Synthesis and Evaluation of Oxyguanidine Analogues of the Cysteine Protease Inhibitor WRR-483 against Cruzain.

abstract：:Using a multiplexed, reporter gene-based, high-throughput screen, we identified 9-fluoro-7-hydroxy-3-methyl-5-oxo-N-(pyridin-3-ylmethyl)-2,3-dihydro-1H,5H-pyrido[3,2,1-ij]quinoline-6-carboxamide as a TLR2 agonist. Preliminary structure-activity relationship studies on the carboxamide moiety led to the identification o...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Hu Z,Banothu J,Beesu M,Gustafson CJ,Brush MJH,Trautman KL,Salyer ACD,Pathakumari B,David SA

更新日期：2018-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：:B-cell lymphoma 6 (BCL6) is a transcriptional repressor frequently deregulated in lymphoid malignancies. BCL6 engages with number of corepressors, and these protein-protein interactions are being explored as a strategy for drug development. Here, we report the development of an irreversible BCL6 inhibitor TMX-2164 tha...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Teng M,Ficarro SB,Yoon H,Che J,Zhou J,Fischer ES,Marto JA,Zhang T,Gray NS

更新日期：2020-04-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Stable isotope-mass spectrometry (MS)-based metabolomic profiling is a powerful technique for following changes in specific metabolite pool sizes and metabolic flux under various experimental conditions in a test organism or cell type. Here, we use a metabolomics approach to interrogate the mechanism of antibiotic act...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Prosser GA,de Carvalho LP

更新日期：2013-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of bis(l-amino acid) ester prodrugs of tenofovir (TFV) were designed and synthesized as new anti-HBV agents in this work. Four compounds 11, 12a, 12d, and 13b displayed better anti-HBV activity (IC50: 0.71-4.22 μM) than the parent drug TFV. The most active compound 11 (IC50: 0.71 μM), a bis(l-valine) ester pr...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Wang A,Wu S,Tao Z,Li X,Lv K,Ma C,Li Y,Li L,Liu M

更新日期：2019-05-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Reactive oxygen species, contributing to oxidant-antioxidant imbalance, initiate damage to the airways cells, inflammatory processes, and further pathophysiological effects. Enhancing antioxidant properties is the main prophylactic and therapeutic challenge. In this work, a newly synthesized and biocompatible structur...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Wiśniewski M,Bieniek A,Roszek K,Czarnecka J,Bolibok P,Ferrer P,da Silva I,Terzyk AP

更新日期：2018-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：:We report here the total synthesis of B-973 (five steps), a recently identified α7 nAChR ago-PAM, its enantiomeric resolution, and its electrophysiological characterization in Xenopus oocytes to identify (-)-B-973B as the bioactive enantiomer. The asymmetric synthesis of B-973B was accomplished in 99% ee, and X-ray cr...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Garai S,Raja KS,Papke RL,Deschamps JR,Damaj MI,Thakur GA

更新日期：2018-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Continued optimization of the N-substituent in the piperidinone series provided potent piperidinone-pyridine inhibitors 6, 7, 14, and 15 with improved pharmacokinetic properties in rats. Reducing structure complexity of the N-alkyl substituent led to the discovery of 23, a potent and simplified inhibitor of MDM2. Comp...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Yu M,Wang Y,Zhu J,Bartberger MD,Canon J,Chen A,Chow D,Eksterowicz J,Fox B,Fu J,Gribble M,Huang X,Li Z,Liu JJ,Lo MC,McMinn D,Oliner JD,Osgood T,Rew Y,Saiki AY,Shaffer P,Yan X,Ye Q,Yu D,Zhao X,Zhou J,Ols

更新日期：2014-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitragyna speciosa, also known as kratom, has the potential meet the need for pain medications that lack the addictiveness and overdose risk of classical opioid analgesics, such as morphine. This need is urgent because opioid addiction and overdose deaths have risen throughout diverse segments of U.S. society. Some op...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Halpenny GM

更新日期：2017-08-08 00:00:00

abstract：:A protein structure-guided drug design approach was employed to develop small molecule inhibitors of the BET family of bromodomains that were distinct from the known (+)-JQ1 scaffold class. These efforts led to the identification of a series of substituted benzopiperazines with structural features that enable interact...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Millan DS,Kayser-Bricker KJ,Martin MW,Talbot AC,Schiller SER,Herbertz T,Williams GL,Luke GP,Hubbs S,Alvarez Morales MA,Cardillo D,Troccolo P,Mendes RL,McKinnon C

更新日期：2017-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a series of lipidated α-AApeptides that mimic the structure and function of natural antimicrobial lipopeptides. Several short lipidated α-AApeptides show broad-spectrum activity against a range of clinically related Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria as well as fungus. Their antimicrobial activity and ...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Hu Y,Amin MN,Padhee S,Wang RE,Qiao Q,Bai G,Li Y,Mathew A,Cao C,Cai J

更新日期：2012-07-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Ataluren was reported to suppress nonsense mutations by promoting the readthrough of premature stop codons, although its mechanism of action (MOA) is still debated. The likely interaction of Ataluren with CFTR-mRNA has been previously studied by molecular dynamics. In this work we extended the modeling of Ataluren's M...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Tutone M,Pibiri I,Lentini L,Pace A,Almerico AM

