Discovery and SAR of Novel and Selective Inhibitors of Urokinase Plasminogen Activator (uPA) with an Imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine Scaffold
摘要:
Urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA) is a biomarker and therapeutic target for several cancer types. Its inhibition is regarded as a promising, noncytotoxic approach in cancer therapy by blocking growth and/or metastasis of solid tumors. Earlier, we reported the modified substrate activity screening (MSAS) approach and applied it for the identification of fragments with affinity for uPA's Si pocket. Here, these fragments are transformed into a novel class of uPA inhibitors with an imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine scaffold. The SAR for uPA inhibition around this scaffold is explored, and the best compounds in the series have nanomolar uPA affinity and selectivity with respect to the related trypsin-like serine proteases (thrombin, tPA, FXa, plasmin, plasma kallikrein, trypsin, FVIIa). Finally, the approach followed for translating fragments into small molecules with a decorated scaffold architecture is conceptually straightforward and can be expected to be broadly applicable in fragment-based drug design.
Visible Light‐promoted C(sp3)‐H α‐Carbamoylation of Cyclic Ethers with Isocyanides
作者:Camilla Russo、Carmine Volpe、Federica Santoro、Diego Brancaccio、Anna Di Porzio、Alfonso Carotenuto、Antonio Randazzo、Laurence Grimaud、Maxime R. Vitale、Stefano Protti、Mariateresa Giustiniano
DOI:10.1002/chem.202401997
日期:2024.8.27
C(sp3)-H carbamoylation of cyclic ethers has been achieved via a domino sequence of Hydrogen AtomTransfer/RadicalPolarCrossover pathways, finally enabling the nucleophilic addition of isocyanides to oxocarbenium ions. The current method features mild reaction conditions to generate oxocarbenium ions from non-activated ethers, along with good substrate scope and functional group compatibility.
Glyoxylic Acid and MP-Glyoxylate: Efficient Formaldehyde Equivalents in the 3-CC of 2-Aminoazines, Aldehydes, and Isonitriles
作者:Michael A. Lyon、Timothy S. Kercher
DOI:10.1021/ol0478234
日期:2004.12.1
Glyoxylic acid, either in solution or immobilized on MP-carbonate (MP-glyoxylate), participates in an uncatalyzed 3-CC with 2-aminoazines and isonitriles to afford novel 2-unsubstituted-3-amino-imidazoheterocycles. MP-glyoxylate serves as a particularly efficient and experimentally convenient formaldehyde equivalent and readily liberates products through decarboxylation/self-release from the resin. These examples furthermore constitute the first application in which MP-CO3 serves as a solid support for transformations involving carboxylic acids.