Nonpeptidic Inhibitors of Human Leukocyte Elastase. 2. Design, Synthesis, and in vitro Activity of a Series of 3-Amino-6-aryl-2-oxopyridyl Trifluoromethyl Ketones
作者:James R. Damewood、Philip D. Edwards、Scott Feeney、Bruce C. Gomes、Gary B. Steelman、Paul A. Tuthill、Joseph C. Williams、Peter Warner、Sheila A. Woolson
DOI:10.1021/jm00046a015
日期:1994.9
A series of potent nonpeptidic inhibitors of the enzyme human leukocyte elastase (HLE) is reported. These inhibitors contain a 3-amino-2-pyridone ring as a central template in which the pyridone carbonyl and 3-position NH group are thought to form important hydrogen bonding interactions with the Val-216 residue of HLE. Substitution of the 6-position of the pyridone ring by various alkyl and aryl groups was found to afford increases in the in vitro potency of these inhibitors. A 6-position phenyl group, compound 10f, was found to result in a large increase in binding affinity, which was not obtained when the phenyl group was placed in either the 4- or 5-position of the molecule. Compound 10f was found to have good selectivity for HLE over other proteolytic enzymes, with the exception of bovine pancreatic chymotrypsin (BPC). Substitution of the 6-phenyl group in these molecules was found to decrease binding affinity for BPC without adversely affecting affinity for HLE.