Peptidyl-urea based inhibitors of soluble epoxide hydrolases.

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Morisseau C, Newman JW, Tsai HJ, Baecker PA, Hammock BD

Peptidyl-urea based inhibitors of soluble epoxide hydrolases.

Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2006 Oct 15;16(20):5439-44.

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16908134 [ View in PubMed
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Abstract

We prepared a series of amino acid derived cyclohexyl and adamantyl ureas and tested them as inhibitors of the human soluble epoxide hydrolase, and obtained very potent compounds (K(I)=15nM) that are >10-fold more soluble than previously described sEH inhibitors. While our lead compound 2 showed low apparent bioavailability in dogs and rats, this series of compounds revealed that sEH inhibitor structures could accept large groups that could lead to better orally available drugs.