Discovery of a Potent and Selective ROMK Inhibitor with Pharmacokinetic Properties Suitable for Preclinical Evaluation.

abstract：:WaterMap and MM-GB/SA scoring methods were applied to an extensive congeneric series of small-molecule SRC inhibitors with high-quality enzyme data and well characterized binding modes to compare the performance of these scoring methods in this data set and to provide insight into the relative strengths of each method...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Kohlmann A,Zhu X,Dalgarno D

更新日期：2012-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein thermal shift assays (TSAs) provide a means for characterizing target engagement through ligand-induced thermal stabilization. Although these assays are widely utilized for screening libraries and validating hits in drug discovery programs, they can impose encumbering operational requirements, such as the avai...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Dart ML,Machleidt T,Jost E,Schwinn MK,Robers MB,Shi C,Kirkland TA,Killoran MP,Wilkinson JM,Hartnett JR,Zimmerman K,Wood KV

更新日期：2018-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.9b00612.]. ...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Kaiser TM,Dentmon ZW,Dalloul CE,Sharma SK,Liotta DC

更新日期：2020-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The selectivity of histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDACis) is greatly impacted by the zinc binding groups. In an effort to search for novel zinc binding groups, we applied a parallel medicinal chemistry (PMC) strategy to quickly synthesize substituted benzamide libraries. We discovered a series containing 2-substitute...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Liu J,Yu Y,Kelly J,Sha D,Alhassan AB,Yu W,Maletic MM,Duffy JL,Klein DJ,Holloway MK,Carroll S,Howell BJ,Barnard RJO,Wolkenberg S,Kozlowski JA

更新日期：2020-10-13 00:00:00

abstract：:GSK2798745, a clinical candidate, was identified as an inhibitor of the transient receptor potential vanilloid 4 (TRPV4) ion channel for the treatment of pulmonary edema associated with congestive heart failure. We discuss the lead optimization of this novel spirocarbamate series and specifically focus on our strategi...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Brooks CA,Barton LS,Behm DJ,Eidam HS,Fox RM,Hammond M,Hoang TH,Holt DA,Hilfiker MA,Lawhorn BG,Patterson JR,Stoy P,Roethke TJ,Ye G,Zhao S,Thorneloe KS,Goodman KB,Cheung M

更新日期：2019-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:γ-Aminobutyric acid type A (GABAA) receptors are key mediators of central inhibitory neurotransmission and have been implicated in several disorders of the central nervous system. Some positive allosteric modulators (PAMs) of this receptor provide great therapeutic benefits to patients. However, adverse effects remain...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Blom AEM,Su JY,Repka LM,Reisman SE,Dougherty DA

更新日期：2020-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:An efficient method for the reconstruction of the 9-dihydroerythromycin A macrolactone skeleton has been established. The key steps are oxidative cleavage at the 11,12-position and reconstruction after insertion of an appropriate functionalized amino alcohol. Novel 15-membered macrolides, we named as "11a-azalides", w...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Sugimoto T,Tanikawa T

更新日期：2010-12-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Several chemical probes have been developed for use in fluorescence polarization screening assays to aid in drug discovery for the bromodomain and extra-terminal domain (BET) proteins. However, few of those have been characterized in the literature. We have designed, synthesized, and thoroughly characterized a novel f...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Paulson CN,Guan X,Ayoub AM,Chan A,Karim RM,Pomerantz WCK,Schönbrunn E,Georg GI,Hawkinson JE

更新日期：2018-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Compound libraries provide a starting point for multiple biological investigations, but the structural integrity of compounds is rarely assessed experimentally until a late stage in the research process. Here, we describe the discovery of a neuroprotective small molecule that was originally incorrectly annotated with ...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Kaplan A,Stockwell BR

更新日期：2015-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-two diverse compounds were evaluated for their ability to inhibit both Pgp-mediated efflux in mouse T-lymphoma L5178 MDR1 and NorA-mediated efflux in S. aureus SA-1199B. Only four compounds were strong inhibitors of both efflux pumps. Three compounds were found to inhibit Pgp exclusively and strongly, while sev...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Brincat JP,Broccatelli F,Sabatini S,Frosini M,Neri A,Kaatz GW,Cruciani G,Carosati E

更新日期：2012-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：:A new pseudopeptide epoxide inhibitor, designed for irreversible binding to HIV protease (HIV-PR), has been synthesized and characterized in solution and in the solid state. However, the crystal structure of the complex obtained by inhibitor-enzyme cocrystallization revealed that a minor isomer, with inverted configur...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Benedetti F,Berti F,Campaner P,Fanfoni L,Demitri N,Olajuyigbe FM,De March M,Geremia S

