An orally bioavailable HIV-1 protease inhibitor containing an imidazole-derived peptide bond replacement: crystallographic and pharmacokinetic analysis.
Abdel-Meguid, S.S., Metcalf, B.W., Carr, T.J., Demarsh, P., DesJarlais, R.L., Fisher, S., Green, D.W., Ivanoff, L., Lambert, D.M., Murthy, K.H.M., Petteway Jr., S.R., Pitts, W.J., Tomaszek Jr., T.A., Winborne, E., Zhao, B., Dreyer, G.B., Meek, T.D.(1994) Biochemistry 33: 11671-11677
- PubMed: 7918383 
- DOI: 10.1021/bi00205a001
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1SBG - PubMed Abstract: 
(2R,4S,5S,1'S)-2-Phenylmethyl-4-hydroxy-5-(tert-butoxycarbonyl) amino-6-phenylhexanoyl-N-(1'-imidazo-2-yl)-2'-methylpropanamide (compound 2) is a tripeptide analogue inhibitor of HIV-1 protease in which a C-terminal imidazole substituent constitutes an isoelectronic, structural mimic of a carboxamide group ...