N-Acyl-l-phenylalanine derivatives as potent VLA-4 antagonists that mimic a cyclic peptide conformation
作者:Li Chen、Jefferson Tilley、Richard V. Trilles、Weiya Yun、David Fry、Charles Cook、Karen Rowan、Virginia Schwinge、Robert Campbell
DOI:10.1016/s0960-894x(01)00711-9
日期:2002.1
A series of N-benzylpyroglutamyl-L-phenylalanine derivatives bearing carbamoyl substituents in the 3- or 4-positions was prepared and assayed for inhibition of the interaction between VCAM and VLA-4. Potent inhibition was observed in a number of analogues with substitution in the 4-position favored over the 3-position. A crystal structure of the key intermediate 25 indicates that it accesses a low energy conformation which closely matches key pharmacophores of a structurally characterized cyclic peptide. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.