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• 598-21-0 2-Bromoacetyl bromide 
• 540-37-4 p-aminoiodobenzene 
• 22118-09-8 2-bromoacetyl chloride 

Downstream Products

• 6175-28-6 {[(4-Iodo-phenylcarbamoyl)-methyl]-methoxycarbonylmethyl-amino}-acetic acid methyl ester 
• 1019400-88-4 1-[(4-iodo-phenylcarbamoyl)-methyl]-5-methyl-1H-pyrazole-3-carboxylic acid ethyl ester 
• 1019399-89-3 C₁₅H₁₆IN₃O₃ 
• 1187743-05-0 2-bromo-N-[4-(3-{[6-(3,5-dimethylbenzyl)-5-ethyl-2,4-dioxo-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrimidin-1-yl]methoxy}prop-1-ynyl)phenyl]acetamide 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Discovery and evolution of 12N-substituted aloperine derivatives as anti-SARS-CoV-2 agents through targeting late entry stage

So far, there is still no specific drug against COVID-19. Taking compound 1 with anti-EBOV activity as the lead, fifty-four 12N-substituted aloperine derivatives were synthesized and evaluated for the anti-SARS-CoV-2 activities using pseudotyped virus model. Among them, 8a exhibited the most potential effects against both pseudotyped and authentic SARS-CoV-2, as well as SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV, indicating a broad-spectrum anti-coronavirus profile. The mechanism study disclosed that 8a might block a late stage of viral entry, mainly via inhibiting host cathepsin B activity rather than directly targeting cathepsin B protein. Also, 8a could significantly reduce the release of multiple inflammatory cytokines in a time- and dose-dependent manner, such as IL-6, IL-1β, IL-8 and MCP-1, the major contributors to cytokine storm. Therefore, 8a is a promising agent with the advantages of broad-spectrum anti-coronavirus and anti-cytokine effects, thus worthy of further investigation.

Discovery of Novel Acetamide-Based Heme Oxygenase-1 Inhibitors with PotentIn VitroAntiproliferative Activity

Heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) promotes heme catabolism exercising cytoprotective roles in normal and cancer cells. Herein, we report the design, synthesis, molecular modeling, and biological evaluation of novel HO-1 inhibitors. Specifically, an amide linker in the central spacer and an imidazole were fixed, and the hydrophobic moiety required by the pharmacophore was largely modified. In many tumors, overexpression of HO-1 correlates with poor prognosis and chemoresistance, suggesting the inhibition of HO-1 as a possible antitumor strategy. Accordingly, compounds7iand7l-pemerged for their potency against HO-1 and were investigated for their anticancer activity against prostate (DU145), lung (A549), and glioblastoma (U87MG, A172) cancer cells. The selected compounds showed the best activity toward U87MG cells. Compound7lwas further investigated for its in-cell enzymatic HO-1 activity, expression levels, and effects on cell invasion and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) extracellular release. The obtained data suggest that7lcan reduce cell invasivity acting through modulation of HO-1 expression.

Selective carbonic anhydrase inhibitor, synthesis method and application thereof

The invention discloses a selective carbonic anhydrase inhibitor. The compound adopts acetazolamide as a lead compound, and is designed and synthesized by introducing a side chain for structural modification. The structure comprises a monosubstituted compound and a disubstituted compound; the selective inhibition effect of the compound on carbonic anhydrase is evaluated by esterase method; the neuroprotective effect of the compound is evaluated through a sodium nitroprusside oxidative stress model; and the toxicity of the compound is tested through cytotoxicity experiment. Research results show that in terms of the inhibition effect of the compound on carbonic anhydrase, monosubstitution is superior to disubstitution; the selectivity to carbonic anhydrase II is superior to that of carbonicanhydrase IX; the monosubstituted compound presents certain protective effect on sodium nitroprusside damaged PC12 cells; the IC50 of the optimal compound to carbonic anhydrase II is 16.7nM, the IC50to carbonic anhydrase IX is 4757nM, the selectivity is 285 times, which is remarkably superior to that of acetazolamide; the neuroprotective effect on PC12 is close to that of acetazolamide, and thetoxicity is lower than that of acetazolamide. The compound has the characteristics of good selectivity, effectiveness and safety, and is expected to be applied to drugs for preventing and treating neurological diseases.

