- Targeting an Aromatic Hotspot in Plasmodium falciparum 1-Deoxy-d-xylulose-5-phosphate Reductoisomerase with β-Arylpropyl Analogues of Fosmidomycin
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Blocking the 2-C-methyl-d-erythrithol-4-phosphate pathway for isoprenoid biosynthesis offers new ways to inhibit the growth of Plasmodium spp. Fosmidomycin [(3-(N-hydroxyformamido)propyl)phosphonic acid, 1] and its acetyl homologue FR-900098 [(3-(N-hydroxyacetamido)propyl)phosphonic acid, 2] potently inhibit 1-deoxy-d-xylulose-5-phosphate reductoisomerase (Dxr), a key enzyme in this biosynthetic pathway. Arylpropyl substituents were introduced at the β-position of the hydroxamate analogue of 2 to study changes in lipophilicity, as well as electronic and steric properties. The potency of several new compounds on the P. falciparum enzyme approaches that of 1 and 2. Activities against the enzyme and parasite correlate well, supporting the mode of action. Seven X-ray structures show that all of the new arylpropyl substituents displace a key tryptophan residue of the active-site flap, which had made favorable interactions with 1 and 2. Plasticity of the flap allows substituents to be accommodated in many ways; in most cases, the flap is largely disordered. Compounds can be separated into two classes based on whether the substituent on the aromatic ring is at the meta or para position. Generally, meta-substituted compounds are better inhibitors, and in both classes, smaller size is linked to better potency.
- Sooriyaarachchi, Sanjeewani,Chofor, René,Risseeuw, Martijn D. P.,Bergfors, Terese,Pouyez, Jenny,Dowd, Cynthia S.,Maes, Louis,Wouters, Johan,Jones, T. Alwyn,Van Calenbergh, Serge,Mowbray, Sherry L.
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p. 2024 - 2036
(2016/10/22)
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- Contrast agents for applications including perfusion imaging
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The present invention is directed, in part, to compounds and methods for imaging the central nervous system or cancer, comprising administering to a subject a contrast agent which comprises a compound that binds MC-I, and an imaging moiety, and scanning the subject using diagnostic imaging.
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- BENZOXAZOLONE DERIVATIVES AS ACID CERAMIDASE INHIBITORS, AND THEIR USE AS MEDICAMENTS
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The present invention relates to benzoxazolone derivatives as acid ceramidase inhibitors, pharmaceutical compositions containing these inhibitors and methods of inhibiting acid ceramidase for the treatment of disorders in which modulation of the levels of ceramide is clinically relevant. The invention also provides benzoxazolone derivatives for use as a medicament in the treatment of cancer, inflammation, pain, inflammatory pain or pulmonary diseases.
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- Benzoxazolone Carboxamides as Potent Acid Ceramidase Inhibitors: Synthesis and Structure-Activity Relationship (SAR) Studies
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Ceramides are lipid-derived intracellular messengers involved in the control of senescence, inflammation, and apoptosis. The cysteine amidase, acid ceramidase (AC), hydrolyzes these substances into sphingosine and fatty acid and, by doing so, regulates their signaling activity. AC inhibitors may be useful in the treatment of pathological conditions, such as cancer, in which ceramide levels are abnormally reduced. Here, we present a systematic SAR investigation of the benzoxazolone carboxamides, a recently described class of AC inhibitors that display high potency and systemic activity in mice. We examined a diverse series of substitutions on both benzoxazolone ring and carboxamide side chain. Several modifications enhanced potency and stability, and one key compound with a balanced activity-stability profile (14) was found to inhibit AC activity in mouse lungs and cerebral cortex after systemic administration. The results expand our arsenal of AC inhibitors, thereby facilitating the use of these compounds as pharmacological tools and their potential development as drug leads.
- Bach, Anders,Pizzirani, Daniela,Realini, Natalia,Vozella, Valentina,Russo, Debora,Penna, Ilaria,Melzig, Laurin,Scarpelli, Rita,Piomelli, Daniele
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p. 9258 - 9272
(2015/12/23)
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- Iron-catalyzed arene alkylation reactions with unactivated secondary alcohols
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A simple, iron-based catalytic system allows for the inter- and intramolecular arylation of unactivated secondary alcohols. This transformation expands the substrate scope beyond the previously required activated alcohols and proceeds under mild reaction conditions, tolerating air and moisture. Furthermore, the use of an enantioenriched secondary alcohol provides an enantioenriched product for the intramolecular reaction, thereby offering a convenient approach to nonracemic products.
- Jefferies, Latisha R.,Cook, Silas P.
