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Structure-activity relationships of a series of pyrrolo[3,2-d]pyrimidine derivatives and related compounds as neuropeptide Y5 receptor antagonists
Norman,Chen,Chen,Fotsch,Hale,Han,Hurt,Jenkins,Kincaid,Liu,Lu,Moreno,Santora,Sonnenberg,Karbon
, p. 4288 - 4312 (2007/10/03)
Neuropeptide Y (NPY) has been shown to play an important role in the regulation of food intake and energy balance. Pharmacological data suggests that the Y5 receptor subtype contributes to the effects of NPY on appetite, and therefore a Y5 antagonist might be a useful therapeutic agent for the treatment of obesity. In attempts to identify potential Y5 antagonists, a series of pyrrolo[3,2-d]pyrimidine derivatives was prepared and evaluated for their ability to bind to Y5 receptors in vitro. We report here the synthesis and initial structure-activity relationship investigations for this class of compounds. The target compounds were prepared by a variety of synthetic routes designed to modify both the substitution and the heterocyclic core of the pyrrolo[3,2-d]pyrimidine lead 1. In addition to identifying several potent Y5 antagonists for evaluation as potential antiobesity agents, a pharmacophore model for the human Y5 receptor is presented.
A novel synthesis of cyanoalkynes via iodide-catalyzed cyanation of terminal acetylenes with cuprous cyanide
Luo, Fen-Tair,Wang, Ren-Tzong
, p. 5911 - 5914 (2007/10/02)
Cyanoalkynes were synthesized in fair to good yields from terminal acetylenes and cuprous cyanide in the presence of trimethylsilyl chloride, water, catalytic amount of sodium iodide, and CH3CN in DMSO at 50°C.