更新日期：2019-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) is a molecular chaperone that is responsible for the folding and maturation of client proteins that are associated with all ten hallmarks of cancer. Hsp90 N-terminal pan inhibitors have experienced unfavorable results in clinical trials due to induction of the heat shock response (HSR), a...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Pugh KW,Zhang Z,Wang J,Xu X,Munthali V,Zuo A,Blagg BSJ

更新日期：2020-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of a (64)Cu-labeled histone deacetylase (HDAC) imaging probe, which was obtained by introduction of metal chelator through click reaction of HDAC inhibitor CUDC-101 and then radiolabeled with (64)Cu. The resulting (64)Cu-labeled compound 7 ([(64)Cu]7) was iden...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Meng Q,Li F,Jiang S,Li Z

更新日期：2013-07-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Late-stage oxidation using liver microsomes was applied to phosphodiesterase 2 inhibitor 1 to reduce its clearance by cytochrome P450 enzymes, introduce renal clearance, and minimize the risk for victim drug-drug interactions. This approach yielded PF-06815189 (2) with improved physicochemical properties and a mixed m...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Stepan AF,Tran TP,Helal CJ,Brown MS,Chang C,O'Connor RE,De Vivo M,Doran SD,Fisher EL,Jenkinson S,Karanian D,Kormos BL,Sharma R,Walker GS,Wright AS,Yang EX,Brodney MA,Wager TT,Verhoest PR,Obach RS

更新日期：2018-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of N-acylbenzenesulfonamide dihydro-1,3,4-oxadiazole hybrids (EMAC8000a-m) was designed and synthesized with the aim to target tumor associated carbonic anhydrase (hCA) isoforms IX and XII. Most of the compounds were selective inhibitors of the tumor associated hCA XII. Moreover, resolution of EMAC8000d racem...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Bianco G,Meleddu R,Distinto S,Cottiglia F,Gaspari M,Melis C,Corona A,Angius R,Angeli A,Taverna D,Alcaro S,Leitans J,Kazaks A,Tars K,Supuran CT,Maccioni E

更新日期：2017-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, we describe the discovery and optimization of a series of noncovalent reversible epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors of EGFRL858R/T790M/C797S. One of the most promising compounds, 25g, inhibited the enzymatic activity of EGFRL858R/T790M/C797S with an IC50 value of 2.2 nM. Cell proliferation assa...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Li Q,Zhang T,Li S,Tong L,Li J,Su Z,Feng F,Sun D,Tong Y,Wang X,Zhao Z,Zhu L,Ding J,Li H,Xie H,Xu Y

更新日期：2019-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Retinoid X receptor-alpha (RXRα) is implicated in the regulation of many biological processes and also represents a unique intracellular target for pharmacologic interventions. Efforts on discovery of small molecules targeting RXRα have been primarily focused on the molecules that bind to its classical ligand-binding ...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Chen F,Liu J,Huang M,Hu M,Su Y,Zhang XK

更新日期：2014-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Substitution of rigidified A3 adenosine receptor (AR) agonists with a 2-((5-chlorothiophen-2-yl)ethynyl) or a 2-(4-(5-chlorothiophen-2-yl)-1H-1,2,3-triazol-1-yl) group provides prolonged protection in a model of chronic neuropathic pain. These agonists contain a bicyclo[3.1.0]hexane ((N)-methanocarba) ring system in p...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Tosh DK,Crane S,Chen Z,Paoletta S,Gao ZG,Gizewski E,Auchampach JA,Salvemini D,Jacobson KA

更新日期：2015-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：:A new subseries of ROMK inhibitors exemplified by 28 has been developed from the initial screening hit 1. The excellent selectivity for ROMK inhibition over related ion channels and pharmacokinetic properties across preclinical species support further preclinical evaluation of 28 as a new mechanism diuretic. Robust ph...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Walsh SP,Shahripour A,Tang H,Teumelsan N,Frie J,Zhu Y,Priest BT,Swensen AM,Liu J,Margulis M,Visconti R,Weinglass A,Felix JP,Brochu RM,Bailey T,Thomas-Fowlkes B,Alonso-Galicia M,Zhou X,Pai LY,Corona A,Hampton C,H

更新日期：2015-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite several years of research, only a handful of β-secretase (BACE) 1 inhibitors have entered clinical trials as potential therapeutics against Alzheimer's disease. The intrinsic basic nature of low molecular weight, amidine-containing BACE 1 inhibitors makes them far from optimal as central nervous system drugs. ...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Oehlrich D,Peschiulli A,Tresadern G,Van Gool M,Vega JA,De Lucas AI,Alonso de Diego SA,Prokopcova H,Austin N,Van Brandt S,Surkyn M,De Cleyn M,Vos A,Rombouts FJR,Macdonald G,Moechars D,Gijsen HJM,Trabanco AA

