| Literature DB >> 25129616 |
Samir S Kher1, Maria Penzo2, Simone Fulle3, Paul W Finn3, Michael J Blackman2, Aigars Jirgensons1.
Abstract
Peptidic α-ketoamides have been developed as inhibitors of the malarial protease PfSUB1. The design of inhibitors was based on the best known endogenous PfSUB1 substrate sequence, leading to compounds with low micromolar to submicromolar inhibitory activity. SAR studies were performed indicating the requirement of an aspartate mimicking the P1' substituent and optimal P1-P4 length of the non-prime part. The importance of each of the P1-P4 amino acid side chains was investigated, revealing crucial interactions and size limitations.Entities:
Keywords: Malaria; Peptides; PfSUB1; Serine protease; α-Ketoamide
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25129616 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2014.07.086
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Bioorg Med Chem Lett ISSN: 0960-894X Impact factor: 2.823