Nonpeptide Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonists: Synthesis, Biological Activities, and Structure−Activity Relationships of Imidazole-5-carboxylic Acids Bearing Alkyl, Alkenyl, and Hydroxyalkyl Substituents at the 4-Position and Their Related Compounds
A series of imidazole-5-carboxylic acids bearing alkyl, alkenyl, and hydroxyalkyl substituents at the 4-position and their related compounds were prepared and evaluated for their antagonistic activities to the angiotensin II (AII) receptor. Among them, the 4-(1-hydroxyalkyl)-imidazole derivatives had strong binding affinity to the AII receptor and potently inhibited the AII-induced pressor response