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  2. Dipeptidyl nitrile inhibitors of Cathepsin L

Dipeptidyl nitrile inhibitors of Cathepsin L

  • Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2009 Aug 1;19(15):4280-3. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2009.05.071.
Nabil Asaad 1 Paul A Bethel Michelle D Coulson Jack E Dawson Susannah J Ford Stefan Gerhardt Matthew Grist Gordon A Hamlin Michael J James Emma V Jones Galith I Karoutchi Peter W Kenny Andrew D Morley Keith Oldham Neil Rankine David Ryan Stuart L Wells Linda Wood Martin Augustin Stephan Krapp Hannes Simader Stefan Steinbacher
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Affiliation

  • 1 Respiratory & Inflammation Research Area, AstraZeneca, Mereside, Alderley Park, Macclesfield SK10 4TG, UK.
Abstract

A series of potent Cathepsin L inhibitors with good selectivity with respect to other cysteine Cathepsins is described and SAR is discussed with reference to the crystal structure of a protein-ligand complex.

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