Download MendeleySecond Generation of Bace-1 Inhibitors Part 2: Optimisation of the Non-Prime Side Substituent.
Charrier, N., Clarke, B., Demont, E., Dingwall, C., Dunsdon, R., Hawkins, J., Hubbard, J., Hussain, I., Maile, G., Matico, R., Mosley, J., Naylor, A., O'Brien, A., Redshaw, S., Rowland, P., Soleil, V., Smith, K.J., Sweitzer, S., Theobald, P., Vesey, D., Walter, D.S., Wayne, G.(2009) Bioorg Med Chem Lett 19: 3669
- PubMed: 19477642
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bmcl.2009.03.150
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:
2WF1, 2WF2, 2WF3 - PubMed Abstract:
Our first generation of hydroxyethylamine transition-state mimetic BACE-1 inhibitors allowed us to validate BACE-1 as a key target for Alzheimer's disease by demonstrating amyloid lowering in an animal model, albeit at rather high doses. Finding a molecule from this series which was active at lower oral doses proved elusive and demonstrated the need to find a novel series of inhibitors with improved pharmacokinetics. This Letter describes the discovery of such inhibitors.
Organizational Affiliation:
Neurology and Gastrointestinal Centre of Excellence for Drug Discovery, GlaxoSmithKline R&D, New Frontiers Science Park, Third Avenue, Harlow, Essex CM19 5AW, United Kingdom.
