Experimental and computational study of intermolecular migration of N,N-dimethylcarbamoyl group from N(7) to N(1) on a 7-azaindoline derivative

N,N-Dimethylcarbamoylation of the anilinic nitrogen atom N(1) on the spiro 7-azaindoline consists of two steps. The first step is N,N-dimethylcarbamoylation of the pyridyl nitrogen atom N(7), leading to the formation of an isolable intermediate. The second step is intermolecular migration of the N,N-dimethylcarbamoyl group from the pyridyl nitrogen atom N(7) to the anilinic nitrogen atom N(1). We accomplished optimization of the reaction conditions based on the revealed reaction mechanism and a large scale synthesis of compound 3 in quantitative yield.     

Analysis of hydrophobic interactions of antagonists with the beta2-adrenergic receptor

The adrenergic receptors mediate a wide variety of physiological responses, including vasodilatation and vasoconstriction, heart rate modulation, and others. Beta-adrenergic antagonists (‘beta-blockers’) thus constitute a widely used class of drugs in cardiovascular medicine as well as in management of anxiety, migraine, and glaucoma. The importance of the hydrophobic effect has been evidenced for a wide range of beta-blocker properties. To better understand the role of the hydrophobic effect in recognition of beta-blockers by their receptor, we carried out a molecular docking study combined with an original approach to estimate receptor–ligand hydrophobic interactions. The proposed method is based on automatic detection of molecular fragments in ligands and the analysis of their interactions with receptors separately. A series of beta-blockers, based on phenylethanolamines and phenoxypropanolamines, were docked to the beta2-adrenoceptor binding site in the crystal structure. Hydrophobic complementarity between the ligand and the receptor was calculated using the PLATINUM web-server (http://model.nmr.ru/platinum). Based on the analysis of the hydrophobic match for molecular fragments of beta-blockers, we have developed a new scoring function which efficiently predicts dissociation constant (pKd) with strong correlations (r ²～ 0.8) with experimental data.     

Quantitative structure-affinity relationship of 5-HT1A receptor ligands by the classification tree method

The influence of molecular structure of 346 ligands on their affinity for 5-HT_1A receptors was investigated. It was shown that the effectiveness of the proposed novel approach for interpretation of decision tree models compared favourably with the PLS method. In the context of the proposed approach, molecular fragments and their values of the relative influence on the affinity for 5-HT_1A receptors were defined.     

7-羟基异黄酮及其衍生物的合成与选择性雌激素受体结合的构效关系研究

以多酚类化合物和多取代苯乙酸类化合物为原料,用一锅法合成了24个7-羟基异黄酮类化合物;并从一锅法制得的3d,3g经脱除甲基得到两个2'-羟基取代的异黄酮化合物4a和4b.雌激素受体(Estrogen receptors,ERs)的选择性结合活性试验表明:26个化合物(包括4个新化合物3r,3s,3u和3v)中,9个化合物与ERβ相对于ERα的选择性作用强于染料木素(Genistein);发现7,8-二羟基异黄酮类化合物与ERβ相对结合能力高于相应7-羟基异黄酮类化合物;4'取代基对化合物与ERβ结合相对于ERα的选择性影响从大到小为:H>Cl>F>OH;2',3'及5'位取代基降低异黄酮对ERα和ERβ的亲和性.     

Aromatic and aliphatic CH hydrogen bonds fight for chloride while competing alongside ion pairing within triazolophanes

Triazolophanes are used as the venue to compete an aliphatic propylene CH hydrogen‐bond donor against an aromatic phenylene one. Longer aliphatic C? H ??? Cl^? hydrogen bonds were calculated from the location of the chloride within the propylene‐based triazolophane. The gas‐phase energetics of chloride binding (ΔG_bind, ΔH_bind, ΔS_bind) and the configurational entropy (ΔS_config) were computed by taking all low‐energy conformations into account. Comparison between the phenylene‐ and propylene‐based triazolophanes shows the computed gas‐phase free energy of binding decreased from ΔG_bind=?194 to ?182 kJ mol^?1, respectively, with a modest enthalpy–entropy compensation. These differences were investigated experimentally. An ¹H NMR spectroscopy study on the structure of the propylene triazolophane’s 1:1 chloride complex is consistent with a weaker propylene CH hydrogen bond. To quantify the affinity differences between the two triazolophanes in dichloromethane, it was critical to obtain an accurate binding model. Four equilibria were identified. In addition to 1:1 complexation and 2:1 sandwich formation, ion pairing of the tetrabutylammonium chloride salt (TBA⁺ ? Cl^?) and cation pairing of TBA⁺ with the 1:1 triazolophane–chloride complex were observed and quantified. Each complex was independently verified by ESI‐MS or diffusion NMR spectroscopy. With ion pairing deconvoluted from the chloride–receptor binding, equilibrium constants were determined by using ¹H NMR (500 μM ) and UV/Vis (50 μM ) spectroscopy titrations. The stabilities of the 1:1 complexes for the phenylene and propylene triazolophanes did not differ within experimental error, ΔG=(?38±2) and (?39±1) kJ mol^?1, respectively, as verified by an NMR spectroscopy competition experiment. Thus, the aliphatic CH donor only revealed its weaker character when competing with aromatic CH donors within the propylene‐based triazolophane.     

Chiral diaminopyrrolic receptors for selective recognition of mannosides, part 2: a 3D view of the recognition modes by X-ray, NMR spectroscopy, and molecular modeling

The structural features of a representative set of five complexes of octyl α- and β-mannosides with some members of a new generation of chiral tripodal diaminopyrrolic receptors, namely, (R)-5 and (S)- and (R)-7, have been investigated in solution and in the solid state by a combined X-ray, NMR spectroscopy, and molecular modeling approach. In the solid state, the binding arms of the free receptors 7 delimit a cleft in which two solvent molecules are hydrogen bonded to the pyrrolic groups and to the benzenic scaffold. In a polar solvent (CD(3)CN), chemical shift and intermolecular NOE data, assisted by molecular modeling calculations, ascertained the binding modes of the interaction between the receptor and the glycoside for these complexes. Although a single binding mode was found to adequately describe the complex of the acyclic receptor 5 with the α-mannoside, for the complexes of the cyclic receptors 7 two different binding modes were required to simultaneously fit all the experimental data. In all cases, extensive binding through hydrogen bonding and CH-π interactions is responsible for the affinities measured in the same solvent. Furthermore, the binding modes closely account for the recognition preferences observed toward the anomeric glycosides and for the peculiar enantiodiscrimination properties exhibited by the chiral receptors.     

液相色谱-串联质谱法测定谷物类饲料中的41种激素

建立了谷物类饲料中10种雄性激素、11种孕激素、10种糖皮质激素、5种雌性激素以及5种二羟基苯甲酸内酯类药物的液相色谱-串联质谱(LC-MS/MS)检测方法。均质样品经乙酸乙酯提取,以改良的QuEChERS吸附剂分散于提取液中实现快速净化。采用C18色谱柱(150 mm×2.1 mm, 3.0 μm)分离,分别在正、负电喷雾串联质谱多反应监测模式下检测。在优化条件下,41种化合物在5.0～200.0 μg/kg含量范围内有良好的线性相关性,相关系数均不低于0.99,定量限(S/N≥10)为0.123～2.72 μg/kg。在5、40、200 μg/kg或10、40、200 μg/kg 3个添加水平下,豆粕类饲料中各化合物的回收率为70.3%～118.1%,相对标准偏差(RSD)为0.82%～19.5%;玉米类饲料中各化合物的回收率为76.1%～122.8%, RSD为1.3%～15.0%。该方法简便、快速、准确,可用于谷物类饲料中雄性激素、孕激素、糖皮质激素、雌性激素以及二羟基苯甲酸内酯类激素的筛查和测定。     

CCR1 antagonists

CCR1 (CC Chemokine receptor 1) is a widely studied G protein-coupled receptor target expressed on multiple types of leukocytes. It is implicated in initiating and exacerbating inflammatory conditions and thus is viewed as a good target for autoimmune and inflammatory therapeutic applications. Numerous CCR1 antagonists have been reported. Although some early CCR1 antagonists lacked the species cross reactivity that made in vivo animal model study difficult, efforts have been made to improve the compound potency in rodents. Recent identification of new and improved CCR1 antagonists has resulted in promising, in vivo efficacy in a variety of animal models of disease. While several early compounds have been withdrawn from clinical trials due to lack of efficacy, work continues to evaluate CCR1 antagonists in preclinical and clinical settings.