Development of substrate analogue inhibitors for the human airway trypsin-like protease HAT

Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2011 Aug 15;21(16):4860-4. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2011.06.033. Epub 2011 Jun 21.

Abstract

A series of substrate analogue inhibitors of the serine protease HAT, containing a 4-amidinobenzylamide moiety as the P1 residue, was prepared. The most potent compounds possess a basic amino acid in the d-configuration as P3 residue. Whereas inhibitor 4 (K(i) 13 nM) containing proline as the P2 residue completely lacks selectivity, incorporation of norvaline leads to a potent inhibitor (15, K(i) 15 nM) with improved selectivity for HAT in comparison to the coagulation proteases thrombin and factor Xa or the fibrinolytic plasmin. Selected inhibitors were able to suppress influenza virus replication in a HAT-expressing MDCK cell model.

MeSH terms

  • Amidines / chemical synthesis
  • Amidines / chemistry
  • Amidines / pharmacology*
  • Antiviral Agents / chemical synthesis
  • Antiviral Agents / chemistry
  • Antiviral Agents / pharmacology*
  • Benzyl Compounds / chemical synthesis
  • Benzyl Compounds / chemistry
  • Benzyl Compounds / pharmacology*
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Dipeptides / chemical synthesis
  • Dipeptides / chemistry
  • Dipeptides / pharmacology*
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Humans
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Molecular Structure
  • Orthomyxoviridae / drug effects*
  • Orthomyxoviridae / genetics
  • Serine Endopeptidases / metabolism*
  • Serine Proteinase Inhibitors / chemical synthesis
  • Serine Proteinase Inhibitors / chemistry
  • Serine Proteinase Inhibitors / pharmacology*
  • Stereoisomerism
  • Structure-Activity Relationship
  • Substrate Specificity
  • Virus Replication / drug effects

Substances

  • Amidines
  • Antiviral Agents
  • Benzyl Compounds
  • Dipeptides
  • Serine Proteinase Inhibitors
  • trypsin-like serine protease
  • Serine Endopeptidases