Synthesis, spectroscopic studies and biological evaluation of acridine derivatives: The role of aggregation on the photodynamic efficiency.

abstract：:A series of Sordarin derivatives bearing alkyl substituted tetrahydrofuran rings fused to C3'-C4' bond of the sugar moiety have been prepared and their antifungal properties evaluated. Most of them show remarkable antifungal activity against Candida spp and Cryptococcus neoformans. ...

journal_title：Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Bueno JM,Chicharro J,Fiandor JM,Gómez de las Heras F,Huss S

更新日期：2002-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Stable nitroxides are potential antioxidant drugs. In this study, we have linked nitroxide to natural amino acids with the aim to improve therapeutic activity. The radical scavenging activities of two nitronyl nitroxide-amino acid conjugates (NNR and NNK) were evaluated in PC 12 cell survival assays. The NO scavenging...

journal_title：Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Bi W,Cai J,Xue P,Zhang Y,Liu S,Gao X,Li M,Wang Z,Baudy-Floc'h M,Green SA,Bi L

更新日期：2008-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Novel (E)-N(1)-(benzyl)cinnamamidines were prepared and evaluated as NR2B subtype NMDA receptor ligands. Excellent affinity was achieved by appropriate substitution of either phenyl ring. The 2-methoxybenzyl compound 1h had approximately 1,000-fold lower IC(50) in NR2B than NR2A-containing cells. Replacement of the st...

journal_title：Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Curtis NR,Diggle HJ,Kulagowski JJ,London C,Grimwood S,Hutson PH,Murray F,Richards P,Macaulay A,Wafford KA

更新日期：2003-02-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The discovery of a novel class of HCV inhibitors is described. The new amidinourea compounds were designed as isosteric analogues of the antiviral drug moroxydine. The two derivatives 11g and 11h showed excellent HCV inhibition activity and viability and proved to inhibit a step(s) of the RNA replication. The new comp...

journal_title：Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Magri A,Reilly R,Scalacci N,Radi M,Hunter M,Ripoll M,Patel AH,Castagnolo D

更新日期：2015-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of novel small molecule inhibitors of inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase (IMPDH), based upon a 3-cyanoindole core, were explored. IMPDH catalyzes the rate determining step in guanine nucleotide biosynthesis and is a target for anticancer, immunosuppressive and antiviral therapy. The synthesis and the structu...

journal_title：Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Dhar TG,Shen Z,Gu HH,Chen P,Norris D,Watterson SH,Ballentine SK,Fleener CA,Rouleau KA,Barrish JC,Townsend R,Hollenbaugh DL,Iwanowicz EJ

更新日期：2003-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The in vitro evaluation of a series of saturated prostaglandins revealed that compounds with omega chain aromatic rings retain nanomolar potency for the human prostaglandin F receptor (hFP receptor), exemplified by compound 8. In contrast, the double bonds are required for activity in the series with an acyclic omega ...

journal_title：Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters

authors： deLong MA,Amburgey J,Taylor C,Wos JA,Soper DL,Wang Y,Hicks R

更新日期：2000-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The thrombin receptor (PAR-1) is activated by alpha-thrombin to stimulate various cell types, including platelets, through the tethered-ligand sequence SFLLRN. Macrocyclic peptide analogues of SFLLRN were synthesized and evaluated in vitro. In general, the compounds were much less potent in inducing platelet aggregati...

journal_title：Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters

authors： McComsey DF,Hecker LR,Andrade-Gordon P,Addo MF,Maryanoff BE

更新日期：1999-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Mismatch binding protein MutS binding to bulge structure in DNA duplexes was controlled by UV irradiation. 4-O-(2-Nitrobenzyl)thymidine or 4-O-[2-(2-nitrophenyl)propyl]thymidine was incorporated into DNA duplexes a bulged position. The MutS did not bind to the caged DNA duplexes but bound after removing the 2-nitroben...

journal_title：Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Seio K,Ohno Y,Ohno K,Takeshita L,Kanamori T,Masaki Y,Sekine M

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serine racemase, the enzyme responsible for d-serine synthesis in the central nervous system, has been identified as a potential therapeutic target to treat N-methyl-d-aspartate receptors-related pathologies. The search for specific inhibitors of the enzyme has revealed that serine racemase is a difficult target, with...

journal_title：Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Dellafiora L,Marchetti M,Spyrakis F,Orlandi V,Campanini B,Cruciani G,Cozzini P,Mozzarelli A

