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Structure-based design and evaluation of novel N-phenyl-1H-indol-2-amine derivatives for fat mass and obesity-associated (FTO) protein inhibition. Comput Biol Chem 2016; 64:414-425. [DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiolchem.2016.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2016] [Accepted: 09/08/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Micheli F, Bacchi A, Braggio S, Castelletti L, Cavallini P, Cavanni P, Cremonesi S, Dal Cin M, Feriani A, Gehanne S, Kajbaf M, Marchió L, Nola S, Oliosi B, Pellacani A, Perdonà E, Sava A, Semeraro T, Tarsi L, Tomelleri S, Wong A, Visentini F, Zonzini L, Heidbreder C. 1,2,4-Triazolyl 5-Azaspiro[2.4]heptanes: Lead Identification and Early Lead Optimization of a New Series of Potent and Selective Dopamine D3 Receptor Antagonists. J Med Chem 2016; 59:8549-76. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.6b00972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università di Parma, Viale delle
Scienze, 17/A, Biopharmanet-tec, Viale delle Scienze, 27/A, Campus, I-43124 Parma, Italy
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- Aptuit s.r.l., Via Fleming 4, 37135 Verona, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università di Parma, Viale delle
Scienze, 17/A, Biopharmanet-tec, Viale delle Scienze, 27/A, Campus, I-43124 Parma, Italy
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- Aptuit s.r.l., Via Fleming 4, 37135 Verona, Italy
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- Aptuit s.r.l., Via Fleming 4, 37135 Verona, Italy
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- Aptuit s.r.l., Via Fleming 4, 37135 Verona, Italy
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- Aptuit s.r.l., Via Fleming 4, 37135 Verona, Italy
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- Indivior Inc., The Fairfax Building, 10710 Midlothian
Turnpike, Suite 430, Richmond Virginia 23235, United States
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Kearnes S, Pande V. ROCS-derived features for virtual screening. J Comput Aided Mol Des 2016; 30:609-17. [PMID: 27624668 DOI: 10.1007/s10822-016-9959-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2016] [Accepted: 08/31/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Rapid overlay of chemical structures (ROCS) is a standard tool for the calculation of 3D shape and chemical ("color") similarity. ROCS uses unweighted sums to combine many aspects of similarity, yielding parameter-free models for virtual screening. In this report, we decompose the ROCS color force field into color components and color atom overlaps, novel color similarity features that can be weighted in a system-specific manner by machine learning algorithms. In cross-validation experiments, these additional features significantly improve virtual screening performance relative to standard ROCS.
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- Steven Kearnes
- Stanford University, 318 Campus Dr. S296, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA. .,Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA, 94043, USA.
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- Stanford University, 318 Campus Dr. S296, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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Dilip A, Lešnik S, Štular T, Janežič D, Konc J. Ligand-based virtual screening interface between PyMOL and LiSiCA. J Cheminform 2016; 8:46. [PMID: 27606012 PMCID: PMC5013575 DOI: 10.1186/s13321-016-0157-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2016] [Accepted: 09/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Ligand-based virtual screening of large small-molecule databases is an important step in the early stages of drug development. It is based on the similarity principle and is used to reduce the chemical space of large databases to a manageable size where chosen ligands can be experimentally tested. Ligand-based virtual screening can also be used to identify bioactive molecules with different basic scaffolds compared to already known bioactive molecules, thus having the potential to increase the structural variability of compounds. Here, we present an interface between the popular molecular graphics system PyMOL and the ligand-based virtual screening software LiSiCA available at http://insilab.org/lisica-plugin and demonstrate how this interface can be used in the early stages of drug discovery process.Ligand-based virtual screening interface between PyMOL and LiSiCA. ![]()
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- Athira Dilip
- National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia ; Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies, University of Primorska, Glagoljaška 8, 6000 Koper, Slovenia
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- Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies, University of Primorska, Glagoljaška 8, 6000 Koper, Slovenia
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- National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia ; Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies, University of Primorska, Glagoljaška 8, 6000 Koper, Slovenia ; Laboratory for Physical Chemistry and Thermodynamics, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Maribor, Smetanova ulica 17, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia
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Lo YC, Senese S, Damoiseaux R, Torres JZ. 3D Chemical Similarity Networks for Structure-Based Target Prediction and Scaffold Hopping. ACS Chem Biol 2016; 11:2244-53. [PMID: 27285961 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.6b00253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Target identification remains a major challenge for modern drug discovery programs aimed at understanding the molecular mechanisms of drugs. Computational target prediction approaches like 2D chemical similarity searches have been widely used but are limited to structures sharing high chemical similarity. Here, we present a new computational approach called chemical similarity network analysis pull-down 3D (CSNAP3D) that combines 3D chemical similarity metrics and network algorithms for structure-based drug target profiling, ligand deorphanization, and automated identification of scaffold hopping compounds. In conjunction with 2D chemical similarity fingerprints, CSNAP3D achieved a >95% success rate in correctly predicting the drug targets of 206 known drugs. Significant improvement in target prediction was observed for HIV reverse transcriptase (HIVRT) compounds, which consist of diverse scaffold hopping compounds targeting the nucleotidyltransferase binding site. CSNAP3D was further applied to a set of antimitotic compounds identified in a cell-based chemical screen and identified novel small molecules that share a pharmacophore with Taxol and display a Taxol-like mechanism of action, which were validated experimentally using in vitro microtubule polymerization assays and cell-based assays.
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- Yu-Chen Lo
- Department of Chemistry
and Biochemistry, ‡Program in Bioengineering, §Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, ∥California NanoSystems
Institute, ⊥Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, and #The Molecular Biology Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department of Chemistry
and Biochemistry, ‡Program in Bioengineering, §Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, ∥California NanoSystems
Institute, ⊥Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, and #The Molecular Biology Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department of Chemistry
and Biochemistry, ‡Program in Bioengineering, §Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, ∥California NanoSystems
Institute, ⊥Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, and #The Molecular Biology Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department of Chemistry
and Biochemistry, ‡Program in Bioengineering, §Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, ∥California NanoSystems
Institute, ⊥Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, and #The Molecular Biology Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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El-Ansary AK, Kamal AM, Al-Ghorafi MAH. Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Some 5-Arylthieno[2,3-d]pyrimidines as Potential Anti-cancer Agents. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 2016; 64:1172-80. [PMID: 27477657 DOI: 10.1248/cpb.c16-00291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Structure-based design, synthesis and biological evaluation of new small molecules anti-cancer agents were described. On continuation of applying scaffold hopping theory, a series of 5-arylthieno[2,3-d]pyrimidines based on the structural features of lapatinib was designed, synthesized and characterized using IR, (1)H-NMR, (13)C-NMR, mass and microanalyses. Biological evaluation of the cytotoxic activity against MCF-7 cell line and the inhibition of the enzymatic activity of epidermal growth factor tyrosine kinase were carried out in vitro for the target compounds. Substituting the 4-anilino-5-arylthieno[2,3-d]pyrimidines with different pharmacophoric groups at ortho, meta and/or para positions led to discovery of two potent lead compounds 3b and f with excellent cytotoxic activity and enzymatic inhibition activity.
