The present invention relates to semicarbazone or thiosemicarbazone inhibitors of cysteine proteases and methods of using such compounds to prevent and treat protozoan infections such as trypanosomiasis, malaria and leishmaniasis. The compounds also find use in inhibiting cysteine proteases associated with carcinogenesis, including cathepsins B and L.
本发明涉及半卡巴
肼或
硫半卡巴
肼抑制剂对半胱
氨酸
蛋白酶的抑制作用及使用这些化合物预防和治疗原虫感染,如锥虫病、疟疾和利什曼病的方法。这些化合物还可用于抑制与癌症发生相关的半胱
氨酸
蛋白酶,包括B和L的半胱
氨酸
蛋白酶。