N-Myristoyltransferase (NMT) represents a promising drug target for human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), which is caused by the parasitic protozoa Trypanosoma brucei. We report the optimization of a high throughput screening hit (1) to give a lead molecule DDD85646 (63), which has potent activity against the enzyme (IC(50) = 2 nM) and T. brucei (EC(50) = 2 nM) in culture. The compound has good more ..
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Title: Discovery of a novel class of orally active trypanocidal N-myristoyltransferase inhibitors.
Abstract: N-Myristoyltransferase (NMT) represents a promising drug target for human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), which is caused by the parasitic protozoa Trypanosoma brucei. We report the optimization of a high throughput screening hit (1) to give a lead molecule DDD85646 (63), which has potent activity against the enzyme (IC(50) = 2 nM) and T. brucei (EC(50) = 2 nM) in culture. The compound has good oral pharmacokinetics and cures rodent models of peripheral HAT infection. This compound provides an excellent tool for validation of T. brucei NMT as a drug target for HAT as well as a valuable lead for further optimization.
(PMID: 22148754)
Abstract: N-Myristoyltransferase (NMT) represents a promising drug target for human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), which is caused by the parasitic protozoa Trypanosoma brucei. We report the optimization of a high throughput screening hit (1) to give a lead molecule DDD85646 (63), which has potent activity against the enzyme (IC(50) = 2 nM) and T. brucei (EC(50) = 2 nM) in culture. The compound has good oral pharmacokinetics and cures rodent models of peripheral HAT infection. This compound provides an excellent tool for validation of T. brucei NMT as a drug target for HAT as well as a valuable lead for further optimization.
(PMID: 22148754)
Categorized Comment
ChEMBL Assay Type: ADMET
ChEMBL Assay Data Source: Scientific Literature
ChEMBL Target ID: 12911
ChEMBL target type: Target is a single protein chain
ChEMBL Assay Data Source: Scientific Literature
ChEMBL Target ID: 12911
ChEMBL target type: Target is a single protein chain
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| TID | Name | Description | Histogram | Type | Unit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | The BioAssay activity outcome | Outcome | ||||
| 1 | Inhibition activity comment | Inhibition activity comment | String | |||
| 2 | Inhibition standard flag | Inhibition standard flag |  | Integer | ||
| 3 | Inhibition qualifier | Inhibition qualifier | String | |||
| 4 | Inhibition published value | Inhibition published value | | Float | % | |
| 5 | Inhibition standard value | Inhibition standard value | | Float | % |
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