- Development of [18F]Maleimide-Based Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3β Ligands for Positron Emission Tomography Imaging
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Dysregulation of glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK-3β) is implicated in the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative and psychiatric disorders. Thus, development of GSK-3β radiotracers for positron emission tomography (PET) imaging is of paramount importance, because such a noninvasive imaging technique would allow better understanding of the link between the activity of GSK-3β and central nervous system disorders in living organisms, and it would enable early detection of the enzyme’s aberrant activity. Herein, we report the synthesis and biological evaluation of a series of fluorine-substituted maleimide derivatives that are high-affinity GSK-3β inhibitors. Radiosynthesis of a potential GSK-3β tracer [18F]10a is achieved. Preliminary in vivo PET imaging studies in rodents show moderate brain uptake, although no saturable binding was observed in the brain. Further refinement of the lead scaffold to develop potent [18F]-labeled GSK-3 radiotracers for PET imaging of the central nervous system is warranted.
- Hu, Kongzhen,Patnaik, Debasis,Collier, Thomas Lee,Lee, Katarzyna N.,Gao, Han,Swoyer, Matthew R.,Rotstein, Benjamin H.,Krishnan, Hema S.,Liang, Steven H.,Wang, Jin,Yan, Zhiqiang,Hooker, Jacob M.,Vasdev, Neil,Haggarty, Stephen J.,Ngai, Ming-Yu
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- Nitrile biotransformation by whole cells of Aspergillus sp. PTCC 5266
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Aspergillus sp. PTCC 5266 exhibited nitrile-hydrating activity over a broad pH range from 6.0 to 10.0 at 26°C. It hydrated 4-nitrophenylacetonitrile, 2-chlorobenzonitrile and 3-chlorobenzonitrile to their corresponding carboxylic acids and amides, while benzyl cyanide, benzonitrile, 4-tolunitrile, cyclohexanecarbonitrile, 4-chlorobutyronitrile and isobutyronitrile gave carboxylic acids as the sole products. The maximum whole-cell nitrile-hydrating activity was observed at pH 7.0.
- Yousefi,Mohammadi,Habibi,Cheraghi
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- Amberlyst A26 OH as a recyclable catalyst for hydration of nitriles and water-based synthesis of 4(1 H)-quinazolinones from 2-aminobenzonitrile and carbonyl compounds
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Selective hydration of nitriles to primary amides as well the base-catalyzed synthesis of 2-substituted 4(1H)-quinazolinones via reaction of 2-aminobenzonitrile with carbonyl compounds using macroporous Amberlyst A26 OH in H2O-EtOH is described. The latter reaction proceeds via tandem hydration of 2-aminobenzonitrile, condensation of the in situ generated 2-aminobenzamide with carbonyl compounds, and cyclization of the imine intermediate to give the quinazolinone derivatives. Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart New York.
- Tamaddon, Fatemeh,Pouramini, Farzaneh
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- [18F]MALEIMIDE-BASED GLYCOGEN SYNTHASE KINASE-3BETA LIGANDS FOR POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY IMAGING AND RADIOSYNTHESIS METHOD
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The present invention provides a compound having the structure: (Formula I), and a method of inhibiting Glycogen synthase kinase-3 β (GSK-3β) in a subject comprising administering to the subject said compound, so as to thereby inhibit the GSK-3β in the subject.
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- Synthesis of α-Arylcarboxylic acid amides from silyl enol ether via migratory Amidation with 2-azido-1,3-dimethylimidazolinium hexafluorophosphate
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α-Arylcarboxylic acid amides were synthesized by reacting silyl enol ethers of aryl ketones and 2-azido-1,3-dimethylimidazolinium hexafluorophosphate (ADMP,1). Silyl enol ethers react with ADMP 1 to give N-(α-arylacyl) guanidines via the migration of aryl groups in enol ethers. The products were transformed to the corresponding α-aryl acetamides by treating with LiAlH4.
