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Berney M, Doherty W, Jauslin WT, T Manoj M, Dürr EM, McGouran JF. Synthesis and evaluation of squaramide and thiosquaramide inhibitors of the DNA repair enzyme SNM1A. Bioorg Med Chem 2021; 46:116369. [PMID: 34482229 PMCID: PMC8607331 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2021.116369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2021] [Revised: 08/05/2021] [Accepted: 08/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
Abstract
SNM1A is a zinc-dependent nuclease involved in the removal of interstrand crosslink lesions from DNA. Inhibition of interstrand crosslink repair enzymes such as SNM1A is a promising strategy for improving the efficacy of crosslinking chemotherapy drugs. Initial studies have demonstrated the feasibility of developing SNM1A inhibitors, but the full potential of this enzyme as a drug target has yet to be explored. Herein, the synthesis of a family of squaramide- and thiosquaramide-bearing nucleoside derivatives and their evaluation as SNM1A inhibitors is reported. A gel electrophoresis assay was used to identify nucleoside derivatives bearing an N-hydroxysquaramide or squaric acid moiety at the 3′-position, and a thymidine derivative bearing a 5′-thiosquaramide, as candidate SNM1A inhibitors. Quantitative IC50 determination showed that a thymidine derivative bearing a 5′-thiosquaramide was the most potent inhibitor, followed by a thymidine derivative bearing a 3′-squaric acid. UV–Vis titrations were carried out to evaluate the binding of the (thio)squaramides to zinc ions, allowing the order of inhibitory potency to be rationalised. The membrane permeability of the active inhibitors was investigated, with several compounds showing promise for future in vivo applications.
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- Mark Berney
- School of Chemistry & Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Chemistry & Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Chemistry & Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Chemistry & Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Chemistry & Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Chemistry & Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, Ireland.
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Arimura M, Tanaka K, Kanda M, Urushibara K, Fujii S, Katagiri K, Azumaya I, Kagechika H, Tanatani A. Construction of Aromatic Multilayered Structures Based on the Conformational Properties of N,N'-Dimethylated Squaramide. Chempluschem 2021; 86:198-205. [PMID: 33508169 DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202000678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2020] [Revised: 01/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Squaramide is a highly rigid four-membered ring system bearing two carbonyl and two amino groups, and its derivatives have found applications in many fields. We synthesized several N,N'-dimethylated oligosquaramides linked via phenyl groups, and investigated their structures in the crystalline state and in solution. Compounds 1, 2 (bissquaramides), and 13 (trissquaramide) exist as folded structures in the crystalline state, in which the aromatic rings are located in a face-to-face position. In their multilayered structures, the benzene rings are more nearly parallel and are closer to each other, compared with those in N,N'-dimethylated oligoureas. Individual molecules of meta-connected compounds 2 and 13 show a helical structure with all-R or all-S axis chirality, but afford only racemic crystals. The NMR spectra indicated that these compounds retain well-ordered folded structures in solution. The unique steric and electronic properties of N,N'-dimethylated squaramide can provide access to novel functional aromatic multilayered and helical foldamers.
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- Maiko Arimura
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ochanomizu University, 2-1-1 Otsuka, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 112-8610, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ochanomizu University, 2-1-1 Otsuka, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 112-8610, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ochanomizu University, 2-1-1 Otsuka, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 112-8610, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ochanomizu University, 2-1-1 Otsuka, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 112-8610, Japan
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- Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), 2-3-10 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-0062, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Konan University, 8-9-1 Okamoto, Higashinada, Kobe, Hyogo, 658-8501, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toho University, 2-2-1 Miyama, Funabashi, Chiba, 274-8510, Japan
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- Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), 2-3-10 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-0062, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ochanomizu University, 2-1-1 Otsuka, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 112-8610, Japan
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Chasák J, Šlachtová V, Urban M, Brulíková L. Squaric acid analogues in medicinal chemistry. Eur J Med Chem 2020; 209:112872. [PMID: 33035923 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2020.112872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2020] [Revised: 09/12/2020] [Accepted: 09/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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In this review, we summarize the published data on squaric acid analogues with a special focus on their use in medicinal chemistry and as potential drugs. Squaric acid is an interesting small molecule with an almost perfectly square shape, and its analogues have a variety of biological activities that are enabled by the presence of significant H-bond donors and acceptors. Unfortunately, most of these compounds also exhibit reactive functionalities, and this deters the majority of medicinal chemists and pharmacologists from trying to use them in drug development. However, this group of compounds is experiencing a renaissance, and large numbers of them are being tested for antiprotozoal, antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral activities. The most useful of these compounds exhibited IC50 values in the nanomolar range, which makes them promising drug candidates. In addition to these activities, their interactions with living systems were intensively explored, revealing that squaric acid analogues inhibit various enzymes and often serve as receptor antagonists and that the squaric acid moiety may be used as a non-classical isosteric replacement for other functional groups such as carboxylate. In summary, this review is focused on squaric acid and its analogues and their use in medicinal chemistry and should serve as a guide for other researchers in the field to demonstrate the potential of these compounds based on previous research.
