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Three ligands with moderate affinity for Bcl-xl were analyzed using SAR by NMR in order to develop ABT-737. The structural components that allow the ligands to bind to the protein were then linked together to form ABT-737 - the final compound with high-affinity for Bcl-xl.
Three ligands with moderate affinity for Bcl-xl were analyzed using SAR by NMR in order to develop ABT-737. The structural components that allow the ligands to bind to the protein were then linked together to form ABT-737 - the final compound with high-affinity for Bcl-xl.


<scene name='Sandbox_reserved_394/Compound_1/2'>Compound 1</scene> is 4'-fluoro-biphenyl-4-carboxylic acid. SAR by NMR was used to identify the interactions that this compound forms with Bcl-xl. The fluorobiphenyl system is hydrophobic and its interactions form a <scene name='Sandbox_reserved_394/Compound_1/4'>"hydrophobic pocket"</scene> around the fluorobiphenyl system. The <scene name='Sandbox_reserved_394/Compound_1/5'>carboxyilic acid portion binds near Gly 142</scene> of Bcl-xl. The carboxylic acid is later substituted with an acyl sulfonamide (shown in compounds 2 & 3) which provides increased affinity.  
<scene name='Sandbox_reserved_394/Compound_1/2'>Compound 1</scene> is a 4'-fluoro-biphenyl-4-carboxylic acid. SAR by NMR was used to identify the interactions that this compound forms with Bcl-xl. The fluorobiphenyl system is hydrophobic and its interactions form a <scene name='Sandbox_reserved_394/Compound_1/4'>"hydrophobic pocket"</scene> around the fluorobiphenyl system. The <scene name='Sandbox_reserved_394/Compound_1/5'>carboxyilic acid portion binds near Gly 142</scene> of Bcl-xl. The carboxylic acid is later substituted with an acyl sulfonamide (shown in compounds 2 & 3) which provides increased affinity.  


<scene name='Sandbox_reserved_394/Compound_2/1'>Compound 2</scene> binds with high affinity to Bcl-xl. However, this affinity was decreased in the presence of human serum albumin (HSA). In order to decrease HSA affinity, and therefore increase Bcl-xl affinity, SAR by NMR was used to modify compound 1 by eliminating key binding groups of compound 1 without affecting Bcl-xl affinity.
<scene name='Sandbox_reserved_394/Compound_2/1'>Compound 2</scene> binds with high affinity to Bcl-xl. However, this affinity was decreased in the presence of human serum albumin (HSA). In order to decrease HSA affinity, and therefore increase Bcl-xl affinity, SAR by NMR was used to modify compound 1 by eliminating key binding groups of compound 1 without affecting Bcl-xl affinity.