Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Agents, Part 24[1] Pyrrolidino Enaminones as Models to Mimic Arachidonic Acid

The pyrrolidino enaminones, with the carboxylic acid chain fixed at the nitrogen, inhibit cyclooxygenase more potently or selectively than 5-lipoxygenase. According to the structure-activity relationships discussed the potency depends significantly on the chain length of the carboxylic acid, the substitution pattern of the heterocyclic moiety and of the phenyl group. Compound 4c is the most efficient inhibitor of cyclooxygenase. For the binding profile the unfolded conformation of arachidonic acid and the energy-minimized conformations of flurbiprofen, diclofenac, ML 3000, and lead compound 4a were compared. In addition to known structural features, similar distances of the carboxylic acid …