43096-46-4Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Potent and selective inhibitors of the TASK-1 potassium channel through chemical optimization of a bis-amide scaffold
Flaherty, Daniel P.,Simpson, Denise S.,Miller, Melissa,Maki, Brooks E.,Zou, Beiyan,Shi, Jie,Wu, Meng,McManus, Owen B.,Aubé, Jeffrey,Li, Min,Golden, Jennifer E.
, p. 3968 - 3973 (2014/09/03)
TASK-1 is a two-pore domain potassium channel that is important to modulating cell excitability, most notably in the context of neuronal pathways. In order to leverage TASK-1 for therapeutic benefit, its physiological role needs better characterization; however, designing selective inhibitors that avoid the closely related TASK-3 channel has been challenging. In this study, a series of bis-amide derived compounds were found to demonstrate improved TASK-1 selectivity over TASK-3 compared to reported inhibitors. Optimization of a marginally selective hit led to analog 35 which displays a TASK-1 IC 50 = 16 nM with 62-fold selectivity over TASK-3 in an orthogonal electrophysiology assay.
Acylthiourea, acylurea, and acylguanidine derivatives with potent Hedgehog inhibiting activity
Solinas, Antonio,Faure, Hélène,Roudaut, Hermine,Traiffort, Elisabeth,Schoenfelder, Angèle,Mann, André,Manetti, Fabrizio,Taddei, Maurizio,Ruat, Martial
supporting information; experimental part, p. 1559 - 1571 (2012/04/17)
The Smoothened (Smo) receptor is the major transducer of the Hedgehog (Hh) signaling pathway. On the basis of the structure of the acylthiourea Smo antagonist (MRT-10), a number of different series of analogous compounds were prepared by ligand-based structural optimization. The acylthioureas, originally identified as actives, were converted into the corresponding acylureas or acylguanidines. In each series, similar structural trends delivered potent compounds with IC50 values in the nanomolar range with respect to the inhibition of the Hh signaling pathway in various cell-based assays and of BODIPY-cyclopamine binding to human Smo. The similarity of their biological activities, in spite of discrete structural differences, may reveal the existence of hydrogen-bonding interactions between the ligands and the receptor pocket. Biological potency of compounds 61, 72, and 86 (MRT-83) were comparable to those of the clinical candidate GDC-0449. These findings suggest that these original molecules will help delineate Smo and Hh functions and can be developed as potential anticancer agents.
Synthesis and structure-property relationships of amphiphilic organogelators
Mohmeyer, Nils,Schmidt, Hans-Werner
, p. 4499 - 4509 (2008/02/08)
A series of low-molecular-weight amphiphilic molecules was synthesized and investigated for their ability to gel organic solvents. These amphiphilic molecules are composed of a head-group moiety capable of forming intermolecular associations through hydro