- Kitamura, Mitsuru,Murakami, Kento,Shiratake, Yuichiro,Okauchi, Tatsuo
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p. 691 - 693
(2013/07/26)
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- Hypervalent iodine catalyzed hofmann rearrangement of carboxamides using oxone as terminal oxidant
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Hofmann rearrangement of carboxamides to carbamates using Oxone as an oxidant can be efficiently catalyzed by iodobenzene. This reaction involves hypervalent iodine species generated in situ from catalytic amount of PhI and Oxone in the presence of 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoroisopropanol (HFIP) in aqueous methanol solutions. Under these conditions, Hofmann rearrangement of various carboxamides affords corresponding carbamates in high yields.
- Yoshimura, Akira,Middleton, Kyle R.,Luedtke, Matthew W.,Zhu, Chenjie,Zhdankin, Viktor V.
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p. 11399 - 11404
(2013/02/23)
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- Aromatic chlorination of ω-phenylalkylamines and ω- phenylalkylamides in carbon tetrachloride and α,α,α- trifluorotoluene
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The aromatic halogenation of simple alkylbenzenes with chlorine proceeds smoothly in acetic acid but is much less efficient in less polar solvents. By contrast chlorination of ω-phenylalkylamines, such as 3-phenylpropylamine, occurs readily in either acetic acid, carbon tetrachloride or α,α,α-trifluorotoluene, and in the latter solvents gives high proportions of ortho-chlorinated products. These effects are attributable to the involvement of N-chloroamines as reaction intermediates, with intramolecular delivery of the chlorine electrophile. ω-Phenylalkylamides, such as 3-phenylpropionamide, also easily undergo aromatic chlorination in carbon tetrachloride and α,α,α-trifluorotoluene. These reactions generally show a first-order dependence on the substrate concentration, but not on the amount of chlorine. With carbon tetrachloride, very similar reaction rates are observed with chlorine concentrations ranging from 0.1-1.5 M. In α,α,α-trifluorotoluene, the rates reach a plateau at a chlorine concentration of approximately 0.2 M. These features indicate that the reactions proceed via the formation of intermediates which evidence suggests may be the corresponding O-chloroimidates. Irrespective of the mechanistic details, the reactions are remarkably rapid, being faster than analogous reactions in acetic acid and three to four orders of magnitude more rapid than reactions of simple alkylbenzenes in carbon tetrachloride. Therefore, chlorination of the amines and amides may be accomplished without the need for highly polar solvents, added catalysts or large excesses of chlorine, which are often employed for electrophilic aromatic substitutions. Although the use of carbon tetrachloride is becoming increasingly impractical due to environmental concerns, the trifluorotoluene is a suitable alternative. The Royal Society of Chemistry 2006.
- O'Connell, Jenny L.,Simpson, Jamie S.,Dumanski, Paul G.,Simpson, Gregory W.,Easton, Christopher J.
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- Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of a Series of Substituted 4,5-Diphenylpyridine-2,6(1H,5H)-diones
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We report the synthesis of a series of disubstituted 4,5-diphenylpyridine-2,6(1H,5H)-diones (8), (10), (12)-(21), their characterization by 1H and 13 C n.m.r. spectroscopy and their receptor binding affinities for catecholamine and benzodiazepine receptors.
- Andrews, Peter R.,Brinkworth, Ross I.,Partridge, Ashton C.,Reiss, James A.
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p. 1717 - 1726
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- Design of Inhibitors from the Three-Dimensional Structure of Alcohol Dehydrogenase. Chemical Synthesis and Enzymatic Properties
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Inhibitors of liver alcohol dehydrogenase were designed from the three-dimensional structure of the enzyme.The ligand to the catalytic zinc ion is an amide group or, better, a formamide group.With the latter function, a hydrogen bond between the NH group and the hydroxyl group of Ser-48 may be formed.The hydrophobic substrate binding site brings structural restraints. α-ω bifunctional molecules show good inhibitory properties possibly due to the interactions with polar residues at the entrance of the substrate binding site.
- Freudenreich, Charles,Samama, Jean-Pierre,Biellmann, Jean-Francois
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p. 3344 - 3353
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