Table of Contents

June 3, 2004
Volume 47, Issue 12
Pages 2945-3328

About the Cover: Molecular modeling of overlayed trisubstituted acridine derivatives (mauve and green) complexed with G-quadruplex DNA (Harrison, R. J.; et al. J. Med. Chem. 2003, 46, 4463-4476).

Perspective

A Medicinal Chemistry Perspective on Artemisinin and Related Endoperoxides

pp 2945–2964
Publication Date (Web): May 12, 2004 (Perspective)
DOI: 10.1021/jm030571c

Letters

Synthesis and Antibacterial Activity of a Novel Class of 4‘-Substituted 16-Membered Ring Macrolides Derived from Tylosin

pp 2965–2968
Publication Date (Web): May 4, 2004 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/jm034233n

A Bivalent Ligand (KDN-21) Reveals Spinal δ and κ Opioid Receptors Are Organized as Heterodimers That Give Rise to δ1 and κ2 Phenotypes. Selective Targeting of δ−κ Heterodimers

pp 2969–2972
Publication Date (Web): May 8, 2004 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/jm0342358

A Novel Series of Piperidin-4-yl-1,3-Dihydroindol-2-ones as Agonist and Antagonist Ligands at the Nociceptin Receptor

pp 2973–2976
Publication Date (Web): May 4, 2004 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/jm034249d

The PDBbind Database:  Collection of Binding Affinities for Protein−Ligand Complexes with Known Three-Dimensional Structures

pp 2977–2980
Publication Date (Web): May 4, 2004 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/jm030580l

Sultam Hydroxamates as Novel Matrix Metalloproteinase Inhibitors

pp 2981–2983
Publication Date (Web): May 8, 2004 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/jm049833g

Articles

Antiproliferative and Phenotype-Transforming Antitumor Agents Derived from Cysteine

pp 2984–2994
Publication Date (Web): April 29, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm030222i

Discovery and Evaluation of Potent P1 Aryl Heterocycle-Based Thrombin Inhibitors

pp 2995–3008
Publication Date (Web): May 8, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm030303e

Synthesis, Molecular Modeling, and Biological Studies of Novel Piperidine-Based Analogues of Cocaine:  Evidence of Unfavorable Interactions Proximal to the 3α-Position of the Piperidine Ring

pp 3009–3018
Publication Date (Web): May 12, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm0303296

Study on Affinity Profile toward Native Human and Bovine Adenosine Receptors of a Series of 1,8-Naphthyridine Derivatives

pp 3019–3031
Publication Date (Web): May 11, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm030977p

Assessing Scoring Functions for Protein−Ligand Interactions

pp 3032–3047
Publication Date (Web): May 4, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm030489h

Development of a 3D Model for the Human Cannabinoid CB1 Receptor

pp 3048–3057
Publication Date (Web): May 4, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm031052c

Anti-HIV Activity and Conformational Studies of Peptides Derived from the C-Terminal Sequence of SDF-1

pp 3058–3064
Publication Date (Web): May 7, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm031067a

A Molecular Basis for the Selectivity of Thiadiazole Urea Inhibitors with Stromelysin-1 and Gelatinase-A from Generalized Born Molecular Dynamics Simulations

pp 3065–3074
Publication Date (Web): April 28, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm030570k

Characterization of a Ligand−Receptor Binding Event Using Receptor-Dependent Four-Dimensional Quantitative Structure−Activity Relationship Analysis

pp 3075–3088
Publication Date (Web): April 24, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm030586a

New Series of Morpholine and 1,4-Oxazepane Derivatives as Dopamine D4 Receptor Ligands:  Synthesis and 3D-QSAR Model

pp 3089–3104
Publication Date (Web): May 5, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm031111m

Synthesis and Quantitative Structure−Activity Relationship of Hydrazones of N-Amino-N‘-hydroxyguanidine as Electron Acceptors for Xanthine Oxidase

pp 3105–3110
Publication Date (Web): May 8, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm031127c

Integrating Fragment Assembly and Biophysical Methods in the Chemical Advancement of Small-Molecule Antagonists of IL-2:  An Approach for Inhibiting Protein−Protein Interactions

pp 3111–3130
Publication Date (Web): May 7, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm049967u

Conformationally Constrained Peptide Analogues of pTyr-Glu-Glu-Ile as Inhibitors of the Src SH2 Domain Binding

pp 3131–3141
Publication Date (Web): May 11, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm040008+

SDOCKER:  A Method Utilizing Existing X-ray Structures To Improve Docking Accuracy

pp 3142–3148
Publication Date (Web): May 7, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm040015y

Design, Synthesis, Anti-HIV Activities, and Metabolic Stabilities of Alkenyldiarylmethane (ADAM) Non-nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors

pp 3149–3162
Publication Date (Web): May 12, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm049916x

