Abstract
Through structure-based drug design and parallel synthesis, we have discovered a novel series of nonpeptidic phenyl-based thrombin inhibitors using oxyguanidines as guanidine bioisosteres. These compounds have been found to be highly potent, highly selective, and orally bioavailable.
MeSH terms
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Administration, Oral
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Animals
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Anticoagulants / chemical synthesis*
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Anticoagulants / pharmacokinetics
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Binding Sites
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Cell Line
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Crystallography, X-Ray
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Dogs
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Drug Design*
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Guanidines / chemical synthesis*
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Guanidines / pharmacokinetics
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Humans
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Serine Proteinase Inhibitors / chemical synthesis
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Serine Proteinase Inhibitors / pharmacokinetics
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Structure-Activity Relationship
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Thrombin / antagonists & inhibitors*
Substances
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Anticoagulants
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Guanidines
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Serine Proteinase Inhibitors
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Thrombin