Masubuchi M, Ebiike H, Kawasaki KI, Sogabe S, Morikami K, Shiratori Y, Tsujii S, Fujii T, Sakata K, Hayase M, Shindoh H, Aoki Y, Ohtsuka T, Shimma N. Synthesis and biological activities of benzofuran antifungal agents targeting fungal N-myristoyltransferase.
Bioorg Med Chem 2003;
11:4463-78. [PMID:
13129583 DOI:
10.1016/s0968-0896(03)00429-2]
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Abstract
The C-4 side chain modification of lead compound 1 has resulted in the identification of a potent and selective Candida albicans N-myristoyltransferase (CaNmt) inhibitor RO-09-4609, which exhibits antifungal activity against C. albicans in vitro. Further modification of its C-2 substituent has led to the discovery of RO-09-4879, which exhibits antifungal activity in vivo. The drug design is based on X-ray crystal analysis of a CaNmt complex with benzofuran derivative 4a. The optimization incorporates various biological investigations including a quasi in vivo assay and pharmacokinetic study. The computer aided drug design, synthesis, structure-activity relationships, and biological properties of RO-09-4879 are described in detail.
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