796875-21-3Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Optimization of imidazole amide derivatives as cannabinoid-1 receptor antagonists for the treatment of obesity
Smith, Roger A.,Fathi, Zahra,Achebe, Furahi,Akuche, Christiana,Brown, Su-Ellen,Choi, Soongyu,Fan, Jianmei,Jenkins, Susan,Kluender, Harold C.E.,Konkar, Anish,Lavoie, Rico,Mays, Ronald,Natoli, Jennifer,O'Connor, Stephen J.,Ortiz, Astrid A.,Su, Ning,Taing, Christy,Tomlinson, Susan,Tritto, Theresa,Wang, Gan,Wirtz, Stephan-Nicholas,Wong, Wai,Yang, Xiao-Fan,Ying, Shihong,Zhang, Zhonghua
, p. 2706 - 2711 (2008/12/20)
Several imidazole-based cyclohexyl amides were identified as potent CB-1 antagonists, but they exhibited poor oral exposure in rodents. Incorporation of a hydroxyl moiety on the cyclohexyl ring provided a dramatic improvement in oral exposure, together with a ca. 10-fold decrease in potency. Further optimization provided the imidazole 2-hydroxy-cyclohexyl amide 45, which exhibited hCB-1 Ki = 3.7 nM, and caused significant appetite suppression and robust, dose-dependent reduction of body weight gain in industry-standard rat models.
Bioisosteric replacements of the pyrazole moiety of rimonabant: Synthesis, biological properties, and molecular modeling investigations of thiazoles, triazoles, and imidazoles as potent and selective CB1 cannabinoid receptor antagonists
Lange, Jos H. M.,Van Stuivenberg, Herman H.,Coolen, Hein K. A. C.,Adolfs, Tiny J. P.,McCreary, Andrew C.,Keizer, Hiskias G.,Wals, Henri C.,Veerman, Willem,Borst, Alice J. M.,De Looff, Wouter,Verveer, Peter C.,Kruse, Chris G.
, p. 1823 - 1838 (2007/10/03)
Series of thiazoles, triazoles, and imidazoles were designed as bioisosteres, based on the 1,5-diarylpyrazole motif that is present in the potent CB1 receptor antagonist rimonabant (SR141716A, 1). A number of target compounds was synthesized an
