A. Ursini et al., Synthesis and SAR of new 5-phenyl-3-ureido-1,5-benzodiazepines as cholecystokinin-B receptor antagonists, J MED CHEM, 43(20), 2000, pp. 3596-3613
A series of 5-phenyl-3-ureidobenzodiazepine-2,4-diones was synthesized and
evaluated as cholecystokinin-B (CCK-B) receptor antagonists. Structure-acti
vity relationship (SAR) studies revealed the importance of the N-1 substitu
ent for potent and selective CCK-B affinity. Addition of substituents at th
e urea side chain provided in some cases more potent compounds. Moreover th
e introduction of bulky substituents such as adamantylmethyl at; N-1 and re
solution of the racemic ureas resulted in our lead compound GV150013.