Identification of 3-aminomethyl-1,2-dihydro-4-phenyl-1-isoquinolones: A new class of potent, selective, and orally active non-peptide dipeptidyl peptidase IV inhibitors that form a unique interaction with Lys554
作者:Yoshihiro Banno、Yasufumi Miyamoto、Mitsuru Sasaki、Satoru Oi、Tomoko Asakawa、Osamu Kataoka、Koji Takeuchi、Nobuhiro Suzuki、Koji Ikedo、Takuo Kosaka、Shigetoshi Tsubotani、Akiyoshi Tani、Miyuki Funami、Michiko Tawada、Yoshio Yamamoto、Kathleen Aertgeerts、Jason Yano、Hironobu Maezaki
DOI:10.1016/j.bmc.2011.06.059
日期:2011.8
The design, synthesis, and structure-activity relationships of a new class of potent and orally active non-peptide dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP-4) inhibitors, 3-aminomethyl-1,2-dihydro-4-phenyl-1-isoquinolones, are described. We hypothesized that the 4-phenyl group of the isoquinolone occupies the S1 pocket of the enzyme, the 3-aminomethyl group forms an electrostatic interaction with the S2 pocket, and the introduction of a hydrogen bond donor onto the 6- or 7-substituent provides interaction with the hydrophilic region of the enzyme. Based on this hypothesis, intensive research focused on developing new non-peptide DPP-4 inhibitors has been carried out. Among the compounds designed in this study, we identified 2-[(3-aminomethyl-2-(2-methylpropyl)-1-oxo-4-phenyl-1,2-dihydro-6-isoquinolinyl) oxy] acetamide (35a) as a potent, selective, and orally bioavailable DPP-4 inhibitor, which exhibited in vivo efficacy in diabetic model rats. Finally, X-ray crystallography of 35a in a complex with the enzyme validated our hypothesized binding mode and identified Lys554 as a new target-binding site available for DPP-4 inhibitors. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.