Potent Inhibitors of Hepatitis C Virus NS3 Protease: Employment of a Difluoromethyl Group as a Hydrogen-Bond Donor
2018
The design and synthesis of potent, tripeptidic acylsulfonamide inhibitors of HCV NS3 protease that contain a difluoromethyl cyclopropyl amino acid at P1 are described. A cocrystal structure of 18 with a NS3/4A protease complex suggests the presence of a H-bond between the polarized C–H of the CHF2 moiety and the backbone carbonyl of Leu135 of the enzyme. Structure–activity relationship studies indicate that this H-bond enhances enzyme inhibitory potency by 13- and 17-fold compared to the CH3 and CF3 analogues, respectively, providing insight into the deployment of this unique amino acid.
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