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1373221 Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters 2007 5 Pages PDF
Abstract

As a continuation of our SAR studies of dipeptidyl aspartyl-fmk as caspase inhibitors, we explored the replacement of the P2 amino acid by a 2-aminoaryl acid or other non-natural amino acids. Several of these compounds, such as 6l and 6p, were found to have good activities with inhibition potencies of around 100 nM in a caspase-3 enzyme assay. EP1113, Z-Val-(2-aminobenzoyl)-Asp-fmk (9b), is identified as a potent broad-spectrum caspase inhibitor with IC50 values of 6–60 nM in different caspases. EP1113 also has good activity in a cell apoptosis protection assay.

Graphical abstractThe synthesis and biological evaluation of a group of peptidomimetic 2-(Z-amino)benzamide-aspartyl fluoromethylketones and related compounds as caspase inhibitors are reported.Figure optionsDownload full-size imageDownload as PowerPoint slide

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