Structure based design of iminohydantoin BACE1 inhibitors: Identification of an orally available, centrally active BACE1 inhibitor.
Cumming, J.N., Smith, E.M., Wang, L., Misiaszek, J., Durkin, J., Pan, J., Iserloh, U., Wu, Y., Zhu, Z., Strickland, C., Voigt, J., Chen, X., Kennedy, M.E., Kuvelkar, R., Hyde, L.A., Cox, K., Favreau, L., Czarniecki, M.F., Greenlee, W.J., McKittrick, B.A., Parker, E.M., Stamford, A.W.(2012) Bioorg Med Chem Lett 22: 2444-2449
- PubMed: 22390835 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bmcl.2012.02.013
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
4DJU, 4DJV, 4DJW, 4DJX, 4DJY - PubMed Abstract: 
From an initial lead 1, a structure-based design approach led to identification of a novel, high-affinity iminohydantoin BACE1 inhibitor that lowers CNS-derived Aβ following oral administration to rats. Herein we report SAR development in the S3 and F' subsites of BACE1 for this series, the synthetic approaches employed in this effort, and in vivo data for the optimized compound.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Merck Research Laboratories, 2000 Galloping Hill Road, Kenilworth, NJ 07033, USA. jared.cumming@merck.com