Discovery of PF-04457845: A Highly Potent, Orally Bioavailable, and Selective Urea FAAH Inhibitor.

abstract：:The 2-fluoroalkoxy substituted catechol-aporphines 6, 8a-f and 11-monohydroxyaporphines 11a-e were synthesized and found to have high in vitro affinity and selectivity for the dopamine D(2) receptors. The catechol aporphines, 8b and 8d, and the monohydroxy aporphines, 11a-d, were identified as candidates for developme...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Sromek AW,Si YG,Zhang T,George SR,Seeman P,Neumeyer JL

更新日期：2011-03-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Representative d-amino acid oxidase (DAAO) inhibitors were subjected to in vitro liver microsomal stability tests in the absence or presence of uridine diphosphate glucuronic acid (UDPGA). While carboxylate-based DAAO inhibitors displayed little glucuronidation, most DAAO inhibitors containing α-hydroxycarbonyl moiety...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Zimmermann SC,Rais R,Alt J,Burzynski C,Slusher BS,Tsukamoto T

更新日期：2014-10-21 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：: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：: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：:mPTPB is a virulent phosphatase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis and a promising therapeutic target for tuberculosis. To facilitate mPTPB-based drug discovery, we identified α-sulfophenylacetic amide (SPAA) from cefsulodin, a third generation β-lactam cephalosporin antibiotic, as a novel pTyr pharmacophore for mPTPB. S...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： He R,Yu ZH,Zhang RY,Wu L,Gunawan AM,Zhang ZY

更新日期：2015-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The solution behavior of auranofin, Et3PAuCl  and Et3PAuI, as well as their interactions with hen egg white lysozyme, single strand oligonucleotide, and ds-DNA were comparatively analyzed through NMR spectroscopy, ESI-MS, ethidium bromide displacement, DNA melting and viscometric tests. The cytotoxic effects toward re...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Marzo T,Cirri D,Gabbiani C,Gamberi T,Magherini F,Pratesi A,Guerri A,Biver T,Binacchi F,Stefanini M,Arcangeli A,Messori L

更新日期：2017-09-06 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：: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：:Because of the promise of BCL-2 antagonists in combating chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), interest in additional selective antagonists of antiapoptotic proteins has grown. Beginning with a series of selective, potent BCL-XL antagonists containing an undesirable hydrazone functionali...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Koehler MF,Bergeron P,Choo EF,Lau K,Ndubaku C,Dudley D,Gibbons P,Sleebs BE,Rye CS,Nikolakopoulos G,Bui C,Kulasegaram S,Kersten WJ,Smith BJ,Czabotar PE,Colman PM,Huang DC,Baell JB,Watson KG,Hasvold L,Tao ZF,Wang

更新日期：2014-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Incorporation of polar functionality into a series of highly potent calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) receptor antagonists was explored in an effort to improve pharmacokinetics. This strategy identified piperazinone analogues that possessed improved solubility at acidic pH and increased oral bioavailability in mo...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Bell IM,Gallicchio SN,Wood MR,Quigley AG,Stump CA,Zartman CB,Fay JF,Li CC,Lynch JJ,Moore EL,Mosser SD,Prueksaritanont T,Regan CP,Roller S,Salvatore CA,Kane SA,Vacca JP,Selnick HG

更新日期：2010-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Small molecule inhibitors of the HIV-1 nucleocapsid protein (NC) are considered as promising agents in the treatment of HIV/AIDS. In an effort to exploit the privileged 2-amino-4-phenylthiazole moiety in NC inhibition, here we conceived, synthesized, and tested in vitro 18 NC inhibitors (NCIs) bearing a double functio...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Mori M,Dasso Lang MC,Saladini F,Palombi N,Kovalenko L,De Forni D,Poddesu B,Friggeri L,Giannini A,Malancona S,Summa V,Zazzi M,Mely Y,Botta M

更新日期：2018-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA methylation is known as the prima donna epigenetic mark for its critical role in regulating local gene transcription. Changes in the landscape of DNA methylation across the genome occur during cellular transition, such as differentiation and altered neuronal plasticity, and become dysregulated in disease states su...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Chua GNL,Wassarman KL,Sun H,Alp JA,Jarczyk EI,Kuzio NJ,Bennett MJ,Malachowsky BG,Kruse M,Kennedy AJ

更新日期：2019-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The natural product L-783277 is a resorcylic lactone type covalent kinase inhibitor. We have prepared the 5'-deoxy analogue of L-783277 (1) in a stereoselective fashion. Remarkably, this analogue retains almost the full kinase inhibitory potential of natural L-783277, with low nanomolar IC50 values against the most se...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Liniger M,Neuhaus C,Hofmann T,Fransioli-Ignazio L,Jordi M,Drueckes P,Trappe J,Fabbro D,Altmann KH

