1. Discovery of GS-9451: an acid inhibitor of the hepatitis C virus NS3/4A protease.
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Sheng XC, Appleby T, Butler T, Cai R, Chen X, Cho A, Clarke MO, Cottell J, Delaney WE 4th, Doerffler E, Link J, Ji M, Pakdaman R, Pyun HJ, Wu Q, Xu J, and Kim CU
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- Animals, Antiviral Agents pharmacokinetics, Antiviral Agents pharmacology, Biological Availability, Caco-2 Cells, Carboxylic Acids pharmacokinetics, Carboxylic Acids pharmacology, Crystallography, X-Ray, Dogs, Hepacivirus chemistry, Hepacivirus enzymology, Hepatitis C drug therapy, Hepatitis C virology, Humans, Macaca fascicularis, Models, Molecular, Quinolines pharmacokinetics, Quinolines pharmacology, Rats, Serine Proteinase Inhibitors pharmacokinetics, Serine Proteinase Inhibitors pharmacology, Structure-Activity Relationship, Viral Nonstructural Proteins chemistry, Antiviral Agents chemical synthesis, Carboxylic Acids chemical synthesis, Hepacivirus drug effects, Quinolines chemical synthesis, Serine Proteinase Inhibitors chemical synthesis, Viral Nonstructural Proteins antagonists & inhibitors
- Abstract
The discovery of GS-9451 is reported. Modification of the P3 cap and P2 quinoline with a series of solubilizing groups led to the identification of potent HCV NS3 protease inhibitors with greatly improved pharmacokinetic properties in rats, dogs and monkeys., (Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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- 2012
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