Optimization of the Potency and Pharmacokinetic Properties of a Macrocyclic Ghrelin Receptor Agonist (Part I): Development of Ulimorelin (TZP-101) from Hit to Clinic
摘要:
High-throughput screening of Tranzyme Pharma's proprietary macrocycle library using the aequorin Ca2+-bioluminescence assay against the human ghrelin receptor (GRLN) led to the discovery of novel ago fists against this G-protein coupled receptor. Early hits such as 1 (K-i = 86 nM, EC50 = 134 nM) though potent in vitro displayed poor pharmacokinetic properties that required optimization. While such macrocycles are not fully rule-of-five compliant, principally due to their molecular weight and clogP, optimization of their pharmacokinetic properties proved feasible largely through conformational rigidification. Extensive SAR led to the identification of 2 (K-i = 16 nM, EC50 = 29 nM), also known as ulimorelin or TZP-101, which has progressed to phase III human clinical trials for the treatment of postoperative ileus. X-ray structure and detailed NMR studies indicated a rigid peptidomimetic portion in 2 that is best defined as a nonideal type-I' beta-turn. Compound 2 is 24% orally bioavailable in both rats and monkeys. Despite its potency, in vitro and in gastric emptying studies, 2 did not induce growth hormone (GH) release in rats, thus demarcating the GH versus GI pharmacology of GRLN.
The present invention provides novel conformationally-defined macrocyclic compounds that have been demonstrated to be selective modulators of the ghrelin receptor (growth hormone secretagogue receptor, GHS-R1a and subtypes, isoforms and variants thereof). Methods of synthesizing the novel compounds are also described herein. These compounds are useful as agonists of the ghrelin receptor and as medicaments for treatment and prevention of a range of medical conditions including, but not limited to, metabolic and/or endocrine disorders, gastrointestinal disorders, cardiovascular disorders, obesity and obesity-associated disorders, central nervous system disorders, genetic disorders, hyperproliferative disorders and inflammatory disorders.
new cobalt-catalyzed phenolic OH-assisted C–H functionalization of 2-vinylphenols with allenes to give various 2H-chromenes is described. It is the first time that allenes are used as the coupling partners in the cobalt-catalyzed C–H activation reactions. In most cases, cobalt-catalyzed oxidative annulation of arenes with alkenes or alkynes via C–H activation gave [4 + 2] or [3 + 2] cyclization products
Cp*Co(<scp>iii</scp>)-Catalyzed oxidative [5+2] annulation: regioselective synthesis of 2-aminobenzoxepines <i>via</i> C–H/O–H functionalization of 2-vinylphenols with ynamides
作者:Xiang-Lei Han、Xu-Ge Liu、E Lin、Yunyun Chen、Zhuangzhong Chen、Honggen Wang、Qingjiang Li
DOI:10.1039/c8cc06807k
日期:——
A Cp*Co(III)-catalyzed [5+2] C–H annulation reaction of 2-vinylphenols with ynamides was developed. The reaction led to the efficient synthesis of valuable 2-aminobenzoxepines in high regioselectivity. Mild reaction conditions, good functional group tolerance, and moderate to good yields were observed. The synthetic utility was demonstrated by a gram-scale synthesis and further transformations of the
propargyl carbonates have been developed by using two O-containing functional groups as the traceless assisting groups (AGs). The experimental investigations together with the density functional theory (DFT) calculations revealed that this transformation involves the free OH-directed cleavage of one terminal C–H bond of the alkenyl moiety and regioselective alkyne insertion, followed by OBoc-promoted intramolecular
MACROCYCLIC GHRELIN RECEPTOR MODULATORS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME
申请人:Hoveyda Hamid
公开号:US20080194672A1
公开(公告)日:2008-08-14
The present invention provides novel conformationally-defined macrocyclic compounds that can function as selective modulators of the ghrelin receptor (growth hormone secretagogue receptor, GHS-R1a and subtypes, isoforms and variants thereof). Methods of synthesizing the novel compounds are also described herein. These compounds are useful as agonists of the ghrelin receptor and as medicaments for treatment and prevention of a range of medical conditions including, but not limited to, metabolic and/or endocrine disorders, gastrointestinal disorders, cardiovascular disorders, obesity and obesity-associated disorders, central nervous system disorders, bone disorders, genetic disorders, hyperproliferative disorders and inflammatory disorders.