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- Afaf Kamal El-Ansary
- Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University
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The influenza virus is responsible for millions of cases of severe illness annually. Yearly variance in the effectiveness of vaccination, coupled with emerging drug resistance, necessitates the development of new drugs to treat influenza infections. One attractive target is the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase PA subunit. Herein we report the development of inhibitors of influenza PA endonuclease derived from lead compounds identified from a metal-binding pharmacophore (MBP) library screen. Pyromeconic acid and derivatives thereof were found to be potent inhibitors of endonuclease. Guided by modeling and previously reported structural data, several sublibraries of molecules were elaborated from the MBP hits. Structure-activity relationships were established, and more potent molecules were designed and synthesized using fragment growth and fragment merging strategies. This approach ultimately resulted in the development of a lead compound with an IC50 value of 14 nM, which displayed an EC50 value of 2.1 μM against H1N1 influenza virus in MDCK cells.
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- Cy V Credille
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego , La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego , La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego , La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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Melo-Filho CC, Dantas RF, Braga RC, Neves BJ, Senger MR, Valente WCG, Rezende-Neto JM, Chaves WT, Muratov EN, Paveley RA, Furnham N, Kamentsky L, Carpenter AE, Silva-Junior FP, Andrade CH. QSAR-Driven Discovery of Novel Chemical Scaffolds Active against Schistosoma mansoni. J Chem Inf Model 2016; 56:1357-72. [PMID: 27253773 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.6b00055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease that affects millions of people worldwide. Thioredoxin glutathione reductase of Schistosoma mansoni (SmTGR) is a validated drug target that plays a crucial role in the redox homeostasis of the parasite. We report the discovery of new chemical scaffolds against S. mansoni using a combi-QSAR approach followed by virtual screening of a commercial database and confirmation of top ranking compounds by in vitro experimental evaluation with automated imaging of schistosomula and adult worms. We constructed 2D and 3D quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) models using a series of oxadiazoles-2-oxides reported in the literature as SmTGR inhibitors and combined the best models in a consensus QSAR model. This model was used for a virtual screening of Hit2Lead set of ChemBridge database and allowed the identification of ten new potential SmTGR inhibitors. Further experimental testing on both shistosomula and adult worms showed that 4-nitro-3,5-bis(1-nitro-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-1H-pyrazole (LabMol-17) and 3-nitro-4-{[(4-nitro-1,2,5-oxadiazol-3-yl)oxy]methyl}-1,2,5-oxadiazole (LabMol-19), two compounds representing new chemical scaffolds, have high activity in both systems. These compounds will be the subjects for additional testing and, if necessary, modification to serve as new schistosomicidal agents.
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- Cleber C Melo-Filho
- LabMol-Laboratory for Molecular Modeling and Drug Design, Faculty of Pharmacy, Federal University of Goias , Rua 240, Qd.87, Goiania, GO 74605-510, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental and Computational Biochemistry of Drugs, Oswaldo Cruz Institute , Av. Brasil, 4365, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 21040-900, Brazil
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- LabMol-Laboratory for Molecular Modeling and Drug Design, Faculty of Pharmacy, Federal University of Goias , Rua 240, Qd.87, Goiania, GO 74605-510, Brazil
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- LabMol-Laboratory for Molecular Modeling and Drug Design, Faculty of Pharmacy, Federal University of Goias , Rua 240, Qd.87, Goiania, GO 74605-510, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental and Computational Biochemistry of Drugs, Oswaldo Cruz Institute , Av. Brasil, 4365, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 21040-900, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental and Computational Biochemistry of Drugs, Oswaldo Cruz Institute , Av. Brasil, 4365, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 21040-900, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental and Computational Biochemistry of Drugs, Oswaldo Cruz Institute , Av. Brasil, 4365, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 21040-900, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental and Computational Biochemistry of Drugs, Oswaldo Cruz Institute , Av. Brasil, 4365, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 21040-900, Brazil
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- Laboratory for Molecular Modeling, Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina , Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States.,Department of Chemical Technology, Odessa National Polytechnic University , 1. Shevchenko Ave., Odessa, 65000, Ukraine
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- Department of Pathogen Molecular Biology & Department of Infection and Immunity, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine , London WC1E 7HT, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pathogen Molecular Biology & Department of Infection and Immunity, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine , London WC1E 7HT, United Kingdom
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- Imaging Platform, Broad Institute of Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard , Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, United States
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- Imaging Platform, Broad Institute of Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard , Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, United States
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- Laboratory of Experimental and Computational Biochemistry of Drugs, Oswaldo Cruz Institute , Av. Brasil, 4365, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 21040-900, Brazil
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- LabMol-Laboratory for Molecular Modeling and Drug Design, Faculty of Pharmacy, Federal University of Goias , Rua 240, Qd.87, Goiania, GO 74605-510, Brazil
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Mamidala R, Majumdar P, Jha KK, Bathula C, Agarwal R, Chary MT, Majumder HK, Munshi P, Sen S. Identification of Leishmania donovani Topoisomerase 1 inhibitors via intuitive scaffold hopping and bioisosteric modification of known Top 1 inhibitors. Sci Rep 2016; 6:26603. [PMID: 27221589 PMCID: PMC4879574 DOI: 10.1038/srep26603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2016] [Accepted: 05/03/2016] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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A library of arylidenefuropyridinediones was discovered as potent inhibitors of Leishmania donovani Topoisomerase 1 (LdTop1) where the active molecules displayed considerable inhibition with single digit micromolar EC50 values. This molecular library was designed via intuitive scaffold hopping and bioisosteric modification of known topoisomerase 1 inhibitors such as camptothecin, edotecarin and etc. The design was rationalized by molecular docking analysis of the compound prototype with human topoisomerase 1 (HTop1) and Leishmania donovani topoisomerase 1(LdTop1). The most active compound 4 displayed no cytotoxicity against normal mammalian COS7 cell line (~100 fold less inhibition at the EC50). Similar to camptothecin, 4 interacted with free LdTop1 as observed in the preincubation DNA relaxation inhibition experiment. It also displayed anti-protozoal activity against Leishmania donovani promastigote. Crystal structure investigation of 4 and its molecular modelling with LdTop1 revealed putative binding sites in the enzyme that could be harnessed to generate molecules with better potency.
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- Rajinikanth Mamidala
- Department of Chemistry, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kukatpally, Hyderabad 500085, Telangana, India.,GVK Bioscience, 28A IDA Nacharam, Hyderabad, Telengana, India
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- Institute of Chemical Biology, 4 Raja S.C. Mullick Road, Kolkata 700032, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Natural Sciences, Shiv Nadar University, Chithera, Dadri, Gautam Buddha Nagar 201314, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Natural Sciences, Shiv Nadar University, Chithera, Dadri, Gautam Buddha Nagar 201314, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Life Sciences, School of Natural Sciences, Shiv Nadar University, Chithera, Dadri, Gautam Buddha Nagar 201314, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kukatpally, Hyderabad 500085, Telangana, India
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- Institute of Chemical Biology, 4 Raja S.C. Mullick Road, Kolkata 700032, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Natural Sciences, Shiv Nadar University, Chithera, Dadri, Gautam Buddha Nagar 201314, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Natural Sciences, Shiv Nadar University, Chithera, Dadri, Gautam Buddha Nagar 201314, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Shaaban MAE, Kamal AM, Teba HES. Synthesis, Characterisation and Biological Screening of Some 2-Substituted Benzimidazole Derivatives as Potential Anticancer Agents. JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH 2016. [DOI: 10.3184/174751916x14577069096465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Twenty two new polycyclic compounds containing a 2-substituted benzimidazole core were synthesised, characterised and evaluated in vitro against the three most widespread cancers. Seven compounds showed outstanding antitumor activity towards breast, lung or central nervous system cancer cell lines.
