作者:Elise Isabel、W.Cameron Black、Christopher I Bayly、Erich L Grimm、Marc K Janes、Daniel J McKay、Donald W Nicholson、Dita M Rasper、Johanne Renaud、Sophie Roy、John Tam、Nancy A Thornberry、John P Vaillancourt、Steven Xanthoudakis、Robert Zamboni
DOI:10.1016/s0960-894x(03)00390-1
日期:2003.7
Caspase-3 is a cysteinyl protease that mediates apoptotic cell death. Its inhibition may have an important impact in the treatment of several degenerative diseases. Since P, aspartic acid is a required element of recognition for this enzyme, a library of capped aspartyl aldehydes was synthesized using solid-phase chemistry. The 5-bromonicotinamide derivative of the aspartic acid aldehyde was identified to be an inhibitor of caspase-3. Substitution at the 5-position of the pyridine ring and conversion of the aldehyde to ketones led to a series of potent inhibitors of caspase-3. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.