1. Academic Validation
  2. 2-Alkylamino- and alkoxy-substituted 2-amino-1,3,4-oxadiazoles-O-Alkyl benzohydroxamate esters replacements retain the desired inhibition and selectivity against MEK (MAP ERK kinase)

2-Alkylamino- and alkoxy-substituted 2-amino-1,3,4-oxadiazoles-O-Alkyl benzohydroxamate esters replacements retain the desired inhibition and selectivity against MEK (MAP ERK kinase)

  • Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2008 Dec 1;18(23):6171-4. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2008.10.015.
Joseph S Warmus 1 Cathlin Flamme Lu Yan Zhang Stephen Barrett Alexander Bridges Huifen Chen Richard Gowan Michael Kaufman Judy Sebolt-Leopold Wilbur Leopold Ronald Merriman Jeffrey Ohren Alexander Pavlovsky Sally Przybranowski Haile Tecle Heather Valik Christopher Whitehead Erli Zhang
Affiliations

Affiliation

  • 1 Department of Chemistry, Pfizer Global Research and Development, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA. Joseph.Warmus@Pfizer.com
Abstract

This paper reports a second generation MEK Inhibitor. The previously reported potent and efficacious MEK Inhibitor, PD-184352 (CI-1040), contains an integral hydroxamate moiety. This compound suffered from less than ideal solubility and metabolic stability. An oxadiazole moiety behaves as a bioisostere for the hydroxamate group, leading to a more metabolically stable and efficacious MEK Inhibitor.

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