- Selective small molecules blocking HIV-1 tat and coactivator PCAF association
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Development of drug resistance from mutations in the targeted viral proteins leads to continuation of viral production by chronically infected cells, contributing to HIV-mediated immune dysfunction. Targeting a host cell protein essential for viral reproduction, rather than a viral protein, may minimize the viral drug resistance problem as observed with HIV protease inhibitors. We report here the development of a novel class of N1-aryl-propane-1,3-diamine compounds using a structure-based approach that selectively inhibit the activity of the bromodomain of the human transcriptional co-activator PCAF, of which association with the HIV trans-activator Tat is essential for transcription and replication of the integrated HIV provirus. Copyright
- Zeng, Lei,Li, Jiaming,Muller, Michaela,Yan, Sherry,Mujtaba, Shiraz,Pan, Chongfeng,Wang, Zhiyong,Zhou, Ming-Ming
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p. 2376 - 2377
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- Electrophilic nitration of aromatics in ionic liquid solvents
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Potential utility of a series of 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium salts [emim][X] with X = OTf-, CF3COO-, and NO3- as well as [HNEtPri2][CF3COO] (protonated Huenig's base) ionic liquids were explored as solvent for electrophilic nitration of aromatics using a variety of nitrating systems, namely NH4NO3/TFAA, isoamyl nitrate/BF3·Et2O, isoamyl nitrate/TfOH, Cu(NO3)/TFAA, and AgNO3/Tf2O. Among these, NH4NO3/TFAA (with [emim][CF3COO], [emim][NO3]) and isoamyl nitrate/BF3·Et2O, isoamyl nitrate/TfOH (with [emim][OTf]) provided the best overall systems both in terms of nitration efficiency and recycling/reuse of the ionic liquids. For [NO2][BF4] nitration, the commonly used ionic liquids [emim][AlCl4] and [emim][Al2Cl7] are unsuitable, as counterion exchange and arene nitration compete. [Emim][BF4] is ring nitrated with [NO2][BF4] producing [NO2-emim][BF4] salt, which is of limited utility due to its increased viscosity. Nitration in ionic liquids is surveyed using a host of aromatic substrates with varied reactivities. The preparative scope of the ionic liquids was also extended. Counterion dependency of the NMR spectra of the [emim][X] liquids can be used to gauge counterion exchange (metathesis) during nitration. Ionic liquid nitration is a useful alternative to classical nitration routes due to easier product isolation and recovery of the ionic liquid solvent, and because it avoids problems associated with neutralization of large quantities of strong acid.
- Laali,Gettwert
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- 2,3,4,4A-Tetrahydro-1H-pyrazino[1,2-a,]quinoxalin-5(6H)-ones and derivatives thereof for relieving hypertension
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Compounds of the formula STR1 wherein R is hydrogen (lower)alkyl, phen(lower)alkyl, benzoyl(lower)alkyl, or p-halobenzoyl(lower)alkyl; R1 is hydrogen or (lower)alkyl; R2 is hydrogen, (lower)alkyl, (lower)alkoxy, chlorine, fluorine, trifluoromethyl, or amino in the 7-, 8-, or 9-position; R3 is hydrogen, or (lower)alkyl; and R4 is hydrogen, (lower)alkyl, (lower)alkoxy, chlorine, fluorine, or trifluoromethyl in the 7-, 8-, or 9-position; or the non-toxic acid addition salts thereof; exert a hypotensive effect in hypertensive animals.
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