Systematic evaluation of amide bioisosteres leading to the discovery of novel and potent thiazolylimidazolidinone inhibitors of SCD1 for the treatment of metabolic diseases
作者:Shaoyi Sun、Zaihui Zhang、Vishnumurthy Kodumuru、Natalia Pokrovskaia、Julia Fonarev、Qi Jia、Po-Yee Leung、Jennifer Tran、Leslie G. Ratkay、David G. McLaren、Chris Radomski、Sultan Chowdhury、Jianmin Fu、Brian Hubbard、Michael D. Winther、Natalie A. Dales
DOI:10.1016/j.bmcl.2013.12.036
日期:2014.1
Several five- and six-membered heterocycles were introduced to replace the C2-position amide bond of the original 2-aminothiazole-based hit compound 5. Specifically, replacement of the amide bond with an imidazolidinone moiety yielded a novel and potent thiazolylimidazolidinone series of SCD1 inhibitors. XEN723 (compound 22) was identified after optimization of the thiazolylimidazolidinone series. This compound demonstrated a 560-fold improvement in in vitro potency and reduced plasma desaturation indices in a dose dependent manner, with an EC50 of 4.5 mg/kg. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.