55478-08-5Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Structure-Guided Development of Potent Benzoylurea Inhibitors of BCL-XLand BCL-2
Roy, Michael J.,Vom, Amelia,Okamoto, Toru,Smith, Brian J.,Birkinshaw, Richard W.,Yang, Hong,Abdo, Houda,White, Christine. A.,Segal, David,Huang, David C. S.,Baell, Jonathan B.,Colman, Peter M.,Czabotar, Peter E.,Lessene, Guillaume
, p. 5447 - 5469 (2021/05/31)
The BCL-2 family of proteins (including the prosurvival proteins BCL-2, BCL-XL, and MCL-1) is an important target for the development of novel anticancer therapeutics. Despite the challenges of targeting protein-protein interaction (PPI) interfaces with small molecules, a number of inhibitors (called BH3 mimetics) have entered the clinic and the BCL-2 inhibitor, ABT-199/venetoclax, is already proving transformative. For BCL-XL, new validated chemical series are desirable. Here, we outline the crystallography-guided development of a structurally distinct series of BCL-XL/BCL-2 inhibitors based on a benzoylurea scaffold, originally proposed as α-helix mimetics. We describe structure-guided exploration of a cryptic "p5"pocket identified in BCL-XL. This work yields novel inhibitors with submicromolar binding, with marked selectivity toward BCL-XL. Extension into the hydrophobic p2 pocket yielded the most potent inhibitor in the series, binding strongly to BCL-XL and BCL-2 (nanomolar-range half-maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50)) and displaying mechanism-based killing in cells engineered to depend on BCL-XL for survival.
Photochemical Functionalization of Heterocycles with EBX Reagents: C?H Alkynylation versus Deconstructive Ring Cleavage**
Voutyritsa, Errika,Garreau, Marion,Kokotou, Maroula G.,Triandafillidi, Ierasia,Waser, Jér?me,Kokotos, Christoforos G.
supporting information, p. 14453 - 14460 (2020/10/12)
The development of novel methodologies for the functionalization of saturated heterocycles is highly desirable. Herein, we report a cheap and efficient photochemical method for the C?H functionalization of saturated O-heterocycles, as well as the deconstructive ring-cleavage of S-heterocycles, employing hypervalent iodine alkynylation reagents (ethynylbenziodoxolones, EBX). This photochemical alkynylation is performed utilizing phenylglyoxylic acid as the photoinitiator, leading to the corresponding products in good to high yields, under household fluorescent light bulb irradiation. When O-heterocycles were employed, the expected α-C?H alkynylation took place. In contrast, oxidative ring-opening to form a thioalkyne and an aldehyde was observed with S-heterocycles. Preliminary mechanistic experiments are presented to give first insights into this puzzling divergent reactivity.
Synthesis and photophysics of benzazole based triazoles with amino acid-derived pendant units. Multiparametric optical sensors for BSA and CT-DNA in solution
Debia, Natalí P.,Rodríguez, Juan J.P.,da Silveira, Carolina H.,Chaves, Otavio A.,Iglesias, Bernardo A.,Rodembusch, Fabiano S.,Lüdtke, Diogo S.
, (2020/04/27)
Herein we report the synthesis of a series of amino acid-derived triazoles by an organocatalytic cycloaddition reaction between azides and carbonyl compounds, catalyzed by a simple amine. These compounds present absorption maxima located in the UV-B ascribed to fully spin and symmetry allowed electronic transitions and a main fluorescence emission in the UV-A (~380 nm) with a relatively large Stokes shift (5700 cm?1). No significant solvatochromism was observed in both ground and excited states. Unexpectedly, the benzoxazole derivatives presented much higher fluorescence quantum yield values (40–80%) of compared to the sulfur analogues (3–6%). In addition, the DNA binding assays indicated that these compounds presented strong interaction with CT-DNA, which could be attributed to π-stacking and intermolecular hydrogen-bonding. The interaction of the benzazoles with bovine serum albumin (BSA) was also investigated, where a suppression mechanism was observed. In each case, docking was performed to better understand the observed interactions.
Deprotection/reprotection of the amino group in α-amino acids and peptides. A one-pot procedure in [Bmim][BF4] ionic liquid
Di Gioia,Barattucci,Bonaccorsi,Leggio,Minuti,Romio,Temperini,Siciliano
, p. 2678 - 2686 (2014/01/06)
This paper presents an efficient one-pot protocol for the sequential deprotection/reprotection of the α-amino group in α-amino acid and dipeptide methyl esters. [Bmim][BF4] is used as the solvent in the entire process. In particular, the use of the ionic liquid allows for rapid and clean removal of the 4-nitrobenzenesulfonyl (nosyl) group and for facile subsequent tert-butyloxycarbonylation of the free α-amino function under very mild conditions. N-Boc-α-amino acid as well as peptide derivatives are isolated in excellent yields, and do not require any further purification. Absolute configurations of the precursors are totally preserved during the process.
Synthesis of thioesters by simultaneous activation of carboxylic acids and alcohols using PPh3/NBS with benzyltriethylammonium tetrathiomolybdate as the sulfur transfer reagent
Gopinath, Purushothaman,Vidyarini, Ravindran Sasitha,Chandrasekaran, Srinivasan
experimental part, p. 6043 - 6047 (2010/03/25)
A new and simple route for the synthesis of thioesters starting from carboxylic acids and alcohols is reported by using tetrathiomolybdate as the key sulfur transfer reagent, Triphenylphosphane and N-bromosuccinimide were used for the activation of the ca
One-pot synthesis of N-protected β-chiral amino alcohols
Somlai, Csaba,Peter, Antal,Forgo, Peter,Penke, Botond
, p. 1815 - 1820 (2007/10/03)
N-tert-butyloxycarbonyl-S-benzyl-cysteine, N-fluorenylmethyloxycarbonyl-alanine-, S-trityl-cysteine-, O-tert-butyl-serine- and O-tertbutyl-tyrosine were converted to the corresponding alcohols via sodium borohydride reduction of their in situ formed methy
