title: Thrombin inhibitors. 2. Amide derivatives of N alpha-substituted L-arginine.
abstract: A series of N alpha-(arylsulfonyl)-L-arginine amide derivatives with substituted or unsubstituted naphthalene and heterocyclic compounds as the N alpha-substituent was prepared and tested as inhibitors of the clotting activity of thrombin. N-n-Butyl and N-n-butyl-N-methyl derivatives of N alpha-dansyl-L-arginine amide were the most inhibitory of N-alkyl and N,N-dialkyl derivatives of N alpha-dansyl-L-arginine amide. Their inhibitory effect was as potent as that of N alpha-dansyl-L-arginine-n-butyl ester with an I50 of 2 X 10(-6) M. N alpha-Substituted naphtalenesulfonyl-L-arginine amide derivatives of 4-methyl- and 4-ethylpiperidine also showed a potent inhibition with an I50 of 10(-7) to 10(-6) M. The most potent inhibitior in this study was 1-[N alpha-(4,6-dimethoxynaphthalene-2-sulfonyl)-arginyl]-4-methylpiperidine, with an I50 of 7.5 X 10(-8) M. Arginine amide derivatives of 4-methyl- or 4-ethylpiperidine with tetralin or an oxygen-containing heterocyclic compound as a N alpha-substituent showed an inhibition with an I50 less than 10(-5) M. N-Monosubstituted derivatives of N alpha-dansyl-L-arginine amide were not hydrolyzed at all by thrombin and were hydrolyzed very slowly by trypsin, and N,N-disubstituted derivatives were not hydrolyzed at all by both enzymes.
mesh_terms: D000577:Amides / Q000138:chemical synthesis; D000818:Animals; D001120:Arginine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D001777:Blood Coagulation / Q000187:drug effects; D002417:Cattle; D006868:Hydrolysis; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D013917:Thrombin / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000378:metabolism; D014357:Trypsin / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000577:Amides; D001120:Arginine; D014357:Trypsin; D013917:Thrombin