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  3. Synthesis and evaluation of 17α-E-20-(heteroaryl)norpregn-1,3,5(10),20 tetraene-3,17β-diols [17α-(heteroaryl)vinyl estradiols] as ligands for the estrogen receptor-α ligand binding domain (ERα-LBD)

Synthesis and evaluation of 17α-E-20-(heteroaryl)norpregn-1,3,5(10),20 tetraene-3,17β-diols [17α-(heteroaryl)vinyl estradiols] as ligands for the estrogen receptor-α ligand binding domain (ERα-LBD)

  • Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2012 Jan 15;22(2):977-9. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2011.12.003.
Sandra L Olmsted 1,  Pakamas Tongcharoensirikul,  Emmett McCaskill,  Karla Gandiaga,  David Labaree,  Richard B Hochberg,  Robert N Hanson
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Affiliation

  • 1 Department of Chemistry, Augsburg College, 2211 Riverside Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA.
PMID: 22178552 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2011.12.003
Abstract

A series of 17α-(heteroaryl)vinyl estradiols was prepared to evaluate the influence of heteroatom on the affinity and efficacy of estrogenic ligands for the estrogen receptor-alpha ligand binding domain (ERα-LBD). The products demonstrated reduced binding affinity compared to the parent 17α-E-phenyl vinyl estradiol, but the binding was relatively independent of the heteroatom. The greatest influence of the heteroatom was evident in the efficacy of the compounds as the thienyl derivatives 2f,g were more potent than either the pyridyl 2b-d or pyrimidinyl 2e analogs. The results suggest that a subtle interplay of interactions between the ligands and the receptor influences the biological response.

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