Marcus Koppitz

ORCID: 0000-0003-3943-9291 · 2 papers in corpus

article 2019

Discovery and optimization of pyridyl-cycloalkyl-carboxylic acids as inhibitors of microsomal prostaglandin E synthase-1 for the treatment of endometriosis

Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters ·doi:10.1016/j.bmcl.2019.07.007

Here we report on novel and potent pyridyl-cycloalkyl-carboxylic acid inhibitors of microsomal prostaglandin E synthase-1 (PTGES). PTGES produces, as part of the prostaglandin pathway, prostaglandin E2 which is a well-known driver for pain …

other 2019

Discovery of BAY-298 and BAY-899: Tetrahydro-1,6-naphthyridine-Based, Potent, and Selective Antagonists of the Luteinizing Hormone Receptor Which Reduce Sex Hormone Levels in Vivo

Journal of medicinal chemistry ·doi:10.1021/acs.jmedchem.9b01382

The human luteinizing hormone receptor (hLH-R) is a member of the glycoprotein hormone family of G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), activated by luteinizing hormone (hLH) and essentially involved in the regulation of sex hormone productio…