Pyrrolinone-Based HIV Protease Inhibitors. Design, Synthesis, and Antiviral Activity: Evidence for Improved Transport
作者:Amos B Smith、Ralph Hirschmann、Alexander Pasternak、Mark C. Guzman、Akihisa Yokoyama、Paul A. Sprengeler、Paul L. Darke、Emilio A. Emini、William A. Schleif
DOI:10.1021/ja00150a011
日期:1995.11
Pyrrolinone-based peptidomimetics, the first mimics of beta-strands, are potent inhibitors of HIV-1 protease. Importantly, the bis(pyrrolinones) described herein proved to be more active in cellular antiviral assays compared with an analogous peptide-derived inhibitor even though they are less effective in inhibiting the isolated protease. These results suggest that pyrrolinone inhibitors offer better transport properties than the corresponding peptide-based peptidomimetics; we attribute this effect to decreased solvation of the mimetics. Structure-activity relationships for the pyrrolinones correlate well with those reported for related peptides, consistent with similar modes of binding.