Discovery of a Novel Class of Orally Active Trypanocidal N-Myristoyltransferase Inhibitors

Stephen Brand; Laura A. T. Cleghorn; Stuart P. McElroy; David A. Robinson; Victoria C. Smith; Irene Hallyburton; Justin R. Harrison; Neil R. Norcross; Daniel Spinks; Tracy Bayliss; Suzanne Norval; Laste Stojanovski; Leah S. Torrie; Julie A. Frearson; Ruth Brenk; Alan H. Fairlamb; Michael A. J. Ferguson; Kevin D. Read; Paul G. Wyatt; Ian H. Gilbert

doi:10.1021/jm201091t

Discovery of a Novel Class of Orally Active Trypanocidal N-Myristoyltransferase Inhibitors

Stephen Brand
, Laura A. T. Cleghorn
, Stuart P. McElroy
, David A. Robinson
, Victoria C. Smith
, Irene Hallyburton
, Justin R. Harrison
, Neil R. Norcross
, Daniel Spinks
, Tracy Bayliss
, Suzanne Norval
, Laste Stojanovski
, Leah S. Torrie
, Julie A. Frearson
, Ruth Brenk
, Alan H. Fairlamb
, Michael A. J. Ferguson
, Kevin D. Read
, Paul G. Wyatt
, Ian H. Gilbert (Lead / Corresponding author)

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Abstract

N-Myristoyltransferase (NMT) represents a promising drug target for human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), which is caused by the parasitic protozoa Trypanosoma brucei. We report the optimization of a high throughput screening hit (1) to give a lead molecule DDD85646 (63), which has potent activity against the enzyme (IC50 = 2 nM) and T. brucei (EC50 = 2 nM) in culture. The compound has good oral pharmacokinetics and cures rodent models of peripheral HAT infection. This compound provides an excellent tool for validation of T. brucei NMT as a drug target for HAT as well as a valuable lead for further optimization.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	140-152
Number of pages	13
Journal	Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
Volume	55
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/jm201091t
Publication status	Published - 12 Jan 2012

Keywords

CANDIDA-ALBICANS
TRYPANOSOMA-BRUCEI
DRUG DISCOVERY
PEPTIDOMIMETIC INHIBITORS
SELECTIVE INHIBITORS
DIPEPTIDE AMIDES
PROTEIN
DESIGN
POTENT
BENZOFURANS

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Reprinted with permission from Brand, S, Cleghorn, LAT, McElroy, SP, Robinson, DA, Smith, VC, Hallyburton, I, Harrison, JR, Norcross, NR, Spinks, D, Bayliss, T, Norval, S, Stojanovski, L, Torrie, LS, Frearson, JA, Brenk, R, Fairlamb, AH, Ferguson, MAJ, Read, KD, Wyatt, PG & Gilbert, IH 2012, 'Discovery of a Novel Class of Orally Active Trypanocidal N-Myristoyltransferase Inhibitors' Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, vol 55, no. 1, pp. 140-152.. Copyright 2012 American Chemical Society.
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Brand, S., Cleghorn, L. A. T., McElroy, S. P., Robinson, D. A., Smith, V. C., Hallyburton, I., Harrison, J. R., Norcross, N. R., Spinks, D., Bayliss, T., Norval, S., Stojanovski, L., Torrie, L. S., Frearson, J. A., Brenk, R., Fairlamb, A. H., Ferguson, M. A. J., Read, K. D., Wyatt, P. G., & Gilbert, I. H. (2012). Discovery of a Novel Class of Orally Active Trypanocidal N-Myristoyltransferase Inhibitors. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 55(1), 140-152. https://doi.org/10.1021/jm201091t

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Discovery of a Novel Class of Orally Active Trypanocidal N-Myristoyltransferase Inhibitors

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