- INDOLE AHR INHIBITORS AND USES THEREOF
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The present invention provides compounds useful as inhibitors of AHR, compositions thereof, and methods of using the same.
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Paragraph 00587-00588
(2018/11/22)
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- Synthesis and antifungal activities of novel 2-aminotetralin derivatives
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Novel 2-aminotetralin derivatives were synthesized as antifungal agents. The 2-aminotetralin scaffold was chemically designed to mimic the tetrahydroisoquinoline ring of the lead molecule described before. Their antifungal activities were evaluated in vitro by measuring the minimal inhibitory concentrations (MICs). Compounds 10a, 12a, 12c, 13b, and 13d are more potent than fluconazole against seven testing human fungal pathogens. Compound 10b exhibits much higher antifungal activities against all of the four fluconazole-resistant clinic Candida albicans strains than the control drugs including amphotericin B, terbinafine, ketoconazole, and itraconazole. The mode of action of some compounds to the potential receptor lanosterol 14α-demethylase (CYP51) was investigated by molecular docking. The studies presented here provide a new structural type for the development of novel antifungal compounds. Furthermore, 10b was evaluated in vivo by a rat vaginal candidiasis model, and it was found that 10b significantly decreases the number of fungal colony counts.
- Yao, Bin,Ji, Haitao,Cao, Yongbin,Zhou, Youjun,Zhu, Jü,Lü, Jiaguo,Li, Yaowu,Chen, Jun,Zheng, Canhui,Jiang, Yuanying,Liang, Rongmei,Tang, Hui
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p. 5293 - 5300
(2008/03/18)
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- 2-Amido-8-methoxytetralins: A Series of Nonindolic Melatonin-like Agents
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A series of unsubstituted and methoxy-substituted 2-amidotetralins (4a-q) was prepared and evaluated for their ability to complete for 2-iodomelatonin binding to chicken retinal membranes and for their potency to inhibit the calcium-dependent release of dopamine from rabbit retina.The lead compound, 2-acetamido-8-methoxytetralin (4j), showed a moderate affinity (Ki = 46 nM) and potency (IC50 = 1.4 nM) at the melatonin receptor.The structural requirements necessary for optimal agonistic activity at the melatonin receptor are as follows.First, the amido group, which should have a small, nonbranched alkyl group, is essential for affinity, and second, the methoxy substituent at the 8-position of the 2-amidotetralin ring is essential for optimal agonistic activity at the melatonin receptor.We concluded that this series of unsubstituted and methoxy-substituted 2-amidotetralins constitutes a class of nonindolic melatonin-like agents that can be used as pharmacological tools to further characterize melatonin receptors and to elucidate the mode of action of melatonin.
- Copinga, Swier,Tepper, Pieter G.,Grol, Cor J.,Horn, Alan S.,Dubocovich, Margarita L.
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p. 2891 - 2898
(2007/10/02)
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