Identification and optimisation of 3,3-dimethyl-azetidin-2-ones as potent and selective inhibitors of 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11β-HSD1)
作者:William McCoull、Martin Augustin、Caroline Blake、Anne Ertan、Elaine Kilgour、Stephan Krapp、Jane E. Moore、Nicholas J. Newcombe、Martin J. Packer、Amanda Rees、John Revill、James S. Scott、Nidhal Selmi、Stefan Gerhardt、Derek J. Ogg、Stefan Steinbacher、Paul R. O. Whittamore
DOI:10.1039/c3md00234a
日期:——
3,3-Di-methyl-azetidin-2-ones were identified as potent and selective 11β-HSD1 inhibitors against the human and mouse forms of the enzyme. Structure guided optimisation of LLE was conducted, utilising a key polar interaction and identifying stereochemical preference for the 4S isomer. Metabolic stability was improved to afford oral exposure, providing tool compounds suitable for pre-clinical evaluation