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Evaluation of darunavir-derived HIV-1 protease inhibitors incorporating P2' amide-derivatives: Synthesis, biological evaluation and structural studies

Journal Article · · Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters
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  1. Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN (United States)
  2. Georgia State Univ., Atlanta, GA (United States)
  3. National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo (Japan); Kumamoto University (Japan)
  4. National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo (Japan); National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD (United States); Kumamoto University Hospital (Japan)
Here, we report here the synthesis and biological evaluation of darunavir derived HIV-1 protease inhibitors and their functional effect on enzyme inhibition and antiviral activity in MT-2 cell lines. The P2' 4-amino functionality was modified to make a number of amide derivatives to interact with residues in the S2' subsite of the HIV-1 protease active site. Several compounds exhibited picomolar enzyme inhibitory and low nanomolar antiviral activity. The X-ray crystal structure of the chloroacetate derivative bound to HIV-1 protease was determined. Interestingly, the active chloroacetate group converted to the acetate functionality during X-ray exposure. The structure revealed that the P2' carboxamide functionality makes enhanced hydrogen bonding interactions with the backbone atoms in the S2'-subsite.
Research Organization:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS)
Sponsoring Organization:
Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED); National Institutes of Health (NIH); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-06CH11357; W-31109-ENG-38
OSTI ID:
2423424
Journal Information:
Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters, Journal Name: Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters Journal Issue: C Vol. 83; ISSN 0960-894X
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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