更新日期：2014-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuning the bioavailability of lidocaine was explored by its incorporation into the ionic liquid lidocainium docusate ([Lid][Doc]) and the deep eutectic Lidocaine·Ibuprofen (Lid·Ibu) and comparing the transdermal absorption of these with the crystalline salt lidocainium chloride ([Lid]Cl). Each form of lidocaine was di...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Berton P,Di Bona KR,Yancey D,Rizvi SAA,Gray M,Gurau G,Shamshina JL,Rasco JF,Rogers RD

更新日期：2017-04-12 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes the discovery of RAD140, a potent, orally bioavailable, nonsteroidal selective androgen receptor modulator (SARM). The characterization of RAD140 in several preclinical models of anabolic androgen action is also described. ...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Miller CP,Shomali M,Lyttle CR,O'Dea LS,Herendeen H,Gallacher K,Paquin D,Compton DR,Sahoo B,Kerrigan SA,Burge MS,Nickels M,Green JL,Katzenellenbogen JA,Tchesnokov A,Hattersley G

更新日期：2010-12-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Dipeptidyl nitroalkenes are potent reversible inhibitors of cysteine proteases. Inhibitor 11 resulted to be the most potent one with Ki values of 0.49 and 0.44 nM against rhodesain and cruzain, respectively. According to enzymatic dilution and dialysis experiments, as well as computational and NMR studies, dipeptidyl ...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Latorre A,Schirmeister T,Kesselring J,Jung S,Johé P,Hellmich UA,Heilos A,Engels B,Krauth-Siegel RL,Dirdjaja N,Bou-Iserte L,Rodríguez S,González FV

更新日期：2016-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Highly toxic bacterial ionophores are commonly used in veterinary medicine, but their therapeutic index is too narrow for human usage. With the goal of developing ionophores with a broader therapeutic index, we constructed highly derivatized synthetic ionophores. The toxicities of crown ether host-rotaxanes (CEHR's) a...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Smithrud DB,Wang X,Tarapore P,Ho SM

更新日期：2013-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Inhibitors of the protein methyltransferase Enhancer of Zeste Homolog 2 (EZH2) may have significant therapeutic potential for the treatment of B cell lymphomas and other cancer indications. The ability of the scientific community to explore fully the spectrum of EZH2-associated pathobiology has been hampered by the la...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Campbell JE,Kuntz KW,Knutson SK,Warholic NM,Keilhack H,Wigle TJ,Raimondi A,Klaus CR,Rioux N,Yokoi A,Kawano S,Minoshima Y,Choi HW,Porter Scott M,Waters NJ,Smith JJ,Chesworth R,Moyer MP,Copeland RA

更新日期：2015-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：:A new series of potent TG2 inhibitors are reported that employ a 4-aminopiperidine core bearing an acrylamide warhead. We establish the structure-activity relationship of this new series and report on the transglutaminase selectivity and in vitro ADME properties of selected compounds. We demonstrate that the compounds...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Prime ME,Brookfield FA,Courtney SM,Gaines S,Marston RW,Ichihara O,Li M,Vaidya D,Williams H,Pedret-Dunn A,Reed L,Schaertl S,Toledo-Sherman L,Beconi M,Macdonald D,Muñoz-Sanjuan I,Dominguez C,Wityak J

更新日期：2012-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the discovery of benzoxaborole antitrypanosomal agents and their structure-activity relationships on central linkage groups and different substitution patterns in the sulfur-linked series. The compounds showed in vitro growth inhibition IC50 values as low as 0.02 μg/mL and in vivo efficacy in acute murine in...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Ding D,Zhao Y,Meng Q,Xie D,Nare B,Chen D,Bacchi CJ,Yarlett N,Zhang YK,Hernandez V,Xia Y,Freund Y,Abdulla M,Ang KH,Ratnam J,McKerrow JH,Jacobs RT,Zhou H,Plattner JJ

更新日期：2010-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：:A focused high throughput screening for GPR139 was completed for a select 100K compounds, and new agonist leads were identified. Subsequent analysis and structure-activity relationship studies identified (S)-3-chloro-N-(2-oxo-2-((1-phenylethyl)amino)ethyl)benzamide 7c as a potent and selective agonist of hGPR139 with ...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Dvorak CA,Coate H,Nepomuceno D,Wennerholm M,Kuei C,Lord B,Woody D,Bonaventure P,Liu C,Lovenberg T,Carruthers NI

