Selective boron-containing thrombin inhibitors--X-ray analysis reveals surprising binding mode

Bioorg Med Chem. 2000 Sep;8(9):2291-303. doi: 10.1016/s0968-0896(00)00147-4.

Abstract

Based on the structural comparison of the S1 pocket in different trypsin-like serine proteases, a series of Boc-D-trimethylsilylalanine-proline-boro-X pinanediol derivatives, with boro-X being different amino boronic acids, have been synthesized as inhibitors of thrombin. Among the novel compounds, a number of derivatives were synthesized which appeared to have side-chain variants too big to fit into the S1 pocket. Nevertheless, these compounds inhibited thrombin in the nM range. The X-ray structure of one of these inhibitors bound to the active side of thrombin reveals that a new binding mode is responsible for these surprising results.

MeSH terms

  • Amides / chemical synthesis
  • Amides / chemistry
  • Bicyclic Monoterpenes
  • Binding Sites
  • Boronic Acids / chemical synthesis*
  • Boronic Acids / chemistry
  • Boronic Acids / metabolism
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / chemical synthesis
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / chemistry
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / metabolism
  • Fibrinolysin / metabolism
  • Fibrinolytic Agents / chemical synthesis
  • Fibrinolytic Agents / chemistry
  • Fibrinolytic Agents / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Kinetics
  • Ligands
  • Models, Molecular
  • Protein Binding
  • Structure-Activity Relationship
  • Terpenes / chemical synthesis
  • Terpenes / chemistry
  • Thrombin / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Trypsin / metabolism
  • Urea / chemical synthesis
  • Urea / chemistry

Substances

  • Amides
  • Bicyclic Monoterpenes
  • Boronic Acids
  • Enzyme Inhibitors
  • Fibrinolytic Agents
  • Ligands
  • Terpenes
  • pinane
  • Urea
  • Trypsin
  • Thrombin
  • Fibrinolysin