PMID: 25897791

Authors:

Hohlfeld K, Wegner JK, Kesteleyn B, Linclau B, Unge J

Title:

Disubstituted Bis-THF Moieties as New P2 Ligands in Nonpeptidal HIV-1 Protease Inhibitors (II).

Journal:

J Med Chem. 2015 Apr 30.

Abstract:

A series of darunavir analogues featuring a substituted bis-THF ring as P2 ligand have been synthesized and evaluated. Very high affinity protease inhibitors (PIs) with an interesting activity on wild-type HIV and a panel of multi-PI resistant HIV-1 mutants containing clinically observed, primary mutations were identified using a cell-based assay. Crystal structure analysis was conducted on a number of PI analogues in complex with HIV-1 protease.