Pyridinyl aminohydantoins as small molecule BACE1 inhibitors.
Zhou, P., Li, Y., Fan, Y., Wang, Z., Chopra, R., Olland, A., Hu, Y., Magolda, R.L., Pangalos, M., Reinhart, P.H., Turner, M.J., Bard, J., Malamas, M.S., Robichaud, A.J.(2010) Bioorg Med Chem Lett 20: 2326-2329
- PubMed: 20202842 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bmcl.2010.01.136
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
3LHG - PubMed Abstract: 
A novel class of pyridinyl aminohydantoins was designed and prepared as highly potent BACE1 inhibitors. Compound (S)-4g showed excellent potency with IC(50) of 20 nM for BACE1. X-ray crystallography indicated that the interaction between pyridine nitrogen and the tryptophan Trp76 was a key feature in the S2' region of the enzyme that contributed to increased potency.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Department of Chemical Sciences, Wyeth Research, CN 8000, Princeton, NJ 08543-8000, United States. zhoupb31@gmail.com