Cyclohexylcarbamic Acid 3‘- or 4‘-Substituted Biphenyl-3-yl Esters as Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase Inhibitors: Synthesis, Quantitative Structure−Activity Relationships, and Molecular Modeling Studies
摘要:
Fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) is a promising target for modulating endocannabinoid and fatty acid ethanolamide signaling, which may have important therapeutic potential. We recently described a new class of O-arylcarbamate inhibitors of FAAH, including the cyclohexylcarbamic acid biphenyl-3-yl ester URB524 (half-maximal inhibitory concentration, IC50 = 63 nM), which have significant anxiolytic-like properties in rats. In the present study, by introducing a selected group of substituents at the meta and para positions of the distal phenyl ring of URB524, we have characterized structure-activity profiles for this series of compounds and shown that introduction of small polar groups in the meta position greatly improves inhibitory potency. Most potent in the series was the m-carbamoyl derivative URB597 (4i, IC50 = 4.6 nM). Furthermore, quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) analysis of an extended set of meta-substituted derivatives revealed a negative correlation between potency and lipophilicity and suggested that small-sized substituents may undertake polar interactions with the binding pocket of the enzyme. Docking studies and molecular dynamics simulations, using the crystal structure of FAAH, indicated that the O-biphenyl scaffold of the carbamate inhibitors can be accommodated within a lipophilic region of the substrate-binding site, where their folded shape mimics the initial 10-12 carbon atoms of the arachidonyl moiety of anandamide (a natural FAAH substrate) and methyl arachidonyl fluorophosphonate (a nonselective FAAH inhibitor). Moreover, substituents at the meta position of the distal. phenyl ring can form hydrogen bonds with atoms located on the polar section of a narrow channel pointing toward the membrane-associated side of the enzyme. The structure-activity characterization reported here should help optimize the pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic properties of this class of compounds.
Construction of a Polyheterocyclic Benzopyran Library with Diverse Core Skeletons through Diversity-Oriented Synthesis Pathway
作者:Sangmi Oh、Hwan Jong Jang、Sung Kon Ko、Yeonjin Ko、Seung Bum Park
DOI:10.1021/cc100044w
日期:2010.7.12
In this study, a divergent and practical solid-phaseparallel diversity-oriented synthesis (DOS) strategy was successfully applied for the construction of five discrete coreskeletons embedded with privileged benzopyranyl substructure. The diversity of these coreskeletons was expanded through the introduction of various substituents at the R, R(1), and R(2) positions from a single key intermediate
[EN] SUBSTITUTED PARA-BIPHENYLOXYMETHYL DIHYDRO OXAZOLOPYRIMIDINONES, PREPARATION AND USE THEREOF<br/>[FR] PARA-BIPHÉNYLOXYMÉTHYL-DIHYDRO-OXAZOLOPYRIMIDINONES SUBSTITUÉES, LEUR PRÉPARATION ET LEUR UTILISATION
申请人:SANOFI AVENTIS
公开号:WO2011034828A1
公开(公告)日:2011-03-24
The present invention relates to a series of substituted para-biphenyloxymethyl dihydro oxazolopyrimidinones of formula (I) as defined herein. This invention also relates to methods of making these compounds including novel intermediates. The compounds of this invention are modulators of metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluR), particularly, mGluR2 receptor. Therefore, the compounds of this invention are useful as pharmaceutical agents, especially in the treatment and/or prevention of a variety of central nervous system disorders (CNS), including but not limited to acute and chronic neurodegenerative conditions, psychoses, cognition deficit disorders, convulsions, anxiety, depression, migraine, pain, sleep disorders and emesis.
Overriding Ortho–Para Selectivity via a Traceless Directing Group Relay Strategy: The Meta-Selective Arylation of Phenols
作者:Junfei Luo、Sara Preciado、Igor Larrosa
DOI:10.1021/ja500457s
日期:2014.3.19
based on a tracelessdirectinggroup relay strategy. In this process carbon dioxide is used as a transient directinggroup which facilitates a palladium catalyzed arylation meta to the phenol hydroxyl group with iodoarenes. This transformation proceeds with complete meta-selectivity and is compatible with a variety of functional groups both in the phenol and in the iodoarene coupling partner.
[EN] ENOL CARBAMATE DERIVATIVES AS MODULATORS OF FATTY ACID AMIDE HYDROLASE<br/>[FR] DÉRIVÉS CARBAMATES D'ÉNOL EN TANT QUE MODULATEURS DE L'HYDROLASE D'AMIDES D'ACIDES GRAS
申请人:SIGMA TAU IND FARMACEUTI
公开号:WO2009109504A1
公开(公告)日:2009-09-11
The invention provides novel enol carbamate derivatives of formula (I) for inhibiting Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase (FAAH), compositions that include such compounds as well as methods of treating diseases of energy metabolism, central nervous system disorders, cardiovascular and respiratory disorders, retinopathy, cancer, gastrointestinal and liver disorders and/or musculoskeletal disorders. The compounds of the present invention proved particularly efficacious in animal models of anxiety and pain.
Synthesis and Quantitative Structure−Activity Relationship of Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase Inhibitors: Modulation at the N-Portion of Biphenyl-3-yl Alkylcarbamates
作者:Marco Mor、Alessio Lodola、Silvia Rivara、Federica Vacondio、Andrea Duranti、Andrea Tontini、Silvano Sanchini、Giovanni Piersanti、Jason R. Clapper、Alvin R. King、Giorgio Tarzia、Daniele Piomelli
DOI:10.1021/jm701631z
日期:2008.6.1
Alkylcarbamic acid biphenyl-3-yl esters are a class of fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) inhibitors that comprises cyclohexylcarbamic acid 3'-carbamoylbiphenyl-3-yl ester (URB597), a compound with analgesic, anxiolytic-like and antidepressant-like properties in rat and mouse models. Here, we extended the structure-activity relationships (SARs) for this class of compounds by replacing the cyclohexyl ring of the parent compound cyclohexylcarbamic acid biphenyl-3-yl ester (URB524) (FAAH IC50 = 63 nM) with a selected set of substituents of different size, shape, flexibility, and lipophilicity. Docking experiments and linear interaction energy (LIE) calculations indicated that the N-terminal group of O-arylcarbamates fits within the lipophilic region of the substrate-binding site, mimicking the arachidonoyl chain of anandamide. Significant potency improvements were observed for the beta-naphthylmethyl derivative 4q (IC50 = 5.3 nM) and its 3'-carbamoylbiphenyl-3-yl ester 4z (URB880, IC50 = 0.63 nM), indicating that shape complementarity and hydrogen bonds are crucial to obtain highly potent inhibitors.