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- Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, 11561 Cairo, Egypt
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- Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, October University for Modern Sciences and Arts (MSA), Cairo, Egypt
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Gentile F, Tuszynski JA, Barakat KH. New design of nucleotide excision repair (NER) inhibitors for combination cancer therapy. J Mol Graph Model 2016; 65:71-82. [PMID: 26939044 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2016.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2015] [Revised: 02/13/2016] [Accepted: 02/21/2016] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Many cancer chemotherapy agents act by targeting the DNA of cancer cells, causing substantial damage within their genome and causing them to undergo apoptosis. An effective DNA repair pathway in cancer cells can act in a reverse way by removing these drug-induced DNA lesions, allowing cancer cells to survive, grow and proliferate. In this context, DNA repair inhibitors opened a new avenue in cancer treatment, by blocking the DNA repair mechanisms from removing the chemotherapy-mediated DNA damage. In particular, the nucleotide excision repair (NER) involves more than thirty protein-protein interactions and removes DNA adducts caused by platinum-based chemotherapy. The excision repair cross-complementation group 1 (ERCC1)-xeroderma pigmentosum, complementation group A (XPA) protein (XPA-ERCC1) complex seems to be one of the most promising targets in this pathway. ERCC1 is over expressed in cancer cells and the only known cellular function so far for XPA is to recruit ERCC1 to the damaged point. Here, we build upon our recent advances in identifying inhibitors for this interaction and continue our efforts to rationally design more effective and potent regulators for the NER pathway. We employed in silico drug design techniques to: (1) identify compounds similar to the recently discovered inhibitors, but more effective at inhibiting the XPA-ERCC1 interactions, and (2) identify different scaffolds to develop novel lead compounds. Two known inhibitor structures have been used as starting points for two ligand/structure-hybrid virtual screening approaches. The findings described here form a milestone in discovering novel inhibitors for the NER pathway aiming at improving the efficacy of current platinum-based therapy, by modulating the XPA-ERCC1 interaction.
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- Department of Physics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada; Department of Oncology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
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Synthesis and fungicidal activity of some novel thiazole Schiff bases derived from benzo[d][1,3]dioxole. Chem Res Chin Univ 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s40242-016-5284-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Korb O, Kuhn B, Hert J, Taylor N, Cole J, Groom C, Stahl M. Interactive and Versatile Navigation of Structural Databases. J Med Chem 2016; 59:4257-66. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5b01756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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- Oliver Korb
- Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre, 12 Union Road, Cambridge CB2 1EZ, U.K
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- Roche
Pharma Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Basel, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Grenzacherstrasse 124, CH-4070 Basel, Switzerland
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- Roche
Pharma Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Basel, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Grenzacherstrasse 124, CH-4070 Basel, Switzerland
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- Desert Scientific Software Pty Ltd., Level 5 Nexus Building, Norwest Business Park, 4 Columbia Court, Baulkham Hills, NSW 2153, Australia
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- Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre, 12 Union Road, Cambridge CB2 1EZ, U.K
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- Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre, 12 Union Road, Cambridge CB2 1EZ, U.K
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- Roche
Pharma Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Basel, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Grenzacherstrasse 124, CH-4070 Basel, Switzerland
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Patel S, Harris SF, Gibbons P, Deshmukh G, Gustafson A, Kellar T, Lin H, Liu X, Liu Y, Liu Y, Ma C, Scearce-Levie K, Ghosh AS, Shin YG, Solanoy H, Wang J, Wang B, Yin J, Siu M, Lewcock JW. Scaffold-Hopping and Structure-Based Discovery of Potent, Selective, And Brain Penetrant N-(1H-Pyrazol-3-yl)pyridin-2-amine Inhibitors of Dual Leucine Zipper Kinase (DLK, MAP3K12). J Med Chem 2015; 58:8182-99. [PMID: 26431428 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5b01072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Recent data suggest that inhibition of dual leucine zipper kinase (DLK, MAP3K12) has therapeutic potential for treatment of a number of indications ranging from acute neuronal injury to chronic neurodegenerative disease. Thus, high demand exists for selective small molecule DLK inhibitors with favorable drug-like properties and good CNS penetration. Herein we describe a shape-based scaffold hopping approach to convert pyrimidine 1 to a pyrazole core with improved physicochemical properties. We also present the first crystal structures of DLK. By utilizing a combination of property and structure-based design, we identified inhibitor 11, a potent, selective, and brain-penetrant inhibitor of DLK with activity in an in vivo nerve injury model.
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- Department of Chemistry, WuXi AppTec Co., Ltd. , 288 Fute Zhonglu, Wai Gao Qiao Free Trade Zone, Shanghai, 200131, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, WuXi AppTec Co., Ltd. , 288 Fute Zhonglu, Wai Gao Qiao Free Trade Zone, Shanghai, 200131, P. R. China
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Kalathiya U, Padariya M, Baginski M. Identification of 1H-indene-(1,3,5,6)-tetrol derivatives as potent pancreatic lipase inhibitors using molecular docking and molecular dynamics approach. Biotechnol Appl Biochem 2015; 63:765-778. [DOI: 10.1002/bab.1432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2015] [Accepted: 08/06/2015] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- Umesh Kalathiya
- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biochemistry; Faculty of Chemistry; Gdansk University of Technology; Gdansk Poland
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biochemistry; Faculty of Chemistry; Gdansk University of Technology; Gdansk Poland
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biochemistry; Faculty of Chemistry; Gdansk University of Technology; Gdansk Poland
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Mitchell MA, Iannetta AA, Jennings MC, Fletcher MH, Wuest WM, Minbiole KPC. Scaffold-Hopping of Multicationic Amphiphiles Yields Three New Classes of Antimicrobials. Chembiochem 2015; 16:2299-303. [PMID: 26316312 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201500381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2015] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs) are a vital class of antiseptics. Recent investigations into their construction are uncovering novel and potent multicationic variants. Based on a trisQAC precedent, we have implemented a scaffold-hopping approach to develop alternative QAC architectures that display 1-3 long alkyl chains in specific projections from cyclic and branched core structures bearing 3-4 nitrogen atoms. The preparation of 30 QAC structures allowed for correlation of scaffold structure with antimicrobial activity. We identified QACs with limited conformational flexibility that have improved bioactivity against planktonic bacteria as compared to their linear counterparts. We also confirmed that resistance, as evidenced by an increased minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) compared to methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA), can reduce efficacy up to 64-fold for monocationic QACs. Differentiation of antimicrobial and anti-biofilm activity, however, was not observed, suggesting that these compounds utilize a non-specific mode of eradication.
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- Myles A Mitchell
- Department of Chemistry, Villanova University, 800 E. Lancaster Avenue, Villanova, PA, 19085, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Villanova University, 800 E. Lancaster Avenue, Villanova, PA, 19085, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Temple University, 1901 N. 13th Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19122, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Temple University, 1901 N. 13th Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19122, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Temple University, 1901 N. 13th Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19122, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Villanova University, 800 E. Lancaster Avenue, Villanova, PA, 19085, USA.
