- De novo design approaches targeting an envelope protein pocket to identify small molecules against dengue virus
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Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne viral disease that has become a major public health concern worldwide. This disease presents with a wide range of clinical manifestations, from a mild cold-like illness to the more serious hemorrhagic dengue fever and dengue shock syndrome. Currently, neither an approved drug nor an effective vaccine for the treatment are available to fight the disease. The envelope protein (E) is a major component of the virion surface. This protein plays a key role during the viral entry process, constituting an attractive target for the development of antiviral drugs. The crystal structure of the E protein reveals the existence of a hydrophobic pocket occupied by the detergent n-octyl-β-d-glucoside (β-OG). This pocket lies at the hinge region between domains I and II and is important for the low pH-triggered conformational rearrangement required for the fusion of the virion with the host's cell. Aiming at the design of novel molecules which bind to E and act as virus entry inhibitors, we undertook a de novo design approach by “growing” molecules inside the hydrophobic site (β-OG). From more than 240000 small-molecules generated, the 2,4 pyrimidine scaffold was selected as the best candidate, from which one synthesized compound displayed micromolar activity. Molecular dynamics-based optimization was performed on this hit, and thirty derivatives were designed in silico, synthesized and evaluated on their capacity to inhibit dengue virus entry into the host cell. Four compounds were found to be potent antiviral compounds in the low-micromolar range. The assessment of drug-like physicochemical and in vitro pharmacokinetic properties revealed that compounds 3e and 3h presented acceptable solubility values and were stable in mouse plasma, simulated gastric fluid, simulated intestinal fluid, and phosphate buffered saline solution.
- Acosta Dávila, John Alejandro,Adler, Natalia S.,Aucar, Maria G.,Battini, Leandro,Bollini, Mariela,Cavasotto, Claudio N.,Cordo, Sandra M.,Fernández, Gabriela A.,Gamarnik, Andrea V.,García, Cybele C.,Gebhard, Leopoldo G.,Hernández de los Ríos, Alejandro,Leal, Emilse S.,Monge, María Eugenia,Morell, María L.,Videla, Mariela
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- ANTICANCER DERIVIATIVES, PREPARATION THEREOF, AND THERAPEUTIC USE THEREOF
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The invention relates to nicotinamide derivatives which can be used as anticancer drugs.
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- Process and intermediates for the synthesis of (3-alkyl-5-piperidin-1-yl-3,3a-dihydro-pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-7-yl)-amino derivatives and intermediates
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This application discloses a novel process to synthesize (3-alkyl-5-piperidin-1-yl-3,3a-dihydro-pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-7-yl)-amino derivatives, and intermediates useful in the synthesis thereof. The subject (3-alkyl-5-piperidin-1-yl-3,3a-dihydro-pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-7-yl)-amino derivatives are useful as cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor compounds (CDK inhibitors) in pharmaceutical preparations.
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- Pyrimidine derivatives useful as inhibitors of PKC-theta
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Disclosed are novel compounds of formula (I): wherein X, Y, R1, R2 and R3 are as defined herein, which are useful as inhibitors of PKC-theta and are thus useful for treating a variety of diseases and disorders that are mediated or sustained through the activity of PKC-theta, including immunological disorders and type II diabetes. This invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds, methods of using these compounds in the treatment of various diseases and disorders, processes for preparing these compounds and intermediates useful in these processes.
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- Pyrazolotriazines as kinase inhibitors
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In its many embodiments, the present invention provides a novel class of pyrazolo[1,5-a]triazine compounds as inhibitors of kinases such as, for example, cyclin dependent kinases, methods of preparing such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing
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- Technical scale synthesis of a new and highly potent thrombin inhibitor
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In this account, we describe the development of an efficient and convergent process for the peptidomimetic thrombin inhibitor 1 on production plant scale. Starting from nicotinonitrile (13), (2S,4R)-1-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)-4-hydroxy-2- pyrrolidinecarboxylic acid (5) and (2R)-2-amino-3-cyclohexylpropanoic acid (29) compound 1 was obtained in 16 chemical steps. New methods had been developed for the preparation of the key intermediate dehydroproline 22 and the transformation of nitriles into amidines. The thrombin inhibitor 1 was isolated by special techniques (nanofiltration and spray drying). Almost all salts of 1 are amorphous, however, a crystalline complex was obtained with 1,2-benzisothiazol-3(2H)-one 1,1-dioxide (Saccharin).
- Bernard, Harald,Buelow, Gerd,Lange, Udo E. W.,Mack, Helmut,Pfeiffer, Thomas,Schaefer, Bernd,Seitz, Werner,Zierke, Thomas
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(2007/10/03)
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- PYRAZOLOPYRIMIDINES AS CYCLIN-DEPENDENT KINASE INHIBITORS
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In its many embodiments, the present invention provides a novel class of pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine compounds as inhibitors of cyclin dependent kinases, methods of preparing such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing one or more such compounds, methods of preparing pharmaceutical formulations comprising one or more such compounds, and methods of treatment, prevention, inhibition, or amelioration of one or more diseases associated with the CDKs using such compounds or pharmaceutical compositions.
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- Aryl Diazo Compounds and Diazonium Salts as Potential Irreversible Probes of the γ-Aminobutyric Acid Receptor
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The synthesis of different diazonium salts derived from homo- and heterocyclic aromatic amines bearing anionic residues is described.The chemical stabilities of these compounds were established at different pH's, and the compounds were tested accordingly
- Bouchet, Marie-Jeanne,Rendon, Alvaro,Wermuth, Camille G.,Goeldner, Maurice,Hirth, Christian
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