New non-hydroxamic ADAMTS-5 inhibitors based on the 1,2,4-triazole-3-thiol scaffold

In this Letter we describe the design, synthesis, screening, and optimization of a new family of ADAMTS-5 inhibitors. These inhibitors display an original 1,2,4-triazole-3-thiol scaffold as a putative zinc binding-group. In vitro results are rationalized by in silico docking of the compounds in ADAMTS-5’s crystal structure.

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