Abstract
Abstract We recently reported that diphenylsilane structure can function as a cis-stilbene mimetic. Here, we investigate whether silyl functionality can also serve as a mimetic of aliphatic cis-olefin. We designed and synthesized various silyl derivatives of oleoylethanolamide (OEA: 8), an endogenous cis-olefin-containing PPARα agonist, and evaluated their PPARα/δ/γ agonistic activity. We found that diethylsilyl derivative 20 exhibited PPARα/δ agonistic activity, and we also obtained a PPARδ-selective agonist, 32. Our results suggest that incorporation of silyl functionality is a useful option for structural development of biologically active compounds.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 22735 |
Pages (from-to) | 3350-3354 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters |
Volume | 25 |
Issue number | 16 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2015 Jul 3 |
Keywords
- PPAR
- Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor
- Sila-substitution
- Silicon
- cis-Olefin mimetic
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Medicine
- Molecular Biology
- Pharmaceutical Science
- Drug Discovery
- Clinical Biochemistry
- Organic Chemistry