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- Jan Chasák
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Palacky University Olomouc, 17. listopadu 12, 771 46, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Palacky University Olomouc, 17. listopadu 12, 771 46, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Molecular and Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University in Olomouc, Hněvotínská 5, 779 00, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Palacky University Olomouc, 17. listopadu 12, 771 46, Olomouc, Czech Republic.
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Agnew-Francis KA, Williams CM. Squaramides as Bioisosteres in Contemporary Drug Design. Chem Rev 2020; 120:11616-11650. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.0c00416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Kylie A. Agnew-Francis
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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Doherty W, Dürr EM, Baddock HT, Lee SY, McHugh PJ, Brown T, Senge MO, Scanlan EM, McGouran JF. A hydroxamic-acid-containing nucleoside inhibits DNA repair nuclease SNM1A. Org Biomol Chem 2019; 17:8094-8105. [PMID: 31380542 PMCID: PMC6984127 DOI: 10.1039/c9ob01133a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2019] [Accepted: 06/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
Abstract
Nine modified nucleosides, incorporating zinc-binding pharmacophores, have been synthesised and evaluated as inhibitors of the DNA repair nuclease SNM1A. The series included oxyamides, hydroxamic acids, hydroxamates, a hydrazide, a squarate ester and a squaramide. A hydroxamic acid-derived nucleoside inhibited the enzyme, offering a novel approach for potential therapeutic development through the use of rationally designed nucleoside derived inhibitors.
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- William Doherty
- School of Chemistry and Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, 152-160 Pearse St, Dublin 2, Ireland.
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- School of Chemistry and Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, 152-160 Pearse St, Dublin 2, Ireland.
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- Department of Oncology, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DS, UK
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- Department of Oncology, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DS, UK and Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, UK
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- Department of Oncology, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DS, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, UK
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- Molecular Medicine, Trinity Translational Medicine Institute, Trinity Centre for Health Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, St James's Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland
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- School of Chemistry and Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, 152-160 Pearse St, Dublin 2, Ireland.
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- School of Chemistry and Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, 152-160 Pearse St, Dublin 2, Ireland.
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Spontaneous chiral resolution of N,N′-diarylsquaramides: Formation of various types of one-handed helical networks during crystallization. Tetrahedron 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2019.03.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Inhibition of aggrecanases as a therapeutic strategy in osteoarthritis. Future Med Chem 2015; 6:1399-412. [PMID: 25329196 DOI: 10.4155/fmc.14.84] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Over the last decade, there has been a large effort to target aggrecanases, which are responsible for the degradation of the aggrecan in the extracellular matrix of joints, in order to hopefully lead to new treatments for osteoarthritis. Only a few inhibitors have been effective in explants or rodent models and thus only a few have reached the clinic, none of which have proven to be effective. In this article, a survey of chemical series is described, covering historical and recent inhibitors and highlighting how some of their problems were resolved, with a critical overview of the challenges encountered. A large effort should be undertaken in designing smaller compounds with higher residence times, defining new interaction sites on the aggrecanases and exploiting target flexibility.
