Structure-activity relationship of a new series of reversible dual monoacylglycerol lipase/fatty acid amide hydrolase inhibitors

J Med Chem. 2012 Jan 26;55(2):824-36. doi: 10.1021/jm201327p. Epub 2012 Jan 17.

Abstract

The two endocannabinoids, anandamide (AEA) and 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG), play independent and nonredundant roles in the body. This makes the development of both selective and dual inhibitors of their inactivation an important priority. In this work we report a new series of inhibitors of monoacylglycerol lipase (MAGL) and fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH). Among them, (±)-oxiran-2-ylmethyl 6-(1,1'-biphenyl-4-yl)hexanoate (8) and (2R)-(-)-oxiran-2-ylmethyl(4-benzylphenyl)acetate (30) stand out as potent inhibitors of human recombinant MAGL (IC(50) (8) = 4.1 μM; IC(50) (30) = 2.4 μM), rat brain monoacylglycerol hydrolysis (IC(50) (8) = 1.8 μM; IC(50) (30) = 0.68 μM), and rat brain FAAH (IC(50) (8) = 5.1 μM; IC(50) (30) = 0.29 μM). Importantly, and in contrast to the other previously described MAGL inhibitors, these compounds behave as reversible inhibitors either of competitive (8) or noncompetitive nature (30). Hence, they could be useful to explore the therapeutic potential of reversible MAGL inhibitors.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amidohydrolases / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Amidohydrolases / chemistry
  • Animals
  • Biphenyl Compounds / chemical synthesis*
  • Biphenyl Compounds / chemistry
  • Epoxy Compounds / chemical synthesis*
  • Epoxy Compounds / chemistry
  • Humans
  • Kinetics
  • Models, Molecular
  • Monoacylglycerol Lipases / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Monoacylglycerol Lipases / chemistry
  • Phenylacetates / chemical synthesis*
  • Phenylacetates / chemistry
  • Rats
  • Recombinant Proteins / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Recombinant Proteins / chemistry
  • Stereoisomerism
  • Structure-Activity Relationship

Substances

  • Biphenyl Compounds
  • Epoxy Compounds
  • Phenylacetates
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • oxiran-2-ylmethyl 6-(1,1'-biphenyl-4-yl)hexanoate
  • oxiran-2-ylmethyl(4-benzylphenyl)acetate
  • Monoacylglycerol Lipases
  • Amidohydrolases
  • fatty-acid amide hydrolase