Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1378648 | Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters | 2006 | 6 Pages |
A series of tetrahydroisoquinoline-N-phenylamide derivatives were designed, synthesized, and tested for their relative binding affinity and antagonistic activity against androgen receptor (AR). Compound 1b (relative binding affinity, RBA = 6.4) and 1h (RBA = 12.6) showed higher binding affinity than flutamide (RBA = 1), a potent AR antagonist. These two compounds also exerted optimal antagonistic activity against AR in reporter assays. The derivatives were also tested for their activities against another nuclear receptor, farnesoid x receptor (FXR), with most compounds acting as weak antagonists, however, compound 1h behaved as a FXR agonist with activity slightly less than that of chenodeoxycholic acid (CDCA), a natural FXR agonist.
Graphical abstractThe synthesis and evaluation of 1, 2, 3, 4-tetrahydroisoquinoline-N-phenylamide derivatives as androgen receptor and farnesoid x receptor modulators are reported.Figure optionsDownload full-size imageDownload as PowerPoint slide