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new series of 2-(benzyloxy)benzamides are presented that are potent functional antagonists of TRPM8 and possess improved LipE and LE compared to the original lead. They were discovered through a series of compound libraries and we present a powerful visualization method for the chemical space explored with each libr...

journal_title：Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Brown A,Ellis D,Favor DA,Kirkup T,Klute W,MacKenny M,McMurray G,Stennett A

更新日期：2013-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Reaction of TBDMS-protected bile acids (cholic, chenodeoxycholic, deoxycholic, lithocholic, ursodeoxycholic acids) or dehydrocholic acid with aromatic/heterocyclic sulfonamides possessing free amino/hydroxy moieties, in the presence of carbodiimides, afforded after deprotection of the OTBDMS ethers, a series of sulfon...

journal_title：Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Scozzafava A,Supuran CT

更新日期：2002-06-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The continual increase in drug resistance; the lack of new chemotherapeutic agents; the toxicity of existing agents and the increasing morbidity with HIV co-infection mean the search for new antileishmanial agents has never been more urgent. We have identified the benzodiazepines as a structural class for antileishman...

journal_title：Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Clark RL,Carter KC,Mullen AB,Coxon GD,Owusu-Dapaah G,McFarlane E,Duong Thi MD,Grant MH,Tettey JN,Mackay SP

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radioligands are powerful tools for examining the pharmacological profiles of chemical leads and thus facilitate drug discovery. In this study, we identified and characterized 3-([1,1,1-(3)H]methyl)-2-(4-{[3-(1-pyrrolidinyl)propyl]oxy} phenyl)-4(3H)-quinazolinone ([(3)H]1) as a potent and selective radioligand for his...

journal_title：Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Mitobe Y,Ito S,Mizutani T,Nagase T,Sato N,Tokita S

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Successful efforts to make farnesyl transferase (FT) inhibitors with appropriately tethered ligands designed to interact with a catalytic zinc that exist in the enzyme have been realized. Thus, by introducing either a pyridylmethylamino or propylaminolimidazole amide moieties off the 2-position of the piperidine ring,...

journal_title：Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Njoroge FG,Vibulbhan B,Pinto P,Strickland C,Kirschmeier P,Bishop WR,Girijavallabhan V

更新日期：2004-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of new class of 4-(hetero)aryl-2-piperazino quinazolines were synthesized and assessed for in vitro activity against extracellular promastigotes and intracellular amastigotes of Leishmania donovani. Among the compounds evaluated, compound 4bb and 4cb showed the selectivity index (SI) value>8.03 and 4.21, resp...

journal_title：Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Kumar S,Shakya N,Gupta S,Sarkar J,Sahu DP

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty three side chain analogs of the crambescidin alkaloids were prepared from the corresponding pentacyclic zwitterionic core acid. In the crambescidin 800 and 657 series, potency increased with increasing chain length. In addition, substantial variations in tumor selectivity with structure were seen. Crambescidin ...

journal_title：Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Aron ZD,Pietraszkiewicz H,Overman LE,Valeriote F,Cuevas C

更新日期：2004-07-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclic peptides were obtained, on-resin, by the copper (I) catalysed 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of azides and alkynes. The reaction led exclusively to the formation of the expected cyclomonomeric products which acted as ligands of the Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor receptor 1. ...

journal_title：Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Goncalves V,Gautier B,Regazzetti A,Coric P,Bouaziz S,Garbay C,Vidal M,Inguimbert N

更新日期：2007-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Several chemically modified analogues to a tightly binding ligand for the second PDZ domain of MAGI-3 were synthesized and evaluated for their ability to compete with native peptide ligands. N-methyl scanning of the ligand backbone amides revealed the energetically important hydrogen bonds between the ligand backbone ...

journal_title：Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Novak KA,Fujii N,Guy RK

更新日期：2002-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：:From a readily available 5-C-Me ribofuranoside, we have realized a reliable route to valuable 5'-deoxy-5'-amino-5'-C-methyl adenosine derivatives at gram scale with confirmed stereochemistry. These adenosine derivatives are useful starting materials for the preparation of 5'-deoxy-5'-amino-5'-C-methyl adenosine deriva...

journal_title：Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Liu T,Xie W,Li C,Ren H,Mao Y,Chen G,Cheng M,Zhao D,Shen J,Li J,Zhou Y,Xiong B,Chen YL

更新日期：2017-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of orthoalkylaminophenol derivatives was synthesized and tested in vitro with respect to their neuroprotective effect. Some of these compounds exhibited a potent antioxidant activity close to that of standard alpha-tocopherol. ...

