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Biaryl tetrazolyl ureas as inhibitors of endocannabinoid metabolism: Modulation at the N-portion and distal phenyl ring

Ortar G., Morera E., De Petrocellis L., Ligresti A., Schiano Moriello A., Morera L., Nalli M., Ragno R., Pirolli A., Di Marzo V., European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2013


Abstract:

In the present study, we have further extended the structure-activity relationships for the tetrazolyl ureas class of compounds as potential FAAH and/or MAGL inhibitors, by replacing the dimethylamino group of the parent compounds 1 and 2 with bulkier groups or by introducing on the distal phenyl ring of 1 and 2 a selected set of substituents. Some of the new compounds (16, 20, 21, 25, and 28) inhibited FAAH potently (IC50 = 3.0-9.7 nM) and selectively (39- to more than 141-fold) over MAGL, while tetrazole 27 turned out to be a promising dual FAAH-MAGL inhibitor of potential therapeutic use. Covalent docking studies on FAAH indicated that the binding modes of tetrazoles 1-32 did not display a unique pattern. The ability of tetrazoles 1-32 to act as TRPV1 and TRPA1 modulators was also investigated. © 2013 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.


Link to the article:

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejmech.2013.02.005