From 2-Alkylsulfanylimidazoles to 2-Alkylimidazoles: An Approach towards Metabolically More Stable p38α MAP Kinase Inhibitors.

ABSTRACT: In vitro and in vivo metabolism studies revealed that 2-alkylsulfanylimidazole ML3403 (4-(5-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-(methylthio)-1H-imidazol-4-yl)-N-(1-phenylethyl)pyridin-2-amine) undergoes rapid oxidation to the sulfoxide. Replacing the sulfur atom present in the two potent p38α mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase inhibitors ML3403 and LN950 (2-((5-(4-fluorophenyl)-4-(2-((3-methylbutan-2-yl)amino)pyridin-4-yl)-1H-imidazol-2-yl)thio)ethan-1-ol) by a methylene group resulted in 2-alkylimidazole derivatives 1 and 2, respectively, having a remarkably improved metabolic stability. The 2-alkylimidazole analogs 1 and 2 showed 20% and 10% biotransformation after 4 h of incubation with human liver microsomes, respectively. They d

SUBMITTER: Heider F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6151569 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature