136185-95-0Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Synthesis, structure-activity relationships, and pharmacokinetic properties of dihydroorotate dehydrogenase inhibitors: 2-cyano-3-cyclopropyl- 3-hydroxy. N-[3'-methyl-4'-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]propenamide and related compounds
Kuo, Elizabeth A.,Hambleton, Philip T.,Kay, David P.,Evans, Phillip L.,Matharu, Saroop S.,Little, Edward,McDowall, Neil,Jones, C. Beth,Hedgecock, Charles J. R.,Yea, Christopher M.,Chan, A. W. Edith,Hairsine, Peter W.,Ager, Ian R.,Tully, W. Roger,Williamson, Richard A.,Westwood, Robert
, p. 4608 - 4621 (2007/10/03)
The active metabolite (2) of the novel immunosuppressive agent leflunomide (1) has been shown to inhibit the enzyme dihydroorotate dehydrogenase (DHODH). This enzyme catalyzes the fourth step in de novo pyrimidine biosynthesis. A series of analogues of the active metabolite 2 have been synthesized. Their in vivo biological activity determined in rat and mouse delayed type hypersensitivity has been found to correlate well with their in vitro DHODH potency. The most promising compound (3) has shown activity in rat and mouse collagen (II)-induced arthritis models (ED50 = 2 and 31 mg/kg, respectively) and has shown a shorter half-life in man when compared with leflunomide. Clinical studies in rheumatoid arthritis are in progress.
Synthesis and Biological Activity of a Series of Diaryl-Substituted α-Cyano-β-hydroxypropenamides, a New Class of Anthelmintic Agents
Sjogren, Eric B.,Rider, Michael A.,Nelson, Peter H.,Bingham, Stanford,Poulton, Anthony L.,et al.
, p. 3295 - 3301 (2007/10/02)
A series of α-cyano-β-hydroxypropenamides was prepared and tested for anthelmintic activity. α-Cyano-β-hydroxy-N--3-propenamide (1) showed good activity against the nematode Nematospirodes dubius in a mixed parasite infection in mice; several of the analogues were also effective against the cestode Hymenolepis nana.In sheep trials, 1 caused 100percent reduction of the hematophagous nematode Haemonchus contortus after a single dose of 20 mg/kg but did not show satisfactory control of Trichostrongylus colubriformis or Ostertagia circumcincta.Against the liver fluke Fasciola hepatica, 1 suppressed egg production but only temporarily, suggesting that the adult flukes were not eliminated.Mechanism of action studies on 1 using Ascaris mitochondria showed it to be an uncoupler of oxidative phosphorylation.
