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. 2014 Dec 8;6(1):21–22. doi: 10.1021/ml500482q

Pyrrolopyridines-quinazolines Inhibitors of PKR-Like ER Kinase

Gerard Rosse 1,2,*
PMCID: PMC4291703  PMID: 25589923

Title: Pyrrolopyridines-quinazolines Inhibitors of PKR-Like ER Kinase
Patent/Patent Application Number: WO 2014/161808 A1 Publication date: October 9, 2014
Priority Application: EP 2013–162362 Priority date: April 4, 2013
Inventors: Stansfield, I.; Ligny, Y. A. E.; Amblard, N. C., I.; Versele, M. L. A.
Assignee Company: Janssen Pharmaceutica NV, Belgium
Disease Area: Cancer, diabetes, and neurodegenerative diseases Biological Target: PKR-like ER kinase (PERK)
Summary: The present application claims pyrrolopyridines-quinazolines analogues as inhibitors of PERK kinase. The compounds of the invention are potentially useful in the treatment of a wide range of disorders such as cancer, diabetes, ocular disease, stroke, inflammation, viral infections, and neurodegenerative diseases.
Important Compound Classes: graphic file with name ml-2014-00482q_0001.jpg
Definitions: A = CH or N
Key Structures: graphic file with name ml-2014-00482q_0002.jpg
Biological Assay: The enzymatic activity of the compounds was evaluated in a PERK kinase assay using LanthaScreen technology and in a cell-based TR-FRET assay in HEK293 cells.
Pharmacological Data: graphic file with name ml-2014-00482q_0003.jpg
Synthesis: The synthesis of 153 compounds is described.

The authors declare no competing financial interest.


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