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Huang C, Fischer C, Machacek MR, Bogen S, Biftu T, Huang X, Reutershan MH, Otte R, Hong Q, Wu Z, Yu Y, Park M, Chen L, Biju P, Knemeyer I, Lu P, Kochansky CJ, Hicks MB, Liu Y, Helmy R, Fradera X, Donofrio A, Close J, Maddess ML, White C, Sloman DL, Sciammetta N, Lu J, Gibeau C, Simov V, Zhang H, Fuller P, Witter D. Diminishing GSH-Adduct Formation of Tricyclic Diazepine-based Mutant IDH1 Inhibitors. ACS Med Chem Lett 2022; 13:734-741. [PMID: 35450359 PMCID: PMC9014435 DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.2c00089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
Abstract
Mutant isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1) has been identified as an attractive oncology target for which >70% of grade II and III gliomas and ∼10% of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) harbor somatic IDH1 mutations. These mutations confer a neomorphic gain of function, leading to the production of the oncometabolite (R)-2-hydroxyglutarate (2-HG). We identified and developed a potent, selective, and orally bioavailable brain-penetrant tricyclic diazepine scaffold that inhibits mutant IDH1. During the course of in vitro metabolism studies, GSH-adduct metabolites were observed. The hypothesis for GSH-adduct formation was driven by the electron-rich nature of the tricyclic core. Herein, we describe our efforts to reduce the electron-rich nature of the core. Ultimately, a strategy focused on core modifications to block metabolic hot spots coupled with substitution pattern changes (C8 N → C linked) led to the identification of new tricyclic analogues with minimal GSH-adduct formation across species while maintaining an overall balanced profile.
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- Chunhui Huang
- Merck & Co., Inc., Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey 07033, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey 07033, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey 07033, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey 07033, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey 07033, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey 07033, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey 07033, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey 07033, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., West Point, Pennsylvania 19486, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., West Point, Pennsylvania 19486, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey 07065 United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey 07065 United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., West Point, Pennsylvania 19486, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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McCoy M, Fradera X, Reutershan MH, Machacek M, Trotter BW. NMR Data-Driven Docking of HDM2-Inhibitor Complexes. Chembiochem 2022; 23:e202100570. [PMID: 35104390 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202100570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2021] [Revised: 12/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
Abstract
We present an automated NMR-guided docking workflow that can be used to generate models of protein-ligand complexes based on data from NOE NMR experiments. The first step is to generate a number of intermolecular distance constraints from experimental NOE data. Then, the ligand is docked on an ensemble of receptor structures to account for protein flexibility, and multiple poses are generated. Finally, we use the NOE-based constraints to filter and score docking poses based on the percentage of NOE constraints that are consistent with protein-ligand interatomic distances. This workflow was successfully used during a Lead Optimization project to generate models of synthetic PPI inhibitors bound to the HDM2 protein.
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- Mark McCoy
- Merck and Co Inc, Merck Research Laboratories, 2000 Galloping Hill Road, 07033, Kenilworth, UNITED STATES
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- Merck: Merck & Co Inc, Merck Research Laboratories, UNITED STATES
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Reutershan MH, Machacek MR, Altman MD, Bogen S, Cai M, Cammarano C, Chen D, Christopher M, Cryan J, Daublain P, Fradera X, Geda P, Goldenblatt P, Hill AD, Kemper RA, Kutilek V, Li C, Martinez M, McCoy M, Nair L, Pan W, Thompson CF, Scapin G, Shizuka M, Spatz ML, Steinhuebel D, Sun B, Voss ME, Wang X, Yang L, Yeh TC, Dussault I, Marshall CG, Trotter BW. Discovery of MK-4688: an Efficient Inhibitor of the HDM2-p53 Protein-Protein Interaction. J Med Chem 2021; 64:16213-16241. [PMID: 34714078 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.1c01524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
Identification of low-dose, low-molecular-weight, drug-like inhibitors of protein-protein interactions (PPIs) is a challenging area of research. Despite the challenges, the therapeutic potential of PPI inhibition has driven significant efforts toward this goal. Adding to recent success in this area, we describe herein our efforts to optimize a novel purine carboxylic acid-derived inhibitor of the HDM2-p53 PPI into a series of low-projected dose inhibitors with overall favorable pharmacokinetic and physical properties. Ultimately, a strategy focused on leveraging known binding hot spots coupled with biostructural information to guide the design of conformationally constrained analogs and a focus on efficiency metrics led to the discovery of MK-4688 (compound 56), a highly potent, selective, and low-molecular-weight inhibitor suitable for clinical investigation.
