Identification of amides as carboxylic Acid surrogates for quinolizidinone-based m1 positive allosteric modulators.

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：:We describe the synthesis and SAR studies of divin-a small molecule that blocks bacterial division by perturbing the assembly of proteins at the site of cell septation. The bacteriostatic mechanism of action of divin is distinct from other reported inhibitors of bacterial cell division and provides an opportunity for ...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Zhou M,Eun YJ,Guzei IA,Weibel DB

更新日期：2013-09-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Toxoplasma gondii causes a prevalent human infection for which only the acute stage has an FDA-approved therapy. To find inhibitors of both the acute stage parasites and the persistent cyst stage that causes a chronic infection, we repurposed a compound library containing known inhibitors of parasitic hexokinase, the ...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Khalifa MM,Martorelli Di Genova B,McAlpine SG,Gallego-Lopez GM,Stevenson DM,Rozema SD,Monaghan NP,Morris JC,Knoll LJ,Golden JE

更新日期：2020-10-13 00:00:00

abstract：:ABC transporters, including ABCG2, play a vital role in defending the human body against the vast range of xenobiotics. Even though this is beneficial for human health, these protein transporters have been implicated in the emerging resistance of cancer cells to a variety of structurally and functionally diverse antic...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Peña-Solórzano D,Scholler M,Bernhardt G,Buschauer A,König B,Ochoa-Puentes C

更新日期：2018-07-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Membrane-bound pyrophosphatases (mPPases) regulate energy homeostasis in pathogenic protozoan parasites and lack human homologues, which makes them promising targets in e.g. malaria. Yet only few nonphosphorus inhibitors have been reported so far. Here, we explore an isoxazole fragment hit, leading to the discovery of...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Johansson NG,Turku A,Vidilaseris K,Dreano L,Khattab A,Ayuso Pérez D,Wilkinson A,Zhang Y,Tamminen M,Grazhdankin E,Kiriazis A,Fishwick CWG,Meri S,Yli-Kauhaluoma J,Goldman A,Boije Af Gennäs G,Xhaard H

更新日期：2020-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：:A new series of 1,4-naphthoquinones, bearing various cyclic and aliphatic amines on C2, was designed and synthesized to identify antiproliferative agents for triple-negative breast cancer, which represents a clinical challenge without targeted therapies. Among naphthoquinones, 2a and 3a inhibited the proliferation of ...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Badolato M,Carullo G,Caroleo MC,Cione E,Aiello F,Manetti F

更新日期：2019-02-15 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：:The effects of opioids in the central nervous system (CNS) provide significant benefit in the treatment of pain but can also lead to physical dependence and addiction, which has contributed to a growing opioid epidemic in the United States. Gastrointestinal dysfunction is an additional serious consequence of opioid us...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Long DD,Armstrong SR,Beattie DT,Campbell CB,Church TJ,Colson PJ,Dalziel SM,Jacobsen JR,Jiang L,Obedencio GP,Rapta M,Saito D,Stergiades I,Tsuruda PR,Van Dyke PM,Vickery RG

更新日期：2019-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Pursuing our effort for developing effective inhibitors of the cancer-related hCA IX isoform, here we describe the synthesis of novel benzofuran-based carboxylic acid derivatives, featuring the benzoic (9a-f) or hippuric (11a,b) acid moieties linked to 2-methylbenzofuran or 5-bromobenzofuran tails via an ureido linker...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Eldehna WM,Nocentini A,Elsayed ZM,Al-Warhi T,Aljaeed N,Alotaibi OJ,Al-Sanea MM,Abdel-Aziz HA,Supuran CT

更新日期：2020-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Approximately 1.7 million Americans develop hospital associated infections each year, resulting in more than 98,000 deaths. One of the main contributors to such infections is the Gram-negative pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii. Recently, it was reported that aryl 2-aminoimidazole (2-AI) compounds potentiate macrolide a...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Hubble VB,Bartholomew KR,Weig AW,Brackett SM,Barlock SL,Mattingly AE,Nemeth AM,Melander RJ,Melander C

更新日期：2020-08-12 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of 3-deoxy-3-N-arylated-β-d-galactoside and -guloside derivatives have been synthesized by cesium fluoride/trimetylsilylaryl triflate-mediated benzyne generation and N-arylation of 3-deoxy-3-amino-β-d-galactosides and -gulosides, respectively. Evaluation as ligands to galectin-1, 2, 3, 4N (N-terminal domain),...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Mahanti M,Pal KB,Sundin AP,Leffler H,Nilsson UJ

更新日期：2019-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuromedin U (NMU) and S (NMS) display various physiological activities, including an anorexigenic effect, and share a common C-terminal heptapeptide-amide sequence that is necessary to activate two NMU receptors (NMUR1 and NMUR2). On the basis of this knowledge, we recently developed hexapeptide agonists 2 and 3, whi...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Takayama K,Mori K,Sohma Y,Taketa K,Taguchi A,Yakushiji F,Minamino N,Miyazato M,Kangawa K,Hayashi Y

更新日期：2015-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The renal outer medullary potassium channel (ROMK or Kir1.1) is a putative drug target for a novel class of diuretics that could be used for the treatment of hypertension and edematous states such as heart failure. An internal high-throughput screening campaign identified 1,4-bis(4-nitrophenethyl)piperazine (5) as a p...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Tang H,Walsh SP,Yan Y,de Jesus RK,Shahripour A,Teumelsan N,Zhu Y,Ha S,Owens KA,Thomas-Fowlkes BS,Felix JP,Liu J,Kohler M,Priest BT,Bailey T,Brochu R,Alonso-Galicia M,Kaczorowski GJ,Roy S,Yang L,Mills SG,Garcia M

