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.
本发明涉及半胱
氨酸
蛋白酶的半胱
氨酸脒或
硫代半胱
氨酸脒
抑制剂,以及使用这类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变有关的半胱
氨酸
蛋白酶,包括半胱
氨酸
蛋白酶B和L。