Discovery of potent, reversible MetAP2 inhibitors via fragment based drug discovery and structure based drug design—Part 1
摘要:
Methionine aminopeptidase 2 (MetAP2) is an enzyme that cleaves an N-terminal methionine residue from a number of newly synthesized proteins. Pre-clinical and clinical studies suggest that MetAP2 inhibitors could be used as a novel treatment for obesity. Herein we describe our use of fragment screening methods and structural biology to quickly identify and elaborate an indazole fragment into a series of reversible MetAP2 inhibitors with < 10 nM potency, excellent selectivity, and favorable in vitro safety profiles. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Discovery of potent, reversible MetAP2 inhibitors via fragment based drug discovery and structure based drug design—Part 1
作者:Zacharia Cheruvallath、Mingnam Tang、Christopher McBride、Mallareddy Komandla、Joanne Miura、Thu Ton-Nu、Phil Erikson、Jun Feng、Pamela Farrell、J. David Lawson、Darin Vanderpool、Yiqin Wu、Douglas R. Dougan、Artur Plonowski、Corine Holub、Chris Larson
DOI:10.1016/j.bmcl.2016.04.073
日期:2016.6
Methionine aminopeptidase 2 (MetAP2) is an enzyme that cleaves an N-terminal methionine residue from a number of newly synthesized proteins. Pre-clinical and clinical studies suggest that MetAP2 inhibitors could be used as a novel treatment for obesity. Herein we describe our use of fragment screening methods and structural biology to quickly identify and elaborate an indazole fragment into a series of reversible MetAP2 inhibitors with < 10 nM potency, excellent selectivity, and favorable in vitro safety profiles. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.