2-Chloro-6,7-dimethoxy-4-quinazolinamine is building block for preparing terazosine and its analogues, α1-adrenoceptor antagonists

PF-915275 is a potent and selective 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11βHSD1) inhibitor (Ki = 2.3 nM) PF-915275 inhibits the conversion of prednisone to prednisolone in human hepatocytes in vitro (EC50 = 15 nM) and has antidiabetic activity in vivo. In first half 2007, Pfizer stopped developing PF 915275 for the treatment of type II diabetes mellitus.

CP-96,345 is a potent, selective nonpeptide Substance P (NK1) receptor antagonist. Rather than being a primary neurotransmitter, it prolongs the nociception produced by other neurotransmitters. By controlling endothelial permeability, SP plays a major role in inflammation and inflammatory aspects of asthma, possibly by regulating the access of neutrophils to an inflammatory site. These results indicate potential therapeutic applications for SP antagonists in the treatment of chronic pain, inflammation, and inflammatory aspects of asthma.

CE-178,253 benzenesulfonate is a CB1 antagonist discovered by Pfizer medicinal chemists. In vitro, CE-178,253 exhibits sub-nanomolar potency at human CB1 receptors in both binding (Ki = 0.33 nM) and functional assays (Ki = 0.07 nM). CE-178,253 has low affinity (Ki > 10,000 nM) for human CB2 receptors. In vivo, CE-178,253 exhibits concentration-dependent anorectic activity in both fast-induced re-feeding and spontaneous nocturnal feeding FI models. In two preclinical models of obesity, CE-178,253 dose-dependently promotes weight loss in diet-induced obese rats and mice.

7-aminocephalosporanicacid (7-ACA) is convenient starting material for the industrial production of various kinds of semisynthetic cephalosporin antibiotics. In many cases, chemical modifications at the C-7 position is required. Industrially, 7-ACA is derived by chemical or enzymatic deacylation from cephalosporin C, which is fermentatively produced by Acremonium chrysogenum. 7-ACA is a stable only at neutral pHs, enzymatic manipulations are desirable for chemical modifications in the production of cephalosporin related compounds.

Anisomycin (2-p-methoxyphenylmethyl-3-acetoxy-4-hydroxypyrrolidine) is an antibiotic isolated from cultures of various Streptomyces. Anisomycin is a potent, structurally specific, and reversible inhibitor of protein biosynthesis in certain yeast and mammalian cells. The inhibition occurs subsequent to the formation of aminoacyl transfer ribonucleic acid but prior to the release of polypeptides from the polyribosome. Anisomycin has unspecified effects that can produce temporary amnesia for a reactivated memory and they also could be responsible for any permanent effects that anisomycin produces. Anisomycin is known to cause apoptosis by activation of MAPK cascade.

Valdecoxib, a selective cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitor, is classified as a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). Valdecoxib was manufactured and marketed under the brand name Bextra. Bextra was indicated for relief of the signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis and adult rheumatoid arthritis. For the treatment of primary dysmenorrhea. But in 2005 FDA requested that Pfizer withdraw Bextra from the American market, because the Agency had concluded that the overall risk versus benefit profile of Bextra was unfavorable. That conclusion was based on the potential increased risk for serious cardiovascular (CV) adverse events, an increased risk of serious skin reactions (e.g., toxic epidermal necrolysis, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, erythema multiforme) compared to other NSAIDs, and the fact that Bextra had not been shown to offer any unique advantages over the other available NSAIDs.

Delavirdine is a nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI). Delavirdine binds directly to reverse transcriptase (RT) and blocks RNA-dependent and DNA-dependent DNA polymerase activities. Delavirdine does not compete with template:primer or deoxynucleoside triphosphates. HIV-2 RT and human cellular DNA polymerases alfa, gamma, or delta are not inhibited by delavirdine. In addition, HIV-1 group O, a group of highly divergent strains that are uncommon in North America, may not be inhibited by delavirdine. Delavirdine is marketed under the trade name Rescriptor, indicated for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in combination with at least 2 other active antiretroviral agents when therapy is warranted. .

Alatrofloxacin is a fluoroquinolone antibiotic developed as a mesylate salt and was sold under brand name Trovan, but was withdrawn from the U.S. market in 2001. Trovan was indicated for the treatment of patients initiating therapy in in-patient health care facilities (i.e., hospitals and long term nursing care facilities) with serious, life- or limb-threatening infections caused by susceptible strains of the designated microorganisms in the conditions listed below. Nosocomial pneumonia caused by Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Haemophilus influenzae, or Staphylococcus aureus. Community acquired pneumonia caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus. Complicated intra-abdominal infections, including post-surgical infections caused by Escherichia coli. Gynecologic and pelvic infections including endomyometritis, parametritis, septic abortion and post-partum infections caused by Escherichia coli, Bacteroides fragilis, viridans group streptococci, Enterococcus faecalis. Complicated skin and skin structure infections, including diabetic foot infections, caused by Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus agalactiae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Enterococcus faecalis, Escherichia coli, or Proteus mirabilis. After intravenous administration, alatrofloxacin is rapidly converted to trovafloxacin, which is responsible for therapeutic effect. Plasma concentrations of alatrofloxacin are below quantifiable levels within 5 to 10 minutes of completion of a 1 hour infusion.

Trimetrexate, a second-generation folate antagonist which was used under brand name NEUTREXIN with concurrent leucovorin administration (leucovorin protection) was indicated as an alternative therapy for the treatment of moderate-to-severe Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) in immunocompromised patients, including patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Nevertheless, this product was discontinued. In present time, trimetrexate with a different combinations is in the phase II of clinical trial for the treatment the following cancer diseases: pancreatic cancer and colorectal cancer (in combination with fluorouracil and leucovorin) and to treat a refractory acute leukemia in combination with leucovorin. Trimetrexate is a competitive inhibitor of dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) from bacterial, protozoan, and mammalian sources. DHFR catalyzes the reduction of intracellular dihydrofolate to the active coenzyme tetrahydrofolate. Inhibition of DHFR results in the depletion of this coenzyme, leading directly to interference with thymidylate biosynthesis, as well as inhibition of folate-dependent formyltransferases, and indirectly to inhibition of purine biosynthesis. The result is disruption of DNA, RNA, and protein synthesis, with consequent cell death.