Design and synthesis of aryl sulfonamide-based nonsteroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists

Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2013 Dec 1;23(23):6239-42. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2013.09.099. Epub 2013 Oct 8.

Abstract

Hit-to-lead medicinal chemistry efforts are described starting from a screening hit 1, leading to a new class of aryl sulfonamide-based MR antagonist, exemplified by 17, that possesses favourable MR binding affinity, selectivity profile against closely related NHRs, physicochemical properties and metabolic stability.

Keywords: Aryl sulfonamide; Mineralocorticoid receptor; Nonsteroidal MR antagonist.

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists / chemical synthesis
  • Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists / chemistry*
  • Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists / pharmacology*
  • Models, Molecular
  • Structure-Activity Relationship
  • Sulfonamides / chemical synthesis
  • Sulfonamides / chemistry*
  • Sulfonamides / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists
  • Sulfonamides