Table of Contents

May 6, 2004
Volume 47, Issue 10
Pages 2393-2716

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

Lessons Learned from Marketed and Investigational Prodrugs

pp 2393–2404
Publication Date (Web): April 13, 2004 (Perspective)
DOI: 10.1021/jm0303812

Letters

Piperazine-Based CCR5 Antagonists as HIV-1 Inhibitors. IV. Discovery of 1-[(4,6-Dimethyl-5-pyrimidinyl)carbonyl]- 4-[4-{2-methoxy-1(R)-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl}ethyl-3(S)-methyl-1-piperazinyl]- 4-methylpiperidine (Sch-417690/Sch-D), a Potent, Highly Selective, and Orally Bioavailable CCR5 Antagonist

pp 2405–2408
Publication Date (Web): April 09, 2004 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/jm0304515

Synthesis and Evaluation of Oxazaborolidines for Antibacterial Activity against Streptococcus mutans

pp 2409–2410
Publication Date (Web): April 07, 2004 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/jm049899b

Development of Irreversible Diphenyl Phosphonate Inhibitors for Urokinase Plasminogen Activator

pp 2411–2413
Publication Date (Web): April 06, 2004 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/jm0499209

Identification of 4-(1H-Imidazol-4(5)-ylmethyl)pyridine (Immethridine) as a Novel, Potent, and Highly Selective Histamine H3 Receptor Agonist

pp 2414–2417
Publication Date (Web): April 09, 2004 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/jm049932u

Discovery of Diarylacrylonitriles as a Novel Series of Small Molecule Sortase A Inhibitors

pp 2418–2421
Publication Date (Web): March 30, 2004 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/jm0498708

Design and Synthesis of α-Aryloxy-α-methylhydrocinnamic Acids:  A Novel Class of Dual Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor α/γ Agonists

pp 2422–2425
Publication Date (Web): April 10, 2004 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/jm0342616

N-Phenylphenylglycines as Novel Corticotropin Releasing Factor Receptor Antagonists

pp 2426–2429
Publication Date (Web): April 10, 2004 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/jm049974i

Articles

Discovery of Embelin as a Cell-Permeable, Small-Molecular Weight Inhibitor of XIAP through Structure-Based Computational Screening of a Traditional Herbal Medicine Three-Dimensional Structure Database

pp 2430–2440
Publication Date (Web): April 14, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm030420+

Novel N-Arylpyrazolo[3,2-c]-Based Ligands for the Glucocorticoid Receptor:  Receptor Binding and in Vivo Activity

pp 2441–2452
Publication Date (Web): April 02, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm030585i

5-Substituted Derivatives of 6-Halogeno-3-((2-(S)-azetidinyl)methoxy)pyridine and 6-Halogeno-3-((2-(S)-pyrrolidinyl)methoxy)pyridine with Low Picomolar Affinity for α4β2 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor and Wide Range of Lipophilicity:  Potential Probes for Imaging with Positron Emission Tomography

pp 2453–2465
Publication Date (Web): April 06, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm030432v

Reducing the Peptidyl Features of Caspase-3 Inhibitors:  A Structural Analysis

pp 2466–2474
Publication Date (Web): April 06, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm0305523

Synthesis of 2,4-Diamino-6-[2‘-O-(ω-carboxyalkyl)oxydibenz[b,f]azepin-5-yl]methylpteridines as Potent and Selective Inhibitors of Pneumocystis carinii, Toxoplasma gondii, and Mycobacterium avium Dihydrofolate Reductase

pp 2475–2485
Publication Date (Web): April 10, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm030599o

Non-Peptidic Small-Molecule Inhibitors of the Single-Chain Hepatitis C Virus NS3 Protease/NS4A Cofactor Complex Discovered by Structure-Based NMR Screening

pp 2486–2498
Publication Date (Web): April 09, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm0305117

Conformational Analysis of Drug-Like Molecules Bound to Proteins:  An Extensive Study of Ligand Reorganization upon Binding

pp 2499–2510
Publication Date (Web): April 07, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm030563w

Peptide-Based Inhibitors of the Hepatitis C Virus NS3 Protease:  Structure−Activity Relationship at the C-Terminal Position

pp 2511–2522
Publication Date (Web): April 01, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm030573x

Structure−Function Relationships of Multidrug Resistance P-Glycoprotein

pp 2523–2533
Publication Date (Web): April 10, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm031009p

General Model for Estimation of the Inhibition of Protein Kinases Using Monte Carlo Simulations

pp 2534–2549
Publication Date (Web): April 02, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm0304358

Roles of Conformational and Positional Adaptability in Structure-Based Design of TMC125-R165335 (Etravirine) and Related Non-nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors That Are Highly Potent and Effective against Wild-Type and Drug-Resistant HIV-1 Variants

pp 2550–2560
Publication Date (Web): April 06, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm030558s

Rational Design and Synthesis of Novel Dimeric Diketoacid-Containing Inhibitors of HIV-1 Integrase:  Implication for Binding to Two Metal Ions on the Active Site of Integrase

pp 2561–2573
Publication Date (Web): April 10, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm030559k

Design, Synthesis, Structural Studies, Biological Evaluation, and Computational Simulations of Novel Potent AT1 Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonists Based on the 4-Phenylquinoline Structure

pp 2574–2586
Publication Date (Web): April 10, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm031100t

