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  • Synthesis and biological evaluation of 1-[2-cyano-3,12-dioxooleana-1,9(11)-dien-28-oyl]-4-ethynylimidazole. A novel and highly potent anti-inflammatory and cytoprotective agent.

Synthesis and biological evaluation of 1-[2-cyano-3,12-dioxooleana-1,9(11)-dien-28-oyl]-4-ethynylimidazole. A novel and highly potent anti-inflammatory and cytoprotective agent.

Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters (2011-03-29)
Tadashi Honda, Albena T Dinkova-Kostova, Emilie David, Eric M Padegimas, Chitra Sundararajan, Melean Visnick, Ron Bumeister, W Christian Wigley
ABSTRACT

To explore more potent N-acylimidazole analogues of CDDO than CDDO-Im, which is one of the most potent compounds in several widely used bioassays related to protection against inflammation and carcinogenesis; we have synthesized and evaluated five new N-acyl(acetylenic)imidazole analogues. Among them, 4-ethynylimidazole 4 is nearly equivalent to CDDO-Im in potency in these bioassays. Remarkably, the solid form of 4 is more stable than that of CDDO-Im. These findings suggest that 4 is a very promising anti-inflammatory and cytoprotective agent and its further preclinical evaluation is warranted.

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Discovery® Cyano HPLC Column, 5 μm particle size, L × I.D. 25 cm × 4 mm
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Discovery® Cyano HPLC Column, 5 μm particle size, L × I.D. 15 cm × 4.6 mm
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Discovery® Cyano Supelguard Cartridge, 5 μm particle size, L × I.D. 2 cm × 4 mm
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Discovery® Cyano HPLC Column, 5 μm particle size, L × I.D. 25 cm × 4.6 mm