- Discovery of 5-Nitro-6-thiocyanatopyrimidines as Inhibitors of Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii
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Opportunistic infections from pathogenic fungi present a major challenge to healthcare because of a very limited arsenal of antifungal drugs, an increasing population of immunosuppressed patients, and increased prevalence of resistant clinical strains due to overuse of the few available antifungals. Cryptococcal meningitis is a life-threatening opportunistic fungal infection caused by one of two species in the Cryptococcus genus, Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii. Eighty percent of cryptococcosis diseases are caused by C. neoformans that is endemic in the environment. The standard of care is limited to old antifungals, and under a high standard of care, mortality remains between 10 and 30%. We have identified a series of 5-nitro-6-thiocyanatopyrimidine antifungal drug candidates using in vitro and computational machine learning approaches. These compounds can inhibit C. neoformans growth at submicromolar levels, are effective against fluconazole-resistant C. neoformans and a clinical strain of C. gattii, and are not antagonistic with currently approved antifungals.
- Donlin, Maureen J.,Lane, Thomas R.,Riabova, Olga,Lepioshkin, Alexander,Xu, Evan,Lin, Jeffrey,Makarov, Vadim,Ekins, Sean
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(2021/05/04)
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- Enforced Planar FOX-7-like Molecules: A Strategy for Thermally Stable and Insensitive ?-Conjugated Energetic Materials
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Exploring new energetic derivatives of 1,1-diamino-2,2-dinitroethylene (FOX-7) is still a key aspect in the field of energetic materials. However, so far most of the attention has been focused on modification of FOX-7 via different reaction strategies. Now we report the design of three new FOX-7-like compounds (3-5) where one nitro group in FOX-7 is replaced by a nitrogen-rich heterocyclic ring. Each of them is characterized by single-crystal X-ray crystallography. Electronic structures are studied through computational methods in comparison with FOX-7. In addition, the chemical reactivity of 3 was also investigated. Its hydroxylammonium (7), hydrazinium (8), and ammonium (9) salts were prepared, and the nitrate product (10) was also isolated. Compound 10 has a C-N bond length of 1.577 ? that is one of the longest values found for the C-NO2 bond. It was found that the incorporation of a tetrazole or triazole ring into the backbone of a conjugated nitroenamine does lead to a planar structure, which not only enhances the thermal stability but also improves the sensitivity of the product.
- Tang, Yongxing,Huang, Wei,Imler, Gregory H.,Parrish, Damon A.,Shreeve, Jean'ne M.
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(2020/05/14)
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- Heterocycle and imidazole compounds, pharmaceutical composition comprising heterocycle and imidazole derivatives as well as preparation method and application of heterocycle and imidazole compounds
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The invention relates to heterocycle and imidazole derivatives as well as a preparation method and a pharmaceutical application of heterocycle and imidazole derivatives, in particular to novel heterocycle and imidazole derivatives as shown in the general formula (I), a preparation method of the heterocycle and imidazole derivatives, pharmaceutical composition comprising the heterocycle and imidazole derivatives as well as an application of the heterocycle and imidazole derivatives as a therapeutic agent and particularly as a PARP (poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase) inhibitor.
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- INHIBITORS OF PI3K-DELTA AND METHODS OF THEIR USE AND MANUFACTURE
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The invention is directed to Compounds of Formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates thereof, as well as methods of making and using the compounds.
