Abstract
Described herein is design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of novel series of 2-aryl-7-(3′,4′-dialkoxyphenyl)-pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines acting as inhibitors of type 4 phosphodiesterase (PDE4) which is known as a good target for the treatment of asthma and COPD. For this purpose, structure optimization was conducted with the aid of structure-based drug design using the known X-ray crystallography. Also, biological effects of these compounds on the target enzyme were evaluated by using in vitro assays, leading to the potent and selective PDE-4 inhibitor (IC50 < 10 nM).
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 922-926 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters |
Volume | 20 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2010 Feb 1 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This research was supported by the Center for Biological Modulators of the 21st Century Frontier R&D program, the Ministry of Science and Technology, Korea .
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Medicine
- Molecular Biology
- Pharmaceutical Science
- Drug Discovery
- Clinical Biochemistry
- Organic Chemistry