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Synthesis and anticonvulsant properties of new N-piperazinylalkyl imides of succinic acid.

A number of N-[(4-aryl)- or (4-methyl)-l-piperazinyl)alkyl]imides of 3-aryl or 3,3-pentamethylenesuccinic acid were synthesized and tested for anticonvulsant activity in the maximum electroshock seizure (MES) and pentylenetetrazole seizure threshold (scMet) tests. Structures of the novel compounds were confirmed by elemental and spectral analyses.

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Targeting of human Tmolt4 leukemic type II IMP dehydrogenase by cyclic imide related derivatives.

2,3-Dihydrophthalazine-1,4-diones, indazolones, 3-imino-1-oxoisodolines, homophthalimides, napthalidimides, diphenamides, and 6,7-dihydro-5H-dibenz[c,e]azepines proved to be potent inhibitors of the activity of human Tmolt4 T cell leukemia Type II IMP dehydrogenase (IMPDH). This inhibition was competitive, yielding Ki values in the range of 1.96 to 48.9 microM. The inhibition of Type II IMPDH correlated positively with the inhibition of the growth of Tmolt4 cells, the syntheses of DNA and purine, and the activity of crude IMPDH. The Type II IMPDH isoform is found in rapidly proliferating cells. The isoform present in normal resting cells, Type I IMPDH, was elevated by the compounds at 100 microM. In addition, Compound 5 significantly increased the Type I enzyme activity in a concentration and time dependent manner. The selectivity of these derivatives towards Type II IMPDH will allow for the separation of cellular effects, which should reduce clinical toxicity when treating with antimetabolite IMPDH inhibitors.

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Hypolipidemic activity of phthalimide derivatives IV: Further chemical modification and investigation of the hypolipidemic activity of N-substituted imides.

A further investigation of N-substituted derivatives of phthalimide for hypolipidemic activity has revealed that the chain length, as well as the type of substitution on the N-alkyl chain of phthalimide is critical for biological activity. In these studies the hypolipidemic activity was not improved by extending the chain length beyond five carbon atoms in the alkyl and alkanoic acid series. Imido nitrogen substituents, other than alkanoic acids, methyl ketones, and alkyl groups, caused a reduction in hypolipidemic activity, e.g., hydroxy, amino, hydroxymethyl, or carbethoxy. Reduction of the keto group in the side chain to an alcohol, as well as forming derivatives of the keto group, did not improve the hypolipidemic activity with the exception of 1-N-phthalimidobutan-3-one semicarbazone. This compound demonstrated improved hypocholesterolemic activity over phthalimide and 1-N-phthalimidobutan-3-one. Substitution of the 3-position of the aromatic moiety of phthalimide with an amino or nitro group, as well as substituting a pyridine or cyclohexyl ring for the phenyl ring, led to the loss of hypolipidemic activity.

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Ultrahigh resolution drug design. II. Atomic resolution structures of human aldose reductase holoenzyme complexed with Fidarestat and Minalrestat: implications for the binding of cyclic imide inhibitors.

The X-ray structures of human aldose reductase holoenzyme in complex with the inhibitors Fidarestat (SNK-860) and Minalrestat (WAY-509) were determined at atomic resolutions of 0.92 A and 1.1 A, respectively. The hydantoin and succinimide moieties of the inhibitors interacted with the conserved anion-binding site located between the nicotinamide ring of the coenzyme and active site residues Tyr48, His110, and Trp111. Minalrestat's hydrophobic isoquinoline ring was bound in an adjacent pocket lined by residues Trp20, Phe122, and Trp219, with the bromo-fluorobenzyl group inside the "specificity" pocket. The interactions between Minalrestat's bromo-fluorobenzyl group and the enzyme include the stacking against the side-chain of Trp111 as well as hydrogen bonding distances with residues Leu300 and Thr113. The carbamoyl group in Fidarestat formed a hydrogen bond with the main-chain nitrogen atom of Leu300. The atomic resolution refinement allowed the positioning of hydrogen atoms and accurate determination of bond lengths of the inhibitors, coenzyme NADP+ and active-site residue His110. The 1'-position nitrogen atom in the hydantoin and succinimide moieties of Fidarestat and Minalrestat, respectively, form a hydrogen bond with the Nepsilon2 atom of His 110. For Fidarestat, the electron density indicated two possible positions for the H-atom in this bond. Furthermore, both native and anomalous difference maps indicated the replacement of a water molecule linked to His110 by a Cl-ion. These observations suggest a mechanism in which Fidarestat is bound protonated and becomes negatively charged by donating the proton to His110, which may have important implications on drug design.

Aldehyde Reductase↗