Orthogonally protected azalanthionines were successfully synthesised by the ring-opening of N-activated aziridine-2-carboxylates with protected diaminopropanoic acids (DAPs). The required DAPs were also prepared by ring-opening of N-activated aziridine-2-carboxylates with para-methoxybenzylamine...

Tumor cells switch glucose metabolism to aerobic glycolysis by expressing the pyruvate kinase M2 isoform (PKM2) in a low active form, providing glycolytic intermediates as building blocks for biosynthetic processes, and thereby supporting cell proliferation. Activation of PKM2 should invert aero...

2-Acetamido-1-N-[N-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)-l-aspart-1-oyl-(l-phenylalanyl-l-serine methyl ester)-4-oyl]-2-deoxy-β-d-glucopyranosylamine and analogs containing d-glucopyranosyl, 4-O-β-d-glucopyranosyl-d-glucopyranosyl, l-Phe-l-Ala, and d-Phe-l-Ser were synthesized by condensation of glycosylamine...

Synthesis of four novel (4′R)- and (4′S)- 2′-{[(E)-3β-hydroxyandrost-5-en-17-ylidene]-methyl} oxazolines, comprising 4′-hydroxymethyl (1 and 2) and 4′-methoxycarbonyl (3 and 4) substituents is presented. Reaction of 17α-bromo-21-iodo-3β-acetoxypregn-5-en-20-one with either (L)-serine met...

The vibrational spectroscopy (Fourier Transform Raman and Infrared spectra) of l-serine methyl ester hydrogen chloride (LHCL) have been recorded and the observed vibrational frequencies are assigned and tabulated. The Gaussian hybrid computational calculations were determined by HF and DFT (B3LY...

d-serine is an amino acid that has an important role in the regulation of N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) signalling in the central nervous system. In fact, it acts as an endogenous co-agonist molecule for the NMDA receptor activation. Since an abnormal body level of d-amino acids is usually associa...

SummaryA convenient six step synthesis of N-BOC-D-diphenylalanine from L-serine methyl ester hydrochloride is described. The preparation of a novel chiral auxiliary, an oxazolidinone derived from D-diphenylalaninol, is also described.

The palladium-catalysed cross-coupling reactions of arylboronic acids with a variety of π-deficient heteroaryl chlorides proceed in high yield. [1,4-Bis(diphenylphosphino)butane]palladium(II) dichloride was found to be a very satisfactory catalyst for monocyclic heteroaryl chlorides, whereas te...

On the basis of a pyrazine core structure, three new adenosine A2B receptor ligands (7a–c) were synthesized containing a 2-fluoropyridine moiety suitable for 18F-labeling. Compound 7a was docked into a homology model of the A2B receptor based on X-ray structures of the related A2A receptor, and...

2-n-propylquinoline (2-n-PQ) had shown interesting in vivo antileishmanial activities after administration by oral route on leishmaniasis animal models. However, the lipophilic properties of this compound avoid its use by intravenous route, this route being indicated in cases of severe visceral ...

The present study describes the preparation and binding properties of a new, potent, and selective A2A adenosine receptor (AR) antagonist radioligand, [3H]3-(3-hydroxypropyl)-7-methyl-8-(m-methoxystyryl)-1-propargylxanthine ([3H]MSX-2). [3H]MSX-2 binding to rat striatal membranes was saturable a...

Theacrine (l,3,7,9-tetramethyluric acid), a purine alkaloid from Camellia assamica var. kucha, has diverse pharmacological properties, including sedative and hypnotic activities, anti-inflammatory and analgesic activities, antidepressant effects, and a protective effect against stress-provoked l...

8-Cyclopentyl-3-(3-[18F]fluoropropyl)-1-propylxanthine ([18F]CPFPX) is meanwhile an accepted receptor ligand to examine the A1 adenosine receptor (A1AR) in humans by positron emission tomography (PET). A major drawback of this compound is its rather fast metabolic degradation in vivo.Therefore t...

SummaryThe adenosine A1 and A2A receptors belong to the purinergic family of G protein-coupled receptors, and regulate diverse functions of the cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, inflammation, and CNS. Xanthines such as caffeine and theophylline are weak, non-selective antagonists of adenosine ...

Importance of making available selective adenosine receptor antagonists is boosted by recent findings of adenosine involvement in many CNS dysfunctions. In the present work a series of 8-bromo-9-alkyl adenines are prepared and fully characterized in radioligand binding assays or functional cycla...

Epichlorohydrin (a probable human carcinogen) was allowed to react with adenosine and the adducts were characterized by NMR and UV spectroscopy, and mass spectrometry. The adduct initially formed was 1-(3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyl)-adenosine, which subsequently ring closures to 1,N6-(2-hydroxypropy...

Adenosine kinase (AdK) is a key player in controlling intra- and extracellular concentrations of the signaling molecule adenosine. Extensive evidence points to an important role of AdK in several diseases, and suggests that AdK inhibition might be a promising therapeutic strategy.The development...

Selective adenosine receptor modulators are potential tools for numerous therapeutic applications, including cardiovascular, inflammatory, and neurodegenerative diseases. In this work, the synthesis and biological evaluation at the four human adenosine receptor subtypes of a series of 9-substitu...

Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase α (PI3Kα) is the most frequently mutated kinase in human cancers, making it an attractive therapeutic target for cancer treatment. We identified a structurally novel PI3Kα H1047R mutant inhibitor Hit-01 (EC50 = 76.0 μM) through a high-throughput screening campai...

A new series of 3-[2-(5-mercapto-4-phenyl-4H-1,2,4-traiazol-3-yl)ethyl] quinoxalin-2(1H)-one (5a-v) derivatives was synthesized and subjected to in vitro evaluation for anti-inflammatory activity (BSA anti-denaturation assay) and p38α MAPK inhibition. Few selected compounds (5a, 5e, 5f, 5g, 5h,...