5-[2-(N-(Substituted phenyl)acetamide)]amino-1,3,4-thiadiazole-2-sulfonamides as Selective Carbonic Anhydrase II Inhibitors with Neuroprotective Effects

In this study, 22 novel compounds were designed and synthesized by acetamide bridge chains, among which 5 a–5 k were monosubstituted compounds, and 6 a–6 k were disubstituted. A series of biological evaluations was then carried out to determine the carbonic anhydrase inhibitory activity, neuroprotective effects and cytotoxicity of 5 a–5 k and 6 a–6 k. The results showed that some compounds could protect PC12 cells from sodium nitroprusside (SNP)-induced damage. In terms of the neuroprotection and inhibitory activity against carbonic anhydrase II, monosubstituted compounds were better than disubstituted. Compound 5 c exhibited better protective effect in PC12 cells than that of edaravone, and 5 c also showed less cytotoxicity. In addition, compound 5 c was found to be the most effective selective carbonic anhydrase II inhibitor (IC50=16.7 nM, CAI/CAII=54.3), which was similar to the inhibitory effect of acetazolamide. Moreover, the selectivity of compound 5 c was better than that of acetazolamide (IC50=12.0 nM, CAI/CAII=20.8). Molecular docking presented that the binding effect of compound 5 c with carbonic anhydrase II was superior to that of 5 c with carbonic anhydrase I and IX, which was consistent with the inhibitory results. Based on above findings, compound 5 c may be a potential candidate for selective carbonic anhydrase II inhibitor, and it had obviously neuroprotective effect and great advantages in drug safety.

Design, synthesis of novel (Z)-2-(3-(4-((3-benzyl-2,4-dioxothiazolidin-5-ylidene)methyl)-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)phenoxy)-N-arylacetamide derivatives: Evaluation of cytotoxic activity and molecular docking studies

In an attempt to discover potential cytotoxic agents, a series of novel (Z)-2-(3-(4-((3-benzyl-2,4-dioxothiazolidin-5-ylidene)methyl)-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl) phenoxy)-N-arylacetamide derivatives 11a-n were synthesized in varied steps with acceptable reaction procedures with good yields and characterized by 1H NMR, 13C NMR, IR and ESI-MS spectra. All the novel synthesized derivatives were assessed for their cytotoxic activity against human breast cell line (MCF-7) with different concentration of 0.625 μM, 1.25 μM, 2.5 μM, 5 μM and 10 μM respectively. Biological evaluation assay results were displayed in terms of percentage of cell viability reduction and IC50 values. Most of the screened derivatives demonstrated moderate to promising cytotoxic activity. Some of the derivatives, particularly compound 11d and 11n have shown promising cytotoxic activity with IC50 values 0.604 μM and 0.665 μM compared to standard drug cisplatin and compounds 11a, 11e and 11g also have shown considerable cytotoxic activity and the rest of the derivatives have shown moderate activity. Furthermore, molecular docking calculations and ADME properties of the synthesized molecules are in effective compliance with the cytotoxic evaluation results.

Discovery of a Small-Molecule Inhibitor of Interleukin 15: Pharmacophore-Based Virtual Screening and Hit Optimization

Interleukin (IL)-15 is a pleiotropic cytokine, which is structurally close to IL-2 and shares with it the IL-2 β and γ receptor (R) subunits. By promoting the activation and proliferation of NK, NK-T, and CD8+ T cells, IL-15 plays important roles in innate and adaptative immunity. Moreover, the association of high levels of IL-15 expression with inflammatory and autoimmune diseases has led to the development of various antagonistic approaches targeting IL-15. This study is an original approach aimed at discovering small-molecule inhibitors impeding IL-15/IL-15R interaction. A pharmacophore and docking-based virtual screening of compound libraries led to the selection of 240 high-scoring compounds, 36 of which were found to bind IL-15, to inhibit the binding of IL-15 to the IL-2Rβ chain or the proliferation of IL-15-dependent cells or both. One of them was selected as a hit and optimized by a structure-activity relationship approach, leading to the first small-molecule IL-15 inhibitor with sub-micromolar activity.

Synthesis and evaluation of thiazolyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazole inhibitors of Mycobacterium tuberculosis inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase

Using an orthologue-based design approach, we synthesized and assayed a series of thiazolyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazole derivatives as inhibitors of Mycobacterium tuberculosis inosine 5′-monophosphate dehydrogenase (MtIMPDH). From these experiments, a benzo[d] imidazole compound was described to inhibit the enzyme in the low micromolar range (KiIMP = 0.55 ± 0.02 μM), which places this compound among the most potent in vitro MtIMPDH inhibitors developed to date. In addition, steady-state kinetic measurements and docking simulations were employed to determine its inhibition and interaction modes. The results described herein may be useful for the design and development of novel alternative therapeutics for tuberculosis that target MtIMPDH, a predicted to be essential (for optimal in vitro bacillus growth), druggable and assayable molecular target.

