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Publication Abstract from PubMed

The design, synthesis, and X-ray structural analysis of hybrid HIV-1 protease inhibitors (PIs) containing bis-tetrahydrofuran (bis-THF) in a pseudo-C2-symmetric dipeptide isostere are described. A series of PIs were synthesized by incorporating bis-THF of darunavir on either side of the Phe-Phe isostere of lopinavir in combination with hydrophobic amino acids on the opposite P2/P2' position. Structure-activity relationship studies indicated that the bis-THF moiety can be attached at either the P2 or P2' position without significantly affecting potency. However, the group on the opposite P2/P2' position had a dramatic effect on potency depending on the size and shape of the side chain. Cocrystal structures of inhibitors with wild-type HIV-1 protease revealed that the bis-THF moiety retained similar interactions as observed in the darunavir-protease complex regardless of position on the Phe-Phe isostere. Analyses of cocrystal structures and molecular dynamics simulations provide insights for optimizing HIV-1 PIs containing bis-THF in non-sulfonamide dipeptide isosteres.

Structural Analysis of Potent Hybrid HIV-1 Protease Inhibitors Containing Bis-Tetrahydrofuran in a Pseudo-Symmetric Dipeptide Isostere.,Rusere LN, Lockbaum GJ, Henes M, Lee SK, Spielvogel E, Rao DN, Kosovrasti K, Nalivaika EA, Swanstrom R, Kurt Yilmaz N, Schiffer CA, Ali A J Med Chem. 2020 Jul 16. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.0c00529. PMID:32672965^[1]

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