更新日期：2012-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：:(+)- and (-)-Lesinurad were isolated as atropisomers from racemic lesinurad for the first time. No interconversion was observed between the two atropisomers under various conditions tested. The two atropisomers showed significant differences in hURAT1 highly expressed HEK293 cell-based inhibition assays, monkey pharma...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Wang J,Zeng W,Li S,Shen L,Gu Z,Zhang Y,Li J,Chen S,Jia X

更新日期：2017-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Visible light-mediated photocatalysis, which relies on the ability of photocatalysts to absorb low-energy visible light and engage in single-electron transfer (SET) or energy transfer (ET) processes with organic substrates, has emerged as one of the fastest growing fields in organic synthesis. This catalytic platform ...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Li P,Terrett JA,Zbieg JR

更新日期：2020-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The endogenous amino acid, 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA), has received significant attention as an imaging agent, including ongoing clinical trials for image-guided tumor resection due to its selective uptake and subsequent accumulation of the fluorescent protoporphyrin IX in tumor cells. Based on the widely reported ...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Pippin AB,Voll RJ,Li Y,Wu H,Mao H,Goodman MM

更新日期：2017-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:EPAC proteins are therapeutic targets for the potential treatment of cardiac hypertrophy and cancer metastasis. Several laboratories use a tetrahydroquinoline analog, CE3F4, to dissect the role of EPAC1 in various disease states. Here, we report SAR studies with tetrahydroquinoline analogs that explore various functio...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Sonawane YA,Zhu Y,Garrison JC,Ezell EL,Zahid M,Cheng X,Natarajan A

更新日期：2017-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The polyether ionophore salinomycin has recently gained attention due to its exceptional ability to selectively reduce the proportion of cancer stem cells within a number of cancer cell lines. Efficient single step strategies for the preparation of hydroxamic acid hybrids of this compound varying in N- and O-alkylatio...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Borgström B,Huang X,Chygorin E,Oredsson S,Strand D

更新日期：2016-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Self-repair of nuclear DNA damage is the most known reason that leads to drug resistance of cancer tissue and limited therapeutic efficacy of anticancer drugs. Inhibition of protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) would block DNA damage-induced defense of cancer cells to suppress DNA repair for enhanced cancer treatment. Here, ...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Cong Y,Wang L,Wang Z,He S,Zhou D,Jing X,Huang Y

更新日期：2016-08-24 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

abstract：:The Bromodomain and Extra Terminal (BET) family of proteins recognize post-translational N-ε-acetylated lysine modifications, regulating transcription as "reader" proteins. Bromodomain inhibitors are interesting targets for the development of potential cancer, inflammation, and heart disease treatments. Several dual k...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Carlson AS,Cui H,Divakaran A,Johnson JA,Brunner RM,Pomerantz WCK,Topczewski JJ

更新日期：2019-08-02 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：: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：:Replication protein A (RPA) is the major human single stranded DNA (ssDNA)-binding protein, playing essential roles in DNA replication, repair, recombination, and DNA-damage response (DDR). Inhibition of RPA-DNA interactions represents a therapeutic strategy for cancer drug discovery and has great potential to provide...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Gavande NS,VanderVere-Carozza PS,Pawelczak KS,Vernon TL,Jordan MR,Turchi JJ

更新日期：2020-01-02 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) α/δ dual agonist 5c was developed with an EC50 of 8 nM for PPARα, 5 nM for PPARδ, and >300-fold selectivity against PPARγ (EC50 = 2939 nM), respectively. Further ADME and pharmacokinetic studies indicated 5c possessed distinguished in vitro and in vivo profiles...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Jiang Z,Liu X,Yuan Z,He H,Wang J,Zhang X,Gong Z,Hou L,Shen L,Guo F,Zhang J,Wang J,Xu D,Liu Z,Li H,Chen X,Long C,Li J,Chen S

更新日期：2019-06-24 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：:Acetylcholinesterase is a critical enzyme that regulates neurotransmission by degrading the neurotransmitter acetylcholine in synapses of the nervous system. It is an important target for both therapeutic drugs that treat Alzheimer's disease and chemical warfare agents that cripple the nervous system and cause death t...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Cheung J,Gary EN,Shiomi K,Rosenberry TL

更新日期：2013-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Novel sources of antibiotics are required to keep pace with the inevitable onset of bacterial resistance. Continuing with our macrolide desmethylation strategy as a source of new antibiotics, we report the total synthesis, molecular modeling and biological evaluation of 4,10-didesmethyl telithromycin (4), a novel desm...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Velvadapu V,Glassford I,Lee M,Paul T,Debrosse C,Klepacki D,Small MC,Mackerell AD Jr,Andrade RB

更新日期：2012-03-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The identification and optimization of the first activators of fast skeletal muscle are reported. Compound 1 was identified from high-throughput screening (HTS) and subsequently found to improve muscle function via interaction with the troponin complex. Optimization of 1 for potency, metabolic stability, and physical ...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Collibee SE,Bergnes G,Muci A,Browne WF 4th,Garard M,Hinken AC,Russell AJ,Suehiro I,Hartman J,Kawas R,Lu PP,Lee KH,Marquez D,Tomlinson M,Xu D,Kennedy A,Hwee D,Schaletzky J,Leung K,Malik FI,Morgans DJ Jr,Morgan BP

更新日期：2018-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：:CREB (cAMP response element binding protein) has been shown to play an important role in tumor initiation, progression, and metastasis. We discovered that naphthol AS-E, a cell-permeable CREB inhibitor, presented antiproliferative activity in a broad panel of cancer cell lines in vitro. However, it has limited aqueous...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Li BX,Xie F,Fan Q,Barnhart KM,Moore CE,Rheingold AL,Xiao X

更新日期：2014-08-22 00:00:00