更新日期：2010-10-20 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：:With the COVID-19 pandemic, the evolutionary fate of SARS-CoV-2 becomes a matter of utmost concern. Mutation D614G in the spike (S) protein has become dominant, and recent evidence suggests it yields a more stable phenotype with higher transmission efficacy. We carry out a structural analysis that provides mechanistic...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Fernández A

更新日期：2020-08-17 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：:A novel series of RORγ inhibitors was identified starting with the HTS hit 1. After SAR investigation based on a prospective consideration of two drug-likeness metrics, ligand efficiency (LE) and fraction of sp(3) carbon atoms (Fsp(3)), significant improvement of metabolic stability as well as reduction of CYP inhibit...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Hirata K,Kotoku M,Seki N,Maeba T,Maeda K,Hirashima S,Sakai T,Obika S,Hori A,Hase Y,Yamaguchi T,Katsuda Y,Hata T,Miyagawa N,Arita K,Nomura Y,Asahina K,Aratsu Y,Kamada M,Adachi T,Noguchi M,Doi S,Crowe P,Bradle

更新日期：2015-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Structure-activity relationship translation offers an expeditious means for discovery of new active series. This approach was applied to discover tetrahydroisoquinoline (THIQ)-based steroidomimetic microtubule disruptors. The two A-ring elements of a three-point steroidal pharmacophore were incorporated into a THIQ-ba...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Leese MP,Jourdan F,Dohle W,Kimberley MR,Thomas MP,Bai R,Hamel E,Ferrandis E,Potter BV

更新日期：2012-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucocorticoids are one of the most utilized and effective therapies in treating T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. However, patients often develop resistance to glucocorticoids, rendering these therapies ineffective. We screened 9517 compounds, selected for their lead-like properties, chosen from among 3 372 615 co...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Cantley AM,Welsch M,Ambesi-Impiombato A,Sanchez-Martin M,Kim MY,Bauer A,Ferrando A,Stockwell BR

更新日期：2014-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The ring closing metathesis/transannular etherification approach to the englerin nucleus was adapted to provide two key intermediates for analogue synthesis: the 4-desmethyl Δ5,6 tricycle and the 4-oxo Δ5,6 tricycle. The former was elaborated to 4-desmethyl englerin A and the latter served as a common precursor for en...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Elliott DC,Beutler JA,Parker KA

更新日期：2017-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of oxyguanidine analogues of the cysteine protease inhibitor WRR-483 were synthesized and evaluated against cruzain, the major cysteine protease of the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. Kinetic analyses of these analogues indicated that they have comparable potency to previously prepared vinyl sulfone cru...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Jones BD,Tochowicz A,Tang Y,Cameron MD,McCall LI,Hirata K,Siqueira-Neto JL,Reed SL,McKerrow JH,Roush WR

更新日期：2015-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:PROTACs-induced targeted protein degradation has emerged as a novel therapeutic strategy in drug development and attracted the favor of academic institutions, large pharmaceutical enterprises (e.g., AstraZeneca, Bayer, Novartis, Amgen, Pfizer, GlaxoSmithKline, Merck, and Boehringer Ingelheim, etc.), and biotechnology ...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Gao H,Sun X,Rao Y

更新日期：2020-03-12 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：:To search for effective cancer vaccines based on sTn, a sialylated tumor-associated carbohydrate antigen (sialo-TACA) expressed by a number of tumors, four unnatural N-acyl sTn derivatives, including 5'-N-p-methylphenylacetyl sTn (sTnNMePhAc), 5'-N-p-methoxylphenylacetyl sTn (sTnNMeOPhAc), 5'-N-p-acetylphenylacetyl sT...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Wang Q,Guo Z

更新日期：2011-05-12 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：: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：:Synthesis of a strict structural analogue of albaconazole in which the quinazolinone ring is fused by a thiazole moiety led to the discovery of a new triazole with broad-spectrum antifungal activity. Compound I exhibited high in vitro activity against pathogenic Candida species and filamentous fungi and showed prelimi...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Guillon R,Pagniez F,Picot C,Hédou D,Tonnerre A,Chosson E,Duflos M,Besson T,Logé C,Le Pape P

更新日期：2013-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：:PAR2 antagonists have potential for treating inflammatory, respiratory, gastrointestinal, neurological, and metabolic disorders, but few antagonists are known. Derivatives of GB88 (3) suggest that all four of its components bind at distinct PAR2 sites with the isoxazole, cyclohexylalanine, and isoleucine determining a...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Yau MK,Liu L,Suen JY,Lim J,Lohman RJ,Jiang Y,Cotterell AJ,Barry GD,Mak JY,Vesey DA,Reid RC,Fairlie DP

更新日期：2016-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Carbazoles represent a family of tricyclic compounds that widely appeared in nature. Numerous studies have revealed a diverse array of bioactivity associated with this scaffold. In the present study, a novel and highly efficient methodology for preparing 1,3-dihydroxy-2-carboxycarbazole from indole-3-acetic acid and M...

journal_title：ACS medicinal chemistry letters

authors： Liu K,Zhang S

更新日期：2015-07-10 00:00:00