Maegawa H, Kimura T, Arii Y, Matsui Y, Kasai S, Hayashi Y, Kiso Y. Identification of peptidomimetic HTLV-I protease inhibitors containing hydroxymethylcarbonyl (HMC) isostere as the transition-state mimic.
Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2005;
14:5925-9. [PMID:
15501070 DOI:
10.1016/j.bmcl.2004.09.034]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2004] [Accepted: 09/03/2004] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Abstract
Towards the development of chemotherapy for the infection by human T-cell leukemia virus type I (HTLV-I), we have established evaluation systems for HTLV-I protease (PR) inhibitors using both recombinant and chemically synthesized HTLV-I PRs. Newly synthesized substrate-based inhibitors containing hydroxymethylcarbonyl (HMC) isostere showed potent anti-HTLV-I PR activity.
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