Synthesis and Structure Activity Relationship Studies of Benzothieno[3,2-b]furan Derivatives as a Novel Class of IKK.BETA. Inhibitors

Autor: Toshimasa Tanaka, Hiroyuki Kimura, Satoshi Sogabe, Hideyuki Sugiyama, Tomohiro Kawamoto, Terufumi Takagi, Masato Yoshida, Kouji Mori, Hideyuki Oki, Yoshinori Ikeura
Rok vydání: 2007
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Zdroj: Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 55:613-624
ISSN: 1347-5223
0009-2363
DOI: 10.1248/cpb.55.613
Popis: As a novel class of IKKbeta inhibitors, a series of tricyclic furan derivatives was designed and synthesized based on the structure of known thiophene IKKbeta inhibitors. Among the various fused furan derivatives synthesized, a benzothieno[3,2-b]furan derivative 13a displayed potent inhibitory activity towards IKKbeta in enzymatic and cellular assays. The potent inhibitory activity originates from an intramolecular non-bonded S...O interaction which was confirmed by the X-ray structure of JNK3 with 16k. The introduction of further substituents on the core structure led to the discovery of the 6-alkoxy derivatives, which possessed a comparable IKKbeta inhibitory activity to 13a and an improved metabolic stability. Among these, appropriately lipophilic compounds 16a, h, i, and 13g (log D2) were found to possess good oral bioavailability.
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