| Literature DB >> 24900710 |
Mattia Mori1, Assunta Massaro2, Vito Calderone3, Marco Fragai4, Claudio Luchinat4, Alessandro Mordini5.
Abstract
A new class of potent matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) inhibitors designed by structure-based optimization of the well-known arylsulfonamide scaffold is presented. Molecules show an ethylene linker connecting the sulfonamide group with the P1' aromatic portion and a d-proline residue bearing the zinc-binding group. The affinity improvement provided by these modifications led us to discover a nanomolar MMP inhibitor bearing a carboxylate moiety as zinc-binding group, which might be a promising lead molecule. Notably, a significant selectivity for MMP-8, MMP-12, and MMP-13 was observed with respect to MMP-1 and MMP-7.Entities:
Keywords: MMP; X-ray; desolvation; docking; free energy; synthesis
Year: 2013 PMID: 24900710 PMCID: PMC4027459 DOI: 10.1021/ml300446a
Source DB: PubMed Journal: ACS Med Chem Lett ISSN: 1948-5875 Impact factor: 4.345