156-81-0Relevant academic research and scientific papers
A prebiotically plausible synthesis of pyrimidine β-ribonucleosides and their phosphate derivatives involving photoanomerization
Xu, Jianfeng,Tsanakopoulou, Maria,Magnani, Christopher J.,Szabla, Rafa?,?poner, Judit E.,?poner, Ji?í,Góra, Robert W.,Sutherland, John D.
, p. 303 - 309 (2017/04/03)
Previous research has identified ribose aminooxazoline as a potential intermediate in the prebiotic synthesis of the pyrimidine nucleotides with remarkable properties. It crystallizes spontaneously from reaction mixtures, with an enhanced enantiomeric excess if initially enantioenriched, which suggests that reservoirs of this compound might have accumulated on the early Earth in an optically pure form. Ribose aminooxazoline can be converted efficiently into α-ribocytidine by way of 2,2'-anhydroribocytidine, although anomerization to β-ribocytidine by ultraviolet irradiation is extremely inefficient. Our previous work demonstrated the synthesis of pyrimidine β-ribonucleotides, but at the cost of ignoring ribose aminooxazoline, using arabinose aminooxazoline instead. Here we describe a long-sought route through ribose aminooxazoline to the pyrimidine β-ribonucleosides and their phosphate derivatives that involves an extraordinarily efficient photoanomerization of α-2-thioribocytidine. In addition to the canonical nucleosides, our synthesis accesses β-2-thioribouridine, a modified nucleoside found in transfer RNA that enables both faster and more-accurate nucleic acid template-copying chemistry.
A Global Scale Scenario for Prebiotic Chemistry: Silica-Based Self-Assembled Mineral Structures and Formamide
Saladino, Raffaele,Botta, Giorgia,Bizzarri, Bruno Mattia,Di Mauro, Ernesto,Garcia Ruiz, Juan Manuel
, p. 2806 - 2811 (2016/06/01)
The pathway from simple abiotically made organic compounds to the molecular bricks of life, as we know it, is unknown. The most efficient geological abiotic route to organic compounds results from the aqueous dissolution of olivine, a reaction known as serpentinization (Sleep, N.H., et al. (2004) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 101, 12818-12822). In addition to molecular hydrogen and a reducing environment, serpentinization reactions lead to high-pH alkaline brines that can become easily enriched in silica. Under these chemical conditions, the formation of self-assembled nanocrystalline mineral composites, namely silica/carbonate biomorphs and metal silicate hydrate (MSH) tubular membranes (silica gardens), is unavoidable (Kellermeier, M., et al. In Methods in Enzymology, Research Methods in Biomineralization Science (De Yoreo, J., Ed.) Vol. 532, pp 225-256, Academic Press, Burlington, MA). The osmotically driven membranous structures have remarkable catalytic properties that could be operating in the reducing organic-rich chemical pot in which they form. Among one-carbon compounds, formamide (NH2CHO) has been shown to trigger the formation of complex prebiotic molecules under mineral-driven catalytic conditions (Saladino, R., et al. (2001) Biorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, 9, 1249-1253), proton irradiation (Saladino, R., et al. (2015) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 112, 2746-2755), and laser-induced dielectric breakdown (Ferus, M., et al. (2015) Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 112, 657-662). Here, we show that MSH membranes are catalysts for the condensation of NH2CHO, yielding prebiotically relevant compounds, including carboxylic acids, amino acids, and nucleobases. Membranes formed by the reaction of alkaline (pH 12) sodium silicate solutions with MgSO4 and Fe2(SO4)3·9H2O show the highest efficiency, while reactions with CuCl2·2H2O, ZnCl2, FeCl2·4H2O, and MnCl2·4H2O showed lower reactivities. The collections of compounds forming inside and outside the tubular membrane are clearly specific, demonstrating that the mineral self-assembled membranes at the same time create space compartmentalization and selective catalysis of the synthesis of relevant compounds. Rather than requiring odd local conditions, the prebiotic organic chemistry scenario for the origin of life appears to be common at a universal scale and, most probably, earlier than ever thought for our planet.
METHOD OF INHIBITING HAMARTOMA TUMOR CELLS
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Dimorpholinopyrimidines are useful for inhibiting growth or proliferation of hamartoma tumor cells. Because the Dimorpholinopyrimidines inhibit the growth and proliferation of hamartoma tumor cells they are also useful in treating PTEN hamartoma tumor syndromes. The therapeutic and prophylactic treatments provided by this invention are practiced by administering to a patient in need thereof an amount of a compound of dimorpholinopyrimidine derivative that is effective to inhibit growth or proliferation of the hamartoma tumor cells.