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p. 2026 - 2029
(2014/05/06)
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- Discovery of a highly orally bioavailable c-5-[6-(4-Methanesulfonyloxyphenyl)hexyl]-2-methyl-1,3-dioxane-r-2-carbo xylic acid as a potent hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic agent
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A series of novel 1,3-dioxane-2-carboxylic acid derivatives containing alkyl chain tether and substituted phenyl group as a lipophilic tail have been prepared as agonists of PPARα and γ. c-5-[6-(4-Methanesulfonyloxyphenyl)hexyl]-2-methyl-1,3-dioxane-r-2-carbo xylic acid 13c exhibited potent hypoglycemic and lipid lowering activity with high oral bioavailability in animal models.
- Pingali, Harikishore,Jain, Mukul,Shah, Shailesh,Basu, Sujay,Makadia, Pankaj,Goswami, Amitgiri,Zaware, Pandurang,Patil, Pravin,Godha, Atul,Giri, Suresh,Goel, Ashish,Patel, Megha,Patel, Harilal,Patel, Pankaj
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p. 5586 - 5590
(2009/06/18)
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- Contrast agents for myocardial perfusion imaging
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The present disclosure is directed, in part, to compounds and methods for imaging myocardial perfusion, comprising administering to a patient a contrast agent which comprises a compound that binds MC-1, and an imaging moiety, and scanning the patient using diagnostic imaging.
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- Structural optimization of 4-(2-chlorophenyl)-9-methyl-6H-thieno [3,2-f][1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a][1,4]diazepines as antagonists for platelet activating factor: Pharmacological contribution of substituents at the 2- and 6-positions of a condensed ring system
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A series of 4-(2-chlorophenyl)-9-methyl-6H-thieno [3,2-f][1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a][1,4]diazepine derivatives bearing substituents at the 2- and 6-positions were synthesized, and evaluated in vitro for their inhibitory activity on rabbit platelet aggregation induced by platelet activating factor (PAF) and in vivo for their preventing effect on PAF-induced mortality in mice. The length of alkyl or arylalkyl side chain at the 2-position was responsible for enhancing the affinity for the PAF receptor. The simultaneous substitution at both the 2- and 6-positions resulted in a successful separation of the affinity for the PAF receptor from that for the benzodiazepine (BZ) receptor. Thus, (±)-4-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-[2-(4-isobutylphenyl)ethyl]- 6,9-dimethyl-6H-thieno[3,2-f][1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a][1,4] diazepine (Y-24180) was confirmed to be a specific antagonist for the PAF receptor and is currently under clinical trials.
- Kawakami,Kitani,Yuasa,Abe,Moriwaki,Kagoshima,Terasawa,Tahara
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p. 683 - 692
(2007/10/03)
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- β-Halogeno Ether Synthesis of Olefinic Alcohols: Stereochemistry of the Ring-scission of 2-Substituted 3-Halogenotetrahydro-pyrans and -furans
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The stereochemical outcome of the sodium ring-scission of 2-substituted 3-halogenotetrahydro-pyrans and -furans, with 2-substitution represented by alkyl, alkenyl or aryl, is presented.Although the cis- and the trans-tetrahydropyran scissions are hyghly stereoselective for (E)-5-substituted pent-4-enol, this stereoselectivity breaks down when the 2-substituent is conformationally undiscriminating (deuterium) or has substantial anomeric effects (methoxy).Consideration of this, along with conformational data from the preceding paper, provides an explanation of the stereoselectivity of the tetrahydropyran scission.Evidence against a radical, and for a carbanion intermediate is presented and a common, very rapidly inverting, 3-carbanion is considered to be formed from either cis- or trans-stereoisomers.Ring scission is also rapid (the carbanion cannot be trapped), but less rapid than carbanion inversion, and takes place before the slower conformational inversion can occur so that the (E)/(Z)-nature of the unsaturated alcohol produced is controlled by the initial tetrahydropyran conformation.The unstereospecific nature of the ring scission of both cis- and trans-2-alkyl-3-chlorotetrahydrofurans is explained as a consequence of their existence in conformational equilibria. The high stereoselectivity of the ring scission of cis- and trans-3-chloro-2,3-dimethyltetrahydropyrans, and the poor stereoselectivity of the scission of 2-alkyl-3-chloro-2-methyltetrahydrpyrans, is explained; the reaction of sodium with 2-butyl-3,3-dichlorotetrahydropyran is considered.Using the ring-scission of 3-chlor-2-ethyltetrahydropyran, short syntheses of (+/-)-endo-brevicomin are described to illustrate the utility of β-halogen ether synthesis.
- Crombie, Leslie,Wyvill, Robert D.
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p. 1983 - 1996
(2007/10/02)
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