Conformationally constrained compounds that mimic the secondary structure of reverse-turn regions of biologically active peptides and proteins having the following structure are disclosed:
1
wherein A, R
1
, R
2
, R
2a
and R
3
are as defined herein. Such compounds have utility over a wide range of fields, including use as diagnostic and therapeutic agents. In particular, compounds of this invention are useful in pharmaceutical compositions as anti-inflammatory agents as well as inhibitors of central nervous disorders. Libraries containing the compounds of this invention are also disclosed, as well as methods for screening the same to identify biologically active members.
本发明揭示了限制构象的化合物,其模仿具有以下结构的
生物活性肽和蛋白质的反向转向区域的二级结构:1其中A,R1,R2,R2a和R3的定义如本文所述。此类化合物在广泛领域内具有实用性,包括用作诊断和治疗剂。特别地,本发明的化合物可用作制药组合物中的抗炎剂以及中枢神经系统疾病的
抑制剂。本发明还揭示了含有该化合物的文库,以及筛选该文库以识别
生物活性成员的方法。