1289038-89-6Relevant articles and documents
Discovery of GBT440, an Orally Bioavailable R-State Stabilizer of Sickle Cell Hemoglobin
Metcalf, Brian,Chuang, Chihyuan,Dufu, Kobina,Patel, Mira P.,Silva-Garcia, Abel,Johnson, Carl,Lu, Qing,Partridge, James R.,Patskovska, Larysa,Patskovsky, Yury,Almo, Steven C.,Jacobson, Matthew P.,Hua, Lan,Xu, Qing,Gwaltney, Stephen L.,Yee, Calvin,Harris, Jason,Morgan, Bradley P.,James, Joyce,Xu, Donghong,Hutchaleelaha, Athiwat,Paulvannan, Kumar,Oksenberg, Donna,Li, Zhe
supporting information, p. 321 - 326 (2017/03/17)
We report the discovery of a new potent allosteric effector of sickle cell hemoglobin, GBT440 (36), that increases the affinity of hemoglobin for oxygen and consequently inhibits its polymerization when subjected to hypoxic conditions. Unlike earlier allosteric activators that bind covalently to hemoglobin in a 2:1 stoichiometry, 36 binds with a 1:1 stoichiometry. Compound 36 is orally bioavailable and partitions highly and favorably into the red blood cell with a RBC/plasma ratio of ~150. This partitioning onto the target protein is anticipated to allow therapeutic concentrations to be achieved in the red blood cell at low plasma concentrations. GBT440 (36) is in Phase 3 clinical trials for the treatment of sickle cell disease (NCT03036813).
INHIBITORS OF THE KYNURENINE PATHWAY
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The present application provides novel inhibitors of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase-1 and/or indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase-2 and/or tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase, metabolites thereof, and phannaceutically acceptable salts or prodrugs thereof. Also provided are methods for preparing these compounds. A therapeutically effective amount of one or more of the compounds of formula (I) is useful in treating diseases resulting from dysregulation of the kynurenine pathway. Compounds of formula (I) act by inhibiting the enzymatic activity or expression of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase-1 and/or indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase-2 and/or tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase.