- Scalable 9-Step Synthesis of the Splicing Modulator NVS-SM2
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NVS-SM2, the first activator of pre-mRNA splicing, displays remarkable pharmacological in vivo activities in models of spinal muscular atrophy. Herein we describe an improved approach to the synthesis of this compound, which features a convenient introduction of sterically encumbered amine moiety onto a fluoropyridazine intermediate.
- Abou-Hamdan, Hussein,Désaubry, Laurent
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p. 2954 - 2958
(2018/03/09)
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- Discovery, characterization, and effects on renal fluid and electrolyte excretion of the Kir4.1 potassium channel pore blocker, VU0134992
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The inward rectifier potassium (Kir) channel Kir4.1 (KCNJ10) carries out important physiologic roles in epithelial cells of the kidney, astrocytes in the central nervous system, and stria vascularis of the inner ear. Loss-of-function mutations in KCNJ10 lead to EAST/SeSAME syndrome, which is characterized by epilepsy, ataxia, renal salt wasting, and sensorineural deafness. Although genetic approaches have been indispensable for establishing the importance of Kir4.1 in the normal function of these tissues, the availability of pharmacological tools for acutely manipulating the activity of Kir4.1 in genetically normal animals has been lacking. We therefore carried out a high-throughput screen of 76, 575 compounds from the Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology library for small-molecule modulators of Kir4.1. The most potent inhibitor identified was 2-(2-bromo-4-isopropylphenoxy)- N-(2, 2, 6, 6-tetramethylpiperidin-4-yl)acetamide (VU0134992). In whole-cell patch-clamp electrophysiology experiments, VU0134992 inhibits Kir4.1 with an IC50 value of 0.97 μM and is 9-fold selective for homomeric Kir4.1 over Kir4.1/5.1 concatemeric channels (IC50 5 9 μM) at 2120 mV. In thallium (Tl+) flux assays, VU0134992 is greater than 30-fold selective for Kir4.1 over Kir1.1, Kir2.1, and Kir2.2; is weakly active toward Kir2.3, Kir6.2/SUR1, and Kir7.1; and is equally active toward Kir3.1/3.2, Kir3.1/3.4, and Kir4.2. This potency and selectivity profile is superior to Kir4.1 inhibitors amitriptyline, nortriptyline, and fluoxetine. Medicinal chemistry identified components of VU0134992 that are critical for inhibiting Kir4.1. Patch-clamp electrophysiology, molecular modeling, and site-directed mutagenesis identified pore-lining glutamate 158 and isoleucine 159 as critical residues for block of the channel. VU0134992 displayed a large free unbound fraction (fu) in rat plasma (fu 5 0.213). Consistent with the known role of Kir4.1 in renal function, oral dosing of VU0134992 led to a dose-dependent diuresis, natriuresis, and kaliuresis in rats. Thus, VU0134992 represents the first in vivo active tool compound for probing the therapeutic potential of Kir4.1 as a novel diuretic target for the treatment of hypertension.
- Kharade, Sujay V.,Kurata, Haruto,Bender, Aaron M.,Blobaum, Anna L.,Figueroa, Eric E.,Duran, Amanda,Kramer, Meghan,Days, Emily,Vinson, Paige,Flores, Daniel,Satlin, Lisa M.,Meiler, Jens,Weaver, C. David,Lindsley, Craig W.,Hopkins, Corey R.,Denton, Jerod S.
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supporting information
p. 926 - 937
(2018/08/04)
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- Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of small molecule inhibitors of CD4-gp120 binding based on virtual screening
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The low-molecular-weight compound JRC-II-191 inhibits infection of HIV-1 by blocking the binding of the HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein gp120 to the CD4 receptor and is therefore an important lead in the development of a potent viral entry inhibitor. Reported here is the use of two orthogonal screening methods, gold docking and ROCS shape-based similarity searching, to identify amine-building blocks that, when conjugated to the core scaffold, yield novel analogs that maintain similar affinity for gp120. Use of this computational approach to expand SAR produced analogs of equal inhibitory activity but with diverse capacity to enhance viral infection. The novel analogs provide additional lead scaffolds for the development of HIV-1 entry inhibitors that employ protein-ligand interactions in the vestibule of gp120 Phe 43 cavity.
- Lalonde, Judith M.,Elban, Mark A.,Courter, Joel R.,Sugawara, Akihiro,Soeta, Takahiro,Madani, Navid,Princiotto, Amy M.,Kwon, Young Do,Kwong, Peter D.,Sch?n, Arne,Freire, Ernesto,Sodroski, Joseph,Smith III, Amos B.
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supporting information; experimental part
p. 91 - 101
(2011/02/28)
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- Hybrid process for preparing a tri-substituted triazine
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The prior art solvent process for the manufacture of an oxo-piperazinyl triazine (PIP-T) compound required carrying out the reaction between an appropriately hindered cyclic amine and cyanuric chloride in the presence of caustic catalyst, in alkylbenzene solution, typically toluene. The chloride ions generated during the reaction, in presence of water present in the reaction zone, produced serious corrosion and resulted in off-color product which had a melt absorptivity greater than 3.5 mL/gm.cm. This "color" in the product made the product generally unmarketable. Another process to make a PIP-T termed "the solventless" process used no toluene solvent, and no caustic but required such a very large excess of amine that the catalytic function of the amine.HCl salt went unnoticed. In the novel process, referred to as the "hybrid" process, this catalytic function allows the use of only as much toluene in the reactor as is needed to keep the product formed and the excess amine in solution, and the use of less than a two-fold molar excess over the molar amount to displace each chlorine atom of the cyanuric chloride. The result is exceptionally high purity and yield with color no greater than that which the marketplace accepts.
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- In the Search for New Anticancer Drugs. 9. Synthesis and Anticancer Activity of Spin-Labeled Analogues of N,N:N',N':N'',N''-Tri-1,2-ethanediylphosphoric Triamide and N,N:N',N':N'',N''-Tri-1,2-ethanediylphosphorothioic Triamide
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A number of N,N:N',N':N'',N''-tri-1,2-ethanediylphosphoric triamide (TEPA) and N,N:N',N':N'',N''-tri-1,2-ethanediylphosphorothioic triamide (thio-TEPA) derivatives containing either two aziridine moieties (1a) or two (2-chloroethyl)amino functions (1b) and either a 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine, 1-oxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine or 1-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine component were synthesized and tested against lymphocytic leukemia P388 in mice.In a structure-activity comparison it was found that at optimum dose all compounds containing the nitroxyl radical were more active than the corresponding hydroxylamine derivatives.The open-chain compounds (1b) were less active than the corresponding aziridine ring compounds (1a).The replacement of the X = bridge in 1a with the X = N(CH3) group resulted in lowering of the anticancer activity.
- Sosnovsky, George,Paul, Buddha D.
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p. 782 - 788
(2007/10/02)
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