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Discovery of Potent and Selective Inhibitors for G9a-Like Protein (GLP) Lysine Methyltransferase
Xiong, Yan,Li, Fengling,Babault, Nicolas,Dong, Aiping,Zeng, Hong,Wu, Hong,Chen, Xin,Arrowsmith, Cheryl H.,Brown, Peter J.,Liu, Jing,Vedadi, Masoud,Jin, Jian
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G9a-like protein (GLP) and G9a are highly homologous protein lysine methyltransferases (PKMTs) sharing approximately 80% sequence identity in their catalytic domains. GLP and G9a form a heterodimer complex and catalyze mono- and dimethylation of histone H3 lysine 9 and nonhistone substrates. Although they are closely related, GLP and G9a possess distinct physiological and pathophysiological functions. Thus, GLP or G9a selective small-molecule inhibitors are useful tools to dissect their distinct biological functions. We previously reported potent and selective G9a/GLP dual inhibitors including UNC0638 and UNC0642. Here we report the discovery of potent and selective GLP inhibitors including 4 (MS0124) and 18 (MS012), which are >30-fold and 140-fold selective for GLP over G9a and other methyltransferases, respectively. The cocrystal structures of GLP and G9a in the complex with either 4 or 18 displayed virtually identical binding modes and interactions, highlighting the challenges in structure-based design of selective inhibitors for either enzyme.
IMPROVED PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF APREMILAST
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, (2017/11/16)
The present invention relates to an improved process for the preparation of Apremilast of formula (I).
Preparation method of chiral S/R-3-ethoxy-4-methoxy-alpha[(methylsulfonyl)methyl] benzyl alcohol
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, (2016/12/12)
The invention relates to a preparation method of chiral S/R-3-ethoxy-4-methoxy-alpha[(methylsulfonyl)methyl] benzyl alcohol. The preparation method comprises the following steps: 3-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzaldehyde is taken as a starting material and reacts with hydroxylammonium hydrochloride to produce 3-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzonitrile; 3-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzonitrile reacts with bromoethane to produce 3-ethoxy-4-methoxybenzonitrile; 3-ethoxy-4-methoxybenzonitrile reacts with dimethyl sulfone under the action of n-butyllithium, a product is hydrolyzed in an aqueous hydrochloric acid solution, and 1-(3-ethoxy-4-methoxyphenyl)-2-(methylsulfonyl)ethanone is obtained; finally, S-(-)-alpha,alpha-diphenyl-2-pyrrolidinemethanol or R-(+)-alpha,alpha-diphenyl-2-pyrrolidinemethanol is taken as a chiral catalyst, a borane dimethyl sulfide solution is taken as a reducing agent, carbonyl is reduced, and a product is obtained. The reaction conditions are mild, the product yield is higher, the technology level is increased, the operability is improved, and large-scale industrial production is facilitated.