We investigated N-adamantyl-N′-phenyl urea derivatives as simple sEH inhibitors. Salicylate ester derivatives have high inhibitory activities against human sEH, while the free benzoic acids are less active. The methyl salicylate derivative is a potent sEH inhibitor, which also has high metabolic and chemical stabilities; suggesting that such inhibitors are potential lead molecule for bioactive compounds acting in vivo.
[Kang, Dong Wook; Kim, Yong Soo; Lim, Kwang Su; Kim, Myeong Seop; Pearce, Larry V.; Pavlyukovets, Vladimir A.; Tao, Andy K.; Lang-Kuhs, Krystle A.; Blumberg, Peter M.; Lee, Jeewoo Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, 2010 , vol. 18, # 22 p. 8092 - 8105]