The present invention provides compounds that demonstrate protective effects on target cells from HIV infection in a manner as to bind to chemokine receptor, and which affect the binding of the natural ligand or chemokine to a receptor such as CXCR4 of a target cell.
Novel N-substituted benzimidazole CXCR4 antagonists as potential anti-HIV agents
作者:John F. Miller、Elizabeth M. Turner、Kristjan S. Gudmundsson、Stephen Jenkinson、Andrew Spaltenstein、Michael Thomson、Pat Wheelan
DOI:10.1016/j.bmcl.2010.02.053
日期:2010.4
The lead optimization of a series of N-substituted benzimidazole CXCR4 antagonists is described. Side chain modifications and stereochemical optimization led to substantial improvements in potency and protein shift to afford compounds with low nanomolar anti-HIV activity.