Abstract
Proteolytic enzymes are involved in many important physiological processes. Because of the critical roles played by these enzymes, aberrations in regulation of their activities can lead to pathological conditions. For this reason, finding inhibitors selective for a proteolytic enzyme that is contributing to a medical problem can be an effective therapeutic strategy. The introduction of fluorine in the backbone of proteolytic enzyme substrates can lead to active and selective inhibitors belonging to the peptidyl fluorinated ketone family. Fluorine not only can influence the mechanism of substrate/enzyme recognition events but also can modify the in vivo profile of the substrate. Although prediction of the total effects of fluorine on the pharmacokinetic parameters can be difficult, the pharmaceutical interest in the synthesis and biological evaluation of peptidyl fluorinated ketones highlights the potential of this family of molecules as therapeutically useful inhibitors.
Keywords: Activated ketone-based inhibitors, Aspartic proteases, Plasmepsin, Human Leucocyte Elastase (HLE), Chymotrypsin inhibitor, Thrombin
Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry
Title: Peptidyl Fluoro-Ketones as Proteolytic Enzyme Inhibitors
Volume: 6 Issue: 14
Author(s): Monica Sani, Roberta Sinisi and Fiorenza Viani
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Keywords: Activated ketone-based inhibitors, Aspartic proteases, Plasmepsin, Human Leucocyte Elastase (HLE), Chymotrypsin inhibitor, Thrombin
Abstract: Proteolytic enzymes are involved in many important physiological processes. Because of the critical roles played by these enzymes, aberrations in regulation of their activities can lead to pathological conditions. For this reason, finding inhibitors selective for a proteolytic enzyme that is contributing to a medical problem can be an effective therapeutic strategy. The introduction of fluorine in the backbone of proteolytic enzyme substrates can lead to active and selective inhibitors belonging to the peptidyl fluorinated ketone family. Fluorine not only can influence the mechanism of substrate/enzyme recognition events but also can modify the in vivo profile of the substrate. Although prediction of the total effects of fluorine on the pharmacokinetic parameters can be difficult, the pharmaceutical interest in the synthesis and biological evaluation of peptidyl fluorinated ketones highlights the potential of this family of molecules as therapeutically useful inhibitors.
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Sani Monica, Sinisi Roberta and Viani Fiorenza, Peptidyl Fluoro-Ketones as Proteolytic Enzyme Inhibitors, Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry 2006; 6 (14) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/156802606777951064
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/156802606777951064 |
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