Primary Citation of Related Structures:   6CYB, 6CYC, 6CYD
PubMed Abstract: 
Herein we describe the development of a series of pyrazolopyrimidinone phosphodiesterase 2A (PDE2) inhibitors using structure-guided lead identification and design. The series was derived from informed chemotype replacement based on previously identified internal leads ...
Herein we describe the development of a series of pyrazolopyrimidinone phosphodiesterase 2A (PDE2) inhibitors using structure-guided lead identification and design. The series was derived from informed chemotype replacement based on previously identified internal leads. The initially designed compound 3 , while potent on PDE2, displayed unsatisfactory selectivity against the other PDE2 isoforms. Compound 3 was subsequently optimized for improved PDE2 activity and isoform selectivity. Insights into the origins of PDE2 selectivity are described and verified using cocrystallography. An optimized lead, 4 , demonstrated improved performance in both a rodent and a nonhuman primate cognition model.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Merck & Co. Inc., P.O. Box 4, West Point, Pennsylvania 19486, United States.