Potent benzimidazole sulfonamide protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B inhibitors containing the heterocyclic (S)-isothiazolidinone phosphotyrosine mimetic

J Med Chem. 2006 Jun 29;49(13):3774-89. doi: 10.1021/jm0600904.

Abstract

Potent nonpeptidic benzimidazole sulfonamide inhibitors of protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B) were derived from the optimization of a tripeptide containing the novel (S)-isothiazolidinone ((S)-IZD) phosphotyrosine (pTyr) mimetic. An X-ray cocrystal structure of inhibitor 46/PTP1B at 1.8 A resolution demonstrated that the benzimidazole sulfonamides form a bidentate H bond to Asp48 as designed, although the aryl group of the sulfonamide unexpectedly interacts intramolecularly in a pi-stacking manner with the benzimidazole. The ortho substitution to the (S)-IZD on the aryl ring afforded low nanomolar enzyme inhibitors of PTP1B that also displayed low caco-2 permeability and cellular activity in an insulin receptor (IR) phosphorylation assay and an Akt phosphorylation assay. The design, synthesis, and SAR of this novel series of benzimidazole sulfonamide containing (S)-IZD inhibitors of PTP1B are presented herein.

MeSH terms

  • Benzimidazoles / chemical synthesis*
  • Benzimidazoles / chemistry
  • Benzimidazoles / pharmacology
  • Cell Line
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Humans
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Mimicry
  • Molecular Structure
  • Oligopeptides / chemistry*
  • Phosphorylation
  • Phosphotyrosine / chemistry*
  • Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 1
  • Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases / chemistry
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt / metabolism
  • Receptor, Insulin / metabolism
  • Stereoisomerism
  • Structure-Activity Relationship
  • Sulfonamides / chemical synthesis*
  • Sulfonamides / chemistry
  • Sulfonamides / pharmacology
  • Thiazoles / chemical synthesis*
  • Thiazoles / chemistry
  • Thiazoles / pharmacology

Substances

  • Benzimidazoles
  • Oligopeptides
  • Sulfonamides
  • Thiazoles
  • Phosphotyrosine
  • Receptor, Insulin
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt
  • PTPN1 protein, human
  • Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 1
  • Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases