Discovery of dihydroquinoxalinone acetamides containing bicyclic amines as potent Bradykinin B1 receptor antagonists

Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2008 Aug 15;18(16):4477-81. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2008.07.055. Epub 2008 Jul 17.

Abstract

Replacement of the core beta-amino acid in our previously reported piperidine acetic acid and beta-phenylalanine-based Bradykinin B1 antagonists by dihydroquinoxalinone acetic acid increases the in vitro potency and metabolic stability. The most potent compounds from this series have IC(50)s<0.2 nM in a human B1 receptor functional assay. A molecular modeling study of the binding modes of key compounds, based on a B1 homology model, explains the structure-activity relationship (SAR) for these analogs.

MeSH terms

  • Acetamides / chemical synthesis*
  • Acetamides / chemistry
  • Acetic Acid / chemistry
  • Amines
  • Bradykinin B1 Receptor Antagonists*
  • Chemistry, Pharmaceutical / methods*
  • Drug Design
  • Humans
  • Inhibitory Concentration 50
  • Ligands
  • Models, Chemical
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Molecular Structure
  • Protein Binding
  • Quinoxalines / chemical synthesis*
  • Quinoxalines / pharmacology
  • Receptor, Bradykinin B1 / chemistry*
  • Structure-Activity Relationship

Substances

  • Acetamides
  • Amines
  • Bradykinin B1 Receptor Antagonists
  • Ligands
  • Quinoxalines
  • Receptor, Bradykinin B1
  • Acetic Acid