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Beyond Basicity: Discovery of Nonbasic DENV-2 Protease Inhibitors with Potent Activity in Cell Culture
Kühl, Nikos,Leuthold, Mila M.,Behnam, Mira A. M.,Klein, Christian D.
supporting information, p. 4567 - 4587 (2021/05/06)
The viral serine protease NS2B-NS3 is one of the promising targets for drug discovery against dengue virus and other flaviviruses. The molecular recognition preferences of the protease favor basic, positively charged moieties as substrates and inhibitors, which leads to pharmacokinetic liabilities and off-target interactions with host proteases such as thrombin. We here present the results of efforts that were aimed specifically at the discovery and development of noncharged, small-molecular inhibitors of the flaviviral proteases. A key factor in the discovery of these compounds was a cellular reporter gene assay for the dengue protease, the DENV2proHeLa system. Extensive structure-activity relationship explorations resulted in novel benzamide derivatives with submicromolar activities in viral replication assays (EC50 0.24 μM), selectivity against off-target proteases, and negligible cytotoxicity. This structural class has increased drug-likeness compared to most of the previously published active-site-directed flaviviral protease inhibitors and includes promising candidates for further preclinical development.
A New Class of Dengue and West Nile Virus Protease Inhibitors with Submicromolar Activity in Reporter Gene DENV-2 Protease and Viral Replication Assays
Kühl, Nikos,Graf, Dominik,Bock, Josephine,Behnam, Mira A. M.,Leuthold, Mila-Mareen,Klein, Christian D.
supporting information, p. 8179 - 8197 (2020/09/21)
Dengue and West Nile virus are rapidly spreading global pathogens for which no specific therapeutic treatments are available. One of the promising targets for drug discovery against dengue and other flaviviruses is the viral serine protease NS2B-NS3. We present the design, synthesis, and in vitro and cellular characterization of a novel chemotype of potent small-molecule non-peptidic dengue protease inhibitors derived from 4-benzyloxyphenylglycine. A newly developed luciferase-based DENV-2 protease reporter system in HeLa cells (DENV2proHeLa) was employed to determine the activity of the compounds in a cellular environment. Specificity and selectivity of the DENV2proHeLa system were confirmed by viral titer reduction assays. The compounds reach low micromolar to upper nanomolar inhibitory potency in cell-based assays, are selective against other serine proteases, and do not show relevant cytotoxicity. An extensive structure-activity relationship study provides a perspective for further drug development against flaviviral infections.
Syntheses of amino alcohols and chiral C2-symmetric bisoxazolines derived from O-alkylated R-4-hydroxyphenylglycine and S-tyrosine
Caplar, Vesna,Raza, Zlata,Katalenic, Darinka,Zinic, Mladen
, p. 23 - 36 (2007/10/03)
Chiral C2-symmetric bisoxazolines 1b-f and 2b,c, derived from 4′-O-alkylated R-4-hydroxyphenylglycine or S-tyrosine, were prepared. As intermediates, a series of chiral amino alcohols possessing substituted phenolic groups was prepared and fully characterized.
