Rapid P1 SAR of brain penetrant tertiary carbinamine derived BACE inhibitors

Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2010 Mar 1;20(5):1779-82. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2010.01.005. Epub 2010 Jan 11.

Abstract

This Letter describes the one pot synthesis of tertiary carbinamine 3 and related analogs of brain penetrant BACE-1 inhibitors via the alkylation of the Schiff base intermediate 2. The methodology developed for this study provided a convenient and rapid means to explore the P1 region of these types of inhibitors, where the P1 group is installed in the final step using a one-pot two-step protocol. Further SAR studies led to the identification of 10 which is twofold more potent in vitro as compared to the lead compound. This inhibitor was characterized in a cisterna magna ported rhesus monkey model, where significant lowering of CSF Abeta40 was observed.

MeSH terms

  • Amyloid Precursor Protein Secretases / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Amyloid Precursor Protein Secretases / metabolism
  • Amyloid beta-Peptides / metabolism
  • Animals
  • Aspartic Acid Endopeptidases / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Aspartic Acid Endopeptidases / metabolism
  • Brain / enzymology*
  • Brain / metabolism
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / chemical synthesis
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / chemistry*
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / pharmacokinetics
  • Humans
  • Macaca mulatta
  • Oxadiazoles / chemical synthesis
  • Oxadiazoles / chemistry*
  • Oxadiazoles / pharmacokinetics
  • Peptide Fragments / metabolism
  • Structure-Activity Relationship
  • Sulfonamides / chemical synthesis
  • Sulfonamides / chemistry*
  • Sulfonamides / pharmacokinetics

Substances

  • Amyloid beta-Peptides
  • Enzyme Inhibitors
  • Oxadiazoles
  • Peptide Fragments
  • Sulfonamides
  • amyloid beta-protein (1-40)
  • Amyloid Precursor Protein Secretases
  • Aspartic Acid Endopeptidases
  • BACE1 protein, human