A Three-Dimensional Quantitative Structure−Activity Relationship Study of Heparin-Binding Epidermal Growth Factor Shedding Inhibitors Using Comparative Molecular Field Analysis
Despite the lack of structural information on the heparin-binding (HB) epidermal growth factor (EGF) shedding putative target enzyme, the design of potent HB-EGF shedding inhibitors has been attempted by means of comparative molecular field analysis (CoMFA), a well-established 3D-QSAR technique. Two different binding modes, obtained by docking a flexible representative into the MMP-3 and TACE target