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Design and synthesis of 2-phenylnaphthalenoids and 2-phenylbenzofuranoids as DNA topoisomerase inhibitors and antitumor agents. Eur J Med Chem 2015; 102:277-87. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2015.07.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2015] [Revised: 07/23/2015] [Accepted: 07/30/2015] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Lešnik S, Štular T, Brus B, Knez D, Gobec S, Janežič D, Konc J. LiSiCA: A Software for Ligand-Based Virtual Screening and Its Application for the Discovery of Butyrylcholinesterase Inhibitors. J Chem Inf Model 2015; 55:1521-8. [PMID: 26158767 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.5b00136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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We developed LiSiCA (ligand similarity using clique algorithm)--ligand-based virtual screening software that uses a fast maximum clique algorithm to find two- and three-dimensional similarities between pairs of molecules and applied it to the discovery of novel potent butyrylcholinesterase inhibitors. LiSiCA, which runs in parallel on multiple processor cores, was successfully tested on the Database of Useful Decoys-Enhanced, to evaluate its ability to discriminate active molecules from decoys. We then applied LiSiCA for the discovery of novel inhibitors of human butyrylcholinesterase, a promising anti-Alzheimer target, using a known inhibitor as the reference compound. We demonstrated that LiSiCA is capable of finding potent nanomolar inhibitors, whose scaffolds differed from the reference compound, thus proving its ability for scaffold hopping and usefulness in drug discovery.
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- Samo Lešnik
- National Institute of Chemistry , Hajdrihova 19, SI-1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies, University of Primorska , Glagoljaška 8, SI-6000, Koper, Slovenia
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana , Aškerčeva 7, SI-1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana , Aškerčeva 7, SI-1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana , Aškerčeva 7, SI-1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies, University of Primorska , Glagoljaška 8, SI-6000, Koper, Slovenia
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- National Institute of Chemistry , Hajdrihova 19, SI-1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Caselli E, Romagnoli C, Vahabi R, Taracila MA, Bonomo RA, Prati F. Click Chemistry in Lead Optimization of Boronic Acids as β-Lactamase Inhibitors. J Med Chem 2015; 58:5445-58. [PMID: 26102369 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5b00341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Boronic acid transition-state inhibitors (BATSIs) represent one of the most promising classes of β-lactamase inhibitors. Here we describe a new class of BATSIs, namely, 1-amido-2-triazolylethaneboronic acids, which were synthesized by combining the asymmetric homologation of boronates with copper-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition for the stereoselective insertion of the amido group and the regioselective formation of the 1,4-disubstituted triazole, respectively. This synthetic pathway, which avoids intermediate purifications, proved to be flexible and efficient, affording in good yields a panel of 14 BATSIs bearing three different R1 amide side chains (acetamido, benzylamido, and 2-thienylacetamido) and several R substituents on the triazole. This small library was tested against two clinically relevant class C β-lactamases from Enterobacter spp. and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The K(i) value of the best compound (13a) was as low as 4 nM with significant reduction of bacterial resistance to the combination of cefotaxime/13a.
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- Emilia Caselli
- †Department of Life Science, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, via Campi 103, 41125 Modena, Italy
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- †Department of Life Science, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, via Campi 103, 41125 Modena, Italy
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- †Department of Life Science, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, via Campi 103, 41125 Modena, Italy
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- §Departments of Medicine, Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Case Western Reserve University, , Cleveland, Ohio 44106, United States
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- ‡Research Service, Louis Stokes Cleveland Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, United States.,§Departments of Medicine, Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Case Western Reserve University, , Cleveland, Ohio 44106, United States
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- †Department of Life Science, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, via Campi 103, 41125 Modena, Italy
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Long T, McDougal OM, Andersen T. GAMPMS: Genetic algorithm managed peptide mutant screening. J Comput Chem 2015; 36:1304-10. [DOI: 10.1002/jcc.23928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2014] [Revised: 03/01/2015] [Accepted: 04/05/2015] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Thomas Long
- Department of Computer Science; Boise State University, 1910 University Drive; Boise ID USA, 83725
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- Department of Chemistry; Boise State University, 1910 University Drive; Boise ID USA, 83725
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- Department of Computer Science; Boise State University, 1910 University Drive; Boise ID USA, 83725
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Druzhenko T, Denisenko O, Kheylik Y, Zozulya S, Shishkina SS, Tolmachev A, Mykhailiuk PK. Design, Synthesis, and Characterization of SO2-Containing Azabicyclo[3.n.1]alkanes: Promising Building Blocks for Drug Discovery. Org Lett 2015; 17:1922-5. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.5b00608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Tetiana Druzhenko
- Enamine, Ltd., Chervonotkatska
78, Kyiv 01103, Ukraine
- Department
of Chemistry, National Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv, Volodymyrska
64, Kyiv 01033, Ukraine
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- Enamine, Ltd., Chervonotkatska
78, Kyiv 01103, Ukraine
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- STC
‘Institute for Single Crystals’, NAS of Ukraine 60 Lenina
Avenue, Kharkiv 61001, Ukraine
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- Enamine, Ltd., Chervonotkatska
78, Kyiv 01103, Ukraine
- Department
of Chemistry, National Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv, Volodymyrska
64, Kyiv 01033, Ukraine
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- Enamine, Ltd., Chervonotkatska
78, Kyiv 01103, Ukraine
- Department
of Chemistry, National Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv, Volodymyrska
64, Kyiv 01033, Ukraine
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Stahl M, Baier S. How Many Molecules Does It Take to Tell a Story? Case Studies, Language, and an Epistemic View of Medicinal Chemistry. ChemMedChem 2015; 10:949-56. [DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.201500091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2015] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Nantasenamat C, Prachayasittikul V. Maximizing computational tools for successful drug discovery. Expert Opin Drug Discov 2015; 10:321-9. [PMID: 25693813 DOI: 10.1517/17460441.2015.1016497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Drug discovery is an iterative cycle of identifying promising hits followed by lead optimization via bioisosteric replacements. In the search for compounds affording good bioactivity, equal importance should also be placed on achieving those with favorable pharmacokinetic properties. Thus, the balance and realization of both key properties is an intricate problem that requires great caution. In this editorial, the authors explore the available computational tools in the context of the extant of big data that has borne out via advents of the Omics revolution. As such, the selection of appropriate computational tools for analyzing the vast number of chemical libraries, target proteins and interactomes is the first step toward maximizing the chance for success. However, in order to realize this, it is also necessary to have a solid foundation on the big concepts of drug discovery as well as knowing which tools are available in order to give drug discovery scientists the best opportunity.
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- Chanin Nantasenamat
- Mahidol University, Center of Data Mining and Biomedical Informatics, Faculty of Medical Technology , 10700 Bangkok , Thailand
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Waugh B, Ghosh A, Bhattacharyya D, Ghoshal N, Banerjee R. In silico work flow for scaffold hopping in Leishmania. BMC Res Notes 2014; 7:802. [PMID: 25399834 PMCID: PMC4247209 DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-7-802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2014] [Accepted: 10/29/2014] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Leishmaniasis,a broad spectrum of diseases caused by several sister species of protozoa belonging to family trypanosomatidae and genus leishmania , generally affects poorer sections of the populace in third world countries. With the emergence of strains resistant to traditional therapies and the high cost of second line drugs which generally have severe side effects, it becomes imperative to continue the search for alternative drugs to combat the disease. In this work, the leishmanial genomes and the human genome have been compared to identify proteins unique to the parasite and whose structures (or those of close homologues) are available in the Protein Data Bank. Subsequent to the prioritization of these proteins (based on their essentiality, virulence factor etc.), inhibitors have been identified for a subset of these prospective drug targets by means of an exhaustive literature survey. A set of three dimensional protein-ligand complexes have been assembled from the list of leishmanial drug targets by culling structures from the Protein Data Bank or by means of template based homology modeling followed by ligand docking with the GOLD software. Based on these complexes several structure based pharmacophores have been designed and used to search for alternative inhibitors in the ZINC database. RESULT This process led to a list of prospective compounds which could serve as potential antileishmanials. These small molecules were also used to search the Drug Bank to identify prospective lead compounds already in use as approved drugs. Interestingly, paromomycin which is currently being used as an antileishmanial drug spontaneously appeared in the list, probably giving added confidence to the 'scaffold hopping' computational procedures adopted in this work. CONCLUSIONS The report thus provides the basis to experimentally verify several lead compounds for their predicted antileishmanial activity and includes several useful data bases of prospective drug targets in leishmania, their inhibitors and protein--inhibitor three dimensional complexes.
