| Literature DB >> 24900178 |
Ashok Arasappan1, Frank Bennett1, Stephane L Bogen1, Srikanth Venkatraman1, Melissa Blackman1, Kevin X Chen1, Siska Hendrata1, Yuhua Huang1, Regina M Huelgas1, Latha Nair1, Angela I Padilla1, Weidong Pan1, Russell Pike1, Patrick Pinto1, Sumei Ruan1, Mousumi Sannigrahi1, Francisco Velazquez1, Bancha Vibulbhan1, Wanli Wu1, Weiying Yang1, Anil K Saksena1, Viyyoor Girijavallabhan1, Neng-Yang Shih1, Jianshe Kong1, Tao Meng1, Yan Jin1, Jesse Wong1, Paul McNamara1, Andrew Prongay1, Vincent Madison1, John J Piwinski1, Kuo-Chi Cheng1, Richard Morrison1, Bruce Malcolm1, Xiao Tong1, Robert Ralston1, F George Njoroge1.
Abstract
Boceprevir (SCH 503034), 1, a novel HCV NS3 serine protease inhibitor discovered in our laboratories, is currently undergoing phase III clinical trials. Detailed investigations toward a second generation protease inhibitor culminated in the discovery of narlaprevir (SCH 900518), 37, with improved potency (∼10-fold over 1), pharmacokinetic profile and physicochemical characteristics, currently in phase II human trials. Exploration of synthetic sequence for preparation of 37 resulted in a route that required no silica gel purification for the entire synthesis.Entities:
Keywords: Hepatitis C virus NS3 serine protease inhibitor; SCH 900518; narlaprevir; α-ketoamide
Year: 2010 PMID: 24900178 PMCID: PMC4007962 DOI: 10.1021/ml9000276
Source DB: PubMed Journal: ACS Med Chem Lett ISSN: 1948-5875 Impact factor: 4.345