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Design, Synthesis, and Structure-Activity Relationship Studies of (4-Alkoxyphenyl)glycinamides and Bioisosteric 1,3,4-Oxadiazoles as GPR88 Agonists
Rahman, Md Toufiqur,Decker, Ann M.,Langston, Tiffany L.,Mathews, Kelly M.,Laudermilk, Lucas,Maitra, Rangan,Ma, Weiya,Darcq, Emmanuel,Kieffer, Brigitte L.,Jin, Chunyang
, p. 14989 - 15012 (2020/11/30)
Increasing evidence implicates the orphan G protein-coupled receptor 88 (GPR88) in a number of striatal-associated disorders. In this study, we report the design and synthesis of a series of novel (4-alkoxyphenyl)glycinamides (e.g., 31) and the corresponding 1,3,4-oxadiazole bioisosteres derived from the 2-AMPP scaffold (1) as GPR88 agonists. The 5-amino-1,3,4-oxadiazole derivatives (84, 88-90) had significantly improved potency and lower lipophilicity compared to 2-AMPP. Compound 84 had an EC50 of 59 nM in the GPR88 overexpressing cell-based cAMP assay. In addition, 84 had an EC50 of 942 nM in the [35S]GTPγS binding assay using mouse striatal membranes but was inactive in membranes from GPR88 knockout mice, even at a concentration of 100 μM. In vivo pharmacokinetic testing of 90 in rats revealed that the 5-amino-1,3,4-oxadiazole analogues may have limited brain permeability. Taken together, these results provide the basis for further optimization to develop a suitable agonist to probe GPR88 functions in the brain.
Homochiral lithium amides for the asymmetric synthesis of β-amino acids
Davies, Stephen G.,Garrido, Narciso M.,Kruchinin, Dennis,Ichihara, Osamu,Kotchie, Luke J.,Price, Paul D.,Mortimer, Anne J. Price,Russell, Angela J.,Smith, Andrew D.
, p. 1793 - 1811 (2007/10/03)
Secondary homochiral lithium amides derived from α-methylbenzylamine undergo highly diastereoselective conjugate additions to a range of α,β-unsaturated esters. The corresponding β-amino acids are readily liberated by successive N-debenzylation and ester hydrolysis, furnishing (R)-β-amino butyric acid, (R)-β-amino pentanoic acid, (S)-β-leucine, (R)-β-amino octanoic acid, (S)-β-phenylalanine, (S)-β-tyrosine methyl ether, (S)-β-tyrosine hydrochloride and (S)-β-(2-methoxyphenyl)-β-amino propanoic acid in high yields and high ee. The application of this procedure to the synthesis of the natural products (R)-β-DOPA and (R)-β-lysine is demonstrated. The development of a simplified one-pot reaction protocol applicable to the multi-gram scale synthesis of homochiral β-amino esters is also delineated.
BENZYLAMINE ANALOGUE
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A compound of the formula (I): [wherein R1 represents a C1-C6 alkyl group etc., R2 and R3 are the same or different and represent a hydrogen atom etc., Ra represents a C1-C6 alkyl group etc., Arom represents an aryl group etc., A represents a C1-C6 alkylene group, E represents a single bond, an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom etc., X1 and X2 are the same or different and represent an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom] or a pharmacologically acceptable salt or ester thereof.
ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS OF R-β-AMINO BUTANOIC ACID AND S-β-TYROSINE: HOMOCHIRAL LITHIUM AMIDE EQUIVALENTS FOR MICHAEL ADDITIONS TO α,β-UNSATURATED ESTERS.
Davies, Stephen G.,Ichihara, Osamu
, p. 183 - 186 (2007/10/02)
Michael addition of the lithium amide derived from R-N-(α-methylbenzyl)benzylamine to benzyl E-crotonate is highly stereoselective (95percent d.e.) giving after debenzylation and crystallisation homochiral R-β-amino butanoic acid.A similar addition to methyl E-(p-benzyloxy)cinnamate is completely stereoselective giving after debenzylation and acid hydrolysis homochiral S-β-tyrosine as its HCl salt.
