Discovery of the first potent and selective Mycobacterium tuberculosis Zmp1 inhibitor
作者:Mattia Mori、Francesca Moraca、Davide Deodato、Davide M. Ferraris、Petra Selchow、Peter Sander、Menico Rizzi、Maurizio Botta
DOI:10.1016/j.bmcl.2014.04.004
日期:2014.6
The Mycobacterium tuberculosis extracellular zinc metalloprotease 1 (Zmp1) has been proposed to play a key role in phagosome maturation and to enhance the survival of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the host. Consequently, small molecule inhibitors of Zmp1 are of pivotal importance as a tool to better understand the pathogenicity of Zmp1 and as lead candidates for pharmacological intervention. Here we combined in silico structure-based inhibitor design with biochemical studies to discover and characterize the first potent competitive Zmp1 inhibitor showing a K-i of 94 nM and a high selectivity for Zmp1 with respect to human Neprilysin. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.