Are MAP kinases drug targets? Yes, but difficult ones.

abstract：:Members of the Eph receptor tyrosine kinase family play essential roles in the pathogenesis of cancer and are therefore promising candidates for molecular imaging by positron emission tomography (PET), for example. In this regard, radiochemical access to novel PET radiotracers derived from potent inhibitors that targe...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Mamat C,Mosch B,Neuber C,Köckerling M,Bergmann R,Pietzsch J

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A set of piperonylic acid derived hydrazones with variable isatin moieties was synthesized and evaluated for their inhibitory activity against the enzymes acetylcholinesterase (AChE), butyrylcholinesterase (BChE), and monoamine oxidases A and B (MAO-A/B). The results of in vitro studies revealed IC50 values in the mic...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Vishnu MS,Pavankumar V,Kumar S,Raja AS

更新日期：2019-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The synthesis of SCF3 as well as SeCF3 isosteres of two OCF3 -containing drugs was achieved through visible light and copper-catalyzed processes. Herein, we show that chalcogen replacement modulates physicochemical and ADME properties without introducing intrinsic liabilities. The SCF3 and SeCF3 groups are more lipoph...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Ghiazza C,Billard T,Dickson C,Tlili A,Gampe CM

更新日期：2019-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of new substituted 7-phenyl-3H-pyrrolo[3,2-f]quinolin-9-ones were synthesized and evaluated for their antiproliferative activity. The most active derivatives showed high selectivity against human leukemia cell lines and potently inhibited their growth, with GI(50) values in the nanomolar range. The active com...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Ferlin MG,Bortolozzi R,Brun P,Castagliuolo I,Hamel E,Basso G,Viola G

更新日期：2010-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：:To ascertain whether increasing hydrophobicity can enhance the activity of second-generation antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) in muscle, we investigated the antisense properties of 2'-O-(2S-methoxypropyl)-RNA (2S-MOP)-modified ASOs. Synthesis of the 2S-MOP 5-methyl uridine phosphoramidite was accomplished on a multi-...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Yu J,Pandey SK,Khatri H,Prakash TP,Swayze EE,Seth PP

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the synthesis of trifluoromethylated metallocenes (M=Fe, Ru) and related metal-free compounds for comparison of their biological properties with the aim to establish structure-activity relationships toward the anti-proliferative activity of this compound class. All new compounds were comprehensively characte...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Maschke M,Alborzinia H,Lieb M,Wölfl S,Metzler-Nolte N

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous studies have shown that chalcones are promising scaffolds for the development of new monoamine oxidase-B (MAO-B) inhibitors. As a continuation of our ongoing research into the development of reversible human MAO-B (hMAO-B) inhibitors, two series of twenty chalcones containing electron-donating and electron-wi...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Mathew B,Uçar G,Mathew GE,Mathew S,Kalatharakkal Purapurath P,Moolayil F,Mohan S,Varghese Gupta S

更新日期：2016-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：:A screen of a focused kinase inhibitor library against Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense led to the identification of seven series, totaling 121 compounds, which showed >50 % inhibition at 5 μm. Screening of these hits in a T. b. brucei proliferation assay highlighted three compounds with a 1H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyrazin-2(3H)...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Woodland A,Thompson S,Cleghorn LA,Norcross N,De Rycker M,Grimaldi R,Hallyburton I,Rao B,Norval S,Stojanovski L,Brun R,Kaiser M,Frearson JA,Gray DW,Wyatt PG,Read KD,Gilbert IH

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Iron is essential for the pathogenicity and virulence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which synthesises salicyl-capped siderophores (mycobactins) to acquire this element from the host. MbtA is the adenylating enzyme that catalyses the initial reaction of mycobactin biosynthesis and is solely expressed by mycobacteria. ...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Ferguson L,Wells G,Bhakta S,Johnson J,Guzman J,Parish T,Prentice RA,Brucoli F

更新日期：2019-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Cellular chaperones that belong to the heat-shock protein 90 (Hsp90) family are a prerequisite for successful viral propagation for most viruses. The hepatitis C virus (HCV) uses Hsp90 for maturation, folding, and modification of viral proteins. Based on our previous discovery that marine alkaloid analogues with a 4,5...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Lillsunde KE,Tomašič T,Schult P,Lohmann V,Kikelj D,Tammela P

