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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2015

Discovery of Novel Small Molecule Anti-HCV Agents via the CypA Inhibitory Mechanism Using O-Acylation-Directed Lead Optimization.

Wenzhong Yan, Jie Qing, Hanbing Mei, Fei Mao, Jin Huang, Jin Zhu, Hualiang Jiang, Lei Liu, Linqi Zhang, Jian Li

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Wenzhong YanShanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Mei Long Road, Shanghai 200237, China. 15901872753@163.com.
Jie QingTsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China. qing282420@163.com.
Hanbing MeiShanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Mei Long Road, Shanghai 200237, China. xiuzhifumhb@126.com.
Fei MaoShanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Mei Long Road, Shanghai 200237, China. maofei@ecust.edu.cn.
Jin HuangShanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Mei Long Road, Shanghai 200237, China. huangjin@ecust.edu.cn.
Jin ZhuShanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Mei Long Road, Shanghai 200237, China. jinz@ecust.edu.cn.
Hualiang JiangShanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Mei Long Road, Shanghai 200237, China. hljiang@ecust.edu.cn.
Lei LiuTsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China. lliu@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn.
Linqi ZhangSchool of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China. zhanglinqi@biomed.tsinghua.edu.cn.
Jian LiShanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Mei Long Road, Shanghai 200237, China. jianli@ecust.edu.cn.
East China University of Science and Technology · CNCenter for Life Sciences · CNChinese Academy of Sciences · CNTsinghua University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this work, the relationship between cyclophilin A (CypA) and HCV prompted us to screen a series of small molecule CypA inhibitors which were previously reported by our group. Among them, compound 1, discovered as a non-immunosuppressive anti-HCV agent with an EC50 value of 0.67 μM in a virus assay, was selected for further study. Subsequent chemical modification by O-acylation led to a novel class of molecules, among which compound 25 demonstrated the most potent anti-HCV activity in the virus assay (EC50 = 0.19 μM), but low cytotoxicity and hERG cardiac toxicity. The following studies (a solution stability assay and a simple pharmacokinetic test together with a CypA enzyme inhibition assay) preliminarily indicated that 25 was a prodrug of 1. To the best of our knowledge, 25 is probably the most potent currently reported small molecule anti-HCV agent acting via the CypA inhibitory mechanism. Consequently, our study has provided a new potential small molecule for curing HCV infection.

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AcylationAntiviral AgentsCell SurvivalCyclophilin ADrug Evaluation, PreclinicalHepacivirusHumansInhibitory Concentration 50Microbial Sensitivity TestsMolecular StructureSmall Molecule LibrariesVirus ReplicationAntiviral AgentsCyclophilin ASmall Molecule Librariesanti-HCVCypAO-acylationsmall molecule inhibitor

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PMID26053489
PMCPMC6272715
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