2-Aminobenzimidazoles as potent ITK antagonists: de novo design of a pyrrole system targeting additional hydrogen bonding interaction
作者:Ho Yin Lo、Jörg Bentzien、Andre White、Chuk C. Man、Roman W. Fleck、Steven S. Pullen、Hnin Hnin Khine、Josephine King、Joseph R. Woska、John P. Wolak、Mohammed A. Kashem、Gregory P. Roth、Hidenori Takahashi
DOI:10.1016/j.tetlet.2008.10.057
日期:2008.12
Based on information from molecular modeling, a series of 2-aminobenzimidazoles with pyrrole moieties were designed and synthesized as ITK antagonists. Results showed that a significant improvement of intrinsic and cell-based potency was achieved. X-ray crystallographic analysis of an inhibitor complex with ITK confirmed the prediction from the de novo design that the pyrrole moiety of the inhibitor would form an additional hydrogen bonding interaction with Glu436 in the catalytic domain, and hence improve overall binding affinity of the inhibitor. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.