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Discovery of uracil derivatives as potent inhibitors of Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase
Qiu, Yan,Zhang, Yang,Li, Yuhang,Ren, Jie
, (2016)
Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase (FAAH) is an intracellular serine enzyme involved in the biological degradation of the fatty acid ethanolamide family of signaling lipids, which exerts neuroprotective, anti-inflammatory, and analgesic properties. In the present study, a conjugated 2,4-dioxo-pyrimidine-1-carboxamide scaffold was confirmed as a novel template for FAAH inhibitors, based on which, a series of analogues had been prepared for an initial structure-activity relationship (SAR) study. Most of the synthesized compounds displayed moderate to significant FAAH inhibitory potency. Among them, compounds 11 and 14 showed better activity than others, with IC50 values of 21 and 53 nM. SAR analysis indicated that 2,4-dioxopyrimidine-1-carboxamides represented a novel class of potent inhibitors of FAAH, and substitution at the uracil ring or replacement of the N-terminal group might favor the inhibitory potency. Selected compounds of this class may be used as useful parent molecules for further investigation.
Design and synthesis of uracil urea derivatives as potent and selective fatty acid amide hydrolase inhibitors
Qiu, Yan,Ren, Jie,Ke, Hongwei,Zhang, Yang,Gao, Qi,Yang, Longhe,Lu, Canzhong,Li, Yuhang
, p. 22699 - 22705 (2017/07/10)
Fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) is one of the key enzymes involved in the biological degradation of endocannabinoids, especially anandamide. Pharmacological blockage of FAAH restores the levels of endocannabinoids, providing therapeutic benefits in the management of inflammation, depression and multiple sclerosis. In this study, a series of uracil urea derivatives as FAAH inhibitors were designed and synthesized. Structural modifications at the C5 position and side chain of N-hexyl-2,4-dioxo-3,4-dihydropyrimidine-1(2H)-carboxamide (1a) led to FAAH inhibitors with improved potency and selectivity. Structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies indicated that C5 electron-withdrawing substituents were preferred for optimal potency but not for selectivity, whereas replacement of the alkyl chain with phenylalkyl moieties or biphenyl groups significantly improved both inhibitory potency and selectivity towards FAAH. Two highly potent picomolar FAAH inhibitors (4c, IC50 = 0.3 ± 0.05 nM; 4d, IC50 = 0.8 ± 0.1 nM) were developed. Compound 4c inhibited FAAH in a rapid, selective, noncompetitive, and irreversible pattern. This study provides several highly potent and selective FAAH inhibitors and an optimized chemical scaffold for the development of FAAH inhibitors. We anticipate that these FAAH inhibitors will enable new possibilities in understanding FAAH functions and development of therapeutics for pain and inflammatory diseases.
Direct synthesis of acyl azides from carboxylic acids using 2-azido-l,3-dimethylimidazolinium chloride
Kitamura, Mitsuru,Tashiro, Norifumi,Takamoto, Yusuke,Okauchi, Tatsuo
scheme or table, p. 731 - 733 (2011/01/08)
Acyl azides were directly synthesized from carboxylic acids by the treatment with 2-azido-l,3-dimethylimidazolinium chloride (ADMC, 1) and amine. This procedure resulted in acyl azides in good yields and was applied to the amidation of amino acid derivatives without racemization of the products.