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- Barnali Waugh
- />Crystallography and Molecular Biology Division, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Sector - 1, Block – AF, Bidhannagar, Kolkata, 700064 India
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- />Crystallography and Molecular Biology Division, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Sector - 1, Block – AF, Bidhannagar, Kolkata, 700064 India
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- />Computer Science Division, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Sector-1, Block AF, Biddhannagar, Kolkata, 700064 India
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- />Structural Biology and Bioinformatics Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, 4, Raja S.C. Mullick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata, 700032 India
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- />Crystallography and Molecular Biology Division, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Sector - 1, Block – AF, Bidhannagar, Kolkata, 700064 India
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Design and synthesis of novel 5-(3,4,5-trimethoxybenzoyl)-4-aminopyrimidine derivatives as potent and selective phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitors: Scaffold hopping using a pseudo-ring by intramolecular hydrogen bond formation. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2014; 24:5175-80. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2014.09.082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2014] [Revised: 09/23/2014] [Accepted: 09/27/2014] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Synthesis and antiproliferative activity of 6-phenylaminopurines. Eur J Med Chem 2014; 87:421-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2014.09.093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2014] [Revised: 09/09/2014] [Accepted: 09/29/2014] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Kalathiya U, Padariya M, Baginski M. Molecular Modeling and Evaluation of Novel Dibenzopyrrole Derivatives as Telomerase Inhibitors and Potential Drug for Cancer Therapy. IEEE/ACM TRANSACTIONS ON COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY AND BIOINFORMATICS 2014; 11:1196-1207. [PMID: 26357055 DOI: 10.1109/tcbb.2014.2326860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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During previous years, many studies on synthesis, as well as on anti-tumor, anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial activities of the pyrazole derivatives have been described. Certain pyrazole derivatives exhibit important pharmacological activities and have proved to be useful template in drug research. Considering importance of pyrazole template, in current work the series of novel inhibitors were designed by replacing central ring of acridine with pyrazole ring. These heterocyclic compounds were proposed as a new potential base for telomerase inhibitors. Obtained dibenzopyrrole structure was used as a novel scaffold structure and extension of inhibitors was done by different functional groups. Docking of newly designed compounds in the telomerase active site (telomerase catalytic subunit TERT) was carried out. All dibenzopyrrole derivatives were evaluated by three docking programs: CDOCKER, Ligandfit docking (Scoring Functions) and AutoDock. Compound C_9g, C_9k and C_9l performed best in comparison to all designed inhibitors during the docking in all methods and in interaction analysis. Introduction of pyrazole and extension of dibenzopyrrole in compounds confirm that such compound may act as potential telomerase inhibitors.
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Yoo E, Salunke D, Sil D, Guo X, Salyer ACD, Hermanson AR, Kumar M, Malladi SS, Balakrishna R, Thompson W, Tanji H, Ohto U, Shimizu T, David SA. Determinants of activity at human Toll-like receptors 7 and 8: quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) of diverse heterocyclic scaffolds. J Med Chem 2014; 57:7955-70. [PMID: 25192394 PMCID: PMC4191598 DOI: 10.1021/jm500744f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Toll-like receptor (TLR) 7 and 8 agonists are potential vaccine adjuvants, since they directly activate APCs and enhance Th1-driven immune responses. Previous SAR investigations in several scaffolds of small molecule TLR7/8 activators pointed to the strict dependence of the selectivity for TLR7 vis-à-vis TLR8 on the electronic configurations of the heterocyclic systems, which we sought to examine quantitatively with the goal of developing "heuristics" to define structural requisites governing activity at TLR7 and/or TLR8. We undertook a scaffold-hopping approach, entailing the syntheses and biological evaluations of 13 different chemotypes. Crystal structures of TLR8 in complex with the two most active compounds confirmed important binding interactions playing a key role in ligand occupancy and biological activity. Density functional theory based quantum chemical calculations on these compounds followed by linear discriminant analyses permitted the classification of inactive, TLR8-active, and TLR7/8 dual-active compounds, confirming the critical role of partial charges in determining biological activity.
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- Euna Yoo
- Department
of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Kansas, Multidisciplinary Research Building, Room 320D, 2030 Becker Drive, Lawrence, Kansas 66047, United
States
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B. Salunke
- Department
of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Kansas, Multidisciplinary Research Building, Room 320D, 2030 Becker Drive, Lawrence, Kansas 66047, United
States
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- Department
of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Kansas, Multidisciplinary Research Building, Room 320D, 2030 Becker Drive, Lawrence, Kansas 66047, United
States
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- Department
of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Kansas, Multidisciplinary Research Building, Room 320D, 2030 Becker Drive, Lawrence, Kansas 66047, United
States
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- Department
of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Kansas, Multidisciplinary Research Building, Room 320D, 2030 Becker Drive, Lawrence, Kansas 66047, United
States
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- Department
of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Kansas, Multidisciplinary Research Building, Room 320D, 2030 Becker Drive, Lawrence, Kansas 66047, United
States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Center for Environmentally Beneficial Catalysis, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66047, United States
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- Department
of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Kansas, Multidisciplinary Research Building, Room 320D, 2030 Becker Drive, Lawrence, Kansas 66047, United
States
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- Department
of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Kansas, Multidisciplinary Research Building, Room 320D, 2030 Becker Drive, Lawrence, Kansas 66047, United
States
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H. Thompson
- Department
of Chemistry and Center for Environmentally Beneficial Catalysis, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66047, United States
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- Graduate
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University
of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Graduate
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University
of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Graduate
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University
of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department
of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Kansas, Multidisciplinary Research Building, Room 320D, 2030 Becker Drive, Lawrence, Kansas 66047, United
States,Phone: 785-864-1610. Fax: 785-864-1961. E-mail:
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El-Ansary AK, Kamal AM, Al-Ghorafi MA. Synthesis and evaluation of 4-anilinoquinazoline bioisosteres as potential anti-breast cancer agents. Eur J Med Chem 2014; 86:202-10. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2014.08.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2014] [Revised: 08/15/2014] [Accepted: 08/16/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Discovery of quinoline small molecules with potent dispersal activity against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilms using a scaffold hopping strategy. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2014; 24:5076-80. [PMID: 25264073 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2014.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2014] [Revised: 08/30/2014] [Accepted: 09/02/2014] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis are recognized as the most frequent cause of biofilm-associated nosocomial and indwelling medical device infections. Biofilm-associated infections are known to be highly resistant to our current arsenal of clinically used antibiotics and antibacterial agents. To exacerbate this problem, no therapeutic option exists that targets biofilm-dependent machinery critical to Staphylococcal biofilm formation and maintenance. Here, we describe the discovery of a series of quinoline small molecules that demonstrate potent biofilm dispersal activity against methicillin-resistant S. aureus and S. epidermidis using a scaffold hopping strategy. This interesting class of quinolines also has select synthetic analogues that demonstrate potent antibacterial activity and biofilm inhibition against S. aureus and S. epidermidis.
