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Selective Allosteric Antagonists for the G Protein-Coupled Receptor GPRC6A Based on the 2-Phenylindole Privileged Structure Scaffold
Johansson, Henrik,Boesgaard, Michael Worch,N?rskov-Lauritsen, Lenea,Larsen, Inna,Kuhne, Sebastiaan,Gloriam, David E.,Br?uner-Osborne, Hans,Sejer Pedersen, Daniel
, p. 8938 - 8951 (2015)
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) represent a biological target class of fundamental importance in drug therapy. The GPRC6A receptor is a newly deorphanized class C GPCR that we recently reported for the first allosteric antagonists based on the 2-arylindole privileged structure scaffold (e.g., 1-3). Herein, we present the first structure-activity relationship study for the 2-arylindole antagonist 3, comprising the design, synthesis, and pharmacological evaluation of a focused library of 3-substituted 2-arylindoles. In a FRET-based inositol monophosphate (IP1) assay we identified compounds 7, 13e, and 34b as antagonists at the GPRC6A receptor in the low micromolar range and show that 7 and 34b display >9-fold selectivity for the GPRC6A receptor over related GPCRs, making 7 and 34b the most potent and selective antagonists for the GPRC6A receptor reported to date.
New glycine derived peptides bearing benzenesulphonamide as an antiplasmodial agent
Ugwuja, Daniel Izuchukwu,Okoro, Uchechukwu,Soman, Shubhanji,Ibezim, Akachukwu,Ugwu, David,Soni, Rina,Obi, Bonaventure,Ezugwu, James,Ekoh, Ogechi
, p. 3660 - 3674 (2021/03/03)
In the tropics, malaria is among the most serious infectious diseases in developing countries. The discovery of the artemesinin antimalarial drug not too long ago was a major breakthrough in the effort to combat the malaria disease. However, recent reports of resistance even to combination therapy involving artemisinin are very worrisome and have led to the search for new chemical agents to sustain the fight against malaria. The carboxamide functionality has been shown to be an important pharmacophore in over 25% of commercial chemotherapeutic agents. Three benzensulphonamides (3a-c) were prepared from the reaction of the appropriate benzensulphonyl chloride (1a-c) and alanine (2) in aqueous basic medium. Eight tert-butylamino-oxo-ethylcarbamates (5a-h) were also prepared from reacting commercially available boc-glycine (4) and different amines using peptide coupling reagents such as 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide hydrochloride (EDC) and 1-hydroxybenzotriazole (HOBt), with triethyl amine and dichloromethane (DCM) as solvents. The target compounds were prepared by reacting compounds 3a-c with compounds 5a-h in the presence of coupling reagents to get twenty four (24) different compounds. The compounds were characterized and evaluated for their antiplasmodial activity. Computed molecular descriptors and assessed biochemical parameters showed that the compounds were drug-like and safe. All the compounds had favourable binding interactions with residues at the PABA binding site of homologically modeled P. falciparum dihydropteroate synthase and henceforward the in vitro and in vivo antiplasmodial activities were evaluated. Compounds 7a-7x showed activity against P. falciparum (W2 strain) at MIC values ranging from 3.52 to 0.09 μM. Moreover, seven of the compounds (7c, 7d, 7i, 7j, 7p, 7r and 7s) showed better activity than quinine (MIC = 0.72 μM). In addition, 16 of the 24 compounds were found to clear more than 50 percent of P. berghei (NK-65 strain) from the blood of infected mice at 12 days post-infection. The percentages of parasites cleared by 20 mg kg-1 of the three most effective compounds (7g, 7n and 7r) were 74.98, 74.98 and 74.07, respectively. In conclusion, 7r (MIC 0.71 μM) from this class of glycine derived sulfonamides has the ability to clear 74.07% of P. berghei from blood of infected mice at 20 mg kg-1 and an interesting pharmacokinetic profile (MW = 430.31 Da, HBA = 7, HBD = 3, log?P = 2.56, NRB = 9 and TPSA = 104.37 ?2), which is in agreement with the Lipinski rule of 5 for a compound to be qualified as a drug candidate. 7r could serve as a lead in developing new antiplasmodial agents. This journal is
Synthesis of protected α-amino acids: Via decarboxylation amination from malonate derivatives
Dai, Qipu,Fu, Hui,Hu, Changwen,Li, Peihe,Li, Xiaoying,Wang, Zheng
, p. 4439 - 4446 (2020/10/20)
A general and efficient strategy for the synthesis of protected α-amino acids is reported. The method uses malonate derivatives as the starting materials and Cs2CO3 as a base at 60 degrees, giving α-amino acid derivatives in moderate yields by releasing CO2. This methodology shows broad substrate scope (primary and secondary acids), excellent functional group tolerance and high efficiency to give the desired products under mild reaction conditions. It also allows the construction of β and γ-amino acids and other unnatural products.