journal_title：Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Larget R,Lockhart B,Pfeiffer B,Neudorffer A,Fleury MB,Largeron M

更新日期：1999-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of N6,2-disubstituted adenosine analogues have been synthesized and their functional activity measured against A2a and A1 receptors. Examples of compounds with both a lipophilic N6-substituent and amino-functionalized 2-position were highly active at the A2a receptor on the human neutrophil. ...

journal_title：Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Keeling SE,Albinson FD,Ayres BE,Butchers PR,Chambers CL,Cherry PC,Ellis F,Ewan GB,Gregson M,Knight J,Mills K,Ravenscroft P,Reynolds LH,Sanjar S,Sheehan MJ

更新日期：2000-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：:We synthesized novel vitamin K derivatives by converting the naphthoquinone group to benzene derivatives and benzoquinone. We evaluated their neuronal differentiation activities to investigate the effect of the quinone moiety on this process. We observed that the 1,4-quinone as well as the side chain part play importa...

journal_title：Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Yoshimura H,Hirota Y,Soda S,Okazeri M,Takagi Y,Takeuchi A,Tode C,Kamao M,Osakabe N,Suhara Y

更新日期：2020-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The synthesis and biological activity of novel CD-ring modified analogues of 22-oxa-1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3), lacking the D-ring and featuring a connection between C-12 and C-21 (cis-perhydrindane CE-ring analogues), is described. The synthesis of the CE-ring system follows Meyers' methodology for the preparati...

journal_title：Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Demin S,Van Haver D,Vandewalle M,De Clercq PJ,Bouillon R,Verstuyf A

更新日期：2004-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：:A new class of chimeric molecules have been developed. These are based on polyphenols like catechin and epicatechin and monocyclic beta-lactams. The two units are joined via a triazole linker using the 'Click Chemistry' conditions. The compounds showed good to weak antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli as we...

journal_title：Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Roy B,Chakraborty A,Ghosh SK,Basak A

更新日期：2009-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Two novel series of small-molecule RGD mimetics containing either a substituted pyridone or pyrazinone central constraint were prepared. Modification of the beta-alanine 3-substituent produced compounds that are potent and selective alpha(v)beta(3) antagonists and exhibit a range of physicochemical properties. ...

journal_title：Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Breslin MJ,Duggan ME,Halczenko W,Fernandez-Metzler C,Hunt CA,Leu CT,Merkle KM,Naylor-Olsen AM,Prueksaritanont T,Stump G,Wallace A,Rodan SB,Hutchinson JH

更新日期：2003-05-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The synthesis and structure-activity relationships (SAR) of novel, potent imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazine-based Aurora kinase inhibitors are described. The X-ray crystal structure of imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazine Aurora inhibitor 1j is disclosed. Compound 10i was identified as lead compound with a promising overall profile. ...

journal_title：Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Belanger DB,Curran PJ,Hruza A,Voigt J,Meng Z,Mandal AK,Siddiqui MA,Basso AD,Gray K

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We designed and synthesized an estrogen receptor (ER) down-regulator (5), which is a derivative of tamoxifen with a long alkyl side chain. Compound 5 effectively reduced ER protein levels in MCF-7 cells and had an antagonistic effect. ...

journal_title：Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Shoda T,Okuhira K,Kato M,Demizu Y,Inoue H,Naito M,Kurihara M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Structure- and ligand-based virtual-screening methods (docking, 2D- and 3D-similarity searching) were analyzed for their effectiveness in virtual screening against FFAR2. To evaluate the performance of these methods, retrospective virtual screening was performed. Statistical quality of the methods was evaluated by BED...

journal_title：Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Fells JI,Ai X,Weinglass A,Feng W,Lei Y,Finley M,Hoveyda HR,Fraser GL,Machacek M

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A naphthyridine carbamate tetramer (NCT8) is a synthetic compound, which selectively binds to nucleic acids containing CGG/CGG sequence. Although NCT8 is a promising compound for a wide range of DNA and RNA based biotechnology such as modulation of specific gene expression, little is known about its behavior in human ...

journal_title：Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Matsumoto S,Iida K,Murata A,Denawa M,Hagiwara M,Nakatani K

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The selectivity and the binding affinity of previously reported carborane-containing ligands 2 and 3 toward ERβ remains to be optimized. To improve their biological profiles, a series of iodinated carboranyl phenol derivatives (4-6) were designed and synthesized as prospective ERβ-selective ligands with high affinity....

journal_title：Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Ohta K,Ogawa T,Endo Y

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00