Essays in Biochemistry,
Journal Year:
2017,
Volume and Issue:
61(5), P. 453 - 464
Published: Nov. 8, 2017
It
is
over
20
years
since
the
first
fragment-based
discovery
projects
were
disclosed.
The
methods
are
now
mature
for
most
‘conventional’
targets
in
drug
such
as
enzymes
(kinases
and
proteases)
but
there
has
also
been
growing
success
on
more
challenging
targets,
disruption
of
protein–protein
interactions.
main
application
to
identify
tractable
chemical
startpoints
that
non-covalently
modulate
activity
a
biological
molecule.
In
this
essay,
we
overview
current
practice
discuss
how
they
have
had
an
impact
lead
–
generating
large
number
fragment-derived
compounds
clinical
trials
two
medicines
treating
patients.
addition,
some
recent
applications
biology
providing
tools
investigate
molecules,
mechanisms
systems.
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
62(12), P. 5673 - 5724
Published: Dec. 19, 2018
Targeted
covalent
inhibitors
(TCIs)
are
designed
to
bind
poorly
conserved
amino
acids
by
means
of
reactive
groups,
the
so-called
warheads.
Currently,
targeting
noncatalytic
cysteine
residues
with
acrylamides
and
other
α,β-unsaturated
carbonyl
compounds
is
predominant
strategy
in
TCI
development.
The
recent
ascent
drugs
has
stimulated
considerable
efforts
characterize
alternative
warheads
for
covalent-reversible
irreversible
engagement
as
well
acids.
This
Perspective
article
provides
an
overview
warheads-beyond
amides-recently
used
design
targeted
ligands.
Promising
groups
that
have
not
yet
demonstrated
their
utility
development
also
highlighted.
Special
emphasis
placed
on
discussion
reactivity
case
studies
illustrating
applications
medicinal
chemistry
chemical
biology.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2016,
Volume and Issue:
55(43), P. 13408 - 13421
Published: Aug. 19, 2016
Abstract
In
contrast
to
the
traditional
mechanism
of
drug
action
that
relies
on
reversible,
noncovalent
interaction
a
ligand
with
its
biological
target,
targeted
covalent
inhibitor
(TCI)
is
designed
such
initial,
reversible
association
followed
by
formation
bond
between
an
electrophile
and
nucleophilic
center
in
protein.
Although
this
approach
offers
variety
potential
benefits
(high
potency
extended
duration
action),
concerns
over
possible
toxicological
consequences
protein
haptenization
have
hindered
development
TCI
concept.
Recently,
approaches
mitigate
risk
serious
adverse
reactions
new
class
agent
emerged,
thus
stimulating
interest
field
leading
authorization
first
cadre
TCIs
be
marketed.
The
rapidly
gaining
acceptance
as
valuable
tool
discovery,
poised
make
major
impact
design
enzyme
inhibitors
receptor
modulators.
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2016,
Volume and Issue:
60(3), P. 839 - 885
Published: Dec. 20, 2016
Although
Michael
acceptors
display
a
potent
and
broad
spectrum
of
bioactivity,
they
have
largely
been
ignored
in
drug
discovery
because
their
presumed
indiscriminate
reactivity.
As
such,
dearth
information
exists
relevant
to
the
thiol
reactivity
natural
products
analogues
possessing
this
moiety.
In
midst
recently
approved
acrylamide-containing
drugs,
it
is
clear
that
good
understanding
hetero-Michael
addition
reaction
relative
reactivities
biological
thiols
with
under
physiological
conditions
needed
for
design
use
these
compounds
as
tools
potential
therapeutics.
This
Perspective
provides
will
contribute
understanding,
such
kinetics
reactions,
bioactivities,
well
steric
electronic
factors
influence
electrophilicity
reversibility
acceptors.
focused
on
α,β-unsaturated
carbonyls
given
preponderance
bioactive
products.
Nucleic Acids Research,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
46(W1), P. W374 - W379
Published: April 30, 2018
CavityPlus
is
a
web
server
that
offers
protein
cavity
detection
and
various
functional
analyses.
Using
three-dimensional
structural
information
as
the
input,
applies
CAVITY
to
detect
potential
binding
sites
on
surface
of
given
structure
rank
them
based
ligandability
druggability
scores.
These
can
be
further
analysed
using
three
submodules,
CavPharmer,
CorrSite,
CovCys.
CavPharmer
uses
receptor-based
pharmacophore
modelling
program,
Pocket,
automatically
extract
features
within
cavities.
CorrSite
identifies
allosteric
ligand-binding
motion
correlation
analyses
between
CovCys
detects
druggable
cysteine
residues,
which
especially
useful
identify
novel
for
designing
covalent
ligands.
Overall,
provides
an
integrated
platform
analysing
comprehensive
properties
Such
are
many
aspects
drug
design
discovery,
including
target
selection
identification,
virtual
screening,
de
novo
design,
covalent-binding
design.
The
freely
available
at
http://repharma.pku.edu.cn/cavityplus
or
http://www.pkumdl.cn/cavityplus.