Novel Modes of Inhibition of Wild-Type Isocitrate Dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1): Direct Covalent Modification of His315.

IDH1 plays a critical role in a number of metabolic processes and serves as a key source of cytosolic NADPH under conditions of cellular stress. However, few inhibitors of wild-type IDH1 have been reported. Here we present the discovery and biochemical characterization of two novel inhibitors of wild-type IDH1.

Highlights of the Structure-Activity Relationships of Benzimidazole Linked Pyrrolidines Leading to the Discovery of the Hepatitis C Virus NS5A Inhibitor Pibrentasvir (ABT-530).

Curative interferon and ribavirin sparing treatments for hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected patients require a combination of mechanistically orthogonal direct acting antivirals. A shared component of these treatments is usually an HCV NS5A inhibitor. First generation FDA approved treatments, including the component NS5A inhibitors, do not exhibit equivalent efficacy against HCV virus genotypes 1-6.

Synthesis and Biological Characterization of Aryl Uracil Inhibitors of Hepatitis C Virus NS5B Polymerase: Discovery of ABT-072, a trans-Stilbene Analog with Good Oral Bioavailability.

ABT-072 is a non-nucleoside HCV NS5B polymerase inhibitor that was discovered as part of a program to identify new direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) for the treatment of HCV infection. This compound was identified during a medicinal chemistry effort to improve on an original lead, inhibitor 1, which we described in a previous publication. Replacement of the amide linkage in 1 with a trans-olefin resulted in improved compound permeability and solubility and provided much better pharmacokinetic properties in preclinical species.

Aryl uracil inhibitors of hepatitis C virus NS5B polymerase: synthesis and characterization of analogs with a fused 5,6-bicyclic ring motif.

The synthesis and structure-activity relationships of a novel aryl uracil series which contains a fused 5,6-bicyclic ring unit for HCV NS5B inhibition is described. Several analogs display replicon cell culture potencies in the low nanomolar range along with excellent rat pharmacokinetic values.

Hepatitis C NS5B polymerase inhibitors: functional equivalents for the benzothiadiazine moiety.

A series of quinoline derivatives was synthesized as potential bioisosteric replacements for the benzothiadiazine moiety of earlier Hepatitis C NS5B polymerase inhibitors. Several of these compounds exhibited potent activity in enzymatic and replicon assays.

Identification of halosalicylamide derivatives as a novel class of allosteric inhibitors of HCV NS5B polymerase.

Halosalicylamide derivatives were identified from high-throughput screening as potent inhibitors of HCV NS5B polymerase. The subsequent structure and activity relationship revealed the absolute requirement of the salicylamide moiety for optimum activity. Methylation of either the hydroxyl group or the amide group of the salicylamide moiety abolished the activity while the substitutions on both phenyl rings are acceptable.

Des-A-ring benzothiadiazines: inhibitors of HCV genotype 1 NS5B RNA-dependent RNA polymerase.

In our program to discover non-nucleoside, small molecule inhibitors of genotype 1 HCV polymerase, we investigated a series of promising analogs based on a benzothiadiazine screening hit that contains an ABCD ring system. After demonstrating that a methylsulfonylamino D-ring substituent increased the enzyme potency into the low nanomolar range, we explored a minimum core required for activity by truncating to a three-ring system. Described herein are the syntheses and structure-activity relationship of a set of inhibitors lacking the A-ring of an ABCD ring system.