title: Studies on aromatase inhibitors. III. Synthesis and biological evaluation of [(4-bromobenzyl)(4-cyanophenyl)amino]azoles and their azine analogs.
abstract: A series of [(4-bromobenzyl)(4-cyanophenyl)amino]azoles and their azine analogs, which have the side chain of the selective aromatase inhibitor YM511, were synthesized and evaluated for aromatase-inhibitory activity (in vitro) and for pregnant mare serum gonadotropin (PMSG)-induced estrogen synthesis inhibitory activity (in vivo). Among these aza-heterocycles, the pyrimidin-5-yl derivative (6a) was the most potent aromatase inhibitor and its in vitro inhibitory activity was comparable to that of YM511. Compound 6a also showed weak inhibitory activity on aldosterone synthesis. These data indicated that the pyrimidin-5-yl moiety is useful as a new azole fragment in place of the 4H-1,2,4-triazol-4-yl moiety of the aromatase inhibitor YM511.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Drug Discovery Research, Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Ibaraki, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoden
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kawaminami
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shimada
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kudoh
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Isomura
mesh_terms: D000450:Aldosterone / Q000096:biosynthesis; D000818:Animals; D047072:Aromatase Inhibitors; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D004967:Estrogens / Q000096:biosynthesis; D006064:Gonadotropins, Equine / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D014230:Triazoles / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D047072:Aromatase Inhibitors; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D004967:Estrogens; D006064:Gonadotropins, Equine; D014230:Triazoles; C096486:YM 511; D000450:Aldosterone