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Table 4
Enzyme IC50 Valuesa for compounds 12 and 14
AUC and Cmax values for selected compounds
Compd
R
P1
L1
IC50 (nM)
Compd
R
P1
AUC0–24 h
(ng h/mL)
Cmax
(ng/mL)
12a
12b
12c
12d
12e
12f
12g
12h
12i
t-Butyl
Cyclohexyl
Adamantyl
Phenyl
NHCONH
NHCONH
NHCONH
NHCONH
NHCONH
NHCONH
NHCONH
NHCONH
NHCONH
NHCONH
NHCONH
NHCONH
NHCONH
NHCONH
NHCONH
NHCONH
CH2CONH
CH2CONH
CH2CONH
CH2CONH
CH2CONH
CH2CONH
CH2CONH
CH2CONH
CH2CONH
CH2CONH
1,3-Ph
1,3-Ph
1,3-Ph
1,3-Ph
1,3-Ph
1,3-Ph
1,3-Ph
1,3-Ph
1,3-Ph
1,3-Ph
1,3-Ph
1,3-Ph
1,3-Ph
1,3-Ph
1,3-Ph
1,3-Ph
1,3-Ph
1,3-Ph
1,3-Ph
1,3-Ph
1,3-Ph
1,3-Ph
1,3-Ph
1,3-Ph
1,3-Ph
1,3-Ph
1040
3.9
0.8
38
14
12b
Cyclohexyl
Phenyl
NHCONH
NHCONH
NHCONH
NHCONH
NHCONH
NHCONH
NHCONH
CH2CONH
CH2CONH
NHCONH
NHCONH
131
3570
491
3
8
9
753
0
57
102
1570
123
3
5
6
218
0
48
12d
12e
12f
12i
4-Fluorophenyl
3,4-Difluoro
4-Trifluoromethylphenyl
4-Chlorophenyl
3,4-Methylenedioxyphenyl
Adamantyl
4-Fluorophenyl
Cyclohexyl
4-Trifluoromethylphenyl
4-Fluorophenyl
3,4-Difluorophenyl
2,4-Difluorophenyl
2,4,6-Trifluorophenyl
4-Trifluoromethylphenyl
3-Trifluoromethylphenyl
4-Trifluoromethoxyphenyl
4-Chlorophenyl
2,6-Dichlorophenyl
3,4-Methylenedioxyphenyl
3-Dimethylaminophenyl
3-Pyridyl
t-Butyl
Cyclohexyl
Adamantyl
4-Fluorophenyl
3,4-Difluorophenyl
4-Trifluoromethylphenyl
4-Trifluoromethoxyphenyl
4-Chlorophenyl
3-Pyridyl
3,4-Methylenedioxyphenyl
11
121
1880
1
13.8
8
12l
12n
14c
14e
19b
19i
12j
12k
12l
863
1050
669
263
2
12m
12n
12o
12p
14a
14b
14c
14e
14f
14i
14k
14l
14p
14q
10,000
33
240
5000
1550
28
meta substituted ether compounds 12 exhibited a broad range of
oral exposure values (AUC), however the more potent inhibitors
containing electron withdrawing substituent on the aromatic ring
(e.g., 12f, 12i, and 12l) gave lower exposure. LC/MS/MS of plasma
samples indicated that the primary route of metabolism involved
hydroxylation of the morpholine ring18 and cleavage of the
aromatic ether. The best exposure was seen with the unsubstituted
phenyl analog 12d. Both the para substituted ether analogs 19b
and 19i exhibited superior exposure to the meta substituted ethers
12b and 12i. The amide analogs 14c and 14e were found to have
lower exposure than the urea analogs.
2.5
550
321
55
43
116
14,000
365
a
IC50 values for all sEH inhibitors were determined using a fluorescent assay.16
In conclusion, we have explored the SAR of the left hand side R
group in the aryl ether scaffold 1 and shown that aryl rings bearing
4-CF3, 4-Cl, and 4-CF3O afford enzyme potency comparable to that
afforded by the adamantyl group. We have identified a number of
potent urea and amide analogs with improved pharmacokinetics
over prototypical sEH inhibitors. Further work is in progress to
evaluate sEH inhibitors 12d, 12n, 19b, and 19i, which exhibit good
exposure, in animal efficacy models of type 2 diabetes.
Table 2
Enzyme IC50 Valuesa for compounds 13, 15, 25, and 26
Compd
R
P1
L1
IC50 (nM)
13b
13c
13d
13e
13i
13k
13l
15c
15i
Cyclohexyl
Adamantyl
Phenyl
NHCONH
NHCONH
NHCONH
NHCONH
NHCONH
NHCONH
NHCONH
CH2CONH
CH2CONH
CH2CONH
NHCONH
CH2CONH
1,3-Ph-4-F
1,3-Ph-4-F
1,3-Ph-4-F
1,3-Ph-4-F
1,3-Ph-4-F
1,3-Ph-4-F
1,3-Ph-4-F
1,3-Ph-4-F
1,3-Ph-4-F
1,3-Ph-4-F
1,3-Cyclohexyl
1,3-Cyclohexyl
6.5
0.8
81
4-Fluorophenyl
4-Trifluoromethylphenyl
4-Trifluoromethoxyphenyl
4-Chlorophenyl
Adamantyl
4-Trifluoromethylphenyl
4-Trifluoromethoxyphenyl
Adamantyl
40
1.3
0.8
4.8
6.6
156
145
2.5
5.2
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IC50 values for all sEH inhibitors were determined using a fluorescent assay.16
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Table 3
Enzyme IC50 Valuesa for compounds 19 and 20
Compd
R
P1
L1
IC50 (nM)
19b
19c
19d
19i
19k
19l
20c
20d
20i
20k
20l
Cyclohexyl
Adamantyl
Phenyl
4-Trifluoromethylphenyl
4-Trifluoromethoxyphenyl
4-Chlorophenyl
Adamantyl
NHCONH
NHCONH
NHCONH
NHCONH
NHCONH
NHCONH
CH2CONH
CH2CONH
CH2CONH
CH2CONH
CH2CONH
1,4-Ph
1,4-Ph
1,4-Ph
1,4-Ph
1,4-Ph
1,4-Ph
1,4-Ph
1,4-Ph
1,4-Ph
1,4-Ph
1,4-Ph
5.4
1.3
39
0.8
0.8
1.5
1.3
870
54
Phenyl
4-Trifluoromethylphenyl
4-Trifluoromethoxyphenyl
4-Chlorophenyl
42
140
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a
IC50 values for all sEH inhibitors were determined using a fluorescent assay.16