54893-54-8Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Discovery of Diaminopyrimidine Carboxamide HPK1 Inhibitors as Preclinical Immunotherapy Tool Compounds
Vara, Brandon A.,Levi, Samuel M.,Achab, Abdelghani,Candito, David A.,Fradera, Xavier,Lesburg, Charles A.,Kawamura, Shuhei,Lacey, Brian M.,Lim, Jongwon,Methot, Joey L.,Xu, Zangwei,Xu, Haiyan,Smith, Dustin M.,Piesvaux, Jennifer A.,Miller, J. Richard,Bittinger, Mark,Ranganath, Sheila H.,Bennett, David J.,Dimauro, Erin F.,Pasternak, Alexander
, p. 653 - 661 (2021/04/12)
Hematopoietic progenitor kinase 1 (HPK1), a serine/threonine kinase, is a negative immune regulator of T cell receptor (TCR) and B cell signaling that is primarily expressed in hematopoietic cells. Accordingly, it has been reported that HPK1 loss-of-function in HPK1 kinase-dead syngeneic mouse models shows enhanced T cell signaling and cytokine production as well as tumor growth inhibition in vivo, supporting its value as an immunotherapeutic target. Herein, we present the structurally enabled discovery of novel, potent, and selective diaminopyrimidine carboxamide HPK1 inhibitors. The key discovery of a carboxamide moiety was essential for enhanced enzyme inhibitory potency and kinome selectivity as well as sustained elevation of cellular IL-2 production across a titration range in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells. The elucidation of structure-activity relationships using various pendant amino ring systems allowed for the identification of several small molecule type-I inhibitors with promising in vitro profiles.
Structure and Biocatalytic Scope of Coclaurine N-Methyltransferase
Bennett, Matthew R.,Thompson, Mark L.,Shepherd, Sarah A.,Dunstan, Mark S.,Herbert, Abigail J.,Smith, Duncan R. M.,Cronin, Victoria A.,Menon, Binuraj R. K.,Levy, Colin,Micklefield, Jason
supporting information, p. 10600 - 10604 (2018/08/17)
Benzylisoquinoline alkaloids (BIAs) are a structurally diverse family of plant secondary metabolites, which have been exploited to develop analgesics, antibiotics, antitumor agents, and other therapeutic agents. Biosynthesis of BIAs proceeds via a common pathway from tyrosine to (S)-reticulene at which point the pathway diverges. Coclaurine N-methyltransferase (CNMT) is a key enzyme in the pathway to (S)-reticulene, installing the N-methyl substituent that is essential for the bioactivity of many BIAs. In this paper, we describe the first crystal structure of CNMT which, along with mutagenesis studies, defines the enzymes active site architecture. The specificity of CNMT was also explored with a range of natural and synthetic substrates as well as co-factor analogues. Knowledge from this study could be used to generate improved CNMT variants required to produce BIAs or synthetic derivatives.
Pd-catalyzed ortho-arylation of 3,4-dihydroisoquinolones via C-H bond activation: synthesis of 8-aryl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolines
Kim, Junwon,Jo, Mina,So, Wonyoung,No, Zaesung
scheme or table, p. 1229 - 1235 (2009/05/27)
An efficient route to synthesize biologically interesting 8-aryl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline has been developed. It involves the Pd-catalyzed direct arylation of 3,4-dihydroisoquinolones via C-H bond activation with aryl iodides to afford a variety of 8-arylated cross-coupling products, which are subsequently reduced to 8-aryl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolines in good to excellent yields.
A synthesis of mono- and dimethoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolines via Pummerer reaction: Effects of methoxyl groups on intramolecular cyclization
Shinohara, Tatsumi,Takeda, Akira,Toda, Jun,Ueda, Yoko,Kohno, Michiyo,Sano, Takehiro
, p. 918 - 927 (2007/10/03)
A synthesis of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolines (TIQs) (23) with one and two methoxyl groups at various positions of the benzene ring was achieved via the intramolecular cyclization of N-(aryl)methyl-2- (phenylsulfinyl)ethylamines (9) using the Pummerer reaction as a key step. The reaction was carried out by using trifluoroacetic anhydride (TFAA) (method A) or TFAA-BF3 · Et2O (method B). The cyclization to 4-SPhTIQs (11) proceeded effectively when the reaction center at the benzene ring was electronically activated by a methoxyl group. In the reaction of the sulfoxide (9e) having two OMe groups at ortho- and para-positions a different cyclization reaction leading to a benzothiazepine (12) was observed, indicating that the high nucleophilicity of the benzene ring caused the unexpected reaction prior to the cyclization to 4-SPhTIQ (11e). The route starting from methoxylated benzaldehydes (5) was proved to provide an efficient and convenient method of TIQ synthesis which should be complementary to the well known Pictet-Spengler method.
A novel solid support for derivatization and subsequent N-alkylation of secondary amines: Preparation of N-alkylated 5- and 6-alkoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolines via Mitsunobu reaction
Heinonen, Petri,Loennberg, Harri
, p. 8569 - 8572 (2007/10/03)
A hydroxymethylated polystyrene resin has been converted to its vinylsulfonylethyl ether (1) by DBU catalyzed addition of the hydroxy groups to divinyl sulfone. The support obtained was used to convert 5- and 6-(tetrahydropyran-2-yloxy)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolines to a set of N-alkylated tetrahydroisoquinolines bearing various 5- and 6-alkoxy substituents (5a-m). The synthesis involved attachment of the starting material to the support by Michael addition, acid-catalyzed removal of the tetrahydropyranyl protection, Mitsunobu etherification, quaternarization with alkyl amines, and release in solution with diisopropylethylamine.
Inhibition of Complex I by Isoquinoline Derivatives Structurally Related to 1-Methyl-4-Phenyl-1,2,3,6-Tetrahydropyridine (MPTP)
Mcnaught, Kevin St. P.,Thull, Ulrike,Carrupt, Pierre-Alain,Altomare, Cosimo,Cellamare, Saverio,Carotti, Angelo,Testa, Bernard,Jenner, Peter,Marsden, C. David
, p. 1903 - 1912 (2007/10/03)
Mitochondrial respiratory failure secondary to complex I inhibition may contribute to the neurodegenerative process underlying nigral cell death in Parkinson's disease (PD). Isoquinoline derivatives structurally related to 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) or 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP+) may be inhibitors of complex I, and have been implicated in the cause of PD as endogenous neurotoxins. To determine the potency and structural requirements of isoquinoline derivatives to inhibit mitochondrial function, we examined the effects of 22 neutral and quaternary compounds from three classes of isoquinoline derivatives (11 isoquinolines, 2 dihydroisoquinolines, and 9 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolines) and MPP+ on the enzymes of the respiratory chain in mitochondrial fragments from rat forebrain. With the exception of norsalsolinol and N,n-propylisoquinolinium, all compounds inhibited complex I in a time-independent, but concentration-dependent manner, with IC50s ranging from 0.36-22 mM. Several isoquinoline derivatives were more potent inhibitors of complex I than 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium ion (MPP+) (IC50 = 4.1 mM), the most active being N-methyl-6-methoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline (IC50 = 0.36 mM) and 6-methoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline (IC50 = 0.38 mM). 1,2,3,4-Tetrahydroisoquinoline was the least potent complex I inhibitor (IC50 ca. 22 mM). At 10 mM, only isoquinoline (23.1 percent), 6,7-dimethoxyisoquinoline (89.6 percent), and N-methylsalsolinol (34.8 percent) inhibited (P +, so respiratory inhibition may underlie their reported neurotoxicity.
