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  2. Discovery of N-[4-(1H-Pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyrazin-6-yl)-phenyl]-sulfonamides as Highly Active and Selective SGK1 Inhibitors

Discovery of N-[4-(1H-Pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyrazin-6-yl)-phenyl]-sulfonamides as Highly Active and Selective SGK1 Inhibitors

  • ACS Med Chem Lett. 2014 Oct 23;6(1):73-8. doi: 10.1021/ml5003376.
Nis Halland 1 Friedemann Schmidt 1 Tilo Weiss 1 Joachim Saas 1 Ziyu Li 1 Jörg Czech 1 Matthias Dreyer 1 Armin Hofmeister 1 Katharina Mertsch 1 Uwe Dietz 1 Carsten Strübing 1 Marc Nazare 2
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 Sanofi R&D , Industriepark Höchst Building G838, D-65926 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
  • 2 Leibniz-Institut für Molekulare Pharmakologie (FMP) , Robert-Rössle-Straße 10, 13125 Berlin-Buch, Germany.
Abstract

From a virtual screening starting point, inhibitors of the serum and glucocorticoid regulated kinase 1 were developed through a combination of classical medicinal chemistry and library approaches. This resulted in highly active small molecules with nanomolar activity and a good overall in vitro and ADME profile. Furthermore, the compounds exhibited unusually high kinase and off-target selectivity due to their rigid structure.

Keywords

AGC kinase; Serum glucocorticoid regulated kinase; WNT signaling; virtual screening.

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