PMID: 21741239

Authors:

Yuan J, Simpson RD, Zhao W, Tice CM, Xu Z, Cacatian S, Jia L, Flaherty PT, Guo J, Ishchenko A, Wu Z, McKeever BM, Scott BB, Bukhtiyarov Y, Berbaum J, Panemangalore R, Bentley R, Doe CP, Harrison RK, McGeehan GM, Singh SB, Dillard LW, Baldwin JJ, Claremon DA

Title:

Biphenyl/diphenyl ether renin inhibitors: Filling the S1 pocket of renin via the S3 pocket.

Journal:

Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2011 Aug 15;21(16):4836-43. Epub 2011 Jun 17.

Abstract:

Structure-based design led to the discovery of a novel class of renin inhibitors in which an unprecedented phenyl ring filling the S1 site is attached to the phenyl ring filling the S3 pocket. Optimization for several parameters including potency in the presence of human plasma, selectivity against CYP3A4 inhibition and improved rat oral bioavailability led to the identification of 8d which demonstrated antihypertensive efficacy in a transgenic rat model of human hypertension.