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- Potent and Selective Inhibitors of Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Receptor Phosphorylation. 3. Replacement of Quinazoline Moiety and Improvement of Metabolic Polymorphism of 4-[4-(N-Substituted (thio)carbamoyl)-1-piperazinyl]-6,7-dimethoxyquinazoline Derivatives
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We have previously reported that a series of 4-[4-(N-substituted (thio)carbamoyl)-1-piperazinyl]-6,7-dimethoxyquinazoline derivatives were potent and selective inhibitors of platelet-derived growth factor receptor (PDGFR) phosphorylation and demonstrated several biological effects such as suppression of neointima formation following balloon injury in rat carotid artery by oral administration. Here, we investigated structure-activity relationships of the 6,7-dimethoxyquinazolinyl moiety. In regard to 6,7-dimethoxy groups, ethoxy analogues showed potent activity (IC50 of 16b is 0.04 μM; IC50 of 17a is 0.01 μM) and further extension of the alkyl group reduced activity. Interestingly, methoxyethoxy (IC50 of 16j is 0.02μM; IC50 of 17h is 0.01 μM) and ethoxyethoxy (IC50 of 17j is 0.02 μM) analogues showed the most potent activity, suggesting that the inserted oxygen atom significantly interacts with β-PDGFR. Among tricyclic quinazoline derivatives, the 2-oxoimidazo[4,5-e]quinazoline derivative 21a showed potent activity (IC 50 = 0.10 μM). Regarding replacements of quinazoline by other heterocyclic rings, pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine (39a, IC50 = 0.17 μM) and quinoline (IC50 of 40a is 0.18 μM; IC50 of 40b is 0.09 μM) derivatives showed potent activity. Isoquinoline and some pyridopyrimidine derivatives were completely inactive; therefore, 1-aza has an important role. Also 7-aza and 8-aza substitution on the parent quinazoline ring has a detrimental effect on the interaction with β-PDGFR. We also demonstrated that the substituents on the quinazoline ring possess major consequences for metabolic polymorphism. Although there existed extensive metabolizers and poor metabolizers in Sprague-Dawley rats administrated 6,7-dimethoxyquinazoline derivatives (1b and 1c), 6-(2-methoxy)ethoxy-7-methoxyquinazoline analogue 16k showed no metabolic polymorphism.
- Matsuno, Kenji,Ushiki, Junko,Seishi, Takashi,Ichimura, Michio,Giese, Neill A.,Yu, Jin-Chen,Takahashi, Shusuke,Oda, Shoji,Nomoto, Yuji
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(2007/10/03)
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- An efficient one-pot synthesis of 6-alkoxy-8,9-dialkylpurines via reaction of 5-amino-4-chloro-6-alkylaminopyrimidines with N,N-dimethylalkaneamides and alkoxide ions
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The synthesis of a number of new 6-alkoxy-8,9-(disubstituted)purines has been accomplished by the cyclization of the corresponding intermediate 5-amino-4-chloro-6-(alkylamino)pyrimidines promoted by alkoxides and various N,N-dimethyl amides, where the latter act as solvent-reagents. By this three-component condensation reaction we are able to introduce an alkyl group in the 8 position of the purine ring with the concomitant nucleophilic replacement of the 6-chloro group with an alkoxy moiety.
- Baraldi, Pier Giovanni,Broceta, Asier Unciti,Infantas, Maria Josè Pineda De Las,Mochun, Juan Josè Dìaz,Espinosa, Antonio,Romagnoli, Romeo
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(2007/10/03)
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- Synthesis and biological evaluation of clitocine analogues as adenosine kinase inhibitors
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Adenosine kinase (AK) is the primary enzyme responsible for adenosine metabolism. Inhibition of AK effectively increases extracellular adenosine concentrations and represents an alternative approach to enhance the beneficial actions of adenosine as compared to direct-acting receptor agonists. Clitocine (3), isolated from the mushroom Clitocybe inversa, has been found to be a weak inhibitor of AK. We have prepared a number of analogues of clitocine in order to improve its potency and demonstrated that 5′-deoxy-5′-amino-clitocine (7) improved AK inhibitory potency by 50-fold.
- Lee, Chih-Hung,Daanen, Jerome F,Jiang, Meiqun,Yu, Haixia,Kohlhaas, Kathy L,Alexander, Karen,Jarvis, Michael F,Kowaluk, Elizabeth L,Bhagwat, Shripad S
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(2007/10/03)
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