Table of Contents

December 18, 2003
Volume 46, Issue 26
Pages 5553-5843

About the Cover: Connolly surface map of the X-ray structure of the α-thrombin-cyclopentenedicarboxylic acid derivative complex (yellow) at 1.9 Å resolution superimposed on the X-ray structure of the α-thrombin-PPACK complex (magenta) (Thorstensson, F.; et al. J. Med. Chem. 2003, 46, 1165-1179).

Award Address

Design and Synthesis of Novel Bioactive Peptides and Peptidomimetics

pp 5553–5566
Publication Date (Web): November 21, 2003 (Perspective)
DOI: 10.1021/jm030484k

Letters

Synthesis, in Vitro Affinity, and Efficacy of a Bis 8-Ethynyl-4H-imidazo[1,5a]- [1,4]benzodiazepine Analogue, the First Bivalent α5 Subtype Selective BzR/GABAA Antagonist

pp 5567–5570
Publication Date (Web): November 21, 2003 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/jm034164c

Systematic Surface Scan of the Most Favorable Interaction Sites of Magnesium Ions with Tetracycline

pp 5571–5574
Publication Date (Web): November 15, 2003 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/jm034199c

Letters

Enantioselective Responses to a Phosphorothioate Analogue of Lysophosphatidic Acid with LPA3 Receptor-Selective Agonist Activity

pp 5575–5578
Publication Date (Web): November 20, 2003 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/jm034207p

Articles

Novel sst4-Selective Somatostatin (SRIF) Agonists. 1. Lead Identification Using a Betide Scan

pp 5579–5586
Publication Date (Web): November 20, 2003 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm030243c

Novel sst4-Selective Somatostatin (SRIF) Agonists. 2. Analogues with β-Methyl-3-(2-naphthyl)alanine Substitutions at Position 8

pp 5587–5596
Publication Date (Web): November 20, 2003 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm0302445

Novel sst4-Selective Somatostatin (SRIF) Agonists. 3. Analogues Amenable to Radiolabeling

pp 5597–5605
Publication Date (Web): November 20, 2003 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm030245x

Novel sst4-Selective Somatostatin (SRIF) Agonists. 4. Three-Dimensional Consensus Structure by NMR

pp 5606–5618
Publication Date (Web): November 20, 2003 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm030246p

Rational Design of an Indolebutanoic Acid Derivative as a Novel Aldose Reductase Inhibitor Based on Docking and 3D QSAR Studies of Phenethylamine Derivatives

pp 5619–5627
Publication Date (Web): November 20, 2003 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm0205346

Investigation of Neuraminidase-Substrate Recognition Using Molecular Dynamics and Free Energy Calculations

pp 5628–5637
Publication Date (Web): November 26, 2003 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm030060q

Optimization of the Pharmacophore Model for 5-HT7R Antagonism. Design and Synthesis of New Naphtholactam and Naphthosultam Derivatives

pp 5638–5650
Publication Date (Web): November 08, 2003 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm030841r

Synthesis and Structure−Activity Relationship of Aminobenzophenones. A Novel Class of p38 MAP Kinase Inhibitors with High Antiinflammatory Activity

pp 5651–5662
Publication Date (Web): November 11, 2003 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm030851s

Structure-Based Design, Synthesis, and Antimicrobial Activity of Indazole-Derived SAH/MTA Nucleosidase Inhibitors

pp 5663–5673
Publication Date (Web): November 22, 2003 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm0302039

Shape Signatures:  A New Approach to Computer-Aided Ligand- and Receptor-Based Drug Design

pp 5674–5690
Publication Date (Web): November 19, 2003 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm030242k

Analyses of Activity for Factor Xa Inhibitors Based on Monte Carlo Simulations

pp 5691–5699
Publication Date (Web): November 20, 2003 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm030288d

Computer Modeling of Selective Regions in the Active Site of Nitric Oxide Synthases:  Implication for the Design of Isoform-Selective Inhibitors

pp 5700–5711
Publication Date (Web): November 22, 2003 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm030301u

Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of Indenoisoquinoline Topoisomerase I Inhibitors Featuring Polyamine Side Chains on the Lactam Nitrogen

pp 5712–5724
Publication Date (Web): November 21, 2003 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm030313f

Three-Dimensional Quantitative Structure−Activity Relationship Analyses of Peptide Substrates of the Mammalian H+/Peptide Cotransporter PEPT1

pp 5725–5734
Publication Date (Web): November 14, 2003 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm030976x

Parallel Solid-Phase Synthesis and Evaluation of Inhibitors of Streptomyces coelicolor Type II Dehydroquinase

pp 5735–5744
Publication Date (Web): November 22, 2003 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm030987q

Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of 3-(4-Substituted-phenyl)-N-hydroxy-2-propenamides, a New Class of Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors

pp 5745–5751
Publication Date (Web): November 22, 2003 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm030377q

Synthesis and Structure−Activity Relationship of Mannose-Based Peptidomimetics Selectively Blocking Integrin α4β7 Binding to Mucosal Addressin Cell Adhesion Molecule-1

pp 5752–5762
Publication Date (Web): November 22, 2003 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm020487h

Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Iodinated and Fluorinated 9-(2-Hydroxypropyl) and 9-(2-Hydroxyethoxy)methyl Purine Nucleoside Analogues

pp 5763–5772
Publication Date (Web): November 20, 2003 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm0308747

Novel Lavendamycin Analogues as Potent HIV-Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors:  Synthesis and Evaluation of Anti-Reverse Transcriptase Activity of Amide and Ester Analogues of Lavendamycin

pp 5773–5780
Publication Date (Web): November 21, 2003 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm0304414

Improving Structure-Based Virtual Screening by Multivariate Analysis of Scoring Data

pp 5781–5789
Publication Date (Web): November 20, 2003 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm030896t

Bisintercalating Threading Diacridines:  Relationships between DNA Binding, Cytotoxicity, and Cell Cycle Arrest

pp 5790–5802
Publication Date (Web): November 20, 2003 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm030253d

Generation of Bis-Cationic Heterocyclic Inhibitors of Bacillus subtilis HPr Kinase/Phosphatase from a Ditopic Dynamic Combinatorial Library

pp 5803–5811
Publication Date (Web): November 22, 2003 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm030917j

Synthesis and Pharmacological Identification of Neutral Histamine H1-Receptor Antagonists

pp 5812–5824
Publication Date (Web): November 20, 2003 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm030936t

Constrained Derivatives of Stylostatin 1. 1. Synthesis and Biological Evaluation as Potential Anticancer Agents

pp 5825–5833
Publication Date (Web): November 21, 2003 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm030943h

2-Arylureidobenzoic Acids:  Selective Noncompetitive Antagonists for the Homomeric Kainate Receptor Subtype GluR5

pp 5834–5843
Publication Date (Web): November 20, 2003 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm030428j