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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Xiao B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3944523 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Marine drugs 20140213 2
A series of N-substituted phthalimide derivatives were synthesized based on a pharmacophore study of paecilocin A (a natural PPAR-γ agonist) and synthetic leads. The introduction of hydrophilic and hydrophobic groups to the phthalimide skeleton yielded compounds 3-14. Compound 7 showed significant PPAR-γ activation in a luciferase assay using rat liver Ac2F cells. Docking simulations showed that a free hydroxyl group on the phthalimide head and a suitable hydrophilic tail, including a phenyl lin ...[more]