Synthesis and biological evaluation of 4-(4-(Alkyl- and phenylaminocarbonyl)benzoyl)benzoic acid derivatives as non-steroidal inhibitors of steroid 5α-reductase isozymes 1 and 2
The synthesis and biological evaluation of 4-(4-(alkyl- and phenylaminocarbonyl)benzoyl)benzoic acids (4a-4d) as non-steroidal inhibitors of steroid 5alpha-reductase are described. The compounds were tested in vitro for inhibitory activity toward rat and human 5alpha-reductase isozymes 1 and 2 at a concentration of 10 muM. The most active inhibitor for the human type 2 isozyme was 4-(4-(phenylaminocarbonyl)benzoyl)benzoic acid, compound 4c (IC50 = 0.82 muM).