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ID: ALA1208751

Journal: Bioorg Med Chem Lett

Title: The discovery of potent inhibitors of aldosterone synthase that exhibit selectivity over 11-beta-hydroxylase.

Authors: Adams CM, Hu CW, Jeng AY, Karki R, Ksander G, Lasala D, Leung-Chu J, Liang G, Liu Q, Meredith E, Rao C, Rigel DF, Shi J, Smith S, Springer C, Zhang C.

Abstract: Aldosterone, the final component of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, plays an important role in the pathophysiology of hypertension and congestive heart failure. Aldosterone synthase (CYP11B2) catalyzes the last three steps of aldosterone biosynthesis, and as such appears to be a target for the treatment of these disorders. A sulfonamide-imidazole scaffold has proven to be a potent inhibitor of CYP11B2. Furthermore, this scaffold can achieve high levels of selectivity for CYP11B2 over CYP11B1, a key enzyme in the biosynthesis of cortisol.

CiteXplore: 20615692

DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2010.06.086