Trifluoromethylphenyl as P2 for ketoamide-based cathepsin S inhibitors.
Cai, J., Robinson, J., Belshaw, S., Everett, K., Fradera, X., van Zeeland, M., van Berkom, L., van Rijnsbergen, P., Popplestone, L., Baugh, M., Dempster, M., Bruin, J., Hamilton, W., Kinghorn, E., Westwood, P., Kerr, J., Rankovic, Z., Arbuckle, W., Bennett, D.J., Jones, P.S., Long, C., Martin, I., Uitdehaag, J.C., Meulemans, T.(2010) Bioorg.Med.Chem.Lett. 20: 6890-6894
- PubMed: 21030256 
- DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2010.10.012
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
- PubMed Abstract: 
The trifluoromethylphenyl P2 motif from previously reported heteroarylnitrile series has been successfully applied for the design and synthesis of highly potent novel ketoamide-based cathepsin S inhibitors. The key in this process is the change of th ...