Exploration of SAR features by modifications of thiazoleacetic acids as CRTH2 antagonists

Marie Grimstrup, Jean Marie Receveur, Øystein Rist, Thomas M. Frimurer, Peter Aadal Nielsen, Jesper M. Mathiesen, Thomas Högberg*

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Abstract

The SAR features have been further explored for (2-benzhydryl-4-phenyl-thiazol-5-yl)acetic acids as CRTH2 (chemoattractant receptor-homologous molecule expressed on Th2 cells) antagonists. The introduction of a nitrogen or a methyl substituent in the benzhydrylic position offer two alternative drugable scaffolds attractive for unsymmetrically substituted derivatives. An imidazole analogue lacks activity due to formation of a favored coplanar intramolecular hydrogen bond. The pyrimidine derivative 18 represents a potent and selective compound that will be subject to continued investigations.

Original languageEnglish
JournalBioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters
Volume20
Issue number5
Pages (from-to)1638-1641
Number of pages4
ISSN0960-894X
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Mar 2010

Keywords

  • Chemoattractant receptor-homologous molecule expressed on Th2 cells
  • CRTH2 antagonists
  • Molecular modelling
  • PGD2
  • Scaffold hopping
  • Structure-activity relationships

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