摘要:
The synthesis of a series of RGD mimetics is described. All compounds consist of a central 2,5-disubstituted tetrahydrofuran core, a variable linker to a guanidino group, and a beta-amino alanine unit to mimic the carboxylic acid. Three types of linkers were investigated: a simple four-atom methylene chain (type A, compounds 14, 15, 16, and 17), a four-atom methylene chain with an additional chiral center, and a nitrogen substituent (type B, compounds 38, 39, and 40), and an amide linker of different length with an additional chiral center (type C, compounds 59, 60, 61 and 62). A variety of compounds were tested as potential integrin antagonists in a receptor binding assay (alpha(IIb)beta(3), alpha(v)beta(3), and alpha(v)beta(5)). The relative and absolute configuration of the chiral centers at the THF ring had a pronounced effect on the binding activity and selectivity Compound 14 proved to be a selective inhibitor of to be a selective inhibitor of to be a selective inhibitor of alpha(IIb)beta(3) (IC50 = 20nM), whereas compound 40 exhibited high activity for binding of alpha(IIb)beta(3) (IC50 = 67 nM) and alpha(v)beta(3) (IC50 = 52 nM).