Table of Contents

December 5, 2002
Volume 45, Issue 25
Pages 5415-5608

About the Cover: Model of the histone deacetylase inhibitor, 3-(4-benzoyl-1-methyl-1H-2-pyrrole)-N-hydroxy- 2-propenamide, bound to the catalytic core of histone deacetylase (Mai, A.; et al. J. Med. Chem. 2002, 45, 1778-1784). View the article.

Letters

Improving the Oral Efficacy of CNS Drug Candidates:  Discovery of Highly Orally Efficacious Piperidinyl Piperidine M2 Muscarinic Receptor Antagonists

pp 5415–5418
Publication Date (Web): November 05, 2002 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/jm0255163

Discovery of 8-Hydroxyadenines as a Novel Type of Interferon Inducer

pp 5419–5422
Publication Date (Web): November 09, 2002 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/jm0203581

Telomerase Inhibition, Telomere Shortening, and Decreased Cell Proliferation by Cell Permeable 2‘-O-Methoxyethyl Oligonucleotides

pp 5423–5425
Publication Date (Web): October 31, 2002 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/jm025563v

A Thymidine Phosphorylase-Stable Analogue of BVDU with Significant Antiviral Activity

pp 5426–5429
Publication Date (Web): November 07, 2002 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/jm025569k

Articles

Relationships between Structure and Interaction Kinetics for HIV-1 Protease Inhibitors

pp 5430–5439
Publication Date (Web): October 25, 2002 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm0208370

QSAR Evaluation of the Ch'an Su and Related Bufadienolides against the Colchicine-Resistant Primary Liver Carcinoma Cell Line PLC/PRF/51

pp 5440–5447
Publication Date (Web): November 05, 2002 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm0202066

Antitumor Imidazotetrazines. 40.1 Radiosyntheses of [4-11C-Carbonyl]- and [3-N-11C-Methyl]-8-carbamoyl-3-methylimidazo[5,1-d]-1,2,3,5-tetrazin-4(3H)-one (Temozolomide) for Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Studies

pp 5448–5457
Publication Date (Web): November 05, 2002 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm020921f

Antitumor Imidazotetrazines. 41.1 Conjugation of the Antitumor Agents Mitozolomide and Temozolomide to Peptides and Lexitropsins Bearing DNA Major and Minor Groove-Binding Structural Motifs

pp 5458–5470
Publication Date (Web): November 05, 2002 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm020936d

Design and Synthesis of Dipeptide Nitriles as Reversible and Potent Cathepsin S Inhibitors

pp 5471–5482
Publication Date (Web): October 31, 2002 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm020209i

Structural Studies on Hgr3 Orphan Receptor Ligand Prolactin-Releasing Peptide

pp 5483–5491
Publication Date (Web): November 07, 2002 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm020975p

A New Series of Estrogen Receptor Modulators That Display Selectivity for Estrogen Receptor β

pp 5492–5505
Publication Date (Web): October 26, 2002 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm020291h

Crystal Structures of Dipeptides Containing the Dmt-Tic Pharmacophore

pp 5506–5513
Publication Date (Web): October 31, 2002 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm020330p

Comparative Molecular Field Analysis of Substrates for an Aryl Sulfotransferase Based on Catalytic Mechanism and Protein Homology Modeling

pp 5514–5522
Publication Date (Web): November 09, 2002 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm010481c

Probing the Cysteine-34 Position of Endogenous Serum Albumin with Thiol-Binding Doxorubicin Derivatives. Improved Efficacy of an Acid-Sensitive Doxorubicin Derivative with Specific Albumin-Binding Properties Compared to That of the Parent Compound

pp 5523–5533
Publication Date (Web): November 09, 2002 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm020276c

Perfluorooctyl Bromide Has Limited Membrane Solubility and Is Located at the Bilayer Center. Locating Small Molecules in Lipid Bilayers through Paramagnetic Enhancements of NMR Relaxation

pp 5534–5542
Publication Date (Web): November 07, 2002 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm020278x

Pyrimidoquinazoline-Based Antitumor Agents. Design of Topoisomerase II to DNA Cross-linkers with Activity against Protein Kinases

pp 5543–5555
Publication Date (Web): November 05, 2002 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm020285l

Potent δ-Opioid Receptor Agonists Containing the Dmt−Tic Pharmacophore

pp 5556–5563
Publication Date (Web): November 09, 2002 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm020336e

Synthesis and Structure−Activity Relationships of Novel 7-Substituted 1,4-Dihydro-4-oxo-1-(2-thiazolyl)-1,8-naphthyridine-3-carboxylic Acids as Antitumor Agents. Part 1

pp 5564–5575
Publication Date (Web): November 01, 2002 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm010057b

Use of ab Initio Calculations To Predict the Biological Potency of Carboxylesterase Inhibitors

pp 5576–5593
Publication Date (Web): November 07, 2002 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm020072w

Syntheses and Structure−Activity Relationships of Nonnatural β-C-Nucleoside 5‘-Triphosphates Bearing an Aromatic Nucleobase with Phenolic Hydroxy Groups:  Inhibitory Activities against DNA Polymerases

pp 5594–5603
Publication Date (Web): November 09, 2002 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm020193w

Brief Articles

Synthesis and Antimycobacterial Activity of Pyrazine and Quinoxaline Derivatives

pp 5604–5606
Publication Date (Web): November 07, 2002 (Brief Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm020310n

Book Reviews

Enzymes. A Practical Introduction to Structure, Mechanism, and Data Analysis. Second Edition By Robert A. Copeland. Wiley-VCH, New York. 2000. xvi + 397 pp. 16 × 24.5 cm. ISBN 0-471-35929-7. $99.95.

p 5607
Publication Date (Web): November 09, 2002 (Book Review)
DOI: 10.1021/jm020467f

Additions and Corrections

Structural Basis for Understanding Structure−Activity Relationships for the Glutamate Binding Site of the NMDA Receptor.

p 5608
Publication Date (Web): November 06, 2002 (Addition/Correction)
DOI: 10.1021/jm021040b