Identification and characterization of benzo[d]oxazol-2(3H)-one derivatives as the first potent and selective small-molecule inhibitors of chromodomain protein CDYL
[d]oxazol-2(3H)-one analogs as the first potent and selective small-molecule inhibitors of chromodomain Y-like (CDYL), a histone methyllysine reader protein. The binding conformation between the chromodomain of CDYL and the modified peptidomimetics was studied via molecular docking and dynamic simulations, facilitating subsequent virtual screening of tens of hits from Specs chemical library validated by SPR technique
In the current study, twenty-two compounds based upon 3-hydroxy-3-(2-oxo-2-phenylethyl)indolin-2-one nucleus were designed, synthesized and in vitro evaluated for HIV-1 RT inhibition and anti-HIV-1 activity. Compounds 3d, 5c and 5e demonstrated encouraging potency against RT enzyme as well as HIV-1 in low micromolar to nanomolar concentration with good to excellent safety index. Structure activity