Synthesis of Novel Potent Dipeptidyl Peptidase IV Inhibitors with Enhanced Chemical Stability:  Interplay between the N-Terminal Amino Acid Alkyl Side Chain and the Cyclopropyl Group of α-Aminoacyl-l-cis-4,5-methanoprolinenitrile-Based Inhibitors

pp 2587–2598
Publication Date (Web): April 13, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm049924d

Oral Bioavailability of a New Class of μ-Opioid Receptor Agonists Containing 3,6-Bis[Dmt-NH(CH2)n]-2(1H)-pyrazinone with Central-Mediated Analgesia

pp 2599–2610
Publication Date (Web): March 30, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm0304616

Cytotoxic α-Halogenoacrylic Derivatives of Distamycin A and Congeners

pp 2611–2623
Publication Date (Web): April 06, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm031051k

Synthesis and Pharmacological Evaluation of 3-(3,4-Dichlorophenyl)-1-indanamine Derivatives as Nonselective Ligands for Biogenic Amine Transporters

pp 2624–2634
Publication Date (Web): April 14, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm0305873

Inhibitors of Sir2:  Evaluation of Splitomicin Analogues

pp 2635–2644
Publication Date (Web): April 09, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm030473r

Prediction of Biological Targets Using Probabilistic Neural Networks and Atom-Type Descriptors

pp 2645–2650
Publication Date (Web): April 06, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm0302795

Significant Differences in Biological Parameters between Prodrugs Cleavable by Carboxypeptidase G2 That Generate 3,5-Difluoro-phenol and -aniline Nitrogen Mustards in Gene-Directed Enzyme Prodrug Therapy Systems

pp 2651–2658
Publication Date (Web): April 07, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm030966w

New Arylpiperazine 5-HT1A Receptor Ligands Containing the Pyrimido[2,1-f]purine Fragment:  Synthesis, in Vitro, and in Vivo Pharmacological Evaluation

pp 2659–2666
Publication Date (Web): April 10, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm030946u

A New Class of Nonpeptide Bradykinin B2 Receptor Ligand, Incorporating a 4-Aminoquinoline Framework. Identification of a Key Pharmacophore To Determine Species Difference and Agonist/Antagonist Profile

pp 2667–2677
Publication Date (Web): April 01, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm030326t

4-(ω-(Alkyloxy)alkyl)-1H-imidazole Derivatives as Histamine H3 Receptor Antagonists/Agonists

pp 2678–2687
Publication Date (Web): April 14, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm031065q

New 1,4-Dihydropyridines Endowed with NO-Donor and Calcium Channel Agonist Properties

pp 2688–2693
Publication Date (Web): April 01, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm031109v

Fluoroartemisinin: Trifluoromethyl Analogues of Artemether and Artesunate

pp 2694–2699
Publication Date (Web): April 06, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm0310333

Parallel Solution-Phase Synthesis of Conformationally Restricted Congeners of Pentamidine and Evaluation of Their Antiplasmodial Activities

pp 2700–2705
Publication Date (Web): April 14, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm030545e

Brief Articles

[1-(3,5-Difluoro-4-hydroxyphenyl)-1H-pyrrol-3-yl]phenylmethanone as a Bioisostere of a Carboxylic Acid Aldose Reductase Inhibitor

pp 2706–2709
Publication Date (Web): April 09, 2004 (Brief Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm031060t

Synthesis and Use of Novel Ether Phospholipid Enantiomers To Probe the Molecular Basis of the Antitumor Effects of Alkyllysophospholipids:  Correlation of Differential Activation of c-Jun NH2-Terminal Protein Kinase with Antiproliferative Effects in Neuronal Tumor Cells

pp 2710–2713
Publication Date (Web): April 03, 2004 (Brief Article)
DOI: 10.1021/jm0302748

Book Reviews

Hydrolysis in Drug and Prodrug Metabolism. Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Enzymology By Bernard Testa and Joachim M. Mayer. Wiley-VCH, Zürich, Switzerland. 2003. xx + 780 pp. 18 × 24.5 cm. ISBN 3-906390-25-X. $215.00

pp 2714–2715
Publication Date (Web): April 10, 2004 (Book Review)
DOI: 10.1021/jm040043g

Drug Discovery Strategies and Methods Edited by Alexandros Makriyannis and Diane Biegel. Marcel Dekker, New York. 2004. xi + 348 pp. 16 × 23.5 cm. ISBN 0-8247-0691-9. $174.00.

p 2714
Publication Date (Web): March 30, 2004 (Book Review)
DOI: 10.1021/jm0400449

Additions and Corrections

Identification of Opioid Ligands Possessing Mixed μ Agonist/δ Antagonist Activity among Pyridomorphinans Derived from Naloxone, Oxymorphone, and Hydromorphone.

p 2716
Publication Date (Web): April 02, 2004 (Addition/Correction)
DOI: 10.1021/jm0400597

Inhibitors of Serine Proteases as Potential Therapeutic Agents:  The Road from Thrombin to Tryptase to Cathepsin G.

p 2716
Publication Date (Web): April 03, 2004 (Addition/Correction)
DOI: 10.1021/jm040064a