Synthesis and Structure−Activity Relationships of a Novel Series of 2,3,5,6,7,9-Hexahydrothieno[3,2-b]quinolin-8(4H)-one 1,1-Dioxide KATP Channel Openers:  Discovery of (−)-(9S)-9-(3-Bromo-4-fluorophenyl)-2,3,5,6,7,9- hexahydrothieno[3,2-b]quinolin-8(4H)-one 1,1-Dioxide (A-278637), a Potent KATP Opener That Selectively Inhibits Spontaneous Bladder Contractions

pp 3163–3179
Publication Date (Web): May 4, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm030356w

Synthesis and Structure−Activity Relationships of a Novel Series of Tricyclic Dihydropyridine-Based KATP Openers That Potently Inhibit Bladder Contractions in Vitro

pp 3180–3192
Publication Date (Web): May 4, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm030357o

Chemometric Studies on the Bactericidal Activity of Quinolones via an Extended VolSurf Approach

pp 3193–3201
Publication Date (Web): May 7, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm030986y

Arylcyanoguanidines as Activators of Kir6.2/SUR1KATP Channels and Inhibitors of Insulin Release

pp 3202–3211
Publication Date (Web): May 4, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm031018y

Synthesis and Structure−Activity Relationships of Parasiticidal Thiosemicarbazone Cysteine Protease Inhibitors against Plasmodium falciparum, Trypanosoma brucei, and Trypanosoma cruzi

pp 3212–3219
Publication Date (Web): May 4, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm030549j

Synthesis and Structure−Activity Studies on N-[5-(1H-Imidazol-4-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1-naphthalenyl]methanesulfonamide, an Imidazole-Containing α1A-Adrenoceptor Agonist1

pp 3220–3235
Publication Date (Web): May 11, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm030551a

Generation of New Protein Kinase Inhibitors Utilizing Cytochrome P450 Mutant Enzymes for Indigoid Synthesis

pp 3236–3241
Publication Date (Web): May 4, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm030561b

Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of 14-Alkoxymorphinans. 21.1 Novel 4-Alkoxy and 14-Phenylpropoxy Derivatives of the μ Opioid Receptor Antagonist Cyprodime

pp 3242–3247
Publication Date (Web): May 8, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm031126k

Conformationally Constrained Analogues of Diacylglycerol. 21. A Solid-Phase Method of Synthesis of Diacylglycerol Lactones as a Prelude to a Combinatorial Approach for the Synthesis of Protein Kinase C Isozyme-Specific Ligands

pp 3248–3254
Publication Date (Web): May 7, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm030610k

(2R)-2-Ethylchromane-2-carboxylic Acids:  Discovery of Novel PPARα/γ Dual Agonists as Antihyperglycemic and Hypolipidemic Agents

pp 3255–3263
Publication Date (Web): May 7, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm030621d

Meta-Substituted Aryl(thio)ethers as Potent Partial Agonists (or Antagonists) for the Histamine H3 Receptor Lacking a Nitrogen Atom in the Side Chain

pp 3264–3274
Publication Date (Web): May 8, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm031141p

Targeting the Polyamine Pathway with Transition-State Analogue Inhibitors of 5‘-Methylthioadenosine Phosphorylase

pp 3275–3281
Publication Date (Web): May 4, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm0306475

Design, Synthesis, and Structure−Activity Relationships of Haloenol Lactones:  Site-Directed and Isozyme-Selective Glutathione S-Transferase Inhibitors

pp 3282–3294
Publication Date (Web): May 4, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm0499615

Aziridinyldinitrobenzamides:  Synthesis and Structure−Activity Relationships for Activation by E. coli Nitroreductase

pp 3295–3307
Publication Date (Web): May 12, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm0498699

Mitomycin Dimers:  Polyfunctional Cross-Linkers of DNA

pp 3308–3319
Publication Date (Web): May 1, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm049863j

Brief Articles

2-Aminopyridines as Highly Selective Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase Inhibitors. Differential Binding Modes Dependent on Nitrogen Substitution

pp 3320–3323
Publication Date (Web): May 7, 2004 (Brief Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm031035n

Development of a New Type of Allosteric Modulator of Muscarinic Receptors:  Hybrids of the Antagonist AF-DX 384 and the Hexamethonio Derivative W84

pp 3324–3327
Publication Date (Web): May 7, 2004 (Brief Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm031095t

Book Reviews

Molecular Modelling for Beginners By Alan Hinchliffe. Wiley, Chichester, U.K. 2003. xviii + 410 pp. 17 × 24.5 cm. ISBN 0-4708-4310-1. $35.00.

p 3328
Publication Date (Web): May 8, 2004 (Book Review)
DOI: 10.1021/jm0400698