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ID: ALA1152349

Journal: Bioorg Med Chem Lett

Title: Optimization of 2-piperidin-4-yl-acetamides as melanin-concentrating hormone receptor 1 (MCH-R1) antagonists: Designing out hERG inhibition.

Authors: Berglund S, Egner BJ, Gradén H, Gradén J, Morgan DG, Inghardt T, Giordanetto F.

Abstract: Herein, we disclose the discovery and optimization of 2-piperidin-4-yl-acetamide derivatives as MCH-R1 antagonists. Structural investigation of piperidin-4-yl-amide and piperidin-4-yl-ureas identified 2-piperidin-4-yl-acetamide-based MCH-R1 antagonists with outstanding in vivo efficacy but flawed with high affinity towards the hERG potassium channel. While existing hERG SAR information was employed to discover highly potent MCH-R1 antagonists with minimized hERG inhibition, additional hurdles prevented their subsequent clinical exploration.

CiteXplore: 19500979

DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2009.05.067