摘要:
Previously, we reported potent pentapeptidic BACE1 inhibitors with the hydroxymethylcarbonyl isostere as a substrate transition-state mimic. To improve the in vitro potency, we further reported pentapeptidic inhibitors with carboxylic acid bioisosteres at the P-4 and P-1' positions. In the current study, we screened new P-1' position 1-phenylcycloalkylamine analogs to find non-acidic inhibitors that possess double-digit nanomolar range IC50 values. An extensive structure-activity relationship study was performed with various amine derivatives at the P-1' position. The most potent inhibitor of this pentapeptide series, KMI-1830, possessing 1-phenylcyclopentylamine at the P-1' position had an IC50 value of 11.6 nM against BACE1 in vitro enzymatic assay. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.