Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of Nonpeptidic Inhibitors of Human Rhinovirus 3C Protease

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Abstract

The design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of reversible, nonpeptidic inhibitors of human rhinovirus (HRV) 3C protease (3CP) are reported. A novel series of 2,3-dioxindoles (isatins) were designed that utilized a combination of protein structure-based drug design, molecular modeling, and structure-activity relationship (SAR). The C-2 carbonyl of isatin was envisioned to react in the active site of HRV 3CP with the cysteine responsible for catalytic proteolysis, thus forming a stabilized transition state mimic. Molecular-modeling experiments using the apo crystal structure of human rhinovirus-serotype 14 (HRV-14) 3CP and a peptide substrate model allowed us to design recognition features into the P1 and P2 subsites, respectively, from the 5- and 1-positions of isatin. Attempts to optimize recognition properties in the P1 subsite using SAR at the 5-position were performed. In addition, a series of ab initio calculations were carried out on several 5-substituted isatins to investigate the stability of sulfide adducts at C-3. The inhibitors were prepared by general synthetic methods, starting with commercially available 5-substituted isatins in nearly every case. All compounds were tested for inhibition of purified HRV-14 3CP. Compounds 8, 14, and 19 were found to have excellent selectivity for HRV-14 3CP compared to other proteolytic enzymes, including chymotrypsin and cathepsin B. Selected compounds were assayed for antiviral activity against HRV-14-infected HI-HeLa cells. A 2.8 A cocrystal structure of derivative 19 covalently bound to human rhinovirus-serotype 2 (HRV-2) 3CP was solved and revealed that the isatin was situated in essentially the same conformation as modeled.

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