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ArticleJournal of medicinal chemistry2025

Design of Novel Mercapto-3-phenylpropanoyl Dipeptides as Dual Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme C-Domain-Selective/Neprilysin Inhibitors.

Gyles E Cozier, Lauren B Coulson, Charles J Eyermann, Gregory S Basarab, Sylva L Schwager, Kelly Chibale, Edward D Sturrock, K Ravi Acharya

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Gyles E CozierDepartment of Life Sciences, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, United Kingdom.
Lauren B CoulsonInstitute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Observatory 7925, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0003-4699-0428
Charles J EyermannDrug Discovery and Development Centre (H3D), University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7701, South Africa.
Gregory S BasarabDrug Discovery and Development Centre (H3D), University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7701, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0001-5684-6046
Sylva L SchwagerInstitute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Observatory 7925, South Africa.
Kelly ChibaleInstitute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Observatory 7925, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-1327-4727
Edward D SturrockInstitute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Observatory 7925, South Africa.
K Ravi AcharyaDepartment of Life Sciences, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-3009-4058

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Abstract

Dual angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) and neprilysin (NEP) inhibitors such as omapatrilat showed promise as potent treatments for hypertension but produced adverse effects due to their high affinity for both domains of ACE (nACE and cACE). This led to the search for compounds that retained NEP potency but selectively inhibit cACE, leaving nACE active to degrade other peptides such as bradykinin. Lisinopril-tryptophan (LisW) has previously been reported to have cACE selectivity. Three mercapto-3-phenylpropanoyl inhibitors were synthesized, combining features of omapatrilat and LisW to probe structural characteristics required for potent dual cACE/NEP inhibition. We report the synthesis of these inhibitors, enzyme inhibition data, and high-resolution crystal structures in complex with nACE and cACE. This provides valuable insight into factors driving potency and selectivity and shows that the mercapto-3-phenylpropanoyl backbone is significantly better for NEP potency than a P

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Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme InhibitorsDipeptidesDrug DesignNeprilysinPeptidyl-Dipeptidase ACrystallography, X-RayHumansModels, MolecularStructure-Activity RelationshipSulfhydryl CompoundsAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme InhibitorsDipeptidesNeprilysinPeptidyl-Dipeptidase ASulfhydryl Compounds

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PMID40168649
PMCPMC11997989

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