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Eur J Med Chem ; 54: 324-42, 2012 Aug.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22683241

ABSTRACT

Diacylglycerol acyltransferase, DGAT1, is a promising target enzyme for obesity due to its involvement in the committed step of triglyceride biosynthesis. Amino biphenyl carboxylic acids, exemplified by compound 4, are known potent inhibitors of hDGAT1. However the high cLogP and poor solubility of these biphenyl analogs might tend to limit their development. We have synthesized and evaluated compounds containing 3-phenylisoxazole, 5-phenyloxazole, and 3-phenyl-1,2,4-oxadiazole biaryl units for their hDGAT1 inhibition. Our aim in synthesizing such heterocyclic analogs was to improve the cLogP and solubility of these molecules while retaining hDGAT1 potency. Several compounds within the 3-phenylisoxazole series exhibited potent hDGAT1 inhibition when evaluated using an in vitro enzymatic assay. Certain promising compounds were studied for their potential to reduce triglyceride levels using an in vivo fat tolerance test in mice and were also evaluated for any possible improvement to their solubility. Compound 40a (IC(50) = 64 nM) with an in vivo plasma triglyceride reduction of 90 percent, and a solubility of 0.43 mg/ml at pH 7.4 may serve as a new lead for developing newer anti-obesity agents.


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Diacylglycerol O-Acyltransferase/antagonists & inhibitors , Isoxazoles/chemical synthesis , Isoxazoles/pharmacology , Oxadiazoles/chemical synthesis , Oxadiazoles/pharmacology , Urea/chemistry , Animals , Chemistry Techniques, Synthetic , Enzyme Inhibitors/chemical synthesis , Enzyme Inhibitors/chemistry , Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology , Humans , Inhibitory Concentration 50 , Isoxazoles/chemistry , Mice , Oxadiazoles/chemistry , Solubility , Structure-Activity Relationship , Water/chemistry
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Bioorg Med Chem Lett ; 21(19): 5812-7, 2011 Oct 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21868220

ABSTRACT

The diacylglycerol acyltransferase enzyme, DGAT1, presents itself as a potential target for obesity as this enzyme is dedicated to the final committed step in triglyceride biosynthesis. Biphenyl ureas, exemplified by compound 4, have been reported to be potent hDGAT1 inhibitors. We have synthesized and evaluated 2-pyridyl and 3-pyridyl containing biaryl ureas as hDGAT1 inhibitors. Our aim was to incorporate a heteroaryl scaffold within these molecules thereby improving the cLogP profile and making these compounds more drug-like. Compounds within this series exhibited potent hDGAT1 inhibition when evaluated using an in vitro enzymatic assay. Selected compounds were also subjected to an oral fat tolerance test in mice where the percent triglyceride reduction versus a vehicle control was evaluated. Of the studied heteroaryl analogs compound 44 exhibited an in vitro IC(50) of 17nM and a plasma triglyceride reduction of 79% along with a 12-fold improvement in solubility over the biphenyl urea compound 4.


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Anti-Obesity Agents/chemical synthesis , Anti-Obesity Agents/pharmacology , Diacylglycerol O-Acyltransferase/antagonists & inhibitors , Drug Design , Enzyme Inhibitors/chemical synthesis , Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology , Urea/analogs & derivatives , Animals , Anti-Obesity Agents/chemistry , Diacylglycerol O-Acyltransferase/chemistry , Enzyme Inhibitors/chemistry , Inhibitory Concentration 50 , Mice , Molecular Targeted Therapy , Obesity , Pyridines/chemistry , Solubility , Structure-Activity Relationship , Triglycerides/biosynthesis , Triglycerides/blood , Triglycerides/metabolism , Urea/chemistry
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