Plasmodium falciparum subtilisin-like protease 1: discovery of potent difluorostatone-based inhibitors
作者:Simone Giovani、Maria Penzo、Stefania Butini、Margherita Brindisi、Sandra Gemma、Ettore Novellino、Giuseppe Campiani、Michael J. Blackman、Simone Brogi
DOI:10.1039/c5ra01170a
日期:——
available drugs to treat malaria are often ineffective due to the acquisition of drug resistance. In this context, drugs with innovative modes of action and no liability to cross-resistance are urgently needed. Recently, subtilisin-like protease 1, a P. falciparum serine protease involved in merozoite egress from red blood cells and invasion, has been identified as potential drug target. We describe
由于获得抗药性,目前可用于治疗疟疾的药物通常无效。在这种情况下,迫切需要具有创新作用方式且对交叉耐药性不承担责任的药物。最近,枯草杆菌蛋白酶样蛋白酶1,一种恶性疟原虫丝氨酸蛋白酶,参与了裂殖子从红细胞中逸出并侵入,已被确定为潜在的药物靶标。我们在本文中描述了一系列有效的PfSUB1抑制剂的开发。结合简单的合成方法,深入的结构活性研究和计算机模拟研究,我们确定了迄今为止已知的最有效的抑制剂,其特征在于与原型肽相比,具有更高的酶抑制能力和降低的肽特性。