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Gerwick BC, Sparks TC. Natural products for pest control: an analysis of their role, value and future. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2014; 70:1169-85. [PMID: 24478254 DOI: 10.1002/ps.3744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 143] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2013] [Revised: 01/22/2014] [Accepted: 01/29/2014] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Natural products (NPs) have long been used as pesticides and have broadly served as a source of inspiration for a great many commercial synthetic organic fungicides, herbicides and insecticides that are in the market today. In light of the continuing need for new tools to address an ever-changing array of fungal, weed and insect pests, NPs continue to be a source of models and templates for the development of new pest control agents. Interestingly, an examination of the literature suggests that NP models exist for many of the pest control agents that were discovered by other means, suggesting that, had circumstances been different, these NPs could have served as inspiration for the discovery of a great many more of today's pest control agents. Here, an attempt is made to answer questions regarding the existence of an NP model for existing classes of pesticides and what is needed for the discovery of new NPs and NP models for pest control agents.
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Moraski GC, Oliver AG, Markley LD, Cho S, Franzblau SG, Miller MJ. Scaffold-switching: an exploration of 5,6-fused bicyclic heteroaromatics systems to afford antituberculosis activity akin to the imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-3-carboxylates. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2014; 24:3493-8. [PMID: 24909079 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2014.05.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2014] [Revised: 05/15/2014] [Accepted: 05/16/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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A set of 5,6-fused bicyclic heteroaromatic scaffolds were investigated for their in vitro anti-tubercular activity versus replicating and non-replicating strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) in an attempt to find an alternative scaffold to the imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine and imidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidines that were previously shown to have potent activity against replicating and drug resistant Mtb. The five new bicyclic heteroaromatic scaffolds explored in this study include a 2,6-dimethylimidazo[1,2-b]pyridazine-3-carboxamide (7), a 2,6-dimethyl-1H-indole-3-carboxamide (8), a 6-methyl-1H-indazole-3-carboxamide (9), a 7-methyl-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyridine-3-carboxamide (10), and a 5,7-dimethyl-[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine-2-carboxamide (11). Additionally, imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines isomers (2 and 12) and a homologous imidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidine isomer (6) were prepared and compared. Compounds 2 and 6 were found to be the most potent against H37Rv Mtb (MIC's of 0.1 μM and 1.3 μM) and were inactive (MIC >128 μM) against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Candida albicans. Against other non-tubercular mycobacteria strains, compounds 2 and 6 had activity against Mycobacterium avium (16 and 122 μM, respectively), Mycobacterium kansasii (4 and 19 μM, respectively), Mycobacterium bovis BCG (1 and 8 μM, respectively) while all the other scaffolds were inactive (>128 μM).
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- Garrett C Moraski
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA; Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
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- Institute for Tuberculosis Research, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, 833 South Wood Street, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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- Institute for Tuberculosis Research, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, 833 South Wood Street, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA.
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Kawamura S, Unno Y, Hirokawa T, Asai A, Arisawa M, Shuto S. Rational hopping of a peptidic scaffold into non-peptidic scaffolds: structurally novel potent proteasome inhibitors derived from a natural product, belactosin A. Chem Commun (Camb) 2014; 50:2445-7. [DOI: 10.1039/c3cc48818g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Rational scaffold hopping of a natural product belactosin A derivative based on the pharmacophore model constructed resulted in the identification of the significantly simplified highly potent non-peptide derivatives.
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- Shuhei Kawamura
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Hokkaido University
- Kita-ku, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- University of Shizuoka
- Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan
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- Molecular Profiling Research Center for Drug Discovery (MOLPROF)
- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
- Tokyo 135-0064, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- University of Shizuoka
- Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Osaka University
- Suita, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Hokkaido University
- Kita-ku, Japan
- Center for Research and Education on Drug Discovery
- Hokkaido University
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Ge H, Wang Y, Zhao W, Lin W, Yan X, Xu J. Scaffold hopping of potential anti-tumor agents by WEGA: a shape-based approach. MEDCHEMCOMM 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c3md00397c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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In this paper, we describe the first prospective application of the shape-comparison program, WEGA (weighted Gaussian algorithm), to find new scaffolds for anti-tumor agents.
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- Hu Ge
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Sun Yat-Sen University
- Guangzhou, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Sun Yat-Sen University
- Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacy
- The Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University
- Guangzhou 510120, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Sun Yat-Sen University
- Guangzhou, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Sun Yat-Sen University
- Guangzhou, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Sun Yat-Sen University
- Guangzhou, China
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Baumann M, Baxendale IR. An overview of the synthetic routes to the best selling drugs containing 6-membered heterocycles. Beilstein J Org Chem 2013. [DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.9.265 pmid: 24204439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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This review which is the second in this series summarises the most common synthetic routes as applied to the preparation of many modern pharmaceutical compounds categorised as containing a six-membered heterocyclic ring. The reported examples are based on the top retailing drug molecules combining synthetic information from both scientific journals and the wider patent literature. It is hoped that this compilation, in combination with the previously published review on five-membered rings, will form a comprehensive foundation and reference source for individuals interested in medicinal, synthetic and preparative chemistry.
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Baumann M, Baxendale IR. An overview of the synthetic routes to the best selling drugs containing 6-membered heterocycles. Beilstein J Org Chem 2013; 9:2265-319. [PMID: 24204439 PMCID: PMC3817479 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.9.265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 527] [Impact Index Per Article: 47.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2013] [Accepted: 10/09/2013] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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This review which is the second in this series summarises the most common synthetic routes as applied to the preparation of many modern pharmaceutical compounds categorised as containing a six-membered heterocyclic ring. The reported examples are based on the top retailing drug molecules combining synthetic information from both scientific journals and the wider patent literature. It is hoped that this compilation, in combination with the previously published review on five-membered rings, will form a comprehensive foundation and reference source for individuals interested in medicinal, synthetic and preparative chemistry.
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- Marcus Baumann
- Department of Chemistry, University of Durham, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE, UK
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Hsiao YS, Narhe BD, Chang YS, Sun CM. One-pot, two-step synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]benzimidazoles via a multicomponent [4 + 1] cycloaddition reaction. ACS COMBINATORIAL SCIENCE 2013; 15:551-5. [PMID: 24016144 DOI: 10.1021/co400075z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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A one-pot, two-step synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]benzimidazoles has been achieved by a three-component reaction of 2-aminobenzimidazoles with an aromatic aldehyde and an isocyanide. The reaction involving condensation of 2-aminobenzimidazole with an aldehyde is run under microwave activation to generate an imine intermediate under basic conditions which then undergoes [4 + 1] cycloaddition with an isocyanide.
