As a cellular bile acid sensor, farnesoid X receptor (FXR) participates in regulation of bile acid, lipid and glucose homeostasis, and liver protection. Clinical results have validated FXR as therapeutic target in hepatic and metabolic diseases. To date, potent FXR agonists share a negatively ionizable function that might compromise their pharmacokinetic distribution and behavior. Here we report the development and characterization of a high-affinity FXR modulator not comprising an acidic residue.
Microwave-assisted multi-component synthesis of fused 3-aminoimidazoles
作者:Sarah M. Ireland、Heather Tye、Mark Whittaker
DOI:10.1016/s0040-4039(03)00941-9
日期:2003.6
A variety of fused 3-aminoimidazoles have been synthesised by a microwave assisted Ugi three-component Coupling (3cc) reaction catalysed by scandium triflate in methanol as solvent. Yields of 33-93% have been achieved after just 10 mill of microwave irradiation using a simple one-stage procedure. The methodology described is suitable for the rapid and efficient synthesis of a range of fused heterocycles of pharmacological interest. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
As a cellular bile acid sensor, farnesoid X receptor (FXR) participates in regulation of bile acid, lipid and glucose homeostasis, and liver protection. Clinical results have validated FXR as therapeutic target in hepatic and metabolic diseases. To date, potent FXR agonists share a negatively ionizable function that might compromise their pharmacokinetic distribution and behavior. Here we report the development and characterization of a high-affinity FXR modulator not comprising an acidic residue.