Identification of the 4-Position of 3-Alkynyl and 3-Heteroaromatic Substituted Pyridine Methanamines as a Key Modification Site Eliciting Increased Potency and Enhanced Selectivity for Cytochrome P-450 2A6 Inhibition

Autor: Gang Chen, Zuping Xia, Pramod Kumar Srivastava, Christy J. W. Watson, Travis T. Denton, Alec Wynd, Philip Lazarus
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 61:7065-7086
ISSN: 1520-4804
0022-2623
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.8b00084
Popis: Cigarette smoking causes nearly one in every five deaths in the United States. The development of a specific inhibitor of cytochrome P450 2A6 (CYP2A6), the major nicotine-metabolizing enzyme in humans, which could be prescribed for the cessation of cigarette smoking, has been undertaken. To further refine the structure activity relationship of CYP2A6, previously synthesized 3-alkynyl and 3-heteroaromatic substituted pyridine methanamines were used as lead compounds. Isosteric pyridine replacement and appendage of all available positions around the pyridine ring with a methyl group was performed to identify a modification that would increase CYP2A6 inhibition potency, which led to 4g (IC50 = 0.055 mM) as a primary analogue. Potent compounds were evaluated for CYP selectivity, human liver microsomal half-life, and compliance with the rules of five. Top compounds (i.e., 6i, IC50 = 0.017 mM, >120 min half-life) are poised for further development as treatments for smoking and tobacco use cessation.
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