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Benzoxazolone-5-Urea Derivatives as Human Soluble Epoxide Hydrolase (sEH) Inhibitors

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Inhibition of soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH) is indicated as a new therapeutic modality against a variety of inflammatory diseases, including metabolic, renal, and cardiovascular disorders. In our ongoing research on… Click to show full abstract

Inhibition of soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH) is indicated as a new therapeutic modality against a variety of inflammatory diseases, including metabolic, renal, and cardiovascular disorders. In our ongoing research on sEH inhibitors, we synthesized novel benzoxazolone-5-urea analogues with highly potent sEH inhibitory properties inspired by the crystallographic fragment scaffolds incorporating a single H-bond donor/acceptor pair. The tractable SAR results indicated that the aryl or benzyl fragments flanking the benzoxazolone-urea scaffold conferred potent sEH inhibition, and compounds 31–39 inhibited the sEH activity with IC50 values in the range of 0.39–570 nM. Docking studies and molecular dynamics simulations with the most potent analogue 33 provided valuable insights into potential binding interactions of the inhibitor in the sEH binding region. In conclusion, benzoxazolone-5-ureas furnished with benzyl groups on the urea function can be regarded as novel lead structures, which allow the development of advanced analogues with enhanced properties against sEH.

Keywords: seh; benzoxazolone urea; seh inhibitors; soluble epoxide; epoxide hydrolase; hydrolase seh

Journal Title: ACS Omega
Year Published: 2023

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