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- Michael H Reutershan
- Merck & Co., Inc., 33 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., 33 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., 33 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., 2015 Galloping Hill Rd, Kenilworth, New Jersey 07032, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., 33 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., 33 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., 33 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., 33 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., 33 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., 33 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., 33 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., 33 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., 33 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., 33 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., 33 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., 33 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., 33 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., 33 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., 2015 Galloping Hill Rd, Kenilworth, New Jersey 07032, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., 2015 Galloping Hill Rd, Kenilworth, New Jersey 07032, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., 2015 Galloping Hill Rd, Kenilworth, New Jersey 07032, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., 2015 Galloping Hill Rd, Kenilworth, New Jersey 07032, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., 33 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., 33 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., 33 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., 33 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Albany Molecular Research Inc., 61 Science Park Road, Singapore (West) 117525, Singapore
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- Merck & Co., Inc., 126 East Lincoln Avenue, Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., 33 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., 33 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., 33 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., 33 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., 33 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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Mennie KM, Reutershan MH, White C, Adams B, Becker B, Deng J, Katz JD, LaBlue E, Margrey K, Saurí J. Divergent and Regioselective Synthesis of Pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridines and Imidazo[1,5- a]pyridines. Org Lett 2021; 23:4694-4698. [PMID: 34037404 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.1c01431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
Nitrogenous heterocycles are ubiquitous in pharmaceuticals and drug-like compounds; however, regioselective synthesis has proved challenging. Herein we report our efforts to develop a regioselective method for the synthesis of pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridines and the serendipitous discovery of a protocol for the regioselective formation of imidazo[1,5-a]pyridines. Together, these transformations allow for the rapid and selective formation of two important heterocyclic motifs from a common intermediate.
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- Merck & Co., Inc., Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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Quiroz RV, Reutershan MH, Schneider SE, Sloman D, Lacey BM, Swalm BM, Yeung CS, Gibeau C, Spellman DS, Rankic DA, Chen D, Witter D, Linn D, Munsell E, Feng G, Xu H, Hughes JME, Lim J, Saurí J, Geddes K, Wan M, Mansueto MS, Follmer NE, Fier PS, Siliphaivanh P, Daublain P, Palte RL, Hayes RP, Lee S, Kawamura S, Silverman S, Sanyal S, Henderson TJ, Ye Y, Gao Y, Nicholson B, Machacek MR. The Discovery of Two Novel Classes of 5,5-Bicyclic Nucleoside-Derived PRMT5 Inhibitors for the Treatment of Cancer. J Med Chem 2021; 64:3911-3939. [PMID: 33755451 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.0c02083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
Protein arginine methyltransferase 5 (PRMT5) is a type II arginine methyltransferase that catalyzes the post-translational symmetric dimethylation of protein substrates. PRMT5 plays a critical role in regulating biological processes including transcription, cell cycle progression, RNA splicing, and DNA repair. As such, dysregulation of PRMT5 activity is implicated in the development and progression of multiple cancers and is a target of growing clinical interest. Described herein are the structure-based drug designs, robust synthetic efforts, and lead optimization strategies toward the identification of two novel 5,5-fused bicyclic nucleoside-derived classes of potent and efficacious PRMT5 inhibitors. Utilization of compound docking and strain energy calculations inspired novel designs, and the development of flexible synthetic approaches enabled access to complex chemotypes with five contiguous stereocenters. Additional efforts in balancing bioavailability, solubility, potency, and CYP3A4 inhibition led to the identification of diverse lead compounds with favorable profiles, promising in vivo activity, and low human dose projections.
