Synthesis and Evaluation of the Metabolites of AMG 221, a Clinical Candidate for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes.

abstract：:The retinoic acid receptor-related orphan nuclear receptor γt (RORγt), a promising therapeutic target, is a major transcription factor of genes related to psoriasis pathogenesis such as interleukin (IL)-17A, IL-22, and IL-23R. On the basis of the X-ray cocrystal structure of RORγt with 1a, an analogue of the known pip...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Nakajima R,Oono H,Sugiyama S,Matsueda Y,Ida T,Kakuda S,Hirata J,Baba A,Makino A,Matsuyama R,White RD,Wurz RΡ,Shin Y,Min X,Guzman-Perez A,Wang Z,Symons A,Singh SK,Mothe SR,Belyakov S,Chakrabarti A,Shuto S

更新日期：2020-02-27 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：:In light of the biomedical significance of metallo-β-lactamases (MβLs), ten new mercaptoacetic acid thioester amino acid derivatives were synthesized and characterized. Biological activity assays indicated that all these synthesized compounds are very potent inhibitors of L1, exhibiting an IC50 value range of 0.018-2....

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Liu XL,Shi Y,Kang JS,Oelschlaeger P,Yang KW

更新日期：2015-04-23 00:00:00

abstract：:By employing a phenotypic screen, a set of compounds, exemplified by 1, were identified which potentiate the ability of histone deacetylase inhibitor vorinostat to reverse HIV latency. Proteome enrichment followed by quantitative mass spectrometric analysis employing a modified analogue of 1 as affinity bait identifie...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Bukhtiyarova M,Cook EM,Hancock PJ,Hruza AW,Shaw AW,Adam GC,Barnard RJO,McKenna PM,Holloway MK,Bell IM,Carroll S,Cornella-Taracido I,Cox CD,Kutchukian PS,Powell DA,Strickland C,Trotter BW,Tudor M,Wolkenberg S,Li J,

更新日期：2020-12-23 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：:Several kalihinol natural products, members of the broader isocyanoterpene family of antimalarial agents, are potent inhibitors of Plasmodium falciparum, the agent of the most severe form of human malaria. Our previous total synthesis of kalihinol B provided a blueprint to generate many analogues within this family, s...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Daub ME,Prudhomme J,Ben Mamoun C,Le Roch KG,Vanderwal CD

更新日期：2017-02-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The identification of Pim-1/2 kinase overexpression in B-cell malignancies suggests that Pim kinase inhibitors will have utility in the treatment of lymphoma, leukemia, and multiple myeloma. Starting from a moderately potent quinoxaline-dihydropyrrolopiperidinone lead, we recognized the potential for macrocyclization ...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Cee VJ,Chavez F Jr,Herberich B,Lanman BA,Pettus LH,Reed AB,Wu B,Wurz RP,Andrews KL,Chen J,Hickman D,Laszlo J 3rd,Lee MR,Guerrero N,Mattson BK,Nguyen Y,Mohr C,Rex K,Sastri CE,Wang P,Wu Q,Wu T,Xu Y,Zhou Y,Wi

更新日期：2016-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：:SMARTCyp is an in silico method that predicts the sites of cytochrome P450-mediated metabolism of druglike molecules. The method is foremost a reactivity model, and as such, it shows a preference for predicting sites that are metabolized by the cytochrome P450 3A4 isoform. SMARTCyp predicts the site of metabolism dire...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Rydberg P,Gloriam DE,Zaretzki J,Breneman C,Olsen L

更新日期：2010-03-15 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

abstract：:A series of N-(3-ethynyl-2,4-difluorophenyl)sulfonamides were identified as new selective Raf inhibitors. The compounds potently inhibit B-Raf(V600E) with low nanomolar IC50 values and exhibit excellent target specificity in a selectivity profiling investigation against 468 kinases. They strongly suppress proliferatio...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Li Y,Cheng H,Zhang Z,Zhuang X,Luo J,Long H,Zhou Y,Xu Y,Taghipouran R,Li D,Patterson A,Smaill J,Tu Z,Wu D,Ren X,Ding K

更新日期：2015-03-18 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：:In our efforts to develop second generation DPP-4 inhibitors, we endeavored to identify distinct structures with long-acting (once weekly) potential. Taking advantage of X-ray cocrystal structures of sitagliptin and other DPP-4 inhibitors, such as alogliptin and linagliptin bound to DPP-4, and aided by molecular model...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Wu WL,Hao J,Domalski M,Burnett DA,Pissarnitski D,Zhao Z,Stamford A,Scapin G,Gao YD,Soriano A,Kelly TM,Yao Z,Powles MA,Chen S,Mei H,Hwa J

