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Preparation of N-(2-alkoxyvinyl)sulfonamides from N-tosyl-1,2,3-triazoles and Subsequent Conversion to Substituted Phthalans and Phenethylamines
Published on: January 3, 2018
Design, synthesis, and structure-activity relationships of 3,4,5-trisubstituted 4,5-dihydro-1,2,4-oxadiazoles as TGR5
Junjie Zhu1, Yangliang Ye, Mengmeng Ning
1State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China.
Abstract:
Given its role in the mediation of energy and glucose homeostasis, the G-protein-coupled bile acid receptor 1 (TGR5) is considered a potential target for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus and other metabolic disorders. By thorough analysis of diverse structures of published TGR5 agonists, a hypothetical ligand-based pharmacophore model was built, and a new class of potent TGR5 agonists, based on the novel 3,4,5-trisubstituted 4,5-dihydro-1,2,4-oxadiazole core, was discovered by rational design. Three distinct synthetic methods for constructing 4,5-dihydro-1,2,4-oxadiazoles and extensive structure-activity relationship studies are reported herein. Compound (R)-54 n, the structure of which was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and quantum chemical solid-state TDDFT-ECD calculations, showed the best potency, with an EC50 value of 1.4 nM toward hTGR5. Its favorable properties in vitro warrant further investigation.
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