Cannon, J.G., S.T. Moe, J.P. Long, and R.K. Bhatnagar. S-11-hydroxy-10-methylaporphine and its biologically active salt forms as 5HT1A inhibitors; 1993. U.S. Pat. 5,258,384.
Cannon, J.G., R. Raghupathi, and S.T. Moe. Preparation and pharmacological evaluation of enantiomers of certain nonoxygenated aporphines: (+)- and (-)-aporphine and (+)- and (-)-10-methylaporphine. J. Med. Chem. 36(10) 1316-1318, 1993.
Cannon, J.G., S.T. Moe, and J.P. Long. Enantiomers of 11-hydroxy-10-methylaporphine having opposing pharmacological effects at 5-HT1A receptors. Chirality 3(1), 19-23, 1991.
Dopamine versus serotonin
Antagonist versus agonist
dopamine
serotonin
SM-1000
(serotonin inhibitor)
Serotonin & Dopamine
Portoghese, P.S., S. Ohkawa, and S.T. Moe. Preparation of spiroindane opiate analogs; 1994. U. S. Pat. 5,298,622
Kshirsagar, T.A., S.T. Moe, and P.S. Portoghese. Stereospecific synthesis of pseudocodeine: [2,3]-Sigmatropic rearrangement using selenium intermediates. J. Org. Chem. 63(5), 1704-1705, 1998.
Portoghese, P.S., S. Ohkawa, S.T. Moe, and A.E. Takemori. Synthesis and delta-opioid receptor antagonist activity of naltrindole analogues with a regioisomeric indole moiety. J. Med. Chem. 37(12), 1886-1888, 1994.
Portoghese, P.S., M. Sultana, S.T. Moe, and A.E. Takemori. Synthesis of naltrexone-derived δ-opioid antagonists. Role of conformation of the δ address moiety. J. Med. Chem. 37(5), 579-585, 1994.
Portoghese, P.S., S.T. Moe, and A.E. Takemori. A selective delta-1 opioid receptor agonist derived from oxymorphone. Evidence for separate recognition sites for delta-1 opioid receptor agonists and antagonists. J. Med. Chem. 36(17), 2572-2574, 1993.
Kong, H., K. Raynor, K. Yasuda, S.T. Moe, P.S. Portoghese, G.I. Bell, and T. Reisine. A single residue, aspartic acid 95, in the δ-opioid receptor specifies selective high-affinity agonist binding. J. Biol. Chem. 268(31), 23055-23058, 1993.
morphine
enkephalin
Opioid Antagonists
SensiparSensipar®®
(Cinacalcet)(Cinacalcet)
• Sensipar (Cinacalcet)Sensipar (Cinacalcet)
• NPS1506 (Delucemine)NPS1506 (Delucemine)
• Ronacaleret (Glaxo)Ronacaleret (Glaxo)
• NPS1776 (Abbott)NPS1776 (Abbott)
50 uM lead
The Merck Index, 14th Edition (online)
Monograph number: 02282
Antihyperparathyroid drug
Hyperparathyroidism
Factors Influencing Pharmaceutical Product Design
Natural Product
Drug Models
(Phytomedicinals)
Absorption,
Distribution,
Metabolism,
Excretion
Safety,
Toxicology
Neurotransmitter-Like
Compounds
Pharmaceutical
Perspective,
(“Drug-like” Scaffolds)
Soft Drug Approach
Weak Drug Approach
Commercially
Successful
Drug Products,
(Templates)
Pharmaceutical
Relevance
(Marketability)
?Pharmacology
Synthetic
Accessibility
Drug Design
• Lidocaine synthesisLidocaine synthesis
• USP Purity/UV AnalysisUSP Purity/UV Analysis
• OctaethylporphoryrinOctaethylporphoryrin
• 7-step synthesis7-step synthesis
• Natural product purificationNatural product purification
• Botonical identificationBotonical identification
• IbuprophenIbuprophen
• Qualitative identificationQualitative identification
Local Anesthetics and Pain
Step 1: Finding a ring system
NMDA antagonism (IC50) in rat cerebellar granular cells (RCGCs)
NH2
O
(2600 nM)
NH2
S
(676 nM)
NH2
(69 nM)
NH2
O
(1780 nM)
NH2
(1500 nM)
N
NH2
(609 nM)
NMDA Inhibitors
Drug Discovery CycleDrug Discovery Cycle
DATA MINING
Drug Discovery Cycle
ANALOG DESIGN
Design of Conformationally Restricted Analogs
NH2
F
F
NH2
F
F
NH2
F
F
NH2
F
F
NH2
F
F
X-Ray Crystal Analysis from: S.T. Moe, J. Clardy, et al., Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 1999, 9, 1915-1920.
