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Development of a potent 2-oxoamide inhibitor of secreted phospholipase A2 guided by molecular docking calculations and molecular dynamics simulations
Vasilakaki, Sofia,Barbayianni, Efrosini,Leonis, Georgios,Papadopoulos, Manthos G.,Mavromoustakos, Thomas,Gelb, Michael H.,Kokotos, George
, p. 1683 - 1695 (2016/04/05)
Inhibition of group IIA secreted phospholipase A2 (GIIA sPLA2) has been an important objective for medicinal chemists. We have previously shown that inhibitors incorporating the 2-oxoamide functionality may inhibit human and mouse GIIA sPLA2s. Herein, the development of new potent inhibitors by molecular docking calculations using the structure of the known inhibitor 7 as scaffold, are described. Synthesis and biological evaluation of the new compounds revealed that the long chain 2-oxoamide based on (S)-valine GK241 led to improved activity (IC50 = 143 nM and 68 nM against human and mouse GIIA sPLA2, respectively). In addition, molecular dynamics simulations were employed to shed light on GK241 potent and selective inhibitory activity.
Synthesis of α-hydroxy carboxylic acids via a nickel(II)- Catalyzed hydrogen transfer process
Tang, Guo,Cheng, Chien-Hong
supporting information; experimental part, p. 1918 - 1922 (2011/10/12)
A new catalytic system for β-alkylation of lactic acid with primary alcohols has been developed. In the presence of nickel(II) acetate tetrahydrate [Ni(OAc)2(H2O)4] and base, lactic acid reacts with primary alcohols to afford the corresponding coupled α-hydroxy carboxylic acids in good to excellent yields via a hydrogen transfer process without any hydrogen acceptor or hydrogen donor. Copyright
