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Synthesis, molecular docking, and antiepileptic activity of new N-phthaloylglycine derivatives
Amanlou, Arash,Amanlou, Massoud,Asadi, Mehdi,Hosseini, Faezeh Sadat,Khorasani, Reza,Moradkhani, Fatemeh,Morgani, Ahmadreza Barazesh,khademi, Mona
, (2022/01/19)
Thalidomide (α-N-phthalimido-glutarimide), the withdrawn sedative compound, has recently been reemerged as a potent agent against epilepsy. In this study, five l-amino acid derivatives of N-phthaloylglycine were synthesized and were tested on pentylenetetrazole (PTZ) induced seizure mice model. N-phthaloylglycine was prepared by reaction of phthalic anhydride and glycine in the presence of triethylamine in toluene under reflux. Arginine, glutamine, leucine, phenylalanine, and tryptophan methyl ester were prepared and coupled with N-phthaloylglycine using coupling agents (EDC and HOBt). The final compounds were characterized by spectroscopic methods (1H NMR, 13 CNMR, IR, and MS). A docking study using AutoDock 4.2 was performed to predict the possible interactions of synthesized compounds on the GABAA receptor. All compounds were characterized, docked into the binding pocket of the GABAA receptor, and tested on pentylenetetrazole-induced seizures in mice. As expected, in silico studies demonstrated that all compounds interact efficiently with the GABAA receptor. All synthesized compounds showed satisfactory results leading to increased latency time to the first symptom of a seizure. The phenylalanine methyl ester derivative of N-phthaloylglycine (6d) had antiepileptic effects even more potent than thalidomide. Increasing lipophilicity and facilitating compounds delivery through l-amino acid carriers to the brain appear to be responsible for the remarkable activity of these compounds. Both in silico and in vivo results suggest that the l-amino acid derivatives of N-phthaloylglycine act as a novel compound against chemically induced seizures through interaction with the binding pocket of the GABAA receptor.
Heterocyclic inhibitors of farnesyl protein transferase
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, (2008/06/13)
Inhibition of farnesyl protein transferase is effected by compounds of the formula its enantiomers, diastereomers, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, prodrugs or solvates thereof, wherein:, A1 and A2 are each independently H, alkyl, substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, phenyl or substituted phenyl;, G1 is S or O;, G2 is H, -C(O)OH, -C(O)NH2, 5-tetrazolyl, -C(O)N(R7)OH or -CH2OH;, X is O or R8N;, Y and Z are each independently -CH2- or -C(O)-;, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and R7 are each independently H or alkyl;, R1 may also be alkanoyl, R1 and A1 taken together may be -(CH2)m;, R8 is H, alkyl, phenyl, phenylalkyl, substituted phenyl, (substituted phenyl)alkyl or -C(O)R9;, R9 is H, alkyl, phenyl, phenylalkyl, substituted phenyl or (substituted phenyl)alkyl;, m is 3 or 4;, n is 0, 1 or 2;, p is 0, 1 or 2; and, q is 0 or 1, with the proviso that when p is 0, then q is also 0.