Structural Rigidification
1506 reduces infarct volume by
approximately 50% in animal models of stroke
NPS 1506 - Novel NMDA Antagonist
Control NPS 1506
Ischemic Stroke
2000 Parke-Davis/Pfizer2000 Parke-Davis/Pfizer
• Medicinal ChemistryMedicinal Chemistry
• Physical-ChemicalPhysical-Chemical
PropertiesProperties
• ADMEADME
• LeadershipLeadership
• TeamworkTeamwork
Drug-Like Property Analysis
300x Antibacterial Potency300x Antibacterial Potency
• D-Ala-D-Ala LigaseD-Ala-D-Ala Ligase
• Cell wall synthesisCell wall synthesis
• Structure-based DesignStructure-based Design
• Parallel SynthesisParallel Synthesis
• 5-Approach Strategy5-Approach Strategy
30 uM
0.1 uM
D-Ala Ligase Inhibitors
Complementary Approaches to
Analog Design
Active-site Residue Targeting (Crystallography).
Identify residues within reach of ligand and design analogs with
complementary functional groups within range of residue
Virtual-Library Docking (Modeling).
Dock virtual library molecules into active-site models and score.
SAR-Driven Substituent Selection (Biochemistry).
Use biochemical data as a guide to select “active” functional groups.
Traditional, Systematic Analoging (Synthetic Chemistry).
Directed at specific questions, e.g., polarity, electronic effects, logP
Diversity Analysis (Computational Chemistry).
Select a diverse set of functional groups to explore chemical space,
Drug Design Strategies
Parallel Synthesis
• Analogs selected
using the 5-approaches
• 80 analogs per week
• Solution phase
• 5-chemists in-house
• 6-step synthesis
• R3-Variation on step 1 !!!
D-Ala Ligase Crystal Structures
Pintase Crystal Structure
Michaelis Complex Model FXIa
• Michaelis complex (green) moved from the acylated
structure (grey) but the primary interactions remain
intact
• Phenylurea in the prime sites (left)
• Guanidino in the S1 pocket (center)
• Acid still H-binding to the waters
• Lactam C=O close to Oγ-Ser195 and pointing
toward the “oxyanion hole”
Factor XIa Crystal Structure
Silvaggi N.R., et al., Chem. Biol. 14(5):533-42, 2007.
600 analogs via
Solid phase synthesis
Moe, S.T., et al., Bioorg. Med. Chem. (manuscript submitted Jan. 2009).
Botulism Antitoxins

Leadops History

  • 1.
    Cannon, J.G., S.T.Moe, J.P. Long, and R.K. Bhatnagar. S-11-hydroxy-10-methylaporphine and its biologically active salt forms as 5HT1A inhibitors; 1993. U.S. Pat. 5,258,384. Cannon, J.G., R. Raghupathi, and S.T. Moe. Preparation and pharmacological evaluation of enantiomers of certain nonoxygenated aporphines: (+)- and (-)-aporphine and (+)- and (-)-10-methylaporphine. J. Med. Chem. 36(10) 1316-1318, 1993. Cannon, J.G., S.T. Moe, and J.P. Long. Enantiomers of 11-hydroxy-10-methylaporphine having opposing pharmacological effects at 5-HT1A receptors. Chirality 3(1), 19-23, 1991. Dopamine versus serotonin Antagonist versus agonist dopamine serotonin SM-1000 (serotonin inhibitor) Serotonin & Dopamine
  • 2.
    Portoghese, P.S., S.Ohkawa, and S.T. Moe. Preparation of spiroindane opiate analogs; 1994. U. S. Pat. 5,298,622 Kshirsagar, T.A., S.T. Moe, and P.S. Portoghese. Stereospecific synthesis of pseudocodeine: [2,3]-Sigmatropic rearrangement using selenium intermediates. J. Org. Chem. 63(5), 1704-1705, 1998. Portoghese, P.S., S. Ohkawa, S.T. Moe, and A.E. Takemori. Synthesis and delta-opioid receptor antagonist activity of naltrindole analogues with a regioisomeric indole moiety. J. Med. Chem. 37(12), 1886-1888, 1994. Portoghese, P.S., M. Sultana, S.T. Moe, and A.E. Takemori. Synthesis of naltrexone-derived δ-opioid antagonists. Role of conformation of the δ address moiety. J. Med. Chem. 37(5), 579-585, 1994. Portoghese, P.S., S.T. Moe, and A.E. Takemori. A selective delta-1 opioid receptor agonist derived from oxymorphone. Evidence for separate recognition sites for delta-1 opioid receptor agonists and antagonists. J. Med. Chem. 36(17), 2572-2574, 1993. Kong, H., K. Raynor, K. Yasuda, S.T. Moe, P.S. Portoghese, G.I. Bell, and T. Reisine. A single residue, aspartic acid 95, in the δ-opioid receptor specifies selective high-affinity agonist binding. J. Biol. Chem. 268(31), 23055-23058, 1993. morphine enkephalin Opioid Antagonists
  • 3.
