explored the chemical space of FAM NR4A ligands by using fragment screening, in silico analysis, and systematic structure–activity relationship evaluation. From a chemically diverse library of 92 fragments, we identified 11 new FAM NR4A agonist and inverse agonist scaffolds. Structural optimization of the most active FAM fragment yielded NR4A agonists with submicromolar potency and binding affinity, demonstrating
Hydrophobicity-oriented drug design (HODD) of new human 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase inhibitors
作者:Ferdinand Ndikuryayo、Wei-Ming Kang、Feng-Xu Wu、Wen-Chao Yang、Guang-Fu Yang
DOI:10.1016/j.ejmech.2019.01.032
日期:2019.3
Involved in the tyrosine degradation pathway, 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvatedioxygenase (HPPD) is an important target for treating type I tyrosinemia. To discover novel HPPD inhibitors, we proposed a hydrophobicity-oriented drug design (HODD) strategy based on the interactions between HPPD and the commercial drug NTBC. Most of the new compounds showed improved activity, compound d23 being the most active