200802-01-3Relevant articles and documents
Tuning the activity of known drugs via the introduction of halogen atoms, a case study of SERT ligands – Fluoxetine and fluvoxamine
Staroń, Jakub,Pietru?, Wojciech,Bugno, Ryszard,Kurczab, Rafa?,Sata?a, Grzegorz,Warszycki, Dawid,Lenda, Tomasz,Wantuch, Anna,Hogendorf, Adam S.,Hogendorf, Agata,Duszyńska, Beata,Bojarski, Andrzej J.
supporting information, (2021/06/02)
The selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), acting at the serotonin transporter (SERT), are one of the most widely prescribed antidepressant medications. All five approved SSRIs possess either fluorine or chlorine atoms, and there is a limited number of reports describing their analogs with heavier halogens, i.e., bromine and iodine. To elucidate the role of halogen atoms in the binding of SSRIs to SERT, we designed a series of 22 fluoxetine and fluvoxamine analogs substituted with fluorine, chlorine, bromine, and iodine atoms, differently arranged on the phenyl ring. The obtained biological activity data, supported by a thorough in silico binding mode analysis, allowed the identification of two partners for halogen bond interactions: the backbone carbonyl oxygen atoms of E493 and T497. Additionally, compounds with heavier halogen atoms were found to bind with the SERT via a distinctly different binding mode, a result not presented elsewhere. The subsequent analysis of the prepared XSAR sets showed that E493 and T497 participated in the largest number of formed halogen bonds. The XSAR library analysis led to the synthesis of two of the most active compounds (3,4-diCl-fluoxetine 42, SERT Ki = 5 nM and 3,4-diCl-fluvoxamine 46, SERT Ki = 9 nM, fluoxetine SERT Ki = 31 nM, fluvoxamine SERT Ki = 458 nM). We present an example of the successful use of a rational methodology to analyze binding and design more active compounds by halogen atom introduction. ‘XSAR library analysis’, a new tool in medicinal chemistry, was instrumental in identifying optimal halogen atom substitution.
Mo(CO)6 as a Solid CO Source in the Synthesis of Aryl/Heteroaryl Weinreb Amides under Microwave-Enhanced Condition
Ningegowda, Raghu,Bhaskaran, Savitha,Sajith, Ayyiliath M.,Aswathanarayanappa, Chandrashekar,Padusha, M. Syed Ali,Priya, Babu Shubha
, p. 44 - 51 (2017/01/21)
The facile transformation of aryl/heteroaryl nonaflates into corresponding amides via Pd-catalyzed aminocarbonylation using Mo(CO)6 as a solid CO source under microwave-enhanced condition is reported. The method was found to be tolerant with respect to a
PYRAZOLE AMIDE DERIVATIVES, COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING SUCH COMPOUNDS AND METHODS OF USE
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Pyrazole amides are disclosed. The compounds are useful for treating type 2 diabetes and related conditions. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment are also included.
