- Azerocyclic compounds and their uses
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The present invention proposes a nitrogen heterocyclic compound and its use, in particular, the present invention proposes a new compound that effectively inhibits ATX, which is a compound shown in the formula below, or a tautomer of the compound shown be
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Paragraph 0397-0402
(2022/01/20)
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- Design and Synthesis of Oleanolic Acid Trimers to Enhance Inhibition of Influenza Virus Entry
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Influenza is a major threat to millions of people worldwide. Entry inhibitors are of particular interest for the development of novel therapeutic strategies for influenza. We have previously discovered oleanolic acid (OA) to be a mild influenza hemagglutinin (HA) inhibitor. In this work, inspired by the 3D structure of HA as a homotrimeric receptor, we designed and synthesized 15 OA trimers with different linkers and central region via the copper-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition reaction. All of the OA trimers were evaluated for their antiviral activities in vitro, and 12c, 12e, 13c, and 13d were observed to exhibit robust potency (IC50 in the submicromolar range) against influenza A/WSN/33 (H1N1) virus that was stronger than that observed with oseltamivir. In addition, these compounds also displayed strong biological activity against A/Hong Kong/4801/2014 and B/Sichuan/531/2018 (BV). The results of hemagglutination inhibition assays and surface plasmon resonance binding assays suggest that these OA trimers may interrupt the interaction between the HA protein of influenza virus and the host cell sialic acid receptor, thus blocking viral entry. These findings highlight the utility of multivalent OA conjugates to enhance the ligand-target interactions in anti-influenza virus drug design and are also helpful for studying antiviral drugs derived from natural products.
- Huang, Boxuan,Li, Weijia,Mu, Yu,Shao, Liang,Su, Yangqing,Sun, Mengsi,Xu, Huan,Yang, Fan,Yu, Fei,Zhang, Jihong,Zhang, Yuan
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p. 1759 - 1765
(2021/11/18)
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- Chiral Mercaptoacetamides Display Enantioselective Inhibition of Histone Deacetylase6 and Exhibit Neuroprotection in Cortical Neuron Models of Oxidative Stress
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Mercaptoacetamide-based ligands have been designed as a new class of histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors for possible use in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. The thiol group of these compounds provides a key binding element for interaction with the catalytic zinc ion, and thus differs from the more typically employed hydroxamic acid based zinc binding groups. Herein we disclose the chemistry and biology of some substituted mercaptoacetamides with the intention of increasing HDAC6 isoform selectivity while maintaining potency similar to their hydroxamic acid analogues. The introduction of a stereocenter α to the thiol group was found to have a considerable impact on HDAC inhibitor potency. These new compounds were also profiled for their therapeutic potential in an invitro model of stress-induced neuronal injury and were found to act as nontoxic neuroprotective agents.
- Kalin, Jay H.,Zhang, Hankun,Gaudrel-Grosay, Sophie,Vistoli, Giulio,Kozikowski, Alan P.
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experimental part
p. 425 - 439
(2012/06/04)
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