2 H-1,2,3-Triazole-Based Dipeptidyl Nitriles: Potent, Selective, and Trypanocidal Rhodesain Inhibitors by Structure-Based Design.
J Med Chem
; 61(8): 3370-3388, 2018 04 26.
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ABSTRACT
Macrocyclic inhibitors of rhodesain (RD), a parasitic cysteine protease and drug target for the treatment of human African trypanosomiasis, have shown low metabolic stability at the macrocyclic ether bridge. A series of acyclic dipeptidyl nitriles was developed using structure-based design (PDB ID 6EX8 ). The selectivity against the closely related cysteine protease human cathepsin L (hCatL) was substantially improved, up to 507-fold. In the S2 pocket, 3,4-dichlorophenylalanine residues provided high trypanocidal activities. In the S3 pocket, aromatic residues provided enhanced selectivity against hCatL. RD inhibition ( Ki values) and in vitro cell-growth of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense (IC50 values) were measured in the nanomolar range. Triazole-based ligands, obtained by a safe, gram-scale flow production of ethyl 1 H-1,2,3-triazole-4-carboxylate, showed excellent metabolic stability in human liver microsomes and in vivo half-lives of up to 1.53 h in mice. When orally administered to infected mice, parasitaemia was reduced but without complete removal of the parasites.
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Triazóis
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Tripanossomicidas
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Cisteína Endopeptidases
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Inibidores de Cisteína Proteinase
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Dipeptídeos
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Nitrilas
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J Med Chem
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QUIMICA
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2018
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