更新日期：2015-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：:We encountered a dilemma in the course of studying a series of antagonists of the G-protein coupled receptor CC chemokine receptor-2 (CCR2): compounds with polar C3 side chains exhibited good ion channel selectivity but poor oral bioavailability, whereas compounds with lipophilic C3 side chains exhibited good oral bio...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Yang MG,Xiao Z,Cherney RJ,Tebben AJ,Batt DG,Brown GD,Chen J,Cvijic ME,Dabros M,Duncia JV,Galella M,Gardner DS,Khandelwal P,Ko SS,Malley MF,Mo R,Pang J,Rose AV,Santella JB 3rd,Shi H,Srivastava A,Traeger SC,Wang

更新日期：2019-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of TRPA1 antagonists is described which has as its core structure an indazole moiety. The physical properties and in vitro DMPK profiles are discussed. Good in vivo exposure was obtained with several analogs, allowing efficacy to be assessed in rodent models of inflammatory pain. Two compounds showed signific...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Pryde DC,Marron BE,West CW,Reister S,Amato G,Yoger K,Antonio B,Padilla K,Cox PJ,Turner J,Warmus JS,Swain NA,Omoto K,Mahoney JH,Gerlach AC

更新日期：2017-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was aimed at investigating the antitumor activity of novel 2-oxindole derivatives against a well-characterized human nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cell line. Test compounds produced an antiproliferative activity in the low micromolar/submicromolar range of concentrations and significantly induced typica...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Nesi G,Sestito S,Mey V,Ricciardi S,Falasca M,Danesi R,Lapucci A,Breschi MC,Fogli S,Rapposelli S

更新日期：2013-10-18 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：:We report the synthesis of a novel heat shock protein 90 (hsp90) inhibitor conjugated to a star polymer. Using reversible addition-fragmentation chain-transfer (RAFT) polymerization, we prepared star polymers comprised of PEG attached to a predesigned functional core. The stars were cross-linked using disulfide linker...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Kim SJ,Ramsey DM,Boyer C,Davis TP,McAlpine SR

更新日期：2013-07-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The National Institutes of Health (NIH) closure of the agency's Center for Regenerative Medicine (CRM), which focused on therapeutic development of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS), was caused by the lack of progress in practical development of the iPSs for use in human therapies. As the NIH evaluates priorities i...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Maguire G

更新日期：2014-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The Hu family of RNA-binding proteins plays a crucial role in post-transcriptional processes; indeed, Hu-RNA complexes are involved in various dysfunctions (i.e., inflammation, neurodegeneration, and cancer) and have been recently proposed as promising therapeutic targets. Intrigued by this concept, our research effor...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Volpe SD,Listro R,Parafioriti M,Di Giacomo M,Rossi D,Ambrosio FA,Costa G,Alcaro S,Ortuso F,Hirsch AKH,Vasile F,Collina S

更新日期：2020-01-28 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：:In addition to its therapeutic value as a chemotherapy drug, gemcitabine is of ongoing interest to the scientific community for its broad-spectrum antiviral activity. Herein the synthesis of 4'-methoxy- and 4'-fluoro-substituted gemcitabine analogues along with their phosphoramidate prodrugs is described. Among these ...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Zheng Z,Groaz E,Snoeck R,De Jonghe S,Herdewijn P,Andrei G

更新日期：2020-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:ROMK, the renal outer medullary potassium channel, is involved in potassium recycling at the thick ascending loop of Henle and potassium secretion at the cortical collecting duct in the kidney nephron. Because of this dual site of action, selective inhibitors of ROMK are expected to represent a new class of diuretics/...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Tang H,Zhu Y,Teumelsan N,Walsh SP,Shahripour A,Priest BT,Swensen AM,Felix JP,Brochu RM,Bailey T,Thomas-Fowlkes B,Pai LY,Hampton C,Corona A,Hernandez M,Metzger J,Forrest M,Zhou X,Owens K,Tong V,Parmee E,Roy S,K

更新日期：2016-05-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of ionization states of hydroxamates and retrohydroxamates and the presence of zinc ions in the active site were investigated using the wild-type and E402Q mutant of MMP-9. The deprotonated hydroxamates showed a significantly enhanced enrichment factor in the presence of zinc ions. A pharmacophore model ...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Zhong H,Wees MA,Faure TD,Carrillo C,Arbiser J,Bowen JP

更新日期：2011-03-29 00:00:00