Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Merck Research Laboratories Rahway, NJ 07065, USA. william_hagmann@merck.com
Abstract:
A series of substituted 2-aminopyridines was prepared and evaluated as inhibitors of human nitric oxide synthases (NOS). 4,6-Disubstitution enhanced both potency and specificity for the inducible NOS with the most potent compound having an IC50 of 28 nM.