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Martin B, Lai X, Baettig U, Neumann E, Kuhnle T, Porter D, Robinson R, Hatto J, D’Souza AM, Steward O, Watson S, Press NJ. Early Process Development of a Squaramide-Based CXCR2 Receptor Antagonist. Org Process Res Dev 2015. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.oprd.5b00072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Benjamin Martin
- Novartis Pharma
AG, Fabrikstrasse 14, 4002 Basel, Switzerland
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- Suzhou Novartis
Pharma Technology Company Limited, Changshu, Jiangsu 215537, China
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- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
UK Limited, Wimblehurst Road, Horsham Sussex RH12 5AB, United Kingdom
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- Novartis Pharma
AG, Fabrikstrasse 14, 4002 Basel, Switzerland
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- Novartis Pharma
AG, Fabrikstrasse 14, 4002 Basel, Switzerland
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- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
UK Limited, Wimblehurst Road, Horsham Sussex RH12 5AB, United Kingdom
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- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
UK Limited, Wimblehurst Road, Horsham Sussex RH12 5AB, United Kingdom
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- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
UK Limited, Wimblehurst Road, Horsham Sussex RH12 5AB, United Kingdom
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- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
UK Limited, Wimblehurst Road, Horsham Sussex RH12 5AB, United Kingdom
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- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
UK Limited, Wimblehurst Road, Horsham Sussex RH12 5AB, United Kingdom
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- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
UK Limited, Wimblehurst Road, Horsham Sussex RH12 5AB, United Kingdom
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- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
UK Limited, Wimblehurst Road, Horsham Sussex RH12 5AB, United Kingdom
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Structure-activity relationships of imidazole-derived 2-[N-carbamoylmethyl-alkylamino]acetic acids, dual binders of human insulin-degrading enzyme. Eur J Med Chem 2014; 90:547-67. [PMID: 25489670 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2014.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2014] [Revised: 08/19/2014] [Accepted: 12/03/2014] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Insulin degrading enzyme (IDE) is a zinc metalloprotease that degrades small amyloid peptides such as amyloid-â and insulin. So far the dearth of IDE-specific pharmacological inhibitors impacts the understanding of its role in the physiopathology of Alzheimer's disease, amyloid-â clearance, and its validation as a potential therapeutic target. Hit 1 was previously discovered by high-throughput screening. Here we describe the structure-activity study, that required the synthesis of 48 analogues. We found that while the carboxylic acid, the imidazole and the tertiary amine were critical for activity, the methyl ester was successfully optimized to an amide or a 1,2,4-oxadiazole. Along with improving their activity, compounds were optimized for solubility, lipophilicity and stability in plasma and microsomes. The docking or co-crystallization of some compounds at the exosite or the catalytic site of IDE provided the structural basis for IDE inhibition. The pharmacokinetic properties of best compounds 44 and 46 were measured in vivo. As a result, 44 (BDM43079) and its methyl ester precursor 48 (BDM43124) are useful chemical probes for the exploration of IDE's role.
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Maingot L, Elbakali J, Dumont J, Bosc D, Cousaert N, Urban A, Deglane G, Villoutreix B, Nagase H, Sperandio O, Leroux F, Deprez B, Deprez-Poulain R. Aggrecanase-2 inhibitors based on the acylthiosemicarbazide zinc-binding group. Eur J Med Chem 2013; 69:244-61. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2013.08.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2013] [Revised: 08/18/2013] [Accepted: 08/19/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Wurm FR, Klok HA. Be squared: expanding the horizon of squaric acid-mediated conjugations. Chem Soc Rev 2013; 42:8220-36. [PMID: 23873344 DOI: 10.1039/c3cs60153f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Squaric acid diesters can be applied as reagents to couple two amino-functional compounds. Consecutive coupling of two amines allows the synthesis of asymmetric squaric acid bisamides with either low molecular weight compounds but also biomolecules or polymers. The key feature of the squaric acid diester mediated coupling is the reduced reactivity of the resulting ester-amide after the first amidation step of the diester. This allows the sequential amidation and generation of asymmetric squaramides with high selectivity and in high yields. This article gives an overview of the well-established squaric acid diester mediated coupling reactions for glycoconjugates and presents recent advances that aim to expand this very versatile reaction protocol to the modification of peptides and proteins.
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- Frederik R Wurm
- Max Planck Institut für Polymerforschung, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany.
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Mehrabi H, Anary-Abbasinejad M, Pour SA. The Formation of Squaramic Acids and Squaryl Diamides by the Reaction of Squaric Acid with Alkyl Isocyanides. JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH 2013. [DOI: 10.3184/174751913x13677757448841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The reaction between squaric acid with one equivalent of alkyl isocyanides such as t-butyl isocyanide, cyclohexyl isocyanide and n-butyl isocyanide in ethanol at room temperature after 3h afforded the corresponding squaramic acid derivatives. Symmetric 2,4-squaryl diamides were obtained when the reaction of squaric acid was carried out with two equivalents of alkyl isocyanides under the same conditions. Asymmetric 2,4-squaryl diamides were obtained by reaction of squaramic acids with one equivalent of alkyl isocyanides.