    SensiparSensipar®® (Cinacalcet)(Cinacalcet) • Sensipar (Cinacalcet)Sensipar(Cinacalcet) • NPS1506 (Delucemine)NPS1506 (Delucemine) • Ronacaleret (Glaxo)Ronacaleret (Glaxo) • NPS1776 (Abbott)NPS1776 (Abbott) 50 uM lead The Merck Index, 14th Edition (online) Monograph number: 02282 Antihyperparathyroid drug Hyperparathyroidism
  • 4.
    Factors Influencing PharmaceuticalProduct Design Natural Product Drug Models (Phytomedicinals) Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, Excretion Safety, Toxicology Neurotransmitter-Like Compounds Pharmaceutical Perspective, (“Drug-like” Scaffolds) Soft Drug Approach Weak Drug Approach Commercially Successful Drug Products, (Templates) Pharmaceutical Relevance (Marketability) ?Pharmacology Synthetic Accessibility Drug Design
  • 5.
    • Lidocaine synthesisLidocainesynthesis • USP Purity/UV AnalysisUSP Purity/UV Analysis • OctaethylporphoryrinOctaethylporphoryrin • 7-step synthesis7-step synthesis • Natural product purificationNatural product purification • Botonical identificationBotonical identification • IbuprophenIbuprophen • Qualitative identificationQualitative identification Local Anesthetics and Pain
  • 6.
    Step 1: Findinga ring system NMDA antagonism (IC50) in rat cerebellar granular cells (RCGCs) NH2 O (2600 nM) NH2 S (676 nM) NH2 (69 nM) NH2 O (1780 nM) NH2 (1500 nM) N NH2 (609 nM) NMDA Inhibitors
  • 7.
    Drug Discovery CycleDrugDiscovery Cycle DATA MINING Drug Discovery Cycle ANALOG DESIGN
  • 8.
    Design of ConformationallyRestricted Analogs NH2 F F NH2 F F NH2 F F NH2 F F NH2 F F X-Ray Crystal Analysis from: S.T. Moe, J. Clardy, et al., Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 1999, 9, 1915-1920. Structural Rigidification
  • 9.
    1506 reduces infarctvolume by approximately 50% in animal models of stroke NPS 1506 - Novel NMDA Antagonist Control NPS 1506 Ischemic Stroke
  • 10.
    2000 Parke-Davis/Pfizer2000 Parke-Davis/Pfizer •Medicinal ChemistryMedicinal Chemistry • Physical-ChemicalPhysical-Chemical PropertiesProperties • ADMEADME • LeadershipLeadership • TeamworkTeamwork Drug-Like Property Analysis
  • 11.
    300x Antibacterial Potency300xAntibacterial Potency • D-Ala-D-Ala LigaseD-Ala-D-Ala Ligase • Cell wall synthesisCell wall synthesis • Structure-based DesignStructure-based Design • Parallel SynthesisParallel Synthesis • 5-Approach Strategy5-Approach Strategy 30 uM 0.1 uM D-Ala Ligase Inhibitors
  • 12.
    Complementary Approaches to AnalogDesign Active-site Residue Targeting (Crystallography). Identify residues within reach of ligand and design analogs with complementary functional groups within range of residue Virtual-Library Docking (Modeling). Dock virtual library molecules into active-site models and score. SAR-Driven Substituent Selection (Biochemistry). Use biochemical data as a guide to select “active” functional groups. Traditional, Systematic Analoging (Synthetic Chemistry). Directed at specific questions, e.g., polarity, electronic effects, logP Diversity Analysis (Computational Chemistry). Select a diverse set of functional groups to explore chemical space, Drug Design Strategies
  • 13.
    Parallel Synthesis • Analogsselected using the 5-approaches • 80 analogs per week • Solution phase • 5-chemists in-house • 6-step synthesis • R3-Variation on step 1 !!! D-Ala Ligase Crystal Structures
  • 14.
  • 15.
    Michaelis Complex ModelFXIa • Michaelis complex (green) moved from the acylated structure (grey) but the primary interactions remain intact • Phenylurea in the prime sites (left) • Guanidino in the S1 pocket (center) • Acid still H-binding to the waters • Lactam C=O close to Oγ-Ser195 and pointing toward the “oxyanion hole” Factor XIa Crystal Structure
  • 16.
    Silvaggi N.R., etal., Chem. Biol. 14(5):533-42, 2007. 600 analogs via Solid phase synthesis Moe, S.T., et al., Bioorg. Med. Chem. (manuscript submitted Jan. 2009). Botulism Antitoxins

Editor's Notes

  • #13 Outline of strategy was use when presented with the dilemma of what to synthesize. Strategy is to use 5 complementary approaches, simultaneously. Read slide. Note: we are currently evaluating whether divesity analysis or similarity analysis would be more suitable.