Evaluation of “Credit Card” Libraries for Inhibition of HIV-1 gp41 Fusogenic Core Formation
- 22 April 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Journal of Combinatorial Chemistry
- Vol. 8 (4), 531-539
- https://doi.org/10.1021/cc0600167
Abstract
Protein−protein interactions are of critical importance in biological systems, and small molecule modulators of such protein recognition and intervention processes are of particular interest. To investigate this area of research, we have synthesized small-molecule libraries that can disrupt a number of biologically relevant protein−protein interactions. These library members are designed upon planar motif, appended with a variety of chemical functions, which we have termed “credit-card” structures. From two of our “credit-card” libraries, a series of molecules were uncovered which act as inhibitors against the HIV-1 gp41 fusogenic 6-helix bundle core formation, viral antigen p24 formation, and cell−cell fusion at low micromolar concentrations. From the high-throughput screening assays we utilized, a selective index (SI) value of 4.2 was uncovered for compound 2261, which bodes well for future structure activity investigations and the design of more potent gp41 inhibitors.Keywords
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