The synthesis and SAR of tolylamines with 5-HT6 receptor antagonist activity is presented. The amine, core aromatic, peripheral aromatic, and ether linker moieties of HTS hit 1 were modulated and the effect on potency at 5-HT6 examined. Tolylpiperidine ether 9h was found to possess desirable pharmacokinetic (PK) properties, and was also shown to enhance cognition in the rat novel object recognition paradigm. (c) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
The synthesis and SAR of tolylamines with 5-HT6 receptor antagonist activity is presented. The amine, core aromatic, peripheral aromatic, and ether linker moieties of HTS hit 1 were modulated and the effect on potency at 5-HT6 examined. Tolylpiperidine ether 9h was found to possess desirable pharmacokinetic (PK) properties, and was also shown to enhance cognition in the rat novel object recognition paradigm. (c) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Nakiterpiosin and nakiterpiosinone are two related C-nor-D-homosteroids isolated from the sponge Terpios hoshinota that show promise as anticancer agents. We have previously described the asymmetric synthesis and revision of the relative configuration of nakiterpiosin. We now provide detailed information on the stereochemical analysis that supports our structure revision and the synthesis of the originally proposed and revised nakiterpiosin. In addition, we herein describe a refined approach for the synthesis of nakiterpiosin, the first synthesis of nakiterpiosinone, and preliminary mechanistic studies of nakiterpiosin's action in mammalian cells. Cells treated with nakiterpiosin exhibit compromised formation of the primary cilium, an organelle that functions as an assembly point for components of the Hedgehog signal transduction pathway. We provide evidence that the biological effects exhibited by nakiterpiosin are mechanistically distinct from those of well-established antimitotic agents such as taxol. Nakiterpiosin may be useful as an anticancer agent in those tumors resistant to existing antimitotic agents and those dependent on Hedgehog pathway responses for growth.