Synthesis and Evaluation of Heterocyclic Catechol Mimics as Inhibitors of Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT).
Harrison, S.T., Poslusney, M.S., Mulhearn, J.J., Zhao, Z., Kett, N.R., Schubert, J.W., Melamed, J.Y., Allison, T.J., Patel, S.B., Sanders, J.M., Sharma, S., Smith, R.F., Hall, D.L., Robinson, R.G., Sachs, N.A., Hutson, P.H., Wolkenberg, S.E., Barrow, J.C.(2015) Acs Med.Chem.Lett. 6: 318-323
- PubMed: 25815153 
- DOI: 10.1021/ml500502d
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- PubMed Abstract: 
3-Hydroxy-4-pyridinones and 5-hydroxy-4-pyrimidinones were identified as inhibitors of catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) in a high-throughput screen. These heterocyclic catechol mimics exhibit potent inhibition of the enzyme and an improved toxicit ...