Hit-to-lead evaluation of a novel class of sphingosine 1-phosphate lyase inhibitors
Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters(2016)
Abstract
Inhibition of sphingosine-1-phosphate lyase has recently been proposed as a potential treatment option for inflammatory disorders such as multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, and inflammatory bowel disease. In this report we describe our hit-to-lead evaluation of the isoxazolecarboxamide 6, a high-throughput screening hit (in vitro IC50=1.0μM, cell IC50=1.8μM), as a novel S1P lyase inhibitor. We were able to establish basic structure–activity relationships around 6 and succeeded in obtaining X-ray structural information which enabled structure-based design. With the discovery of 28, enzyme activity was quickly improved to IC50=120nM and cell potency to IC50=230nM. The main liability in the established isoxazolecarboxamide hit series was determined to be metabolic stability. In particular we identified that future lead-optimization efforts to overcome this problem should focus on blocking the N-dealkylation on the secondary amine.
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Key words
Sphingosine 1-phosphate lyase,Hit-to-lead,Inhibitor,Parallel synthesis,Structure-based design
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