更新日期：2019-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Cholesterol esterase (CEase), a serine hydrolase thought to be involved in atherogenesis and thus coronary heart disease, is considered as a target for inhibitor development. We investigated recombinant human and murine CEases with a new fluorometric assay in a structure-activity relationship study of a small library ...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Dato FM,Sheikh M,Uhl RZ,Schüller AW,Steinkrüger M,Koch P,Neudörfl JM,Gütschow M,Goldfuss B,Pietsch M

更新日期：2018-09-06 00:00:00

abstract：:An alternative method to prepare 2-organylchalcogenopheno[2,3-b]pyridines was developed by the insertion of chalcogen species (selenium, sulfur or tellurium), generated in situ, into 2-chloro-3-(organylethynyl)pyridines by using the NaBH4 /PEG-400 reducing system, followed by an intramolecular cyclization. It was poss...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Peglow TJ,Bartz RH,Martins CC,Belladona AL,Luchese C,Wilhelm EA,Schumacher RF,Perin G

更新日期：2020-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：:N-Acylethanolamine acid amidase (NAAA) is a cysteine hydrolase that catalyzes the hydrolysis of endogenous lipid mediators such as palmitoylethanolamide (PEA). PEA has been shown to exert anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive effects in animals by engaging peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α (PPAR-α). Thus, p...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Fiasella A,Nuzzi A,Summa M,Armirotti A,Tarozzo G,Tarzia G,Mor M,Bertozzi F,Bandiera T,Piomelli D

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present work describes some recent approaches to novel 3-oxabicyclo[3.2.0]heptane-type nucleosides structurally similar to the potent anti-HIV agent stavudine (d4T). To gain knowledge at the molecular level relevant for further synthetic designs, the lack of activity of these compounds was investigated by computat...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Figueras A,Miralles-Llumà R,Flores R,Rustullet A,Busqué F,Figueredo M,Font J,Alibés R,Maréchal JD

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cytotoxic activity of a series of 23 new isoerianin derivatives with modifications on both the A and B rings was studied. Several compounds exhibited excellent antiproliferative activity at nanomolar concentrations against a panel of human cancer cell lines. The most cytotoxic compound, isoerianin (3), strongly in...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Messaoudi S,Hamze A,Provot O,Tréguier B,Rodrigo De Losada J,Bignon J,Liu JM,Wdzieczak-Bakala J,Thoret S,Dubois J,Brion JD,Alami M

更新日期：2011-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：:We developed new 10 B carriers for boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) that can effectively transport and accumulate boron clusters into cells. These carriers consist of a lipopeptide, mercaptoundecahydrododecaborate (BSH), and a disulfide linker. The carriers were conceived according to the structure of pepducin, a ...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Isono A,Tsuji M,Sanada Y,Matsushita A,Masunaga S,Hirayama T,Nagasawa H

更新日期：2019-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC) is a key signal-transduction enzyme activated by nitric oxide (NO). Impairments of the NO-sGC signaling pathway have been implicated in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular and other diseases. Direct stimulation of sGC represents a promising therapeutic strategy particularly for the treat...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Mittendorf J,Weigand S,Alonso-Alija C,Bischoff E,Feurer A,Gerisch M,Kern A,Knorr A,Lang D,Muenter K,Radtke M,Schirok H,Schlemmer KH,Stahl E,Straub A,Wunder F,Stasch JP

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first series of 2'-substituted 2-(3'-carboxybicyclo[1.1.1]pentyl)glycine derivatives, (2R)- and (2S)-(2',2'-dichloro-3'-carboxybicyclo[1.1.1]pentyl)glycine (10) and (11), and 2-(2'-chloro-3'-carboxybicyclo[1.1.1]pentyl)glycine (12) were synthesized and evaluated as mGluR ligands. Compounds 11 and 12 were shown to ...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Pellicciari R,Filosa R,Fulco MC,Marinozzi M,Macchiarulo A,Novak C,Natalini B,Hermit MB,Nielsen S,Sager TN,Stensbøl TB,Thomsen C

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Indanesulfonamides are interesting lead compounds for designing selective inhibitors of the different isoforms of the zinc enzyme Carbonic Anhydrase (CA). Herein, we report for the first time the X-ray crystal structure of two such derivatives, namely indane-5-sulfonamide and indane-2-valproylamido-5-sulfonamide, in c...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： D'Ambrosio K,Masereel B,Thiry A,Scozzafava A,Supuran CT,De Simone G

