- Discovery of potent sulfonamide P4-capped ketoamide second generation inhibitors of hepatitis C virus NS3 serine protease with favorable pharmacokinetic profiles in preclinical species
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Hepatitis is a disease characterized by inflammation of the liver, usually producing swelling and, in many cases, permanent damage to liver tissues. Viral hepatitis C (HCV), a small (+)-RNA virus, infects chronically 3% of the world's population. Boceprevir, SCH 503034, (1) our first generation HCV inhibitor, has already established proof-of- concept and is currently in late stage (phase III) clinical trials. In view of the positive data from our first generation compound, further work aimed at optimizing its overall profile was undertaken. Herein, we report that extension of our earlier inhibitor to the P4 pocket by introducing a new sulfonamide moiety and optimization of the P1/P1′ capping led to the discovery of a novel series of inhibitors of the HCV NS3 serine protease. Optimization of the P1 residue significantly improved potency and selectivity. The combination of optimal moieties led to the discovery of compound 47 which, in addition to being a potent inhibitor of HCV subgenomic RNA replication, was also found to have good PK profile in rat, dog and monkey.
- Bogen, Stéphane L.,Arasappan, Ashok,Velazquez, Francisco,Blackman, Melissa,Huelgas, Regina,Pan, Weidong,Siegel, Elise,Nair, Latha G.,Venkatraman, Srikanth,Guo, Zhuyan,Doll, Ronald,Shih, Neng-Yang,George Njoroge
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p. 1854 - 1865
(2010/05/17)
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- Discovery of narlaprevir (SCH 900518): A potent, second generation HCV NS3 serine protease inhibitor
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Boceprevir (SCH 503034), 1, a novel HCV NS3 serine protease inhibitor discovered in our laboratories, is currently undergoing phase III clinical trials. Detailed investigations toward a second generation protease inhibitor culminated in the discovery of narlaprevir (SCH 900518), 37, with improved potency (~10-fold over 1), pharmacokinetic profile and physicochemical characteristics, currently in phase II human trials. Exploration of synthetic sequence for preparation of 37 resulted in a route that required no silica gel purification for the entire synthesis.
- Arasappan, Ashok,Bennett, Frank,Bogen, Stephane L.,Venkatraman, Srikanth,Blackman, Melissa,Chen, Kevin X.,Hendrata, Siska,Huang, Yuhua,Huelgas, Regina M.,Nair, Latha,Padilla, Angela I.,Pan, Weidong,Pike, Russell,Pinto, Patrick,Ruan, Sumei,Sannigrahi, Mousumi,Velazquez, Francisco,Vibulbhan, Bancha,Wu, Wanli,Yang, Weiying,Saksena, Anil K.,Girijavallabhan, Viyyoor,Shih, Neng-Yang,Kong, Jianshe,Meng, Tao,Jin, Yan,Wong, Jesse,McNamkra, Paul,Prongay, Andrew,Madison, Vincent,Piwinski, John J.,Cheng, Kuo-Chi,Morrison, Richard,Malcolm, Bruce,Tong, Xiao,Ralston, Robert,Njoroge, F. George
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p. 64 - 69
(2010/12/29)
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