Discovery of Plasmodium vivax<i>N</i>-Myristoyltransferase Inhibitors: Screening, Synthesis, and Structural Characterization of their Binding Mode
作者:Victor Goncalves、James A. Brannigan、David Whalley、Keith H. Ansell、Barbara Saxty、Anthony A. Holder、Anthony J. Wilkinson、Edward W. Tate、Robin J. Leatherbarrow
DOI:10.1021/jm300040p
日期:2012.4.12
N-Myristoyltransferase (NMT) is a prospective drug target against parasitic protozoa. Herein we report the successful discovery of a series of Plasmodium vivax NMT inhibitors by high-throughput screening. A high-resolution crystal structure of the hit compound in complex with NMT was obtained, allowing understanding of its novel binding mode. A set of analogues was designed and tested to define the
N-肉豆蔻酰转移酶 (NMT) 是一种针对寄生原生动物的前瞻性药物靶点。在此,我们报告通过高通量筛选成功发现了一系列间日疟原虫NMT 抑制剂。获得了与 NMT 复合的命中化合物的高分辨率晶体结构,从而可以了解其新的结合模式。设计并测试了一组类似物以定义与活性和选择性相关的化学基团。