Abstract:
:Anthrax lethal factor (LF) is a critical virulence factor in the pathogenesis of anthrax. A structure-activity relationship (SAR) of potential lethal factor inhibitors (LFi) is presented in which the zinc-binding group (ZBG), linker, and backbone moieties for a series of hydroxypyrone-based compounds were systematically varied. It was found that hydroxypyrothione ZBGs generate more potent inhibitors than hydroxypyrone ZBGs. Furthermore, coupling the hydroxypyrothione to a backbone group via a thioamide bond improves potency when compared to an amide linker. QM/MM studies show that the thioamide bond in these inhibitors allows for the formation of two additional hydrogen bonds with the protein active site. In both types of hydroxypyrothione compounds, ligand efficiencies of 0.29-0.54 kcal mol(-1) per heavy atom were achieved. The results highlight the need for a better understanding to optimize the interplay between the ZBG, linker, and backbone to get improved LFi.
journal_name
J Med Chemjournal_title
Journal of medicinal chemistryauthors
Agrawal A,de Oliveira CA,Cheng Y,Jacobsen JA,McCammon JA,Cohen SMdoi
10.1021/jm8013212subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2009-02-26 00:00:00pages
1063-74issue
4eissn
0022-2623issn
1520-4804pii
10.1021/jm8013212journal_volume
52pub_type
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