更新日期：2016-03-12 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：:We report herein the identification of MK-4409, a potent and selective fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) inhibitor. Starting from a high throughput screening (HTS) hit, medicinal chemistry efforts focused on optimizing of FAAH inhibition in vitro potency, improving the pharmacokinetic (PK) profile, and increasing in v...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Chobanian HR,Guo Y,Liu P,Chioda MD,Fung S,Lanza TJ,Chang L,Bakshi RK,Dellureficio JP,Hong Q,McLaughlin M,Belyk KM,Krska SW,Makarewicz AK,Martel EJ,Leone JF,Frey L,Karanam B,Madeira M,Alvaro R,Shuman J,Salituro G

更新日期：2014-04-10 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：: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：:Based on hit-likeness and chemical diversity, a number of chalcones and chalcone-mimetic compounds were selected as putative Notch inhibitors. The evaluation of the antiproliferative effect combined with the inhibition of Notch1 expression in KOPTK1 cell line identified compound 18, featuring a tetrahydronaphthalene-b...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Quaglio D,Zhdanovskaya N,Tobajas G,Cuartas V,Balducci S,Christodoulou MS,Fabrizi G,Gargantilla M,Priego EM,Carmona Pestaña Á,Passarella D,Screpanti I,Botta B,Palermo R,Mori M,Ghirga F,Pérez-Pérez MJ

更新日期：2019-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Derivatization efforts were continued to discover backups for a potent selective PPARγ modulator, DS-6930. In this Letter, the replacement of 2-pyridine ring in DS-6930 with 3- or 4-pyridyl group is reported. As the introduction of substituents on the pyridine ring did not provide potent partial agonists, modification...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Shinozuka T,Tsukada T,Fujii K,Tokumaru E,Matsui Y,Wakimoto S,Ogata T,Araki K,Sawamura R,Watanabe N,Mori M,Tanaka J

更新日期：2019-02-26 00:00:00

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：:C646 inhibits the lysine acetyltransferases (KATs) p300 and CBP and represents the most potent and selective small molecule KAT inhibitor identified to date. To gain insights into the cellular activity of this epigenetic probe, we applied chemoproteomics to identify covalent targets of the C646 chemotype. Modeling and...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Shrimp JH,Sorum AW,Garlick JM,Guasch L,Nicklaus MC,Meier JL

更新日期：2015-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Two rigid analogues of 5-ethylindolobenzazepinone 4, a potent cytotoxic agent and inhibitor of tubulin polymerization, were prepared. The first was the indane derivative 5, in which the ethyl group is attached to the benzo moiety. The second was the pyrrolidine analogue 6, in which the ethyl chain was bound to the lac...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Pons V,Beaumont S,Tran Huu Dau ME,Iorga BI,Dodd RH

更新日期：2011-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Imidazopyridine 1 was identified from a phenotypic screen against P. falciparum (Pf) blood stages and subsequently optimized for activity on liver-stage schizonts of the rodent parasite P. yoelii (Py) as well as hypnozoites of the simian parasite P. cynomolgi (Pc). We applied these various assays to the cell-based lea...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Zou B,Nagle A,Chatterjee AK,Leong SY,Tan LJ,Sim WL,Mishra P,Guntapalli P,Tully DC,Lakshminarayana SB,Lim CS,Tan YC,Abas SN,Bodenreider C,Kuhen KL,Gagaring K,Borboa R,Chang J,Li C,Hollenbeck T,Tuntland T,Zeeman A

更新日期：2014-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The atypical chemokine receptor CXCR7 has been studied in various disease settings including immunological diseases and heart disease. Efforts to elucidate the role of CXCR7 have been limited by the lack of suitable chemical tools with a range of pharmacological profiles. A high-throughput screen was conducted to disc...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Menhaji-Klotz E,Ward J,Brown JA,Loria PM,Tan C,Hesp KD,Riccardi KA,Litchfield J,Boehm M

更新日期：2020-05-14 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：: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：: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：: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：:With only two new classes of antibiotics developed in the last 40 years, novel antibiotics are desperately needed to combat the growing problem of multidrug-resistant and extensively drug resistant bacteria, particularly Gram-negative bacteria. Described in this letter is the synthesis and antibiotic activity of 1,2,4...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Huggins WM,Minrovic BM,Corey BW,Jacobs AC,Melander RJ,Sommer RD,Zurawski DV,Melander C

更新日期：2016-11-12 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：: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