Rational design of the first difluorostatone-based PfSUB1 inhibitors
摘要:
The etiological agent of the most dangerous form of malaria, Plasmodium falciparum, has developed resistance or reduced sensitivity to the majority of the drugs available to treat this deadly disease. Innovative antimalarial therapies are therefore urgently required. P. falciparum serine protease subtilisin-like protease 1 (PfSUB1) has been identified as a key enzyme for merozoite egress from red blood cells and invasion. We present herein the rational design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of novel and potent difluorostatone-based inhibitors. Our bioinformatic-driven studies resulted in the identification of compounds 1a, b as potent and selective PfSUB1 inhibitors. The enzyme/inhibitor interaction pattern herein proposed will pave the way to the future optimization of this class of promising enzyme inhibitors. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
available drugs to treat malaria are often ineffective due to the acquisition of drug resistance. In this context, drugs with innovative modes of action and no liability to cross-resistance are urgently needed. Recently, subtilisin-like protease 1, a P. falciparum serine protease involved in merozoite egress from red blood cells and invasion, has been identified as potential drugtarget. We describe
The development of peptidomimetic inhibitors of the human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) :protease showing sub-micromolar potency in an enzymatic assay is described. Selective substitution of the amino acid residues of these inhibitors led to the identification of tripeptide inhibitors showing improvements in inhibitor potency cf 27-fold relative to inhibitor 39 based upon the natural tetrapeptide sequence. Small side chains at P-1 were well tolerated by this enzyme, a fact consistent with previous observations. The S-2 binding pocket of HCMV protease was very permissive, tolerating lipophilic and basic residues. The substitutions tried at P-3 indicated that a small increase in inhibitor potency could be realized by the substitution of a tert-leucine residue for valine. Substitutions of the N-terminal capping group did not significantly affect inhibitor potency. Pentafluoroethyl ketones, alpha,alpha-difluoro-beta-keto amides, phosphonates and a-keto amides were all effective substitutions for the activated carbonyl component and gave inhibitors which were selective for HCMV protease. A slight increase in potency was observed by lengthening the P-1' residue of the alpha-keto amide series of inhibitors. This position also tolerated a variety of groups making this a potential site for future modifications which could modulate the physicochemical properties of these molecules.
MACROCYCLIC BROAD SPECTRUM ANTIBIOTICS
申请人:RQX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
公开号:US20170088582A1
公开(公告)日:2017-03-30
Provided herein are antibacterial compounds, wherein the compounds in some embodiments have broad spectrum bioactivity. In various embodiments, the compounds act by inhibition of bacterial type 1 signal peptidase (SpsB), an essential protein in bacteria. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treatment using the compounds described herein are also provided.
[EN] MACROCYCLIC BROAD SPECTRUM ANTIBIOTICS<br/>[FR] ANTIBIOTIQUES MACROCYCLIQUES À LARGE SPECTRE
申请人:RQX PHARMACEUTICALS INC
公开号:WO2015179441A2
公开(公告)日:2015-11-26
Provided herein are antibacterial compounds, wherein the compounds in some embodiments have broad spectrum bioactivity. In various embodiments, the compounds act by inhibition of bacterial type 1 signal peptidase (SpsB), an essential protein in bacteria. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treatment using the compounds described herein are also provided.