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  3. Design, synthesis of 1,3-dimethylpyrimidine-2,4-diones as potent and selective aldehyde dehydrogenase 1A1 (ALDH1A1) inhibitors with glucose consumption improving activity

Design, synthesis of 1,3-dimethylpyrimidine-2,4-diones as potent and selective aldehyde dehydrogenase 1A1 (ALDH1A1) inhibitors with glucose consumption improving activity

  • Bioorg Chem. 2020 Aug;101:103971. doi: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2020.103971.
Zonghui Ma 1,  Ling Jiang 2,  Guoxin Li 1,  Dailin Liang 1,  Luanfeng Li 3,  Li Liu 4,  Cheng Jiang 5
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 Jiang Su Key Laboratory of Drug Design and Optimization, China Pharmaceutical University, Tongjiaxiang 24, Nanjing 210009, China; Department of Medicinal Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, Tongjiaxiang 24, Nanjing 210009, China.
  • 2 Key Laboratory of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, China Pharmaceutical University, Tongjiaxiang 24, Nanjing 210009, China.
  • 3 Department of Medicinal Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, Tongjiaxiang 24, Nanjing 210009, China.
  • 4 Key Laboratory of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, China Pharmaceutical University, Tongjiaxiang 24, Nanjing 210009, China. Electronic address: liulee@cpu.edu.cn.
  • 5 Jiang Su Key Laboratory of Drug Design and Optimization, China Pharmaceutical University, Tongjiaxiang 24, Nanjing 210009, China; Department of Medicinal Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, Tongjiaxiang 24, Nanjing 210009, China. Electronic address: jc@cpu.edu.cn.
PMID: 32480173 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2020.103971
Abstract

LDH1A1, one of 19 NAD(P)+-dependent aldehyde dehydrogenases, participates in multiple metabolic pathways and has been indicated to play an important role in obesity and diabetes. In this study, a series of 1,3-dimethylpyrimidine-2,4-diones were designed, synthesized and evaluated as novel selective aldehyde dehydrogenase 1A1 inhibitors. Among them, compounds 46, 50, 53, 56 and 57 exhibited excellent inhibitory activity against ALDH1A1 with IC50 values in the low nanomolar range and high selectivity over ALDH1A2, ALDH1A3, ALDH2 and ALDH3A1. Furthermore, in vitro study demonstrated that compound 57 effectively improved glucose consumption in HepG2 cells compared to compound 1 (CM026).

Keywords

ALDH1A1; Enzyme inhibition; Glucose consumption improvement; Selective; Synthesis.

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