A prodrug approach towards the development of tricyclic-based FBPase inhibitors

Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2010 May 1;20(9):2938-41. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2010.03.017. Epub 2010 Mar 7.

Abstract

For the purpose of reducing the strong CYP3A4 inhibitory potency of diamide prodrug 4, cyclic prodrugs of tricyclic-based FBPase inhibitors were synthesized. Extensive SAR studies led to the discovery of pyridine-containing cyclic prodrug 20, which strongly inhibited glucose production in monkey hepatocytes and also showed weak CYP3A4 inhibitory potency.

MeSH terms

  • Alanine / analogs & derivatives*
  • Alanine / chemical synthesis
  • Alanine / chemistry
  • Alanine / pharmacology
  • Animals
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A / metabolism
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A Inhibitors*
  • Drug Design
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / chemical synthesis
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / chemistry*
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / pharmacology
  • Haplorhini
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Organophosphonates / chemical synthesis
  • Organophosphonates / chemistry*
  • Organophosphonates / pharmacology
  • Prodrugs / chemical synthesis
  • Prodrugs / chemistry*
  • Prodrugs / pharmacology
  • Pyridines / chemistry*
  • Structure-Activity Relationship
  • Thiazoles / chemical synthesis
  • Thiazoles / chemistry*
  • Thiazoles / pharmacology

Substances

  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A Inhibitors
  • Enzyme Inhibitors
  • Organophosphonates
  • Prodrugs
  • Pyridines
  • Thiazoles
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A
  • CYP3A4 protein, human
  • Alanine