posted on 2001-10-17, 00:00authored byJohn Lloyd, Joan B. Schmidt, George Rovnyak, Saleem Ahmad, Karnail S. Atwal, Sharon N. Bisaha, Lidia M. Doweyko, Philip D. Stein, Sarah C. Traeger, Arvind Mathur, Mary Lee Conder, John DiMarco, Timothy W. Harper, Tonya Jenkins-West, Paul C. Levesque, Diane E. Normandin, Anita D. Russell, Randolph P. Serafino, Mark A. Smith, Nicholas J. Lodge
Multiple delayed rectifier potassium currents,
including <i>I</i><sub>Ks</sub>, are responsible for the repolarization and
termination of the cardiac action potential, and blockers of
these currents may be useful as antiarrhythmic agents.
Modification of compound <b>5</b> produced <b>19(S)</b> that is the most
potent <i>I</i><sub>Ks</sub> blocker reported to date with >5000-fold selectivity
over other cardiac ion channels. Further modification produced
<b>24A</b> with 23% oral bioavailability.