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SUBMITTER: Hoyt SB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4434468 | biostudies-literature | 2015 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hoyt Scott B SB Park Min K MK London Clare C Xiong Yusheng Y Tata Jim J Bennett D Jonathan DJ Cooke Andrew A Cai Jiaqiang J Carswell Emma E Robinson John J MacLean John J Brown Lindsay L Belshaw Simone S Clarkson Thomas R TR Liu Kun K Liang Gui-Bai GB Struthers Mary M Cully Doris D Wisniewski Tom T Ren Ning N Bopp Charlene C Sok Andrea A Cai Tian-Quan TQ Stribling Sloan S Pai Lee-Yuh LY Ma Xiuying X Metzger Joe J Verras Andreas A McMasters Daniel D Chen Qing Q Tung Elaine E Tang Wei W Salituro Gino G Buist Nicole N Kuethe Jeff J Rivera Nelo N Clemas Joe J Zhou Gaochao G Gibson Jack J Maxwell Carrie Ann CA Lassman Mike M McLaughlin Theresa T Castro-Perez Jose J Szeto Daphne D Forrest Gail G Hajdu Richard R Rosenbach Mark M Ali Amjad A
ACS medicinal chemistry letters 20150407 5
We report the discovery of a benzimidazole series of CYP11B2 inhibitors. Hit-to-lead and lead optimization studies identified compounds such as 32, which displays potent CYP11B2 inhibition, high selectivity versus related CYP targets, and good pharmacokinetic properties in rat and rhesus. In a rhesus pharmacodynamic model, 32 produces dose-dependent aldosterone lowering efficacy, with no apparent effect on cortisol levels. ...[more]