Identification of NVP-BKM120 as a potent, selective, orally bioavailable class i PI3 kinase inhibitor for treating cancer
Burger, Matthew T.,Pecchi, Sabina,Wagman, Allan,Ni, Zhi-Jie,Knapp, Mark,Hendrickson, Thomas,Atallah, Gordana,Pfister, Keith,Zhang, Yanchen,Bartulis, Sarah,Frazier, Kelly,Ng, Simon,Smith, Aaron,Verhagen, Joelle,Haznedar, Joshua,Huh, Kay,Iwanowicz, Ed,Xin, Xiaohua,Menezes, Daniel,Merritt, Hanne,Lee, Isabelle,Wiesmann, Marion,Kaufman, Susan,Crawford, Kenneth,Chin, Michael,Bussiere, Dirksen,Shoemaker, Kevin,Zaror, Isabel,Maira, Sauveur-Michel,Voliva, Charles F.
supporting information; experimental part, p. 774 - 779 (2011/12/03)
Phosphoinositide-3-kinases (PI3Ks) are important oncology targets due to the deregulation of this signaling pathway in a wide variety of human cancers. Herein we describe the structure guided optimization of a series of 2-morpholino, 4-substituted, 6-heterocyclic pyrimidines where the pharmacokinetic properties were improved by modulating the electronics of the 6-position heterocycle, and the overall druglike properties were fine-tuned further by modification of the 4-position substituent. The resulting 2,4-bismorpholino 6-heterocyclic pyrimidines are potent class I PI3K inhibitors showing mechanism modulation in PI3K dependent cell lines and in vivo efficacy in tumor xenograft models with PI3K pathway deregulation (A2780 ovarian and U87MG glioma). These efforts culminated in the discovery of 15 (NVP-BKM120), currently in Phase II clinical trials for the treatment of cancer.
PI 3-KINASE INHIBITORS AND METHODS OF THEIR USE
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Phosphatidylinositol (PI) 3-kinase inhibitor compounds, their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, and prodrugs thereof; compositions of the new compounds, either alone or in combination with at least one additional therapeutic agent, with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier; and uses of the new compounds, either alone or in combination with at least one additional therapeutic agent, in the prophylaxis or treatment of diseases characterized by the abnormal activity of growth factors, protein serine/threonine kinases, and phospholipid kinases, including proliferative diseases, inflammatory and obstructive airways diseases, allergic conditions, auutoimmune and cardiovascular diseases.
PYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVES USED AS PI-3 KINASE INHIBITORS
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Phosphatidylinositol (PI) 3-kinase inhibitor compounds (I), their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, and prodrugs thereof ; compositions of the new compounds, either alone or in combination with at least one additional therapeutic agent, with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier; and uses of the new compounds, either alone or in combination with at least one additional therapeutic agent, in the prophylaxis or treatment of proliferative diseases characterized by the abnormal activity of growth factors, protein serine/threonine kinases, and phospholipid kinases.
Folate-Synthesizing Enzyme System as Target for Development of Inhibitors and Inhibitor Combinations against Candida albicans - Synthesis and Biological Activity of New 2,4-Diaminopyrimidines and 4′-Substituted 4-Aminodiphenyl Sulfones
Otzen, Thomas,Wempe, Ellen G.,Kunz, Brigitte,Bartels, Rainer,Lehwark-Yvetot, Gudrun,H?nsel, Wolfram,Schaper, Klaus-Jürgen,Seydel, Joachim K.
, p. 240 - 253 (2007/10/03)
The paper describes the design, synthesis, and testing of inhibitors of folate-synthesizing enzymes and of whole cell cultures of Candida albicans. The target enzymes used were dihydropteroic acid synthase (SYN) and dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR). Several series of new 2,4-diaminopyrimidines were synthesized and tested as inhibitors of DHFR and compared with their activity against DHFR derived from mycobacteria and Escherichia coli. To test for selectivity, also rat DHFR was used. A series of substituted 4-aminodiphenyl sulfones was tested for inhibitory activity against SYN and the I50 values compared to those obtained previously against Plasmodium berghei- and E. coll-derived SYN. Surprisingly, QSAR equations show very similar structural dependencies. To find an explanation for the large difference in the I50 values observed for enzyme inhibition (SYN, DHFR) and for inhibition of cell cultures of Candida, mutant strains with overexpressed efflux pumps and strains in which such pumps are deleted were included in the study and the MICs compared. Efflux pumps were responsible for the low activity of some of the tested derivatives, others showed no increase in activity after pumps were knocked out. In this case it may be speculated that these derivatives are not able to enter the cells.
Inhibitors of glycogen synthase kinase 3
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, (2008/06/13)
Novel pyridine and pyrimidine derivatives which selectively inhibit glycogen synthase kinase 3 are provided and methods of preparing these compounds are provided. These compounds are useful in treating certain conditions which may be mediated by glycogen synthase kinase 3.
Inhibitors of glycogen synthase kinase 3
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, (2008/06/13)
New pyrimidine or pyridine based compounds, compositions and methods of inhibiting the activity of glycogen synthase kinase (GSK3) in vitro and of treatment of GSK3 mediated disorders in vivo are provided. The methods, compounds and compositions of the invention may be employed alone, or in combination with other pharmacologically active agents in the treatment of disorders mediated by GSK3 activity, such as diabetes, Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders, obesity, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, essential hypertension, polycystic ovary syndrome, syndrome X, ischemia, traumatic brain injury, bipolar disorder, immunodeficiency or cancer.
Aryl- and arylamino- substituted heterocycles as corticotropin releasing hormone antagonists
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, (2008/06/13)
Corticotropin releasing factor (CRF) antagonists of formula I: and their use in treating psychiatric disorders and neurological diseases, anxiety-related disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, supranuclear palsy and feeding disorders as well as treatment of immunological, cardiovascular or heart-related diseases and colonic hypersensitivity associated with psychopathological disturbance and stress in mammals.
