Design of benzene-1,2-diamines as selective inducible nitric oxide synthase inhibitors: a combined de novo design and docking analysis.

Selective inhibition of inducible nitric oxide synthases (iNOS) has been a challenging problem for researchers pursuing work in finding methods to treat inflammatory disorders, shock, etc. Though many inhibitors have been studied to date, all are associated with selectivity or potency problems. Additionally, most of the reported compounds have several similarities and fewer number of novel structures are being tried.