1416064-86-2Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Inhibition of Ebola virus infection: Identification of niemann-pick C1 as the target by optimization of a chemical probe
Lee, Kyungae,Ren, Tao,Co?té, Marceline,Gholamreza, Berahman,Misasi, John,Bruchez, Anna,Cunningham, James
supporting information, p. 239 - 243 (2013/03/28)
A high-throughput screen identified adamantane dipeptide 1 as an inhibitor of Ebola virus (EboV) infection. Hit-to-lead optimization to determine the structure-activity relationship (SAR) identified the more potent EboV inhibitor 2 and a photoaffinity labeling agent 3. These antiviral compounds were employed to identify the target as Niemann-Pick C1 (NPC1), a host protein that binds the EboV glycoprotein and is essential for infection. These studies establish NPC1 as a promising target for antiviral therapy.
