Synthesis and Optimization of Kv7 (KCNQ) Potassium Channel Agonists: The Role of Fluorines in Potency and Selectivity.

Abstract:

:Based on the potent Kv7 agonist RL-81, we prepared new lead structures with greatly improved selectivity for Kv7.2/Kv7.3 over related potassium channels, i.e., Kv7.3/Kv7.5, Kv7.4, and Kv7.4/7.5. RL-36 and RL-12 maintain an agonist EC2x of ca. 1 μM on Kv7.2/Kv7.3 in a high-throughput assay on an automated electrophysiology platform in HEK293 cells but lack activity on Kv7.3/Kv7.5, Kv7.4, and Kv7.4/7.5, resulting in a selectivity index SI > 10. RL-56 is remarkably potent, EC2x 0.11 ± 0.02 μM, and still shows an SI = 2.5. We also identified analogues with significant selectivity for Kv7.4/Kv7.5 over Kv7.2/Kv7.3. The extensive use of fluorine in iterative core structure modifications highlights the versatility of these substituents, including F, CF3, and SF5, to span orders of magnitude of potency and selectivity in medicinal chemistry lead optimizations.

journal_name

ACS Med Chem Lett

authors

Liu R,Tzounopoulos T,Wipf P

doi

10.1021/acsmedchemlett.9b00097

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2019-05-08 00:00:00

pages

929-935

issue

6

issn

1948-5875

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10

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