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  2. Structure-Based Design of Potent and Selective Inhibitors of the Metabolic Kinase PFKFB3

Structure-Based Design of Potent and Selective Inhibitors of the Metabolic Kinase PFKFB3

  • J Med Chem. 2015 Apr 23;58(8):3611-25. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5b00352.
Scott Boyd 1 Joanna L Brookfield 2 Susan E Critchlow 1 Iain A Cumming 2 Nicola J Curtis 1 Judit Debreczeni 1 Sébastien L Degorce 1 Craig Donald 1 Nicola J Evans 3 Sam Groombridge 1 Philip Hopcroft 1 Neil P Jones 3 Jason G Kettle 1 Scott Lamont 1 Hilary J Lewis 1 Philip MacFaull 1 Sheila B McLoughlin 2 Laurent J M Rigoreau 2 James M Smith 2 Steve St-Gallay 1 Julie K Stock 3 Andrew P Turnbull 3 Edward R Wheatley 3 Jon Winter 1 Jonathan Wingfield 1
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 †Oncology Innovative Medicines Unit, AstraZeneca, 35S47 Mereside, Alderley Park, Macclesfield, Cheshire SK10 4TG, United Kingdom.
  • 2 ‡CRT Discovery Laboratories, Jonas Webb Building (B910), Babraham Research Campus, Cambridge, CB22 3AT, United Kingdom.
  • 3 §CRT Discovery Laboratories, Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research, University College London, The Cruciform Building, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom.
Abstract

A weak screening hit with suboptimal physicochemical properties was optimized against PFKFB3 kinase using critical structure-guided insights. The resulting compounds demonstrated high selectivity over related PFKFB isoforms and modulation of the target in a cellular context. A selected example demonstrated exposure in Animals following oral dosing. Examples from this series may serve as useful probes to understand the emerging biology of this metabolic target.

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