title: Synthesis and activity of sulfonamide-substituted 4,5-diaryl thiazoles as selective cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors.
abstract: A series of sulfonamide-substituted 4,5-diarylthiazoles was prepared via three synthetic routes as selective COX-2 inhibitors. Recently in the synthesis of selective COX-2 inhibitors we have discovered that the sulfonamide moiety is a suitable replacement for the methylsulfonyl moiety yielding compounds with activity both in vitro and in vivo.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D051546:Cyclooxygenase 2; D052246:Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors; D016861:Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors / Q000138:chemical synthesis; D006801:Humans; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000187:drug effects*; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D008956:Models, Chemical; D011451:Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases / Q000187:drug effects*; D051381:Rats; D013449:Sulfonamides / Q000737:chemistry*; D013844:Thiazoles / Q000138:chemical synthesis*