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SUBMITTER: Huang W
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5542777 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Huang Wenlin W Zhang Zhongsheng Z Ranade Ranae M RM Gillespie J Robert JR Barros-Álvarez Ximena X Creason Sharon A SA Shibata Sayaka S Verlinde Christophe L M J CLMJ Hol Wim G J WGJ Buckner Frederick S FS Fan Erkang E
Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters 20170417 12
Potent inhibitors of Trypanosoma brucei methionyl-tRNA synthetase were previously designed using a structure-guided approach. Compounds 1 and 2 were the most active compounds in the cyclic and linear linker series, respectively. To further improve cellular potency, SAR investigation of a binding fragment targeting the "enlarged methionine pocket" (EMP) was performed. The optimization led to the identification of a 6,8-dichloro-tetrahydroquinoline ring as a favorable fragment to bind the EMP. Rep ...[more]