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Synthesis and in vitro evaluation of N-substituted maleimide derivatives as selective monoglyceride lipase inhibitors
Matuszak, Nicolas,Muccioli, Giulio G.,Labar, Geoffray,Lambert, Didier M.
experimental part, p. 7410 - 7420 (2010/04/30)
The endocannabinoid 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG) plays a major role in many physiological processes, and its action is quickly terminated via enzymatic hydrolysis catalyzed by monoglyceride lipase (MGL). Regulating its endogenous level could offer therapeutic opportunities; however, few selective MGL inhibitors have been described so far. Here, we describe the synthesis of N-substituted maleimides and their pharmacological evaluation on the recombinant human fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) and on the purified human MGL. A few N-arylmaleimides were previously described (Saario, S. M.; Salo, O. M.; Nevalainen, T.; Poso, A.; Laitinen, J. T.; Jarvinen, T.; Niemi, R. Characterization of the Sulfhydryl-Sensitive Site in the Enzyme Responsible for Hydrolysis of 2-Arachidonoylglycerol in Rat Cerebellar Membranes. Chem. Biol. 2005, 12, 649-656) as MGL inhibitors, and along these lines, we present a new set of maleimide derivatives that showed low micromolar IC50 and high selectivity toward MGL vs FAAH. Then, structure-activity relationships have been investigated and, for instance, 1-biphenyl-4-ylmethylmaleimide inhibits MGL with an IC50 value of 790 nM. Furthermore, rapid dilution experiments reveal that these compounds act as irreversible inhibitors. In conclusion, N-substituted maleimides constitute a promising class of potent and selective MGL inhibitors.
Synthesis and spectroscopic evidences of N-arylmaleimides and N-aryl-2,3-dimethylmaleimides
Fles, Dragutin,Vukovic, Radivoje,Kuzmic, Ana Erceg,Bogdanic, Grozdana,Pilizota, Vlasta,Karlovic, Damir,Markus, Kresimir,Wolsperger, Kristina,Vikic-Topic, Drazen
, p. 69 - 74 (2007/10/03)
A series of N-arylmaleimides (N-aryl-MI) and N-aryl-2,3-dimethylmaleimides (N-aryl-DiMeMI) were prepared by condensation of primary amines with maleic anhydride (MAn) and 2,3-dimethylmaleic anhydride (DiMeMAn), respectively. Preparation of N-aryl-MI proceeded through the formation of N-arylmaleamic acid, which subsequently cyclized to N-aryl-MI. In the reaction of N-arylamines with DiMeMAn, cyclic condensation products were formed in one step. By means of one- and two-dimensional 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy it was proven that N-aryl-DiMeMI and not isomaleimides were formed by a one step reaction.
Non-hydroxylic clathrate hosts of [4 + 2]π cycloadducts of phencyclone and N-arylmaleimides: Recognition of aromatic guests
Yoshitake, Yasuyuki,Misaka, Junichi,Setoguchi, Koji,Abe, Masaki,Kawaji, Tomohiro,Eto, Masashi,Harano, Kazunobu
, p. 1611 - 1619 (2007/10/03)
A series of non-hydroxylic crystalline host compounds, [4 + 2]π cycloadducts of phencyclone and N-arylmaleimides having a bicyclo[2.2.1]heptene-7-one system, was synthesized and their inclusion behavior investigated. X-Ray crystal analyses of the inclusion compounds of the N-(1-naphthyl) derivative with butan-2-one, the N-(m-tolyl) derivative with p-xylene, together with the guest-free host and the N-(p-tolyl) derivative with m-xylene indicate that the "space" surrounded by the phenanthrene ring, two phenyl rings and bridge carbonyl of the 1,3-diphenyl-1,3-dihydrocyclopenta[l]phenanthren-2-one moiety plays an important role, not only in the formation of inclusion complexes with the aromatic guests but also in host-host interactions. In every case, the N-aryl succinimide assists complex formation with the guests, in which the weak lattice forces due to C-H ... π and C-H ... O interactions are operative. Methyl-substituted benzenes are effectively recognized by the C-H ... π interactions between the guest molecules and the phenanthrene ring of the hosts.
