Abstract
A new class of MMP-12 inhibitors was discovered and optimized using structure-based drug design methods. Modeling studies using a known MMP-12 crystal structure identified a new interaction mode for these new MMP-12 inhibitors. Further optimization resulted in the discovery of a compound displaying nanomolar activity against MMP-12 and which was co-crystallized with MMP-12.
MeSH terms
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Binding Sites
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Chelating Agents / chemistry
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Crystallography, X-Ray
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Drug Design
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Enzyme Inhibitors / chemical synthesis*
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Enzyme Inhibitors / chemistry
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Enzyme Inhibitors / pharmacology*
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Humans
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Matrix Metalloproteinase 12
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Metalloendopeptidases / antagonists & inhibitors*
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Metalloendopeptidases / chemistry
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Models, Molecular
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Molecular Structure
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Structure-Activity Relationship
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Zinc / chemistry
Substances
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Chelating Agents
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Enzyme Inhibitors
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Metalloendopeptidases
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MMP12 protein, human
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Matrix Metalloproteinase 12
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Zinc