Design and Synthesis of Inhibitors of <i>Plasmodium falciparumN</i>-Myristoyltransferase, A Promising Target for Antimalarial Drug Discovery
作者:Zhiyong Yu、James A. Brannigan、David K. Moss、A. Marek Brzozowski、Anthony J. Wilkinson、Anthony A. Holder、Edward W. Tate、Robin J. Leatherbarrow
DOI:10.1021/jm301160h
日期:2012.10.25
Design of inhibitors for N-myristoyltransferase (NMT), an enzyme responsible for protein trafficking in Plasmodium falciparum, the most lethal species of parasites that cause malaria, is described. Chemistry-driven optimization of compound 1 from a focused NMT inhibitor library led to the identification of two early lead compounds 4 and 25, which showed good enzyme and cellular potency and excellent selectivity over human NMT. These molecules provide a valuable starting point for further development.