Discovery and Structure−Activity Relationship of P1−P3 Ketoamide Derived Macrocyclic Inhibitors of Hepatitis C Virus NS3 Protease
摘要:
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is the major cause of chronic liver disease, leading to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma, and affects more than 200 million people worldwide. Although combination therapy of interferon-alpha and ribavirin is reasonably successful in treating majority of genotypes, its efficacy against the predominant genotype (genotype 1) is moderate at best, with only about 40% of the patients showing sustained virological response. Herein, the SAR leading to the discovery of a series of ketoamide derived P-1-P-3 macrocyclic inhibitors that are more potent than the first generation clinical candidate, boceprevir (1, Sch 503034), is discussed. The optimization of these macrocyclic inhibitors identified a P-3 imide capped analogue 52 that was 20 times more potent than 1 and demonstrated good oral pharmacokinetics in rats. X-ray structure of 52 bound to NS3 protease and biological data are also discussed.
Macrocyclic Inhibitors of Hepatitis C Virus NS3 Serine Protease
申请人:Venkatraman Srikanth
公开号:US20110150835A1
公开(公告)日:2011-06-23
The present invention discloses novel compounds which have HCV protease inhibitory activity as well as methods for preparing such compounds. In another embodiment, the invention discloses pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds as well as methods of using them to treat disorders associated with the HCV protease.