Unified access to pyrimidines and quinazolines enabled by N–N cleaving carbon atom insertion

EE Hyland, PQ Kelly, AM McKillop… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Given the ubiquity of heterocycles in biologically active molecules, transformations with the
capacity to modify such molecular skeletons with modularity remain highly desirable. Ring …

Quantum mechanical assessment of protein–ligand hydrogen bond strength patterns: insights from semiempirical tight-binding and local vibrational mode theory

A Madushanka, RT Moura Jr, N Verma… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Hydrogen bonds (HB) s are the most abundant motifs in biological systems. They play a key
role in determining protein–ligand binding affinity and selectivity. We designed two …

Small-molecule modulators of tumor immune microenvironment

J Zhang, J Yu, M Liu, Z Xie, X Lei, X Yang, S Huang… - Bioorganic …, 2024 - Elsevier
In recent years, tumor immunotherapy, aimed at increasing the activity of immune cells and
reducing immunosuppressive effects, has attracted wide attention. Among them, immune …

Skeletal Editing through Single-Atom Insertion and Transmutation: An Insight into a New Era of Synthetic Organic Chemistry

CK Patel, K Kant, S Banerjee, S Kalita, AK Atta… - …, 2024 - thieme-connect.com
Considering the importance of heterocycles, significantly represented in medicinal chemistry
and drug development, the single-atom insertion technique and transmutation strategy …

Structure and plasticity of indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase 1 (IDO1)

UF Röhrig, O Michielin, V Zoete - Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2021 - ACS Publications
Since the discovery of the implication of indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase 1 (IDO1) in tumoral
immune resistance in 2003, the search for inhibitors has been intensely pursued both in …

Discovery of IACS-9779 and IACS-70465 as potent inhibitors targeting indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase 1 (IDO1) apoenzyme

MM Hamilton, F Mseeh, TJ McAfoos… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase 1 (IDO1), a heme-containing enzyme that mediates the rate-
limiting step in the metabolism of l-tryptophan to kynurenine, has been widely explored as a …

Discovery of GNE-6893, a Potent, Selective, Orally Bioavailable Small Molecule Inhibitor of HPK1

JC Tellis, BQ Wei, M Siu, L An, GK Chan… - ACS Medicinal …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Hematopoietic progenitor kinase 1 (HPK1) serves a key immunosuppressive role as a
negative regulator of T-cell receptor (TCR) signaling. HPK1 loss-of-function is associated …

Oxetane promise delivered: discovery of long-acting IDO1 inhibitors suitable for Q3W oral or parenteral dosing

D Li, DL Sloman, A Achab, H Zhou… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2022 - ACS Publications
3, 3-Disubstituted oxetanes have been utilized as bioisosteres for gem-dimethyl and
cyclobutane functionalities. We report the discovery of a novel class of oxetane indole-amine …

Rapid Affinity and Microsomal Stability Ranking of Crude Mixture Libraries of Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors

S Tyagarajan, CL Andrews, DC Beshore… - ACS Medicinal …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The science of drug discovery involves multiparameter optimization of molecular structures
through iterative design–make–test cycles. For medicinal chemistry library synthesis …

Aza‐Heterocyclic Building Blocks with In‐Ring CF2‐Fragment

SV Ryabukhin, DV Bondarenko… - The Chemical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Modern organic chemistry is a titan supporting and reinforcing pharmaceutical, agricultural,
food and material science products. Over the past decades, the organic compounds market …