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- Ya-Shan Hsiao
- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chiao-Tung University, Hsinchu 300-10, Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chiao-Tung University, Hsinchu 300-10, Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chiao-Tung University, Hsinchu 300-10, Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chiao-Tung University, Hsinchu 300-10, Taiwan
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Hassan SF, Rashid U, Ansari FL, Ul-Haq Z. Bioisosteric approach in designing new monastrol derivatives: An investigation on their ADMET prediction using in silico derived parameters. J Mol Graph Model 2013; 45:202-10. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2013.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2013] [Revised: 08/03/2013] [Accepted: 09/02/2013] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Buckle DR, Erhardt PW, Ganellin CR, Kobayashi T, Perun TJ, Proudfoot J, Senn-Bilfinger J. Glossary of terms used in medicinal chemistry. Part II (IUPAC Recommendations 2013). PURE APPL CHEM 2013. [DOI: 10.1351/pac-rec-12-11-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The evolution that has taken place in medicinal chemistry practice as a result of
major advances in genomics and molecular biology arising from the Human Genome
Project has carried with it an extensive additional working vocabulary that has
become both integrated and essential terminology for the medicinal chemist. Some
of this augmented terminology has been adopted from the many related and
interlocked scientific disciplines with which the modern medicinal chemist must
be conversant, but many other terms have been introduced to define new concepts
and ideas as they have arisen. In this supplementary Glossary, we have attempted
to collate and define many of the additional terms that are now considered to be
essential components of the medicinal chemist’s expanded repertoire.
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- Derek R. Buckle
- 1DRB Associates, 18 Hillfield Road, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 4AP, UK
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- 2University of Toledo, College of Pharmacy, Center for Drug Design and Development, 2801 West Bancroft Street, Toledo, OH 43606-3390, USA
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- 3Department of Chemistry, Christopher Ingold Laboratory, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London, WC1H 0AJ, UK
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- 4PhRMA, 4th Floor, Landic II Toranomon Building, 3-7-8 Minato-ku, 105-000 Japan
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- 6Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 900 Ridgebury Road, P.O. Box 368, Ridgefield, CT 06877, USA
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Vainio MJ, Kogej T, Raubacher F, Sadowski J. Scaffold Hopping by Fragment Replacement. J Chem Inf Model 2013; 53:1825-35. [DOI: 10.1021/ci4001019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Mikko J. Vainio
- Discovery Sciences Chemistry Innovation Centre, AstraZeneca R&D, Pepparedsleden 1, 43186 Mölndal, Sweden
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- Discovery Sciences Chemistry Innovation Centre, AstraZeneca R&D, Pepparedsleden 1, 43186 Mölndal, Sweden
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- Discovery Sciences Chemistry Innovation Centre, AstraZeneca R&D, Pepparedsleden 1, 43186 Mölndal, Sweden
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- Discovery Sciences Chemistry Innovation Centre, AstraZeneca R&D, Pepparedsleden 1, 43186 Mölndal, Sweden
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Harner MJ, Frank AO, Fesik SW. Fragment-based drug discovery using NMR spectroscopy. JOURNAL OF BIOMOLECULAR NMR 2013; 56:65-75. [PMID: 23686385 PMCID: PMC3699969 DOI: 10.1007/s10858-013-9740-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2013] [Accepted: 05/03/2013] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy has evolved into a powerful tool for fragment-based drug discovery over the last two decades. While NMR has been traditionally used to elucidate the three-dimensional structures and dynamics of biomacromolecules and their interactions, it can also be a very valuable tool for the reliable identification of small molecules that bind to proteins and for hit-to-lead optimization. Here, we describe the use of NMR spectroscopy as a method for fragment-based drug discovery and how to most effectively utilize this approach for discovering novel therapeutics based on our experience.
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- Mary J Harner
- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 2215 Garland Ave, 607 Light Hall, Nashville, TN 37232-0146, USA
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Langdon S, Westwood IM, van Montfort RLM, Brown N, Blagg J. Scaffold-focused virtual screening: prospective application to the discovery of TTK inhibitors. J Chem Inf Model 2013; 53:1100-12. [PMID: 23672464 PMCID: PMC3665241 DOI: 10.1021/ci400100c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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We describe and apply a scaffold-focused virtual screen based upon scaffold trees to the mitotic kinase TTK (MPS1). Using level 1 of the scaffold tree, we perform both 2D and 3D similarity searches between a query scaffold and a level 1 scaffold library derived from a 2 million compound library; 98 compounds from 27 unique top-ranked level 1 scaffolds are selected for biochemical screening. We show that this scaffold-focused virtual screen prospectively identifies eight confirmed active compounds that are structurally differentiated from the query compound. In comparison, 100 compounds were selected for biochemical screening using a virtual screen based upon whole molecule similarity resulting in 12 confirmed active compounds that are structurally similar to the query compound. We elucidated the binding mode for four of the eight confirmed scaffold hops to TTK by determining their protein-ligand crystal structures; each represents a ligand-efficient scaffold for inhibitor design.
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- Sarah
R. Langdon
- Cancer Research UK Cancer Therapeutics
Unit, Division of Cancer Therapeutics, The Institute
of Cancer Research, 15 Cotswold Road, Sutton, Surrey
SM2 5NG, United Kingdom
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- Cancer Research UK Cancer Therapeutics
Unit, Division of Cancer Therapeutics, The Institute
of Cancer Research, 15 Cotswold Road, Sutton, Surrey
SM2 5NG, United Kingdom
- Division of Structural Biology, The Institute of Cancer Research, Chester Beatty Laboratories,
Chelsea, London SW3 6JB, United Kingdom
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- Cancer Research UK Cancer Therapeutics
Unit, Division of Cancer Therapeutics, The Institute
of Cancer Research, 15 Cotswold Road, Sutton, Surrey
SM2 5NG, United Kingdom
- Division of Structural Biology, The Institute of Cancer Research, Chester Beatty Laboratories,
Chelsea, London SW3 6JB, United Kingdom
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- Cancer Research UK Cancer Therapeutics
Unit, Division of Cancer Therapeutics, The Institute
of Cancer Research, 15 Cotswold Road, Sutton, Surrey
SM2 5NG, United Kingdom
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- Cancer Research UK Cancer Therapeutics
Unit, Division of Cancer Therapeutics, The Institute
of Cancer Research, 15 Cotswold Road, Sutton, Surrey
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Evers A, Hessler G, Wang LH, Werrel S, Monecke P, Matter H. CROSS: An Efficient Workflow for Reaction-Driven Rescaffolding and Side-Chain Optimization Using Robust Chemical Reactions and Available Reagents. J Med Chem 2013; 56:4656-70. [DOI: 10.1021/jm400404v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Andreas Evers
- Struct., Design & Informatics, R&D LGCR, Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH, Industriepark Höchst, 65926 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Struct., Design & Informatics, R&D LGCR, Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH, Industriepark Höchst, 65926 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- F2S IAIS PnS, Sanofi-Aventis
Deutschland GmbH, Industriepark Höchst, 65926 Frankfurt am
Main, Germany
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- Struct., Design & Informatics, R&D LGCR, Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH, Industriepark Höchst, 65926 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Chemistry, R&D LGCR, Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH, Industriepark Höchst, 65926 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Struct., Design & Informatics, R&D LGCR, Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH, Industriepark Höchst, 65926 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Westermaier Y, Veurink M, Riis-Johannessen T, Guinchard S, Gurny R, Scapozza L. Identification of aggregation breakers for bevacizumab (Avastin®) self-association through similarity searching and interaction studies. Eur J Pharm Biopharm 2013; 85:773-80. [PMID: 23665445 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2013.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2012] [Revised: 04/16/2013] [Accepted: 04/19/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Aggregation is a common challenge in the optimization of therapeutic antibody formulations. Since initial self-association of two monomers is typically a reversible process, the aim of this study is to identify different excipients that are able to shift this equilibrium to the monomeric state. The hypothesis is that a specific interaction between excipient and antibody may hinder two monomers from approaching each other, based on previous work in which dexamethasone phosphate showed the ability to partially reverse formed aggregates of the monoclonal IgG1 antibody bevacizumab back into monomers. The current study focuses on the selection of therapeutically inactive compounds with similar properties. Adenosine monophosphate, adenosine triphosphate, sucrose-6-phosphate and guanosine monophosphate were selected in silico through similarity searching and docking. All four compounds were predicted to bind to a protein-protein interaction hotspot on the Fc region of bevacizumab and thereby breaking dimer formation. The predictions were supported in vitro: An interaction between AMP and bevacizumab with a dissociation constant of 9.59±0.15 mM was observed by microscale thermophoresis. The stability of the antibody at elevated temperature (40 °C) in a 51 mM phosphate buffer pH 7 was investigated in presence and absence of the excipients. Quantification of the different aggregation species by asymmetrical flow field-flow fractionation and size exclusion chromatography demonstrates that all four excipients are able to partially overcome the initial self-association of bevacizumab monomers.
