Development of <i>N</i>-(Functionalized benzoyl)-homocycloleucyl-glycinonitriles as Potent Cathepsin K Inhibitors
作者:Jure Borišek、Matej Vizovišek、Piotr Sosnowski、Boris Turk、Dušan Turk、Barbara Mohar、Marjana Novič
DOI:10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5b00746
日期:2015.9.10
Cathepsin K is a major drug target for osteoporosis and related-bone disorders. Using a combination of virtual combinatorial chemistry, QSAR modeling, and molecular docking studies, a series of cathepsin K inhibitors based on N-(functionalized benzoyl)-homocycloleucyl-glycinonitrile scaffold was developed. In order to avoid previous problems of cathepsin K inhibitors associated with lysosomotropism of compounds with basic character that resulted in off-target effects, a weakly- to nonbasic moiety was incorporated into the P3 position. Compounds 5, 6, and 9 were highly selective for cathepsin K when compared with cathepsins L and S, with the K-i values in the 10-30 nM range. The kinetic studies revealed that the new compounds exhibited reversible tight binding to cathepsin K, while the X-ray structural studies showed covalent and noncovalent binding between the nitrile group and the catalytic cysteine (Cys25) site.