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PLoS Negl Trop Dis ; 9(7): e0003916, 2015.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26173110

ABSTRACT

A series of compounds based on the dipeptidyl nitrile scaffold were synthesized and assayed for their inhibitory activity against the T. cruzi cysteine protease cruzain. Structure activity relationships (SARs) were established using three, eleven and twelve variations respectively at the P1, P2 and P3 positions. A Ki value of 16 nM was observed for the most potent of these inhibitors which reflects a degree of non-additivity in the SAR. An X-ray crystal structure was determined for the ligand-protein complex for the structural prototype for the series. Twenty three inhibitors were also evaluated for their anti-trypanosomal effects and an EC50 value of 28 µM was observed for the most potent of these. Although there remains scope for further optimization, the knowledge gained from this study is also transferable to the design of cruzain inhibitors based on warheads other than nitrile as well as alternative scaffolds.


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Chagas Disease/parasitology , Enzyme Inhibitors/chemical synthesis , Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology , Trypanocidal Agents/chemical synthesis , Trypanocidal Agents/pharmacology , Trypanosoma cruzi/drug effects , Binding Sites , Chagas Disease/drug therapy , Crystallography, X-Ray , Cysteine Endopeptidases/chemistry , Cysteine Endopeptidases/metabolism , Drug Design , Enzyme Inhibitors/chemistry , Humans , Kinetics , Nitriles/chemistry , Nitriles/pharmacology , Protozoan Proteins/chemistry , Protozoan Proteins/metabolism , Structure-Activity Relationship , Trypanocidal Agents/chemistry , Trypanosoma cruzi/enzymology
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