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:TIBO- and TBO-like sulfone derivatives 1 and 2 were designed, synthesized, and tested for their ability to block the replication cycle of HIV-1 in infected cells. The anti-HIV-1 activities of sulfones 3, which were intermediates in the syntheses of 1 and 2, were also evaluated. Surprisingly, the sulfone analogues of T...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Di Santo R,Costi R,Artico M,Ragno R,Lavecchia A,Novellino E,Gavuzzo E,La Torre F,Cirilli R,Cancio R,Maga G

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PH-797804 ((aS)-3-{3-bromo-4-[(2,4-difluorobenzyl)oxy]-6-methyl-2-oxopyridin-1(2H)-yl}-N,4-dimethylbenzamde) is a diarylpyridinone inhibitor of p38 mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase derived from a racemic mixture as the more potent atropisomer (aS), first proposed by molecular modeling and subsequently confirmed ...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Xing L,Devadas B,Devraj RV,Selness SR,Shieh H,Walker JK,Mao M,Messing D,Samas B,Yang JZ,Anderson GD,Webb EG,Monahan JB

更新日期：2012-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past few years, the number of people diagnosed with type 2 diabetes has increased owing to an unhealthy diet, a limited amount of exercise, and obesity. The search for novel and efficient antidiabetes agents has become an urgent task for scientists. Among the antidiabetes drugs, α-glucosidase inhibitor drugs ...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Liu Z,Ma S

更新日期：2017-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：:A synthetic concept is presented that allows the construction of peptide isostere libraries through polymer-supported C-acylation reactions. A phosphorane linker reagent is used as a carbanion equivalent; by employing MSNT as a coupling reagent, the C-acylation can be conducted without racemization. Diastereoselective...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Weik S,Luksch T,Evers A,Böttcher J,Sotriffer CA,Hasilik A,Löffler HG,Klebe G,Rademann J

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently we reported on aryl-fluorosulfates as possible stable and effective electrophiles for the design of lysine covalent, cell permeable antagonists of protein-protein interactions (PPIs). Here we revisit the use of aryl-sulfonyl fluorides as Lys-targeting moieties, incorporating these electrophiles in XIAP (X-lin...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Gambini L,Udompholkul P,Salem AF,Baggio C,Pellecchia M

更新日期：2020-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Nucleoside analogues are extensively used as antiviral and anticancer agents. Their efficiency is dependent on their metabolism into the ultimately active nucleoside triphosphates. Often one step or even more in the metabolism of the nucleoside to the triphosphate is inefficient. To overcome this hurdle, prodrugs of t...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Weinschenk L,Gollnest T,Schols D,Balzarini J,Meier C

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From insects to cancer: N-Cyano sulfoximines were evaluated for COX inhibition and antiproliferative activity against a panel of cancer cell lines. The most active compound exhibited potent COX-2 inhibition, some selectivity for COX-2 over COX-1, only slight cytotoxicity towards healthy cells (HaCaT skin cells), and n...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Park SJ,Baars H,Mersmann S,Buschmann H,Baron JM,Amann PM,Czaja K,Hollert H,Bluhm K,Redelstein R,Bolm C

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Digital Drug Discovery: Guest Editors Andreas Bender (University of Cambridge) and Nathan Brown (BenevolentAI) present the 20 articles included in this Special Issue on Cheminformatics in Drug Design. As they summarize each article, they also discuss the common themes within in silico drug discovery that these papers ...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Bender A,Brown N

更新日期：2018-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study the importance of the active site histidine residue (His) for the activity of epoxide- or aziridine-based cysteine protease inhibitors is examined theoretically. To account for all important effects, QM/MM hybrid approaches are employed which combine quantum mechanical (QM) methods that are necess...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Mladenovic M,Schirmeister T,Thiel S,Thiel W,Engels B

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Apelin is the endogenous ligand of the APJ receptor, a member of the G-protein-coupled receptor family. The apelin-APJ complex has been detected in many tissues and is emerging as a promising target for several pathophysiological conditions. There is currently little information on the structure-activity relationship ...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Murza A,Parent A,Besserer-Offroy E,Tremblay H,Karadereye F,Beaudet N,Leduc R,Sarret P,Marsault É

更新日期：2012-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：:N-Myristoyltransferase (NMT) is a cytosolic monomeric enzyme present in eukaryotes such as fungi and protozoa, but is not found in prokaryotes. The attachment of a 14-carbon saturated fatty acid, myristate, from myristoyl-CoA (14:0 CoA) to the N-terminal glycine residue in a specific set of cellular proteins is common...

journal_title：ChemMedChem

authors： Zhao C,Ma S

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00