1,3-Dipropyl-8-(1-phenylacetamide-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)-xanthine derivatives as highly potent and selective human A2B adenosine receptor antagonists

A new series of 1,3-dipropyl-8-(1-phenylacetamide-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)-xanthine derivatives has been identified as potent A2B adenosine receptor antagonists. The products have been evaluated for their binding affinities for the human A2B, A1, A2A, and A3 adenosine receptors. N-(4-chloro-phenyl)-2-[3-(2,6-dioxo-1,3-dipropyl-2,3,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-purin-8-yl)-5-methyl-pyrazol-1-yl] (11c) showed a high affinity for the human A2B adenosine receptor Ki = 7 nM and good selectivity (A1, A2A, A3/A2B > 140). Synthesis and SAR of this novel class of compounds is presented herein.

Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of New 8-Heterocyclic Xanthine Derivatives as Highly Potent and Selective Human A2B Adenosine Receptor Antagonists

Here we report the synthesis of 8-heterocycle-substituted xanthines as potent and selective A2B adenosine receptor antagonists. The structure-activity relationships (SAR) of the xanthines synthesized in binding to recombinant human A2B adenosine receptors (ARs) in HEK-293 cells (HEK-A2B) and at other AR subtypes were explored. The synthesized compounds showed A2B adenosine receptor affinity in the nanomolar range and good levels of selectivity evaluated in radioligand binding assays at human (h) A1, A2A, A2B, and A3 ARs. We introduced several heterocycles, such as pyrazole, isoxazole, pyridine, and pyridazine, at the 8-position of the xanthine nucleus and we have also investigated different spacers (substituted acetamide, oxyacetamide, and urea moieties) on the heterocycle introduced. Various groups at the 3- and 4-positions of phenylacetamide moiety were studied. This study allowed us to identify the derivatives 2-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-N-[5-(2,6-dioxo-1,3-dipropyl-2,3,6, 7-tetrahydro-1H-purin8-yl)-1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl] acetamide (29b, MRE2028F20) [Ki(hA2B) = 38 nM, Ki(hA1,hA 2A,-hA3) >1000 nM], N-benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-yl-2-[5-(2,6-dioxo-1,3-dipropyl-2,3,6, 7-tetrahydro-1H-purin-8-yl)-1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yloxy] acetamide (62b, MRE2029F20) [Ki(hA2B) = 5.5 nM, Ki(hA 1,hA2A,hA3) > 1000 nM], and N-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-2-[5-(2,6-dioxo-1,3-dipropyl-2,3,6, 7-tetrahydro-1H-purin-8-yl)-1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yloxy] acetamide (72b, MRE2030F20) [Ki(hA2B = 12 nM, Ki(hA 1,hA2A, hA3) > 1000 nM], which showed high affinity at the A2B receptor subtype and very good selectivity vs the other ARs. Substitution of the acetamide with an urea moiety afforded bioisosteric xanthines with good affinity and selectivity comparable to the acetamide derivatives. Substitution at the para-position of a 4-benzyloxy group of the phenylacetamido chain enhanced affinity at the A2B receptor [compound 30b (Ki(hA2B) = 13 nM) vs compound 21b (K i(hA2B = 56 nM)] but did not favor selectivity. The derivatives with higher affinity at human A2B AR proved to be antagonists, in the cyclic AMP assay, capable of inhibiting the stimulatory effect of NECA (100 nM) with IC50 values in the nanomolar range, a trend similar to that observed in the binding assay (62b, IC50 = 38 nM; 72b, IC50 = 46 nM). In conclusion, the 8-pyrazolo-1,3-dipropyl-1H-purine-2,6-dione derivatives described herein represent a new family of selective antagonists for the adenosine A 2B receptor.

8-Heteroaryl xanthine adenosine A2B receptor antagonists

The present invention relates generally to compounds of formula (IA): (IA) the preparation thereof, pharmaceutical formulations thereof, and their use in medicine as potent or selective A2B adenosine receptor antagonists and their uses for trea