| Structural highlights
Function
Q4Q5S8_LEIMA Adds a myristoyl group to the N-terminal glycine residue of certain cellular proteins (By similarity).
Publication Abstract from PubMed
N-Myristoyltransferase (NMT) represents a promising drug target for human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), which is caused by the parasitic protozoa Trypanosoma brucei. We report the optimization of a high throughput screening hit (1) to give a lead molecule DDD85646 (63), which has potent activity against the enzyme (IC(50) = 2 nM) and T. brucei (EC(50) = 2 nM) in culture. The compound has good oral pharmacokinetics and cures rodent models of peripheral HAT infection. This compound provides an excellent tool for validation of T. brucei NMT as a drug target for HAT as well as a valuable lead for further optimization.
Discovery of a novel class of orally active trypanocidal N-myristoyltransferase inhibitors.,Brand S, Cleghorn LA, McElroy SP, Robinson DA, Smith VC, Hallyburton I, Harrison JR, Norcross NR, Spinks D, Bayliss T, Norval S, Stojanovski L, Torrie LS, Frearson JA, Brenk R, Fairlamb AH, Ferguson MA, Read KD, Wyatt PG, Gilbert IH J Med Chem. 2012 Jan 12;55(1):140-52. Epub 2011 Dec 7. PMID:22148754[1]
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References
- ↑ Brand S, Cleghorn LA, McElroy SP, Robinson DA, Smith VC, Hallyburton I, Harrison JR, Norcross NR, Spinks D, Bayliss T, Norval S, Stojanovski L, Torrie LS, Frearson JA, Brenk R, Fairlamb AH, Ferguson MA, Read KD, Wyatt PG, Gilbert IH. Discovery of a novel class of orally active trypanocidal N-myristoyltransferase inhibitors. J Med Chem. 2012 Jan 12;55(1):140-52. Epub 2011 Dec 7. PMID:22148754 doi:10.1021/jm201091t
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