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- Hossein Mehrabi
- Department of Chemistry, Vali-e-Asr University of Rafsanjan, Rafsanjan 77176, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Vali-e-Asr University of Rafsanjan, Rafsanjan 77176, Iran
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Kumar SP, Glória PMC, Gonçalves LM, Gut J, Rosenthal PJ, Moreira R, Santos MMM. Squaric acid: a valuable scaffold for developing antimalarials? MEDCHEMCOMM 2012. [DOI: 10.1039/c2md20011b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Squaric acid is a suitable building-block in 4C-Ugi reaction: access to original bivalent compounds. Tetrahedron Lett 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2011.11.077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Giner-Casares JJ, Keller J, Rotger C, Costa A, Brezesinski G. Mechanism of Action of Cyclic Oligosquaramides on DPPC Phospholipid Monolayers. Chemphyschem 2011; 13:453-8. [DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201100666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2011] [Revised: 12/02/2011] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Glória PM, Gut J, Gonçalves LM, Rosenthal PJ, Moreira R, Santos MM. Aza vinyl sulfones: Synthesis and evaluation as antiplasmodial agents. Bioorg Med Chem 2011; 19:7635-42. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2011.10.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2011] [Revised: 10/06/2011] [Accepted: 10/07/2011] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Peng L, Duan L, Liu X, Shen M, Li Y, Yan J, Li H, Ding K. Structure–activity study on a series of α-glutamic acid scaffold based compounds as new ADAMTS inhibitors. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2011; 21:4457-61. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2011.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2011] [Revised: 05/08/2011] [Accepted: 06/03/2011] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Storer RI, Aciro C, Jones LH. Squaramides: physical properties, synthesis and applications. Chem Soc Rev 2011; 40:2330-46. [PMID: 21399835 DOI: 10.1039/c0cs00200c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 409] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Squaramides are remarkable four-membered ring systems derived from squaric acid that are able to form up to four hydrogen bonds. A high affinity for hydrogen bonding is driven through a concomitant increase in aromaticity of the ring. This hydrogen bonding and aromatic switching, in combination with structural rigidity, have been exploited in many of the applications of squaramides. Substituted squaramides can be accessed via modular synthesis under relatively mild or aqueous conditions, making them ideal units for bioconjugation and supramolecular chemistry. In this tutorial review the fundamental electronic and structural properties of squaramides are explored to rationalise the geometry, conformation, reactivity and biological activity.
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- R Ian Storer
- Worldwide Medicinal Chemistry, Pfizer Global Research and Development, Ramsgate Road, Sandwich, Kent, CT13 9NJ, UK.
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Jacobsen JA, Fullagar JL, Miller MT, Cohen SM. Identifying chelators for metalloprotein inhibitors using a fragment-based approach. J Med Chem 2010; 54:591-602. [PMID: 21189019 DOI: 10.1021/jm101266s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Fragment-based lead design (FBLD) has been used to identify new metal-binding groups for metalloenzyme inhibitors. When screened at 1 mM, a chelator fragment library (CFL-1.1) of 96 compounds produced hit rates ranging from 29% to 43% for five matrix metalloproteases (MMPs), 24% for anthrax lethal factor (LF), 49% for 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO), and 60% for tyrosinase (TY). The ligand efficiencies (LE) of the fragment hits are excellent, in the range of 0.4-0.8 kcal/mol. The MMP enzymes all generally elicit the same chelators as hits from CFL-1.1; however, the chelator fragments that inhibit structurally unrelated metalloenzymes (LF, 5-LO, TY) vary considerably. To develop more advanced hits, one hit from CFL-1.1, 8-hydroxyquinoline, was elaborated at four different positions around the ring system to generate new fragments. 8-Hydroxyquinoline fragments substituted at either the 5- or 7-positions gave potent hits against MMP-2, with IC(50) values in the low micromolar range. The 8-hydroxyquinoline represents a promising new chelator scaffold for the development of MMP inhibitors that was discovered by use of a metalloprotein-focused chelator fragment library.
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- Jennifer A Jacobsen
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093-0358, United States
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Maingot L, Leroux F, Landry V, Dumont J, Nagase H, Villoutreix B, Sperandio O, Deprez-Poulain R, Deprez B. New non-hydroxamic ADAMTS-5 inhibitors based on the 1,2,4-triazole-3-thiol scaffold. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2010; 20:6213-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2010.08.108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2010] [Revised: 08/19/2010] [Accepted: 08/21/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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