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2-Aminoimidazole amino acids as inhibitors of the binuclear manganese metalloenzyme human arginase i
Ilies, Monica,Di Costanzo, Luigi,North, Michelle L.,Scott, Jeremy A.,Christianson, David W.
, p. 4266 - 4276 (2010)
Arginase, a key metalloenzyme of the urea cycle that converts l-arginine into l-ornithine and urea, is presently considered a pharmaceutical target for the management of diseases associated with aberrant l-arginine homeostasis, such as asthma, cardiovascular diseases, and erectile dysfunction. We now report the design, synthesis, and evaluation of a series of 2-aminoimidazole amino acid inhibitors in which the 2-aminoimidazole moiety serves as a guanidine mimetic. These compounds represent a new class of arginase inhibitors. The most potent inhibitor identified in this study, 2-(S)-amino-5-(2-aminoimidazol-1-yl) pentanoic acid (A1P, 10), binds to human arginase I with Kd = 2 μM and significantly attenuates airways hyperresponsiveness in a murine model of allergic airways inflammation. These findings suggest that 2-aminoimidazole amino acids represent new leads for the development of arginase inhibitors with promising pharmacological profiles.
Photoredox chemistry in the synthesis of 2-aminoazoles implicated in prebiotic nucleic acid synthesis
Liu, Ziwei,Wu, Long-Fei,Bond, Andrew D.,Sutherland, John D.
supporting information, p. 13563 - 13566 (2020/11/17)
Prebiotically plausible ferrocyanide-ferricyanide photoredox cycling oxidatively converts thiourea to cyanamide, whilst HCN is reductively homologated to intermediates which either react directly with the cyanamide giving 2-aminoazoles, or have the potential to do so upon loss of HCN from the system. Thiourea itself is produced by heating ammonium thiocyanate, a product of the reaction of HCN and hydrogen sulfide under UV irradiation. This journal is
Synthesis and Antitrypanosomal Activity of 1,4-Disubstituted Triazole Compounds Based on a 2-Nitroimidazole Scaffold: a Structure-Activity Relationship Study
Assun??o, Elvis L. F.,Carvalho, Diego B.,das Neves, Amarith R.,Kawasoko Shiguemotto, Cristiane Y.,Portapilla, Gisele B.,de Albuquerque, Sergio,Baroni, Adriano C. M.
, p. 2019 - 2028 (2020/09/21)
Chagas disease affects 6–8 million people worldwide, remaining a public health concern. Toxicity, several adverse effects and inefficiency in the chronic stage of the disease are the major challenges regarding the available treatment protocols. This work involved the synthesis of twenty-two 1,4-disubstituted-1,2,3-triazole analogues of benznidazole (BZN), by using a click chemistry strategy. Analogues were obtained in moderate to good yields (40-97 %). Antitrypanosomal activity was evaluated against the amastigote forms of Trypanosoma cruzi. Compound 8 a (4-(2-nitro-1H-imidazol-1-yl)methyl)-1-phenyl-1H-1,2,3-triazole) without substituents on phenyl ring showed similar biological activity to BZN (IC50=3.0 μM, SI>65.3), with an IC50=3.1 μM and SI>64.5. Compound 8 o (3,4-di-OCH3?Ph) with IC50 = 0.65 μM was five-fold more active than BZN, and showed an excellent selectivity index (SI>307.7). Compound 8 v (3-NO2, 4-CH3?Ph) with IC50=1.2 μM and relevant SI>166.7, also exhibited higher activity than BZN. SAR analysis exhibited a pattern regarding antitrypanosomal activity relative to BZN, in compounds with electron-withdrawing groups (Hammett σ+) at position 3, and electron-donating groups (Hammett σ-) at position 4, as observed in 8 o and 8 v. Further research might explore in vivo antitrypanosomal activity of promising analogues 8 a, 8 o, and 8 v. Overall, this study indicates that approaches such as the bioisosteric replacement of amide group by 1,2,3-triazole ring, the use of click chemistry as a synthesis strategy, and design tools like Craig-plot and Topliss tree are promising alternatives to drug discovery.