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- Ryan V Quiroz
- Merck & Co., Inc., 33 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., 33 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., 33 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., 33 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., 33 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., 33 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., 33 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., 33 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., 770 Sumneytown Pike, Lansdale, Pennsylvania 19446, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., 33 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., 33 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., 33 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., 33 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., 33 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., 33 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., 33 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., 126 East Lincoln Avenue, Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., 33 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., 33 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., 770 Sumneytown Pike, Lansdale, Pennsylvania 19446, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., 33 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., 33 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., 33 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., 126 East Lincoln Avenue, Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., 33 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., 33 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., 33 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., 770 Sumneytown Pike, Lansdale, Pennsylvania 19446, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., 126 East Lincoln Avenue, Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., 33 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., 126 East Lincoln Avenue, Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., 33 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., 33 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., 33 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., 770 Sumneytown Pike, Lansdale, Pennsylvania 19446, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., 33 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., 33 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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Candito DA, Ye Y, Quiroz RV, Reutershan MH, Witter D, Gadamsetty SB, Li H, Saurí J, Schneider SE, Lam YH, Palte RL. Development of a Flexible and Robust Synthesis of Tetrahydrofuro[3,4- b]furan Nucleoside Analogues. J Org Chem 2021; 86:5142-5151. [PMID: 33755465 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.0c02969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
In the context of a PRMT5 inhibitor program, we describe our efforts to develop a flexible and robust strategy to access tetrahydrofuro[3,4-b]furan nucleoside analogues. Ultimately, it was found that a Wolfe type carboetherification from an alkenol derived from d-glucofuranose diacetonide was capable of furnishing the B-ring and installing the desired heteroaryl group in a single step. Using this approach, key intermediate 1.3-A was delivered on a gram scale in a 62% yield and 9.1:1 dr in favor of the desired S-isomer. After deprotection of 1.3-A, a late-stage glycosylation was performed under Mitsunobu conditions to install the pyrrolopyrimidine base. This provided serviceable yields of nucleoside analogues in the range of 31-48% yield. Compound 1.1-C was profiled in biochemical and cellular assays and was demonstrated to be a potent and cellularly active PRMT5 inhibitor, with a PRMT5-MEP50 biochemical IC50 of 0.8 nM, a MCF-7 target engagement EC50 of 3 nM, and a Z138 cell proliferation EC50 of 15 nM. This work sets the stage for the development of new inhibitors of PRMT5 and novel nucleoside chemical matter for alternate drug discovery programs.
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- David A Candito
- Process Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Discovery Chemistry, Merck & Co., Inc., Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Discovery Chemistry, Merck & Co., Inc., Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Discovery Chemistry, Merck & Co., Inc., Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Discovery Chemistry, Merck & Co., Inc., Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Process Research and Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- External Capabilities, Merck & Co., Inc., Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Analytical Enabling Technologies, Merck & Co., Inc., Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Computational and Structural Chemistry, Merck & Co., Inc., Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Computational and Structural Chemistry, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Computational and Structural Chemistry, Merck & Co., Inc., Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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Rivkin A, Ahearn SP, Chichetti SM, Hamblett CL, Garcia Y, Martinez M, Hubbs JL, Reutershan MH, Daniels MH, Siliphaivanh P, Otte KM, Li C, Rosenau A, Surdi LM, Jung J, Hughes BL, Crispino JL, Nikov GN, Middleton RE, Moxham CM, Szewczak AA, Shah S, Moy LY, Kenific CM, Tanga F, Cruz JC, Andrade P, Angagaw MH, Shomer NH, Miller T, Munoz B, Shearman MS. Purine derivatives as potent gamma-secretase modulators. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2010; 20:2279-82. [PMID: 20207146 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2010.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2009] [Revised: 01/31/2010] [Accepted: 02/02/2010] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
The development of a novel series of purines as gamma-secretase modulators for potential use in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease is disclosed herein. Optimization of a previously disclosed pyrimidine series afforded a series of potent purine-based gamma-secretase modulators with 300- to 2000-fold in vitro selectivity over inhibition of Notch cleavage and that selectively reduces Alphabeta42 in an APP-YAC transgenic mouse model.
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- Alexey Rivkin
- Department of Drug Design and Optimization, Merck Research Laboratories, 33 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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Steffel LR, Cashman TJ, Reutershan MH, Linton BR. Deuterium exchange as an indicator of hydrogen bond donors and acceptors. J Am Chem Soc 2007; 129:12956-7. [PMID: 17915878 DOI: 10.1021/ja076185s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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- Lauren R Steffel
- Department of Chemistry, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine 04011, USA
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Linton BR, Reutershan MH, Aderman CM, Richardson EA, Brownell KR, Ashley CW, Evans CA, Miller SJ. Asymmetric Michael addition of α-nitro-ketones using catalytic peptides. Tetrahedron Lett 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2007.01.073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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