201807-83-2Relevant academic research and scientific papers
4-Arylthieno[2,3-b]pyridine-2-carboxamides Are a New Class of Antiplasmodial Agents
Alder, Arne,Gilberger, Tim,Kunick, Conrad,Schwed, Sandra I.
, (2020/08/24)
Malaria causes hundreds of thousands of deaths every year, making it one of the most dangerous infectious diseases worldwide. Because the pathogens have developed resistance against most of the established anti-malarial drugs, new antiplasmodial agents are urgently needed. In analogy to similar antiplasmodial ketones, 4-arylthieno[2,3-b]pyridine-2-carboxamides were synthesized by Thorpe-Ziegler reactions. In contrast to the related ketones, these carboxamides are only weak inhibitors of the plasmodial enzyme PfGSK-3 but the compounds nevertheless show strong antiparasitic activity. The most potent representatives inhibit the pathogens with IC50values in the two-digit nanomolar range and exhibit high selectivity indices (>100).
Structure-activity relationship study of prion inhibition by 2-aminopyridine-3,5-dicarbonitrile-based compounds: Parallel synthesis, bioactivity, and in vitro pharmacokinetics
May, Barnaby C. H.,Zorn, Julie A.,Witkop, Juanita,Sherrill, John,Wallace, Andrew C.,Legname, Giuseppe,Prusiner, Stanley B.,Cohen, Fred E.
, p. 65 - 73 (2007/10/03)
2-Aminopyridine-3,5-dicarbonitrile compounds were previously identified as mimetics of dominant-negative prion protein mutants and inhibit prion replication in cultured cells. Here, we report findings from a comprehensive structure-activity relationship study of the 6-aminopyridine-3,5-dicarbonitrile scaffold. We identify compounds with significantly improved bioactivity (approximately 40-fold) against replication of the infectious prion isoform (PrPSc) and suitable pharmacokinetic profiles to warrant evaluation in animal models of prion disease.
