Discovery of potent and cell-active allosteric dual Akt 1 and 2 inhibitors.

Bioorg Med Chem Lett

Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Merck Research Laboratories, Merck & Co., 3535 General Atomics Court, San Diego, CA 92129, USA.

Published: July 2008

This paper describes the improvement of cell potency in a class of allosteric Akt 1 and 2 inhibitors. Key discoveries include identifying the solvent exposed region of the molecule and appending basic amines to enhance the physiochemical properties of the molecules. Findings from the structure-activity relationships are discussed.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bmcl.2008.05.085DOI Listing

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