We report the discovery and optimization of substituted 2-piperazinecarboxamides as potent and selective agonists of the melanocortin subtype-4 receptor. The 5- and 6-alkylated piperazine compounds exhibit low bioactivation potential as measured by covalent binding in microsome preparations.
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Bioorg Med Chem Lett
April 2005
Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Merck Research Laboratories, Rahway, NJ 07065-0900, USA.
We report the discovery and optimization of substituted 2-piperazinecarboxamides as potent and selective agonists of the melanocortin subtype-4 receptor. The 5- and 6-alkylated piperazine compounds exhibit low bioactivation potential as measured by covalent binding in microsome preparations.
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January 2005
Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Merck Research Laboratories, Rahway, NJ 07065-0900, USA.
We report the discovery and optimization of substituted 2-piperazinecarboxamides as potent and selective agonists of the melanocortin subtype-4 receptor. Further in vivo development of lead agonist, MB243, is disclosed.
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