the direction of requiring a more negative substituent parameter. The data are more satisfactorily fit to the two-parameter Yukawa-Tsuno equation; the parameter r+ obtained in this fit is 2.8. Thus the resonance interaction of the para π-donor X′-substituents with the positive charge of the cation is underestimated by σ+, a situation that has previously been observed with benzylic-type carbenium ions. The conclusion is made that, in their reaction with water, 4-biphenylylnitrenium ions behave like benzyl cations bearing two additional stabilizing vinyl groups, i.e., as if they had the structure Ar-C+(C-to-C)2 double bond. The inherent reactivity and the pattern of the aryl substituent effects are in fact similar to those in the carbocation series Ar-C+(Ph)2.
- Ren,McClelland
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- Enzyme-activated oxidative process for coloring hair
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An enzyme-based oxidative process for coloring hair wherein the hair is exposed to a solution having a pH of about 4 to about 10 and containing hydrogen peroxide, soybean peroxidase enzyme and one or more oxidation dye precursors.
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