Abstract
Plasmepsin (Plm) has been identified as an important target for the development of new antimalarial drugs, since its inhibition leads to the starvation of Plasmodium falciparum. A series of substrate-based dipeptide-type Plm II inhibitors containing the hydroxymethylcarbonyl isostere as a transition-state mimic were synthesized. The general design principle was provision of a conformationally restrained hydroxyl group (corresponding to the set residue at the P2′ position in native substrates) and a bulky unit to fit the S2′ pocket.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 641-647 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Journal of Peptide Science |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 2004 |
Keywords
- Allophenylnorstatine
- Antimalarial drug
- Aspartic protease inhibitor
- Plasmepsin
- Transition-state mimic
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Structural Biology
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Medicine
- Molecular Biology
- Pharmacology
- Drug Discovery
- Organic Chemistry