From 1-Acyl-β-lactam Human Cytomegalovirus Protease Inhibitors to 1-Benzyloxycarbonylazetidines with Improved Antiviral Activity. A Straightforward Approach To Convert Covalent to Noncovalent Inhibitors
摘要:
Starting from the structure of known beta-lactam covalent human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) protease inhibitors and from the knowledge of the residues implicated in the active site of this enzyme, we designed a series of phenylalanine-derived 2-azetidinones bearing a 4-carboxylate moiety that could be apt for additional interactions with the guanidine group of the Arg165/ Arg166 residues of the viral protease. Some compounds within this series showed anti-HCMV activity at 10-50 mu M, but rather high toxicity. The presence of aromatic 1-acyl groups and a certain hydrophobic character in the region of the 4-carboxylate were stringent requirements for anti-HCMV activity. To go a step ahead into the search for effective HCMV medicines, we then envisaged a series of noncovalent inhibitors by simple deletion of the carbonyl group in the beta-lactam derivatives to provide the corresponding azetidines. This led to low micromolar inhibitors of HCMV replication, with 17 and 27 being particularly promising lead compounds for further investigation, although their toxicity still needs to be lowered.
Entry to New Conformationally Constrained Amino Acids. First Synthesis of 3-Unsubstituted 4-Alkyl-4-carboxy-2-azetidinone Derivatives via an Intramolecular <i>N</i><sup>α</sup><i>-C</i><sup>α</sup>-Cyclization Strategy
作者:Guillermo Gerona-Navarro、Maria Angeles Bonache、Rosario Herranz、Maria Teresa García-López、Rosario González-Muñiz
DOI:10.1021/jo015559b
日期:2001.5.1
N-benzyl-N-chloroacetyl aminoacidderivatives is described. This study resulted in the first concise and versatile route to the preparation of 3-unsubstituted 4-alkyl-4-carboxy-2-azetidinones, to be included into the scarce family of beta-lactams with quaternary centers at the C(4) position. Particularly noteworthy is that the intramolecular N(alpha)-C(alpha)-cyclization of Phe and Leu derivatives afforded the