Hepatitis C (HCV) infection is a cause of chronic liver disease such as cirrhosis, carcinoma, or liver failure, and the current therapy is effective in only 50% of patients. Serine proteases, which are present in HCV, are the most studied class of proteolytic enzymes, and are a primary target in the drug development field. In this paper, we describe the synthesis and biological studies of a novel class of peptide mimetic compounds as potential HCV serine protease inhibitors.
丙型肝炎病毒感染是导致肝硬化、肝癌或肝功能衰竭等慢性肝病的原因之一,而目前的治疗方法仅对50%的患者有效。HCV中的
丝氨酸蛋白酶是最受研究的
蛋白酶类别,也是药物开发领域的主要靶点。本文描述了一类新型肽模拟化合物作为潜在HCV
丝氨酸蛋白酶抑制剂的合成和
生物学研究。