1. Preparation and biological evaluation of BACE1 inhibitors: Leveraging trans-cyclopropyl moieties as ligand efficient conformational constraints.
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Winneroski LL, Erickson JA, Green SJ, Lopez JE, Stout SL, Porter WJ, Timm DE, Audia JE, Barberis M, Beck JP, Boggs LN, Borders AR, Boyer RD, Brier RA, Hembre EJ, Hendle J, Garcia-Losada P, Minguez JM, Mathes BM, May PC, Monk SA, Rankovic Z, Shi Y, Watson BM, Yang Z, and Mergott DJ
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- Alzheimer Disease drug therapy, Alzheimer Disease metabolism, Amyloid Precursor Protein Secretases metabolism, Aspartic Acid Endopeptidases metabolism, Crystallography, X-Ray, Cyclopropanes chemical synthesis, Cyclopropanes chemistry, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Humans, Ligands, Models, Molecular, Molecular Conformation, Protease Inhibitors chemical synthesis, Protease Inhibitors chemistry, Structure-Activity Relationship, Amyloid Precursor Protein Secretases antagonists & inhibitors, Aspartic Acid Endopeptidases antagonists & inhibitors, Cyclopropanes pharmacology, Protease Inhibitors pharmacology
- Abstract
Inhibition of BACE1 has become an important strategy in the quest for disease modifying agents to slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease. We previously reported the fragment-based discovery of LY2811376, the first BACE1 inhibitor reported to demonstrate robust reduction of human CSF Aβ in a Phase I clinical trial. We also reported on the discovery of LY2886721, a potent BACE1 inhibitor that reached phase 2 clinical trials. Herein we describe the preparation and structure activity relationships (SAR) of a series of BACE1 inhibitors utilizing trans-cyclopropyl moieties as conformational constraints. The design, details of the stereochemically complex organic synthesis, and biological activity of these BACE1 inhibitors is described., (Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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- 2020
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