title: Chiral 3-(4,5-dihydrooxazol-2-yl)phenyl alkylcarbamates as novel FAAH inhibitors: Insight into FAAH enantioselectivity by molecular docking and interaction fields.
abstract: Fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) and monoglyceride lipase (MGL) are the main enzymes responsible for the hydrolysis of endogenous cannabinoids N-arachidonoylethanolamide (AEA) and 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG), respectively. Phenyl alkylcarbamates are FAAH inhibitors with anxiolytic and analgesic activities in vivo. Herein we present for the first time the synthesis and biological evaluation of a series of chiral 3-(2-oxazoline)-phenyl N-alkylcarbamates as FAAH inhibitors. Furthermore, the structural background of chirality on the FAAH inhibition is explored by analyzing the protein-ligand interactions. Remarkably, 10-fold difference in potency was observed for (R)- and (S)-derivatives of 3-(5-methyl-4,5-dihydrooxazol-2-yl)phenyl cyclohexylcarbamate (6a vs. 6b). Molecular modelling indicated an important interaction between the oxazoline nitrogen and FAAH active site.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Helsinki University of Technology, FI-02015 Espoo, TKK, Finland.
authors.forename: Mikko J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Myllymäki
authors.forename: Heikki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Käsnänen
authors.forename: Antti O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Kataja
authors.forename: Maija
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lahtela-Kakkonen
authors.forename: Susanna M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Saario
authors.forename: Antti
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Poso
authors.forename: Ari M P
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Koskinen
mesh_terms: D000581:Amidohydrolases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000201:enzymology; D002219:Carbamates / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D008994:Monoacylglycerol Lipases / Q000378:metabolism; D010080:Oxazoles / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011485:Protein Binding; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D000099252:Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolases
chemical_list: D000581:Amidohydrolases; D002219:Carbamates; D008994:Monoacylglycerol Lipases; D010080:Oxazoles; D000099252:Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolases