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N-Tetrahydrofuroyl-(l)-phenylalanine derivatives as potent VLA-4 antagonists

Authors :
John A. Schmidt
Plato A. Magriotis
Ermengilda McCauley
Usha Kidambi
George A. Doherty
Richard A. Mumford
Gail Van Riper
Linda L. Chang
Ginger X. Yang
Malcolm MacCoss
Stephen E. de Laszlo
William K. Hagmann
Quang Truong
Linda A. Egger
Bing Li
Source :
Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 12:1497-1500
Publication Year :
2002
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 2002.

Abstract

Given the proposed involvement of VLA-4 in inflammatory processes, a program to identify orally active VLA-4 antagonists was initiated. Herein, we report the discovery of a N -tetrahydrofuroyl-( l )-phenylalanine derivative ( 17 ) and related analogues as potent VLA-4 antagonists with good oral bioavailability.

Details

ISSN :
0960894X
Volume :
12
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....dc169a40d0f4e7ddf67123672405b6d9