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- Y Westermaier
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, University of Lausanne, Geneva 4, Switzerland
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Tian S, Li Y, Wang J, Xu X, Xu L, Wang X, Chen L, Hou T. Drug-likeness analysis of traditional Chinese medicines: 2. Characterization of scaffold architectures for drug-like compounds, non-drug-like compounds, and natural compounds from traditional Chinese medicines. J Cheminform 2013; 5:5. [PMID: 23336706 PMCID: PMC3561156 DOI: 10.1186/1758-2946-5-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2012] [Accepted: 01/08/2013] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Background In order to better understand the structural features of natural compounds from traditional Chinese medicines, the scaffold architectures of drug-like compounds in MACCS-II Drug Data Report (MDDR), non-drug-like compounds in Available Chemical Directory (ACD), and natural compounds in Traditional Chinese Medicine Compound Database (TCMCD) were explored and compared. Results First, the different scaffolds were extracted from ACD, MDDR and TCMCD by using three scaffold representations, including Murcko frameworks, Scaffold Tree, and ring systems with different complexity and side chains. Then, by examining the accumulative frequency of the scaffolds in each dataset, we observed that the Level 1 scaffolds of the Scaffold Tree offer advantages over the other scaffold architectures to represent the scaffold diversity of the compound libraries. By comparing the similarity of the scaffold architectures presented in MDDR, ACD and TCMCD, structural overlaps were observed not only between MDDR and TCMCD but also between MDDR and ACD. Finally, Tree Maps were used to cluster the Level 1 scaffolds of the Scaffold Tree and visualize the scaffold space of the three datasets. Conclusion The analysis of the scaffold architectures of MDDR, ACD and TCMCD shows that, on average, drug-like molecules in MDDR have the highest diversity while natural compounds in TCMCD have the highest complexity. According to the Tree Maps, it can be observed that the Level 1 scaffolds present in MDDR have higher diversity than those presented in TCMCD and ACD. However, some representative scaffolds in MDDR with high frequency show structural similarities to those in TCMCD and ACD, suggesting that some scaffolds in TCMCD and ACD may be potentially drug-like fragments for fragment-based and de novo drug design.
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- Sheng Tian
- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM) and Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, China.
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Titarenko Z, Vasilevich N, Zernov V, Kirpichenok M, Genis D. Oxygen-containing fragments in natural products. J Comput Aided Mol Des 2012; 27:125-60. [PMID: 23271273 DOI: 10.1007/s10822-012-9629-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2012] [Accepted: 12/17/2012] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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An analysis of the chemical environment of the oxygen atoms in the DNP database compared to the CMC and SCD databases was performed. Some structural clusters were identified which are predominant among the natural products and can be considered as distinctive features of NPs. Fifty-three oxygen-containing structural fragments that are distinctive for the DNP (distinctive set of fragments DSF) in comparison with the SCD have been identified. A new descriptor Mc was introduced for describing the ratio of atoms involved in the DSF to the total number of heavy atoms. A significant difference in the Mc values among the reference databases allowed the use of a specific cluster of the DSF as a tool for performing similarity searches for oxygen-containing NP molecules, or for evaluation or comparison of databases according to their NP-likeness. An example illustrating that the suggested approach could allow not only estimating the NP-likeness, but also serve as a tool for designing new NP-like compounds is provided. The suggested approach for NP-likeness evaluation moves away from the traditional ideas of scaffolds, cycles, linkers and substituents.
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- Zoya Titarenko
- ASINEX, 20 Geroev Panfilovtsev Str., Moscow 125480, Russia
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Alevy YG, Patel AC, Romero AG, Patel DA, Tucker J, Roswit WT, Miller CA, Heier RF, Byers DE, Brett TJ, Holtzman MJ. IL-13-induced airway mucus production is attenuated by MAPK13 inhibition. J Clin Invest 2012; 122:4555-68. [PMID: 23187130 PMCID: PMC3533556 DOI: 10.1172/jci64896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 146] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2012] [Accepted: 09/13/2012] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Increased mucus production is a common cause of morbidity and mortality in inflammatory airway diseases, including asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and cystic fibrosis. However, the precise molecular mechanisms for pathogenic mucus production are largely undetermined. Accordingly, there are no specific and effective anti-mucus therapeutics. Here, we define a signaling pathway from chloride channel calcium-activated 1 (CLCA1) to MAPK13 that is responsible for IL-13-driven mucus production in human airway epithelial cells. The same pathway was also highly activated in the lungs of humans with excess mucus production due to COPD. We further validated the pathway by using structure-based drug design to develop a series of novel MAPK13 inhibitors with nanomolar potency that effectively reduced mucus production in human airway epithelial cells. These results uncover and validate a new pathway for regulating mucus production as well as a corresponding therapeutic approach to mucus overproduction in inflammatory airway diseases.
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- Yael G. Alevy
- Drug Discovery Program, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine,
Department of Pediatrics,
Department of Cell Biology, and
Department of Biochemistry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Drug Discovery Program, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine,
Department of Pediatrics,
Department of Cell Biology, and
Department of Biochemistry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Drug Discovery Program, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine,
Department of Pediatrics,
Department of Cell Biology, and
Department of Biochemistry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Drug Discovery Program, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine,
Department of Pediatrics,
Department of Cell Biology, and
Department of Biochemistry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Drug Discovery Program, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine,
Department of Pediatrics,
Department of Cell Biology, and
Department of Biochemistry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Drug Discovery Program, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine,
Department of Pediatrics,
Department of Cell Biology, and
Department of Biochemistry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Drug Discovery Program, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine,
Department of Pediatrics,
Department of Cell Biology, and
Department of Biochemistry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Drug Discovery Program, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine,
Department of Pediatrics,
Department of Cell Biology, and
Department of Biochemistry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Drug Discovery Program, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine,
Department of Pediatrics,
Department of Cell Biology, and
Department of Biochemistry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Drug Discovery Program, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine,
Department of Pediatrics,
Department of Cell Biology, and
Department of Biochemistry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Drug Discovery Program, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine,
Department of Pediatrics,
Department of Cell Biology, and
Department of Biochemistry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Vaňková B, Brulíková L, Wu B, Krchňák V. Synthesis of Piperazinones, Piperazines, Tetrahydropyrazines, and Dihydropyrazinones from Polymer-Supported Acyclic Intermediates via N-Alkyl- and N-Acyliminiums. European J Org Chem 2012. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201200591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Focused enumeration and assessing the structural diversity of scaffold libraries: conformationally restricted bicyclic secondary diamines. Mol Divers 2012; 16:477-87. [DOI: 10.1007/s11030-012-9381-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2012] [Accepted: 06/05/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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