Utilization of Halogen Bond in Lead Optimization: A Case Study of Rational Design of Potent Phosphodiesterase Type 5 (PDE5) Inhibitors.
Xu, Z., Liu, Z., Chen, T., Chen, T.T., Wang, Z., Tian, G., Shi, J., Wang, X., Lu, Y., Yan, X., Wang, G., Jiang, H., Chen, K., Wang, S., Xu, Y., Shen, J., Zhu, W.(2011) J Med Chem 54: 5607-5611
- PubMed: 21714539 
- DOI: 10.1021/jm200644r
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3SHY, 3SHZ, 3SIE - PubMed Abstract: 
For proof-of-concept of halogen bonding in drug design, a series of halogenated compounds were designed based on a lead structure as new inhibitors of phosphodiesterase type 5. Bioassay results revealed a good correlation between the measured bioactivity and the calculated halogen bond energy ...