Nanomolar E-Selectin Antagonists with Prolonged Half-Lives by a Fragment-Based Approach
摘要:
Selectins, a family of C-type lectins, play a key role in inflammatory diseases (e.g., asthma and arthritis). However, the only millimolar affinity of sialyl Lewis(x) (sLe(x)), which is the common tetrasaccharide epitope of all physiological selectin ligands, has been a major obstacle to the development of selectin antagonists for therapeutic applications. In a fragment-based approach guided by NMR, ligands binding to a second site in close proximity to a sLe(x) mimic were identified. A library of antagonists obtained by connecting the sLe(x) mimic to the best second-site ligand via triazole linkers of different lengths was evaluated by surface plasmon resonance. Detailed analysis of the five most promising candidates revealed antagonists with K-D values ranging from 30 to 89 nM. In contrast to carbohydratelectin complexes with typical half-lives (t(1/2)) in the range of one second or even less, these fragment-based selectin antagonists show t(1/2) of several minutes. They exhibit a promising starting point for the development of novel anti-inflammatory drugs.
Nanomolar E-Selectin Antagonists with Prolonged Half-Lives by a Fragment-Based Approach
摘要:
Selectins, a family of C-type lectins, play a key role in inflammatory diseases (e.g., asthma and arthritis). However, the only millimolar affinity of sialyl Lewis(x) (sLe(x)), which is the common tetrasaccharide epitope of all physiological selectin ligands, has been a major obstacle to the development of selectin antagonists for therapeutic applications. In a fragment-based approach guided by NMR, ligands binding to a second site in close proximity to a sLe(x) mimic were identified. A library of antagonists obtained by connecting the sLe(x) mimic to the best second-site ligand via triazole linkers of different lengths was evaluated by surface plasmon resonance. Detailed analysis of the five most promising candidates revealed antagonists with K-D values ranging from 30 to 89 nM. In contrast to carbohydratelectin complexes with typical half-lives (t(1/2)) in the range of one second or even less, these fragment-based selectin antagonists show t(1/2) of several minutes. They exhibit a promising starting point for the development of novel anti-inflammatory drugs.
The activity of a simple, commercially available copper salt, [Cu(NCMe)4](BF4) in intramolecular hydroamination reactions of alkynes and allenes is presented. Reactions were successfully carried out in technical acetonitrile in the presence of air. While attempts of alkene hydroamination failed, this catalysts was also found active in intermolecular aza-Michael reactions.
[EN] E-SELECTIN ANTAGONISTS<br/>[FR] ANTAGONISTES DE L'E-SÉLECTINE
申请人:GLYCOMIMETICS INC
公开号:WO2012037034A1
公开(公告)日:2012-03-22
Compounds, compositions and methods are provided for inhibiting in vitro and in vivo processes mediated by E-selectin binding. More specifically, particular glycomimetic compounds are described, wherein the compounds are E- selectin antagonists.
Correlation between Functionality Preference of Ru Carbenes and <i>exo</i>/<i>endo</i> Product Selectivity for Clarifying the Mechanism of Ring-Closing Enyne Metathesis
Functionality preferences of metathesis Ru carbenes to various alkenes and alkynes with electronic and steric diversity were determined by using time-dependent fluorescence quenching. The functionality preferences depend not only on the properties of multiple bonds but also on the ligands on Ru. There was a good correlation between functionality preference and the metathesis reaction outcome. The correlation between functionality preference and exo/endo product ratio offers a solution to resolve the mechanistic issue related with alkene- vs alkyne-initiated pathway in ring-closing enyne metathesis. The correlation indicates the preference is likely to dictate the reaction pathway and eventually the outcome of the reaction. The Ru catalyst favoring alkyne over alkene provides more endo product, indicating that the reaction mainly initiates at the alkyne. By changing the substitution pattern, the preference can be reversed to give an exclusive exo product.