Discovery of Orally Bioavailable 1,3,4-Trisubstituted 2-Oxopiperazine-Based Melanocortin-4 Receptor Agonists as Potential Antiobesity Agents

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• 作者：Xinrong Tian ; Adrian G. Switzer ; Steve A. Derose ; Rajesh K. Mishra ; Mark G. Solinsky ; Rashid N. Mumin ; Frank H. Ebetino ; Lalith R. Jayasinghe ; Mark E. Webster ; Anny-Odile Colson ; Doreen Crossdoersen
• 刊名：Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
• 出版年：2008
• 出版时间：October 9, 2008
• 年：2008
• 卷：51
• 期：19
• 页码：6055-6066
• 全文大小：347K
• 年卷期：v.51,no.19(October 9, 2008)
• ISSN：1520-4804

文摘

A study that was designed to identify plausible replacements for highly basic guanidine moiety contained in potent MC4R agonists, as exemplified by 1, led to the discovery of initial nonguanidine lead 5. Propyl analog 23 was subsequently found to be equipotent to 5, wherea analogs bearing smaller and branched alkyl groups at the 3 position of the oxopiperazine template demonstrated reduced binding affinity and agonist potency for MC4R. Acylation of the NH₂ group of the 4F-d-Phe residue of 3-propyl analog 23 significantly increased the binding affinity and the functional activity for MC4R. Analogs with neutral and weakly basic capping groups of the d-Phe residue exhibited excellent MC4R selectivity against MC1R whereas those with an amino acid had moderate MC4R/MC1R selectivity. We have also demonstrated that compound 35 showed promising oral bioavailability and a moderate oral half life and induced significant weight loss in a 28-day rat obesity model.