更新日期：2019-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Replication Protein A is the primary eukaryotic ssDNA binding protein that has a central role in initiating the cellular response to DNA damage. RPA recruits multiple proteins to sites of DNA damage via the N-terminal domain of the 70 kDa subunit (RPA70N). Here we describe the optimization of a diphenylpyrazole carbox...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Waterson AG,Kennedy JP,Patrone JD,Pelz NF,Feldkamp MD,Frank AO,Vangamudi B,Souza-Fagundes EM,Rossanese OW,Chazin WJ,Fesik SW

更新日期：2014-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of novel antifungal carboline derivatives was designed and synthesized, which showed broad-spectrum antifungal activity. Particularly, compound C38 showed comparable in vitro antifungal activity to fluconazole without toxicity to human embryonic lung cells. It also exhibited good fungicidal activity against b...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Wang S,Wang Y,Liu W,Liu N,Zhang Y,Dong G,Liu Y,Li Z,He X,Miao Z,Yao J,Li J,Zhang W,Sheng C

更新日期：2014-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：:We have employed novel fragment-based screening methodology to discover bivalent kinase inhibitors with improved selectivity. Starting from a low molecular weight promiscuous kinase inhibitor, we appended a thiol for subsequent reaction with a library of acrylamide electrophiles. Enzyme-templated screening was perform...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Kwarcinski FE,Steffey ME,Fox CC,Soellner MB

更新日期：2015-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of novel N-acyclic uracil analogs with linear, branched, aromatic, and cyclopropyl-alkynyl as well as heteroaryl moieties at C-5 were prepared using palladium catalyzed Sonogashira and Stille cross-coupling and evaluated against malignant tumor cell lines. C-5-Furan-2-yl uracil derivative 6 was shown to be mo...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Meščić A,Harej A,Klobučar M,Glavač D,Cetina M,Pavelić SK,Raić-Malić S

更新日期：2015-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：:A focused multiply N-methylated library of a cyclic hexapeptidic somatostatin analogue: MK678 cyclo(-MeAYwKVF-) was generated, which resulted in the unexpected observation of an efficacious tetra-N-methylated analogue, cyclo(-MeAYMewMeKVMeF-) with a potent inhibitory action on sensory neuropeptide release in vitro and...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Chatterjee J,Laufer B,Beck JG,Helyes Z,Pintér E,Szolcsányi J,Horvath A,Mandl J,Reubi JC,Kéri G,Kessler H

更新日期：2011-04-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Inhibition of the lipid kinase PI3Kδ is a promising principle to treat B and T cell driven inflammatory diseases. Using a scaffold deconstruction-reconstruction strategy, we identified 4-aryl quinazolines that were optimized into potent PI3Kδ isoform selective analogues with good pharmacokinetic properties. With compo...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Hoegenauer K,Soldermann N,Stauffer F,Furet P,Graveleau N,Smith AB,Hebach C,Hollingworth GJ,Lewis I,Gutmann S,Rummel G,Knapp M,Wolf RM,Blanz J,Feifel R,Burkhart C,Zécri F

更新日期：2016-06-02 00:00:00

abstract：:We recently reported a series of 2,6-dipeptidyl-anthraquinone conjugates (AQs) as Trans-Activation Response element (TAR) RNA-binding agents able to inhibit in vitro the HIV-1 nucleocapsid (NC) protein-mediated processes. Because NC is a highly adaptable nucleic acid chaperone assisting several crucial steps along rev...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Gamba E,Sosic A,Saccone I,Magli E,Frecentese F,Gatto B

更新日期：2020-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) is an integral membrane serine hydrolase that degrades the fatty acid amide family of signaling lipids, including the endocannabinoid anandamide. Genetic or pharmacological inactivation of FAAH leads to analgesic and anti-inflammatory phenotypes in rodents without showing the undesira...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Johnson DS,Stiff C,Lazerwith SE,Kesten SR,Fay LK,Morris M,Beidler D,Liimatta MB,Smith SE,Dudley DT,Sadagopan N,Bhattachar SN,Kesten SJ,Nomanbhoy TK,Cravatt BF,Ahn K

更新日期：2011-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Herein we describe the discovery of A-1331852, a first-in-class orally active BCL-XL inhibitor that selectively and potently induces apoptosis in BCL-XL-dependent tumor cells. This molecule was generated by re-engineering our previously reported BCL-XL inhibitor A-1155463 using structure-based drug design. Key design ...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Wang L,Doherty GA,Judd AS,Tao ZF,Hansen TM,Frey RR,Song X,Bruncko M,Kunzer AR,Wang X,Wendt MD,Flygare JA,Catron ND,Judge RA,Park CH,Shekhar S,Phillips DC,Nimmer P,Smith ML,Tahir SK,Xiao Y,Xue J,Zhang H,Le PN

更新日期：2020-03-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary open angle glaucoma is the second most common cause of blindness worldwide. Nitric oxide has recently received particular attention as a potential antiglaucoma agent. In this work, gem-dinitroalkyl benzenes are evaluated for their capability to act as a new class of IOP lowering agents. These derivatives have ...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Blangetti M,Rolando B,Marini E,Chegaev K,Guglielmo S,Lazzarato L,Lucarini L,Masini E,Fruttero R

更新日期：2017-09-13 00:00:00