Journal
JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
Volume 59, Issue 22, Pages 10163-10175Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.6b00927
Keywords
-
Categories
Funding
- F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG
Ask authors/readers for more resources
A fragment screening approach designed to target specifically the S-adenosyl-L-methionine pocket of catechol O-methyl transferase allowed the identification of structurally related fragments of high ligand efficiency and with activity on the described orthogonal assays. By use of a reliable enzymatic assay together with X-ray crystallography as guidance, a series of fragment modifications revealed an SAR and, after several expansions, potent lead compounds could be obtained. For the first time nonphenolic and small low nanomolar potent, SAM competitive COMT inhibitors are reported. These compounds represent a novel series of potent COMT inhibitors that might be further optimized to new drugs useful for the treatment of Parkinson's disease, as adjuncts in levodopa based therapy, or for the treatment of schizophrenia.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available