title: SAR study of bicyclo[4.1.0]heptanes as melanin-concentrating hormone receptor R1 antagonists: taming hERG.
abstract: To improve the ex vivo potency of MCH inhibitor 1a and to address its hERG liability, a structure-activity study was carried out, focusing on three regions of the lead structure. Introduction of new side chains with basic nitrogen improved in vitro and ex vivo bindings. Many potent compounds with K(i)<10nM were discovered (compounds 6a-j) and several compounds (14-17) had excellent ex vivo binding at 6h and 24h. Attenuating the basicity of nitrogen on the side chain, and in particular, introduction of a polar group such as aminomethyl on the distal phenyl ring significantly lowered the hERG activity. Further replacement of the distal phenyl group with heteroaryl groups in the cyclohexene series provided compounds such as 28l with excellent ex vivo activity with much reduced hERG liability.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Research, Schering-Plough Research Institute K15 2545, 2015 Galloping Hill Road, Kenilworth, NJ 07033, USA.
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Brian A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: McKittrick
authors.forename: Haiqun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Duane A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Burnett
authors.forename: John W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Clader
authors.forename: William J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Greenlee
authors.forename: Brian E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Hawes
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: O'Neill
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Spar
authors.forename: Blair
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Weig
authors.forename: Timothy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kowalski
authors.forename: Steve
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sorota
authors.forename: Cheng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Tongtong
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003508:Cycloheptanes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011979:Receptors, Pituitary Hormone / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000378:metabolism; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000378:metabolism*; D000071230:Transcriptional Regulator ERG
chemical_list: D003508:Cycloheptanes; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; C072312:ERG protein, human; D011979:Receptors, Pituitary Hormone; D015534:Trans-Activators; D000071230:Transcriptional Regulator ERG; C092274:melanin-concentrating hormone receptor