New pyrazolyl and thienyl aminohydantoins as potent BACE1 inhibitors: Exploring the S2' region.
Malamas, M.S., Erdei, J., Gunawan, I., Barnes, K., Hui, Y., Johnson, M., Robichaud, A., Zhou, P., Yan, Y., Solvibile, W., Turner, J., Fan, K.Y., Chopra, R., Bard, J., Pangalos, M.N.(2011) Bioorg.Med.Chem.Lett. 21: 5164-5170
- PubMed: 21835615 
- DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2011.07.057
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
- PubMed Abstract: 
The proteolytic enzyme β-secretase (BACE1) plays a central role in the synthesis of the pathogenic β-amyloid in Alzheimer's disease. SAR studies of the S2' region of the BACE1 ligand binding pocket with pyrazolyl and thienyl P2' side chains are repor ...