Synthesis and SAR of acyclic HCV NS3 protease inhibitors with novel P4-benzoxaborole moieties
作者:Xianfeng Li、Suoming Zhang、Yong-Kang Zhang、Yang Liu、Charles Z. Ding、Yasheen Zhou、Jacob J. Plattner、Stephen J. Baker、Wei Bu、Liang Liu、Wieslaw M. Kazmierski、Maosheng Duan、Richard M. Grimes、Lois L. Wright、Gary K. Smith、Richard L. Jarvest、Jing-Jing Ji、Joel P. Cooper、Matthew D. Tallant、Renae M. Crosby、Katrina Creech、Zhi-Jie Ni、Wuxin Zou、Jon Wright
DOI:10.1016/j.bmcl.2011.02.006
日期:2011.4
We have synthesized and evaluated a new series of acyclic P4-benzoxaborole-based HCV NS3 protease inhibitors. Structure-activity relationships were investigated, leading to the identification of compounds 5g and 17 with low nanomolar potency in the enzymatic and cell-based replicon assay. The linker-truncated compound 5j was found to exhibit improved absorption and oral bioavailability in rats, suggesting that further reduction of molecular weight and polar surface area could result in improved drug-like properties of this novel series. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.