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The structure-activity profile of mercaptobenzamides' anti-HIV activity suggests that thermodynamics of metabolism is more important than binding affinity to the target.


ABSTRACT: Mercaptobenzamide thioesters and thioethers are chemically simple HIV-1 maturation inhibitors with a unique mechanism of action, low toxicity, and a high barrier to viral resistance. A structure-activity relationship (SAR) profile based on 39 mercaptobenzamide prodrug analogs exposed divergent activity/toxicity roles for the internal and terminal amides. To probe the relationship between antiviral activity and toxicity, we generated an improved computational model for the binding of mercaptobenzamide thioesters (SAMTs) to the HIV-1 NCp7 C-terminal zinc finger, revealing the presence of a second low-energy binding orientation, hitherto undisclosed. Finally, using NMR-derived thiol-thioester exchange equilibrium constants, we propose that thermodynamics plays a role in determining the antiviral activity observed in the SAR profile.

SUBMITTER: Nikolayevskiy H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8132308 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The structure-activity profile of mercaptobenzamides' anti-HIV activity suggests that thermodynamics of metabolism is more important than binding affinity to the target.

Nikolayevskiy Herman H   Robello Marco M   Scerba Michael T MT   Pasternak Evan H EH   Saha Mrinmoy M   Hartman Tracy L TL   Buchholz Caitlin A CA   Buckheit Robert W RW   Durell Stewart R SR   Appella Daniel H DH  

European journal of medicinal chemistry 20190609


Mercaptobenzamide thioesters and thioethers are chemically simple HIV-1 maturation inhibitors with a unique mechanism of action, low toxicity, and a high barrier to viral resistance. A structure-activity relationship (SAR) profile based on 39 mercaptobenzamide prodrug analogs exposed divergent activity/toxicity roles for the internal and terminal amides. To probe the relationship between antiviral activity and toxicity, we generated an improved computational model for the binding of mercaptobenz  ...[more]

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