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Preparation and biological evaluation of BACE1 inhibitors: Leveraging trans-cyclopropyl moieties as ligand efficient conformational constraints

  • Bioorg Med Chem. 2020 Jan 1;28(1):115194. doi: 10.1016/j.bmc.2019.115194.
Leonard L Winneroski 1 Jon A Erickson 1 Steven J Green 1 Jose E Lopez 1 Stephanie L Stout 1 Warren J Porter David E Timm James E Audia 2 Mario Barberis 1 James P Beck 1 Leonard N Boggs Anthony R Borders 1 Robert D Boyer 1 Richard A Brier 1 Erik J Hembre 1 Jörg Hendle 3 Pablo Garcia-Losada 1 Jose Miguel Minguez 1 Brian M Mathes 1 Patrick C May Scott A Monk 1 Zoran Rankovic 4 Yuan Shi 1 Brian M Watson 1 Zhixiang Yang 1 Dustin J Mergott 5
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Affiliations

  • 1 Lilly Research Laboratories, A Division of Eli Lilly and Company, Lilly Corporate Center, Indianapolis, IN 46285, USA.
  • 2 Constellation Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, MA 02140, USA(2).
  • 3 Lilly Research Laboratories, A Division of Eli Lilly and Company, Lilly Biotechnology Center, San Diego, CA 92121, USA.
  • 4 Chemical Biology & Therapeutics St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105, USA(2).
  • 5 Lilly Research Laboratories, A Division of Eli Lilly and Company, Lilly Corporate Center, Indianapolis, IN 46285, USA. Electronic address: mergottdu@lilly.com.
Abstract

Inhibition of BACE1 has become an important strategy in the quest for disease modifying agents to slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease. We previously reported the fragment-based discovery of LY2811376, the first BACE1 Inhibitor reported to demonstrate robust reduction of human CSF Aβ in a Phase I clinical trial. We also reported on the discovery of LY2886721, a potent BACE1 Inhibitor that reached phase 2 clinical trials. Herein we describe the preparation and structure activity relationships (SAR) of a series of BACE1 inhibitors utilizing trans-cyclopropyl moieties as conformational constraints. The design, details of the stereochemically complex organic synthesis, and biological activity of these BACE1 inhibitors is described.

Keywords

Alzheimer’s disease; BACE1 inhibitor; Conformational constraint; Cyclopropyl; Structure-based drug design.

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